1957-TN-ASSEMBLY

 1957-TN-ASSEMBLY

.The second legislative assembly election to the Madras state (presently Tamil Nadu) was held on 31 March 1957. 

This was the first election held after the linguistic reorganisation of Madras State in 1956. 

Indian National Congress and its leader, K. Kamaraj won the election and defeated their rival, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. 

In 1954, due to the resignation of C. Rajagopalachari, for his controversial Kula Kalvi Thittam, the leadership of Congress was contested between K. Kamaraj, and C. Subramaniam (who got the support of M. Bhaktavatsalam). Eventually, K. Kamaraj, won the support of the party, was elected leader and chief minister of Madras State in 1954.

 In a surprise move, he appointed both M. Bhaktavatsalam and C. Subramaniam, to his cabinet, allowing great unity amongst the Congress that ruled the state of Madras, for the next decade.

 This election saw future DMK leaders M. Karunanidhi and K. Anbazhagan win their first MLA seats in the legislative assembly.[2]..

Parties and issues

Indian National Congress,

 Communist Party of India, 

Forward Bloc,

 Praja Socialist Party, 

Socialist Party,

 Congress Reform Committee (Indian National Democratic Congress), 

and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) were the major parties contesting this election. 

This was the first election contested by the DMK since its formation in 1949. 

The decision to contest elections was taken in 1956 at the party's Trichy conference. 

The party fielded its candidates in 8 parliamentary and 

117 assembly seats as independents since it was not an officially recognised party.[7] 

The increased Tamilian character of the Congress party after the appointment of K. Kamaraj, a non-Brahman, as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, robbed DMK of its main electoral plank as the sole proponent of Tamil nationalism. 

It increasingly changed its focus to economic issues and the slower industrialization of the South as an election issue. 

The DMK election manifesto had a socialist image, and the creation of Dravida Nadu became a side issue as it implicitly accepted the prevailing constitutional order.

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy issued a statement in support of K. Kamaraj before the commencement of the election. 

In October 1956, the central executive of Dravidar Kazhagam resolved to support K. Kamaraj.[10]

Since Mr. Kamaraj has done his best to serve the Tamilians, since he has changed Acharyar's educational system designed to perpetuate the caste system, since he has conferred many jobs and many benefits on Tamilians in the educational and other spheres and since the Brahman and DMK people are trying to oust him from power, it has become the duty of all Tamilians to support Mr. Kamaraj and his followers in the election[10][11]

K. Kamaraj accepted the support of Dravidar Kazhagam and said if the Kazhagam canvassed votes for him out of their own free will, he could not possibly tell them he did not want their votes. 

He also made it clear that the Congress party cannot support a party that is communal in nature, and he did not in any way share E. V. Ramasamy's views.[10][12]

K. Kamaraj's decision to accept support and provide candidature to some former members of Dravidar Kazhagam caused division within Congress, resulting in a new party called the Congress Reform Committee (CRC). 

Though the party was created in the last moment, it fielded candidates in 12 parliamentary and 55 assembly  Seats

Contested Won % of

Seats Votes Vote % Change in

vote %

Indian National Congress INC Official 204 151 (Decrease1) 73.66 50,46,576 45.34 Increase 10.46

Communist Party of India

 58 4 (Decrease58) 1.95 8,23,582 7.40 Decrease 5.78

Praja Socialist Party

 23 2 (New) 0.98 2,93,778 2.64 New

Independent

 602 48 (Decrease 14) 23.41 49,67,060 44.62 N/A

Total Seats 205 (Decrease170) Voters 2,39,05,575 Turnout 1,11,30,996 (46.56seats.[13]..

