1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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]

1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

All 105 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority
Leader Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Party INC People's Democratic Front Leader's seat Dhone Last election 119 Seats won 68 22 Seat change 51 22
Chief Minister before election Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Indian National Congress Chief Minister Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Indian National Congress

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.

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	51	64.77	17,07,364	47.38	8.03
	People's Democratic Front		65	22	New	20.95	9,27,333	25.73	New
	Praja Socialist Party		29	1	12	0.95	2,03,453	5.65	0.07
	Praja Party		8	1	4	0.95	28,968	0.8	1.99
	Scheduled Caste Federation		2	1	New	0.95	20,289	0.56	New
	Independent		97	12	10	11.43	6,73,098	18.68	N/A
			Total Seats	105 ( 91)	Voters	75,58,880	Turnout	36,03,585 (47.67 %)

See also

• 1957 elections in India
• 1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
• 1952 Hyderabad Legislative Assembly election

References

1. "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.