Indian general election in Madras, 1957

November 1957
41 (of 494) seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered	17,514,993
Turnout	8,363,410 (47.75%) 5.23%
First party Second party   Leader K. Kamaraj M. Kalyanasundaram Party INC CPI Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest Seats won 31 2 Seat change 5 1 Popular vote 5,094,552 1,101,338 Percentage 46.52% 10.06% Swing 4.55% 5.09%
1957 Indian general election

The 1957 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 34 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 24 out of 34 seats. The major opposition for INC, the CPI, managed to only win 2 seats. This election also saw the entry of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in their first national election, who ended up winning 2 seats. Due to the nonrecognition of state parties such as the DMK, they were grouped under independent parties, which won a total of 8 seats.

Voting and results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Indian National Congress	5,094,552	46.52	4.55%	31	5
	Communist Party of India	1,101,338	10.06	5.09%	2	1
	Praja Socialist Party	399,789	3.65	new party	0	new party
	Independents	4,355,162	39.77	14.82%	8	5
Total		10,950,841	100.00	–	41	3
Valid votes		8,162,313	97.60
Invalid/blank votes		201,097	2.40
Total votes		8,363,410	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		17,514,993	47.75

• Changes in seats and votes are calculated based on the seats and votes won and polled in Tamil-speaking areas of Madras (only) during general elections held in 1951
• Independent parties are local state parties (like DMK), that are unrecognised nationally

List of Elected MPs

See also

• Elections in Tamil Nadu

Bibliography

• Volume I, 1957 Indian general election, 2nd Lok Sabha

External links

• Website of Election Commission of India
• CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History