1957 Indian general election in Assam
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Registered44,95,359
Turnout20,74,158 (46.14%) 
1.82%
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12 (of 494) seats in the Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 44,95,359 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 20,74,158 (46.14%) 1.82% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Indian general election in Assam were held to elect the 12 members from 10 constituencies in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 9 out of the 12 seats. And 2 seats were won by the Praja Socialist Party. The remaining seat was won by an Independent politician.
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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| Indian National Congress | 1,184,708 | 51.68 |  5.94% | 9 | 2 | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 457,643 | 19.96 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Communist Party of India | 235,044 | 10.25 | 0 | – | ||
| Independents | 415,217 | 18.11 | 4.37% | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2,292,612 | 100.00 | – | 12 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,074,158 | – | ||||