| Election Name: | 1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
| Seat Change1: | 29 |
| Image1: | File:Shri Krishna Singh 2016 stamp of India.jpg |
| Majority Seats: | 159 |
| Seats For Election: | All 318 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| After Election: | Shri Krishna Sinha |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
| Swing2: | 0.93% |
| Percentage2: | 7.08% |
| Percentage1: | 42.09% |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,49,021 |
| Swing1: | 0.71% |
| Popular Vote1: | 44,55,425 |
| Seats1: | 210 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 31 |
| Party2: | Jharkhand Party |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Before Election: | Shri Krishna Sinha |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Chief Minister | |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Previous Election: | 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Election Date: | 25 February 1957 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Image1 Size: | 125px |
| Leader1: | Shri Krishna Sinha |
Elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 1393 candidates contested for the 264 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 54 two-member constituencies and 210 single-member constituencies.
Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.[1] Hence the constituencies were reduced from 330 in 1951 to 318 in 1957 elections.
!colspan=10||-! colspan=2|Party !! Flag !! Seats
Contested !! Won !! Net change
in seats !! % of
Seats! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in
vote %|- style="background: #90EE90;"| | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress| | 312 || 210 || 29 || 66.04 || 44,55,425 || 42.09 || 0.71|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Praja Socialist Party|| 222 || 31 || New || 9.75 || 16,94,974 || 16.01 || New|-| || 125 || 23 || 12 || 7.23 || 8,29,195 || 7.83 || 4.67|-| || 71 || 31 || 1 || 9.75 || 7,49,021 || 7.08 || 0.93|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India| | 60 || 7 || 7 || 2.20 || 5,45,577 || 5.15 || 4.01|-| || 572 || 16 || 11 || 5.03 || 21,81,180 || 20.61 || N/A|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan = 3|! style="text-align:center;" |Total seats !! 318 (12) !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 2,56,21,144 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|1,05,85,422 (41.32%)|}
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanaha | None | Jogendra Prasad | ||
| Bagaha | SC | Narsingh Baitha | ||
| Kedar Pandey | ||||
| Shikarpur | None | Sinheshwar Pd. Verma | ||
| Sikta | None | Fazlur Rahman | ||
| Lauria | None | Subh Narayan Prasad | ||
| Chanpatia | None | Ketaki Devi | ||
| Bettiah | SC | Jagannath Pd. Swatantra | ||
| Jaya Narayan Prasad | ||||
| Raxaul | None | Rahda Pandey | ||
| Adapur | None | Brajnandan Sharma | ||
| Motihari | SC | Bigoo Ram | ||
| Shakuntala Devi | ||||
| Ghorasahan | None | Mangal Pd. Yadav | ||
