1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
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All 252 seats in the West Bengal state assembly 127 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Structure of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957 was part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.
State Reorganization
On 1 November 1956, under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a portion of the Purnea district east of the river Mahananda and the Purulia sub-district of the Manbhum district in the south (except Char Thana) were transferred from Bihar to West Bengal.[1] Thus, assembly constituencies in West Bengal increased from 187 (238 seats) to 195 (252 seats) during 1957 assembly elections.
Alliances
On the political left two alliances had emerged; the United Left Election Committee (an alliance between CPI, PSP, AIFB, MFB and RSP) and the United Left Front (comprising the SUCI(C), the BPI, the RPI and the Democratic Vanguard). A third alliance was the United Democratic People's Front, consisting of BJS, Hindu Mahasabha and RCPI.[2]
Results
Alliance wise result
The election was won by the Indian National Congress, who got a majority of its own in the assembly. The communists became the largest opposition party.
| ULFC | SEATS | ULF | SEATS | INC+ | SEATS | UDPF | SEATS | OTHERS | SEATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | 46 | SUCI | 0 | INC | 152 | BJS | 0 | IND | 25 |
| PSP | 21 | BPI | 0 | ABHM | 0 | ||||
| AIFB | 8 | Republican Party | RCPI | ||||||
| MFB | DV | ||||||||
| RSP | |||||||||
| TOTAL (1957) | 75 | TOTAL (1957) | 0 | TOTAL (1957) | 152 | TOTAL (1957) | 0 | TOTAL (1957) | 0 |
| TOTAL (1952) | 39 | TOTAL (1952) | 2 | TOTAL (1952) | 150 | TOTAL (1952) | 13 | TOTAL (1952) | 34 |
| Party/Alliance | Own | % |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 152 | 46.14% |
| United Left Election Committee | 80 | 33.6% |
| United Left Front (1957) | 2 | 2.45% |
| United Democratic People's Front | 0 | 3.44% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % | |||||
| Indian National Congress | 251 | 152 | 4,830,992 | 46.14% | |||||
| Communist Party of India | 103 | 46 | 1,865,106 | 17.81% | |||||
| Praja Socialist Party | 67 | 21 | 1,031,392 | 9.85% | |||||
| Forward Bloc | 26 | 8 | 425,318 | 4.06% | |||||
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 37 | 0 | 225,126 | 2.15% | |||||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 33 | 0 | 102,477 | 0.98% | |||||
| Independents | 418 | 25 | 1,989,392 | 19.00% | |||||
| Total: | 935 | 252 | 10,469,803 | ||||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalimpong | None | Narbahadur Gurung | Independent | |
| Darjeeling | None | Deo Prakash Rai | Independent | |
| Jore Bungalow | None | Bhadra Bahadur Hamal | Communist Party of India | |
| Siliguri | ST | Satyendra Narayan Mazumdar | Communist Party of India | |
| T. Wangdi | Indian National Congress | |||
| Jalpaiguri | SC | Sarojendra Deb Raikut | Indian National Congress | |
| Khagendra Nath Das Gupta | Indian National Congress | |||
| Mal | ST | Mangru Bhagat | Communist Party of India | |
| Budhu Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |||
| Mainaguri | None | Jaineswar Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Falakata | None | Jagadananda Roy | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Kalchini | ST | Debendra Nath Brahma Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| Anima Hoare | Indian National Congress | |||
| Alipur Duars | None | Pijush Kanti Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Tufanganj | None | Jatindra Nath Sinha Sarker | Indian National Congress | |
| Cooch Behar | SC | Maziruddin Ahmed | Indian National Congress | |
| Satish Chandra Roy Singha | Indian National Congress | |||
| Dinhata | SC | Bhawani Prasanna Talukdar | Indian National Congress | |
| Umesh Chandra Mandal | Indian National Congress | |||
| Mathabhanga | None | Sarada Prasad Pramanik | Indian National Congress | |
| Mekliganj | None | Satyendra Prasanna Chatterjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Balurghat | ST | Mardi Hakai | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhirendra Nath Banerjee | Independent | |||
| Gangarampur | ST | Lakshan Chandra Hasda | Indian National Congress | |
| Satindra Nath Basu | Indian National Congress | |||
| Raiganj | SC | Hazi Badiruddin Ahmmad | Indian National Congress | |
| Syama Prasad Barman | Indian National Congress | |||
| Itahar | None | Basanta Lal Chatterjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Chopra | None | Mahammad Affaque Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| Goalpokhar | None | Muzzafar Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| Karandighi | None | Phanis Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Kharba | None | Golam Yazdani | Independent | |
| Harischandrapur | None | Elias Razi | Independent | |
| Ratua | SC | Sourindra Mohan Misra | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhaneswar Saha | Indian National Congress | |||
