1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

25 February 1957
All 318 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly 159 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Shri Krishna Sinha Party INC JKP Seats won 210 31 Seat change 29 1 Popular vote 44,55,425 7,49,021 Percentage 42.09% 7.08% Swing 0.71% 0.93%
Chief Minister before election Shri Krishna Sinha INC Elected Chief Minister Shri Krishna Sinha INC

Elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 1393 candidates contested for the 264 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 54 two-member constituencies and 210 single-member constituencies.^[1]

State Reorganization

Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956.^[2] Hence the constituencies were reduced from 330 in 1951 to 318 in 1957 elections.

Results

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

Party		Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %
	Indian National Congress		312	210	29	66.04	44,55,425	42.09	0.71
	Praja Socialist Party		222	31	New	9.75	16,94,974	16.01	New
	Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party		125	23	12	7.23	8,29,195	7.83	4.67
	Jharkhand Party		71	31	1	9.75	7,49,021	7.08	0.93
	Communist Party of India		60	7	7	2.20	5,45,577	5.15	4.01
	Independent		572	16	11	5.03	21,81,180	20.61	N/A
			Total seats	318 ( 12)	Voters	2,56,21,144	Turnout	1,05,85,422 (41.32%)

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Member	Party
Dhanaha	None	Jogendra Prasad		Independent
Bagaha	SC	Narsingh Baitha		Indian National Congress
		Kedar Pandey		Indian National Congress
Shikarpur	None	Sinheshwar Pd. Verma		Praja Socialist Party
Sikta	None	Fazlur Rahman		Indian National Congress
Lauria	None	Subh Narayan Prasad		Indian National Congress
Chanpatia	None	Ketaki Devi		Indian National Congress
Bettiah	SC	Jagannath Pd. Swatantra		Indian National Congress
		Jaya Narayan Prasad		Indian National Congress
Raxaul	None	Rahda Pandey		Indian National Congress
Adapur	None	Brajnandan Sharma		Independent
Motihari	SC	Bigoo Ram		Indian National Congress
		Shakuntala Devi		Indian National Congress
Ghorasahan	None	Mangal Pd. Yadav		Indian National Congress
Dhaka	None	Masoodur Rahman		Indian National Congress
Patahi	None	Bibhishan Kumar		Indian National Congress
Madhuban	None	Rooplal Rai		Independent
Kesaria	None	Prabhawati Gupta		Indian National Congress
Pipra	None	Ganga Nath Mishra		Communist Party of India
Harsidhi	None	Parabati Devi		Indian National Congress
Govindganj	None	Dhrub Narain Mani Tripathi		Indian National Congress
Barauli	None	Abdul Ghafoor		Indian National Congress
Gopalganj	None	Kamla Rai		Indian National Congress
Kuchaikot	None	Vachaspati Sharma		Indian National Congress
Bhore	SC	Chandrika Ram		Indian National Congress
		Rambali Pandey		Praja Socialist Party
Mirganj	None	Janardan Sinha		Indian National Congress
Siwan	None	Gadadhar Pd. Shrivastava		Indian National Congress
Ziradei	None	Zawar Hussain		Indian National Congress
Darauli	SC	Rajendra Pd. Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
		Basawan Ram		Indian National Congress
Raghunathpur	None	Ram Deo Sinha		Praja Socialist Party
Manjhi	None	Girish Tewari		Indian National Congress
Maharajganj	None	Anusuya		Indian National Congress
Basantpur West	None	Krishna Kant Singh		Indian National Congress
Basantpur East	None	Sabhapati Sinha		Praja Socialist Party
Barharia	None	Quamrul Haque		Indian National Congress
Baikunthpur	None	Trivikram Deo Narayan Singh		Independent
Mashrakh North	None	Mritunjoy Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Mashrakh South	None	Krishna Madhav Prasad Sinha		Indian National Congress
Marhaura	None	Devi Laljee		Praja Socialist Party
Baniapur	None	Uma Pandey		Indian National Congress
Chapra	SC	Jaglal Chaudhary		Indian National Congress
		Prabhunath Singh		Indian National Congress
Garkha	None	Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav		Praja Socialist Party
Parsa	None	Daroga Prasad Rai		Indian National Congress