S.No Constituency Winner Party Runner Up Party

Madras City

1

Washermanpet

 M. Mayandi Nadar INC

N. Jeevarathnam IND

2

Harbour U. Krishna Rao INC

G. Rajamannar Chettiar PSP

3

Basin Bridge

T. N. Anandanayaki INC

N. V. Natarajan IND

4

 Perambur

 1) Pakkiriswami Pillai

3) Satyavani Muthu IND

IND 2) T. S. Govindaswamy

4) T. Rajagopal INC

INC

5

 Thousand lights

A. V. P. Asaithambi IND

K. Venkatasamy Naidu INC

6

Egmore

Anbazhagan IND Radhakrishnan INC

7 Triplicane

 K. S. G. Haja Shareef INC

 Appadurai IND

8

Mylapore C. R. Ramaswamy INC Kumari S. Vijayalakshmi PSP

9

T. Nagar

 K. Vinayakam INC

A. S. Jesupatham IND

Chingleput

10

Maduranthakam

 1) O. Venkatasubba Reddy

4) Ellappan INC

IND 2) O.N. Doraibabu

3) V.L. Raja IND

IND

11

Chengalpattu

1) Muthuswamy Naicker

2) Appavu INC 3) Ramachandran

4) Rathinam IND

12

Saidapet

A. S. Doraiswami Reddiar INC

N. P. Loganathan IND

13

Ponneri

1) V. Govindasami Naidu

2) T. P. Elumalai INC

INC 3) T. Shanmugam

4) Changam Pillai IND

IND

14

Gummidipundi

Kamalambuiammal INC

Venugopal Reddy IND

15

Tiruvallur

1) Eakambara Mudaly

2) V. S. Arunachalam INC

INC 3) N. Govindasamy Naidu

4) M. Dharmalingam IND

IND

16

Sriperumbudur

 M. Bhaktavatsalam INC

 C. V. M. Annamalai IND

17

Uthiramerur

V. K. Ramaswamy Mudaliar IND

 K. Duraiswamy Nayagar INC

18

Kancheepuram C. N. Annadurai[15] IND P. S. Srinivasan INC

North Arcot

19

Arakkonam

S. C. Sadayappa Mudaliar INC Thomas IND

20

Sholinghur

 B. Bhakthavatsalu Naidu INC

M. Subramanian Naicker IND

21

Cheyyar

P. Ramachandran INC

V. Darmalinga Nayagar IND

22

Vandavasi

 1) M. Ramachandra Reddy

3) D. Dasarathan INC

INC 2) A. Dharma Gounder

4) S. Muthulingam IND

IND

23

Arcot S. Khader Sheriff INC Lachaumanan IND

24

Ranipet Chandrasekara Naicker INC R. A. Subhaan IND

25

Gudiyatham

1) V. K. Kothandaraman

2) T. Manavalan CPI

INC 3) Venkatachalam

4) M. Krishnasami INC

IND

26

Vellore

M. P. Sarathy IND Sundara Gounder CPI

27

Ambur 1) V. K. Krishnamurthy

3) S. R. Munusami INC

IND 2) Sampangi Naidu

4) A. R. Rathnasamy IND

INC

28

Arni P. Doraisamy Reddiar IND V. K. Kannan INC

29

 Polur S. M. Annamalai IND T. B. Kesava Reddiar IND

30

Thurinjapuram M. A. Manickavelu INC S. Murugan IND

31 Tiruvannamalai 1) P. U. Shanmugham

2) C. Santhanam IND

IND 3) V. K. Annamalai Gounder

4) A. Arumugam INC

32

Chengam

T. Karia Goundar INC

 R. Venkatachala Mudaliar IND

33

Vaniyambadi A. A. Rasheed INC

 M. P. Vadivelu Gounder IND

34

Tiruppattur

 R. C. Samanna Gounder INC

 Natesa Pillai IND

Salem

35

Harur

 1) P. M. Munusami Gounder

2) M. K. Mariappan INC

INC 3) T. Ponnusamy

4) C. Theerthagiri IND

IND

36

 Krishnagiri

S. Nagaraja Manigar INC N. Mohanram IND

37

Uddanapalli Muni Reddi IND Venkatakrishna Desai INC

38

Hosur K. Appavoo Pillai IND N. Ramachandra Reddy INC

39

Pennagaram Hemalatha Devi INC D. K. Gorunatha Chettiar IND

40

Dharmapuri M. Kandasami Kandar INC R. S. Veerappa Chetty IND

41

Yercaud

1) S. Andi Goundan

2) S. Lakshmana Goundar INC

INC 3) Raja Paul David

4) Kuppusami Goundan IND

IND

42

Salem I

A. Mariappan Mudaliar INC V. R. Nedunchezhiyan IND

43

Salem II

A. Rathnavel Gounder INC S. M. Ramiah CPI

44

Veerapandy

M. R. Kandasamy Mudaliar INC Chelliah IND

45

Taramangalam

N. S. Sundararajan INC Chinnappan IND

46

Mettur

K. S. Ardhanareeswara Gounder INC Surendiran PSP

47

 Sankari

 K. S. Subramanya Gounder INC R. Thandavan IND

48

Tiruchengode

1) T. M. Kaliannan

2) R. Kandaswami INC

INC 3) Rangasamy Gounder

4) Komaran IND

PSP

49

 Namakkal

1) P. Kolanda Gounder

3) M. P. Periasami INC

INC 2) V. Kaliappan

4) Marudaveeran IND

IND

50

Sendamangalam

T. Sivagnanam Pillai INC Somasundara Gounder IND

51

 Rasipuram

A. Raja Gounder INC

 K. V. K. Ramaswamy IND

52

Attur 1) Irusappan

2) M. P. Subramaniam IND

IND 3) A. Sambasiva Reddiar

4) M. Arumugham

.

