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{{Short description|General election in india}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1962 Indian general election
| country = India
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1957 Indian general election
| previous_election = 1957 Indian general election
| previous_year = 1957
| previous_year = 1957
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| next_year = 1967
| next_year = 1967
| election_date = 19–25 February 1962
| election_date = 19–25 February 1962
| seats_for_election = 494 of the 508 seats in the [[Lok Sabha]]{{efn|14 members were appointed, including six representing [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], two representing [[Anglo-Indians]], one representing the [[Lakshadweep|Amindive, Laccadive and Minicoy Islands]], one representing the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], one representing [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]], one representing [[Goa, Daman and Diu]], one representing the [[North-East Frontier Agency]] and one representing the [[Tuensang district|Tuensang]] and [[Naga Hills District, British India|Naga Hills]] districts in Nagaland.}}
| majority_seats = 248
| registered = 216,361,569
| turnout = 55.42% ({{increase}} 9.98 [[Percentage point|pp]])
| image_size = 130x130px
| image_size = 130x130px
| seats_for_election = 494 of the 508 seats in the [[Lok Sabha]]
| image1 = Jawaharlal Nehru 1957 crop.jpg
| majority_seats = 248
| image1 = Jnehru.jpg
| leader1 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| leader1 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 =  
| last_election1 = 47.78%, 371 seats
| leaders_seat1 = [[Phulpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulpur]]
| seats1 = '''361'''
| seats1 = '''361'''
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}10
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 10
| popular_vote1= '''51,509,084'''
| popular_vote1 = '''51,509,084'''
| percentage1 = '''44.72%'''
| percentage1 = '''44.72%'''
| swing1 = {{decrease}}3.06pp
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.06[[Percentage point|pp]]
| image2 = S.A. Dange.jpg
| image2 = S.A. Dange.jpg
| leader2 = [[Shripad Amrit Dange]]
| leader2 = [[Shripad Amrit Dange]]
| leaders_seat2 = ''Did not contest''
| party2 = Communist Party of India
| party2 = Communist Party of India
| alliance2 =  
| last_election2 = 8.92%, 27 seats
| seats2 = 29
| seats2 = 29
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}2
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote2= 11,450,037
| popular_vote2 = 11,450,037
| percentage2 = 9.94%
| percentage2 = 9.94%
| swing2 = {{increase}}1.02pp
| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.02[[Percentage point|pp]]
 
| image3 = Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari.jpg
| image3 = Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari.jpg
| leader3 = [[C. Rajagopalachari]]
| leader3 = [[C. Rajagopalachari]]
| leaders_seat3 = ''Did not contest''
| party3 = Swatantra Party
| party3 = Swatantra Party
| alliance3 =  
| last_election3 = ''New''
| seats3 = 18
| seats3 = 18
| seat_change3 = ''New''
| seat_change3 = ''New''
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| percentage3 = 7.89%
| percentage3 = 7.89%
| swing3 = ''New''
| swing3 = ''New''
 
| image4 = Deendayal Upadhyaya 2018 stamp of India (cropped).jpg
| colour4 =
| leader4 = [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]]
| image4 =  
| leader4 =
| leaders_seat4 = [[Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bolpur]]
| party4 = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
| party4 = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
| last_election4 = 5.97%, 4 seats
| seats4 = 14
| seats4 = 14
| seat_change4 = {{increase}}10
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 10
| popular_vote4 = 7,415,170
| popular_vote4 = 7,415,170
| percentage4 = 6.44%
| percentage4 = 6.44%
| swing4 = {{increase}} 1.22pp
| swing4 = {{increase}} 0.47[[Percentage point|pp]]
 
 
| image5 = Jawaharlal Nehru with Jayaprakash Narayan (cropped).jpg
| image5 = Jawaharlal Nehru with Jayaprakash Narayan (cropped).jpg
| leader5 = [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]
| leader5 = [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]
| leaders_seat5 =
| party5 = Praja Socialist Party
| party5 = Praja Socialist Party
| alliance5 =
| seats5 = 12
| seats5 = 12
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 7
| popular_vote5 = 7,848,345
| popular_vote5 = 7,848,345
| percentage5 = 6.81%
| percentage5 = 6.81%
| swing5 = {{decrease}} 3.60pp
| swing5 = {{decrease}} 3.60[[Percentage point|pp]]
 
| last_election5 = 10.41%, 19 seats
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 7
| map_image = Wahlergebnisse in Indien 1962.svg
| map_caption = Results by constituency
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
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| after_election = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| after_election = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| map_image = [[File:Wahlergebnisse in Indien 1962.svg|300px|lang=en]]
| outgoing_members = List of members of the 2nd Lok Sabha
| elected_members = List of members of the 3rd Lok Sabha
}}
}}


