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India Lok Sabha Election, 1962
494 seats · vs 1957 (403-seat house — comparison approximate) · turnout 53.2%
Party standings
India Lok Sabha Election, 1962 · 21 parties won seats
- INC361
- CPI29
- IND20
- SWA18
- JS14
- PSP12
- DMK7
- Others33
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 36173% | 5,15,09,084 | 44.7% | 485 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 296% | 1,14,50,037 | 9.9% | 137 |
| INDIndependent | 204% | 1,27,22,488 | 11.0% | 479 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 184% | 90,85,252 | 7.9% | 173 |
| JSJS | 143% | 74,15,170 | 6.4% | 196 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 122% | 78,48,345 | 6.8% | 168 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 71% | 23,15,610 | 2.0% | 18 |
| SOCSOC | 61% | 30,99,397 | 2.7% | 107 |
| GPGP | 41% | 3,42,970 | 0.3% | 10 |
| REPREP | 31% | 32,55,985 | 2.8% | 68 |
| ADApna Dal (Kamerawadi) | 31% | 8,29,129 | 0.7% | 7 |
| JPJanahitha Paksha | 31% | 4,67,338 | 0.4% | 11 |
| FBFB | 20% | 8,26,588 | 0.7% | 8 |
| RRPRashtriya Rashtrawadi Party | 20% | 6,88,990 | 0.6% | 40 |
| RSPRashtriya Sarvajan Party | 20% | 4,51,717 | 0.4% | 3 |
| MLML | 20% | 4,17,761 | 0.4% | 5 |
| LSSLSS | 20% | 2,81,755 | 0.2% | 4 |
| HMSHMS | 10% | 7,47,861 | 0.6% | 39 |
| NJPNationalist Justice Party | 10% | 1,95,812 | 0.2% | 3 |
| HLSHLS | 10% | 1,18,667 | 0.1% | 1 |
+ 8 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
House composition
Majority line at 248
1962 · selected
Majority 248
INC361CPI29IND20SWA18JS14PSP12DMK7SOC6GP4REP3+11 more · 20 seats
1957 · previous
Majority 202
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1957 → 1962
1957 1962· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
47.8
44.7
8.9
9.9
19.3
11.0
0.0
7.9
0.0
6.4
10.4
6.8
6.0
0.0
INCCPIINDSWAJSPSPBJS
Seat change
1962 seats minus 1957 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
296 → 361
+65
CPI
23 → 29
+6
IND
38 → 20
−18
SWA
0 → 18
+18
JS
0 → 14
+14
PSP
18 → 12
−6
DMK
0 → 7
+7
SOC
0 → 6
+6
GP
5 → 4
−1
REP
0 → 3
+3
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1957 → 1962
share lostshare gained
SWA
0.0% → 7.9%
+7.9%
JS
0.0% → 6.4%
+6.4%
REP
0.0% → 2.8%
+2.8%
SOC
0.0% → 2.7%
+2.7%
DMK
0.0% → 2.0%
+2.0%
CPI
8.9% → 9.9%
+1.0%
AD
0.0% → 0.7%
+0.7%
FB
0.0% → 0.7%
+0.7%
JP
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
ML
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
Biggest INC–CPI swings
Seats where the INC-vs-CPI vote gap moved most, 1957 → 1962. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − CPI share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward CPI.
