The Second Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh (a.k.a.Second Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh) was constituted on 1 Apr 1957 as a result of

1957 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The second Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in 1957. The Indian National Congress won a comfortable margin with 286 of the 430 Vidhan Sabha seats, although it was less of a majority than in the previous election in 195 ...

which was concluded on 25 Feb 1957. The Second Legislative Assembly had 430 elected and 1 nominated MLAs. The assembly was in house for full term of five years before being dissolved on 6 Mar 1962.

Important members

Sampurnanand Sampurnanand (1 January 1891 – 10 January 1969) was a teacher and politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. He served as the second Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1954 to 1960. If single tenures in the office of the Uttar Pradesh Chief M ...

was the second Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He succeeded

Govind Ballabh Pant Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabh Bhai Patel, Pant was a key figure in the movement fo ...

of his party and served as a Chief Minister from 1954 to 1960. In 1960, due to a political crisis initiated by

Kamlapati Tripathi Kamalapati Tripathi (3 September 1905 – 8 October 1990) was an Indian politician, writer, journalist, and freedom fighter. He was a senior Indian National Congress leader from Varanasi constituency. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as ...

and

Chandra Bhanu Gupta Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902 – 11 March 1980) served three terms as chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In 1970s he was a member of Congress (O) and Janata Party. Early life He was born in Atrauli, Aligarh district in 190 ...

, Sampurnanand was asked to quit the post of Chief Minister and was sent to

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as the

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

. Following were the important members of the Second Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.

Party wise strength

As of 10 Apr 1957, total 430 MLAs were elected from 341 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh.

Electors

List of constituencies and elected members

References

{{Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh Indian politics articles by importance Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1957–1962

Important members

Party wise strength

Electors

List of constituencies and elected members

See also

References