Maharashtra, Lok Sabha election 1962

44 constituencies in Maharashtra, 57.48% turnout.

Seats

Candidates

168

3 women, 1 elected

Turnout

57.48%

1.11 cr of 1.94 cr

Leading party

INC

41 of 44 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Maharashtra

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
INC Indian National Congress	41	+41	44	58,95,958	52.89%	—
IND Independent	2	+2	50	15,87,015	14.24%	—
PSP Praja Socialist Party	1	+1	13	5,97,666	5.36%	—
REP REP	0	0	20	12,99,940	11.66%	—
PWP PWP	0	0	10	7,03,582	6.31%	—
JS Bharatiya Jana Sangh	0	0	17	4,90,627	4.40%	—
CPI Communist Party of India	0	0	6	4,51,152	4.05%	—
HMS HMS	0	0	3	82,649	0.74%	—
SWA Swatantra Party	0	0	3	31,036	0.28%	—
RRP RRP	0	0	2	8,990	0.08%	—

INC41 (93%)
IND2 (5%)
PSP1 (2%)

INC41
IND2
PSP1

INC41
IND2
PSP1

Constituency performance

From the 44 results in Maharashtra

Closest contest

GONDIA

won by 10,925 (4.26%)

Biggest victory

KARAD

won by 1,46,778 (48.91%)

