1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 1,108 candidates contested for the 218 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 69 two-member constituencies and 149 single-member constituencies.^[1]

1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

← 1952 (MB) ← 1952 (MP) ← 1952 (Bhopal) ← 1952 (VP) 25 February 1957 1962 →
All 288 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 145 seats needed for a majority
Registered	13,871,727
Turnout	37.17%
First party Second party   INC PSP Party INC PSP Last election Did not contest Seats won 232 12 Seat change 38 N/A Popular vote 36,91,999 9,76,021 Percentage 49.83% 13.17% Swing 0.76% N/A
Chief Minister before election Kailash Nath Katju INC Elected Chief Minister Kailash Nath Katju INC

State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Madhya Bharat (except the Sunel enclave of the Mandsaur district), Vindhya Pradesh, Bhopal State and the Sironj sub-division of the Kota district of Rajasthan were merged into Madhya Pradesh while the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur Division and Amravathi Division (namely Buldana, Akola, Amravati, Yeotmal, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara and Chanda), were transferred to Bombay State.^[2] This resulted in increase in assembly constituencies from 184 with 232 seats to 218 constituencies with 288 seats during 1957 elections.

Results

Summary of results of the 1957 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election^[1]

	Political party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %
	Indian National Congress		288	232	38	80.56	36,91,999	49.83	0.76
	Praja Socialist Party		163	12	New	4.16	9,76,021	13.17	New
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh		133	10	10	3.47	7,33,315	9.90	6.32
	Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad		53	5	2	1.75	2,29,010	3.09	0.58
	Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha		48	7	7	2.43	3,45,122	4.66	4.56
	Communist Party of India		25	2	2	0.69	1,20,549	1.63	4.66
	Independent		372	20	3	6.94	12,22,003	16.49	N/A
			Total Seats	288 ( 56)	Voters	1,99,31,685	Turnout	74,08,768 (37.17%)

