BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR MADHYA PRADESH

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Election to the Legislative Assembly,1957
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
       

 

     
       
NATIONAL PARTIES      
OTHER PARTIES & INDEPENDENTS 504 32 25.47
TOTAL 1103 288 100.00

 

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