1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on February 25, 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 in 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]

1957 United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

February 25, 1957 (1957-02-25)

105 seats in the United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
53 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Puchalapalli Sundarayya
Party INC PDF
Seats won 68 22
Popular vote 1,707,364 927,333
Percentage 47.38% 25.73%

Chief Minister before election

Office Established New State

Chief Minister

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
INC

State reorganisation

On November 1, 1956, Andhra State was merged with Hyderabad State under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, to form a single state, United Andhra Pradesh. The divisions of Aurangabad (Aurangabad, Bhir, Nander, Parbhani), Gulbarga (Bidar, Gulbarga, Osmanabad, Raichur) were detached from 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 Aurangabad division and Osmanabad district of the Gulbarga division were transferred to Bombay State, while the remaining Gulbarga division (excluding Osmanabad district) was transferred to Mysore State.[3]

Results

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
Mahabubnagar
1 KalwakurthiSCSanta Bai Indian National Congress
Dr. Naganna Indian National Congress
2 KollapurNoneM. Narsing Rao Indian National Congress
3 AlampurNoneJayalaxmi Devamma Indian National Congress
4 GadwalNoneD. K. Satya Reddy Independent
5 WanparthiNonePadmanabha Reddi Indian National Congress
6 AtmakurNoneMurlidhar Reddi Indian National Congress
7 MakthalSCBasappa Indian National Congress
Bannappa Independent
8 KodangalNoneAchuta Reddy Indian National Congress
9 MahbubnagarNoneEguru Chinnappa Praja Party
10 ShadnagarNoneShahjahan Begum Indian National Congress
11 NagarkurnoolSCMahendranath Indian National Congress
Janardhan Reddy Indian National Congress
Hyderabad
12 MusheerabadNoneK. Seethiah Gupta Indian National Congress
13 Sultan BazarNoneVasudev Krishnaji Naik Indian National Congress
14 Begum BazarNoneJ. V. Narsing Rao Indian National Congress
15 AsafnagarNoneV. B. Raju Indian National Congress
16 High CourtNoneGopal Rao Ekbote Indian National Congress
17 MalakpetNoneMir Ahmed Ali Khan Indian National Congress
18 YatkutpuraNoneShabuddin Ahmed Khan Indian National Congress
19 PathergattiNoneMasooma Begum Indian National Congress
20 Secunderabad CityNoneK. Satya Narayana Indian National Congress
21 Secunderabad CantonmentNoneB. V. Gurumurthy Indian National Congress
22 Jubilee HillsSCSumitra Devi Indian National Congress
Nawab Mehdi Nawaz Jung Indian National Congress
23 IbrahimpatamNoneM. N. Laxmi Narsiah Indian National Congress
24 ShahabadSCV. Rama Rao Indian National Congress
Konda Venkat Ranga Reddy Indian National Congress
25 PargiNoneJagan Mohan Reddy Independent
26 VicarabadSCAriga Ramaswamy Indian National Congress
Dr. M. Chenna Reddy Indian National Congress
Medak
27 ZahirabadNoneM. Baga Reddy Indian National Congress
28 NarayankhedNoneAppa Rao Shetkar Indian National Congress
29 AndoleNoneBaswa Maniah Independent
30 SangareddySCKishtamachari Independent
Antiah Scheduled Castes Federation
31 NarsapurNoneGundam Veeriah Indian National Congress
32 MedakNoneVenkateswar Rao Indian National Congress
33 GazwelSCR. Narsimha Reddy Indian National Congress
J. B. Muthyal Rao Indian National Congress
34 DommatNoneAnantha Reddy People's Democratic Front
35 SiddipetNoneP. V. Rajeswar Rao Indian National Congress
Nizamabad
