1957 Indian general election in Madras|
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| Registered | 17,514,993 |
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| Turnout | 8,363,410 (47.75%)  5.23% |
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| | First party | Second party | | | | | | Leader | K. Kamaraj | M. Kalyanasundaram | | Party | INC | CPI | | Leader's seat | Did not contest | Did not contest | | Seats won | 31 | 2 | | Seat change |  5 | 1 | | Popular vote | 5,094,552 | 1,101,338 | | Percentage | 46.52% | 10.06% | | Swing | 4.55% | 5.09% | |
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The 1957 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 34 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 24 out of 34 seats. The major opposition for INC, the CPI, managed to only win 2 seats. This election also saw the entry of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in their first national election, who ended up winning 2 seats. Due to the nonrecognition of state parties such as the DMK, they were grouped under independent parties, which won a total of 8 seats.
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Indian National Congress | 5,094,552 | 46.52 | 4.55% | 31 | 5 |
| Communist Party of India | 1,101,338 | 10.06 | 5.09% | 2 | 1 |
| Praja Socialist Party | 399,789 | 3.65 | new party | 0 | new party |
| Independents | 4,355,162 | 39.77 | 14.82% | 8 | 5 |
| Total | 10,950,841 | 100.00 | – | 41 | 3 |
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| Valid votes | 8,162,313 | 97.60 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 201,097 | 2.40 | |
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| Total votes | 8,363,410 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 17,514,993 | 47.75 | |
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- Changes in seats and votes are calculated based on the seats and votes won and polled in Tamil-speaking areas of Madras (only) during general elections held in 1951
- Independent parties are local state parties (like DMK), that are unrecognised nationally
List of Elected MPs
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