<p>Till 1957 reserved constituencies sent two MPs to the Lok Sabha — one general and one from the SC/ST community. </p><p>In the 1957 Lok Sabha polls, the then Union labour minister V V Giri was defeated in the Parvathipuram double-member constituency by 565 votes.</p><p>Though Giri polled more votes than his rival in the general constituency, two reserved category candidates who polled more votes than Giri were declared winners. </p><p>Giri moved the court, but his appeal was dismissed. </p><p>Later in 1961, the Congress government brought in the Two-Member Constituency (Abolition) Act, 1961 and all constituencies were made single-member ones. </p><p><em><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Follow our 2024 Lok Sabha polls coverage here</a></em></p>
<p>Till 1957 reserved constituencies sent two MPs to the Lok Sabha — one general and one from the SC/ST community. </p><p>In the 1957 Lok Sabha polls, the then Union labour minister V V Giri was defeated in the Parvathipuram double-member constituency by 565 votes.</p><p>Though Giri polled more votes than his rival in the general constituency, two reserved category candidates who polled more votes than Giri were declared winners. </p><p>Giri moved the court, but his appeal was dismissed. </p><p>Later in 1961, the Congress government brought in the Two-Member Constituency (Abolition) Act, 1961 and all constituencies were made single-member ones. </p><p><em><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Follow our 2024 Lok Sabha polls coverage here</a></em></p>