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Assam Assembly Election, 1962
105 seats · vs 1957 (94-seat house — comparison approximate)
Party standings
Assam Assembly Election, 1962 · 5 parties won seats
- INC79
- HLC11
- IND8
- PSP6
- RCP1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 7975% | 11,79,305 | 48.2% | 103 |
| HLCHLC | 1110% | 1,34,591 | 5.5% | 15 |
| INDIndependent | 88% | 5,82,042 | 23.8% | 177 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 66% | 3,10,093 | 12.7% | 53 |
| RCPRani Chennamma Party | 11% | 29,249 | 1.2% | 8 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 00% | 1,56,153 | 6.4% | 31 |
| SOCSOC | 00% | 36,672 | 1.5% | 14 |
+ 2 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Assam Assembly Election, 1962 · winner by seat
126 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 53
1962 · selected
Majority 53
INC79HLC11IND8PSP6RCP1
1957 · previous
Majority 48
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1957 → 1962
1957 1962· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
52.4
48.2
0.0
5.5
26.8
23.8
12.7
12.7
8.1
6.4
INCHLCINDPSPCPI
Seat change
1962 seats minus 1957 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
60 → 79
+19
HLC
0 → 11
+11
IND
24 → 8
−16
PSP
7 → 6
−1
RCP
0 → 1
+1
CPI
3 → 0
−3
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1957 → 1962
share lostshare gained
HLC
0.0% → 5.5%
+5.5%
SOC
0.0% → 1.5%
+1.5%
RCP
0.0% → 1.2%
+1.2%
JS
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
CPI
8.1% → 6.4%
−1.7%
IND
26.8% → 23.8%
−3.0%
INC
52.4% → 48.2%
−4.1%
Biggest INC–HLC swings
Seats where the INC-vs-HLC vote gap moved most, 1957 → 1962. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − HLC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward HLC.
toward HLCtoward INC
Nongpoh
−80.0%
Jowai
−72.4%
Dainadubi
−72.2%
Rupohihat
+71.4%
Aijal East
−68.4%
Cherrapunji
−63.6%
Nongstoin
−63.4%
Tura
−62.1%
Lakhipur
+58.5%
Dalgaon
+55.8%
Aijal West
−47.2%
Shillong
−46.5%
Closest races · 1962
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1962
105 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1957
- Aijal EastHLC68.4%
- Aijal WestHLC47.2%
- AmguriRCP4.9%
- BadarpurINC20.8%
- BaghmaraHLC23.6%
- BaliparaINC44.1%
- BaramaINC29.1%
- BarchallaINC19.1%
- BarpetaPSP18.4%
- BhabanipurINC16.3%
- BihpuriaINC12.1%
- BijniPSP5.5%
- BilasiparaINC8.0%
- BiswanathINC48.0%
- BogdungINC12.9%
- BokakhatINC43.0%
- BokoINC21.9%
- CherrapunjiHLC41.7%
- DainadubiHLC46.0%
- DalgaonINC69.5%
- DergaonINC27.1%
- DhakuakhanaINC19.5%
- DhekiajuliINC40.3%
- DhingINC68.4%
- DhubriINC32.3%
- DibrugarhINC25.6%
- DigboiINC26.3%
- Doom DoomaINC69.5%
- DudhnaiINC15.9%
- GauhatiINC15.3%
- GauripurINC6.8%
- GoalparaINC19.4%
- GohpurINC39.1%
- GolaghatINC14.7%
- GolakganjINC7.9%
- GossalgaonIND12.1%
- HailakandiIND10.5%
- HajoINC20.8%
- JaipurINC16.3%
- JamunamukhINC34.1%
- JaniaINC69.1%
- JorhatIND2.5%
- JowaiHLC27.0%
- KalaigaonINC33.7%
- KaliaborINC8.2%
- KamalpurINC37.9%
- Karimganj NorthIND7.0%
- Karimganj SouthINC10.6%
- KatigoraIND14.2%
- KatlicherraINC21.1%
- KatonigaonINC14.4%
- KokrajharINC16.9%
- LaharighatPSP11.4%
- LahowalINC4.7%
- LakhipurINC37.9%
- LumdingIND6.7%
- LunglehHLC8.6%
- MajuliINC18.6%
- MangaldoiINC3.1%
- MankacharIND1.2%
- MarangiINC45.3%
- MarigaonINC37.6%
- MaziraINC7.2%
- Mikir Hills EastINC14.3%
- Mikir Hills WestINC31.9%
- MoranINC22.1%
- Nalbari EastINC8.1%
- Nalbari WestINC19.3%
- NongpohHLC57.0%
- NongstoinHLC48.0%
- North Cachar HillsINC0.1%
- North LakhimpurINC4.6%
- North SalmaraINC38.8%
- NowgongINC43.7%
- PalasbariINC20.0%
- PaneryINC38.8%
- PatacharkuchiPSP13.8%
- PatharkandiINC31.3%
- PhulbariINC14.8%
- RahaINC22.7%
- RampurINC13.2%
- RangiyaINC45.3%
- RatabariINC4.2%
- RupohihatINC54.8%
- SaikhowaINC31.9%
- Salmara SouthINC24.7%
- SamaguriINC20.3%
- ShillongHLC13.8%
- SibsagarINC21.6%
- SidliINC23.9%
- Silchar EastINC17.9%
- Silchar WestIND22.9%
- SonaiINC16.9%
- SonariINC45.3%
- SorbhogINC2.8%
- TamulpurPSP2.2%
- TarabariPSP4.7%
- TengakhatINC27.2%
- TeokINC21.2%
- TezpurINC9.1%
- ThowraINC26.9%
- TinsukiaINC23.3%
- TitabarINC14.1%
- TuraHLC29.3%
- UdharbandINC47.2%