1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
The West Bengal state assembly election of 1957 was part of a series of state assembly elections in 1957.
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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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State Reorganization
editOn 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
editOn 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
editAlliance wise result
editThe 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 |
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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 | % |
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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% |
Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % | |||||
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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 | 25 | 225,126 | 2.15% | |||||
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 33 | 0 | 102,477 | 0.98% | |||||
Independents | 418 | 22 | 1,989,392 | 19.00% | |||||
Total: | 935 | 252 | 10,469,803 |
Elected members
editConstituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
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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 | Jatindra Chandra Chakravorty | Independent | |
Taltola | None | Dhirendra Nath Dhar | Communist Party of India | |
Entally | None | Abu Asad Md. Obaidul 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.