Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1957

Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on February 25, 1957. 1759 candidates contested for the 341 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 89 two-member constituencies and 252 single-member constituencies. [1]

Results

 Summary of results of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1957 [1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet change
in seats		% of
Seats		 VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 430286Decrease 10266.5192,98,38242.42Decrease 5.51
Praja Socialist Party 26244New10.2331,70,86514.47New
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 24317Increase 153.9521,57,8819.84Increase 3.39
Communist Party of India 919Increase 92.098,40,3483.83Increase 2.90
Independent 69974Increase 5917.2162,85,45728.68N/A
Total seats430 (Steady 0)Voters4,89,53,427Turnout2,19,18,604 (44.77 %)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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