toward CPItoward INC
Satara
Maharashtra
+70.9%
Darrang
Assam
+68.1%
Bastar
Madhya Pradesh
−64.4%
Tenali
Andhra Pradesh
−62.0%
Barrackpore
West Bengal
−60.2%
Koraput
Odisha
+59.8%
Vicarabad
Andhra Pradesh
+59.2%
Muzaffarnagar
Uttar Pradesh
−58.9%
Rajahmundry
Andhra Pradesh
+55.1%
Mahasu
Himachal Pradesh
+54.9%
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
+54.8%
Warrangal
Andhra Pradesh
−53.4%
Closest races · 1962
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1962
494 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1957
- AdilabadINC42.4%
- AdoniINC13.8%
- AgraINC20.4%
- AhmedabadNJP8.5%
- AhmednagarINC6.6%
- AjmerINC13.8%
- AkbarpurINC22.0%
- AkolaINC16.5%
- AligarhREP1.2%
- AllahabadINC29.0%
- AlmoraINC25.6%
- AlwarIND8.6%
- AmalapruamINC3.9%
- AmbalaINC13.7%
- AmbalapuzhaCPI3.4%
- AmravatiINC18.0%
- AmreliINC30.4%
- AmritsarINC4.6%
- AmrohaINC7.9%
- AnakapalliINC6.3%
- AnandSWA7.2%
- AnantpurINC8.6%
- AngulINC0.0%
- AruppukkottaiFB5.8%
- AsansolINC4.8%
- AurangabadSWA5.9%
- AurangabadINC31.6%
- AusgramINC10.6%
- Autonomous DistrictsHLC23.7%
- AzamgarhINC5.4%
- BadagaraIND21.7%
- BagahaINC9.4%
- BahraichSWA1.3%
- BalaghatPSP1.6%
- BalasoreINC19.5%
- BalliaINC16.9%
- Baloda BazarINC25.6%
- BalrampurINC0.9%
- BalurghatCPI3.7%
- BanaskanthaINC27.1%
- BandaINC10.9%
- Bangalore CityINC28.3%
- BangloreINC8.8%
- BankaINC23.6%
- BankuraINC18.8%
- BansgaonINC28.5%
- BansiINC28.2%
- BanswaraINC8.4%
- Bara BankiSOC0.1%
- BaramatiINC31.7%
- BarasatINC12.5%
- BareillyJS6.1%
- BarhINC20.6%
- BarmerRRP9.2%
- BarodaINC55.5%
- BarpetaINC10.2%
- BarrackporeCPI23.8%
- BasirhatINC17.3%
- BastarIND14.0%
- BastiINC9.3%
- BegusaraiINC26.3%
- BelgaumINC6.9%
- BellaryINC4.0%
- BerhampurRSP9.5%
- BettiahINC29.5%
- BhadrakINC38.5%
- BhagalpurINC30.0%
- BhandaraINC15.0%
- BhanjanagarINC72.1%
- BharatpurINC4.3%
- BhatindaAD18.7%
- BhavnagarPSP4.9%
- BhilwaraINC25.5%
- BhindINC1.2%
- BhirINC12.0%
- BhiwandiINC17.8%
- BhopalINC8.5%
- BhubaneswarINC28.8%
- BidarINC29.4%
- Bijapur NorthINC22.1%
- Bijapur SouthINC47.2%
- BijnorIND19.4%
- BikanerIND45.7%
- BikramganjINC4.7%
- BilaspurIND1.4%
- BilhaurINC2.7%
- BirbhumINC18.8%
- BisauliINC9.1%
- BolangirGP20.5%
- Bombay City Central NorthINC17.5%
- Bombay City Central SouthINC12.7%
- Bombay City NorthINC30.7%
- Bombay City SouthINC41.7%
- BroachINC10.0%
- BudaunJS7.9%
- BulandsaharINC6.8%
- BuldanaINC28.9%
- BulsarINC1.2%
- BurdwanINC11.7%
- BuxarINC2.4%
- CacharINC8.4%
