Elections Archive

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.

Total seats494

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

#1

Kendrapara

Photo finish

66votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

SURENDRANATH DWIVEDY

PSP

vs

Runner-up

SURENDRA MAHANTY

INC

Open constituency result →

1962 · Manipur

#2

Outer Manipur

Photo finish

42votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

RISHANG

SOC

vs

Runner-up

SIBO LARHO

INC

Open constituency result →

1962 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#3

Bara Banki

Nail-biter

321votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

RAM YADAV

SOC

vs

Runner-up

HUSAIN KIDWAI

INC

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1962 · Kerala

#4

Kozhikode

Nail-biter

763votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

C. KOYA

ML

vs

Runner-up

H. RAO

CPI

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1962 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#5

Gonda

Nail-biter

498votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

RAM GUPTA

INC

vs

Runner-up

DANDEKAR NARAYAN

SWA

Open constituency result →

1962 · Andhra Pradesh 27

#6

WARRANGAL

Nail-biter

736votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

BAKAR MIRZA

INC

vs

Runner-up

S. RAMANATHAM

CPI

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1962 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#7

Mainpuri

Nail-biter

804votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

BADSHAH GUPTA

INC

vs

Runner-up

RAM NATH

CPI

Open constituency result →

1962 · Andhra Pradesh 27

#8

Eluru

Nail-biter

1,469votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

VIRAMACHANENI VIMALADEVI

CPI

vs

Runner-up

KUMARI VEDAKUMARI

INC

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1962 · Assam

#9

Jorhat

Nail-biter

907votes

0.5% of valid votes

Winner

RAJENDRA BARUAH

PSP

vs

Runner-up

MOFIDA AHMED

INC

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1962 · Punjab

#10

Ludhiana

Very close

1,870votes

0.6% of valid votes

Winner

KAPUR SINGH

AD

vs

Runner-up

MANGAL SINGH

INC

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1962 · Rajasthan

#11

jodhpur

Very close

1,634votes

0.6% of valid votes

Winner

LAXMI SINGHAVI

IND

vs

Runner-up

NARENDRA SANGHI

INC

Open constituency result →

1962 · Punjab

#12

Tarn Taran

Very close

1,990votes

0.6% of valid votes

Winner

SURJIT MAJITHIA

INC

vs

Runner-up

ACHHAR SINGH

CPI

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By state

State results 1962
StateSeatsLeading partyLeading seats
Andhra Pradesh 2743INC34
Assam12INC9
Bihar 1947 199953INC39
Delhi 215INC5
Gujarat22INC16
Himachal Pradesh4INC4
Kerala18CPI6
Madhya Pradesh 1947 199936INC24
Madras41INC31
Maharashtra44INC41
Manipur2INC1
Mysore26INC25
Odisha20INC14
Punjab22INC14
Rajasthan22INC14
Tripura2CPI2
Uttar Pradesh 1947 199986INC62
West Bengal36INC22

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Party board

Party results 1962
PartySeats wonContestedVote shareTotal votes
INC36148844.7%5,15,09,084
CPI291379.9%1,14,50,037
IND2047911.1%1,27,22,488
SWA181737.9%90,85,252
JS141966.4%74,15,170
PSP121686.8%78,48,345
DMK7182.0%23,15,610
SOC61072.7%30,99,397
GP41030.0%3,42,970
AD3772.0%8,29,129
JP31141.0%4,67,338
REP3682.8%32,55,985
FB2872.0%8,26,588
RRP24060.0%6,88,990
RSP2339.0%4,51,717
ML2536.0%4,17,761
LSS2424.0%2,81,755
HMS13965.0%7,47,861
NJP1317.0%1,95,812
HLS1110.0%1,18,667
HLC118.0%91,850
PWP01061.0%7,03,582
TNP028.0%92,389
SL017.0%80,227
RCP025.0%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

INCCPIINDSWAJSPSPDMKSOCGPADJPREPFBRRPRSPMLVote share →Seat share →

Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.

PartySeatsVote %Seat %Efficiency
INC36144.7%73.1%1.63×
CPI299.9%5.9%0.59×
IND2011.1%4.0%0.37×
SWA187.9%3.6%0.46×
JS146.4%2.8%0.44×
PSP126.8%2.4%0.36×
DMK72.0%1.4%0.70×
SOC62.7%1.2%0.45×
GP430.0%0.8%0.03×
AD372.0%0.6%0.01×
JP341.0%0.6%0.01×
REP32.8%0.6%0.21×
FB272.0%0.4%0.01×
RRP260.0%0.4%0.01×
RSP239.0%0.4%0.01×
ML236.0%0.4%0.01×