Indian General Elections 1951–1971 - 1957

1957

See also: Indian general election, 1957

Lok Sabha elections 1957
Electoral participation: 55,42%

% 545
Bharatiya Jana Sangh BJS 5,97 4
Communist Party of India CPI 8,92 27
Indian National Congress INC 47,78 371
Praja Socialist Party PSP 10,41 19
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha ABHM 0,86 1
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad RRP 0,38 0
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party CNSPJP 0,42 3
Forward Bloc (Marxist) AIFB 0,55 2
Ganatantra Parishad GP 1,07 7
Jharkhand Party JKP 0,62 6
Peasants and Workers Party of India PWPI 0,77 4
People's Democratic Front PDF 0,87 2
Praja Party PP 0,12 0
Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP 0,26 0
Scheduled Castes Federation SCF 1,69 6
Independents - 19,32 42
Nominated Anglo-Indians - - 2

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