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for	Elected Member	Party
Lahar	SC	Premkumari Ranvijay Singh		Indian National Congress
		Gokul Prasad Devlal		Indian National Congress
Mehgaon	None	Yugalkishore Ramkishore		Praja Socialist Party
Bhind	None	Narsinghrao Jabarsingh		Indian National Congress
Attair	None	Hargyansingh Subalal		Praja Socialist Party
Gahad	None	Sushila Devi Sovransingh		Indian National Congress
Pichhore Gird	SC	Brinda Sahai		Indian National Congress
		Raja Ram Singh		Indian National Congress
Gird	None	Ghule Murlidhar		Indian National Congress
Lashkar	None	Bangad Ram Niwas		Indian National Congress
Morar	None	Chandra Kala Sahai		Indian National Congress
Gwalior	None	Ramchandra		Communist Party of India
Ambah	None	Ram Niwas Chitralal		Indian National Congress
Morena	SC	Kushwah Kunwar Yashwantsingh		Indian National Congress
		Sagar Chameli Bai		Indian National Congress
Joura	None	Chhote lal Bharadwaj Khashiprasad		Independent
Sabalgarh	SC	Baboolal		Indian National Congress
		Balmukand		Indian National Congress
Sheopur	None	Raghunath		Hindu Mahasabha
Shivpur	SC	Tularam		Indian National Congress
		Maloji		Independent
Karera	None	Sharma Gautam		Indian National Congress
Pichhore-Shivpore	None	Laxminarain		Hindu Mahasabha
Kolaras	None	Vedehi Charan		Indian National Congress
Guna	None	Daulat Ram		Indian National Congress
Chachaura	None	Sagarsingh Sisodia		Indian National Congress
Ashoknagar	SC	Ramdayal Singh		Indian National Congress
		Dulichand		Indian National Congress
Munagoli	None	Khalak Singh		Hindu Mahasabha
Kurwai	None	Takhatmal		Indian National Congress
Vidisha	SC	Hiralal Pippal		Indian National Congress
		Ajaisingh		Indian National Congress
Sironi	None	Madanlal		Hindu Mahasabha
Kljocjoir	None	Prabhudayal Bhanwarlal		Indian National Congress
Raogarj	None	Dube Ramcharan		Independent
Biaora	None	Laxman Singh		Independent
Narsingarh	SC	Bhanwarlal Jivan		Indian National Congress
		Vijaivargiya Radhavallabh		Indian National Congress
Susner	None	Haribhau		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Agar	None	Madanlal		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Shaipur	SC	Pratapbhai		Indian National Congress
		Kishanlal		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Shujalpur	None	Vishnucharan		Indian National Congress
Kannod	None	Manjulabai Govindrao Wagle		Indian National Congress
Dewas	SC	Patwardhan Anant Sadashiv		Indian National Congress
		Bapulal Kishan		Indian National Congress
Sonkatch	None	Bhagirathsingh Puransingh		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Mahidpur	SC	Totala Rameshwar Dayal Mahadeo		Indian National Congress
		Suryawansi Durgadas Bhagwan Das		Indian National Congress
Ujjain North	None	Rajdan Kumar Kishori		Indian National Congress
Ujjain South	None	Ayachit Vishwanath Vasudeo		Indian National Congress
Barnagar	None	Mehta Kanhaiyalal Bhoorabhai		Indian National Congress
Khacraud	None	Virendrasingh Parwatsingh		Hindu Mahasabha
Manasa	None	Sunderlal		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Jawad	None	Virendra Kumar		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Neemuch	None	Sitaram Jajoo		Indian National Congress
Garoth	SC	Saraswati Devi Sharda		Indian National Congress
		Vimal Kumar		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Sitamau	None	Bhanwarlal		Indian National Congress
Mandsaur	None	Shyam Sunder		Indian National Congress
Jaora	None	Kailashnath Katju		Indian National Congress
Alot	SC	Devisingh		Indian National Congress
		Miyaram		Indian National Congress
Ralam	None	Suman Jain		Indian National Congress
Thandia	ST	Nathulal		Independent
Jhabua	ST	Sursingh		Indian National Congress
Jobat	ST	Ganga		Indian National Congress
Aliraipur	ST	Chatrarsingh		Indian National Congress
Kukshi	ST	Rathusingh		Indian National Congress
Sardarpur	None	Shankar Lal Garg		Indian National Congress
Badnawar	None	Manoharsingh Mehta		Indian National Congress
Dhat	None	Vasantrao Pradhan		Hindu Mahasabha
Manawar East	ST	Ranjitsingh		Hindu Mahasabha
