1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = legislative

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1952

| election_date = 25 February 1957

| next_election = 1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 1962

| seats_for_election = All 108 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 55

| registered = {{formatnum:5553926}}

| turnout = 45.44%

| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Indian National Congress

| image1 = {{eppt|Indian National Congress|height=100|width=80}}

| leader1 =

| leaders_seat1 =

| leader_since1 =

| seats1 = 71

| seats_before1 = 76

| popular_vote1 = 52.35%

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}5

| party2 = Praja Socialist Party

| image2 = {{eppt|Praja Socialist Party|height=100|width=80}}

| leader2 =

| leaders_seat2 =

| leader_since2 =

| seats2 = 8

| seats_before2 = New

| popular_vote2 = 12.74%

| seat_change2 = New

| party3 = Communist Party of India

| image3 = {{eppt|Communist Party of India|height=100|width=80}}

| leader3 =

| leaders_seat3 =

| leader_since3 =

| seats3 = 4

| seats_before3 = 1

| popular_vote3 = 8.10%

| seat_change3 = {{increase}}3

| title = CM

| before_party = Indian National Congress

| before_election = Bishnuram Medhi

| after_party = Indian National Congress

| after_election = Bimala Prasad Chaliha

}}

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 312 candidates contested for the 94 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 14 two-member constituencies and 80 single-member constituencies.Subsequently, the First Chaliha ministry was sworn in for office.

Results

{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Assam_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=July 11, 2015}} |sortable=yes}}

|-

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|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"

! class="unsortable" |

! Political party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! Net change
in seats !! % of
Seats

! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in
vote %

|- style="background: #90EE90;"

| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress

|

| 101 || 71 || {{decrease}} 5 || 65.74 || 13,21,367 || 52.35 || {{increase}} 8.87

|-

| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Praja Socialist Party

|

| 36 || 8 || New || 7.41 || 3,21,569 || 12.74 || New

|-

| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India

| 35px

| 22 || 4 || {{increase}} 3 || 3.70 || 2,04,332 || 8.10 || {{increase}} 5.26

|-

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

|

| 153 || 25 || {{increase}} 11 || 23.15 || 6,76,698 || 26.81 || N/A

|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

! colspan = 3|

! style="text-align:center;" |Total seats !! 108 ({{increase}} 3) !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 55,53,926 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|25,23,966 (45.44%)

|}

Elected members

class="wikitable sortable"

!Constituency

!Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)