'''General elections''' were held in India between 19 and 25 February 1962 to elect members of the [[3rd Lok Sabha]]. Unlike the previous two elections, each constituency elected a single member.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf | title=Statistical Report On General Elections, 1962 To The Third Lok Sabha | publisher=Election Commission of India |format=PDF| access-date=30 April 2014 | 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}}</ref>
General elections were held in India between 19 and 25 February 1962 to elect members of the [[3rd Lok Sabha|third]] [[Lok Sabha]]. Unlike the previous two elections, each constituency elected a single member.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf | title=Statistical Report On General Elections, 1962 To The Third Lok Sabha | publisher=Election Commission of India |format=PDF| access-date=30 April 2014 | 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}}</ref>


[[Jawaharlal Nehru]] won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The [[Indian National Congress]] received 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 elected seats. This was only slightly lower than in the previous two elections and they still held over 70% of the seats in the Lok Sabha.
[[Jawaharlal Nehru]] won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The [[Indian National Congress]] received 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 elected seats. This was only slightly lower than in the previous two elections and they still held over 70% of the seats in the Lok Sabha.
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|party5=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes5=7415170|seats5=14|sc5=+10
|party5=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes5=7415170|seats5=14|sc5=+10
|party6=[[Republican Party of India]]|votes6=3255985|seats6=3|sc6=New
|party6=[[Republican Party of India]]|votes6=3255985|seats6=3|sc6=New
|party7=[[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]]|votes7=3099397|seats7=6|sc7=New
|party7=[[Socialist Party of India (1955)|Socialist Party]]|votes7=3099397|seats7=6|sc7=New
|party8=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes8=2315610|seats8=7|sc8=New
|party8=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes8=2315610|seats8=7|sc8=New
|party9=[[Akali Dal]]|votes9=829129|seats9=3|sc9=New
|party9=[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]|votes9=829129|seats9=3|sc9=New
|party10=[[All India Forward Bloc]]|votes10=826588|seats10=2|sc10=0
|party10=[[All India Forward Bloc]]|votes10=826588|seats10=2|sc10=0
|party11=[[Hindu Mahasabha]]|votes11=747861|seats11=1|sc11=0
|party11=[[Hindu Mahasabha]]|votes11=747861|seats11=1|sc11=0
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|party21=[[Tamil National Party]]|votes21=92389|seats21=0|sc21=New
|party21=[[Tamil National Party]]|votes21=92389|seats21=0|sc21=New
|party22=[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]]|votes22=91850|seats22=1|sc22=New
|party22=[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]]|votes22=91850|seats22=1|sc22=New
|party23=Socialist Labour Party|votes23=80227|seats23=0|sc23=New
|party23=[[Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party]]|votes23=80227|seats23=0|sc23=New
|party24=[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] (RCP)|votes24=60813|seats24=0|sc24=New
|party24=[[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]] (RCP)|votes24=60813|seats24=0|sc24=New
|party25=Gorkha League|votes25=46127|seats25=0|sc25=New
|party25=Gorkha League|votes25=46127|seats25=0|sc25=New
|party26=[[Eastern Indian Tribal Union]]|votes26=12574|seats26=0|sc26=New
|party26=[[Eastern Indian Tribal Union]]|votes26=12574|seats26=0|sc26=New
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{{notelist}}
{{notelist}}