Sonepur	None	Ram Binod Singh		Independent
Hajipur	None	Dip Narain Sinha		Indian National Congress
Raghopur	None	Haribans Narayan Sinha		Indian National Congress
Manhar	None	Banarsi Devi		Indian National Congress
Patepur	None	Manzur Ahsan Ajazi		Indian National Congress
Mahua	SC	Sheonandan Ram		Indian National Congress
		Bindeshwari Pd. Verma		Indian National Congress
Lalganj South	None	Birchand Patel		Indian National Congress
Lalganj North	None	Laliteshwar Pd. Shahi		Indian National Congress
Paru	SC	Nawal Kishore Sinha		Indian National Congress
		Chandu Ram		Indian National Congress
Baruraj	None	Ram Chandra Pd. Shahi		Indian National Congress
Kanti	None	Jamuna Pd. Tripathi		Indian National Congress
Sakra	SC	Ramgulam Chaudhary		Indian National Congress
		Kapildeo Narain Sinha		Indian National Congress
Muzaffarpur	None	Mahamaya Pd. Sinha		Praja Socialist Party
Muzaffarpur Muffasil	None	Ramjanam Ojha		Praja Socialist Party
Katra South	None	Niteshwar Pd. Sinha		Indian National Congress
Katra North	None	Ram Briksha Benipuri		Praja Socialist Party
Minapur	None	Janak Singh		Indian National Congress
Runisaidpur	None	Tribeni Pd. Singh		Indian National Congress
Belsand	None	Ramanand Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Sheohar	SC	Thakur Girjanandan Singh		Independent
		Ram Saroop Ram		Independent
Sitamarhi South	None	Ram Sewak Saran		Praja Socialist Party
Sitamarhi North	None	Kuldip Narayan Yadav		Indian National Congress
Sonbarsa	None	Singheshwar Rai		Independent
Sursand	None	Maheshwar Pd. Narain Sinha		Indian National Congress
Pupri North	None	Sudama Choudhry		Indian National Congress
Pupri South	None	Devendra Jha		Praja Socialist Party
Jale	None	Sheikh Tahir Hussain		Indian National Congress
Benipatti West	None	Chhote Pd. Singh		Indian National Congress
Benipatti East	None	Subhchandra Mishra		Indian National Congress
Jainagar	SC	Ramkrishan Mahto		Indian National Congress
		Deo Narayan Yadav		Indian National Congress
Khajauli	None	Sakoor Ahmed		Indian National Congress
Madhubani West	None	Ramakant Jha		Praja Socialist Party
Madhubani East	None	Arjun Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Jhanjharpur	None	Deochandra Jha		Indian National Congress
Laukaha	None	Ramdulari Shastri		Indian National Congress
Phulparas	None	Rashik Lal Yadav		Indian National Congress
Madaipur	None	Radhanandan Jha		Indian National Congress
Biraul	None	Jainarain Jha Vineet		Indian National Congress
Bahera South	None	Krishna Devi		Indian National Congress
Bahera East	None	Mahes Kant Sharma		Indian National Congress
Bahera West	None	Harinath Mishra		Indian National Congress
Darbhanga North	None	Hirdai Narain Choudhry		Indian National Congress
Darbhanga Central	None	Seikh Sayeedul Haque		Indian National Congress
Darbhanga South	SC	Janki Raman Pd. Mishra		Indian National Congress
		Babuyelal Mahto		Indian National Congress
Samastipur West	None	Jadunandan Sahay		Indian National Congress
Samastipur East	None	Sahdeo Mahato		Indian National Congress
Dalsinghsarai	SC	Baleshwar Ram		Indian National Congress
		Mishri Singh		Indian National Congress
Mohiuddinagar	None	Shanti Devi		Indian National Congress
Tajpur	None	Karpoori Thakur		Praja Socialist Party
Warisnagar West	None	Ram Sukumari Devi		Indian National Congress
Warisnagar East	None	Sunder Singh		Indian National Congress
Rosera	None	Mahabir Raut		Indian National Congress
Singhia	SC	Shyam Kumari		Indian National Congress
		Braj Mohan Pd. Singh		Indian National Congress
Supaul	None	Parmeshwar Kumar		Praja Socialist Party
Kishanpur	None	Baidhyanath Mehta		Indian National Congress
Pratapganj	None	Khub Lal Mahto		Indian National Congress
Tribeniganj	SC	Tulmohan Ram		Indian National Congress
		Yogeshwar Jha		Indian National Congress
Murliganj	None	Shivnandan Prasad Mandal		Indian National Congress
Madhipura	None	Bhupendra Narayan Mandal		Independent
Saharsa	None	Vishweshvari Devi		Indian National Congress
Sonbarsa	SC	Jageshwar Hajra		Indian National Congress
