1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 319 candidates contested for the 85 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 65 single-member constituencies.[1] The members of the first assembly (1955–62) who were elected from the 1955 election were allowed a seven-year term. That is to say in 1957, elections were conducted in the newly added region of Telangana alone and then in 1962 general elections were held for the state as a whole.[2]
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State reorganization
On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with Hyderabad State under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, to form a single state, Andhra Pradesh. The districts of Raichur, Gulbarga, and the Marathwada district were detached from the Hyderabad State while merging with Andhra State. Also, the Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk, and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were transferred from Mysore State to Andhra Pradesh. The districts of Raichur and Gulbarga were transferred to the Mysore State, while the Marathwada district was transferred to the Bombay State.[3]
Results
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| Parties and Coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
| Vote | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- | ||
| Indian National Congress | 1,707,364 | 47.38% | 109 | 68 | |||
| People's Democratic Front | 927,333 | 25.73% | 65 | 22 | |||
| Praja Socialist Party | 203,453 | 5.65 | 29 | 1 | |||
| Praja Party | 28,968 | 0.80% | 8 | 1 | |||
| Others | 63,369 | 1.75% | 10 | 1 | |||
| Independent | 673,098 | 18.68% | 97 | 12 | |||
| Source:https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4043-andhra-pradesh-1957/ | |||||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalwakurthi | SC | Santa Bai | Indian National Congress | |
| Dr. Naganna | Indian National Congress | |||
| Kollapur | None | M. Narsing Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Alampur | None | Jayalaxmi Devamma | Indian National Congress | |
| Gadwal | None | D. K. Satya Reddy | Independent | |
| Wanparthi | None | Padmanabha Reddi | Indian National Congress | |
| Atmakur | None | Murlidhar Reddi | Indian National Congress | |
| Makthal | SC | Basappa | Indian National Congress | |
| Bannappa | Independent | |||
| Kodangal | None | Achuta Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahbubnagar | None | Eguru Chinnappa | Praja Party | |
| Shadnagar | None | Shahjahan Begum | Indian National Congress | |
| Nagarkurnool | SC | Mahendranath | Indian National Congress | |
| Janardhan Reddy | Indian National Congress | |||
| Musheerabad | None | K. Seethiah Gupta | Indian National Congress | |
| Sultan Bazar | None | Vasudev Krishnaji Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| Begum Bazar | None | J. V. Narsing Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Asafnagar | None | V. B. Raju | Indian National Congress | |
| High Court | None | Gopal Rao Ekbote | Indian National Congress | |
| Malakpet | None | Mir Ahmed Ali Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Yatkutpura | None | Shabuddin Ahmed Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Pathergatti | None | Masooma Begum | Indian National Congress | |
| Secunderabad City | None | K. Satya Narayana | Indian National Congress | |
| Secunderabad Cantonment | None | B. V. Gurumurthy | Indian National Congress | |
| Jubilee Hills | SC | Sumitra Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung | Indian National Congress | |||
| Ibrahimpatam | None | M. N. Laxmi Narsiah | Indian National Congress | |
| Shahabad | SC | V. Rama Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Konda Venkat Ranga Reddy | Indian National Congress | |||
| Pargi | None | Jagan Mohan Reddy | Independent | |
| Vicarabad | SC | Ariga Ramaswamy | Indian National Congress | |
| Dr. M. Chenna Reddy | Indian National Congress | |||
| Zahirabad | None | M. Baga Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Narayankhed | None | Appa Rao Shetkar | Indian National Congress | |
| Andole | None | Baswa Maniah | Independent | |
| Sangareddy | SC | Kishtamachari | Independent | |
| Antiah | Scheduled Castes Federation | |||
| Narsapur | None | Gundam Veeriah | Indian National Congress | |
| Medak | None | Venkateswar Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Gazwel | SC | R. Narsimha Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| J. B. Muthyal Rao | Indian National Congress | |||
