1957 Indian general election in Kerala

1957 Indian general election in Kerala
28 February 1957 (1957-02-28)
18 of the 489 seats in the Lok Sabha
Turnout66.05
  First party Second party
 
Leader E. M. S. Namboodiripad P. T. Chacko
Party CPI INC
Seats won 9 6
Popular vote 22,67,888 21,02,883
Percentage 37.48 34.76
Prime Minister before election

Jawaharlal Nehru
INC

 Prime Minister after election

Jawaharlal Nehru
INC

1957 Indian general election in Kerala was held for 18 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Communist Party of India winning 9 out of 18 seats. The major opposition for CPI, the Indian National Congress, won 6 seats.

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