1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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  1955 (Andhra)
1952 (Hyderabad)
25 February 1957 (1957-02-25) 1962  

105 (of 301) seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
151 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
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Leader Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Puchalapalli Sundarayya
Party INC PDF
Leader's seat Kurnool Gannavaram
Seats won18737
Seat changenew statenew state
Popular vote1,707,364927,333
Percentage47.38%25.73%

Chief Minister before election

Office Established New State

Chief Minister

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
INC

The 1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election 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 in 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]

Contents

State reorganisation

On November 1, 1956, Andhra State was merged with Hyderabad State under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, to form a single state, Andhra Pradesh. The divisions of Aurangabad (Aurangabad, Bhir, Nander, Parbhani), Gulbarga (Bidar, Gulbarga, Osmanabad, Raichur) were detached from 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 Aurangabad division and Osmanabad district of the Gulbarga division were transferred to Bombay State, while the remaining Gulbarga division (excluding Osmanabad district) was transferred to Mysore State. [3]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
HoldWonTotal
Indian National Congress 1,707,36447.3811968187
People's Democratic Front 927,33325.73152237
Krishikar Lok Party 00.0022022
Praja Socialist Party 203,4535.6513114
Praja Party 28,9680.80516
Scheduled Caste Federation 20,2890.56011
Peasants and Workers Party 37,2711.03000
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 5,8090.16000
Independents 673,09818.68221234
Total3,603,585100.00196105301

