1957 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
{{Short description|General election in India}}
{{Primary sources|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1957 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Indian general election in Madras, 1951
| previous_year = 1951 Madras state
| next_election = 1962 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
| next_year = 1962
| election_date = November 1957
| seats_for_election = 43 seats
| image1 = Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.jpg
| leader1 = Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 =
| last_election1 = State not exist
| last_election2 = State not exist
| leaders_seat1 = Not-participated
| seats1 = 37
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}37
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =
| image2 = CPI-banner.svg
| leader2 = T. Nagi Reddy
| leaders_seat2 = Anantapur
| party2 = Communist Party of India
| alliance2 =
| seats2 = 2
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =
| map_image = Andhra Pradesh in India (1956-2014).png
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = Andhra Pradesh
| title =
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| before_election = Indian National Congress
| before_party =
| after_election =
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}
The 1957 Indian general election polls were held in the Andhra Pradesh state for its 43 seats. The state was formed then recently in 1956 by combining the erstwhile Andhra state and Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State. Indian National Congress has swept the elections by bagging 37 seats.{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Second Lok Sabha Volume-I | work=Election Commission of India | page=5 | access-date=11 July 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_II_57_LS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Second Lok Sabha Volume-II | work=Election Commission of India | access-date=11 July 2015}}
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External links
- [http://eci.nic.in/ Website of Election Commission of India]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090303040541/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/stats.php CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History]
{{Andhra Pradesh general elections}}
Category:1957 Indian general election by state or union territory