Manawar West	ST	Shivbhanu		Indian National Congress
Depalpur	SC	Vishna Sajjansingh		Indian National Congress
		Joshi Nandlal		Indian National Congress
Indore	None	Dravid Vyanktesh		Indian National Congress
Indore City East	None	Daji Homi		Independent
Indore City Central	None	Patodi Babulal		Indian National Congress
Indore City West	None	Mishrilal		Indian National Congress
Mhow	None	Jall Rustomji		Indian National Congress
Barwani	ST	Gulal		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Rajpur	ST	Mangilal Tajsingh		Indian National Congress
Sendhwa	ST	Barku		Indian National Congress
Khargone	None	Ramakant Khode		Indian National Congress
		Sawaisingh Balramsingh		Indian National Congress
Maheshwar	SC	Vallabhdas Sitaram		Indian National Congress
		Sadhav Sitaram		Indian National Congress
Barwaha	None	Virendrasingh Motisingh		Indian National Congress
Bhopal	None	Shakir Ali Khan		Communist Party of India
Barasia	SC	Hari Krishna Singh		Indian National Congress
		Bhagwan Singh		Indian National Congress
Sehore	SC	Umrao Singh		Indian National Congress
		Inayattullah Khan		Indian National Congress
Budhni	None	Rajkumari Surajkala		Indian National Congress
Sanchi	None	Khuman Singh		Indian National Congress
		Raja Daulat Singh		Indian National Congress
Udaipura	SC	Shankar Dayal Sharma		Indian National Congress
Deori	None	Bala Prasad Mishra		Indian National Congress
Rehli	None	Mani Bhai Jaber Bhai		Indian National Congress
Surkhi	None	B B Rai		Indian National Congress
Sagar	None	Mohammed Shafi Mohammed Subrati		Indian National Congress
Khurai	SC	Bhadai Halke		Indian National Congress
		Rishabh Kumar Mohanlal		Indian National Congress
Banda	None	Swami Krishna Nand Ramcharan		Indian National Congress
Hatta	SC	Kadora		Indian National Congress
		Gaya Prasad		Indian National Congress
Damoh	None	Harishchandra		Indian National Congress
Nohata	None	Guru Kunjbihari Lal		Indian National Congress
Murwara	None	Ramdas		Independent
Bilai Raghogarh	ST	Kunjilal Khoobchand		Indian National Congress
		Chanda Bai		Indian National Congress
Sihora	ST	Kashiprasad Pande Jairam Pande		Indian National Congress
		Harbhagat Singh		Indian National Congress
Patan	ST	Deva Devi		Indian National Congress
		Neknarain Singh		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur 1	None	Kunjilal Dharamdas		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur 2	None	Jagdishnarayan Laxminarayan		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur 3	None	Jagmohandas Seth Govind Das		Indian National Congress
Panagar	None	Parmanand Mohanlal		Indian National Congress
Bargi	None	Chandrikaprasad		Indian National Congress
Gotegaon	None	Shyamsunder Narayan		Indian National Congress
Narsimhapur	None	Sarla Devi		Indian National Congress
Gadarwara	SC	Nabha		Indian National Congress
		Kishorilal		Indian National Congress
Sohagpu	ST	Manjabhai Jaggi		Indian National Congress
		Narayansingh Dangal Singh		Indian National Congress
Hoshangabad	None	Nanhelal Bhurelal		Indian National Congress
Itarsi	None	Hariprasad Nandlal Chaturvedi		Indian National Congress
Hardha	SC	Gulab Bai Rameshwar		Indian National Congress
		Naik Laxmanrao Bhikajee		Indian National Congress
Burhanpur	None	Abdul Quadir Mohd Masum Siddiqui		Indian National Congress
Shahpur	None	Keshorao Yashwantrao		Praja Socialist Party
Khandwa	SC	Deokaran Balchand		Indian National Congress
		Bhagwantrao Mandloi		Indian National Congress
Harsud	ST	Ramsingh Galba		Indian National Congress
		Kalusingh Shersingh		Indian National Congress
Bhainadehi	ST	Somdatta Deo		Indian National Congress
Betul	ST	Mokhamsingh Sabsingh		Indian National Congress
		Deepchand Lakhmichand		Indian National Congress
Muitai	None	Anandrao Sonaji		Independent
Masod	None	Marotrao Lahnu		Independent
Parasia	ST	Phulbhansa		Indian National Congress
		Kashiprasad Kanhaiyalal		Indian National Congress
Pagara	ST	Udaibhanushah		Indian National Congress
Chhindwara	SC	Vidyawati Vidyashankar		Indian National Congress
		Nokhelal		Indian National Congress