| Dommat | None | Anantha Reddy | People's Democratic Front | |
| Siddipet | None | P. V. Rajeswar Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Kamareddy | SC | T. N. Sada Laxmi | Indian National Congress | |
| Venkatrama Reddy | Indian National Congress | |||
| Banswada | None | Seetakumari | Indian National Congress | |
| Jukkal | None | Madhav Rao | Independent | |
| Bodhan | None | Srinivasa Rao | Independent | |
| Nizamabad | None | Dawar Hussain Mohammed | Indian National Congress | |
| Armoor | None | T. Anjiah | Indian National Congress | |
| Balkonda | None | Ranga Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Mudhole | None | Gopidi Ganga Reddy | Independent | |
| Nirmal | None | Muthiam Reddy | Independent | |
| Adilabad | None | Rangnath Rao | People's Democratic Front | |
| Asifabad | ST | G. Narayan Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Kashi Ram | Indian National Congress | |||
| Luxettipet | None | G. V. Pitambar Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Sirpur | SC | Venkata Swamy | Indian National Congress | |
| K. Raja Mallu | Praja Socialist Party | |||
| Manthani | None | P. V. Narsimha Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Sultanabad | SC | B. Raja Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| P. Ramachendar Rao | Indian National Congress | |||
| Maidaram | None | G. Laxma Reddy | People's Democratic Front | |
| Jagtial | None | D. Hanumanth Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Buggaram | None | Mohan Reddy | Independent | |
| Metpalli | None | J. Anand Rao | People's Democratic Front | |
| Sirsilla | SC | K. Narsiah | People's Democratic Front | |
| Amritlal Shukla | People's Democratic Front | |||
| Choppadandi | None | Ch. Rajeswar Rao | People's Democratic Front | |
| Karimnagar | None | J. Chokka Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Indurthi | None | P. Chokka Rao | People's Democratic Front | |
| Huzurabad | SC | P. Narsing Rao | Independent | |
| G. Ramulu | Independent | |||
| Warangal | None | Mirza Shukoor Baig | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhamasagar | None | T. Hyagreeva Chari | Indian National Congress | |
| Ghanpur | None | B. Keshav Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Wardhannapet | None | E. Venkataramnarsaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| Jangaon | SC | G. Gopal Reddy | People's Democratic Front | |
| G. Rama Lingam | Indian National Congress | |||
| Channur | None | S. Venkata Krishna Prasad Rao | People's Democratic Front | |
| Dornakal | None | N. Ramachandra Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| Chillamcherla | None | M. S. Rajalingam | Indian National Congress | |
| Narsampet | None | K. Kanaka Rathnamma | Indian National Congress | |
| Parkal | SC | Manda Sailu | Indian National Congress | |
| K. Keshav Reddy | Indian National Congress | |||
| Mulug | None | S. Rajeswar Rao | People's Democratic Front | |
| Yellandu | ST | Dodda Narsiah | Indian National Congress | |
| K. L. Narsimharao | People's Democratic Front | |||
| Palwancha | None | K. Sudersana Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Vensoor | None | J. Kondal Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Madhira | None | B. Satyanarayan Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Khammam | SC | N. Peddanna | People's Democratic Front | |
| T. Laxmikantamma | Indian National Congress | |||
| Suryapet | SC | B. Narsimha Reddy | People's Democratic Front | |
| Uppala Malsoor | People's Democratic Front | |||
| Ramannapet | None | K. Ramachandra Reddy | People's Democratic Front | |
| Bhongir | None | R. Narayan Reddy | People's Democratic Front | |
| Alair | None | Arutla Kamala Devi | People's Democratic Front | |
| Chinnakondur | None | K. Lakshman Bapuji | Indian National Congress | |
| Nalgonda | None | Venkatreddy | People's Democratic Front | |
| Nakrekal | None | B. Dharma Biksham | People's Democratic Front | |
| Huzurnagar | None | Dodda Narsiah | People's Democratic Front | |
| Miryalguda | None | C. Venkatareddy | People's Democratic Front | |
| Deverkonda | SC | M. Laxmiah | Indian National Congress | |
| G. Narayan Reddy | Indian National Congress | |||
See also
References
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- p. 281, Rise of the Plebeians?: The Changing Face of the Indian Legislative Assemblies (), Christophe Jaffrelot, Sanjay Kumar, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2009.
- "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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