Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1955

Elections to the Andhra State Legislative Assembly were held on February 11, 1955. 581 candidates contested for the 167 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 29 two-member constituencies and 138 single-member constituencies. [1]

State Formation and Reorganization

On 1 October 1953, a separate Andhra State, consisting of the Telugu-speaking areas of the composite Madras State, with 167 constituencies with 190 seats in the Assembly, was formed. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with Hyderabad State 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. In addition, 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.[2] This resulted in re-organization of assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh giving way to 85 constituencies with 105 seats in the assembly.

Results

 Summary of results of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1955 [1]
Political party Flag Seats
Contested 		Won % of
Seats 		Votes Vote %
Communist Party of India 169 15 7.65 26,85,251 31.13
Indian National Congress 142 119 60.71 33,94,109 39.35
Praja Socialist Party 45 13 6.63 4,81,666 5.58
Krishikar Lok Party 37 22 11.23 6,25,827 37.26
Praja Party 12 5 2.55 2,40,884 2.79
Independent 170 22 11.23 11,88,887 13.78
Total seats 196 Voters 1,13,36,618 Turnout 86,24,842 (59.15 %)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1955 : To the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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