Sausar	ST	Raichandbhai Narsibhai		Indian National Congress
Seoni	None	Dadu Mahendranath Singh		Indian National Congress
Barghat	None	Ravindranath Bhargava		Indian National Congress
Bhoma	ST	Manohar Rao Jatar		Indian National Congress
		Thakur Deepsing		Indian National Congress
Lakhnadon	ST	Vasantrao Uike		Indian National Congress
Niwas	ST	Sahjoo		Indian National Congress
Mehedwani	ST	Ramaisingh		Indian National Congress
Dindori	ST	Dwarka Prasad		Indian National Congress
		Akali		Indian National Congress
Bichhia	ST	Baredi Budana		Indian National Congress
Mandla	None	Narayani Devi		Indian National Congress
Baihar	ST	Murlidhar Batailal Asati		Indian National Congress
		Haresingh Bakhatsingh		Indian National Congress
Balaghat	None	Nandkishore Jairaj Sharma		Indian National Congress
Katangi	None	Ramniklal Amritlal		Indian National Congress
Khairlanjee	None	Shankar Lal Tiwari		Indian National Congress
Waraseonj	None	Thansingh Tikaram		Indian National Congress
Kiranpur	SC	Tejlal Tambhare Harishchandra		Indian National Congress
		Motiram Odgoo		Indian National Congress
Kawardha	None	Dharamrajsingh		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Birendranagar	None	Padmavati Devi		Indian National Congress
Bemetara	SC	Sheolal		Indian National Congress
		Laxmanprasad		Indian National Congress
Dhamdha	None	Ganeshram		Indian National Congress
Bhilai	ST	Govindsingh		Indian National Congress
		Udairam		Indian National Congress
Durg	None	Vishwanath Tamasker		Praja Socialist Party
Khairagarli	None	Rituparna Kishoredas		Indian National Congress
Dongargarh	SC	Bhootnath		Indian National Congress
		Vijaylal		Indian National Congress
Dongargaon	None	Dhannalal Jain		Indian National Congress
Rajnandgaon	None	J.P.L. Francis		Praja Socialist Party
Dondi Lohara	ST	Jhamitkunwar		Indian National Congress
Chowki	ST	Kanak Kumari		Indian National Congress
Balod	None	Lesholal Gomasta		Indian National Congress
Bijapur	ST	Br Pambhoi		Indian National Congress
Dantewara	ST	Sheoram		Indian National Congress
Konta	ST	Soyam Joga		Indian National Congress
Chitrakote	ST	Sukhdu		Indian National Congress
Jagadalpur	SC	Maharaja Pravirchandra Deo		Indian National Congress
		Derhaprasad		Indian National Congress
Narayanpur	ST	Rameshwar		Indian National Congress
Keskal	ST	Saraduram		Indian National Congress
Kanker	ST	Pratibha Devi		Indian National Congress
		Bisram		Indian National Congress
Raipur	None	Tiwari Singh Charan		Indian National Congress
Arang	SC	Gupta Lakhanlal		Indian National Congress
		Jagmohandas		Indian National Congress
Kurud	None	Bhopalrao Bissuli		Indian National Congress
Dhamtari	ST	Jhitkoo		Indian National Congress
		Purshottamdas		Indian National Congress
Bindranawagarh	ST	Shyama Kumari		Indian National Congress
		Shukla Pt Shyama Charan		Indian National Congress
Mahasamund	SC	Nemichand		Indian National Congress
		Miri Bajirao		Indian National Congress
Basna	None	Rajkumar Birendra Bahadur Singh		Independent
Saraipali	None	Jaideo Gadadhar		Indian National Congress
Bhatgaon	SC	Jitendra Vijai Bahadur		Independent
		Moolchand		Indian National Congress
Baloda Bazar	SC	Brijlal		Praja Socialist Party
		Naindas		Indian National Congress
Dharsiwan	None	Baghel Khubchand		Praja Socialist Party
Bhatapara	None	Shukla Chakrapani		Indian National Congress
Lormi	None	Gangaprasad		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Mungeli	SC	Ramlal Ghasia		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
		Ambika Sao		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Masturi	SC	Bashir Ahmed		Indian National Congress
		Ganeshram		Indian National Congress
Bilaspur	None	Shivdulare		Indian National Congress
Kota	ST	Kashiram Tiwari		Indian National Congress
		Suraj Kunwar		Indian National Congress
Gourella	None	Mathua Prasad		Indian National Congress
Trnakhar	ST	Yagyaseni Kumari		Indian National Congress
Katghora	ST	Banwari Lal		Indian National Congress
		Dewan Rudrasharan Pratap Singh		Indian National Congress
Champa	None	Ram Krishna		Indian National Congress
Janjgir	None	Lakheshwarilal Paliwal		Indian National Congress