| Malda | ST | Nikunja Behari Gupta | Indian National Congress | |
| Matla Murmu | Indian National Congress | |||
| Englishbazar | None | Santi Gopal Sen | Indian National Congress | |
| Sujapur | None | Monoranjan Misra | Independent | |
| Kaliachak | None | Mahibur Rahman Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| Farakka | None | Mahammad Giasuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| Suti | None | Lutfal Hoque | Indian National Congress | |
| Jangirpur | SC | Shyamapada Bhattacharjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Kuber Chand Haldar | Indian National Congress | |||
| Murshidabad | None | Durgapada Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Lalgola | None | Syed Kazem Ali Meerza | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhagabangola | None | Hafizur Rehman Kazi | Indian National Congress | |
| Raninagar | None | Badrudduja Syed | Independent | |
| Jalangi | None | Golam Soleman | Indian National Congress | |
| Hariharpara | None | Hazi A. Hameed | Indian National Congress | |
| Berhampore | None | Bejoy Kumar Ghosh | Indian National Congress | |
| Naoda | None | Mohammed Israil | Indian National Congress | |
| Beldanga | None | Parimal Ghosh | Indian National Congress | |
| Bharatpur | None | Goalbadan Trivedi | Indian National Congress | |
| Kandi | SC | Sudhir Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| Bimal Chandra Sinha | Indian National Congress | |||
| Nalhati | SC | Mohammad Yeakub Hossain | Indian National Congress | |
| Sisir Kumar Saha | Indian National Congress | |||
| Rampurhat | SC | Gobardhan Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Durgapada Das | Independent | |||
| Suri | ST | Turku Hansda | Communist Party of India | |
| Mihirlal Chatterji | Praja Socialist Party | |||
| Rajnagar | SC | Nishapati Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| Khagendranath Bandopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |||
| Bolpur | None | Amarendra Nath Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| Labhpur | None | Radhanath Chattoraj | Communist Party of India | |
| Ketugram | SC | Sankar Dass | Indian National Congress | |
| Abdus Sattar | Indian National Congress | |||
| Katwa | None | Tarapada Chaudhuri | Indian National Congress | |
| Purbasthali | None | Bimalananda Taratirtha | Indian National Congress | |
| Monteswar | None | Bhakta Chandra Roy | Independent | |
| Kalna | ST | Hare Krishna Konar | Communist Party of India | |
| Jamadar Majhi | Communist Party of India | |||
| Raina | SC | Dasorathi Tah | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Gobardhan Pakray | Praja Socialist Party | |||
| Burdwan | None | Benoy Krishna Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Galsi | SC | Fakir Chandra Roy | Independent | |
| Pramatha Nath Dhibar | Forward Bloc | |||
| Ausgram | None | Kanailal Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhatar | None | Abhalata Kundu | Indian National Congress | |
| Ondal | SC | Dhawajadhari Mondal | Indian National Congress | |
| Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhya | Indian National Congress | |||
| Jamuria | SC | Amarendra Mondal | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Baidya Nath Mondal | Indian National Congress | |||
| Kulti | None | Benarashi Prosad Jha | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Hirapur | None | Taher Hossain | Independent | |
| Asansol | None | Shib Das Ghatak | Indian National Congress | |
| Raghunathpur | SC | Shankar Narayan Singha Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| Nepal Bouri | Indian National Congress | |||
| Jhalda | None | Debendra Nath Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| Arsa | None | Sagar Chandra Mahato | Independent | |
| Purulia | SC | Nakul Chandra Sahis | Independent | |
| Labanya Prava Ghosh | Independent | |||
| Balarampur | None | Bhim Chandra Mahato | Independent | |
| Manbazar | ST | Chaitan Majhi | Independent | |
| Satya Kinkar Mahato | Independent | |||
| Kashipur | ST | Ledu Majhi | Independent | |
| Budhan Majhi | Indian National Congress | |||
| Bankura | SC | Sihsuram Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| Anath Bandhu Roy | Indian National Congress | |||
| Chhatna | ST | Dhirendra Nath Chattopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Kamala Kanta Hembram | Indian National Congress | |||
| Onda | SC | Gokul Behari Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Ashutosh Mallick | Indian National Congress | |||
| Raipur | ST | Jadu Nath Murmu | Indian National Congress | |
| Sudha Rani Dutta | Indian National Congress | |||
| Vishnupur | SC | Purabi Mukhopadyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Kiran Chandra Digar | Indian National Congress | |||
| Patrasayer | SC | Guru Pada Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhabataran Chakravarty | Indian National Congress | |||
| Kotulpur | None | Jagannath Kolay | Indian National Congress | |
| Arambagh | None | Radha Krishna Pal | Indian National Congress | |
| Khanakul | SC | Panchanan Digpati | Indian National Congress | |