== By-elections ==
===State wise===
In 1963, a by-election was held for the [[Bilaspur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bilaspur]] Lok Sabha seat, which was at the time in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The election was won by the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate C. Singh, with {{formatnum:86229}} votes, against  M. L. Shukla of [[Jana Sangh]] with {{formatnum:54156}} votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results52-95.xlsx|publisher=ECI, New Delhi|accessdate=13 September 2017}}</ref> This by-election was needed because the original election for this seat was declared void by the [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]], which judged that the nomination papers of one of the candidates, Bashir Ahmed Qureshi, "was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/48774/ |title=Satya Prakash vs Bashir Ahmed Qureshi |date=22 April 1963 |author1=P. Dixit |author2=K. Pandey |access-date= 15 October 2021 |quote=our conclusion is that the respondent's nomination was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer and the Election Tribunal rightly declared the appellant's election as void.}}</ref>
====Andhra Pradesh====
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="3" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
|-
!Contested
!Won
!+/−
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|align="center"| 43
|align="center"| '''34'''
|{{decrease}} 3
| 57,11,263
| '''47.96%'''
|{{decrease}} 3.51%
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| [[Communist Party of India]]
|align="center"| 20
|align="center"| '''7'''
|{{increase}} 5
| 25,05,619
| '''21.04%'''
|{{increase}} 9.03%
|-
| {{party color cell|Swatantra Party}}
| [[Swatantra Party]]
|align="center"| 28
|align="center"| '''1'''
|{{increase}} 1
| 17,75,495
| '''14.91%'''
|align="center"|New
|-
|  {{party color cell|Independents}}
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|align="center"| 44
|align="center"| '''1'''
|{{decrease}} 1
| 16,53,436
| '''13.89%'''
|5.37% {{decrease}}
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
|align="center"|43
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
| 1,19,08,021
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
|}
 
====Assam====
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="3" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
|-
!Contested
!Won
!'''+/−'''
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|align="center"| 12
|align="center"| '''9'''
|{{decrease}} 4
| 57,11,263
| '''45.16%'''
|{{decrease}} 6.52%
|-
| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}
| [[Praja Socialist Party]]
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| '''2'''
|{{no change}}
| 4,78,099
| '''19.16%'''
|{{decrease}} 0.8%
|-
| {{party color cell|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
| [[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]]
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| '''1'''
|New
| 91,850
| '''3.68%'''
|New
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| align="center"|4
|align="center"| '''0'''
|{{increase}} 5
| 1,76,098
| '''7.06%'''
|{{decrease}} 3.19%
|-
|  {{party color cell|Independents}}
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| '''0'''
|{{decrease}} 1
| 5,16,793
| '''20.71%'''
|{{increase}} 2.6%
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
|align="center"|12
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
| 24,95,311
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
|}
 
====Bihar====
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="3" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
|-
!Contested
!Won
!'''+/−'''
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|align="center"| 53
|align="center"| '''39'''
|{{decrease}} 2
|43,65,148
| '''43.89%'''
|{{decrease}} 0.58%
|-
| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}
| [[Praja Socialist Party]]
|align="center"| 32
|align="center"| '''2'''
|{{no change}}
|12,62,106
| '''12.69%'''
|{{decrease}} 8.95%
|-
| {{party color cell|Swatantra Party}}
| [[Swatantra Party]]
|align="center"| 43
| align="center"|'''7'''
|New
| 18,11.170
| '''18.21%'''
|align="center"|New
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
| [[Communist Party of India]]
|align="center"| 16
| align="center"|'''1'''
|{{increase}} 5
| 6,34,516
| '''6.38%'''
|{{increase}} 1.36%
|-
|  {{party color cell|Independents}}
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|align="center"| 34
|align="center"| '''0'''
|{{decrease}} 1
| 4,93,330
| '''4.96%'''
|{{decrease}} 10.88%
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
|align="center"|53
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
| 99,46,244
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
|}
 
====Gujarat====
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="3" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
|-
!Contested
!Won
!'''+/−'''
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|align="center"| 22
|align="center"| '''16'''
| -
|27,76,327
| '''52.56%'''
| -
|-
| {{party color cell|Swatantra Party}}
| [[Swatantra Party]]
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| '''4'''
| -
| 13,20,405
| '''25.0%'''
| -
|-
| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}}
| [[Praja Socialist Party]]
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| '''1'''
| -
|3,74,813
| align="center"|'''7.1%'''
| -
|-
| {{party color cell|Nutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad}}
| [[Nutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad]]
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| '''1'''
| -
| 1,95,812
| '''3.71%'''
| -
|-
|  {{party color cell|Independents}}
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| '''0'''
| -
| 4,69,020
| '''8.88%'''
| -
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
|align="center"|22
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
| 52,82,558
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
|}
* Gujarat was formed a new state in 1961 after separation from Bombay state.
 