Akaltara	None	Bhuwanbhasker Singh		Indian National Congress
Nwagarh	None	Bisahudas		Indian National Congress
Sakti	None	Rajabadadur Liladhar Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Chandrapur	SC	Vedram		Indian National Congress
		Sashibhushan Singh		Independent
Sarangarh	SC	Raja Naresh Chandra Singh		Indian National Congress
		Nanhu Dai		Indian National Congress
Rajgarh	None	Ramkumar		Praja Socialist Party
Dharamjigarh	ST	Rajasahib Chandrachud Prasad Singh Deo		Indian National Congress
		Umed Singh		Indian National Congress
Ghaghoda	ST	Raja Lalit Kumar		Indian National Congress
		Gouri Shanker Shastri		Indian National Congress
Jashpur	ST	Raja Bijai Bhushan Singh Deo		Indian National Congress
		Johan		Indian National Congress
Pal	ST	Bhandari		Indian National Congress
		Kapildeo Narayan Singh		Indian National Congress
Sitapur	ST	Haribhajan Singh		Indian National Congress
Ambikapur	SC	Brijbhushan		Indian National Congress
		Kurray Pritam		Indian National Congress
Suraipur	ST	Singh Mahadeo		Indian National Congress
		Sharma Dhirendranath		Indian National Congress
Manendragarh	ST	Singh Raghubar		Indian National Congress
		Brijendralal		Indian National Congress
Kotma	ST	Hari Raj Kunwar		Indian National Congress
		Ratan Singh		Indian National Congress
Pushpraigarh	ST	Lalan Singh		Indian National Congress
Sohagpur	None	Shambhu Nath		Indian National Congress
Bandhogarh	None	Chhotelal		Indian National Congress
Beohari	ST	Ram Kishore		Independent
		Jhalkan Kumari		Indian National Congress
Singrauli	None	Shyam Kartik		Independent
Deosar	ST	Bhai Lal		Independent
		Jagdeo Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Sidhi	None	Chandra Pratap		Praja Socialist Party
Majhauli	None	Arjun Singh		Independent
Mauganj	SC	Sahadeo		Indian National Congress
		Achuta Nand		Independent
Teibthar	None	Banaspati Singh		Indian National Congress
Sirmaur	None	Champa Devi		Indian National Congress
Mangawan	None	Rukmani Raman Pratap Singh		Independent
Gurh	None	Sheonath Prasad		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Rewa	None	Joshi Jagdinsh Chand		Independent
Chitrakoot	None	Kaushalendra Pratap Bahadur Singh		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Rampur Beghelan	None	Lal Govind Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
Amarpatan	None	Ram Hit		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Maihar	None	Gopal Sharan Singh		Indian National Congress
Satna	SC	Shivanand		Indian National Congress
		Vishweshwar Prasad		Indian National Congress
Pawai	SC	Narendra Singh		Indian National Congress
		Ram Das		Indian National Congress
Panna	None	Devendra Vijay Singh		Independent
Laundi	None	Vidyavati Chaturvedi		Indian National Congress
Chhatarpur	SC	Govind Das		Indian National Congress
		Dasrath		Indian National Congress
Bijawar	SC	Gayatri Devi		Indian National Congress
		Hansraj		Indian National Congress
Tikamgarh	None	Ram Krishna		Indian National Congress
Jatara	None	Kamta Prasad		Indian National Congress
Niwari	SC	Lakshmi Narayan		Praja Socialist Party
		Nathu Ram		Indian National Congress
Seondha	None	Kamta Prasad Sharma		Indian National Congress
Datia	None	Shyam Sunder Dass Shyam		Indian National Congress
Jaora	None	Bankatelal Todi		Indian National Congress
Alot	SC	Lila Devi Choudhary		Indian National Congress
Manasa	None	Surajbhai Tugnawat		Indian National Congress
Garoth	None	Kasturchand Chaudhary		Indian National Congress
Suwasara	SC	Ramgopal Bhartiya		Indian National Congress
Sitamau	None	Dhansukhlal Bhachawat		Indian National Congress
Mandsaur	None	Shyam Sunder Patidar		Indian National Congress
Neemuch	None	Raghunandan Prasad		Indian National Congress
Jawad	None	Kanhiyalal Nagauri		Indian National Congress

See also

• India portal

• 1957 elections in India
• 1952 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
• 1952 Madhya Bharat Legislative Assembly election
• 1952 Bhopal Legislative Assembly election
• 1952 Vindhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election