1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
Election to elect the Third Punjab Legislative Assembly was held in 1962. There were total 756 candidates. The Indian National Congress won the election with 90 seats.
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All 154 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, 78 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 63.44% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1962[1] | ||||||
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| Party | Contestants | Seats won | Popular vote | % | ||
| Indian National Congress | 154 | 90 | 29,46,209 | 43.72 | ||
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 46 | 16 | 7,99,925 | 11.87 | ||
| Communist Party of India | 47 | 12 | 4,78,333 | 7.10 | ||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 80 | 8 | 6,55,160 | 9.72 | ||
| Socialist Party | 8 | 4 | 93,801 | 1.39 | ||
| Swatantra Party | 42 | 3 | 2,61,276 | 3.88 | ||
| Haryana Lok Samiti | 8 | 3 | 1,29,036 | 1.91 | ||
| Independents | 330 | 18 | 11,57,113 | 17.17 | ||
| Others | 41 | 0 | 2,18,370 | 3.24 | ||
| Total | 756 | 154 | 67,39,223 | |||
References
- "List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1962". www.elections.in.
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