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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| vote_type = Popular 
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1952 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1952
| election_date = 25 February 1957
| elected_members =
| next_election = 1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1962
| seats_for_election= All 208 seats in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Mysore Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 105
| registered =
| turnout = 51.3%

| image1 = [[File:Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa 2003 stamp of India.jpg|120x120px]]
| leader1 = [[S. Nijalingappa]]
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[Molakalmuru]]
| last_election1 = 74
| seats1 = 150
| seat_change1 = {{gain}}76
| popular_vote1 = 33,43,839
| percentage1 = 52.08%
| swing1 = {{increase}}5.73%

| image2 =
| leader2 =
| party2 = Praja Socialist Party
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 = Did not contest
| seats2 = 18
| seat_change2 = N/A
| popular_vote2 = 9,02,373
| percentage2 = 14.06%
| swing2 = N/A

| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption =

| title = [[Chief Minister of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[S. Nijalingappa]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = S. Nijalingappa
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}

Elections to the [[Mysore State|Mysore]] [[Legislative Assembly]] were held on 25 February 1957. 589 candidates contested for the 208 seats of the 179 constituencies in the Assembly.

==State Reorganization==
On 1 November 1956, Mysore state was enlarged by the addition of [[Coorg State]], the [[Kollegal]] taluk of the Coimbatore district and the [[South Kanara]] district (except the [[Kasaragod]] taluk) of [[Madras State]], the districts of Raichur and Gulbarga from western [[Hyderabad State]] and the [[Kannada]] speaking districts of Dharwar, Bijapur, North Kanara, and Belgaum, (except the Chandgad taluk of Belgaum district) from southern [[Bombay State]] under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]. The Siruguppa taluk, the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk, and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were detached from the Mysore State.<ref name="1955ReorgStates">{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf | title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 | publisher=The Economic Weekly | date=October 15, 1955 | accessdate=July 25, 2015}}</ref> This resulted in an increase in assembly constituencies from 80 with 99 seats to 179 with 208 seats in 1957 assembly elections.

==Constituencies==
There were 29 two-member constituencies and 179 single-member constituencies. Out of the 179 constituencies, 27 were reserved for Scheduled Castes and 1 was reserved for Scheduled Tribe. There were 73,01,080 electors in single-member constituencies while 27,05,851 electors in two-member constituencies. Total electors in the state were 100,06,931 and the electors who were entitled to vote were 1,25,15,312 (including two-member constituencies). 39,59,518 electors voted in single-member constituency while 24,60,641 electors cast their vote in double-member constituencies. The poll percentage in the state was 51.3%.<ref name="MYSECI1957"/>

==Results==
<section begin=Results />{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1957 Mysore Legislative Assembly election<ref name="MYSECI1957">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Mysore_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Mysore | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=July 26, 2015}}</ref> |sortable=yes}}
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
! class="unsortable" |
! Political party !! Flag !! Seats <br /> Contested !! Won !! Net change <br /> in seats !! % of <br /> Seats
! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in <br />vote %
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|
| 207 || 150 || {{increase}} 76 || 72.12 || 33,43,839 || 52.08 || {{increase}} 5.73
|-
| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Praja Socialist Party]]
|
| 79 || 18 || ''New'' || 8.65 || 9,02,373 || 14.06 || ''New''
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]]
| [[File:CPI-banner.svg|35px]]
| 20 || 1 || {{steady}} 0 || 0.48 || 1,23,403 || 1.92 || {{increase}} 1.01
|-
|
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Scheduled Caste Federation]]
|
| 6 || 2 || {{steady}} 0 || 0.96 || 83,542 || 1.30 || {{decrease}} 0.44
|-
| {{party color cell|#BC0000}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Peasants and Workers Party of India]]
|
| 2 || 2 || ''New'' || 0.96 || 35,462 || 0.55 || ''New''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|
| 251 || 35 || {{increase}} 11 || 16.83 || 18,45,456 || 28.74 || N/A
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3|
! style="text-align:center;" |Total Seats !! 208 ({{increase}} 109) !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 1,25,15,312 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|64,20,159 (51.3%)
|}<section end=Results />

==See also==

* [[1957 elections in India]]
* [[Mysore State]]
* [[1952 Mysore Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
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