South Arcot

53

Kallakurichi

 1) Nataraja Odayar

3) M. Anandan IND

IND 2) Parthasarathy

4) L. Anandan INC

INC

54

Tirukoilur

1) S. A. M. Annamalai Odayar

3) Kuppusami IND

INC 2) Lakshmi Narasamma

4) Muthusami INC

IND

55

Satyamangalam

K. Gopal Gounder IND K. Aranganathan INC

56

Gingee

M. Jangal Reddiar IND V. Gopal Gounder IND

57

Tindivanam

1) P. Veerappa Gounder

2) M. Jagannathan IND

IND 3) Venugopal Gounder

4) Pichaikuppan INC

INC

58

Valavanur

A. Govindasami Nayagar IND K. M. Krishna Gounder INC

59

Villupuram

 Sarangapani Gounder INC Shanmuga Udayar IND

60

Ulundurpet

Kandasami Padayachi INC Manonmani Ammal IND

61

 Cuddalore

Seenivasa Padayachi INC Sambandan IND

62

 Nellikuppam

 1) Sivachidambara Ramasamy Padayachi

3) S. Thangavelu INC

INC 2) Krishnamoorthy Gounder

4) Rajaangam IND

IND

63

 Nallur

Vedamanickam IND K. S. Venkatakrishna Reddiar IND

64

Vridhachalam

 M. Selvaraj IND

G. Rajavelu Padayachi INC

65

Bhuvanagiri

Samikannu Padayachi INC R. Balagurusamy IND

66

Chidambaram

1) G. Vagheesam Pillai

2) Swami Sahajananda INC

INC 3) Chokalingam

4) Sivasubramaniam IND

IND

       Tanjore

67

Sirkazhi 1) C. Muthia Pillai

2) K. B. S. Mani INC

INC 3) K. Sami Durai Annangar

4) V. Velayutham CPI

CPI

68

Mayuram

1) G. Narayanasami Naidu

2) P. Jayaraj INC

INC 3) M. Kathamuthu

4) A. R. Marianathan CPI

CPI

69

Nannilam

1) M. D. Thiagaraja Pillai

2) M. C. Muthukumaraswami INC

INC 3) S. Arunachalam Pillai

4) P. Appaswamy CPI

CPI

70

Nagapattinam

 N. S. Ramalingam INC

 P. Jeevanandam CPI

71

Tiruthuraipundi

1) V. Vedayyan

2) A. Vedaratnam INC

INC 3) C. Kandasamy

4) S. Vadivelu CPI

CPI

72

Mannargudi

T. S. Swaminatha Odayar INC

S. K. Sivanada Saluvar IND

73

Aduthurai

Ramamirtha Thondaiman INC Mohammed Amirdeen IND

74

Kumbakonam T. Sambath INC Neelamegham IND

75

Panjapatti

Karunagiri Muthaiah INC P. Poonambala Gounder IND

76

Tiruvayur

R. Swaminatha Merkondar INC D. Pakshiraja Moovarayar IND

77

Thanjavur

A. Y. S. Parisutha Nadar INC

R. Gopalakrishnan IND

78

Gandarvakottai

Krishnasami Gopalar INC Ramachandra Dorai IND

79

Adiramapattinam

 A. R. Marimuthu PSP

N. Sunderasa Thevar INC

80

Pattukottai R. Srinivasa Ayyar INC

 V. Arunachala Thevar IND

81

Arantangi S. Ramasami Thevar IND Muthuvel Ambalam INC

Tiruchirappalli

82

Thirumayam V. Ramiah INC Muthuvairava Ambalagarar IND

83

Alangudi

1) Arunachala Thevar

2) Chinniah INC

INC Subbiah

Balakrishnan IND

84

Andanallur

Annamalai Muthuraja INC

 E. P. Mathuram IND

85

 Tiruchirappalli - I

E. P. Mathuram IND

T. Durairaj Pillai INC

86

Tiruchirappalli - II

M. Kalyanasundaram CPI Subburethinam INC

87

Srirangam K. Vasudevan INC Chitrambalam IND

88

 Lalgudi S. Lazar INC

Anbil P. Dharmalingam IND

