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			The '''1957 elections in India''' consists of several elections, including the presidential election, general election, and Legislative Assembly elections.

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			<sup>'''*'''</sup> : 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]]. In addition, 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.<ref name="1955ReorgStates">{{cite web \| url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf \| title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 \| publisher=The Economic Weekly \| date=October 15, 1955 \| access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>
	<sup>'''*'''</sup> : On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with [[Hyderabad State]] ~~in 1956~~ 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]]. In addition, 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.<ref name="1955ReorgStates">{{cite web \| url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf \| title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 \| publisher=The Economic Weekly \| date=October 15, 1955 \| access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Elections in India in 1957}}
{{Politics of India}}

==Presidential election==
{{main|1957 Indian presidential election}}

The Election Commission of India held the second [[President of India|presidential elections of India]] on May 6, 1957. [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] won his re-election with 459,698 votes over his nearest rival Chowdhry Hari Ram.

==General election==
{{main|1957 Indian general election}}

'''General elections''' to the [[2nd Lok Sabha|second]] [[Lok Sabha]] since independence were held in [[India]] between 24 February to 14 March 1957. The [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) easily won the second term, winning 371 of the 494 seats and their vote share increased from 45.0% to 47.8%.<ref name="GE1957V1">{{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 | access-date=July 11, 2015}}</ref><ref name="GE1957V2">{{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=July 11, 2015}}</ref>

==Legislative Assembly elections==
[[Legislative Assembly elections in India]] were conducted for [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]], [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Assam]], [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|Bihar]], [[Bombay State|Bombay]], [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Karnataka]], [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala]], [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Madhya Pradesh]], [[Madras State|Madras]], [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Odisha]], [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Rajasthan]], [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Uttar Pradesh]] and [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly|West Bengal]] [[Legislative Assembly|legislative assemblies]] in 1957.

===Andhra Pradesh*===
{{Main|1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

'''*''' : On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with [[Hyderabad State]] in 1956 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]]. In addition, 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.<ref name="1955ReorgStates">{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf | title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 | publisher=The Economic Weekly | date=October 15, 1955 | access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref>

===Assam===
{{Main|1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

===Bihar*===
{{Main|1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

'''*''' : Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to [[West Bengal]] in 1956 under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

===Bombay*===
{{Main|1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

*: On 1 November 1956, under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], [[Bombay State|Bombay state]] was re-organized by the addition of [[Saurashtra State]] and [[Kutch State]], [[Nagpur Division]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Marathwada]] region of Hyderabad. The state's southernmost districts of Bombay were transferred to [[Mysore State]] while Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district was transferred to [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

===Kerala*===
{{Main|1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Results}}
* : In 1956, under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], Kerala was formed by the merger of [[Travancore-Cochin]] state with the [[Malabar district]] of Madras State, [[Kasaragod]] taluk of the [[South Canara]] district and the Amindive Islands. The southern part of [[Travancore-Cochin]], [[Kanyakumari district]] was transferred to [[Madras State]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

===Madhya Pradesh*===
{{Main|1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

* : On 1 November 1956, under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], [[Madhya Bharat]] (except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district), [[Vindhya Pradesh]], [[Bhopal State|Bhopal state]] and the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of [[Rajasthan]] were merged into Madhya Pradesh while the [[Nagpur Division]] was transferred to Bombay State.<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

===Madras*===
{{Main|1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

* : On 1 November 1956, the southern part of [[Travancore-Cochin]] ([[Kanyakumari district]]) was added to the [[Madras State]] while the [[Malabar district]] of the state was transferred to the new state of [[Kerala]], and a new union territory, [[Laccadive|Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands]], was created.<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

===Mysore*===
{{Main|1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

* : On 1 November 1956, Mysore state was enlarged by the addition of [[Coorg State]], the [[Kollegal]] taluk of the Coimbatore district and the [[South Kanara]] district (except the [[Kasaragod]] taluk) of [[Madras State]], and the [[Kannada]] speaking districts from southern Bombay state and western [[Hyderabad State]] under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]. The Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were detached from the Mysore State.<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

===Odisha===
{{Main|1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

===Punjab*===
{{Main|1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

'''*''' : [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] was enlarged by the addition of [[Patiala & East Punjab States Union]] in 1956 under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

===Rajasthan*===
{{Main|1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|Results}}
* : On 1 November 1956, under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], the [[Ajmer State]], the Abu Road taluk of the Banaskantha district of [[Bombay State]], the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district and the Lohara sub-tehsil of the Hissar district of the [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] was merged with Rajasthan while the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan was transferred to [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

===Uttar Pradesh===
{{Main|1957 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

===West Bengal*===
{{Main|1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election}}
{{#section:1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|Results}}

'''*''' : West Bengal was enlarged by the addition of minor territories from [[Bihar]] in 1956 under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].<ref name="1955ReorgStates"/>

==See also==
* [[1951–52 elections in India]]
* [[1954 elections in India]]
* [[1955 elections in India]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://eci.nic.in Election Commission of India]

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