1957
Total Constituencies: 34
Madras Lok Sabha Election 1957 covered all 34 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 46.52% and won 25 seats, while the IND received 39.77% of the vote and won 7 seats. The CPI won 2 seats with 10.06% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Madras.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 25 | 46.52% | 46.52% | 50,94,552 | |
| IND | 31 | 7 | 39.77% | 41.71% | 43,55,162 |
| 10 | 2 | 10.06% | 26.41% | 11,01,338 | |
| PSP | 7 | 0 | 3.65% | 27.14% | 3,99,789 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Madras North | S. C. C. Anthony Pillai | IND | 86,139 | T. Chengalvarayan | INC | 76,141 | 9,998 | 5.65 |
| Madras South | T. T. Krishnamachari | INC | 81,390 | P. Balasubramania Mudaliar | IND | 71,284 | 10,106 | 5.7 |
| Chingleput | Dr. A. Krishnaswamy | IND | 1,88,481 | O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar | INC | 1,86,753 | 1,728 | 0.24 |
| Tiruvallur | R. Govindarajulu Naidu | INC | 1,20,363 | A. Raghava Reddy | IND | 65,083 | 55,280 | 29.8 |
| Vellore | N. R. Munisamy | INC | 1,44,377 | M. Muthukrishnan | INC | 1,26,132 | 18,245 | 2.43 |
| Thiruvannamalai | Dharmalingam | IND | 84,309 | G. Neelakantan | INC | 74,070 | 10,239 | 5.07 |
| Tiruppattur | A. Duraisami Gounder | INC | 71,564 | C. P. Chinnaraj | IND | 42,875 | 28,689 | 17.86 |
| Krishnagiri | C. R. Narsimhan | INC | 57,683 | G. D. Naidu | IND | 57,316 | 367 | 0.25 |
| Tiruchengode | Dr. P. Subbarayan | INC | 86,935 | Palaniappa Bakthar | PSP | 26,240 | 60,695 | 40.3 |
| Salem | S. V. Ramasami | INC | 85,342 | S. K. Babie Kandasami | IND | 30,764 | 54,578 | 30.17 |
| Chidambaram | R. Kanagasabai Pillai | INC | 1,76,501 | Elayaperumal | INC | 1,75,589 | 912 | 0.12 |
| Tindivanam | Shanmugham | IND | 73,737 | V. Munusami | IND | 65,012 | 8,725 | 4.3 |
| Cuddalore | T. D. Muthukumarasamy Naidu | IND | 98,605 | S. Radhakrishnan | INC | 98,546 | 59 | 0.03 |
| Nagapattinam | K. R. Sambandam | INC | 2,52,275 | M. Ayyakannu | INC | 2,16,890 | 35,385 | 3.78 |
| Kumbakonam | C. R. Pattabhiraman | INC | 1,27,631 | S. A. Rahim | PSP | 60,309 | 67,322 | 30.98 |
| Tanjore | R. Venkataraman | INC | 1,35,310 | K. M. Vallatharasu | PSP | 98,222 | 37,088 | 15.88 |
| Perambalur | M. Palaniandi | INC | 1,12,497 | V. Boovaraghaswamy Padayachi | IND | 47,133 | 65,364 | 28.33 |
| Karur | K. Periasami Gounder | INC | 1,05,399 | V. R. Seshiyan | IND | 73,135 | 32,264 | 15.58 |
| Tiruchirappalli | M. K. M. Abdul Salam | INC | 91,910 | K. Ananda Nambiar | CPI | 50,785 | 41,125 | 19.06 |
| Pudukkottai | F. Ramanathan Chattiar | INC | 1,11,694 | K. M. Vallatharas | PSP | 46,242 | 65,452 | 29.38 |
| Ramanathapuram | P. Subbiah Ambalam | INC | 89,701 | R. K. Ramakrishnan | IND | 50,668 | 39,033 | 16.37 |
| Srivilliputhur | U. Muthuramalinga Thevar | IND | 2,06,999 | S. S. Natarajan | INC | 1,67,676 | 39,323 | 4.59 |
| Negercoil | Thanulingom Nadar | INC | 1,43,288 | Chellaswamy | IND | 45,798 | 97,490 | 51.56 |
| Tiruchendur | T. Ganapathy | INC | Elected Unopposed | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tirunelveli | P. T. Thanu Pillai | INC | 1,05,793 | Sankaranarayana Moopanar | IND | 54,319 | 51,474 | 24.69 |
| Tenkasi | M. Sankarapandian | INC | 1,25,821 | N. Shanmugam | CPI | 1,21,021 | 4,800 | 1.94 |
| Periyakulam | R. Narayanasamy | INC | 1,16,715 | Muthia | IND | 64,867 | 51,848 | 22.26 |
| Madurai | K. T. K. Thangamani | CPI | 79,374 | T. K. Rama | INC | 78,286 | 1,088 | 0.48 |
| Dindigul | M. Ghulam Mohideen | INC | 2,25,510 | S. C. Balakrishna | INC | 1,70,995 | 54,515 | 6.77 |
| Pollachi | P. R. Ramakrishnan | INC | 1,39,984 | Gurusami Aicker | PSP | 1,23,618 | 16,366 | 6.2 |
| Namakkal | E. V. K. Sampath | IND | 1,82,066 | S. R. Arumugam | INC | 1,64,221 | 17,845 | 2.33 |
| Gobichettipalayam | Ramasami Gounder | INC | 1,15,365 | Jothinath Singh | CPI | 74,734 | 40,631 | 21.38 |
| Coimbatore | Parvati | CPI | 1,10,454 | P. S. Rangasami | INC | 95,442 | 15,012 | 6.49 |
| Nilgiris | C. Nanjappan | INC | 1,22,388 | P. S. Bharathi | IND | 56,754 | 65,634 | 31.73 |