Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1957

Elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on February 25, 1957. 319 candidates contested for the 85 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 65 single-member constituencies. [1]

State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with Hyderabad State in 1956 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. The districts of Raichur and Gulbarga were transferred to the Mysore State, while the Marathwada district was transferred to the Bombay State.[2] Thus the assembly constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh changed from 167 constituencies with 190 seats in 1955 to 85 constituencies with 105 seats in 1957.

Results

 Summary of results of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1957 [1]
Political party Flag Seats
Contested 		Won Net change
in seats 		% of
Seats		 Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 109 68 Decrease 51 64.77 17,07,364 47.38 Increase 8.03
People's Democratic Front 65 22 New 20.95 9,27,333 25.73 New
Praja Socialist Party 29 1 Decrease 12 0.95 2,03,453 5.65 Increase 0.07
Praja Party 8 1 Decrease 4 0.95 28,968 0.8 Decrease 1.99
Scheduled Caste Federation 2 1 New 0.95 20,289 0.56 New
Independent 97 12 Decrease 10 11.43 6,73,098 18.68 N/A
Total Seats 105 (Decrease 91) Voters 75,58,880 Turnout 36,03,585 (47.67 %)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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