====Madras====
 
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2 rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="3" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Popular vote
|-
!Contested
!Won
!'''+/−'''
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|align="center"|41
|align="center"|31
|align="center"|{{nochange}}
|56,23,013
|45.26
|{{decrease}}1.26%
|-
| {{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|{{increase}}7
|23,15,610
|18.64
|align="center"|New
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|{{nochange}}
|12,72,313
|10.24
|{{increase}}0.18%
|-
| {{party color cell|Swatantra Party}}
|[[Swatantra Party]]
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|New
|13,00,526
|10.47
|align="center"|New
|-
|{{party color cell|Independent}}
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|align="center"|46
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|{{decrease}}8
|9,33,150
|7.51
|{{decrease}}32.26%
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total
|align="center"|41
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
| 1,24,24,036
| colspan=2 bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|-
|}
 
==By-elections==
In 1963 a by-election was held for the [[Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency|Bilaspur Lok Sabha seat]], which was at the time in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The by-election was won by the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Chandrabhan Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Chandrabhan Singh]], with {{formatnum:86229}} votes, against  M. L. Shukla of [[Jana Sangh]] with {{formatnum:54156}} votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results52-95.xlsx|publisher=ECI, New Delhi|accessdate=13 September 2017|archive-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719012759/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results52-95.xlsx|url-status=live}}</ref> This by-election was needed because the original election for this seat was declared void by the [[Madhya Pradesh High Court]], which judged that the nomination papers of one of the candidates, Bashir Ahmed Qureshi, "was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/48774/ |title=Satya Prakash vs Bashir Ahmed Qureshi |date=22 April 1963 |author1=P. Dixit |author2=K. Pandey |access-date=15 October 2021 |quote=our conclusion is that the respondent's nomination was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer and the Election Tribunal rightly declared the appellant's election as void. |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027175348/https://indiankanoon.org/doc/48774/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Election Commission of India]]
*[[List of members of the 3rd Lok Sabha]]
*[[:Category:1962 Indian general election by state or union territory]]
*[[1962 Indian presidential election]]
*[[1962 Indian presidential election]]


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Latest revision as of 05:40, 3 March 2026


1962 Indian general election
← 1957 19–25 February 1962 1967 →
494 of the 508 seats in the Lok Sabha[lower-alpha 1]
248 seats needed for a majority
Registered216,361,569
Turnout55.42% (Increase 9.98 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jawaharlal Nehru Shripad Amrit Dange C. Rajagopalachari
Party INC CPI Swatantra Party
Last election 47.78%, 371 seats 8.92%, 27 seats New
Seats won 361 29 18
Seat change Decrease 10 Increase 2 New
Popular vote 51,509,084 11,450,037 9,085,252
Percentage 44.72% 9.94% 7.89%
Swing Decrease 3.06pp Increase 1.02pp New
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Deendayal Upadhyaya Jayaprakash Narayan
Party Bharatiya Jana Sangh Praja Socialist Party
Last election 5.97%, 4 seats 10.41%, 19 seats
Seats won 14 12
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 7
Popular vote 7,415,170 7,848,345
Percentage 6.44% 6.81%
Swing Increase 0.47pp Decrease 3.60pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Jawaharlal Nehru
INC

Prime Minister after election

Jawaharlal Nehru
INC

General elections were held in India between 19 and 25 February 1962 to elect members of the third Lok Sabha. Unlike the previous two elections, each constituency elected a single member.[1]

Jawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The Indian National Congress received 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 elected seats. This was only slightly lower than in the previous two elections and they still held over 70% of the seats in the Lok Sabha.

Results[edit | edit source]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress51,509,08444.72361–10
Communist Party of India11,450,0379.9429+2
Swatantra Party9,085,2527.8918New
Praja Socialist Party7,848,3456.8112–7
Bharatiya Jana Sangh7,415,1706.4414+10
Republican Party of India3,255,9852.833New
Socialist Party3,099,3972.696New
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,315,6102.017New
Shiromani Akali Dal829,1290.723New
All India Forward Bloc826,5880.7220
Hindu Mahasabha747,8610.6510
Peasants and Workers Party of India703,5820.610–4
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad688,9900.602+2
Jharkhand Party467,3380.413–3
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)451,7170.392+2
Indian Union Muslim League417,7610.362New
All India Ganatantra Parishad342,9700.304–3
Lok Sewak Sangh281,7550.242New
Nutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad195,8120.171New
Haryana Lok Samiti118,6670.101New
Tamil National Party92,3890.080New
All Party Hill Leaders Conference91,8500.081New
Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party80,2270.070New
Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCP)60,8130.050New
Gorkha League46,1270.040New
Eastern Indian Tribal Union12,5740.010New
We Tamil11,3720.010New
Independents12,722,48811.0520–22
Appointed members[lower-alpha 2]14+3
Total115,168,890100.00508+3
Valid votes115,168,89096.05
Invalid/blank votes4,735,3943.95
Total votes119,904,284100.00
Registered voters/turnout216,361,56955.42
  1. ↑ 14 members were appointed, including six representing Jammu and Kashmir, two representing Anglo-Indians, one representing the Amindive, Laccadive and Minicoy Islands, one representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one representing Dadra and Nagar Haveli, one representing Goa, Daman and Diu, one representing the North-East Frontier Agency and one representing the Tuensang and Naga Hills districts in Nagaland.
  2. ↑ Six representing Jammu and Kashmir, two representing Anglo-Indians, one representing the Amindive, Laccadive and Minicoy Islands, one representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one representing Dadra and Nagar Haveli, one representing Goa, Daman and Diu, one representing the North-East Frontier Agency and one representing the Tuensang and Naga Hills districts in Nagaland.

