Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 312 candidates contested for the 94 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 14 two-member constituencies and 80 single-member constituencies. Subsequently, the Third Medhi ministry was sworn in for office.

Results Results by Party Party Popular vote Seats Vote % +/- Contested Won +/-Indian National Congress52.35▲8.8710171▼5Praja Socialist Party12.74▲12.74368▲8Communist Party of India8.10▲5.26224▲3Independent26.81▼1.5315325▲11Total25,23,966100—312108▲3

Elected members ConstituencyReserved for(SC/ST/None)MemberParty Lungleh ST C. Thumluaia Aijal East ST Lalmawia Aijal West ST A. Thanglura Patharkandi SC Upadhyaya, Biswanath Gopesh Namasudra Karimganj South None Chowdhury, Abdul Hamid Karimganj North None Das, Ranendra Mohan Badarpur None Choudhury, Moulana Md. Abdul Jalil Hailakandi None Majumdar, Abdul Matlib Katlicherra None Roy, Gouri Shankar Silchar West None Chanda, Jyotsna Silchar East None Choudhury, Moinul Haque Katigora None Chakravarty, Hem Chandra Udarband None Barlaskar, Tazamulali Lakhipur None Choubey, Ram Prasad Sonai None Sinha, Nanda Kishore Mokokchung ST Ao, Chubatemsu, I Naga Hills Central ST Sema, Khelhose Kohima ST Angami, Satsuo Mikir Hills East ST Terang, Sai Sai Mikir Hills West ST Teron, Chatrasing North Cachar Hills ST Hamdhan, Mohan Jowai ST Khyriem, Larsingh Nongpoh ST Siem, Jormanik Shillong None Roy, Brojo Mohon Nongstoin ST Cotton, Henry Cherrapunji ST Nichols, Roy J. J. M. Baghmara ST Momin, Emerson Tura ST Narak, Mody K. Phulbari ST Sangma, Williamson A. Dainadubi ST Momin, Harison Mankachar None Ahmed, Kobad Hussain South Salmara None Ali, Md. Sahadat Goalpara ST Rabha, Hakim Chandra Nath, Khagendra Nath North Salmara SC Das, Hareswar Dr. Das, Ghanashyam Kokrajar ST Brahma, Rupnath Brahmachari, Swami Krishnananda Gossaigaon None Tudu, Mathias Golakganj None Pradhani, Bhuban Chandra Dhubri None Pradhani, Tamijuddin Gauripur None Barua, Prakritish Chandra Bilasipara None Ahmed, Jahanuddin Tarabari None Tajuddin Ahmed Jania None Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Sorbhog None Talukdar, Ghaneshyam Barpeta SC Das, Srihari Das, Mahadev Kamalpur ST Goswami, Sarat Chandra Gauhati None Bhattacharjya, Gouri Sankar Palasbari None Das, Radhika Ram Boko None Chaudhury, Radha Charan Rampur None Goswami, Hareswar Hajo None Medhi, Bisnu Ram Nalbari West None Deka, Tarun Sen Nalbari East None Choudhury, Prabhat Narayan Mangaldai None Datta, Dandi Ram Panery ST Patowari, Hiralal Deka, Pakhirai Dalgaon None Md. Matlebuddin Dhekiajuli None Das, Omeo Kumar Barchalla None Das, Mahi Kanta Balipara None Sarma, Biswadeb Tezpur None Agarwalla, Kamala Prasad Biswanath None Tripathi, Kamakhya Prasad Gohpur None Upadhaya, Bishnulal Laharighat ST Deori, Dhirsingh Bora, Motiram Dhing None Nurul Islam Rupohihat None Idris, Maulavi Md. Kaliabor None Borah, Lila Kanta Patacharkuchi None Das, Birendra Kumar Das, Surendra Nath Rangiya ST Sarma, Siddhinath Das, Baikuntha Nath Samaguri None Barthakur, Usha Nowgong SC Dev Kanta Borooah Hazarika, Mahendra Nath Jamunamukh None Ahmed, Maulavi Rahimuddin Lumding None Sarma, Ram Nath Marangi None Hazarika, Dandeswar Golaghat None Barua, Rajendranath Dergaon SC Das, Ramnath Sarma, Narendra Nath Titabar None Bardoloi, Sarbeswar Teok None Barua, Harinarayan Amguri None Borborua, Khagendranath Nazira None Tankeswar Chetia Sonari None Purnananda Chetia Thowra None Saikia, Durgeswar Sibsagar None Girindra Nath Gogoi Jorhat ST Pegoo, Mahidhar Sarmah, Debeswar Katonigaon None Barua, Komal, Kumari North Lakhimpur ST Bora, Mahanonda Doley, Karka Chandra Moran ST Daley, Lalit Kumar Gohain, Padma Kumari Dibrugarh None Barthakur, Nilmoni Lahowal None Sengupta, Lily Tengakhat None Das, Manik Chandra Jaipur None Barua, Jugo Kanta Bogdung None Khaund, Indreswar Tinsukia None Khemka, Radha Kishen Digboi None Deb Sarma, Dwijesh Chandra Doom Dooma None Tati, Molia Saikhowa None Hazarika, Devendra Nath

See also

1957 elections in India 1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election

References