- Calcutta CentralCPI16.4%
- Calcutta EastCPI13.8%
- Calcutta North WestINC12.7%
- Calcutta South WestCPI3.8%
- ChailINC21.4%
- ChamarajanagarINC19.5%
- ChambaINC43.0%
- ChandaIND16.9%
- ChandauliINC0.8%
- Chandni ChowkINC20.8%
- ChapraINC9.6%
- ChatraSWA25.1%
- ChatrapurINC31.6%
- CheepurupalliINC9.6%
- ChhindwaraINC17.6%
- ChidambaramINC1.3%
- ChikballapurINC20.2%
- ChikodiINC35.4%
- ChingleputINC6.2%
- ChirayinkilCPI10.9%
- ChitradurgaINC14.1%
- ChittorINC8.3%
- ChittorgarhINC11.5%
- CoimbatoreINC11.0%
- ContaiINC26.4%
- Cooch BeharFB12.6%
- CuddaloreDMK11.3%
- CuddapahCPI5.8%
- CuttackINC15.3%
- Daimond HarbourINC6.0%
- DamohINC15.0%
- DarbhangaINC31.2%
- DarjeelingINC4.5%
- DarrangINC47.3%
- DausaSWA37.0%
- Dehra DunINC31.1%
- Delhi SadarINC14.5%
- DeoriaINC9.6%
- DewasJS3.1%
- DhanbadINC12.2%
- Dharwar NorthINC58.6%
- Dharwar SouthINC27.8%
- DhenkanalINC40.8%
- DhubriINC13.1%
- DhuliaINC35.7%
- DibrugarhINC32.9%
- DindigulINC16.7%
- DohadSWA1.9%
- DomariaganjINC0.8%
- DumkaINC0.8%
- DurgINC13.6%
- EluruCPI0.4%
- ErnakulamINC6.6%
- ErodeINC11.4%
- EtahHMS4.7%
- EtawahINC1.3%
- FaizabadINC5.7%
- FarrukhabadINC5.9%
- FatehpurIND17.0%
- FerozepurINC10.0%
- FirozabadINC6.1%
- GadwalINC6.1%
- GanganagarINC17.6%
- GarhwalINC23.9%
- GauhatiPSP12.0%
- GayaINC11.7%
- GazipurINC17.6%
- GhatalINC9.2%
- GhatampurINC10.4%
- GhosiCPI3.7%
- GiridihSWA2.8%
- GoalparaINC13.9%
- GoddaINC10.6%
- GohichettipalayamINC24.9%
- GondaINC0.3%
- GondiaINC4.3%
- GopalganjINC19.4%
- GorakhpurINC1.6%
- GudivadaINC4.4%
- GulbargaINC4.6%
- GunaINC9.2%
- GunturINC28.1%
- GurdaspurINC19.5%
- GurgaonINC6.1%
- GwaliorINC65.2%
- HajipurINC8.7%
- HamirpurINC13.3%
- HapurINC12.2%
- HardoiINC12.5%
- HassanINC2.6%
- HataINC30.6%
- HatkanangleINC38.7%
- HatrasREP1.1%
- Hazari BaghSWA38.4%
- HindaunINC18.9%
- HindupurINC11.6%
- HissarSOC7.9%
- HooghlyCPI0.8%
- HoshangabadPSP10.8%
- HoshiarpurINC3.3%
- HowrahCPI1.2%
- HydrabadINC25.1%
- IndoreIND2.7%
- Inner ManipurINC8.5%
- JabalpurINC28.5%
- JahanabadINC15.7%
- JainagarINC14.2%
- JaipurSWA63.0%
- JajpurINC27.5%
- JalaunINC15.0%
- JalesarSWA9.8%
- JalgaonINC28.9%
- JalnaINC9.5%
- JaloreINC27.4%
- JalpaiguriINC9.5%
- JamnagarINC43.3%
- JamshedpurCPI11.4%
- JamuiINC22.4%
- JanjgirINC21.3%
- JaunpurJS3.3%
- JhabuaINC14.4%
- JhajjarHLS2.2%
- JhalawarINC45.2%
- JhansiINC5.6%
- JhargramINC21.8%
- JhunjhunuINC1.3%
- JodhpurIND0.6%
- JorhatPSP0.5%
- JoynagarINC6.6%
- JullundurINC23.7%
- JunagadhINC32.8%