		Upendra Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
Alamnagar	None	Yadunandan Jha		Indian National Congress
Raniganj	None	Ram Narayan Mandal		Indian National Congress
Forbesganj	SC	Shital Pd. Gupta		Indian National Congress
		Dumar Lal Baitha		Indian National Congress
Araria	None	Ziaur Rehman		Indian National Congress
Palasi	None	Shanti Devi		Indian National Congress
Bahadurganj	None	Lakhan Lal Kapoor		Praja Socialist Party
Kishanganj	None	Abdul Haiyat		Indian National Congress
Amaur	None	Mohammad Ismail		Independent
Purnea	None	Kamaldeo Narayan Sinha		Indian National Congress
Dhamdaha	SC	Bhola Paswan Shastri		Indian National Congress
		Laxmi Narayan Sudhansu		Indian National Congress
Rupauli	None	Braj Bihari Singh		Indian National Congress
Barari	None	Basudeo Pd. Singh		Indian National Congress
Manihari	None	Parwati Debi		Indian National Congress
Katihar	SC	Sukhdeo Narayan Sinha		Indian National Congress
		Babulal Manjhi		Indian National Congress
Kadwa	None	Mohiuddin Mokhtar		Indian National Congress
Baisi	None	Abul Ahmad Mohammad Noor		Indian National Congress
Rajmahal	None	Binodanand Jha		Indian National Congress
Borio	None	Jetha Kisku		Jharkhand Party
Barhait	None	Babulal Tudu		Jharkhand Party
Littipara	None	Ramcharan Kisku		Jharkhand Party
Pakaur	ST	Rani Jyotir Mayee Debi		Indian National Congress
		Jitu Kisku		Indian National Congress
Shikaripara	None	Supai Murmu		Jharkhand Party
Nalla	ST	Babulal Marandi		Jharkhand Party
		Umeshwar Prasad		Jharkhand Party
Jamtara	None	Satrughna Besra		Jharkhand Party
Sarath	None	Badri Narayan Singh		Indian National Congress
Deoghar	SC	Shailbala Roy		Indian National Congress
		Mangulal Das		Indian National Congress
Dumka	ST	Binjamin Hansda		Jharkhand Party
		Sanath Rout		Jharkhand Party
Ramgarh	ST	Sukhu Murmu		Indian National Congress
Godda	ST	Manilal Yadav		Jharkhand Party
		Chunka Hembrom		Independent
Mahagama	None	Mahendra Mahto		Praja Socialist Party
Pirpainti	None	Ramjanam Mahto		Indian National Congress
Colgong	SC	Bhola Nath Dass		Indian National Congress
		Syed Maqbool Ahmad		Indian National Congress
Bhagalpur	None	Satyendra Narayan Agrawal		Indian National Congress
Gopalpur	None	Mani Ram Singh		Communist Party of India
Bihpur	None	Prabhunarain Roy		Communist Party of India
Sultanganj	None	Sarswati Devi		Indian National Congress
Amarpur	None	Shital Pd. Bhagat		Indian National Congress
Dhuraiya	None	Maulana Saminuddin		Indian National Congress
Banka	None	Bindhyabasini Devi		Indian National Congress
Katoria	ST	Raghvendra Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
		Piroo Manjhi		Indian National Congress
Jhajha	ST	Chandra Shekhar Singh		Indian National Congress
		Bhagwat Murmu		Indian National Congress
Jamui	ST	Hari Prasad Sharma		Indian National Congress
		Bhola Manjhi		Communist Party of India
Sheikhpura	ST	Shree Krishna Sinha		Indian National Congress
		Leela Devi		Indian National Congress
Burhee	None	Kapildeo Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Surajgarha	None	Karyanand Sharma		Communist Party of India
Tarapur	None	Basukinath Rai		Indian National Congress
Kharagpur	None	Narendra Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Monghyr	None	Nirpad Mukherji		Indian National Congress
Jamalpur	None	Jogendra Mahton		Indian National Congress
Parbatta	None	Lakshmi Devi		Indian National Congress
Chautham	None	Ghanshyam Singh		Indian National Congress
Bakhtiarpur	None	Mohammad Choudhary Salahuddin		Indian National Congress
Khagaria	SC	Misri Sada		Indian National Congress
		Kedar Narayan Singh Azad		Indian National Congress
Balia	None	Brahmdeo Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
Begusarai	SC	Saryoo Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
		Medni Paswan		Indian National Congress
Bariarpur	None	Harihar Mahton		Indian National Congress
Teghra	None	Ramcharitar Sinha		Independent
Bachhwara	None	Baidyanath Prasad Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Athawan	None	Nand Kishore Pd. Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Mokamah	None	Jagdish Narain Singh		Indian National Congress
