1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election information
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1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1957
19 February 1962
1967 →
All 288 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 145 seats needed for a majority
Registered
15,874,238[1]
Turnout
44.52%
First party
Second party
Leader
Dwarka Prasad Mishra
undeclared
Party
INC
ABJS
Last election
232
10
Seats won
142
42
Seat change
90
32
Percentage
38.54%
16.66%
Chief Minister before election
Kailash Nath Katju
INC
Elected Chief Minister
Dwarka Prasad Mishra
INC
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962. 1,336 candidates contested for the 288 constituencies in the Assembly.[1] The Indian National Congress won the most seats and Dwarka Prasad Mishra was sworn in for his second term as the Chief Minister.[2]
After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961, double-member constituencies were eliminated and Madhya Pradesh's Legislative Assembly was assigned 288 single-member constituencies.[3]
^ ab"Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^"मध्यप्रदेश के माननीय मुख्यमंत्रियों/सदन का नेता की सूची" [List of the honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]. mpvidhansabha.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^"The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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