Highest turnout

YEOTMAL

73.93%

Lowest turnout

BHIR

39.23%

Vote share & turnout trend

Maharashtra, every Lok Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE

TURNOUT

Constituency results

All 44 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–44 of 44

Constituency	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
AHMEDNAGAR	INCMOTILAL KUNDANMAL FIRODYA	INDPRABHAKAR KONDAJI BHAPKAR	14,0386.61%	52.6%
AKOLA	INCMOHAMMAD MOHIBBUL HAQ MOHAMMAD ANWARUL HAQM	INDBRIJLAL NANDLAL BIYANI	47,16916.52%	63.4%
AMRAVATI	INCPANJABRAO SHAMRAO DESHMUKH	REPRAMKRISHNA SURYABHAN GAWAI	60,37218.01%	70.5%
AURANGABAD	INCBHAURAO DAGDURAO DESHMUKH	REPBALASAHEB SHIVRAM MORE	68,35031.63%	47.5%
BARAMATI	INCGULAB KESHAV JEDHE	PSPPARASHURAM CHUNILAL CHORDIA	61,58731.66%	49.4%
BHANDARA	INCRAMCHANDRA MARTAND HARJARNAVIS	CPIRANA PRATAPSINGH GAYALALSINGH BHADORIYA	39,94914.96%	60.8%
BHIR	INCDWARKADASJI MOTILALJI	CPIBABAR AHMAD HUSAIN ATHAR	20,52912.01%	39.2%
BHIWANDI	INCSHRIMANT MAHARAJ SAHEB YASHWANTRO MARTANRAO MUKANE	CPIRUPJI LALYA KADU	39,67417.77%	53.6%
BOMBAY CITY CENTRAL NORTH	INCNARAYAN SADOBA KAJROLKAR	REPGOPAL KALUJI MANAY	54,14417.50%	61.3%
BOMBAY CITY CENTRAL SOUTH	INCVITHAL BALKRISHNA GANDHI	CPISHRIPAL AMRIT DANGE	38,57812.74%	60.0%
BOMBAY CITY NORTH	INCV. K. KRISHNA MENON	INDJ. B. KRIPALANI	1,45,35830.73%	61.9%
BOMBAY CITY SOUTH	INCSADASHIV KANOJI PATIL	INDLALJI MORESHWAR PENDSE	1,00,62741.75%	56.9%
BULDANA	INCSHIVARAM RANGO RANE	PWPSONU ANANDA PANDIT	82,17928.87%	66.4%
CHANDA	INDLAL SHYAMSHAH LAL BHAGWANSHAH	INCV. N. SWAMI	42,91116.89%	59.9%
DHULIA	INCCHUDAMAN ANANDA RAVANDALE	JSUTTAMRAO LAXMAN PATIL	94,85535.70%	56.8%
GONDIA	INCBALKRISHNA RAMCHANDRA WASNIK	REPBIHARI RAMJI KAMBLE	10,9254.26%	55.5%
HATKANANGLE	INCKRISHNAJI LAXMAN MORE	REPDADASAHEB MALHARARAO SHIRKE	99,68338.66%	61.8%
JALGAON	INCJULALSING SHANKARRAO PATIL	PSPSAUSHIR CURSETJI BHARUCHA	70,38528.91%	56.9%
JALNA	INCRAMRAO NARAYANRAO	PWPMEER TILAWAT ALI MEER KHADER ALI	16,9639.45%	40.0%
KARAD	INCDAJISAHEB RAMRAO CHAVAN	PWPATMARAM NANA PATIL	1,46,77848.91%	73.1%
KHAMGAON	INCLAXMAN SHRAWAN BHATKAR	REPDINANATH BAXURAM BADHADE	70,42325.76%	61.1%
KHED	INCRAGHUNATH KESHAB KHADILKAR	PSPGANESH MAHADEO GOLE	70,54132.08%	53.0%
KOLABA	INCBHASKAR NARAYAN DIGHE	PWPRAHARAM BALKRISHNA RAUT	29,04214.29%	55.2%
KOLHAPUR	INCVISHWANATH TUKARAM PATIL	PWPBHAUSAHEB RAOSAHEB MAHAGAONKAR	63,66927.22%	59.7%
KOPARGAON	INCANNASAHEB PANDURANG SHINDE	REPYASHWANTRAO BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR	66,53029.15%	57.9%
LATUR	INCTULSIRAM DASHRATH	REPHARIHAR NAGORAO	61,39126.08%	51.7%
MALEGAON	INCMADHAORAO LAXMANRAO JADHAO	PSPYADAVRAO NARAYAN JADHAO	87,08629.73%	63.4%
MIRAJ	INCVIJAYHSINHRAO RAMRAO DAFLE	REPRAMCHANDRA DHONDIBA BHANDARE	1,45,64248.17%	66.0%
NAGPUR	INDMADHAO SHRIHARI ANEY	INCRIKHABCHAND KALYANMAL SHARMA	46,86814.42%	66.3%
NANDED	INCTULSHIDAS SUBHANRAO JADHAV	REPJAGANNATH SHIVLING VIBHUTE	59,24224.41%	52.3%
NANDURBAR	INCLAXMAN VEDU VALVI	REPBAKARAM SUKRAM KOKANI	55,95029.59%	47.1%
NASIK	INCGOVIND HARI DESHPANDE	REPBHAURAO KRISHNARAO GAIKWAD	59,65431.20%	51.2%
OSMANABAD	INCTULSIRAM ABAJI PATIL	PWPUDHARERAO SAHEB RAO	12,3745.24%	54.6%
PANDHARPUR	INCTAYAPPA HARI SONAVANE	REPSIDRAM BABAJI BABAR	45,33219.85%	51.2%
PARBHANI	INCSHIVAJIRAO SHANKARRAO DESHMUKH	PWPANNASAHEB RAMCHANDRA GAVANE	28,50515.91%	41.5%
POONA	INCSHANKARRAO SHANTARAM MORE	PSPNARAYAN GANESH GORAY	48,40618.06%	61.6%
RAJAPUR	PSPNATH BAPU PAI	INCKESHAO VYANKATESH RANE	27,94317.76%	43.8%
RAMTEK	INCMADHAOLRAO BHAGWANTRAO PATIL	PWPBABURAO TATYAJI BHONSLE	41,30213.47%	67.9%
RATNAGIRI	INCSHARADA SHUBROTO MUKARJI	PSPARJUN BAPUJI VICHARE	43,75627.47%	43.0%
SATARA	INCKISAN MAHADEO VEER	CPINANA RAMCHANDRA PATIL	1,03,69140.05%	61.0%
SHOLAPUR	INCMADEPPA BEANDAPPA KADADI	HMSVISHNUPANT RAMRAO PATIL	73,28628.95%	59.3%
THANA	INCSONUBHAU DAGADU BASWANT	CPISHAMRAO VISHNU PARULEKAR	71,64326.42%	61.3%
WARDHA	INCKAMALNAYAN JAMNALAL BAJAJ	INDNARAYANSINH SAMPATSINH WEAKEY	38,04111.91%	64.8%
YEOTMAL	INCDEORAO SHIORAM PATIL	INDGODHAJIRAO SAKHARAM MUKHARE	1,03,73634.47%	73.9%

Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra, Lok Sabha election 1962?

Indian National Congress won 41 of 44 seats in Maharashtra, a clear majority.

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

Turnout was 57.48% — 1.11 cr of 1.94 cr registered electors voted.

How many Lok Sabha seats does Maharashtra have?

Maharashtra has 44 Lok Sabha seats.