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Bihar Assembly Election, 1962

318 seats · vs 1957 (264-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Bihar Assembly Election, 1962 · 8 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 185 seatsSwatantra Party — 50 seatsPraja Socialist Party — 29 seatsJanahitha Paksha — 20 seatsIndependent — 12 seatsCommunist Party of India — 12 seatsSOC — 7 seats1 other parties — 3 seats160318of 318 seats
  • INC185
  • SWA50
  • PSP29
  • JP20
  • IND12
  • CPI12
  • SOC7
  • Others3

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress18558%40,75,84441.3%318
SWASwatantra Party5016%17,00,52417.3%259
PSPPraja Socialist Party299%13,96,95214.2%199
JPJanahitha Paksha206%4,32,6434.4%75
INDIndependent124%8,27,8418.4%367
CPICommunist Party of India124%6,13,9556.2%84
SOCSOC72%5,15,2635.2%132
JSJS31%2,73,3552.8%75

+ 2 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Bihar Assembly Election, 1962 · winner by seat

243 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 160

1962 · selected
Majority 160
INC185SWA50PSP29JP20IND12CPI12SOC7JS3
1957 · previous
Majority 133

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1957 → 1962

1957 1962· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
42.1
41.3
0.0
17.3
16.0
14.2
0.0
4.4
20.6
8.4
5.2
6.2
0.0
5.2
INCSWAPSPJPINDCPISOC

Seat change

1962 seats minus 1957 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
171 → 185
+14
SWA
0 → 50
+50
PSP
30 → 29
−1
JP
0 → 20
+20
IND
13 → 12
−1
CPI
6 → 12
+6
SOC
0 → 7
+7
JS
0 → 3
+3
JHP
26 → 0
−26
CNPSPJP
18 → 0
−18

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1957 → 1962

share lostshare gained
SWA
0.0% → 17.3%
+17.3%
SOC
0.0% → 5.2%
+5.2%
JP
0.0% → 4.4%
+4.4%
JS
0.0% → 2.8%
+2.8%
CPI
5.2% → 6.2%
+1.1%
INC
42.1% → 41.3%
−0.7%
BJS
1.2% → 0.0%
−1.2%
PSP
16.0% → 14.2%
−1.8%
JHP
7.1% → 0.0%
−7.1%
CNPSPJP
7.8% → 0.0%
−7.8%

Biggest INC–SWA swings

Seats where the INC-vs-SWA vote gap moved most, 1957 → 1962. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (INC share − SWA share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward SWA.

toward SWAtoward INC
Kishanganj
−94.2%
Garhwa
−92.5%
Barkagaon
−90.0%
Tundi
−88.9%
Chatra
−84.3%
Bagodar
−78.5%
Bhawanathpur
−73.7%
Chainpur
−73.0%
Silli
−71.8%
Barhi
−70.2%
Ramgarh
−67.5%
Rafiganj
−64.7%

Closest races · 1962

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1962

318 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1957