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The '''Indian general election of 1962''' elected the [[3rd Lok Sabha]] of [[India]] and first election after formation of "Gujrat", was held from 19 to 25 February. Unlike the previous two elections but as with all subsequent elections, each constituency elected a single member. <ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report On General Elections, 1962 To The Third Lok Sabha|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185518/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|access-date=30 April 2014|publisher=Election Commission of India|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= General Elections 1962 |url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1962-election-results.html}}</ref> [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The [[Indian National Congress]] took 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 seats. In Gujrat, INC wins 16 seat out of total 22 seat. <ref>{{cite web|title= General Elections 1962 news |url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/the-story-of-1962-lok-sabha-election-all-you-need-to-know-2185457.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= India's third general election in year 1962 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3023512?seq=1}}</ref>
The '''Indian general election of 1962''' elected the [[3rd Lok Sabha]] of [[India]] and first election after formation of "Gujarat", was held from 19 to 25 February. Unlike the previous two elections but as with all subsequent elections, each constituency elected a single member.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statistical Report On General Elections, 1962 To The Third Lok Sabha|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185518/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2014|access-date=30 April 2014|publisher=Election Commission of India|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= General Elections 1962 |url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1962-election-results.html}}</ref> [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The [[Indian National Congress]] took 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 seats. In Gujarat, INC won 16 seat out of total 22 seats.<ref>{{cite web|title= General Elections 1962 news |url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/the-story-of-1962-lok-sabha-election-all-you-need-to-know-2185457.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= India's third general election in year 1962 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3023512?seq=1}}</ref>


== Party-wise results summary==
== Party-wise results summary==
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Revision as of 16:00, 16 January 2022


The Indian general election of 1962 elected the 3rd Lok Sabha of India and first election after formation of "Gujarat", was held from 19 to 25 February. Unlike the previous two elections but as with all subsequent elections, each constituency elected a single member.[1][2] Jawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The Indian National Congress took 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 seats. In Gujarat, INC won 16 seat out of total 22 seats.[3][4]

Party-wise results summary

Party Seats won
Indian National Congress 16
Swatantra Party 4
PSP 1
NJP 1
Total 22

Results- Constituency wise

No Constituency Winner Party
1 Kachchh M. K. S. HIMATSINHJI VIJARAJJI SWA
2 Surendranagar GHANSHYAMBHAI CHHOTALAL OZA INC
3 Rajkot UCHHARANGRAI NAVALSHANKER DHEBAR INC
4 Jamnagar MANUBHAI MANSUKHLAL SHAH INC
5 Junagadh CHITTARANJAN RUGNATH RAJA INC
6 Amreli JAYABEN VAJUBHAI SHAH INC
7 Bhavnagar JASHVANTRAI NANUBHAI MEHTA PSP
8 Banaskantha JOHARABEN AKABARBHAI CHAVADA INC
9 Sabarkantha GULZARILAL BULAKHIDAS NANDA INC
10 Mahesana MANSINH PRITHVIRAJ PATEL INC
11 Patan PURUSHOTTAMDAS RANCHHODDAS PATEL INC
12 Ahmedabadf INDULAL KANAIYALAL YAGNIK NJP
13 Sabarmati (SC) MULDAS BHUDARDAS VAISHYA INC
14 Anand KUMAR NARENDRASINH RANJITSINH MAHIDA SWA
15 KAIRA PRAVINSINH NATVERSINH SOLANKI SWA
16 Panchmahal DAHYABHAI JIVANJI NAIK INC
17 Dohad (SC) HIRABHAI KUNVERBHAI BARIA SWA
18 Baroda SHRIMANT MAHARAJA FATEHSINHRAO

PRATAPSINHRAO GAEKWAD

INC
19 Broach CHHOTUBHAI MAKANBHAI PATEL INC
20 Mandavi (SC) CHHAGANBHAI MADARIBHAI KEDARIA INC
21 Surat MORARJI RANCHHODJI DESAI INC
22 Bulsar (ST) NANUBHAI NICHHABHAI PATEL INC

References

  1. "Statistical Report On General Elections, 1962 To The Third Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. "General Elections 1962".
  3. "General Elections 1962 news".
  4. "India's third general election in year 1962".