36 KamareddySCT. N. Sada Laxmi Indian National Congress
Venkatrama Reddy Indian National Congress
37 BanswadaNoneSeetakumari Indian National Congress
38 JukkalNoneMadhav Rao Independent
39 BodhanNoneSrinivasa Rao Independent
40 NizamabadNoneDawar Hussain Mohammed Indian National Congress
41 ArmoorNoneT. Anjiah Indian National Congress
42 BalkondaNoneRanga Reddy Indian National Congress
Adilabad
43 MudholeNoneGopidi Ganga Reddy Independent
44 NirmalNoneMuthiam Reddy Independent
45 AdilabadNoneRangnath Rao People's Democratic Front
46 AsifabadSTG. Narayan Reddy Indian National Congress
Kashi Ram Indian National Congress
47 LuxettipetNoneG. V. Pitambar Rao Indian National Congress
48 SirpurSCVenkata Swamy Indian National Congress
K. Raja Mallu Praja Socialist Party
Karimnagar
49 ManthaniNoneP. V. Narsimha Rao Indian National Congress
50 SultanabadSCB. Raja Ram Indian National Congress
P. Ramachendar Rao Indian National Congress
51 MaidaramNoneG. Laxma Reddy People's Democratic Front
52 JagtialNoneD. Hanumanth Rao Indian National Congress
53 BuggaramNoneMohan Reddy Independent
54 MetpalliNoneJ. Anand Rao People's Democratic Front
55 SirsillaSCK. Narsiah People's Democratic Front
Amritlal Shukla People's Democratic Front
56 ChoppadandiNoneCh. Rajeswar Rao People's Democratic Front
57 KarimnagarNoneJ. Chokka Rao Indian National Congress
58 IndurthiNoneP. Chokka Rao People's Democratic Front
59 HuzurabadSCP. Narsing Rao Independent
G. Ramulu Independent
Warangal
60 WarangalNoneMirza Shukoor Baig Indian National Congress
61 DhamasagarNoneT. Hyagreeva Chari Indian National Congress
62 GhanpurNoneB. Keshav Reddy Indian National Congress
63 WardhannapetNoneE. Venkataramnarsaiah Indian National Congress
64 JangaonSCG. Gopal Reddy People's Democratic Front
G. Rama Lingam Indian National Congress
65 ChannurNoneS. Venkata Krishna Prasad Rao People's Democratic Front
66 DornakalNoneN. Ramachandra Reddy Indian National Congress
67 ChillamcherlaNoneM. S. Rajalingam Indian National Congress
68 NarsampetNoneK. Kanaka Rathnamma Indian National Congress
69 ParkalSCManda Sailu Indian National Congress
K. Keshav Reddy Indian National Congress
70 MulugNoneS. Rajeswar Rao People's Democratic Front
Khammam
71 YellanduSTDodda Narsiah Indian National Congress
K. L. Narsimharao People's Democratic Front
72 PalwanchaNoneK. Sudersana Rao Indian National Congress
73 VensoorNoneJ. Kondal Rao Indian National Congress
74 MadhiraNoneB. Satyanarayan Rao Indian National Congress
75 KhammamSCN. Peddanna People's Democratic Front
T. Laxmikantamma Indian National Congress
Nalgonda
76 SuryapetSCB. Narsimha Reddy People's Democratic Front
Uppala Malsoor People's Democratic Front
77 RamannapetNoneK. Ramachandra Reddy People's Democratic Front
78 BhongirNoneR. Narayan Reddy People's Democratic Front
79 AlairNoneArutla Kamala Devi People's Democratic Front
80 ChinnakondurNoneK. Lakshman Bapuji Indian National Congress
81 NalgondaNoneVenkatreddy People's Democratic Front
82 NakrekalNoneB. Dharma Biksham People's Democratic Front
83 HuzurnagarNoneDodda Narsiah People's Democratic Front
84 MiryalgudaNoneC. Venkatareddy People's Democratic Front
85 DeverkondaSCM. Laxmiah Indian National Congress
G. Narayan Reddy Indian National Congress

See also

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. p. 281, Rise of the Plebeians?: The Changing Face of the Indian Legislative Assemblies (), Christophe Jaffrelot, Sanjay Kumar, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2009.
  3. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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