1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 1393 candidates contested for the 264 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 54 two-member constituencies and 210 single-member constituencies.[1]

1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
25 February 1957
All 318 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
159 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Shri Krishna Sinha
Party INC Jharkhand Party
Seats won 210 31
Seat change 29 1
Popular vote 44,55,425 7,49,021
Percentage 42.09% 7.08%
Swing 0.71% 0.93%
Chief Minister before election

Shri Krishna Sinha
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Shri Krishna Sinha
INC

State Reorganization

Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[2] Hence the constituencies were reduced from 330 in 1951 to 318 in 1957 elections.

Results

Summary of results of the 1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election[1]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet change
in seats		 % of
Seats		 VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 312210 2966.0444,55,42542.09 0.71
Praja Socialist Party 22231New9.7516,94,97416.01New
Chota Nagpur & Santhal Parganas Janta Party 12523 127.238,29,1957.83 4.67
Jharkhand Party 7131 19.757,49,0217.08 0.93
Communist Party of India 607 72.205,45,5775.15 4.01
Independent 57216 115.0321,81,18020.61N/A
Total seats318 ( 12)Voters2,56,21,144Turnout1,05,85,422 (41.32%)

By-elections

In 1958 a by-election was held for the Dhanbad seat. The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate R. Chaudhury, who obtained 8,998 votes. His opponent, M. Desai, received 5,792 votes.[3]

In 1959 a by-election was held for the Nawada seat. The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate M. Ahmad, who obtained 10,236 votes. His opponent, T. N. Yadav, received 7,474 votes.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.


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