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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.[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
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 51,509,084 | 44.72 | 361 | –10 | |
| Communist Party of India | 11,450,037 | 9.94 | 29 | +2 | |
| Swatantra Party | 9,085,252 | 7.89 | 18 | New | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 7,848,345 | 6.81 | 12 | –7 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 7,415,170 | 6.44 | 14 | +10 | |
| Republican Party of India | 3,255,985 | 2.83 | 3 | New | |
| Socialist Party | 3,099,397 | 2.69 | 6 | New | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,315,610 | 2.01 | 7 | New | |
| Akali Dal | 829,129 | 0.72 | 3 | New | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 826,588 | 0.72 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hindu Mahasabha | 747,861 | 0.65 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | 703,582 | 0.61 | 0 | –4 | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 688,990 | 0.60 | 2 | +2 | |
| Jharkhand Party | 467,338 | 0.41 | 3 | –3 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | 451,717 | 0.39 | 2 | +2 | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 417,761 | 0.36 | 2 | New | |
| All India Ganatantra Parishad | 342,970 | 0.30 | 4 | –3 | |
| Lok Sewak Sangh | 281,755 | 0.24 | 2 | New | |
| Nutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad | 195,812 | 0.17 | 1 | New | |
| Haryana Lok Samiti | 118,667 | 0.10 | 1 | New | |
| Tamil National Party | 92,389 | 0.08 | 0 | New | |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | 91,850 | 0.08 | 1 | New | |
| Socialist Labour Party | 80,227 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (RCP) | 60,813 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Gorkha League | 46,127 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Eastern Indian Tribal Union | 12,574 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| We Tamil | 11,372 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 12,722,488 | 11.05 | 20 | –22 | |
| Appointed members[lower-alpha 1] | 14 | +3 | |||
| Total | 115,168,890 | 100.00 | 508 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 115,168,890 | 96.05 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,735,394 | 3.95 | |||
| Total votes | 119,904,284 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 216,361,569 | 55.42 | |||
- ↑ 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.
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
