1957 Indian general election in Madras State

1957 Indian general election in Madras

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41 (of 494) seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered17,514,993
Turnout8,363,410 (47.75%) Decrease5.23%
  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 Increase5 Increase1
Popular vote 5,094,552 1,101,338
Percentage 46.52% 10.06%
Swing Increase4.55% Increase5.09%

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.


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