1957 Indian general election in Kerala

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1957 Indian general election in Kerala

← 1951–52 (TC) ← 1951–52 (MA) 28 February 1957 (1957-02-28) 1962 →
← TC ←MA elected members →
18 of the 489 seats in the Lok Sabha
Turnout	66.05
First party Second party   Leader E. M. S. Namboodiripad P. T. Chacko Party CPI INC Seats won 9 6 Popular vote 22,67,888 21,02,883 Percentage 37.48 34.76

1957 Indian general election in Kerala was held for 18 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Communist Party of India winning 9 out of 18 seats. The major opposition for CPI, the Indian National Congress, won 6 seats.