The 1957 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 34 seats in the state.

The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 24 out of 34 seats.

The major opposition for INC, the CPI, managed to only win 2 seats.

This election also saw the entry of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in their first national election, who ended up winning 2 seats.

Due to the nonrecognition of state parties such as the DMK, they were grouped under independent parties, which won a total of 8 seats.