| Prafulla Chandra Sen | Indian National Congress | |||
| Tarakeswar | None | Parbati Hazra | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhaniakhali | SC | Radha Nath Das | Indian National Congress | |
| D. N. Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | |||
| Balagarh | None | Bejoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party of India | |
| Chinsurah | None | Bhupati Majumder | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandernagore | None | Hirendrra Kumar Chattopadhyay | Independent | |
| Bhadreswar | None | Bomkesh Mazumder | Indian National Congress | |
| Serampore | None | Panchugopal Bhaduri | Communist Party of India | |
| Uttarpara | None | Monoranjan Hazra | Communist Party of India | |
| Singur | None | Provakar Pal | Indian National Congress | |
| Jangipara | SC | Biswanath Saha | Indian National Congress | |
| Kanai Dey | Indian National Congress | |||
| Jagatballavpur | None | Brindaban Behari Basu | Forward Bloc | |
| Domjur | None | Tarapada De | Communist Party of India | |
| Bally | None | Monilal Basu | Indian National Congress | |
| Howrah North | None | Samar Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Howrah West | None | Bankim Chandra Kar | Indian National Congress | |
| Howrah East | None | Beni Chandra Dutta | Indian National Congress | |
| Howrah South | None | Kanailal Bhattacharjee | Forward Bloc | |
| Sankrail | SC | Shyama Prosanna Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Apurbalal Majumdar | Forward Bloc | |||
| Uluberia | SC | Abani Kumar Basu | Indian National Congress | |
| Bijoy Bhusan Mondal | Forward Bloc | |||
| Shyampur | None | Sasabindu Bera | Forward Bloc | |
| Bagnan | None | Amal Kumar Ganguli | Communist Party of India | |
| Amta East | None | Gobinda Charan Maji | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Amta West | None | Arabinda Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Daspur | None | Bhabani Ranjan Panja | Indian National Congress | |
| Ghatal | SC | Harendra Nath Dolui | Indian National Congress | |
| Lakshman Chandra Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |||
| Garhbeta | ST | Tusar Tudu | Indian National Congress | |
| Saroj Roy | Communist Party of India | |||
| Midnapur | None | Anjali Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Binpur | ST | Sudhir Kumar Pandey | Communist Party of India | |
| Jamadar Hasda | Communist Party of India | |||
| Jhargram | None | Mahendra Mahata | Indian National Congress | |
| Gopiballavpur | ST | Surendra Nath Mahata | Indian National Congress | |
| Jagatpati Hansda | Indian National Congress | |||
| Kharagpur | None | Narayan Chobey | Communist Party of India | |
| Kharagpur Local | SC | Krishna Prasad Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| Mrityunjoy Jana | Indian National Congress | |||
| Debra | None | Mohini Mohan Pat | Indian National Congress | |
| Sabang | None | Gopal Chandra Das Adhikari | Indian National Congress | |
| Dantan | None | Charu Chandra Mahanty | Indian National Congress | |
| Pataspur | None | Sisir Kumar Das | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Egra | None | Bhuban Chandra Kar Mahapatra | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Ramnagar | None | Trailokya Nath Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| Contai South | None | Rashbehari Pal | Indian National Congress | |
| Contai North | None | Natenda Nath Das | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Bhagwanpur | SC | Basanta Kumar Panda | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Bhikari Mandal | Indian National Congress | |||
| Panskura West | None | Shyamadas Bhattacharyya | Indian National Congress | |
| Pansuka East | None | Rajani Kanta Pramanik | Indian National Congress | |
| Tamiuk | None | Ajoy Kumar Mukherji | Indian National Congress | |
| Nandigram North | None | Subodh Chandra Maity | Indian National Congress | |
| Nandigram South | None | Bhupal Chandra Panda | Communist Party of India | |
| Mahishadal | SC | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Mahatab Chand Das | Indian National Congress | |||
| Mayna | None | Ananga Mohan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Cossipore | None | Daben Sen | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Belgachia | None | Ganesh Ghosh | Communist Party of India | |
| Shampukur | None | Hemanata Kumar Bose | Forward Bloc | |
| Burtola North | None | Sudhir Chandra Ray Chaudhuri | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Burtola South | None | Amarendra Nath Basu | Independent | |
| Manicktola | None | Ranendra Nath Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| Jorabagan | None | Nepal Ray | Indian National Congress | |
| Jorasanko | None | Anandilall Poddar | Indian National Congress | |
| Bara Bazar | None | Ishwar Das Jalan | Indian National Congress | |
| Sukeas Street | None | Sihrid Malik Chowdhury | Independent | |
| Vidyasagar | None | Narayan Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Beliaghata | SC | Rama Shanker Prasad | Communist Party of India | |
| Jagat Bose | Communist Party of India | |||
