1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the second Punjab Legislative Assembly held in 1957 April 2018 April 2018 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary No 1952 (Punjab) 1954 (PEPSU) 1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1962 12 December 1957 All 154 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly 78 Partap Singh Kairon.png 120 100 120 10 0 Partap Singh Kairon INC Sirhali 120 24 3,612,709 47.51% 10.82 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 120 100 - - Bharatiya Jana Sangh 9 9 654,395 8.61% 3.05 Chief Minister Partap Singh Kairon Indian National Congress Partap Singh Kairon Indian National Congress Elections to the Second Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in 1957. 661 candidates contested for the 154 seats of the 121 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies. State Reorganization On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf Reorganisation of States, 1955 The Economic Weekly 15 October 1955 25 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021090953/http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf 21 October 2014 live Thus the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections. Constituencies After the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections. 88 constituencies were single member constituencies while 33 were two-member constituencies. Out of 121 constituencies, 33 were reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There were 52,44,907 electors in single member constituencies, while 3,96,40,19 in two-member constituencies. Total 661 candidates were in fray for these 154 seats. Political parties Four national parties, Communist Party of India, Congress, Praja Socialist Party and Bharatiya Jana Sangha along with the state party Scheduled Caste Federation took part in the assembly election. Congress was the clear winner in the elections winning 77.92% of the total seats (i.~e. 120 seats) with a vote share of 47.51%. Partap Singh Kairon from the Congress party became the Chief Minister again. Results Summary of results of the 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly electionhttp://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Punjab_1957.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Punjab Election Commission of India 2015-07-26 yes !colspan=10|File:2nd Punjab Legislative Assembly.svg |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" | ! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! Net Change in seats !! % of Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in vote % |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Indian National Congress | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | | 154 || 120 || 24 || 77.92 || 36,12,709 || 47.51 || 10.82 |- | Communist Party of India | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | 35px | 72 || 6 || 2 || 3.90 || 10,30,898 || 13.56 || 9.67 |- | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh | | 72 || 9 || 9 || 5.84 || 6,54,395 || 8.61 || 3.05 |- |bgcolor=#00FFFF| | style="text-align:left;" |Scheduled Caste Federation | | 24 || 5 || 5 || 3.25 || 4,10,364 || 5.40 || 3.43 |- |bgcolor=#00B2B2| | style="text-align:left;" |Praja Socialist Party | | 19 || 1 || New || 0.65 || 94,564 || 1.24 || New |- | Independent politician | | 319 || 13 || 4 || 8.44 || 18,00,960 || 23.69 || N/A |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| ! style="text-align:center;" |Total Seats !! 154 ( 28) !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 1,31,72,945 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|76,03,890 (57.72%) |} Elected members ConstituencyReserved for(SC/None)MemberParty Nurpur None Ram Chandra Indian National Congress Dera Gopipur None Mehr Singh Indian National Congress Dharamsala None Hari Ram Indian National Congress Kangra None Amar Nath Indian National Congress Palampur None Partap Singh Indian National Congress Kulu SC Raghbir Singh Indian National Congress Jit Ram Indian National Congress Hamirpur SC Sarla Devi Indian National Congress Rup Singh Independent (politician) Rupar SC Sadhu Singh Independent (politician) Partap Singh Indian National Congress Chandigarh None Niranjan Singh Indian National Congress Simla None Muni Lal Praja Socialist Party Naraingarh SC Sadhu Ram Indian National Congress Roshan Lal Indian National Congress Sadhaura None Dev Dutt Indian National Congress Jagadhri SC Amar Nath Vidhalankar Indian National Congress Ram Parkash Indian National Congress Ambala Cantonment None Dev Raj Indian National Congress Ambala City None Abdul Gufar Khan Indian National Congress Thanesar SC Ran Singh Indian National Congress Banarsi Das Indian National Congress Pehowa None Jagdish Chand Indian National Congress Pundri None Bhag Singh Scheduled Castes Federation Rajaund None Baru Ram Independent (politician) Butana None Chambel Singh Indian National Congress Karnal None Ram Piara Indian National Congress Gharaunda None Multan Singh Indian National Congress Panipat None Parma Nand Indian National Congress Sambhalka None Dharam Singh Independent (politician) Kaithal None Om Prabha Jain Indian National Congress Jind SC Inder Singh Scheduled Castes Federation Bhala Ram Scheduled Castes Federation Safidon None Shri Krishan Indian National Congress Ganaur None Lahri Singh Indian National Congress Sonepat None Shri Ram Indian National Congress Gohana SC Bharat Singh Independent (politician) Chhajju Ram Independent (politician) Kalanaur None Nahnu Ram Indian National Congress Rohtak None Mangal Sein Bharatiya Jana Sangh Sampla None Suraj Bhan Independent (politician) Rai