1957
Total Constituencies: 16
Kerala Lok Sabha Election 1957 covered all 16 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The CPI received the highest statewide vote share at 37.48% and won 8 seats, while the INC received 34.76% of the vote and won 5 seats. The IND won 2 seats with 15.41% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Kerala.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 8 | 37.48% | 43.86% | 22,67,888 | |
| 15 | 5 | 34.76% | 36.27% | 21,02,883 | |
| IND | 10 | 2 | 15.41% | 27.50% | 9,32,274 |
| PSP | 9 | 1 | 7.25% | 16.93% | 4,38,459 |
| 2 | 0 | 5.10% | 20.97% | 3,08,742 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Trivandrum | Easwara Iyer | IND | 1,21,350 | Thanu Pillai A | PSP | 1,10,406 | 10,944 | 3.78 |
| Chirayinkil | Kumaran | CPI | 1,40,930 | Madhavan | INC | 48,329 | 92,601 | 34.52 |
| Quilon | Kodiyan (S. C. ) | CPI | 2,97,041 | Parameswaran Nair V. | CPI | 2,70,306 | 26,735 | 2.22 |
| Ambalapuzha | Punnoose, P. T. | CPI | 1,67,211 | Mohammed Sheriff K. P. | INC | 1,37,016 | 30,195 | 9.3 |
| Thiruvalla | Vasudevan Nair P. K. | CPI | 1,40,143 | George, P. S. | INC | 1,36,536 | 3,607 | 1.2 |
| Kottayam | Mathew Maniyangadan | INC | 1,48,235 | Thomas | CPI | 1,24,799 | 23,436 | 8.17 |
| Muvattupuzha | George Thomas | INC | 1,23,483 | Jacob K. T. | CPI | 96,241 | 27,242 | 11.22 |
| Ernakulam | Thomas ( Alungal ) | INC | 1,42,202 | Abdul Kadar | IND | 1,31,579 | 10,623 | 3.61 |
| Mukundapuram | Narayanankutty Menon | CPI | 1,34,505 | Madhavan E. K. | INC | 1,28,860 | 5,645 | 1.85 |
| Trichur | Krishnan | CPI | 1,30,328 | Balakrishna Marar | INC | 1,22,695 | 7,633 | 2.72 |
| Palghat | Kunhan P. | CPI | 2,33,807 | Eacharan V. Iyyani | INC | 1,86,594 | 47,213 | 5.18 |
| Kozhikode | Kuttikrishnan Nair | INC | 1,03,492 | Seethi Sahib Kottapurath | IND | 89,550 | 13,942 | 5.19 |
| Manjeri | Pocker Kuttivatha | IND | 99,777 | Kunhikoya Palat | INC | 78,822 | 20,955 | 9.13 |
| Badagara | Menon K. B. | PSP | 1,11,425 | Gopalan Karipur | INC | 92,606 | 18,819 | 6.36 |
| Tellicherry | M. K. Jinachandran | INC | 1,10,114 | Pottekkattu S. K. | IND | 1,08,732 | 1,382 | 0.47 |
| Kasergod | Gopalan Ayillath Kuttieri | CPI | 1,28,839 | Achutha Shenoy B. | IND | 1,23,694 | 5,145 | 2.04 |