Elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly were held on 25 February 1957. 1393 candidates contested for the 264 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 54 two-member constituencies and 210 single-member constituencies.

State Reorganization Bihar was reduced slightly by the transfer of minor territories to West Bengal in 1956 under States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Hence the constituencies were reduced from 330 in 1951 to 318 in 1957 elections.

Results

!colspan=10| |- ! colspan=2|Party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! Net change in seats !! % of Seats ! Votes !! Vote % !! Change in vote % |- style="background: #90EE90;" | | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | | 312 || 210 || 29 || 66.04 || 44,55,425 || 42.09 || 0.71

| style="text-align:left;" |Praja Socialist Party | | 222 || 31 || New || 9.75 || 16,94,974 || 16.01 || New

| 125 || 23 || 12 || 7.23 || 8,29,195 || 7.83 || 4.67

| 71 || 31 || 1 || 9.75 || 7,49,021 || 7.08 || 0.93

| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | | 60 || 7 || 7 || 2.20 || 5,45,577 || 5.15 || 4.01

| 572 || 16 || 11 || 5.03 || 21,81,180 || 20.61 || N/A |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| ! style="text-align:center;" |Total seats !! 318 ( 12) !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 2,56,21,144 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! colspan = 2|1,05,85,422 (41.32%)

Elected members ConstituencyReserved for(SC/ST/None)MemberParty Dhanaha None Jogendra Prasad Bagaha SC Narsingh Baitha Kedar Pandey Shikarpur None Sinheshwar Pd. Verma Sikta None Fazlur Rahman Lauria None Subh Narayan Prasad Chanpatia None Ketaki Devi Bettiah SC Jagannath Pd. Swatantra Jaya Narayan Prasad Raxaul None Rahda Pandey Adapur None Brajnandan Sharma Motihari SC Bigoo Ram Shakuntala Devi Ghorasahan None Mangal Pd. Yadav Dhaka None Masoodur Rahman Patahi None Bibhishan Kumar Madhuban None Rooplal Rai Kesaria None Prabhawati Gupta Pipra None Ganga Nath Mishra Harsidhi None Parabati Devi Govindganj None Dhrub Narain Mani Tripathi Barauli None Abdul Ghafoor Gopalganj None Kamla Rai Kuchaikot None Vachaspati Sharma Bhore SC Chandrika Ram Rambali Pandey Mirganj None Janardan Sinha Siwan None Gadadhar Pd. Shrivastava Ziradei None Zawar Hussain Darauli SC Rajendra Pd. Singh Basawan Ram Raghunathpur None Ram Deo Sinha Manjhi None Girish Tewari Maharajganj None Anusuya Basantpur West None Krishna Kant Singh Basantpur East None Sabhapati Sinha Barharia None Quamrul Haque Baikunthpur None Trivikram Deo Narayan Singh Mashrakh North None Mritunjoy Singh Mashrakh South None Krishna Madhav Prasad Sinha Marhaura None Devi Laljee Baniapur None Uma Pandey Chapra SC Jaglal Chaudhary Prabhunath Singh Garkha None Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav Parsa None Daroga Prasad Rai Sonepur None Ram Binod Singh Hajipur None Deep Narayan Singh Raghopur None Haribans Narayan Sinha Mahnar None Banarsi Devi Patepur None Manzur Ahsan Ajazi Mahua SC Sheonandan Ram Bindeshwari Pd. Verma Lalganj South None Birchand Patel Lalganj North None Laliteshwar Pd. Shahi Paru SC Nawal Kishore Sinha Chandu Ram Baruraj None Ram Chandra Pd. Shahi Kanti None Jamuna Pd. Tripathi Sakra SC Ramgulam Chaudhary Kapildeo Narain Sinha Muzaffarpur None Mahamaya Pd. Sinha Muzaffarpur Muffasil None Ramjanam Ojha Katra South None Niteshwar Pd. Sinha Katra North None Ram Briksha Benipuri Minapur None Janak Singh Runisaidpur None Tribeni Pd. Singh Belsand None Ramanand Singh Sheohar SC Thakur Girjanandan Singh Ram Saroop Ram Sitamarhi South None Ram Sewak Saran Sitamarhi North None Kuldip Narayan Yadav Sonbarsa None Singheshwar