1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

Elections for the Third Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962.[1] There were total 756 candidates. The Indian National Congress won the election with 90 seats.

1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
19 February 1962
All 154 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly,
78 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.44%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Partap Singh Kairon Gurnam Singh
Party INC SAD CPI
Leader's seat Sarhali Raikot
Seats won 90 16 12
Seat change 30 16 4
Popular vote 2,946,209 799,925 478,333
Percentage 43.72% 11.87% 7.10
Swing 3.79% 11.87% 6.46%
CM before election

Partap Singh Kairon
INC

 Elected CM

Partap Singh Kairon
INC

Result
Party Contestants Seats won Popular vote %
Indian National Congress 154 90 29,46,209 43.72
Shiromani Akali Dal 46 16 7,99,925 11.87
Communist Party of India 47 12 4,78,333 7.10
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 80 8 6,55,160 9.72
Socialist Party 8 4 93,801 1.39
Swatantra Party 42 3 2,61,276 3.88
Haryana Lok Samiti 8 3 1,29,036 1.91
Independents 330 18 11,57,113 17.17
Others 41 0 2,18,370 3.24
Total 756 154 67,39,223

Elected members
Constituency Reserved for
(SC/None)		 Member Party
KuluNoneLal ChandIndependent
SerajSCBansi RamIndependent
PalampurNonePratap SinghIndian National Congress
KangraNoneAmar NathIndian National Congress
DharamsalaNoneHari RamIndian National Congress
NurpurNoneRam ChandraIndian National Congress
Dera GopipurNoneMehar SinghIndian National Congress
HamirpurSCRup Singh PhulIndian National Congress
BarsarNoneSarla Devi F Inc Dasondhi RamIndependent
NalagarhNone(sc)1. Rupar Shamsher SinghCommunist Party of India
MorindaSCAjaib SinghAkali Dal
ChandigarhNoneNarinjan Singh TalibIndian National Congress
NaraingarhNoneJagjit SinghIndependent
SadhauraNoneGulab SinghIndian National Congress
JagadhriNoneShanno DeviIndian National Congress
MolanaSCRam ParkashIndian National Congress
Ambala CantonmentNoneDev RajIndian National Congress
Ambala CityNoneAbdul Ghaffar KhanIndian National Congress
SimlaNoneGian ChandIndian National Congress
ThanesarNoneBenarsi DassIndian National Congress
RadaurSCRan SinghIndian National Congress
KarnalNoneRam PiaraIndian National Congress
ButanaNoneMaltan SinghIndian National Congress
PehowaNonePyara SinghIndian National Congress
KaithalNoneOm PrabhaIndian National Congress
NarwanaSCFakiriaSwatantra Party
RajaundNoneParasanni DeviIndian National Congress
JindNoneRam SinghSwatantra Party
SafidonNoneInder SinghIndependent
PundriNoneRam Pal SinghIndependent
GharaundaNoneRulya RamSwatantra Party
PanipatNoneFateh ChandJan Sangh
SambhalkaNoneChuhar SinghIndian National Congress
GanaurNoneChiranji LalIndependent
SonepatNoneMukhtiar SinghJan Sangh
RaiNoneRizaq RamIndian National Congress
BahadurgarhNoneHardwari LalIndian National Congress
SamplaNoneRam SarupHariyana Lok Samiti
RohtakNoneMangal SeinJan Sangh
GohanaNoneRam DhariHariyana Lok Samiti
MehamSCRam DhariHariyana Lok Samiti
KalanaurNoneRanbir SinghIndian National Congress
JhajjarNoneBhagwat DayalIndian National Congress
SalhawasSCChand RamIndian National Congress
GurgaonNoneKanihya LalIndian National Congress
BallabgarhSCHira LalIndian National Congress
PalwalNoneRoop LalIndian National Congress
HasanpurNoneHar KishanIndependent
Ferozepur JhirkaNoneTayyab HusainIndian National Congress
NuhNoneKhurshid AhmedIndian National Congress
PataudiNoneBabu DayalIndian National Congress
RewariNoneSumitra DeviIndian National Congress
JatusanaNoneNihal SinghIndependent
KaninaSCBanwari LalJan Sangh
NarnaulNoneRamsaran Chand MittalIndian National Congress
MahendragarhNoneNihal SinghIndian National Congress
DadriNoneChandrawatiIndian National Congress
BhiwaniNoneSagar RamIndian National Congress
ToshamNoneJagan NathIndependent
Hissar SadarNoneNet RamSocialist Party
HansiNoneTek RamSocialist Party
NarnaundSCAmar SinghIndependent
Hissar CityNoneHonna MalSocialist Party
TohanaNoneManphul SinghSocialist Party
FatehabadNoneDevi LalIndependent
SirsaNoneSita RamIndian National Congress
