| Election Name: | 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 1952 Punjab Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Next Election: | 1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Election Date: | 1957 |
| Seats For Election: | All 154 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 78 |
| Image1: | File:Partap Singh Kairon.png |
| Leader1: | Partap Singh Kairon |
| Party1: | INC |
| Leaders Seat1: | Sirhali |
| Seats1: | 120 |
| Seat Change1: | 24 |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,612,709 |
| Percentage1: | 47.51% |
| Swing1: | 10.82 |
| Leader2: | - |
| Leaders Seat2: | - |
| Party2: | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seat Change2: | 9 |
| Popular Vote2: | 654,395 |
| Percentage2: | 8.61% |
| Swing2: | 3.05 |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Election: | Partap Singh Kairon |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| After Election: | Partap Singh Kairon |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress |
Elections to the Second Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in 1957. 661 candidates contested for the 154 seats of the 121 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 21 two-member constituencies and 84 single-member constituencies.
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Patiala & East Punjab States Union was merged with Punjab.[1] Thus the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections.
After the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the assembly constituencies were increased from 105 with 126 seats in 1952 to 121 with 154 seats in 1957 elections. 88 constituencies were single member constituencies while 33 were two-member constituencies. Out of 121 constituencies, 33 were reserved for Scheduled Tribes. There were 52,44,907 electors in single member constituencies, while 3,96,40,19 in two-member constituencies. Total 661 candidates were in fray for these 154 seats.
Four national parties, Communist Party of India, Congress, Praja Socialist Party and Bharatiya Jana Sangha along with the state party Scheduled Caste Federation took part in the assembly election. Congress was the clear winner in the elections winning 77.92% of the total seats (i.~e. 120 seats) with a vote share of 47.51%. Partap Singh Kairon from the Congress party became the Chief Minister again.
!colspan=10||- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"! class="unsortable" |! Political 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| | 154 || 120 || 24 || 77.92 || 36,12,709 || 47.51 || 10.82|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India| | 72 || 6 || 2 || 3.90 || 10,30,898 || 13.56 || 9.67|-| | style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Jana Sangh|| 72 || 9 || 9 || 5.84 || 6,54,395 || 8.61 || 3.05|-|bgcolor=#00FFFF|| style="text-align:left;" |Scheduled Caste Federation|| 24 || 5 || 5 || 3.25 || 4,10,364 || 5.40 || 3.43|-|bgcolor=#00B2B2|| style="text-align:left;" |Praja Socialist Party|| 19 || 1 || New || 0.65 || 94,564 || 1.24 || New|-| || 319 || 13 || 4 || 8.44 || 18,00,960 || 23.69 || N/A|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"! colspan = 3|! style="text-align:center;" |Total Seats !! 154 (28) !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 1,31,72,945 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|76,03,890 (57.72%)|}
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurpur | None | Ram Chandra | ||
| Dera Gopipur | None | Mehr Singh | ||
| Dharamsala | None | Hari Ram | ||
| Kangra | None | Amar Nath | ||
| Palampur | None | Partap Singh | ||
| Kulu | SC | Raghbir Singh | ||
| Jit Ram | ||||
| Hamirpur | SC | Sarla Devi | ||
| Rup Singh | ||||
| Rupar | SC | Sadhu Singh | ||
| Partap Singh | ||||
| Chandigarh | None | Niranjan Singh | ||
| Simla | None | Muni Lal | ||
| Naraingarh | SC | Sadhu Ram | ||
| Roshan Lal | ||||
| Sadhaura | None | Dev Dutt | ||
| Jagadhri | SC | Amar Nath Vidhalankar | ||
| Ram Parkash | ||||
| Ambala Cantonment | None | Dev Raj | ||
| Ambala City | None | Abdul Gufar Khan | ||
| Thanesar | SC | Ran Singh | ||
| Banarsi Das | ||||
| Pehowa | None | Jagdish Chand | ||
| Pundri | None | Bhag Singh | ||
| Rajaund | None | Baru Ram | ||
| Butana | None | Chambel Singh | ||
| Karnal | None | Ram Piara | ||