None Hukam Singh Communist Party of India Bahadurgarh None Siri Chand Indian National Congress Jhajjar SC Sher Singh Indian National Congress Phul Singh Communist Party of India Ferozepur Jhirka None Yasin Khan Indian National Congress Hassanpur None Sumer Singh Indian National Congress Palwal SC Bhule Ram Indian National Congress Gurdatt Indian National Congress Nuh None Abdul Ghani Indian National Congress Gurgaon None Gajraj Singh Indian National Congress Pataudi None Mohan Lal Indian National Congress Rewari None Sumitra Devi Indian National Congress Jatusana None Abhai Singh Indian National Congress Narnaul None Devki Nandan Bharatiya Jana Sangh Mahendragarh None Nihal Singh Indian National Congress Dadri SC Sis Ram Bharatiya Jana Sangh Attar Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh Hansi SC Dalbir Singh Indian National Congress Sarup Singh Indian National Congress Bhiwani None Ram Kanwar Indian National Congress Tosham None Chander Bhan Independent (politician) Hissar Sadar None Sneh Lata Indian National Congress Hissar City None Balwant Rai Indian National Congress Tohana None Suraj Mal Indian National Congress Fatehabad None Mani Ram S/o Ramjas Indian National Congress Sirsa SC Ram Dayal Independent (politician) Kesara Ram Indian National Congress Abohar None Sahi Ram Bharatiya Jana Sangh Fazilka None Radha Krishan Indian National Congress Malout SC Parkash Singh Indian National Congress Teja Singh Indian National Congress Guru Har Sahai None Bakhtawar Singh Indian National Congress Muktsar None Harcharan Singh Indian National Congress Ferozepur None Kundan Lal Indian National Congress Zira ST Jaswant Kaur Indian National Congress Gurdit Singh Indian National Congress Moga None Jagraj Singh Indian National Congress Baghapurana ST Sohan Singh Indian National Congress Gurmit Singh Indian National Congress Patti None Narain Singh Indian National Congress Sirhali None Partap Singh Indian National Congress Tarn Taran SC Gurdial Singh Dhillon Indian National Congress Naranajan Singh Indian National Congress Khalra None Gurwaryam Singh Independent (politician) Ajnala None Achhar Singh Communist Party of India Majitha None Parkash Kaur Indian National Congress Amritsar City East None Dr. Baldev Prakash Bharatiya Jana Sangh Amritsar City West None Balram Das Tandon Bharatiya Jana Sangh Amritsar City Civil Lines None Sarup Singh Indian National Congress Amritsar Sadar SC Waryam Singh Indian National Congress Charan Singh Indian National Congress Beas None Sohan Singh Indian National Congress Sri Gobindpur None Gurbachan Singh Indian National Congress Batala None Gorakh Nath Indian National Congress Fatehgarh None Joginder Singh Indian National Congress Dera Baba Nanak None Waryam Singh Indian National Congress Dhariwal None Harbans Singh Indian National Congress Gurdaspur SC Prabodh Chander Indian National Congress Sunder Singh Indian National Congress Pathankot None Bhagirath Lal Indian National Congress Anandpur None Balloo Ram Indian National Congress Una None Ram Kishan Communist Party of India Amb None Krishna Indian National Congress Garhshankar SC Dasonda Singh Indian National Congress Bhag Singh Communist Party of India Hoshiarpur SC Balbir Singh Independent (politician) Karam Chand Scheduled Castes Federation Dasuya None Kartar Singh Indian National Congress Mukerian SC Guran Dass Indian National Congress Ralla Ram Indian National Congress Kapurthala None Harnam Singh Indian National Congress Sultanpur None Atama Singh Indian National Congress Kartarpur SC Gurbanta Singh Indian National Congress Karam Singh Indian National Congress Jullundar City North East None Lal Chand Bharatiya Jana Sangh Jullundar City South West None Jagat Narain Independent (politician) Nakodar ST Umrao Singh Indian National Congress Sant Ram Indian National Congress Nurmahal None Darbara Singh Indian National Congress Phillaur None Udham Singh Indian National Congress Phagwara None Hans Raj Indian National Congress Nawanshahar SC Jagat Ram Indian National Congress Hargurand Singh Indian National Congress Samrala SC Jagir Singh Indian National Congress Ajmer Singh Indian National Congress Ludhiana City None Lajpat Rai Bharatiya Jana Sangh Ludhiana North None Harbhagwan Indian National Congress Ludhiana South None Ramdayal Singh Indian National Congress Raikot SC Wazir Singh Indian National Congress Bhag Singh Indian National Congress Jagraon None Har Prakash Kaur Indian National Congress Sirhind SC Mihan Singh Indian National Congress Gain Singh Indian National Congress Nabha None Balwant Singh Indian National Congress Rajpura None Prem Singh Prem Indian National Congress Patiala None Surinder Singh Indian National Congress Samana SC Bhupinder Singh Indian National Congress Harchand Singh Indian National Congress Malerkotla None Chanda Singh Indian National Congress Dhuri SC Jasdev Singh Indian National Congress Jangir Singh Communist Party of India Barnala None Kartar Singh Indian National Congress Sangrur None Rajinder Singh Indian National Congress Sunam SC Maheshinder Singh Independent (politician) Pritam Singh Indian National Congress Phul None Ram Nath Indian National Congress Faridkot None Mehar Singh Indian National Congress Jaitu None Jagdish Kaur Independent (politician) Bhatinda None Harbans Lal Indian National Congress Pakka Kalan SC Dhanna Singh Indian National Congress Inder Singh Indian National Congress Mansa SC Kirpal Singh Indian National Congress Harcharan Singh Indian National Congress See also India Second Punjab Legislative Assembly 1957 elections in India 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election References Punjab 1957 1957