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1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 288 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Registered1,58,74,238[1]
Turnout70,67,930

Chief Minister before election

Kailash Nath Katju
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Dwarka Prasad Mishra
INC

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1962. 1,336 candidates contested for the 288 constituencies in the Assembly.[1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress2,527,25738.54142Decrease90
Bharatiya Jana Sangh1,092,23716.6641Increase31
Praja Socialist Party703,18810.7233Increase21
Socialist Party310,1814.7314New
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad248,5253.7910Increase5
Hindu Mahasabha211,6393.236Decrease1
Swatantra Party80,4701.232New
Communist Party of India132,4402.021Decrease1
Republican Party of India82,3451.260New
All India Forward Bloc16,9130.260New
Independents1,151,95517.5739Increase19
Total6,557,150100.002880
Valid votes6,557,15073.71
Invalid/blank votes2,338,71926.29
Total votes8,895,869100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,874,23856.04
Source: ECI[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.