Indian general election in Madras, 1957
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The Indian general election, 1957 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 34 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 24 out of 34 seats. The major opposition for INC, the CPI, managed to only win 2 seats. This election also saw the entry of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in their first national election, who ended up winning 2 seats. Due to the nonrecognition of state parties such as the DMK, they were grouped under independent parties, which won a total of 8 seats.
Voting and Results
Results by Alliance
| INC |
SEATS |
CPI |
SEATS |
OTHERS |
SEATS |
| INC |
24 |
CPI |
2 |
IND |
8* |
| TOTAL (1957) |
24 |
TOTAL (1957) |
2 |
TOTAL (1957) |
8 |
| TOTAL (1951) |
29 |
TOTAL (1951) |
8 |
TOTAL (1951) |
25 |
- Independent parties are local state parties (like DMK), that are unrecognized nationally
List of Elected MPs
See also
Bibliography
External links
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