| Dhaka | None | Masoodur Rahman | ||
| Patahi | None | Bibhishan Kumar | ||
| Madhuban | None | Rooplal Rai | ||
| Kesaria | None | Prabhawati Gupta | ||
| Pipra | None | Ganga Nath Mishra | ||
| Harsidhi | None | Parabati Devi | ||
| Govindganj | None | Dhrub Narain Mani Tripathi | ||
| Barauli | None | Abdul Ghafoor | ||
| Gopalganj | None | Kamla Rai | ||
| Kuchaikot | None | Vachaspati Sharma | ||
| Bhore | SC | |||
| Rambali Pandey | ||||
| Mirganj | None | Janardan Sinha | ||
| Siwan | None | Gadadhar Pd. Shrivastava | ||
| Ziradei | None | Zawar Hussain | ||
| Darauli | SC | Rajendra Pd. Singh | ||
| Basawan Ram | ||||
| Raghunathpur | None | Ram Deo Sinha | ||
| Manjhi | None | Girish Tewari | ||
| Maharajganj | None | Anusuya | ||
| Basantpur West | None | Krishna Kant Singh | ||
| Basantpur East | None | Sabhapati Sinha | ||
| Barharia | None | Quamrul Haque | ||
| Baikunthpur | None | Trivikram Deo Narayan Singh | ||
| Mashrakh North | None | Mritunjoy Singh | ||
| Mashrakh South | None | Krishna Madhav Prasad Sinha | ||
| Marhaura | None | Devi Laljee | ||
| Baniapur | None | Uma Pandey | ||
| Chapra | SC | Jaglal Chaudhary | ||
| Prabhunath Singh | ||||
| Garkha | None | |||
| Parsa | None | |||
| Sonepur | None | Ram Binod Singh | ||
| Hajipur | None | Dip Narain Sinha | ||
| Raghopur | None | Haribans Narayan Sinha | ||
| Manhar | None | Banarsi Devi | ||
| Patepur | None | Manzur Ahsan Ajazi | ||
| Mahua | SC | Sheonandan Ram | ||
| Bindeshwari Pd. Verma | ||||
| Lalganj South | None | Birchand Patel | ||
| Lalganj North | None | Laliteshwar Pd. Shahi | ||
| Paru | SC | Nawal Kishore Sinha | ||
| Chandu Ram | ||||
| Baruraj | None | Ram Chandra Pd. Shahi | ||
| Kanti | None | Jamuna Pd. Tripathi | ||
| Sakra | SC | Ramgulam Chaudhary | ||
| Kapildeo Narain Sinha | ||||
| Muzaffarpur | None | Mahamaya Pd. Sinha | ||
| Muzaffarpur Muffasil | None | Ramjanam Ojha | ||
| Katra South | None | Niteshwar Pd. Sinha | ||
| Katra North | None | Ram Briksha Benipuri | ||
| Minapur | None | Janak Singh | ||
| Runisaidpur | None | Tribeni Pd. Singh | ||
| Belsand | None | Ramanand Singh | ||
| Sheohar | SC | Thakur Girjanandan Singh | ||
| Ram Saroop Ram | ||||
| Sitamarhi South | None | Ram Sewak Saran | ||
| Sitamarhi North | None | |||
| Sonbarsa | None | Singheshwar Rai | ||
| Sursand | None | Maheshwar Pd. Narain Sinha | ||
| Pupri North | None | Sudama Choudhry | ||
| Pupri South | None | Devendra Jha | ||
| Jale | None | Sheikh Tahir Hussain | ||
| Benipatti West | None | Chhote Pd. Singh | ||
| Benipatti East | None | Subhchandra Mishra | ||
| Jainagar | SC | Ramkrishan Mahto | ||
| Khajauli | None | Sakoor Ahmed | ||
| Madhubani West | None | Ramakant Jha | ||
| Madhubani East | None | Arjun Prasad Singh | ||
| Jhanjharpur | None | Deochandra Jha | ||
| Laukaha | None | Ramdulari Shastri | ||
| Phulparas | None | Rashik Lal Yadav | ||
| Madaipur | None | Radhanandan Jha | ||
| Biraul | None | Jainarain Jha Vineet | ||
| Bahera South | None | Krishna Devi | ||
