Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1957

Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on February 25, 1957. 1759 candidates contested for the 341 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 89 two-member constituencies and 252 single-member constituencies. [1]

Results

 Summary of results of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1957 [1]
Political party Flag Seats
Contested 		Won Net change
in seats 		% of
Seats		 Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 430 286 Decrease 102 66.51 92,98,382 42.42 Decrease 5.51
Praja Socialist Party 262 44 New 10.23 31,70,865 14.47 New
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 243 17 Increase 15 3.95 21,57,881 9.84 Increase 3.39
Communist Party of India 91 9 Increase 9 2.09 8,40,348 3.83 Increase 2.90
Independent 699 74 Increase 59 17.21 62,85,457 28.68 N/A
Total seats 430 (Steady 0) Voters 4,89,53,427 Turnout 2,19,18,604 (44.77 %)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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