Rai Sursand None Maheshwar Pd. Narain Sinha Pupri North None Sudama Choudhry Pupri South None Devendra Jha Jale None Sheikh Tahir Hussain Benipatti West None Chhote Pd. Singh Benipatti East None Subhchandra Mishra Jainagar SC Ramkrishan Mahto Deo Narayan Yadav Khajauli None Sakoor Ahmed Madhubani West None Ramakant Jha Madhubani East None Arjun Prasad Singh Jhanjharpur None Deochandra Jha Laukaha None Ramdulari Shastri Phulparas None Rashik Lal Yadav Madaipur None Radhanandan Jha Biraul None Jainarain Jha Vineet Bahera South None Krishna Devi Bahera East None Mahes Kant Sharma Bahera West None Harinath Mishra Darbhanga North None Hirdai Narain Choudhry Darbhanga Central None Seikh Sayeedul Haque Darbhanga South SC Janki Raman Pd. Mishra Babuyelal Mahto Samastipur West None Jadunandan Sahay Samastipur East None Sahdeo Mahato Dalsinghsarai SC Baleshwar Ram Mishri Singh Mohiuddinagar None Shanti Devi Tajpur None Karpoori Thakur Warisnagar West None Ram Sukumari Devi Warisnagar East None Sunder Singh Rosera None Mahabir Raut Singhia SC Shyam Kumari Braj Mohan Pd. Singh Supaul None Parmeshwar Kumar Kishanpur None Baidhyanath Mehta Pratapganj None Khub Lal Mahto Tribeniganj SC Tulmohan Ram Yogeshwar Jha Murliganj None Shivnandan Prasad Mandal Madhipura None Bhupendra Narayan Mandal Saharsa None Vishweshvari Devi Sonbarsa SC Jageshwar Hajra Upendra Narain Singh Alamnagar None Yadunandan Jha Raniganj None Ram Narayan Mandal Forbesganj SC Shital Pd. Gupta Dumar Lal Baitha Araria None Ziaur Rehman Palasi None Shanti Devi Bahadurganj None Lakhan Lal Kapoor Kishanganj None Abdul Haiyat Amaur None Mohammad Ismail Purnea None Kamaldeo Narayan Sinha Dhamdaha SC Bhola Paswan Shastri Laxmi Narayan Sudhansu Rupauli None Braj Bihari Singh Barari None Basudeo Pd. Singh Manihari None Parwati Debi Katihar SC Sukhdeo Narayan Sinha Babulal Manjhi Kadwa None Mohiuddin Mokhtar Baisi None Abul Ahmad Mohammad Noor Rajmahal None Binodanand Jha Borio None Jetha Kisku Barhait None Babulal Tudu Littipara None Ramcharan Kisku Pakaur ST Rani Jyotir Mayee Debi Jitu Kisku Shikaripara None Supai Murmu Nalla ST Babulal Marandi Umeshwar Prasad Jamtara None Satrughna Besra Sarath None Badri Narayan Singh Deoghar SC Shailbala Roy Mangulal Das Dumka ST Binjamin Hansda Sanath Rout Ramgarh ST Sukhu Murmu Godda ST Manilal Yadav Chunka Hembrom Mahagama None Mahendra Mahto Pirpainti None Ramjanam Mahto Colgong SC Bhola Nath Dass Syed Maqbool Ahmad Bhagalpur None Satyendra Narayan Agrawal Gopalpur None Mani Ram Singh Bihpur None Prabhunarain Roy Sultanganj None Sarswati Devi Amarpur None Shital Pd. Bhagat Dhuraiya None Maulana Saminuddin Banka None Bindhyabasini Devi Katoria ST Raghvendra Narain Singh Piroo Manjhi Jhajha ST Chandra Shekhar Singh Bhagwat Murmu Jamui ST Hari Prasad Sharma Bhola Manjhi Sheikhpura ST Shree Krishna Sinha Leela Devi Burhee None Kapildeo Singh Surajgarha None Karyanand Sharma Tarapur None Basukinath Rai Kharagpur None Narendra Prasad Singh Monghyr None Nirpad Mukherji Jamalpur None Jogendra Mahton Parbatta None Lakshmi Devi Chautham None Ghanshyam Singh Bakhtiarpur None Mohammad Choudhary Salahuddin Khagaria SC Misri Sada Kedar Narayan Singh Azad Balia None Brahmdeo Narain Singh Begusarai SC Saryoo Prasad Singh Medni Paswan Bariarpur None Harihar Mahton Teghra None Ramcharitar Sinha Bachhwara None Baidyanath Prasad Singh Athawan None Nand Kishore Pd. Singh Mokamah None Jagdish Narain Singh Barh None Ramyatan Singh Fatwa SC Shiv Mahadeo Prasad Keshav Prasad Bihar North None S. M. Aquil Bihar South None Girbardhari Singh Rajgrih SC Shyam Sundar Prasad Baldeo Prasad Chandi None Deogam Prasad Singh Hilsa None Lal Singh Tyagi Masaurhi SC Nawal Kishore