1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962.[1] A total of 409 candidates contested the 105 constituencies.[1] 101 men and four women were elected. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Bimala Prasad Chaliha was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam.[2] The All Party Hill Leaders Conference won eleven seats and independent contestants won eight seats.
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All 105 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 4,942,816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 51.05% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Of the 105 seats in the Legislative Assembly, 77 were general, 23 were for scheduled tribes and five were for scheduled castes.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Indian National Congress | 1,179,305 | 48.25 | 79 | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 310,093 | 12.69 | 6 | |
| Communist Party of India | 156,153 | 6.39 | 0 | |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | 134,591 | 5.51 | 11 | |
| Socialist | 36,672 | 1.50 | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Communist Party | 29,249 | 1.20 | 1 | |
| Jan Sangh | 10,887 | 0.45 | 0 | |
| Achik Assona Chilchakgipa Kotak | 5,169 | 0.21 | 0 | |
| Independents | 582,042 | 23.81 | 8 | |
| Total | 2,444,161 | 100.00 | 105 | |
| Valid votes | 2,444,161 | 78.38 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 674,225 | 21.62 | ||
| Total votes | 3,118,386 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,942,816 | 63.09 | ||
| Source: [3] | ||||
Elected members
References
- "Assam Election Results, 1962". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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