| Bow Bazar | None | Bidhan Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Muchipara | None | Jatin Chakraborty | Independent | |
| Taltola | None | Dhirendra Nath Dhar | Communist Party of India | |
| Entally | None | A.M.O. Ghani | Communist Party of India | |
| Chowringhee | None | Bijoy Singh Nahar | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhowanipur | None | Siddhartha Snenkar Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Ballygunge | None | Jnendra Mazumder | Communist Party of India | |
| Rashbehari Avenue | None | Sunil Das | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Alipore | None | Somnath Lahiri | Communist Party of India | |
| Kalighat | None | Manikuntala Sen | Communist Party of India | |
| Ekbalpore | None | Narenda Nath Sen | Indian National Congress | |
| Fort | None | Maitreyee Bose | Indian National Congress | |
| Tollygunge | None | Haridas Mitra | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Garden Reach | None | Shaikh Abduallah Farooquie | Communist Party of India | |
| Behala | None | Rabindra Nath Mukhopadhyay | Communist Party of India | |
| Mahashtola | None | Sudhir Chandra Bhandari | Communist Party of India | |
| Budge Budge | None | Bankim Mukherji | Communist Party of India | |
| Bishnupur | SC | Provash Chandra Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Rabindra Nath Roy | Communist Party of India | |||
| Baruipur | SC | Khagendra Kumar Roy Chowdhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Gangadhar Naskar | Communist Party of India | |||
| Magrahat | SC | Abul Hashem | Indian National Congress | |
| Ardhendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress | |||
| Falta | None | Khagendra Nath Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Diamond Harbour | None | Ramanuj Haider | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Kulpi | None | Hansadhwaj Dhara | Indian National Congress | |
| Kakdwip | None | Maya Banerji | Indian National Congress | |
| Mathurapur | SC | Bhusan Chandra Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Brindaban Gayen | Indian National Congress | |||
| Joynagar | SC | Subodh Banerjee | Independent | |
| Renupada Halder | Independent | |||
| Bhangar | None | Hem Chandra Naskar | Indian National Congress | |
| Canning | SC | Khagenda Nath Naskar | Indian National Congress | |
| Abdus Shokur | Indian National Congress | |||
| Sandeshkhali | None | Haran Chandra Mondal | Independent | |
| Hasnabad | SC | Hemanta Kumar Ghosal | Communist Party of India | |
| Rajkrishna Mondal | Indian National Congress | |||
| Basirhat | None | Profulla Nath Banerjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Baduria | None | Md. Zia Ul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| Swarupnagarr | None | Mohammad Ishaque | Indian National Congress | |
| Haroa | None | Zahangir Kabir | Indian National Congress | |
| Habra | None | Tarun Kanti Ghosh | Indian National Congress | |
| Degsanga | SC | Rafiuddin Ahmed | Indian National Congress | |
| Atul Krishna Roy | Indian National Congress | |||
| Baraset | None | Chitto Basu | Forward Bloc | |
| Dum Dum | None | Pabitra Mohan Roy | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Baranagar | None | Jyoti Bose | Communist Party of India | |
| Khardah | None | Satkari Mitra | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Titagarh | None | Krishna Kumar Sukla | Indian National Congress | |
| Noapara | None | Panchanan Bhattacharjee | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Bhatpara | None | Sitaram Gupta | Communist Party of India | |
| Naihati | None | Gopal Basu | Communist Party of India | |
| Bijpur | None | Niranjan Sen Gupta | Communist Party of India | |
| Bongaon | None | Ajit Kumar Ganguli | Communist Party of India | |
| Manindra Bhusan Biswas | Indian National Congress | |||
| Chakdah | None | Suresh Chandra Banerjee | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Ranaghat | None | Benoy Kumar Chatterjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Haringhatta | SC | Smarajit Bandyopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Promatha Ranjan Thakur | Indian National Congress | |||
| Santipur | None | Haridas Dey | Indian National Congress | |
| Nabadwip | None | Niranjan Modak | Indian National Congress | |
| Krishnagar | None | Jagannath Majumder | Indian National Congress | |
| Nakashipara | SC | Mahananda Haldar | Indian National Congress | |
| S. M. Fazlur Rahman | Indian National Congress | |||
| Tehatta | None | Sankardas Bandyopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
| Karimpur | None | Bijoy Lal Chattopadhyay | Indian National Congress | |
See also
References
- ^ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. October 15, 1955. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ M.V.S. Koteswara Rao. Communist Parties and United Front - Experience in Kerala and West Bengal. Hyderabad: Prajasakti Book House, 2003. p. 216.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- ^ "List Of Political Parties" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-01-02.