| Bahera East | None | Mahes Kant Sharma | ||
| Bahera West | None | Harinath Mishra | ||
| Darbhanga North | None | Hirdai Narain Choudhry | ||
| Darbhanga Central | None | Seikh Sayeedul Haque | ||
| Darbhanga South | SC | Janki Raman Pd. Mishra | ||
| Babuyelal Mahto | ||||
| Samastipur West | None | Jadunandan Sahay | ||
| Samastipur East | None | |||
| Dalsinghsarai | SC | Baleshwar Ram | ||
| Mishri Singh | ||||
| Mohiuddinagar | None | Shanti Devi | ||
| Tajpur | None | |||
| Warisnagar West | None | Ram Sukumari Devi | ||
| Warisnagar East | None | Sunder Singh | ||
| Rosera | None | Mahabir Raut | ||
| Singhia | SC | Shyam Kumari | ||
| Braj Mohan Pd. Singh | ||||
| Supaul | None | Parmeshwar Kumar | ||
| Kishanpur | None | Baidhyanath Mehta | ||
| Pratapganj | None | Khub Lal Mahto | ||
| Tribeniganj | SC | Tulmohan Ram | ||
| Yogeshwar Jha | ||||
| Murliganj | None | |||
| Madhipura | None | |||
| Saharsa | None | Vishweshvari Devi | ||
| Sonbarsa | SC | Jageshwar Hajra | ||
| Upendra Narain Singh | ||||
| Alamnagar | None | Yadunandan Jha | ||
| Raniganj | None | Ram Narayan Mandal | ||
| Forbesganj | SC | Shital Pd. Gupta | ||
| Dumar Lal Baitha | ||||
| Araria | None | Ziaur Rehman | ||
| Palasi | None | Shanti Devi | ||
| Bahadurganj | None | Lakhan Lal Kapoor | ||
| Kishanganj | None | Abdul Haiyat | ||
| Amaur | None | Mohammad Ismail | ||
| Purnea | None | Kamaldeo Narayan Sinha | ||
| Dhamdaha | SC | Bhola Paswan Shastri | ||
| Laxmi Narayan Sudhansu | ||||
| Rupauli | None | Braj Bihari Singh | ||
| Barari | None | Basudeo Pd. Singh | ||
| Manihari | None | Parwati Debi | ||
| Katihar | SC | Sukhdeo Narayan Sinha | ||
| Babulal Manjhi | ||||
| Kadwa | None | Mohiuddin Mokhtar | ||
| Baisi | None | Abul Ahmad Mohammad Noor | ||
| Rajmahal | None | Binodanand Jha | ||
| Borio | None | Jetha Kisku | ||
| Barhait | None | Babulal Tudu | ||
| Littipara | None | Ramcharan Kisku | ||
| Pakaur | ST | Rani Jyotir Mayee Debi | ||
| Jitu Kisku | ||||
| Shikaripara | None | Supai Murmu | ||
| Nalla | ST | Babulal Marandi | ||
| Umeshwar Prasad | ||||
| Jamtara | None | Satrughna Besra | ||
| Sarath | None | Badri Narayan Singh | ||
| Deoghar | SC | Shailbala Roy | ||
| Mangulal Das | ||||
| Dumka | ST | Binjamin Hansda | ||
| Sanath Rout | ||||
| Ramgarh | ST | Sukhu Murmu | ||
| Godda | ST | Manilal Yadav | ||
| Chunka Hembrom | ||||
| Mahagama | None | Mahendra Mahto | ||
| Pirpainti | None | Ramjanam Mahto | ||
| Colgong | SC | Bhola Nath Dass | ||
| Syed Maqbool Ahmad | ||||
| Bhagalpur | None | Satyendra Narayan Agrawal | ||
| Gopalpur | None | Mani Ram Singh | ||
| Bihpur | None | Prabhunarain Roy | ||
| Sultanganj | None | Sarswati Devi | ||
| Amarpur | None | Shital Pd. Bhagat | ||
| Dhuraiya | None | |||
| Banka | None | Bindhyabasini Devi | ||
| Katoria | ST | Raghvendra Narain Singh | ||
| Piroo Manjhi | ||||
| Jhajha | ST | Chandra Shekhar Singh | ||
| Bhagwat Murmu | ||||
| Jamui | ST | Hari Prasad Sharma | ||
