1957 Indian general election in Kerala explained

Election Name:1957 Indian general election in Kerala
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Elected Members:List of members of the 2nd Lok Sabha#Kerala
Next Election:1962 Indian general election in Kerala
Next Year:1962
Turnout:66.05
Seats For Election:18 of the 489 seats in the Lok Sabha
Image1:E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg
Leader1:E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Party1:Communist Party of India
Seats1:9
Popular Vote1:22,67,888
Percentage1:37.48
Leader2:P. T. Chacko
Party2:Indian National Congress
Seats2:6
Popular Vote2:21,02,883
Percentage2:34.76

1957 Indian general election in Kerala was held for 18 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Communist Party of India winning 9 out of 18 seats. The major opposition for CPI, the Indian National Congress, won 6 seats.

Results

By constituency

ConstituencyTurnoutWinner[1] PartyRunner UpParty
1Trivandrum2,88,976Easwara IyerThanu Pillai A
2Chirayinkil2,68,222KumaranMadhavan
3Quilon12,03,754Parameswaran Nair VRamachandra Das (S. C.)
Kodiyan (S. C.)Chandrasekharan (S. C.)
4Ambalapuzha3,24,471Punnoose, P. T.Mohammed Sheriff K. P.
5Thiruvalla3,00,891Vasudevan Nair P. K.George, P. S.
6Kottayam2,87,074Mathew ManiyangadanThomas
7Muvattupuzha2,42,844George ThomasJacob K. T.
8Ernakulam2,94,600Thomas (Alungal)Abdul Kadar
9Mukundapuram3,05,569Narayanankutty MenonMadhavan E. K.
10Trichur2,80,441KrishnanBalakrishna Marar
11Palghat9,10,729Kunhan P. (SC)Damodaran K.
Eacharan V. Iyyani (SC)Vasu Menon, P.
13Kozhikode2,68,664Kuttikrishnan NairSeethi Sahib Kottapurath
14Manjeri2,29,402Pocker KuttivathaKunhikoya Palat
15Badagara2,95,682Menon K. B.Gopalan Karipur
16Tellicherry2,96,394M. K. JinachandranPottekkattu S. K
17Kasergod2,52,533Gopalan Ayillath KuttieriAchutha Shenoy B.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21 August 2018 . General Election, 1957 (Vol I, II) . 28 April 2024 . eci.gov.in.