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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = No
| previous_election = 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1957
| next_year = {{nowrap|[[1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1967 (PB)]] →<br />[[1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|1967 (HR)]]}}
| election_date = 1962
| seats_for_election = All 154 seats in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]],
| turnout = 63.44%
| image_size = 100px
| party1 = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| image1 = File:Partap Singh Kairon.png
| leader1 = [[Partap Singh Kairon]]
| leaders_seat1 = Sarhali
| seats1 = 90
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 30
| popular_vote1 = 2,946,209
| percentage1 = 43.72%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.79%
| party2 = Shiromani Akali Dal
| image2 =
| leader2 = [[Gurnam Singh]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Raikot Assembly Constituency|Raikot]]
| seats2 = 16
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 16
| popular_vote2 = 799,925
| percentage2 = 11.87%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 11.87%
| party3 = Communist Party of India
| image3 = Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png
| leader3 =
| leaders_seat3 =
| seats3 = 12
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote3 = 478,333
| percentage3 = 7.10
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 6.46%
| title = [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|CM]]
| before_election = [[Partap Singh Kairon]]
| before_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| after_election = [[Partap Singh Kairon]]
| after_party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| majority_seats = 78
}}
Election to elect the [[Third Punjab Legislative Assembly]] was held in 1962. There were total 756 candidates. The [[Indian National Congress]] won the election with 90 seats.

==Result==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=7|Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1962<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in//punjab/assembly-constituencies/1962-election-results.html|title=List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1962|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
|-
!
!Party
!Contestants
!Seats won
!Popular vote
!%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|style="background:#90EE90;"|[[Indian National Congress]]
|154
|90
|29,46,209
|43.72
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}"|
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
|46
|16
|7,99,925
|11.87
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|47
|12
|4,78,333
|7.10
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|80
|8
|6,55,160
|9.72
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Socialist Party (India)}}"|
|[[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]]
|8
|4
|93,801
|1.39
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Swatantra Party}}"|
|[[Swatantra Party]]
|42
|3
|2,61,276
|3.88
|-
|bgcolor="gray"|
|Haryana Lok Samiti
|8
|3
|1,29,036
|1.91
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|330
|18
|11,57,113
|17.17
|-
|
|Others
|41
|0
|2,18,370
|3.24
|-
!
!Total
!756
!154
!67,39,223
!
|}

==References==
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{{Punjab (India) elections}}

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[[Category:1962 State Assembly elections in India|Punjab]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1960s in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 1962–1967| ]]

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