DabwaliSCKesara RamIndian National Congress
Pakka KalanSCHardit SinghAkali Dal
Talwandi SaboNoneJangir SinghCommunist Party of India
MansaNoneSurjit SinghAkali Dal
BudhladaSCTej SinghAkali Dal
PhulNoneBabu SinghCommunist Party of India
BhatindaNoneHarbans LalIndian National Congress
JaituNoneTirlochan SinghIndian National Congress
FaridkotNoneZail SinghIndian National Congress
MuktsarNoneHarcharan SinghIndian National Congress
MaloutNoneGurmit SinghIndian National Congress
LambiSCUjagar SinghIndian National Congress
AboharNoneChandi RamIndian National Congress
FazilkaNoneSat DevJan Sangh
Guru Har SahaiNoneJaswant SinghIndependent
FerozepurNoneKulbir SinghJan Sangh
ZiraNoneJagjit SinghAkali Dal
DharamkotSCKultar SinghAkali Dal
MogaNoneGurcharan SinghAkali Dal
BaghapuranaSCDeedar SinghCommunist Party of India
Nihal Singh WalaNoneGurbux SinghCommunist Party of India
JagraonNoneLachhman SinghAkali Dal
Sidhwan BetSCAjit KumarAkali Dal
RaikotNoneGurnam SinghAkali Dal
Ludhiana SouthNoneShamsher SinghAkali Dal
Ludhiana CityNoneDina NathIndian National Congress
Ludhiana NorthNoneBachan SinghIndependent
KhannaSCJagir SinghIndian National Congress
SamralaNoneAjmer SinghIndian National Congress
NawanshahrSCJagat RamIndian National Congress
BangaNoneDilbagh SinghIndian National Congress
PhagwaraNoneOm ParkashIndependent
PhillaurNoneHari SinghIndependent
NurmahalNoneDarbara SinghIndian National Congress
NakodarNoneDarshan SinghIndian National Congress
ShahkotSCDalip SinghAkali Dal
Jullundur ContonmentNoneKaram Singh KirtiIndian National Congress
Jullundur City South WestNoneYash PaulIndian National Congress
Jullundur City North EastNoneRam KishanIndian National Congress
KartarpurSCGurbanta SinghIndian National Congress
KapurthalaNoneLakhi SinghAkali Dal
SultanpurNoneBalwant Singh S/o Sunder SinghIndian National Congress
SarhaliNonePartap SinghIndian National Congress
P A T T INoneHazara SinghAkali Dal
KhalraNoneNarain SinghIndian National Congress
Tarn TaranNoneGurdial SinghIndian National Congress
NagokeSCTara SinghAkali Dal
JandialaNoneMakhan SinghCommunist Party of India
Amritsar City EastNoneBaldev ParkashJan Sangh
Amritsar City Civil LinesNoneJai Inder SinghIndian National Congress
Amritsar City WestNoneBalramji DasJan Sangh
AjnalaNoneHarindar SinghIndian National Congress
MajithaNoneParkash KaurIndian National Congress
Amritsar SadarSCGurmej SinghIndian National Congress
BeasNoneKartar SinghIndependent
Sri GobindpurNoneSatnam SinghIndian National Congress
BatalaNoneMohan LalIndian National Congress
FatehgarhNoneGurmej SinghAkali Dal
Dera Baba NanakNoneMakhan SinghAkali Dal
DhariwalNoneGurbaksh SinghAkali Dal
Narot Jaimal SinghSCSunder SinghIndian National Congress
PathankotNoneBhagirath LalIndian National Congress
GurdaspurNonePrabodh ChandraIndian National Congress
MukerianNoneRala RamIndian National Congress
DasuyaNoneKartar SinghIndian National Congress
HarianaSCBhagat Guran DassIndian National Congress
HoshiarpurNoneBal KrishanIndian National Congress
JahankhelanSCRam RattanIndian National Congress
AmbNoneMohan LalIndependent
UnaNoneSurinder NathIndian National Congress
MahilpurSCGurmailIndian National Congress
GarhshankarNoneRattan SinghIndian National Congress
AnandpurNoneBaloo RamIndian National Congress
RajpuraNonePrem SinghIndian National Congress
RaipurNoneJasdev SinghIndian National Congress
SamanaSCHarchand SinghIndian National Congress
PatialaNoneRam PartapIndian National Congress
NabhaNoneGurdarshan SinghIndian National Congress
SirhindNoneGian SinghIndian National Congress
PayalSCBhag SinghIndian National Congress
MalerkotlaNoneYusuf Zaman BegumIndian National Congress
Mahal KalanNoneHarnam SinghCommunist Party of India
BarnalaNoneGurbakshish SinghAkali Dal
DhuriSCBhan SinghCommunist Party of India
SangrurNoneHardit SinghCommunist Party of India
SunamNoneBrish BhanIndian National Congress
LehraSCPritam SinghIndian National Congress

See also

Third Punjab Legislative Assembly

Elections in Punjab

References
  1. "Punjab General Legislative Election 1962". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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