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
| Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | Net change in seats | % of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | Change in vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress |  |
109 | 68 |  | 64.77 | 17,07,364 | 47.38 |  | |
| People's Democratic Front | 65 | 22 | New | 20.95 | 9,27,333 | 25.73 | New | ||
| Praja Socialist Party | 29 | 1 | | 0.95 | 2,03,453 | 5.65 | | ||
| Praja Party | 8 | 1 | | 0.95 | 28,968 | 0.8 | | ||
| Scheduled Caste Federation | 2 | 1 | New | 0.95 | 20,289 | 0.56 | New | ||
| Independent | 97 | 12 | | 11.43 | 6,73,098 | 18.68 | N/A | ||
| Total Seats | 105 ( | Voters | 75,58,880 | Turnout | 36,03,585 (47.67 %) | ||||
See also
References
- 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.