| Bhola Manjhi | ||||
| Sheikhpura | ST | Shree Krishna Sinha | ||
| Leela Devi | ||||
| Burhee | None | Kapildeo Singh | ||
| Surajgarha | None | Karyanand Sharma | ||
| Tarapur | None | Basukinath Rai | ||
| Kharagpur | None | Narendra Prasad Singh | ||
| Monghyr | None | Nirpad Mukherji | ||
| Jamalpur | None | Jogendra Mahton | ||
| Parbatta | None | Lakshmi Devi | ||
| Chautham | None | Ghanshyam Singh | ||
| Bakhtiarpur | None | Mohammad Choudhary Salahuddin | ||
| Khagaria | SC | Misri Sada | ||
| Kedar Narayan Singh Azad | ||||
| Balia | None | Brahmdeo Narain Singh | ||
| Begusarai | SC | Saryoo Prasad Singh | ||
| Medni Paswan | ||||
| Bariarpur | None | Harihar Mahton | ||
| Teghra | None | Ramcharitar Sinha | ||
| Bachhwara | None | Baidyanath Prasad Singh | ||
| Athawan | None | Nand Kishore Pd. Singh | ||
| Mokamah | None | Jagdish Narain Singh | ||
| Barh | None | Ramyatan Singh | ||
| Fatwa | SC | Shiv Mahadeo Prasad | ||
| Keshav Prasad | ||||
| Bihar North | None | S. M. Aquil | ||
| Bihar South | None | Girbardhari Singh | ||
| Rajgrih | SC | Shyam Sundar Prasad | ||
| Baldeo Prasad | ||||
| Chandi | None | Deogam Prasad Singh | ||
| Hilsa | None | Lal Singh Tyagi | ||
| Masaurhi | SC | Nawal Kishore Singh | ||
| Saraswati Chaudhary | ||||
| Naubatpur | None | Ram Khelawan Singh | ||
| Patna South | None | Badri Nath Varma | ||
| Patna East | None | Zahra Ahmad | ||
| Patna West | None | Ramsaran Sao | ||
| Dinapur | None | Jagat Narayan Lal | ||
| Maner | None | Shribhagwan Singh | ||
| Bikram | None | Manorma Devi | ||
| Paliganj | None | Chandradeo Pd. Verma | ||
| Sandesh | None | Jhaman Prasad | ||
| Arrah | None | Rang Bahadur Prasad | ||
| Arrah Muffasil | None | Ambika Singh | ||
| Shahpur | None | Rama Nand Tiwary | ||
| Barhampur | None | Lallan Prasad Singh | ||
| Dumraon | None | Ganga Prasad Singh | ||
| Nawanagar | None | Raja Ram Arya | ||
| Buxar | None | Sheokumar Thakur | ||
| Ramgarh | None | Dasrath Tewari | ||
| Mohania | None | Badri Singh | ||
| Bhabua | SC | Aliwaris Khan | ||
| Dular Chand Ram | ||||
| Sasaram | SC | Ramadhar Dusadh | ||
| Bipin Behari Sinha | ||||
| Dehri | None | Basawon Sinha | ||
| Nokha | None | Jagdish Prasad | ||
| Dinara | None | Ram Asish Singh | ||
| Bikramganj | None | Manorma Devi Pandey | ||
| Dawath | None | Krishnaraj Sinha | ||
| Piro | SC | Sumitra Devi | ||
| Nagina Dusadh | ||||
| Sahar | None | Sheo Pujan Rai | ||
| Arwal | None | Budhan Mehta | ||
| Kurtha | None | Kameshwar Sharma | ||
| Makhdumpur | None | Mithileshwar Prasad Singh | ||
| Jehanabad | SC | Mahabir Choudhary | ||
| Fida Hussain | ||||
| Tekari | SC | Sukhdeo Prasad Verma | ||
| Rameshwar Manjhi | ||||
| Daudnagar | None | Syed Ahmed Qadri | ||
| Nabinagar | SC | Anugrah Narayan Sinha | ||
| Deodhari Ram | ||||
| Aurangabad | None | Priyabrat Narayan Sinha | ||
| Rafiganj | None | Sarjoo Prasad Sinha | ||
| Imamganj | None | Ambika Prasad Singh | ||
| Sherghati | None | Shahjehan Mohammad | ||