!Member

!colspan=2|Party

LunglehSTC. Thumluaia{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
Aijal EastSTLalmawia{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
Aijal WestSTA. Thanglura{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
rowspan=2| Patharkandirowspan=2|SCUpadhyaya, Biswanath{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
Gopesh Namasudra{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
Karimganj SouthNoneChowdhury, Abdul Hamid{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Karimganj NorthNoneDas, Ranendra Mohan{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
BadarpurNoneChoudhury, Moulana Md. Abdul Jalil{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
HailakandiNoneMajumdar, Abdul Matlib{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
KatlicherraNoneRoy, Gouri Shankar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Silchar WestNoneChanda, Jyotsna{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Silchar EastNoneChoudhury, Moinul Haque{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
KatigoraNoneChakravarty, Hem Chandra{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
UdarbandNoneBarlaskar, Tazamulali{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
LakhipurNoneChoubey, Ram Prasad{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
SonaiNoneSinha, Nanda Kishore{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
MokokchungSTAo, Chubatemsu, I{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
Naga Hills CentralSTSema, Khelhose{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
KohimaSTAngami, Satsuo{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
Mikir Hills EastSTTerang, Sai Sai{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
Mikir Hills WestSTTeron, Chatrasing{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
North Cachar HillsSTHamdhan, Mohan{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
JowaiSTKhyriem, Larsingh{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
NongpohSTSiem, Jormanik{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
ShillongNoneRoy, Brojo Mohon{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
NongstoinSTCotton, Henry{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
CherrapunjiSTNichols, Roy J. J. M.{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
BaghmaraSTMomin, Emerson{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
TuraSTNarak, Mody K.{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
PhulbariSTSangma, Williamson A.{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
DainadubiSTMomin, Harison{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
MankacharNoneAhmed, Kobad Hussain{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
South SalmaraNoneAli, Md. Sahadat{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
rowspan=2| Goalpararowspan=2|STRabha, Hakim Chandra{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Nath, Khagendra Nath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2|North Salmararowspan=2|SCDas, Hareswar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Dr. Das, Ghanashyam{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2|Kokrajarrowspan=2|STBrahma, Rupnath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Brahmachari, Swami Krishnananda{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
GossaigaonNoneTudu, Mathias{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
GolakganjNonePradhani, Bhuban Chandra{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
DhubriNonePradhani, Tamijuddin{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
GauripurNoneBarua, Prakritish Chandra{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
BilasiparaNoneAhmed, Jahanuddin{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
TarabariNoneTajuddin Ahmed{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
JaniaNoneFakhruddin Ali Ahmed{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
SorbhogNoneTalukdar, Ghaneshyam{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
rowspan=2|Barpetarowspan=2|SCDas, Srihari{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
Das, Mahadev{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
KamalpurSTGoswami, Sarat Chandra{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
GauhatiNoneBhattacharjya, Gouri Sankar{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
PalasbariNoneDas, Radhika Ram{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
BokoNoneChaudhury, Radha Charan{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
RampurNoneGoswami, Hareswar{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
HajoNoneMedhi, Bisnu Ram{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Nalbari WestNoneDeka, Tarun Sen{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
Nalbari EastNoneChoudhury, Prabhat Narayan{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
MangaldaiNoneDatta, Dandi Ram{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2|Paneryrowspan=2|STPatowari, Hiralal{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
Deka, Pakhirai{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
DalgaonNoneMd. Matlebuddin{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
DhekiajuliNoneDas, Omeo Kumar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
BarchallaNoneDas, Mahi Kanta{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
BaliparaNoneSarma, Biswadeb{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
TezpurNoneAgarwalla, Kamala Prasad{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
BiswanathNoneTripathi, Kamakhya Prasad{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
GohpurNoneUpadhaya, Bishnulal{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2|Laharighatrowspan=2|STDeori, Dhirsingh{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Bora, Motiram{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
DhingNoneNurul Islam{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
RupohihatNoneIdris, Maulavi Md.{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
KaliaborNoneBorah, Lila Kanta{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2| Patacharkuchirowspan=2| NoneDas, Birendra Kumar{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
Das, Surendra Nath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2| Rangiyarowspan=2| STSarma, Siddhinath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Das, Baikuntha Nath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
SamaguriNoneBarthakur, Usha{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2| Nowgongrowspan=2|SCBorooah, Dev Kanta{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Hazarika, Mahendra Nath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
JamunamukhNoneAhmed, Maulavi Rahimuddin{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
LumdingNoneSarma, Ram Nath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
MarangiNoneHazarika, Dandeswar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
GolaghatNoneBarua, Rajendranath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2|Dergaonrowspan=2| SCDas, Ramnath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Sarma, Narendra Nath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
TitabarNoneBardoloi, Sarbeswar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
TeokNoneBarua, Harinarayan{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
AmguriNoneBorborua, Khagendranath{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
NaziraNoneChetia, Tankeswar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
SonariNoneChetia, Purnananda{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
ThowraNoneSaikia, Durgeswar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
SibsagarNoneGogoi, Girindranath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2|Jorhatrowspan=2| STPegoo, Mahidhar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Sarmah, Debeswar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
KatonigaonNoneBarua, Komal, Kumari{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2| North Lakhimpurrowspan=2|STBora, Mahanonda{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Doley, Karka Chandra{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
rowspan=2|Moranrowspan=2|STDaley, Lalit Kumar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Gohain, Padma Kumari{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
DibrugarhNoneBarthakur, Nilmoni{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
LahowalNoneSengupta, Lily{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
TengakhatNoneDas, Manik Chandra{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
JaipurNoneBarua, Jugo Kanta{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
BogdungNoneKhaund, Indreswar{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
TinsukiaNoneKhemka, Radha Kishen{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
DigboiNoneDeb Sarma, Dwijesh Chandra{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
Doom DoomaNoneTati, Molia{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
SaikhowaNoneHazarika, Devendra Nath{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

See also

References

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