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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
| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1962[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Contestants | Seats won | Popular vote | % | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Indian National Congress | 154 | 90 | 29,46,209 | 43.72 | |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Shiromani Akali Dal | 46 | 16 | 7,99,925 | 11.87 | |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Communist Party of India | 47 | 12 | 4,78,333 | 7.10 | |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 80 | 8 | 6,55,160 | 9.72 | |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party | 8 | 4 | 93,801 | 1.39 | |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Swatantra Party | 42 | 3 | 2,61,276 | 3.88 | |
| Haryana Lok Samiti | 8 | 3 | 1,29,036 | 1.91 | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Independents | 330 | 18 | 11,57,113 | 17.17 | |
| Others | 41 | 0 | 2,18,370 | 3.24 | ||
| Total | 756 | 154 | 67,39,223 | |||
References
- ↑ List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1962. www.elections.in.