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Indian general election in Madras, 1957

Indian general election in Madras, 1957
India
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34 seats
  First party Second party
 
Leader K. Kamaraj M. Kalyanasundaram
Party INC CPI
Seats won 24 2

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The Indian general election, 1957 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.


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