Singh Saraswati Chaudhary Naubatpur None Ram Khelawan Singh Patna South None Badri Nath Varma Patna East None Zahra Ahmad Patna West None Ramsaran Sao Danapur None Jagat Narayan Lal Maner None Shribhagwan Singh Bikram None Manorma Devi Paliganj None Chandradeo Prasad Verma Sandesh None Jhaman Prasad Arrah None Rang Bahadur Prasad Arrah Muffasil None Ambika Sharan Singh Shahpur None Ramanand Tiwary Barhampur None Lallan Prasad Singh Dumraon None Ganga Prasad Singh Nawanagar None Raja Ram Arya Buxar None Sheokumar Thakur Ramgarh None Dasrath Tewari Mohania None Badri Singh Bhabua SC Aliwaris Khan Dular Chand Ram Sasaram SC Ramadhar Dusadh Bipin Behari Sinha Dehri None Basawon Singh Nokha None Jagdish Prasad Dinara None Ram Asish Singh Bikramganj None Manorma Devi Pandey Dawath None Krishnaraj Sinha Piro SC Sumitra Devi Nagina Dusadh Sahar None Sheo Pujan Rai Arwal None Budhan Mehta Kurtha None Kameshwar Sharma Makhdumpur None Mithileshwar Prasad Singh Jehanabad SC Mahabir Choudhary Fida Hussain Tekari SC Sukhdeo Prasad Verma Rameshwar Manjhi Daudnagar None Syed Ahmed Qadri Nabinagar SC Anugrah Narayan Sinha Deodhari Ram Aurangabad None Priyabrat Narayan Sinha Rafiganj None Sarjoo Prasad Sinha Imamganj None Ambika Prasad Singh Sherghati None Shahjehan Mohammad Barachatti None Shreedhar Narain Bodh Gaya None Shanti Debi Koch None Ganauri Prasad Singh Gaya None Sardar Mohammad Latifur Rahman Gaya Muffasil None Hardeo Singh Atri None Shivaratan Singh Hisua None Raj Kumari Devi Nawada None Manzoor Ahmad Warsaliganj SC Ramkishun Singh Chetu Ram Rajauli None Ramswaroop Prasad Yadav Gawan SC Nageshwar Rai Gopal Rabidas Jamua None Indra Narain Singh Giridih ST Kamakhya Narain Singh Hemlal Pragnait Bermo None Brajeshwar Prasad Singh Bagodar None Vijay Raje Barhi None Rameshwar Prasad Mahtha Kodarma None G. P. Tripathy Chauparan None Nand Kishore Singh Chatra None Kamakhya Narain Singh Barkagaon None Sashank Manjari Hazaribagh None Basant Narain Singh Mandu None Moti Ram Ramgarh ST Rameshwar Manjhi Tara Prasad Buxi Topchanchi SC Manorama Sinha Ram Lal Chamar Dhanbad None Purushottam Chauhan Nirsa ST Ram Narin Sharma Lakshmi Narain Manjhi Chas None Hardayal Sharma Tundi None Ram Chandra Prasad Sharma Ghatsila ST Shyam Charan Murmu Shishir Kumar Mahto Potka ST Supai Soren Jamshedpur None Kedar Das Jugsalai None V. G. Gopal Seraikella None Aditya Pratap Singh Deo Chaibasa ST Sukhdeo Manjhi Manjari ST Samad Sanatan Majhgaon ST Saran Balmuchu Manoharpur None Subhnath Deogam Chakradharpur ST Shyamal Kumar Pasari Haricharan Soy Chandil SC Dhananjoy Mahto Jatindra Nath Rajak Tamar ST Dhan Singh Munda Silli None Bholanath Bhagat Ranchi SC Jagannath Mahto Ranchi SC Ramratan Ram Ranchi Sadr None Chintamanisaran Nath Shahdeo Khunti ST Bir Singh Munda Torpa ST Julius Munda Kolebira ST Sushil Bage Simdega ST Marshal Kullu Chainpur ST Phablanus Oraon Gumla ST Sukru Sisai ST Kirpa Oraon Lohardaga ST Pritam Kujur Mandar ST Ram Vilas Prasad Ignes Kujur Latehar ST Johan Munjni Lal Jagdhatri Nath Sah Deo Daltonganj None Umeshwari Charan Garhwa None Rajeshwari Saroj Dass Bhawanathpur SC Jadunandan Tewari Ramdeni Chamar Leslieganj SC Rajkishore Singh Ram Krishna Ram

By-elections In 1958 a by-election was held for the Dhanbad seat. The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate R. Chaudhury, who obtained 8,998 votes. His opponent, M. Desai, received 5,792 votes.

In 1959 a by-election was held for the Nawada seat. The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate M. Ahmad, who obtained 10,236 votes. His opponent, T. N. Yadav, received 7,474 votes.

See also

1957 elections in India 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

References