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Punjab Assembly Election, 1962

154 seats · vs 1957 (121-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Punjab Assembly Election, 1962 · 8 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 90 seatsApna Dal (Kamerawadi) — 19 seatsIndependent — 18 seatsCommunist Party of India — 9 seatsJS — 8 seatsSOC — 4 seatsSwatantra Party — 3 seats1 other parties — 3 seats78154of 154 seats
  • INC90
  • AD19
  • IND18
  • CPI9
  • JS8
  • SOC4
  • SWA3
  • Others3

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress9058%29,46,20943.7%154
ADApna Dal (Kamerawadi)1912%7,99,92511.9%46
INDIndependent1812%11,57,11317.2%330
CPICommunist Party of India96%4,78,3337.1%47
JSJS85%6,55,1609.7%80
SOCSOC43%93,8011.4%8
SWASwatantra Party32%2,61,2763.9%42
HLSHLS32%1,29,0361.9%8
REPREP00%1,45,0402.2%25

+ 4 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Punjab Assembly Election, 1962 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 78

1962 · selected
Majority 78
INC90AD19IND18CPI9JS8SOC4SWA3HLS3
1957 · previous
Majority 61

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1957 → 1962

1957 1962· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
47.5
43.7
0.0
11.9
23.7
17.2
13.6
7.1
0.0
9.7
0.0
3.9
8.6
0.0
INCADINDCPIJSSWABJS

Seat change

1962 seats minus 1957 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
95 → 90
−5
AD
0 → 19
+19
IND
11 → 18
+7
CPI
3 → 9
+6
JS
0 → 8
+8
SOC
0 → 4
+4
SWA
0 → 3
+3
HLS
0 → 3
+3
PSP
1 → 0
−1
BJS
8 → 0
−8

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1957 → 1962

share lostshare gained
AD
0.0% → 11.9%
+11.9%
JS
0.0% → 9.7%
+9.7%
SWA
0.0% → 3.9%
+3.9%
REP
0.0% → 2.2%
+2.2%
HLS
0.0% → 1.9%
+1.9%
SOC
0.0% → 1.4%
+1.4%
PSP
1.2% → 0.9%
−0.3%
INC
47.5% → 43.7%
−3.8%
SCF
5.4% → 0.0%
−5.4%
CPI
13.6% → 7.1%
−6.5%

Biggest INC–AD swings

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

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

toward ADtoward INC
Ludhiana South
−79.0%
Patti
−74.3%
Jagraon
−71.0%
Moga
−62.5%
Rewari
+61.9%
Kapurthala
−61.2%
Sultanpur
−61.2%
Dera Baba Nanak
−57.4%
Pakka Kalan
−57.3%
Zira
−55.4%
Barnala
−47.4%
Faridkot
−46.5%

Closest races · 1962

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

All constituencies · 1962

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