| Gharaunda | None | Multan Singh | ||
| Panipat | None | Parma Nand | ||
| Sambhalka | None | Dharam Singh | ||
| Kaithal | None | Om Prabha Jain | ||
| Jind | SC | Inder Singh | ||
| Bhala Ram | ||||
| Safidon | None | Shri Krishan | ||
| Ganaur | None | Lahri Singh | ||
| Sonepat | None | Shri Ram | ||
| Gohana | SC | Bharat Singh | ||
| Chhajju Ram | ||||
| Kalanaur | None | Nahnu Ram | ||
| Rohtak | None | Mangal Sein | ||
| Sampla | None | Suraj Bhan | ||
| Rai | None | Hukam Singh | ||
| Bahadurgarh | None | Siri Chand | ||
| Jhajjar | SC | Sher Singh | ||
| Phul Singh | ||||
| Ferozepur Jhirka | None | Yasin Khan | ||
| Hassanpur | None | Sumer Singh | ||
| Palwal | SC | Bhule Ram | ||
| Gurdatt | ||||
| Nuh | None | Abdul Ghani | ||
| Gurgaon | None | Gajraj Singh | ||
| Pataudi | None | Mohan Lal | ||
| Rewari | None | Sumitra Devi | ||
| Jatusana | None | Abhai Singh | ||
| Narnaul | None | Devki Nandan | ||
| Mahendragarh | None | Nihal Singh | ||
| Dadri | SC | Sis Ram | ||
| Attar Singh | ||||
| Hansi | SC | Dalbir Singh | ||
| Sarup Singh | ||||
| Bhiwani | None | Ram Kanwar | ||
| Tosham | None | Chander Bhan | ||
| Hissar Sadar | None | Sneh Lata | ||
| Hissar City | None | Balwant Rai | ||
| Tohana | None | Suraj Mal | ||
| Fatehabad | None | Mani Ram S/o Ramjas | ||
| Sirsa | SC | Ram Dayal | ||
| Kesara Ram | ||||
| Abohar | None | Sahi Ram | ||
| Fazilka | None | Radha Krishan | ||
| Malout | SC | Parkash Singh | ||
| Teja Singh | ||||
| Guru Har Sahai | None | Bakhtawar Singh | ||
| Muktsar | None | Harcharan Singh | ||
| Ferozepur | None | Kundan Lal | ||
| Zira | ST | Jaswant Kaur | ||
| Gurdit Singh | ||||
| Moga | None | Jagraj Singh | ||
| Baghapurana | ST | Sohan Singh | ||
| Gurmit Singh | ||||
| Patti | None | Narain Singh | ||
| Sirhali | None | Partap Singh | ||
| Tarn Taran | SC | Gurdial Singh Dhillon | ||
| Naranajan Singh | ||||
| Khalra | None | Gurwaryam Singh | ||
| Ajnala | None | Achhar Singh | ||
| Majitha | None | Parkash Kaur | ||
| Amritsar City East | None | Baldev Prakash | ||
| Amritsar City West | None | Balram Das | ||
| Amritsar City Civil Lines | None | Sarup Singh | ||
| Amritsar Sadar | SC | Waryam Singh | ||
| Charan Singh | ||||
| Beas | None | Sohan Singh | ||
| Sri Gobindpur | None | Gurbachan Singh | ||
| Batala | None | Gorakh Nath | ||
| Fatehgarh | None | Joginder Singh | ||
| Dera Baba Nanak | None | Waryam Singh | ||
| Dhariwal | None | Harbans Singh | ||
| Gurdaspur | SC | Prabodh Chander | ||
| Sunder Singh | ||||
| Pathankot | None | Bhagirath Lal | ||
| Anandpur | None | Balloo Ram | ||
| Una | None | Ram Kishan | ||
| Amb | None | Krishna | ||
| Garhshankar | SC | Dasonda Singh | ||
| Bhag Singh | ||||
| Hoshiarpur | SC | Balbir Singh | ||
| Karam Chand | ||||
| Dasuya | None | Kartar Singh | ||
| Mukerian | SC | Guran Dass | ||
| Ralla Ram | ||||
| Kapurthala | None | Harnam Singh | ||
| Sultanpur | None | Atama Singh | ||
| Kartarpur | SC | Gurbanta Singh | ||
| Karam Singh | ||||
| Jullundar City North East | None | Lal Chand | ||
| Jullundar City South West | None | Jagat Narain | ||
| Nakodar | ST | Umrao Singh | ||
| Sant Ram | ||||
| Nurmahal | None | Darbara Singh | ||
| Phillaur | None | Udham Singh | ||
| Phagwara | None | Hans Raj | ||
| Nawanshahar | SC | Jagat Ram | ||
| Hargurand Singh | ||||
| Samrala | SC | Jagir Singh | ||
| Ajmer Singh | ||||
| Ludhiana City | None | Lajpat Rai | ||
| Ludhiana North | None | Harbhagwan | ||
| Ludhiana South | None | Ramdayal Singh | ||
| Raikot | SC | Wazir Singh | ||
| Bhag Singh | ||||
| Jagraon | None | Har Prakash Kaur | ||
| Sirhind | SC | Mihan Singh | ||
| Gain Singh | ||||
| Nabha | None | Balwant Singh | ||
| Rajpura | None | Prem Singh Prem | ||
| Patiala | None | Surinder Singh | ||
| Samana | SC | Bhupinder Singh | ||
| Harchand Singh | ||||
| Malerkotla | None | Chanda Singh | ||
| Dhuri | SC | Jasdev Singh | ||
| Jangir Singh | ||||
| Barnala | None | Kartar Singh | ||
| Sangrur | None | Rajinder Singh | ||
| Sunam | SC | Maheshinder Singh | ||
| Pritam Singh | ||||
| Phul | None | Ram Nath | ||
| Faridkot | None | Mehar Singh | ||
| Jaitu | None | Jagdish Kaur | ||
| Bhatinda | None | Harbans Lal | ||
| Pakka Kalan | SC | Dhanna Singh | ||
| Inder Singh | ||||
| Mansa | SC | Kirpal Singh | ||
| Harcharan Singh | ||||