Gujarat, Lok Sabha election 1962

22 constituencies in Gujarat, 55.46% turnout.

Seats

Candidates

6 women, 2 elected

Turnout

55.46%

52.8 lakh of 95.2 lakh

Leading party

INC

16 of 22 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Gujarat

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
INC Indian National Congress	16	+16	22	27,76,327	52.56%	—
SWA Swatantra Party	4	+4	14	13,20,405	25.00%	—
PSP Praja Socialist Party	1	+1	6	3,74,813	7.10%	—
NJP NJP	1	+1	3	1,95,812	3.71%	—
IND Independent	0	0	14	4,69,020	8.88%	—
JS Bharatiya Jana Sangh	0	0	5	76,033	1.44%	—
REP REP	0	0	1	47,308	0.90%	—
HMS HMS	0	0	2	20,259	0.38%	—
SOC SOC	0	0	1	2,581	0.05%	—

INC16 (73%)
SWA4 (18%)
PSP1 (5%)
NJP1 (5%)

INC16
SWA4
PSP1
NJP1

INC16
SWA4
PSP1
NJP1

Constituency performance

From the 22 results in Gujarat

Closest contest

BULSAR

won by 3,659 (1.24%)

Biggest victory

BARODA

won by 1,43,972 (55.50%)

Highest turnout

MEHSANA

67.64%

Lowest turnout

JAMNAGAR

40.09%

Vote share & turnout trend

Gujarat, every Lok Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE

TURNOUT

Constituency results

All 22 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–22 of 22

Constituency	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
AHMEDABAD	NJPINDULAL KANAIYALAL YAGNIK	INCSHAMPRASAD RUPSHANKER VASAVDA	21,5928.46%	58.9%
AMRELI	INCJAYABEN VAJUBHAI SHAH	PSPMATHURADAS HARJIVANDAS MAHETA	65,01830.40%	51.1%
ANAND	SWAKUMAR NARENDRASINH RANJITSINH MAHIDA	INCMANIBEN VALLABHBHAI PATEL	22,7297.20%	66.7%
BANASKANTHA	INCJOHARABEN AKABARBHAI CHAVADA	SWAKANHAIYALAL BHABHUTBHAI MEHTA	54,95627.13%	45.9%
BARODA	INCSHRIMANT MAHARAJA FATEHSINHRAO PRATAPSINHRAO GAEKWAD	INDMITHABHAI JORABHAI PATEL	1,43,97255.50%	58.2%
BHAVNAGAR	PSPJASHVANTRAI NANUBHAI MEHTA	INCJADAVJI KESHAVJI MODI	9,8744.91%	44.8%
BROACH	INCCHHOTUBHAI MAKANBHAI PATEL	SWALILAVATI KANHAIYALAL MUNSHI	28,0379.99%	65.3%
BULSAR	INCNANUBHAI NICHHABHAI PATEL	PSPNAROTTAMBHAI BHULABHAI PATEL	3,6591.24%	62.7%
DOHAD	SWAHIRABHAI KUNVERBHAI BARIA	INCNARSIBHAI KANJIBHAI HATHILA	4,4131.89%	52.6%
JAMNAGAR	INCMANUBHAI MANSUKHLAL SHAH	SWAMAGANLAL BHAGWANJI JOSHI	74,15243.34%	40.1%
JUNAGADH	INCCHITTARANJAN RUGNATH RAJA	INDVENIBHAI PURUSOTAM ARYA	67,69032.79%	48.8%
KAIRA	SWAPRAVINSINH NATVERSINH SOLANKI	INCTHAKORSHRI FATEHSINHJI RATANSINHJI DABHI	12,6134.65%	62.2%
KUTCH	SWAM. K. S. HIMATSINHJI VIJARAJJI	INCBHAWANJI ARJAN KHIMJI	61,75825.41%	59.5%
MANDVI	INCCHHAGANBHAI MADARIBHAI KEDARIA	SWAABRAHIM DONGERSING CHAUDHARI	61,53123.69%	56.1%
MEHSANA	INCMANSINH PRITHVIRAJ PATEL	SWARAMCHANDRA JAMNADAS AMIN	6,9382.29%	67.6%
PANCHMAHALS	INCDAHYABHAI JIVANJI NAIK	SWAPRATAPSINH HIRABHAI PATEL	16,2338.56%	46.5%
PATAN	INCPURUSHOTTAMDAS RANCHHODDAS PATEL	SWAKANTIPRASAD JAYSHANKER YAGNIK	68,01331.27%	55.8%
RAJKOT	INCUCHHARANGRAI NAVALSHANKER DHEBAR	INDNAROTTAM LAXMICHAND SHAH	41,03322.15%	47.5%
SABARKANTHA	INCGULZARILAL BULAKHIDAS NANDA	SWAPASHABHAI CHHOTABHAI PATEL	24,6099.76%	60.4%
SABARMATI	INCMULDAS BHUDARDAS VAISHYA	SWAGULABRAY HIRALAL MARAYA	44,21117.03%	57.1%
SURAT	INCMORARJI RANCHHODJI DESAI	INDJASWANTSINH DANSINH CHAUHAN	99,03141.17%	57.6%
SURENDRANAGAR	INCGHANSHYAMBHAI CHHOTALAL OZA	INDBHANUMATIBEN DAHYABHAI PATEL	42,05118.59%	51.7%

Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Gujarat alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Gujarat, Lok Sabha election 1962?

Indian National Congress won 16 of 22 seats in Gujarat, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat, Lok Sabha election 1962?

Turnout was 55.46% — 52.8 lakh of 95.2 lakh registered electors voted.

How many Lok Sabha seats does Gujarat have?

Gujarat has 22 Lok Sabha seats.