Lok Sabha 1962
National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.
- Seats
- 494
- Electors
- 21,63,61,569
- Votes polled
- 11,98,96,443
- Turnout
- 55.4%
Lok Sabha composition
Seat arc coloured by party.
Majority mark at 272 seats.
Alliance / party
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Alliance map not curated for 1962.
494 of 494 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped
National map
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Closest races in 1962
Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.
1962 · Orissa
#1Kendrapara
Photo finish
66votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
SURENDRANATH DWIVEDY
PSP
Runner-up
SURENDRA MAHANTY
INC
Open constituency result →
1962 · Manipur
#2Outer Manipur
Photo finish
42votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
RISHANG
SOC
Runner-up
SIBO LARHO
INC
Open constituency result →
1962 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#3Bara Banki
Nail-biter
321votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
RAM YADAV
SOC
Runner-up
HUSAIN KIDWAI
INC
Open constituency result →
1962 · Kerala
#4Kozhikode
Nail-biter
763votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
C. KOYA
ML
Runner-up
H. RAO
CPI
Open constituency result →
1962 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#5Gonda
Nail-biter
498votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
RAM GUPTA
INC
Runner-up
DANDEKAR NARAYAN
SWA
Open constituency result →
1962 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#6WARRANGAL
Nail-biter
736votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
BAKAR MIRZA
INC
Runner-up
S. RAMANATHAM
CPI
Open constituency result →
1962 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#7Mainpuri
Nail-biter
804votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
BADSHAH GUPTA
INC
Runner-up
RAM NATH
CPI
Open constituency result →
1962 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#8Eluru
Nail-biter
1,469votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
VIRAMACHANENI VIMALADEVI
CPI
Runner-up
KUMARI VEDAKUMARI
INC
Open constituency result →
1962 · Assam
#9Jorhat
Nail-biter
907votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
RAJENDRA BARUAH
PSP
Runner-up
MOFIDA AHMED
INC
Open constituency result →
1962 · Punjab
#10Ludhiana
Very close
1,870votes
0.6% of valid votes
Winner
KAPUR SINGH
AD
Runner-up
MANGAL SINGH
INC
Open constituency result →
1962 · Rajasthan
#11jodhpur
Very close
1,634votes
0.6% of valid votes
Winner
LAXMI SINGHAVI
IND
Runner-up
NARENDRA SANGHI
INC
Open constituency result →
1962 · Punjab
#12Tarn Taran
Very close
1,990votes
0.6% of valid votes
Winner
SURJIT MAJITHIA
INC
Runner-up
ACHHAR SINGH
CPI
Open constituency result →
By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh 27 | 43 | INC | 34 |
| Assam | 12 | INC | 9 |
| Bihar 1947 1999 | 53 | INC | 39 |
| Delhi 21 | 5 | INC | 5 |
| Gujarat | 22 | INC | 16 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | INC | 4 |
| Kerala | 18 | CPI | 6 |
| Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | 36 | INC | 24 |
| Madras | 41 | INC | 31 |
| Maharashtra | 44 | INC | 41 |
| Manipur | 2 | INC | 1 |
| Mysore | 26 | INC | 25 |
| Odisha | 20 | INC | 14 |
| Punjab | 22 | INC | 14 |
| Rajasthan | 22 | INC | 14 |
| Tripura | 2 | CPI | 2 |
| Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999 | 86 | INC | 62 |
| West Bengal | 36 | INC | 22 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 361 | 488 | 44.7% | 5,15,09,084 |
| CPI | 29 | 137 | 9.9% | 1,14,50,037 |
| IND | 20 | 479 | 11.1% | 1,27,22,488 |
| SWA | 18 | 173 | 7.9% | 90,85,252 |
| JS | 14 | 196 | 6.4% | 74,15,170 |
| PSP | 12 | 168 | 6.8% | 78,48,345 |
| DMK | 7 | 18 | 2.0% | 23,15,610 |
| SOC | 6 | 107 | 2.7% | 30,99,397 |
| GP | 4 | 10 | 30.0% | 3,42,970 |
| AD | 3 | 7 | 72.0% | 8,29,129 |
| JP | 3 | 11 | 41.0% | 4,67,338 |
| REP | 3 | 68 | 2.8% | 32,55,985 |
| FB | 2 | 8 | 72.0% | 8,26,588 |
| RRP | 2 | 40 | 60.0% | 6,88,990 |
| RSP | 2 | 3 | 39.0% | 4,51,717 |
| ML | 2 | 5 | 36.0% | 4,17,761 |
| LSS | 2 | 4 | 24.0% | 2,81,755 |
| HMS | 1 | 39 | 65.0% | 7,47,861 |
| NJP | 1 | 3 | 17.0% | 1,95,812 |
| HLS | 1 | 1 | 10.0% | 1,18,667 |
| HLC | 1 | 1 | 8.0% | 91,850 |
| PWP | 0 | 10 | 61.0% | 7,03,582 |
| TNP | 0 | 2 | 8.0% | 92,389 |
| SL | 0 | 1 | 7.0% | 80,227 |
| RCP | 0 | 2 | 5.0% | 60,813 |
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Party efficiency
Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list
- knife-edge: 42
- marginal: 63
- competitive: 101
- comfortable: 139
- safe: 146
Lok Sabha 1962 · 494 seats
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 361 | 44.7% | 73.1% | 1.63× |
| CPI | 29 | 9.9% | 5.9% | 0.59× |
| IND | 20 | 11.1% | 4.0% | 0.37× |
| SWA | 18 | 7.9% | 3.6% | 0.46× |
| JS | 14 | 6.4% | 2.8% | 0.44× |
| PSP | 12 | 6.8% | 2.4% | 0.36× |
| DMK | 7 | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.70× |
| SOC | 6 | 2.7% | 1.2% | 0.45× |
| GP | 4 | 30.0% | 0.8% | 0.03× |
| AD | 3 | 72.0% | 0.6% | 0.01× |
| JP | 3 | 41.0% | 0.6% | 0.01× |
| REP | 3 | 2.8% | 0.6% | 0.21× |
| FB | 2 | 72.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| RRP | 2 | 60.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| RSP | 2 | 39.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| ML | 2 | 36.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |