1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election (edit)
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
Following the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], the [[Malabar District]] of [[Madras state]] merged with [[Travancore-Cochin]] to form the new state of Kerala on 1 November 1956. The merger helped the Communist Party of India to increase their base in the region.<ref name="Radhakrishnan">{{cite book|author=P Radhakrishnan|title=Peasant Struggles, Land Reforms and Social Change: Malabar 1836–1982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PAxzWmBN-HkC&pg=PA71|publisher=Radhakrishnan|isbn=978-1-906083-16-8|pages=71}}</ref> The ruling [[Indian National Congress]] lost the prominence due to the factionalism within the party.{{ | Following the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], the [[Malabar District]] of [[Madras state]] merged with [[Travancore-Cochin]] to form the new state of Kerala on 1 November 1956. The merger helped the Communist Party of India to increase their base in the region.<ref name="Radhakrishnan">{{cite book|author=P Radhakrishnan|title=Peasant Struggles, Land Reforms and Social Change: Malabar 1836–1982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PAxzWmBN-HkC&pg=PA71|publisher=Radhakrishnan|isbn=978-1-906083-16-8|pages=71}}</ref> The ruling [[Indian National Congress]] lost the prominence due to the factionalism within the party.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} Furthermore, [[Communalism (South Asia)|communalism]] and struggles against [[Indian feudalism|feudalism]] played a major role.<ref name="Radhakrishnan" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Communal Road to a Secular Kerala|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1TuPeXFP0WgC&pg=PA145|date=1 January 1989|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-282-8|pages=145}}</ref> | ||
== Election == | == Election == | ||
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==Results== | ==Results== | ||
The result of the elections listed below: | The result of the elections listed below: | ||
{{Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 1957}} | <section begin=Results />{{election table|title=Summary of results of the [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<ref name="KeralaECI1957">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3746-kerala-1957/ | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Kerala | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2020-02-22}}</ref> |sortable=yes}} | ||
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! class="unsortable" |<!--color--> | |||
! Political party !! Flag !! Seats <br /> Contested !! Won !! % of <br /> Seats | |||
! Votes !! Vote % !! Vote % in <br /> contested seats | |||
|- | |||
{{Party colour|Indian National Congress}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]] | |||
| | |||
| 124 || 43 || 34.13 || 2,209,251 || 37.85 || 38.1 | |||
|- style="background: #90EE90;" | |||
{{Party colour|Communist Party of India}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]] | |||
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|35px]] | |||
| 101 || 60 || 47.62 || 2,059,547 || 35.28 || 40.57 | |||
|- | |||
{{Party colour|Praja Socialist Party}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Praja Socialist Party]] | |||
| | |||
| 65 || 9 || 7.14 || 628,261 || 10.76 || 17.48 | |||
|- | |||
{{Party colour|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] | |||
| | |||
| 28 || 0 || || 188,553 || 3.23 || 11.12 | |||
|- | |||
{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | |||
| | |||
| 86 || 14 || 11.11 || 751,965 || 12.88 || N/A | |||
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |||
! colspan = 2| | |||
! style="text-align:center;" |Total seats !! 126 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 89,13,247 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 3|58,37,577 (65.49%) | |||
|}<section end=Results /> | |||
In the election, five women candidates were elected out of nine candidates.<ref name="highlights" /><ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-16/news/29548474_1_women-candidates-women-empowerment-cpi-m | title=Only 7 women make it to Kerala state Assembly | work=Economic Times | date=16 May 2011 | access-date=9 April 2014}}</ref> | In the election, five women candidates were elected out of nine candidates.<ref name="highlights" /><ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-16/news/29548474_1_women-candidates-women-empowerment-cpi-m | title=Only 7 women make it to Kerala state Assembly | work=Economic Times | date=16 May 2011 | access-date=9 April 2014}}</ref> | ||
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{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}} | {{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}} | ||
[[Category: State Assembly elections in Kerala|1957]] | [[Category:State Assembly elections in Kerala|1957]] | ||
[[Category:1950s in Kerala|1957]] | [[Category:1950s in Kerala|1957]] | ||
[[Category:1957 State Assembly elections in India]] | [[Category:1957 State Assembly elections in India]] | ||