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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1962

430 seats · vs 1957 (341-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1962 · 9 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 249 seatsJS — 49 seatsPraja Socialist Party — 38 seatsIndependent — 31 seatsSOC — 24 seatsSwatantra Party — 15 seatsCommunist Party of India — 14 seats2 other parties — 10 seats216430of 430 seats
  • INC249
  • JS49
  • PSP38
  • IND31
  • SOC24
  • SWA15
  • CPI14
  • Others10

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress24958%64,71,66936.3%429
JSJS4911%29,31,80916.5%377
PSPPraja Socialist Party389%20,52,89011.5%288
INDIndependent317%22,63,61112.7%702
SOCSOC246%14,62,3598.2%273
SWASwatantra Party153%8,19,7484.6%167
CPICommunist Party of India143%9,05,6965.1%147
REPREP82%6,65,3613.7%123
HMSHMS20%1,88,5811.1%73

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

Constituency map

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election, 1962 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 216

1962 · selected
Majority 216
INC249JS49PSP38IND31SOC24SWA15CPI14REP8HMS2
1957 · previous
Majority 171

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1957 → 1962

1957 1962· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
42.4
36.3
0.0
16.5
14.5
11.5
28.7
12.7
0.0
8.2
0.0
4.6
3.8
5.1
INCJSPSPINDSOCSWACPI

Seat change

1962 seats minus 1957 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
218 → 249
+31
JS
0 → 49
+49
PSP
37 → 38
+1
IND
65 → 31
−34
SOC
0 → 24
+24
SWA
0 → 15
+15
CPI
6 → 14
+8
REP
0 → 8
+8
HMS
0 → 2
+2
BJS
15 → 0
−15

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1957 → 1962

share lostshare gained
JS
0.0% → 16.5%
+16.5%
SOC
0.0% → 8.2%
+8.2%
SWA
0.0% → 4.6%
+4.6%
REP
0.0% → 3.7%
+3.7%
CPI
3.8% → 5.1%
+1.3%
HMS
0.0% → 1.1%
+1.1%
RRP
0.8% → 0.3%
−0.5%
PSP
14.5% → 11.5%
−2.9%
INC
42.4% → 36.3%
−6.1%
BJS
9.8% → 0.0%
−9.8%

Biggest INC–JS swings

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

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

toward JStoward INC
Pratapgarh North
−84.4%
Banganga East
−75.8%
Pratapgarh South
−73.9%
Naugarh
−71.0%
Sikandara Rao
−70.1%
Sitapur
−64.2%
Konhdaur
−63.7%
Nazibabad
−63.5%
Pali
−62.7%
Atraulia
−62.6%
Gorakhpur
−59.4%
Khaga
−59.3%

Closest races · 1962

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

All constituencies · 1962

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