1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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All 105 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
53 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Party INC People's Democratic Front
Leader's seat Dhone
Last election 119
Seats won 68 22
Seat change Decrease51 Increase22
Chief Minister before election

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Indian National Congress

Chief Minister

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Indian National Congress

Elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 319 candidates contested for the 85 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 65 single-member constituencies.[1] The members of the first assembly (1955–62) who were elected from the 1955 election were allowed a seven-year term. That is to say in 1957, elections were conducted in the newly added region of Telangana alone and then in 1962 general elections were held for the state as a whole.[2]

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. Also, 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.[3] 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.[citation needed]

Results[]

Summary of results of the 1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election[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. ^ Jump up to: a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ p. 281, Rise of the Plebeians?: The Changing Face of the Indian Legislative Assemblies (), Christophe Jaffrelot, Sanjay Kumar, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2009.
  3. ^ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.


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