1957 elections in India
Presidential election
The Election Commission of India held the second presidential elections of India on May 6, 1957. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his nearest rival Chowdhry Hari Ram.
General election
General elections to the second Lok Sabha since independence were held in India between 24 February to 14 March 1957. The Indian National Congress (INC) easily won the second term, winning 371 of the 494 seats and their vote share increased from 45.0% to 47.8%.[ 1] [ 2]
Legislative Assembly elections
Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for Andhra Pradesh , Assam , Bihar , Bombay , Karnataka , Kerala , Madhya Pradesh , Madras , Odisha , Punjab , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal legislative assemblies in 1957.
Andhra Pradesh*
Party Votes % Seats Hold Won Total Indian National Congress 1,707,364 47.38 119 68 187 People's Democratic Front 927,333 25.73 15 22 37 Krishikar Lok Party 0 0.00 22 0 22 Praja Socialist Party 203,453 5.65 13 1 14 Praja Party 28,968 0.80 5 1 6 Scheduled Caste Federation 20,289 0.56 0 1 1 Peasants and Workers Party 37,271 1.03 0 0 0 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 5,809 0.16 0 0 0 Independents 673,098 18.68 22 12 34 Total 3,603,585 100.00 196 105 301
* : On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with Hyderabad State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 , to form a single state, Andhra Pradesh . The districts of Raichur, Gulbarga and the Marathwada district were detached from the Hyderabad State, while merging with Andhra State . In addition, the Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were transferred from Mysore State to Andhra Pradesh.[ 3]
Assam
Summary of results of the 1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election[ 4]
Political party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
Net change in seats
% of Seats
Votes
Vote %
Change in vote %
Indian National Congress
101
71
5
65.74
13,21,367
52.35
8.87
Praja Socialist Party
36
8
New
7.41
3,21,569
12.74
New
Communist Party of India
22
4
3
3.70
2,04,332
8.10
5.26
Independent
153
25
11
23.15
6,76,698
26.81
N/A
Total seats
108 ( 3)
Voters
55,53,926
Turnout
25,23,966 (45.44%)
Bihar*
Summary of results of the 1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election[ 5]
Party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
Net change in seats
% of Seats
Votes
Vote %
Change in vote %
Indian National Congress
312
210
29
66.04
44,55,425
42.09
0.71
Praja Socialist Party
222
31
New
9.75
16,94,974
16.01
New
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
125
23
12
7.23
8,29,195
7.83
4.67
Jharkhand Party
71
31
1
9.75
7,49,021
7.08
0.93
Communist Party of India
60
7
7
2.20
5,45,577
5.15
4.01
Independent
572
16
11
5.03
21,81,180
20.61
N/A
Total seats
318 ( 12)
Voters
2,56,21,144
Turnout
1,05,85,422 (41.32%)
* : Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 .[ 3]
Bombay*
Summary of results of the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election[ 6]
Political party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
Net change in seats
Votes
Vote %
Change in vote %
Indian National Congress
396
234
36
81,31,604
48.66%
1.29%
Praja Socialist Party
98
36
27 (from SP )
14,98,700
8.97%
2.99% (from SP )
Peasants and Workers Party of India
55
31
17
11,13,436
6.66%
0.21%
Scheduled Castes Federation
48
13
12
10,41,355
6.23%
3.13%
Communist Party of India
32
13
12
6,07,383
3.63%
2.19%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
23
4
4
2,60,826
1.56%
1.52%
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
10
1
1
71,514
0.43%
0.11%
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
10
0
14,794
0.09%
1.03%
Independent
400
64
45
39,72,548
23.77%
7.53%
Total
1072
396
81
Turnout (Voters) 1,67,12,160 (3,14,40,079)
53.16%
2.38%
* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 , Bombay state was re-organized by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State , Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh , and Marathwada region of Hyderabad. The state's southernmost districts of Bombay were transferred to Mysore State while Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district was transferred to Rajasthan .[ 3]
Kerala*
Summary of results of the 1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election[ 7]
Party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
% of Seats
Votes
Vote %
Vote % in contested seats
Indian National Congress
124
43
34.13
2,209,251
37.85
38.1
Communist Party of India
101
60
47.62
2,059,547
35.28
40.57
Praja Socialist Party
65
9
7.14
628,261
10.76
17.48
Revolutionary Socialist Party
28
0
188,553
3.23
11.12
Independent politician
86
14
11.11
751,965
12.88
N/A
Total seats
126
Voters
89,13,247
Turnout
58,37,577 (65.49%)
* : In 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 , Kerala was formed by the merger of Travancore-Cochin state with the Malabar district of Madras State, Kasaragod taluk of the South Canara district and the Amindive Islands. The southern part of Travancore-Cochin , Kanyakumari district was transferred to Madras State .[ 3]
Madhya Pradesh*
Summary of results of the 1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election[ 8]
Political party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
Net change in seats
% of Seats
Votes
Vote %
Change in vote %
Indian National Congress
288
232
38
80.56
36,91,999
49.83
0.76
Praja Socialist Party
163
12
New
4.16
9,76,021
13.17
New
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
133
10
10
3.47
7,33,315
9.90
6.32
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
53
5
2
1.75
2,29,010
3.09
0.58
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
48
7
7
2.43
3,45,122
4.66
4.56
Communist Party of India
25
2
2
0.69
1,20,549
1.63
4.66
Independent
372
20
3
6.94
12,22,003
16.49
N/A
Total Seats
288 ( 56)
Voters
1,99,31,685
Turnout
74,08,768 (37.17%)
* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 , Madhya Bharat (except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district), Vindhya Pradesh , Bhopal state and the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan were merged into Madhya Pradesh while the Nagpur Division was transferred to Bombay State.[ 3]
Madras*
Summary of results of the 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election[ 9]
Political party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
% of Seats