Barh	None	Ramyatan Singh		Indian National Congress
Fatwa	SC	Shiv Mahadeo Prasad		Praja Socialist Party
		Keshav Prasad		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Bihar North	None	S. M. Aquil		Indian National Congress
Bihar South	None	Girbardhari Singh		Indian National Congress
Rajgrih	SC	Shyam Sundar Prasad		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
		Baldeo Prasad		Indian National Congress
Chandi	None	Deogam Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Hilsa	None	Lal Singh Tyagi		Indian National Congress
Masaurhi	SC	Nawal Kishore Singh		Indian National Congress
		Saraswati Chaudhary		Indian National Congress
Naubatpur	None	Ram Khelawan Singh		Indian National Congress
Patna South	None	Badri Nath Varma		Indian National Congress
Patna East	None	Zahra Ahmad		Indian National Congress
Patna West	None	Ramsaran Sao		Indian National Congress
Dinapur	None	Jagat Narayan Lal		Indian National Congress
Maner	None	Shribhagwan Singh		Communist Party of India
Bikram	None	Manorma Devi		Indian National Congress
Paliganj	None	Chandradeo Pd. Verma		Praja Socialist Party
Sandesh	None	Jhaman Prasad		Indian National Congress
Arrah	None	Rang Bahadur Prasad		Indian National Congress
Arrah Muffasil	None	Ambika Singh		Indian National Congress
Shahpur	None	Rama Nand Tiwary		Praja Socialist Party
Barhampur	None	Lallan Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Dumraon	None	Ganga Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Nawanagar	None	Raja Ram Arya		Indian National Congress
Buxar	None	Sheokumar Thakur		Indian National Congress
Ramgarh	None	Dasrath Tewari		Praja Socialist Party
Mohania	None	Badri Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Bhabua	SC	Aliwaris Khan		Indian National Congress
		Dular Chand Ram		Indian National Congress
Sasaram	SC	Ramadhar Dusadh		Praja Socialist Party
		Bipin Behari Sinha		Praja Socialist Party
Dehri	None	Basawon Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Nokha	None	Jagdish Prasad		Indian National Congress
Dinara	None	Ram Asish Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Bikramganj	None	Manorma Devi Pandey		Indian National Congress
Dawath	None	Krishnaraj Sinha		Indian National Congress
Piro	SC	Sumitra Devi		Indian National Congress
		Nagina Dusadh		Indian National Congress
Sahar	None	Sheo Pujan Rai		Indian National Congress
Arwal	None	Budhan Mehta		Indian National Congress
Kurtha	None	Kameshwar Sharma		Indian National Congress
Makhdumpur	None	Mithileshwar Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Jehanabad	SC	Mahabir Choudhary		Indian National Congress
		Fida Hussain		Indian National Congress
Tekari	SC	Sukhdeo Prasad Verma		Indian National Congress
		Rameshwar Manjhi		Indian National Congress
Daudnagar	None	Syed Ahmed Qadri		Indian National Congress
Nabinagar	SC	Anugrah Narayan Sinha		Indian National Congress
		Deodhari Ram		Indian National Congress
Aurangabad	None	Priyabrat Narayan Sinha		Indian National Congress
Rafiganj	None	Sarjoo Prasad Sinha		Indian National Congress
Imamganj	None	Ambika Prasad Singh		Independent
Sherghati	None	Shahjehan Mohammad		Indian National Congress
Barachatti	None	Shreedhar Narain		Praja Socialist Party
Bodh Gaya	None	Shanti Debi		Indian National Congress
Koch	None	Ganauri Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Gaya	None	Sardar Mohammad Latifur Rahman		Indian National Congress
Gaya Muffasil	None	Hardeo Singh		Indian National Congress
Atri	None	Shivaratan Singh		Indian National Congress
Hisua	None	Raj Kumari Devi		Indian National Congress
Nawada	None	Manzoor Ahmad		Indian National Congress
Warsaliganj	SC	Ramkishun Singh		Indian National Congress
		Chetu Ram		Indian National Congress
Rajauli	None	Ramswaroop Prasad Yadav		Indian National Congress
Gawan	SC	Nageshwar Rai		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
