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1957 Indian general election in Madras State
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1957 Indian general election in Madras |
| country | India |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1951–52 Indian general election in Madras State |
| previous_year | 1951 |
| next_election | Indian general election in Madras, 1962 |
| next_year | 1962 |
| election_date | |
| seats_for_election | 41 (of 494) seats in the Lok Sabha |
| registered | 17,514,993 |
| turnout | 8,363,410 (47.75%) 5.23% |
| leader1 | K. Kamaraj |
| party1 | Indian National Congress |
| leaders_seat1 | Did not contest |
| seats1 | 31 |
| seat_change1 | 5 |
| popular_vote1 | 5,094,552 |
| percentage1 | 46.52% |
| swing1 | 4.55% |
| leader2 | M. Kalyanasundaram |
| leaders_seat2 | Did not contest |
| party2 | Communist Party of India |
| seats2 | 2 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| popular_vote2 | 1,101,338 |
| percentage2 | 10.06% |
| swing2 | 5.09% |
| map_image | Wahlergebnisse in Indien 1957.svg |
| map_size | 200px |
| map_caption | 1957 Indian general election |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Prime Minister after election |
| before_election | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| before_party | Indian National Congress |
| after_election | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| after_party | Indian National Congress |
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
- 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
| Constituency | NoS | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madras North | 1 | S. C. C. Anthony Pillai | IND | 86,139 | 48.71 | T. Chengalvarayan | INC | 76,141 | 43.06 | Independent}} ; color:black;" | 9,998 | Independent}} ; color:black;" | 5.65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madras South | 1 | T. T. Krishnamachari | INC | 81,390 | 45.93 | P. Balasubramania Mudaliar | IND | 71,284 | 40.23 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 10,106 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 5.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chingleput | 2 | Dr. A. Krishnaswamy | IND | 1,88,481 | 26.81 | O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar | INC | 1,86,753 | 26.57 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruvallur | 1 | R. Govindarajulu Naidu | INC | 1,20,363 | 64.90 | A. Raghava Reddy | IND | 65,083 | 35.10 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 55,280 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 29.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vellore | 2 | N. R. Munisamy | INC | 1,44,377 | 19.24 | M. Muthukrishnan | INC | 1,26,132 | 16.81 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thiruvannamalai | 1 | Dharmalingam | IND | 84,309 | 41.75 | G. Neelakantan | INC | 74,070 | 36.68 | Independent}} ; color:black;" | 10,239 | Independent}} ; color:black;" | 5.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruppattur | 1 | A. Duraisami Gounder | INC | 71,564 | 44.55 | C. P. Chinnaraj | IND | 42,875 | 26.69 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 28,689 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 17.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krishnagiri | 1 | C. R. Narsimhan | INC | 57,683 | 40.00 | G. D. Naidu | IND | 57,316 | 39.75 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 367 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruchengode | 1 | Dr. P. Subbarayan | INC | 86,935 | 57.72 | Palaniappa Bakthar | PSP | 26,240 | 17.42 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 60,695 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 40.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salem | 1 | S. V. Ramasami | INC | 85,342 | 47.18 | S. K. Babie Kandasami | IND | 30,764 | 17.01 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 54,578 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 30.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ramanathapuram | 1 | P. Subbiah Ambalam | INC | 89,701 | 37.61 | R. K. Ramakrishnan | IND | 50,668 | 21.24 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 39,033 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 16.37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Srivilliputhur | 2 | U. Muthuramalinga Thevar | IND | 2,06,999 | 24.17 | S. S. Natarajan | INC | 1,67,676 | 19.58 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagercoil | 1 | Thanulingom Nadar | INC | 1,43,288 | 75.78 | Chellaswamy | IND | 45,798 | 24.22 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 97,490 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 51.56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruchendur | 1 | T. Ganapathy | INC | Won Uncontested | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tirunelveli | 1 | P. T. Thanu Pillai | INC | 1,05,793 | 50.75 | Sankaranarayana Moopanar | IND | 54,319 | 26.06 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 51,474 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 24.69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tenkasi | 1 | M. Sankarapandian | INC | 1,25,821 | 50.97 | N. Shanmugam | CPI | 1,21,021 | 49.03 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 4,800 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 1.94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Periyakulam | 1 | R. Narayanasamy | INC | 1,16,715 | 50.11 | Muthia | IND | 64,867 | 27.85 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 51,848 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 22.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madurai | 1 | K. T. K. Thangamani | CPI | 79,374 | 35.02 | T. K. Rama | INC | 78,286 | 34.54 | Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;" | 1,088 | Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;" | 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dindigul | 2 | M. Ghulam Mohideen | INC | 2,25,510 | 27.99 | S. C. Balakrishna | INC | 1,70,995 | 21.22 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pollachi | 1 | P. R. Ramakrishnan | INC | 1,39,984 | 53.10 | Gurusami Aicker | PSP | 1,23,618 | 46.90 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 16,366 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 6.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Namakkal | 2 | E. V. K. Sampath | IND | 1,82,066 | 23.80 | S. R. Arumugam | INC | 1,64,221 | 21.47 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gobichettipalayam | 1 | Ramasami Gounder | INC | 1,15,365 | 60.69 | Jothinath Singh | CPI | 74,734 | 39.31 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 40,631 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 21.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coimbatore | 1 | Parvati | CPI | 1,10,454 | 47.76 | P. S. Rangasami | INC | 95,442 | 41.27 | Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;" | 15,012 | Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;" | 6.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nilgiris | 1 | C. Nanjappan | INC | 1,22,388 | 59.16 | P. S. Bharathi | IND | 56,754 | 27.43 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 65,634 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 31.73 |
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