1957 Indian general election in Madras|
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| Registered | 17,514,993 |
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| Turnout | 8,363,410 (47.75%) 5.23% |
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First party |
Second party |
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| Leader |
K. Kamaraj |
M. Kalyanasundaram |
| Party |
INC |
CPI |
| Leader's seat |
Did not contest |
Did not contest |
| Seats won |
31 |
2 |
| Seat change |
5 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
5,094,552 |
1,101,338 |
| Percentage |
46.52% |
10.06% |
| Swing |
4.55% |
5.09% |
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The 1957 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 34 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 24 out of 34 seats. The major opposition for INC, the CPI, managed to only win 2 seats. This election also saw the entry of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in their first national election, who ended up winning 2 seats. Due to the nonrecognition of state parties such as the DMK, they were grouped under independent parties, which won a total of 8 seats.
