1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election

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Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held on February 25, 1957. 312 candidates contested for the 94 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 14 two-member constituencies and 80 single-member constituencies.[1]

Results[edit]

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Political party Flag Seats
Contested
Won Net change
in seats
% of
Seats
Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 101 71 Decrease 5 65.74 13,21,367 52.35 Increase 8.87
Praja Socialist Party 36 8 New 7.41 3,21,569 12.74 New
Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg 22 4 Increase 3 3.70 2,04,332 8.10 Increase 5.26
Template:Party name with colour 153 25 Increase 11 23.15 6,76,698 26.81 N/A
Total seats 108 (Increase 3) Voters 55,53,926 Turnout 25,23,966 (45.44%)

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References[edit]

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