- KaimganjINC6.2%
- KairaSWA4.6%
- KairanaIND19.2%
- KaisarganjSWA23.0%
- KaithalINC5.7%
- KakinadaINC5.9%
- KalahandiGP44.8%
- KanaraINC7.0%
- KangraINC16.2%
- KanpurIND22.2%
- KaradINC48.9%
- KarimganjINC22.5%
- KarimnagarINC28.4%
- KarnalJS4.0%
- Karol BaghINC26.1%
- KarurINC13.7%
- KasergodCPI27.5%
- KatiharPSP9.7%
- KatwaCPI13.1%
- KavaliINC8.7%
- KendraparaPSP0.0%
- KeonjharINC16.5%
- KesariaINC30.0%
- KhagariaINC27.8%
- KhajurahoINC8.6%
- KhamgaonINC25.8%
- KhammamINC3.7%
- KhandwaINC21.4%
- KhargoneJS18.1%
- KhedINC32.1%
- KheriINC20.5%
- KhurjaINC12.5%
- KishanganjINC8.0%
- KoilpattiINC18.0%
- KolabaINC14.3%
- KolarINC12.6%
- KolhapurINC27.2%
- KopargaonINC29.2%
- KoppalLSS1.7%
- KoraputINC49.1%
- KotahJS6.7%
- KottayamINC22.5%
- KozhikodeML0.2%
- KrishnagiriDMK3.3%
- KumbakonamINC3.3%
- KurnoolINC12.9%
- KutchSWA25.4%
- LalganjPSP10.2%
- LaturINC26.1%
- LohardagaSWA12.4%
- LucknowINC13.0%
- LudhianaAD0.6%
- MachhlishahrINC9.3%
- MadhubaniPSP1.0%
- Madras NorthINC2.7%
- Madras SouthDMK18.3%
- MaduraiINC4.8%
- MaharajganjINC8.2%
- MaharajganjINC13.5%
- MahasamundINC1.8%
- MahasuINC53.7%
- MahbubabadINC4.9%
- MahbubnagarINC34.7%
- MahendragarhJS3.6%
- MahuaINC4.7%
- MainpuriINC0.3%
- MaldaINC15.5%
- MalegaonINC29.7%
- MandiINC35.6%
- MandlaINC18.1%
- MandsaurJS4.7%
- MandviINC23.7%
- MandyaINC25.6%
- MangaloreINC12.1%
- ManjeriML1.8%
- MarkapurCPI9.0%
- MarodabadREP5.1%
- MasulipatnamIND1.2%
- MathuraINC11.3%
- MathurapurINC2.2%
- MavilekaraINC2.4%
- MayuramINC13.3%
- MayurbhanjINC9.9%
- MedakINC9.8%
- MehsanaINC2.3%
- MelurINC4.3%
- MerutINC17.9%
- MidnapurINC14.1%
- MirajINC48.2%
- MiryalgudaCPI9.5%
- MirzapurINC6.9%
- MisrikhJS4.3%
- MogaAD9.8%
- MohanlalganjINC24.1%
- MonghyrINC25.8%
- MotihariINC33.5%
- MukundapuramINC10.7%
- MurshidabadIND9.1%
- MusafirkhanaINC31.1%
- MuvattupuzhaINC8.5%
- MuzaffarnagarINC8.1%
- MuzaffarpurINC23.6%
- MysoreINC25.3%
- NagapattinamINC9.2%
- NagaurINC11.2%
- NagercoilINC27.1%
- NagpurIND14.4%
- Naini TalINC28.0%
- NalandaINC16.7%
- NalgondaCPI11.7%
- NamakkalINC3.3%
- NandedINC24.4%
- NandurbarINC29.6%
- NarasapurINC4.0%
- NarsipatnamINC0.7%
- NasikINC31.2%
- NawadaINC37.0%
- NebadwipIND4.5%
- NelloreINC21.4%
- New DelhiINC18.6%
- NilgirisINC28.3%
- NizamabadINC11.5%
- NowgongINC10.4%
- NowrangpurINC8.3%
- OngoleCPI0.7%
- OsmanabadINC5.2%
- Outer DelhiINC10.2%
- Outer ManipurSOC0.0%
- PadapalliINC39.1%
- PalamauSWA31.8%
- PalghatCPI36.0%
- PaliINC8.8%