89

T Palur

Subbiah INC

 Ramasamy IND

90

Jayankondam

K. R. Viswanathan INC

 Jayaramulu Chettiar IND

91

Ariyalur

 Ramalinga Padayachi INC Narayanan IND

92

 Perambalur

1) Krishnasami

3) K. Periyannan INC

INC 2) Raja Chidambaram

4) Adimoolam IND

IND

93

 Musiri

 1) V. A. Muthaiya

2) T. V. Sannasi INC

INC 3) M. P. Muthukaruppan

4) Durairaj IND

IND

94

Karur

T. M. Nallaswamy INC

 K. S. Ramasami CPI

95

 Aravakurichi

S. Sadasivam INC

N. Rathinam IND

96

 Kulithalai

 M. Karunanidhi IND

K. A. Dharmalingam INC

97

Papanasam

 1) Venkitachala Nattar

2) R. Subramaniam INC

INC 3) Haritharanathan

4) Tajudeen IND

IND

98

 Manapparai

N. P. M. Chinnaya Kavundar INC

 A. Rajagopal .

Ramanathapuram

99

Tirukoshtiyur

N. V. Chockalingam INC

 S. Shanmugam CPI

100

Karaikudi

M. A. Muthiah Chettiar INC

Ganesan Saw IND

101

Sivaganga

D. Subramania Rajkumar IND Saminathan INC

102

Tiruvadanai

 Kariamanickamambalam IND

 S. Ramakrishnathevar INC

103

Manamadurai

R. Chidambara Bharathi INC

S. Alagu IND

104

Paramakudi

 K. Ramachandran IND

G. Govindan INC

105

Ramanathapuram

 R. Shanmuga Rajeshwara Sethupathi IND

G. Mangalasamy CPI

106

Mudukulathur

1) U. Muthuramalinga Thevar

2) A. Perumal IND

IND 3) Chinniah

4) A. Krishnan INC

INC

107

Aruppukottai

M. D. Ramasami IND A. V. Thiruppathi INC

108

 Sattur

K. Kamaraj INC

Jayarama Reddiar IND

109

Sivakasi

S. Ramasami Naidu INC

 P. Muthuramanuja Thevar IND

110

Srivilliputhur

 1) R. Krishnasami Naidu

2) A. Chinnasami INC

INC 3) S. Alagarsamy

4) Gurusami CPI

IND

Tirunelveli

111

Kovilpatti

V. Suppaya Naicker IND

Selvaraj INC

112

Kadambur

1) K. Ramasubbu

2) Sangili INC

INC 3) S. Arunachala Nadar

4) V. Suppayan IND

IND

113

Tuticorin

 Ponnusami Nadar INC

 M. S. Sivamani IND

114

Srivaikuntam

A. P. C. Veerabahu INC

Y. Perumal IND

115

Tiruchendur

M. S. Selvaraj INC

M. R. Meganathan IND

116

Sathankulam

S. P. Adithanar IND

S. Kandasamy INC

117

Radhapuram

A. V. Thomas INC

Kartheesan IND

118

Nanguneri

M. G. Sankar Reddiar INC

S. Madasamy IND

119

Tirunelveli

1) Rajathi Kunchithapatham

2) Somasundaram INC

INC 3) Kandish

4) Ponnusami IND

PSP

120

Ambasamudram Gomathisankara Deekshidar INC

Challapandian IND

121

Kadayam D. S. Athimoolam IND

A. Balagan INC

122

Tenkasi

K. Sattanatha Karayalar IND I.

 A. Chidambaram Pillai INC

123

Alangulam

Veluchamy Thevar IND

 Nallasivan CPI

124

Sankarankoil

1) P. Urkavalan

2) A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar INC

INC 3) Adinamilagi

4) S. Uthaman IND

PSP

Kanyakumari

125

Kanyakumari

T. S. Ramaswamy Pillai IND Natarajan INC

126

Nagercoil

Chidambaranatha Nadar INC C. Sankar CPI

127

Colachel

Lourdammal INC

S. Doraiswamy IND

128

Padmanabhapuram

