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Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1962

The 3rd Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
430
216 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
249 seats · majority
Candidates
2,620
61 women, 20 elected
Turnout
48.59%
1.78 cr of 3.67 cr

The house

430 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

430SEATS
  • INC249
  • JS49
  • PSP38
  • IND31
  • SOC24
  • SWA15
  • CPI14
  • REP8
  • Others2

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INCIndian National Congress249—42936.4%64,71,66936.33%—15
JSBharatiya Jana Sangh49—37718.7%29,31,80916.46%—192
PSPPraja Socialist Party38—28817.3%20,52,89011.52%—164
INDIndependent31—7027.6%22,63,61112.71%—609
SOCSOC24—27312.7%14,62,3598.21%—203
SWASwatantra Party15—16711.7%8,19,7484.60%—123
CPICommunist Party of India14—14714.9%9,05,6965.08%—101
REPREP8—12312.3%6,65,3613.73%—97
HMSHMS2—736.2%1,88,5811.06%—69
RRPRRP0—413.1%52,2900.29%—40

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Uttar Pradesh at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of Feb 1962

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
RANIKHET SOUTHUttar PradeshINCCHANDRA BHANU GUPTAPSPBALWANT SINGH19,99372.33%
RAMPUR CITYUttar PradeshINCKISHWAR ARA BEGUMINDFAZALUL HAQUE21,52359.40%
UTTARKASHIUttar PradeshINCKRISHNA SINGHINDKAMLA RAM12,92557.58%
DEOBANDUttar PradeshINCPHOOL SINGHJSMAHIPAL SINGH27,24255.20%
KOTANAUttar PradeshINCCHARAN SINGHINDSHYAM LAL26,64154.72%
INHAUNAUttar PradeshINDPASHUPATINATH SARAN SINGHINCRAM NARESH SINGH21,48554.59%
PAURIUttar PradeshINCCHANDRA SINGHINDKUNWAR SINGH10,03651.46%
TEHRIUttar PradeshINCTREPAN SINGHCPIVIDYA SAGAR12,60049.17%
HARDWARUttar PradeshINCSHANTI PRAPAN SHARMAINDASA RAM20,34046.94%
SARDHANAUttar PradeshINCRAMJI LAL SAHAYAKREPRATI RAM18,23445.79%

Closest results of Feb 1962

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
DEOGAONUttar PradeshPSPSATYADEOINCTRIVENI80.02%
MOHANLALGANJUttar PradeshINCRAM SHANKER RAVIVASIPSPKHYALI RAM250.08%
FATEHABADUttar PradeshREPBANWARI LAL PIPRAPSPHUKAM SINGH470.11%
BALRAMPUR SOUTHUttar PradeshINCBABBAN SINGHJSPRATAP NARAIN550.12%
NIZAMABADUttar PradeshINCAMJAD ALIPSPJITENDRA NATH MISRA490.12%
SIRHPURAUttar PradeshINCCHHOTEY LAL PALIWALHMSRAM SINGH810.21%
SARJUUttar PradeshSOCGIRJA PRASADJSPIAREY LAL1080.29%
AHRAURAUttar PradeshINCVISHWANATHJSSHIVA DUTT1460.33%
DEORIA SOUTHUttar PradeshSOCKISUNAINCDEEP NARAIN MANI1410.36%
PURANPURUttar PradeshINCMOHAN LAL ACHARYAJSHARISH CHANDRA1540.37%