| BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR MADHYA PRADESH | |
Election to the Legislative Assembly,1957 |
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| 1. | No. of Seats | 288 |
| 2. | No. of Contestants | 1103 |
| 3. | ELECTORS | |
| MEN | WOMEN | TOTAL | ||
| i. | No. of Electors | 14010137 | ||
| ii. | No. of Voters | 7408768 | ||
| iii. | Polling Percentage | 65.95% |
| 4. | No. of Valid Votes | 7408708 | ||
| 5. | Votes Rejected | |||
| 6. | No. of Polling Stations | |||
| 7. | Average No.of Electors per Polling Station | |||
| Performance of Parties | ||||
| PARTY | No. of candidates | Seats won | % of votes polled |
| CONGRESS | 288 | 232 | 49.83 |
| PSP | 161 | 12 | 3.18 |
| JAN SANGH | 130 | 10 | 9.89 |
| COMMUNIST | 20 | 2 | 1.63 |
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| NATIONAL PARTIES | |||
| OTHER PARTIES & INDEPENDENTS | 504 | 32 | 25.47 |
| TOTAL | 1103 | 288 | 100.00 |