Thompson Dharmaraj Daniel INC

 S. Muthukaruppa Pillai IND

129

Killiyur

A. Nesamony INC

Uncontested Uncontested

130

Vilavancode

M. William INC Uncontested Uncontested

Madurai

131

Uthamapalayam

 K. Pandiaraj INC

P. T. Rajan IND

132

Bodinayakkanur

A. S. Subbaraj INC

M. Muthiala IND

133

Kodaikanal

M. Alagirisamy INC

Gurusamy IND

134

Theni

1) N. R. Thiagarajan

3) N. M. Velappan INC

INC 2) S. S. Rajendran

4) A. Ayyanar IND

IND

135

 Usilampatti

 MUTHU IND P. V. Raj -

136

 Thirumangalam

A. V. P. Periavala Guruya Reddi IND K. Rajaram INC

137

Madurai East

P. K. R. Lakshmi Kanthan INC

 N. Sankaraiah CPM

138

Madurai Central

 V. Sankaran INC

 S. Muthu IND

139

Thirupparankundram

S. Chinnakaruppa Thevar INC

K. P. Janaki CPI

140

Nilakkottai 1) W. P. A. R. Chandrasekaran

2) A. S. Ponnammal INC

INC 3) T. G. Krishnamoorthy

4) M. Vadivel IND

IND

141

 Melur

 1) P. Kakkan

2) M. Periyakaruppan Ambalam INC

INC 3) K. Paramasivam Ambalan

4) P. Vadivel IND

IND

142

Vadamadurai

Thiruvenkatasamy Naicker IND S. Chiinasamy Naidu INC

143

Vedasandur

 T. S. Soundaram Ramachandran INC Madanagopal CPI

144

Dindigul M. J. Jamal Mohideen INC

A. Balasubramaniam CPI

145

Atoor

M. A. B. Arumugasamy Chettiar INC V. S. S. Mani Chettiyar IND

146

Oddanchatram

Karuthappa Gounder INC Angamuthu Naicker IND

147 Palani

Lakshmipathiraj INC

Venkitasami Gounder IND

Coimbatore

148

Udumalpet

 S. T. Subbaya Gounder IND N. Mounaguruswamy Naidu INC

149

Pollachi

1) N. Mahalingam

2) K. Ponniah INC

INC 3) P. Thangavel Gounder

4) V. K. Rangaswamy PSP

CPI

150

Kovilpalayam

C. Subramaniam INC

C. Guruswamy Naidu PSP

151

Dharapuram

A. Sanapathi Gounder INC P. S. Govindasamy Gounder IND

152

Kangayam

 K. G. Palanisamy Gounder INC P. Muthuswamy Gounder IND

153

Chennimalai K. P. Nallasivam IND

 A. Thengappa Gounder INC

154

Erode

V. S. Manickasundaram INC

K. T. Raju CPI

155

Perundurai

 N. K. Palanisami CPI

Manicka Mudaliar INC

156

Bhavani 1) G. G. Gurumurthi

2) P. G. Manickam INC

INC 3) K. Komarasami Gounder

4) A. Subramanian IND

IND

157

Gobichettipalayam

P. G. Karuthiruman INC

Mariappan CPI

158

Nambiyur K. L. Ramaswami INC Uncontested Uncontested

159

 Tiruppur

 K. N. Palanisamy INC V. Ponnulinga Gounder CPI

160

Palladam P. S. Chinnadurai PSP Kumarasami Gounder INC

161

 Coimbatore - I

Savitri Shanmugam INC

 Bupathy CPI

162

Coimbatore - II 1) Marudachalam

2) Palaniswamy CPI

INC 3) Kuppuswamy

4) P. Veluswamy INC

PSP

163

Sulur

Kulanthai Ammal INC

K. Ramani CPI

164

Avanashi

K. Marappa Gounder INC Karuppa Gounder IND

165

Mettupalayam

D. Raghubadhi Devi INC Madhannan IND

Nilgiris

166

Coonoor

 J. Matha Gowder INC

H. B. Ari Gowder IND

167

Udagamandalam

 B. K. Linga Gowder INC

 K. Bhojan