1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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

1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

All 288 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Registered	1,58,74,238[1]
Turnout	70,67,930
Chief Minister before election Kailash Nath Katju INC Elected Chief Minister Dwarka Prasad Mishra INC

Results

 Summary of results of the 1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election [1]

	Political party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %
	Communist Party of India		42	1			132440	2.02%
	Indian National Congress		288	142			2527257	38.54%
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh		195	41			1092237	16.66%
	Praja Socialist Party		140	33			703188	10.72%
	Socialist Party		86	14			310181	4.73%
	Swatantra Party		43	2			80470	1.23%
	Hindu Mahasabha		50	6			211639	3.23%
	Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad		76	10			248525	3.79%
	All India Forward Bloc		9	0			16913	0.26%
	Republican Party of India		33	0			82345	1.26%
	Independent		374	39			1151955	17.57%
			Total Seats	288	Voters	1,58,74,238	Turnout	70,67,930

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2020.