| Barachatti | None | Shreedhar Narain | ||
| Bodh Gaya | None | Shanti Debi | ||
| Koch | None | |||
| Gaya | None | Sardar Mohammad Latifur Rahman | ||
| Gaya Muffasil | None | Hardeo Singh | ||
| Atri | None | Shivaratan Singh | ||
| Hisua | None | Raj Kumari Devi | ||
| Nawada | None | Manzoor Ahmad | ||
| Warsaliganj | SC | Ramkishun Singh | ||
| Chetu Ram | ||||
| Rajauli | None | |||
| Gawan | SC | Nageshwar Rai | ||
| Gopal Rabidas | ||||
| Jamua | None | Indra Narain Singh | ||
| Giridih | ST | Kamakhya Narain Singh | ||
| Hemlal Pragnait | ||||
| Bermo | None | Brajeshwar Prasad Singh | ||
| Bagodar | None | Vijay Raje | ||
| Barhi | None | Rameshwar Prasad Mahtha | ||
| Kodarma | None | G. P. Tripathy | ||
| Chauparan | None | Nand Kishore Singh | ||
| Chatra | None | Kamakhya Narain Singh | ||
| Barkagaon | None | Sashank Manjari | ||
| Hazaribagh | None | Basant Narain Singh | ||
| Mandu | None | Moti Ram | ||
| Ramgarh | ST | Rameshwar Manjhi | ||
| Tara Prasad Buxi | ||||
| Topchanchi | SC | Manorama Sinha | ||
| Ram Lal Chamar | ||||
| Dhanbad | None | Purushottam Chauhan | ||
| Nirsa | ST | Ram Narin Sharma | ||
| Lakshmi Narain Manjhi | ||||
| Chas | None | Hardayal Sharma | ||
| Tundi | None | Ram Chandra Prasad Sharma | ||
| Ghatsila | ST | Shyam Charan Murmu | ||
| Shishir Kumar Mahto | ||||
| Potka | ST | Supai Soren | ||
| Jamshedpur | None | Kedar Das | ||
| Jugsalai | None | V. G. Gopal | ||
| Seraikella | None | Aditya Pratap Singh Deo | ||
| Chaibasa | ST | Sukhdeo Manjhi | ||
| Manjari | ST | Samad Sanatan | ||
| Majhgaon | ST | Saran Balmuchu | ||
| Manoharpur | None | Subhnath Deogam | ||
| Chakradharpur | ST | Shyamal Kumar Pasari | ||
| Haricharan Soy | ||||
| Chandil | SC | Dhananjoy Mahto | ||
| Jatindra Nath Rajak | ||||
| Tamar | ST | Dhan Singh Munda | ||
| Silli | None | Bholanath Bhagat | ||
| Ranchi | SC | Jagannath Mahto | ||
| Ranchi | SC | Ramratan Ram | ||
| Ranchi Sadr | None | Chintamanisaran Nath Shahdeo | ||
| Khunti | ST | Bir Singh Munda | ||
| Torpa | ST | Julius Munda | ||
| Kolebira | ST | Sushil Bage | ||
| Simdega | ST | Marshal Kullu | ||
| Chainpur | ST | Phablanus Oraon | ||
| Gumla | ST | Sukru | ||
| Sisai | ST | Kirpa Oraon | ||
| Lohardaga | ST | Pritam Kujur | ||
| Mandar | ST | Ram Vilas Prasad | ||
| Ignes Kujur | ||||
| Latehar | ST | Johan Munjni | ||
| Lal Jagdhatri Nath Sah Deo | ||||
| Daltonganj | None | Umeshwari Charan | ||
| Garhwa | None | Rajeshwari Saroj Dass | ||
| Bhawanathpur | SC | Jadunandan Tewari | ||
| Ramdeni Chamar | ||||
| Leslieganj | SC | Rajkishore Singh | ||
| Ram Krishna Ram | ||||
In 1958 a by-election was held for the Dhanbad seat. The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate R. Chaudhury, who obtained 8,998 votes. His opponent, M. Desai, received 5,792 votes.[2]
In 1959 a by-election was held for the Nawada seat. The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate M. Ahmad, who obtained 10,236 votes. His opponent, T. N. Yadav, received 7,474 votes.[3]