1957
Total Constituencies: 17
Punjab Lok Sabha Election 1957 covered all 17 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 51.26% and won 16 seats, while the CPI received 16.81% of the vote and won 1 seats. The BJS won 0 seats with 16.05% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Punjab.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 16 | 51.26% | 51.26% | 36,82,219 | |
| 9 | 1 | 16.81% | 27.30% | 12,07,600 | |
| BJS | 13 | 0 | 16.05% | 21.12% | 11,52,672 |
| IND | 12 | 0 | 11.24% | 17.74% | 8,07,709 |
| SCF | 6 | 0 | 4.07% | 12.63% | 2,92,345 |
| PSP | 3 | 0 | 0.57% | 2.88% | 41,285 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Kangra | Daljit Singh | INC | 73,783 | Hem Raj | INC | 71,531 | 2,252 | 0.78 |
| Ambala | Subhdra Joshi | INC | 3,17,926 | Chuni Lal | INC | 2,69,991 | 47,935 | 5.21 |
| Kaithal | Mool Chand | INC | 1,19,388 | Birbal Dass | BJS | 50,787 | 68,601 | 26.78 |
| Rohtak | Ranbir Singh | INC | 1,04,690 | Dhaja Ram | IND | 78,075 | 26,615 | 9.72 |
| Jhajjar | Partap Singh | CPI | 1,48,979 | Ghamandi Lal Bansal | INC | 1,21,658 | 27,321 | 10.1 |
| Gurgaon | Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad | INC | 1,91,221 | Mool Chand | BJS | 95,553 | 95,668 | 33.36 |
| Mahendragarh | Ram Krishan | INC | 82,930 | Ratan Singh | IND | 70,615 | 12,315 | 5.15 |
| Hissar | Thakar Dass Bhargava | INC | 1,27,059 | Net Ram | IND | 41,815 | 85,244 | 36.34 |
| Ferozepur | Iqbal Singh | INC | 1,20,548 | Wadhawas Ram | CPI | 73,109 | 47,439 | 17 |
| Tarn Taran | Surjit Singh Majithia | INC | 1,29,435 | Dalip Singh, S/O Janmeja Singh | CPI | 85,217 | 44,218 | 16.76 |
| Amritsar | Gurmukh Singh Musafir | INC | 1,13,899 | Krishan Lall | BJS | 77,533 | 36,366 | 14.01 |
| Gurdaspur | Dewan Chand | INC | 1,00,911 | Teja Singh | IND | 51,897 | 49,014 | 19.56 |
| Hoshiarpur | Baldev Singh | INC | 1,61,879 | Mangat Ram | BJS | 1,01,872 | 60,007 | 22.76 |
| Jullundur | Swaran Singh | INC | 2,55,545 | Sadhu Ram | INC | 2,37,093 | 18,452 | 1.83 |
| Ludhiana | Bahadur Singh | INC | 2,48,810 | Ajit Singh | INC | 2,33,108 | 15,702 | 1.68 |
| Bhatinda | Hukam Singh | INC | 2,57,692 | Ajit Singh | INC | 2,18,742 | 38,950 | 4.25 |
| Patiala | Achint Ram | INC | 1,24,380 | Dewan Singh | IND | 79,947 | 44,433 | 18.68 |