		Gopal Rabidas		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Jamua	None	Indra Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Giridih	ST	Kamakhya Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
		Hemlal Pragnait		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Bermo	None	Brajeshwar Prasad Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Bagodar	None	Vijay Raje		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Barhi	None	Rameshwar Prasad Mahtha		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Kodarma	None	G. P. Tripathy		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Chauparan	None	Nand Kishore Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Chatra	None	Kamakhya Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Barkagaon	None	Sashank Manjari		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Hazaribagh	None	Basant Narain Singh		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Mandu	None	Moti Ram		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Ramgarh	ST	Rameshwar Manjhi		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
		Tara Prasad Buxi		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Topchanchi	SC	Manorama Sinha		Indian National Congress
		Ram Lal Chamar		Indian National Congress
Dhanbad	None	Purushottam Chauhan		Indian National Congress
Nirsa	ST	Ram Narin Sharma		Indian National Congress
		Lakshmi Narain Manjhi		Indian National Congress
Chas	None	Hardayal Sharma		Indian National Congress
Tundi	None	Ram Chandra Prasad Sharma		Indian National Congress
Ghatsila	ST	Shyam Charan Murmu		Jharkhand Party
		Shishir Kumar Mahto		Jharkhand Party
Potka	ST	Supai Soren		Jharkhand Party
Jamshedpur	None	Kedar Das		Communist Party of India
Jugsalai	None	V. G. Gopal		Indian National Congress
Seraikella	None	Aditya Pratap Singh Deo		Independent
Chaibasa	ST	Sukhdeo Manjhi		Jharkhand Party
Manjari	ST	Samad Sanatan		Jharkhand Party
Majhgaon	ST	Saran Balmuchu		Jharkhand Party
Manoharpur	None	Subhnath Deogam		Jharkhand Party
Chakradharpur	ST	Shyamal Kumar Pasari		Jharkhand Party
		Haricharan Soy		Jharkhand Party
Chandil	SC	Dhananjoy Mahto		Indian National Congress
		Jatindra Nath Rajak		Independent
Tamar	ST	Dhan Singh Munda		Jharkhand Party
Silli	None	Bholanath Bhagat		Indian National Congress
Ranchi	SC	Jagannath Mahto		Jharkhand Party
Ranchi	SC	Ramratan Ram		Indian National Congress
Ranchi Sadr	None	Chintamanisaran Nath Shahdeo		Independent
Khunti	ST	Bir Singh Munda		Jharkhand Party
Torpa	ST	Julius Munda		Jharkhand Party
Kolebira	ST	Sushil Bage		Jharkhand Party
Simdega	ST	Marshal Kullu		Jharkhand Party
Chainpur	ST	Phablanus Oraon		Jharkhand Party
Gumla	ST	Sukru		Jharkhand Party
Sisai	ST	Kirpa Oraon		Jharkhand Party
Lohardaga	ST	Pritam Kujur		Jharkhand Party
Mandar	ST	Ram Vilas Prasad		Jharkhand Party
		Ignes Kujur		Jharkhand Party
Latehar	ST	Johan Munjni		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
		Lal Jagdhatri Nath Sah Deo		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
Daltonganj	None	Umeshwari Charan		Praja Socialist Party
Garhwa	None	Rajeshwari Saroj Dass		Indian National Congress
Bhawanathpur	SC	Jadunandan Tewari		Indian National Congress
		Ramdeni Chamar		Indian National Congress
Leslieganj	SC	Rajkishore Singh		Indian National Congress
		Ram Krishna Ram		Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party

By-elections

In 1958 a by-election was held for the Dhanbad seat. The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate R. Chaudhury, who obtained 8,998 votes. His opponent, M. Desai, received 5,792 votes.^[3]

In 1959 a by-election was held for the Nawada seat. The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate M. Ahmad, who obtained 10,236 votes. His opponent, T. N. Yadav, received 7,474 votes.^[4]

See also

• 1957 elections in India
• 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
• 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
2. "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
3. "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
4. "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.