- PanchmahalsINC8.6%
- PandharpurINC19.8%
- ParbhaniINC15.9%
- ParvathipuramINC17.6%
- PatanINC31.3%
- PatialaINC3.0%
- PatnaINC11.1%
- PerambalurDMK16.4%
- PeriyakulamINC1.0%
- PhillaurINC3.1%
- PhulbaniGP6.3%
- PhulpurINC33.5%
- PilibhitPSP2.2%
- PollachiINC32.0%
- PoonaINC18.1%
- PoonaniCPI22.5%
- PratapgarhJS11.8%
- PudukkottaiCPI10.1%
- PupriINC8.4%
- PuriINC21.4%
- PurneaINC32.6%
- PuruliaLSS4.5%
- QullonRSP19.5%
- Rae BareliINC7.1%
- RaichurINC8.7%
- RaiganjINC15.3%
- RaigarhRRP5.0%
- RaipurINC6.4%
- RajahmundryINC38.7%
- RajampetSWA5.9%
- RajapurPSP17.8%
- RajgarhIND15.3%
- RajkotINC22.1%
- RajmahalJP13.2%
- RajnandgaonINC14.1%
- RamanathapuramINC8.7%
- RampurINC22.1%
- RamsanehighatINC1.0%
- RamtekINC13.5%
- Ranchi EastSWA3.7%
- Ranchi WestJP25.9%
- RasraCPI3.9%
- RatnagiriINC27.5%
- RewaINC7.1%
- RobertganjINC14.8%
- RohtakJS6.0%
- RoseraINC38.1%
- SabarkanthaINC9.8%
- SabarmatiINC17.0%
- SagarINC18.0%
- SaharanpurINC24.1%
- SaharsaSOC7.7%
- SalemINC3.9%
- SalempurINC12.2%
- SalonINC17.8%
- SamastipurINC10.8%
- SambalpurSOC2.7%
- SangrurINC5.1%
- SardhanaINC5.9%
- SasaramINC21.4%
- SataraINC40.0%
- Sawai MadhopurSWA25.5%
- SecunderabadINC12.8%
- SeoniINC11.0%
- SeramporeCPI3.2%
- ShahabadINC38.7%
- ShahabadJS3.5%
- ShahdolSOC2.7%
- ShahjahanpurIND10.8%
- ShimogaINC5.4%
- ShivpuriINC5.6%
- SholapurINC28.9%
- SibsagarINC26.1%
- SidhiINC5.0%
- SikarINC13.0%
- SinghbhumJP14.1%
- SirmurINC41.5%
- SitamarhiINC14.1%
- SitapurJS1.6%
- SiwanINC18.6%
- SonbarsaINC31.2%
- SrikakulamINC12.1%
- SriperumbudurDMK5.1%
- SultanpurINC19.9%
- SundergarhGP5.3%
- SuratINC41.2%
- SurendranagarINC18.6%
- SurgujaINC17.6%
- TamlukINC10.3%
- Tarn TaranINC0.6%
- Tehri GarhawalINC0.0%
- TellicherryIND17.6%
- TenaliCPI6.7%
- TenkasaiINC22.1%
- ThanaINC26.4%
- ThanjavurINC8.5%
- ThiruvallaINC24.4%
- TikamgarhPSP14.1%
- TindivanamINC5.2%
- TipturINC3.0%
- TiruchendurINC0.0%
- TiruchengodeINC4.8%
- TiruchirapaliCPI2.9%
- TirukoilurINC7.0%
- TirunelveliINC6.9%
- TirupathiINC7.7%
- TiruppatturDMK11.4%
- TiruvallurINC4.1%
- TiruvannamalaiDMK1.3%
- TrichurCPI1.8%
- Tripura EastCPI6.5%
- Tripura WestCPI10.3%
- TrivanduramIND3.2%
- TumkurINC19.4%
- UdaipurINC14.4%
- UdipiINC5.5%
- UjjainINC13.2%
- UluberiaINC3.7%
- UnaINC25.9%
- UnnaoINC23.5%
- VaranasiINC17.5%
- VelloreINC8.6%
- VicarabadINC38.0%
- VijaywadaINC6.6%
- VisakhapatnamINC40.0%
- VishnupurINC25.4%
- WandiwashINC3.8%
- WardhaINC11.9%
- WarrangalINC0.3%
- YeotmalINC34.5%