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BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR ANDHRA PRADESH |
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Election to the Legislative Assembly, 1957 |
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1. |
No. of Seats |
105 *(Including 4 seats where candidates were elected uncontested) |
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2. |
No. of contestants |
319 |
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3. |
ELECTORS |
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MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
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i. |
No. of Electors |
3792230 |
3607255 |
7399485 |
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ii |
No. of Voters |
2177219 |
1529810 |
3707029 |
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Polling percentage |
57.41 |
42.41 |
50.09 |
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4. |
No. of Valid Votes |
3603585 |
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5. |
Votes rejected |
104179 (5.26) |
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6. |
No. of polling Stations |
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7. |
Average No.of Electors per polling station |
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8.Performance of parties
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PARTY |
No. of candidates |
Seats won |
% of votes polled |
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Congress |
109 |
68 |
47.38 |
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Praja Socialist Party |
29 |
1 |
5.65 |
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Jan Sangh |
4 |
0 |
0.18 |
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NATIONAL PARTIES |
142 |
69 |
53.21 |
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Other Parties and Independents |
177 |
36 |
46.79 |
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TOTAL |
319** |
105 |
100.00 |
* Only Telangana area of Andhra Pradesh went to the poll.
** Difference of five candidates.