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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1957

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Elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on February 25, 1957. 319 candidates contested for the 85 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 20 two-member constituencies and 65 single-member constituencies.

State Reorganization

On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with Hyderabad State in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, to form a single state, Andhra Pradesh. The districts of Raichur, Gulbarga and the Marathwada district were detached from the Hyderabad State, while merging with Andhra State. In addition, the Siruguppa taluk , the Bellary taluk, the Hospet taluk and a small area of the Mallapuram sub-taluk were transferred from Mysore State to Andhra Pradesh. The districts of Raichur and Gulbarga were transferred to the Mysore State, while the Marathwada district was transferred to the Bombay State. Thus the assembly constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh changed from 167 constituencies with 190 seats in 1955 to 85 constituencies with 105 seats in 1957.

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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1957 Wikipedia