Votes
Vote %
Change in vote %
Indian National Congress
204
151 ( 1)
73.66
50,46,576
45.34
10.46
Communist Party of India
58
4 ( 58)
1.95
8,23,582
7.40
5.78
Praja Socialist Party
23
2 (New )
0.98
2,93,778
2.64
New
Independent
602
48 ( 14)
23.41
49,67,060
44.62
N/A
Total Seats
205 ( 170)
Voters
2,39,05,575
Turnout
1,11,30,996 (46.56%)
* : On 1 November 1956, the southern part of Travancore-Cochin (Kanyakumari district ) was added to the Madras State while the Malabar district of the state was transferred to the new state of Kerala , and a new union territory, Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands , was created.[ 3]
Mysore*
Summary of results of the 1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election[ 10]
Political party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
Net change in seats
% of Seats
Votes
Vote %
Change in vote %
Indian National Congress
207
150
76
72.12
33,43,839
52.08
5.73
Praja Socialist Party
79
18
New
8.65
9,02,373
14.06
New
Communist Party of India
20
1
0
0.48
1,23,403
1.92
1.01
Scheduled Caste Federation
6
2
0
0.96
83,542
1.30
0.44
Peasants and Workers Party of India
2
2
New
0.96
35,462
0.55
New
Independent
251
35
11
16.83
18,45,456
28.74
N/A
Total Seats
208 ( 109)
Voters
1,25,15,312
Turnout
64,20,159 (51.3%)
* : On 1 November 1956, Mysore state was enlarged by the addition of Coorg State , the Kollegal taluk of the Coimbatore district and the South Kanara district (except the Kasaragod taluk) of Madras State , and the Kannada speaking districts from southern Bombay state and western Hyderabad State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 . The Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were detached from the Mysore State.[ 3]
Odisha
Summary of results of the 1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election[ 11]
Party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
Net Change in seats
% of Seats
Votes
Vote %
Change in vote %
Indian National Congress
140
56
11
40.00
16,28,180
38.26
0.39
Ganatantra Parishad
109
51
20
36.43
12,23,014
28.74
8.24
Praja Socialist Party
46
11
New
7.86
4,42,508
10.40
New
Communist Party of India
43
9
2
6.43
3,57,659
8.40
2.78
Independent politician
179
13
11
9.29
6,04,652
14.21
N/A
Total Seats
140 ( 0)
Voters
1,24,67,800
Turnout
42,56,013 (34.14%)
Punjab*
Summary of results of the 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election[ 12]
Political Party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
Net Change in seats
% of Seats
Votes
Vote %
Change in vote %
Indian National Congress
154
120
24
77.92
36,12,709
47.51
10.82
Communist Party of India
72
6
2
3.90
10,30,898
13.56
9.67
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
72
9
9
5.84
6,54,395
8.61
3.05
Scheduled Caste Federation
24
5
5
3.25
4,10,364
5.40
3.43
Praja Socialist Party
19
1
New
0.65
94,564
1.24
New
Independent
319
13
4
8.44
18,00,960
23.69
N/A
Total Seats
154 ( 28)
Voters
1,31,72,945
Turnout
76,03,890 (57.72%)
* : Punjab was enlarged by the addition of Patiala & East Punjab States Union in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 .[ 3]
Rajasthan*
Summary of results of the 1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election[ 13]
Party
Flag
Seats Contested
Won
Net Change in seats
% of Seats
Votes
Vote %
Change in vote %
Indian National Congress
176
119
37
67.61
21,41,931
45.13
5.67
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
60
17
7
9.66
4,69,540
9.89
2.37
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
51
6
2
3.41
2,63,443
5.55
0.38
Praja Socialist Party
27
1
New
0.57
1,17,532
2.48
New
Communist Party of India
24
1
1
0.57
1,43,547
3.02
2.49
Independent
399
32
3
18.18
16,10,465
33.93
N/A
Total Seats
176 ( 16)
Voters
1,24,37,064
Turnout
47,46,458 (38.16%)
* : On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 , the Ajmer State , the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of Bombay State , the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the Punjab was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to Madhya Pradesh .[ 3]
Uttar Pradesh
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/– Indian National Congress 9,298,382 42.42 5.51%286 102Praja Socialist Party 3,170,865 14.47 3.26%44 23Bharatiya Jana Sangh 2,157,881 9.84 3.39%17 15Communist Party of India 840,348 3.83 3.49%9 8Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 165,671 0.76 0.98%0 1Independents 6,285,457 28.68 9.02%74 59Total 21,918,604 100.00 – 430 Source: [ 14]
West Bengal*
Summary of results of the 1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election[ 15]
Party
No. of candidates
No. of elected
No. of votes
%
Indian National Congress
251
152
4,830,992
46.14%
Communist Party of India
103
46
1,865,106
17.81%
Praja Socialist Party
67
21
1,031,392
9.85%
Forward Bloc
26
8
425,318
4.06%
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
37
0
225,126
2.15%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
33
0
102,477
0.98%
Independents
418
25
1,989,392
19.00%
Total:
935
252
10,469,803
[ 16]
Elected members
See also
References
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Second Lok Sabha Volume-I" (PDF) . Election Commission of India . Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Second Lok Sabha Volume-II" (PDF) . Election Commission of India . Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF) . The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2021 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2020-02-22 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-25 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 Jan 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-26 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 26, 2015 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Orissa" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-26 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Punjab" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-26 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2015-07-26 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF) . Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015 .
^ "List Of Political Parties" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-01-02 .
* : West Bengal was enlarged by the addition of minor territories from Bihar in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 .[ 1]
See also
References
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