1957 Indian general election

none gov Parlamentswahl in Indien 1957 May 2026 July 2016 July 2016 India parliamentary 1951–52 Indian general election 1951–52 1962 Indian general election 1962 24 February – 14 March 1957 494 of the 505 seats in the Lok SabhaEleven members were appointed, including six representing Jammu and Kashmir, two representing Anglo-Indians, one representing Part B Tribal Areas in Assam, one representing the Amindive, Laccadive and Minicoy Islands and one representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 248 Jawaharlal Nehru 1957 crop.jpg Jawaharlal Nehru Indian National Congress 371 7 57,579,589 47.78% 2.79pp Communist Party of India Ajoy Ghosh Communist Party of India 27 11 10,754,075 8.92% 5.63pp Jayaprakash Narayan (cropped2).jpg Jayaprakash Narayan Praja Socialist Party 19 12,542,666 10.41% Bharatiya Jana Sangh Debaprasad Ghosh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 4 7,193,267 5.97% 3.06%, 3 seats 2.91pp 1 Wahlergebnisse in Indien 1957.svg Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Jawaharlal Nehru Indian National Congress Jawaharlal Nehru Indian National Congress 44.99%, 364 seats 193,652,179 45.44% ( 0.57pp) 3.29%, 16 seats Results by constituency New New New List of members of the 1st Lok Sabha List of members of the 2nd Lok Sabha General elections were held in India between 24 February and 14 March 1957, the second elections to the Lok Sabha after independence. Elections to several state legislatures were held simultaneously. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress easily won a second term in power, taking 371 of the 494 seats. They gained an extra seven seats (the size of the Lok Sabha had been increased by five) and their vote share increased from 45% to 48%. The INC received nearly five times more votes than the Communist Party, the second largest party. In addition, 19% of the vote and 42 seats went to independent candidates, the highest of any Indian general election. Electoral system There were 494 seats elected using first past the post voting. Out of the 403 constituencies, 91 elected two members, while the remaining 312 elected a single member.http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Second Lok Sabha Volume-I Election Commission of India 5 11 July 2015 20 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120320181548/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf live http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_II_57_LS.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Second Lok Sabha Volume-II Election Commission of India 11 July 2015 6 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160606155958/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_II_57_LS.pdf live The multi-seat constituencies were abolished before the next election. The elections were overseen by Sukumar Sen, the Chief Election Commissioner, who used the existing election infrastructure to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Historian Ramachandra Guha wrote "this general election cost the exchequer Rs45 million less than the previous one. The prudent Sen had safely stored the 3.5 million ballot boxes the first time round and only half a million additional ones were required."Guha Ramachandra India after Gandhi: the history of the world's largest democracy 2022 Picador India 978-93-82616-97-9 10th anniversary edition, updated and expanded, first published in hardcover New Delhi Conduct The first instance of booth capturing in India was recorded in 1957 in the General Elections of that year in Rachiyahi, in Begusarai's Matihani assembly seat.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Where-booth-capturing-was-born/articleshow/1020435.cms Where booth capturing was born The Times of India 14 February 2005 21 September 2015 20 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024701/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Where-booth-capturing-was-born/articleshow/1020435.cms livehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-central-Bihar-development-runs-into-caste-wall/articleshow/49038630.cms In central Bihar, development runs into caste wall The Times of India 21 September 2015 21 September 2015 30 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180730185128/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-central-Bihar-development-runs-into-caste-wall/articleshow/49038630.cms livehttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1151010/jsp/bihar/story_47122.jsp#.VhikSeyqqko https://web.archive.org/web/20151013155812/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151010/jsp/bihar/story_47122.jsp#.VhikSeyqqko dead 13 October 2015 Empty words in legend's forgotten village The Telegraph 10 October 2015http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/the-myth-of-historys-first-booth-capturing-taking-place-in-begusarais-rachiyahi-1150034.html The myth of history's first booth capturing taking place in Begusarai's Rachiyahi IBN Live 10 October 2015 18 October 2015 12 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151012142036/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/the-myth-of-historys-first-booth-capturing-taking-place-in-begusarais-rachiyahi-1150034.html live Results File:India Lok Sabha 1957.svg Indian National Congress 57579589 371 +7 Praja Socialist Party 12542666 19 –2 Communist Party of India 10754075 27 +11 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 7193267 4 +1 Scheduled Castes Federation 2038890 6 +4 All India Ganatantra