1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1962
All 264 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly; 133 seats needed for a majority
Chief Minister before election; Yashwantrao Chavan; INC	Elected Chief Minister ; Marotrao Kannamwar; INC

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Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1962 was held in Indian state of Maharashtra in 1962, to elect 264 members to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Results[edit]

Indian National Congress won 215 out of 264 seats.^[1]

Political Party	No. of candidates	No. of elected	Votes polled	Votes (%)
Indian National Congress	264	215	5,617,347	51.22%
Peasants and Workers Party of India	79	15	818,801	7.47%
Praja Socialist Party	101	9	792,755	7.23%
Communist Party of India	56	6	647,390	5.90%
Republican Party of India	66	3	589,653	5.38%
Socialist	14	1	54,764	0.50%
Independents	437	15	1,836,095	16.74%

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MAHARASHTRA". New Delhi: Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

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[ECI-M1962-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MAHARASHTRA". New Delhi: Electoral Commission of India. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

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