State wise[edit | edit source]

Andhra Pradesh[edit | edit source]

Party Seats Popular vote
Contested Won +/− Votes % ±pp
Indian National Congress 43 34 Decrease 3 57,11,263 47.96% Decrease 3.51%
Communist Party of India 20 7 Increase 5 25,05,619 21.04% Increase 9.03%
Swatantra Party 28 1 Increase 1 17,75,495 14.91% New
Independents 44 1 Decrease 1 16,53,436 13.89% 5.37% Decrease
Total 43 1,19,08,021

Assam[edit | edit source]

Party Seats Popular vote
Contested Won +/− Votes % ±pp
Indian National Congress 12 9 Decrease 4 57,11,263 45.16% Decrease 6.52%
Praja Socialist Party 8 2 Template:No change 4,78,099 19.16% Decrease 0.8%
All Party Hill Leaders Conference 1 1 New 91,850 3.68% New
Communist Party of India 4 0 Increase 5 1,76,098 7.06% Decrease 3.19%
Independents 13 0 Decrease 1 5,16,793 20.71% Increase 2.6%
Total 12 24,95,311

Bihar[edit | edit source]

Party Seats Popular vote
Contested Won +/− Votes % ±pp
Indian National Congress 53 39 Decrease 2 43,65,148 43.89% Decrease 0.58%
Praja Socialist Party 32 2 Template:No change 12,62,106 12.69% Decrease 8.95%
Swatantra Party 43 7 New 18,11.170 18.21% New
Communist Party of India 16 1 Increase 5 6,34,516 6.38% Increase 1.36%
Independents 34 0 Decrease 1 4,93,330 4.96% Decrease 10.88%
Total 53 99,46,244

Gujarat[edit | edit source]

Party Seats Popular vote
Contested Won +/− Votes % ±pp
Indian National Congress 22 16 - 27,76,327 52.56% -
Swatantra Party 14 4 - 13,20,405 25.0% -
Praja Socialist Party 6 1 - 3,74,813 7.1% -
Nutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad 3 1 - 1,95,812 3.71% -
Independents 14 0 - 4,69,020 8.88% -
Total 22 52,82,558
  • Gujarat was formed a new state in 1961 after separation from Bombay state.

Madras[edit | edit source]

Party Seats Popular vote
Contested Won +/− Votes % ±pp
Indian National Congress 41 31 Steady 56,23,013 45.26 Decrease1.26%
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 18 7 Increase7 23,15,610 18.64 New
Communist Party of India 14 2 Steady 12,72,313 10.24 Increase0.18%
Swatantra Party 16 0 New 13,00,526 10.47 New
Independents 46 0 Decrease8 9,33,150 7.51 Decrease32.26%
Total 41 1,24,24,036

By-elections[edit | edit source]

In 1963 a by-election was held for the Bilaspur Lok Sabha seat, which was at the time in Madhya Pradesh. The by-election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate Chandrabhan Singh, with 86,229 votes, against M. L. Shukla of Jana Sangh with 54,156 votes.[2] This by-election was needed because the original election for this seat was declared void by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which judged that the nomination papers of one of the candidates, Bashir Ahmed Qureshi, "was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer".[3]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ "Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". ECI, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ↑ P. Dixit; K. Pandey (22 April 1963). "Satya Prakash vs Bashir Ahmed Qureshi". Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021. our conclusion is that the respondent's nomination was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer and the Election Tribunal rightly declared the appellant's election as void.
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