List of Assembly constituencies and winners

#ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
Mahabubnagar
1 Kalwakurthy SCSanta Bai Indian National Congress
Dr. Naganna Indian National Congress
2 Kollapur NoneM. Narsing Rao Indian National Congress
3 Alampur NoneJayalaxmi Devamma Indian National Congress
4 Gadwal NoneD. K. Satya Reddy Independent
5 Wanaparthy NonePadmanabha Reddy Indian National Congress
6 Atmakur NoneMurlidhar Reddi Indian National Congress
7 Makthal SCBasappa Indian National Congress
Bannappa Independent
8 Kodangal NoneAchuta Reddy Indian National Congress
9 Mahbubnagar NoneEguru Chinnappa Praja Party
10 Shadnagar NoneShahjahan Begum Indian National Congress
11 Nagarkurnool SCMahendranath Indian National Congress
Janardhan Reddy Indian National Congress
Hyderabad
12 Musheerabad NoneK. Seethiah Gupta Indian National Congress
13 Sultan Bazar NoneVasudev Krishnaji Naik Indian National Congress
14 Begum Bazar NoneJ. V. Narsing Rao Indian National Congress
15 Asafnagar NoneV. B. Raju Indian National Congress
16 High Court NoneGopal Rao Ekbote Indian National Congress
17 Malakpet NoneMir Ahmed Ali Khan Indian National Congress
18 Yakutpura NoneShabuddin Ahmed Khan Indian National Congress
19 Pathergatti NoneMasooma Begum Indian National Congress
20 Secunderabad City NoneK. Satya Narayana Indian National Congress
21 Secunderabad Cantonment NoneB. V. Gurumurthy Indian National Congress
22 Jubilee Hills SCSumitra Devi Indian National Congress
Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung Indian National Congress
23 Ibrahimpatam NoneM. N. Laxmi Narsiah Indian National Congress
24 Shahabad NoneV. Rama Rao Indian National Congress
Konda Venkat Ranga Reddy Indian National Congress
25 Pargi NoneJagan Mohan Reddy Independent
26 Vikarabad NoneAriga Ramaswamy Indian National Congress
Marri Chenna Reddy Indian National Congress
Medak
27 Zahirabad None M. Baga Reddy Indian National Congress
28 Narayankhed NoneAppa Rao Shetkar Indian National Congress
29 Andole NoneBaswa Maniah Independent
30 Sangareddy SCKishtamachari Independent
Antiah Scheduled Castes Federation
31 Narsapur NoneGundam Veeriah Indian National Congress
32 Medak NoneVenkateswar Rao Indian National Congress
33 Gazwel SCR. Narsimha Reddy Indian National Congress
J. B. Muthyal Rao Indian National Congress
34 Dommat NoneAnantha Reddy People's Democratic Front
35 Siddipet NoneP. V. Rajeswar Rao Indian National Congress
Nizamabad
36 Kamareddy SCT. N. Sada Laxmi Indian National Congress
Venkatrama Reddy Indian National Congress
37 Banswada NoneSeetakumari Indian National Congress
38 Jukkal NoneMadhav Rao Independent
39 Bodhan NoneSrinivasa Rao Independent
40 Nizamabad NoneDawar Hussain Mohammed Indian National Congress
41 Armoor NoneT. Anjiah Indian National Congress
42 Balkonda NoneRanga Reddy Indian National Congress
Adilabad
43 Mudhole NoneGopidi Ganga Reddy Independent
44 Nirmal None Muthiam Reddy Independent
45 Adilabad NoneRangnath Rao People's Democratic Front
46 Asifabad STG. Narayan Reddy Indian National Congress
Kashi Ram Indian National Congress
47 Luxettipet NoneG. V. Pitambar Rao Indian National Congress
48 Sirpur SCVenkata Swamy Indian National Congress
K. Raja Mallu Praja Socialist Party
Karimnagar
49 Manthani None P. V. Narsimha Rao Indian National Congress
50 Sultanabad SCB. Raja Ram Indian National Congress
P. Ramachendar Rao Indian National Congress
51 Maidaram NoneG. Laxma Reddy People's Democratic Front
52 Jagtial NoneD. Hanumanth Rao Indian National Congress
53 Buggaram NoneMohan Reddy Independent
54 Metpalli NoneJ. Anand Rao People's Democratic Front
55 Sirsilla SCK. Narsiah People's Democratic Front
Amritlal Shukla People's Democratic Front
56 Choppadandi NoneCh. Rajeswar Rao People's Democratic Front
57 Karimnagar NoneJ. Chokka Rao Indian National Congress
58 Indurthi NoneP. Chokka Rao People's Democratic Front
59 Huzurabad SCP. Narsing Rao Independent
G. Ramulu Independent
Warangal
60 Warangal NoneMirza Shukoor Baig Indian National Congress
61 Dhamasagar NoneT. Hyagreeva Chari Indian National Congress
62 Ghanpur NoneB. Keshav Reddy Indian National Congress
63 Wardhannapet NoneE. Venkataramnarsaiah Indian National Congress
64 Jangaon SCG. Gopal Reddy People's Democratic Front
G. Rama Lingam Indian National Congress
65 Channur NoneS. Venkata Krishna Prasad Rao People's Democratic Front
66 Dornakal NoneN. Ramachandra Reddy Indian National Congress
67 Chillamcherla NoneM. S. Rajalingam Indian National Congress
68 Narsampet NoneK. Kanaka Rathnamma Indian National Congress
69 Parkal SCManda Sailu Indian National Congress
K. Keshav Reddy Indian National Congress
70 Mulug NoneS. Rajeswar Rao People's Democratic Front
Khammam
71 Yellandu STDodda Narsiah Indian National Congress
K. L. Narsimharao People's Democratic Front
72 Palwancha NoneK. Sudersana Rao Indian National Congress
73 Vensoor NoneJ. Kondal Rao Indian National Congress
74 Madhira NoneB. Satyanarayan Rao Indian National Congress
75 Khammam SCN. Peddanna People's Democratic Front
T. Laxmikantamma Indian National Congress
Nalgonda
76 Suryapet SCB. Narsimha Reddy People's Democratic Front
Uppala Malsoor People's Democratic Front
77 Ramannapet NoneK. Ramachandra Reddy People's Democratic Front
78 Bhongir NoneR. Narayan Reddy People's Democratic Front
79 Alair NoneArutla Kamala Devi People's Democratic Front
80 Chinnakondur NoneK. Lakshman Bapuji Indian National Congress
81 Nalgonda NoneVenkatreddy People's Democratic Front
82 Nakrekal NoneB. Dharma Biksham People's Democratic Front
83 Huzurnagar NoneDodda Narsiah People's Democratic Front
84 Miryalguda NoneC. Venkatareddy People's Democratic Front
85 Deverkonda SCM. Laxmiah Indian National Congress
G. Narayan Reddy Indian National Congress

See also

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.