Lok Sabha 1957
National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.
- Seats
- 403
- Electors
- 19,36,52,179
- Votes polled
- 12,05,13,915
- Turnout
- 62.2%
Lok Sabha composition
Seat arc coloured by party.
Majority mark at 272 seats.
Alliance / party
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Alliance map not curated for 1957.
494 of 403 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped
National map
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Closest races in 1957
Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.
1957 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#1GOLUGONDA
Photo finish
42votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
MISSULA MURTHY
INC
Runner-up
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1957 · Madras
#2CUDDALORE
Photo finish
59votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
T. MUTHUKUMARASAMY
IND
Runner-up
S. RADHAKRISHNAN
INC
Open constituency result →
1957 · Assam
#3GOALPARA
Photo finish
200votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
DEBI, MANJULA
INC
Runner-up
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1957 · Madras
#4CHIDAMBARAM
Nail-biter
912votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
R. PILLAI
INC
Runner-up
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1957 · Madras
#5KRISHNAGIRI
Nail-biter
367votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
C. NARSIMHAN
INC
Runner-up
G. NAIDU
IND
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1957 · West Bengal
#6Diamond Harbour
Nail-biter
2,519votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
KANSARI HALDER
CPI
Runner-up
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1957 · West Bengal
#7Bankura
Nail-biter
1,686votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
PASHUPATI MANDAL
INC
Runner-up
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1957 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#8Parvathipuram
Nail-biter
2,188votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
B. SATYANARAYANA
INC
Runner-up
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1957 · Orissa
#9Sambalpur
Nail-biter
2,153votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
BANAMALI KUMBHAR
GP
Runner-up
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Open constituency result →
1957 · Kerala
#10TELLI CHERRY
Nail-biter
1,382votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
M. JINACHANDRAN
INC
Runner-up
POTTEKKATTU K.
IND
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1957 · Madras
#11MADURAI
Nail-biter
1,088votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
K. THANGAMANI
CPI
Runner-up
T. RAMA
INC
Open constituency result →
1957 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#12Gonda
Nail-biter
898votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
DINESH SINGH
INC
Runner-up
SHYAM LAL
IND
Open constituency result →
By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh 27 | 35 | INC | 30 |
| Assam | 10 | INC | 7 |
| Bihar 1947 1999 | 45 | INC | 34 |
| Bombay | 58 | INC | 36 |
| Delhi 21 | 4 | INC | 4 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3 | INC | 3 |
| Kerala | 16 | CPI | 8 |
| Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | 27 | INC | 26 |
| Madras | 34 | INC | 25 |
| Manipur | 2 | IND | 1 |
| Mysore | 23 | INC | 20 |
| Odisha | 14 | GP | 5 |
| Punjab | 17 | INC | 16 |
| Rajasthan | 18 | INC | 15 |
| Tripura | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | 68 | INC | 54 |
| West Bengal | 28 | INC | 16 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 371 | 490 | 47.8% | 5,75,79,589 |
| IND | 42 | 542 | 19.4% | 2,33,47,249 |
| CPI | 27 | 111 | 8.9% | 1,07,54,075 |
| PSP | 19 | 194 | 10.4% | 1,25,42,666 |
| GP | 7 | 15 | 1.1% | 12,91,141 |
| JHP | 6 | 12 | 62.0% | 7,51,830 |
| SCF | 6 | 22 | 1.7% | 20,38,890 |
| PWP | 4 | 7 | 77.0% | 9,24,832 |
| BJS | 4 | 133 | 6.0% | 71,93,267 |
| CNSPJP | 3 | 13 | 42.0% | 5,01,359 |
| 2 | 8 | 87.0% | 10,44,032 | |
| FBM | 2 | 5 | 55.0% | 6,65,341 |
| HMS | 1 | 19 | 86.0% | 10,32,322 |
| RRP | 0 | 17 | 38.0% | 4,60,838 |
| RSP | 0 | 3 | 26.0% | 3,08,742 |
| PP | 0 | 3 | 12.0% | 1,40,742 |
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Party efficiency
Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list
- knife-edge: 53
- marginal: 66
- competitive: 67
- comfortable: 84
- safe: 126
Lok Sabha 1957 · 403 seats
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 371 | 47.8% | 92.1% | 1.93× |
| IND | 42 | 19.4% | 10.4% | 0.54× |
| CPI | 27 | 8.9% | 6.7% | 0.75× |
| PSP | 19 | 10.4% | 4.7% | 0.45× |
| GP | 7 | 1.1% | 1.7% | 1.62× |
| JHP | 6 | 62.0% | 1.5% | 0.02× |
| SCF | 6 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.88× |
| PWP | 4 | 77.0% | 1.0% | 0.01× |
| BJS | 4 | 6.0% | 1.0% | 0.17× |
| CNSPJP | 3 | 42.0% | 0.7% | 0.02× |
| 2 | 87.0% | 0.5% | 0.01× | |
| FBM | 2 | 55.0% | 0.5% | 0.01× |
| HMS | 1 | 86.0% | 0.2% | 0.00× |