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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1957

218 seats · vs 1951 (184-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1957 · 7 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 165 seatsIndependent — 20 seatsPraja Socialist Party — 11 seatsBharatiya Jana Sangh — 9 seatsHMS — 7 seatsRashtriya Rashtrawadi Party — 4 seatsCommunist Party of India — 2 seats110218of 218 seats
  • INC165
  • IND20
  • PSP11
  • BJS9
  • HMS7
  • RRP4
  • CPI2

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress16576%36,91,99949.8%279
INDIndependent209%12,22,00316.5%317
PSPPraja Socialist Party115%9,76,02113.2%154
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh94%7,33,3159.9%127
HMSHMS73%3,45,1224.7%43
RRPRashtriya Rashtrawadi Party42%2,29,0103.1%51
CPICommunist Party of India21%1,20,5491.6%25
SCFSCF00%90,7491.2%24

Constituency map

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1957 · winner by seat

230 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 110

1957 · selected
Majority 110
INC165IND20PSP11BJS9HMS7RRP4CPI2
1951 · previous
Majority 93

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1951 → 1957

1951 1957· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
49.1
49.8
22.9
16.5
0.0
13.2
3.6
9.9
0.1
4.7
2.5
3.1
4.1
1.2
INCINDPSPBJSHMSRRPSCF

Seat change

1957 seats minus 1951 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
158 → 165
+7
IND
16 → 20
+4
PSP
0 → 11
+11
BJS
0 → 9
+9
HMS
0 → 7
+7
RRP
3 → 4
+1
CPI
0 → 2
+2
KMPP
4 → 0
−4
SP
2 → 0
−2
SKP
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1951 → 1957

share lostshare gained
PSP
0.0% → 13.2%
+13.2%
BJS
3.6% → 9.9%
+6.3%
HMS
0.1% → 4.7%
+4.6%
CPI
0.3% → 1.6%
+1.3%
INC
49.1% → 49.8%
+0.8%
RRP
2.5% → 3.1%
+0.6%
FBLMG
0.6% → 0.0%
−0.6%
FBLRG
0.7% → 0.0%
−0.7%
SKP
1.5% → 0.0%
−1.5%
SCF
4.1% → 1.2%
−2.8%

Biggest INC–IND swings

Seats where the INC-vs-IND vote gap moved most, 1951 → 1957. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (INC share − IND share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward IND.

toward INDtoward INC
Chitrakoot
+102.9%
Basna
−77.8%
Dantewara
+70.8%
Bhatgaon
−64.9%
Kanker
+61.5%
Bijapur
+55.0%
Keskal
+52.1%
Lakhnadon
+50.9%
Saraipali
−50.2%
Patan
−46.7%
Shahpur
+44.0%
Damoh
+42.4%

Closest races · 1957

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1957

218 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1951