Parishad 1291141 7 +1 People's Democratic Front 1044032 2 –5 Hindu Mahasabha 1032322 1 –3 Peasants and Workers Party of India 924832 4 +2 Jharkhand Party 751830 6 +3 Forward Bloc (Marxist) 665341 2 +1 Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party 501359 3 +2 Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 460838 0 –3 Revolutionary Socialist Party 308742 0 –3 Praja Party 140742 0 0 Independents 23284249 42 +5 Appointed membersSix representing Jammu and Kashmir, two representing Anglo-Indians, one representing Part B Tribal Areas in Assam, one representing the Amindive, Laccadive and Minicoy Islands and one representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 11 +1 +6 193652179 45.44 ECI Results by state StateTotalseatsSeats wonINCCPIPSPGPSCFJKPBJSOthersInd.App.Andaman and Nicobar Islands11Andhra Pradesh4337222Assam12921Bihar53412631Bombay6638455248Delhi55Himachal Pradesh44Kerala186912Jammu and Kashmir66Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands11Madhya Pradesh36351Madras413128Manipur211Mysore2623111North-East Frontier Agency11Orissa2071273Punjab22211Rajasthan22193Tripura211Uttar Pradesh86701429West Bengal36236223Anglo-Indians22Total50537127197664124211Source: ECI Andhra Pradesh Indian National Congress 4906044 37 +31 Communist Party of India 1144811 2 –4 People's Democratic Front 1044032 2 Other parties 600686 0 Independents 1835800 2 –6 Assam Indian National Congress 1184708 +5.94 9 –2 Praja Socialist Party 457643 –9.23 2 +1 Communist Party of India 235044 New 0 New Independents 415217 +4.37 1 +1 0 Bihar Indian National Congress 4450208 –1.30 41 –4 Jharkhand Party 751830 +0.10 6 +3 Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party 501359 +2.65 3 +2 Praja Socialist Party 2165462 –2.83 2 –1 Communist Party of India 502707 +4.62 0 0 Other parties 51416 –6.00 0 –2 Independents 1584894 +2.76 1 0 –2 Bombay Indian National Congress 8156272 –1.49 38 –2 Praja Socialist Party 1457203 –11.45 5 +5 Scheduled Caste Federation 1354475 +3.65 5 +4 Communist Party of India 1055013 +4.95 4 +4 Peasants and Workers Party of India 924832 –1.48 4 +3 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 566008 New 2 New Other parties 136749 –4.14 0 0 Independents 3109733 +6.58 8 +5 +21 Kerala Communist Party of India 2267888 9 Indian National Congress 2102883 6 Praja Socialist Party 438459 1 Revolutionary Socialist Party 308742 0 Independents 932274 2 Madhya Pradesh Indian National Congress 3967199 +0.47 35 +8 Hindu Mahasabha 373503 +4.60 1 +1 Praja Socialist Party 1225735 –2.38 0 0 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 1062936 +9.02 0 0 Other parties 376441 –7.77 0 0 Independents 608408 –3.94 0 –2 +7 Madras Indian National Congress 5094552 +10.13 31 +7 Communist Party of India 1101338 +1.11 2 –1 Praja Socialist Party 399789 –11.43 0 +0 Independents 4355162 +16.62 8 +8 –34 Mysore Indian National Congress 3219014 –13.42 23 +13 Praja Socialist Party 1082698 –10.79 1 0 Scheduled Caste Federation 115214 New 1 New Other parties 228979 0 0 Independents 1152535 +9.52 1 +1 +15 Orissa Indian National Congress 1776767 –2.50 7 –4 All India Ganatantra Parishad 1291141 +2.85 7 +1 Praja Socialist Party 684023 –1.44 2 +1 Communist Party of India 214903 –0.93 1 0 Independents 473656 +2.02 3 +2 0 Punjab Indian National Congress 3682219 +8.50 21 +5 Communist Party of India 1207600 +11.77 1 +1 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 1152672 +10.45 0 0 Other parties 333630 –23.32 0 –2 Independents 807709 –7.40 0 0 +4 Rajasthan Indian National Congress 2494094 +12.23 19 +10 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 518355 +8.11 0 –1 Other parties 356278 –18.72 0 –4 Independents 1280356 –1.62 3 –3 +2 Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress 10599639 –6.70 70 –11 Praja Socialist Party 3511157 –2.50 4 +2 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 3385247 +7.50 2 +2 Communist Party of India 383509 +1.32 1 +1 Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 98138 –3.12 0 0 Independents 4918413 +10.14 9 +7 0 West Bengal Indian National Congress 5031696 +6.10 23 –1 Communist Party of India 1985181 +9.55 6 +1 Marxist Forward Bloc 665341 +1.85 2 +2 Praja Socialist Party 590692 –5.26 2 +2 Hindu Mahasabha 561741 +1.11 0 –1 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 149351 –4.51 0 –2 Independents 1456098 –4.51 3 +3 +2 Women performance in elections Based on the published data from the Election Commission of India (ECI) website.http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Second Lok Sabha Volume-I Election Commission of India 5 11 July 2015 20 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120320181548/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf live Participation State/UTTotal seatsWomen contestantsElectedWomen contestants (%)Elected (%) Women Seats Andhra Pradesh 43 4 3 3 3.5% 6.9% Assam 12 2 2 2 6.5% 14.3% Bihar 53 7 7 5 3.7% 9.4% Bombay 66 5 5 3 3.11% 4.5% Kerala 18 1 1 0 1.7% 0 Madhya Pradesh 36 8 6 3 6.6% 8.3% Madras 41 2 2 1 3.2% 2.4% Mysore 26 0 0 0 0 0 Manipur 2 0 0 0 0 0 Orissa 20 0 0 0 0 0 Punjab 22 1 1 1 1.3% 4.5% Rajasthan 22 0 0   0 0 0 Tripura 1 0 0 0 0 0 Uttar Pradesh 86 6 4 1 2.05% 13.75% West Bengal 36 5 4 2 11.59% 1.1% Delhi 5 4 2 1 14.8% 20% Himachal Pradesh 4 0 0 0 0 0 India 494 45 37 22 2.96% 4.45% See also List of members of the 2nd Lok Sabha Election Commission of India Booth capturing 1957 Indian general election by state or union territory Notes References General India India India Category:General elections in India