Tamil Nadu assembly election, Feb 1962
206 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 67.81% turnout.
Result map
Every assembly seat, shaded by winning party
A constituency-by-constituency map is planned but not shown here — we don’t yet have verified boundary geometry for Tamil Nadu’s assembly seats. Every number on this page is real; this one visual is pending real data.
- INC139 (67%)
- DMK50 (24%)
- SWA6 (3%)
- IND5 (2%)
- FB3 (1%)
- CPI2 (1%)
- Others1 (0%)
- INC139
- DMK50
- SWA6
- IND5
- FB3
- CPI2
- Others1
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 139 | +139 | 206 | 58,48,974 | 46.14% | — |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 50 | +50 | 143 | 34,35,633 | 27.10% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 6 | +6 | 94 | 9,91,773 | 7.82% | — |
| INDIndependent | 5 | +5 | 207 | 6,76,892 | 5.34% | — |
| FBFB | 3 | +3 | 6 | 1,73,261 | 1.37% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | +2 | 68 | 9,78,806 | 7.72% | — |
| SOCSOC | 1 | +1 | 7 | 48,753 | 0.38% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1,59,212 | 1.26% | — |
| WTWT | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1,17,640 | 0.93% | — |
| MLML | 0 | 0 | 6 | 89,968 | 0.71% | — |
| REPREP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57,457 | 0.45% | — |
| TNPTNP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 44,048 | 0.35% | — |
- INC139
- DMK50
- SWA6
- IND5
- FB3
- CPI2
- SOC1
Constituency performance
From the 206 results in Tamil Nadu
Vote share & turnout trend
Tamil Nadu, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- INC
- DMK
- SWA
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 206 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–206 of 206
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILLUPURAM | DMKM. SHANMUGAM | INCV. P. SARANGAPANI KOUNDAR | 13,80820.53% | 69.7% |
| VIRINCHIPURAM | DMKSAMPANGI NAIDU | INCKRISHNAMURTHI | 12,23026.28% | 56.3% |
| VRIDHACHALAM | INCG. BOOVARAGHAN | DMKM. SELVARAJ | 1,8523.05% | 67.5% |
| WANDIWASH (SC) | DMKS. MUTHULINGAM | INCD. DASARATHAN | 15,76229.14% | 58.2% |
| WASHERMANPET | INCM. MAYANDI NADAR | DMKM. VEDACHALAM | 1,6372.40% | 73.0% |
| YERCAUD (ST) | INCM. KOLANDAISAMY GOUNDER | DMKCHINNA GOUNDER | 1,8734.93% | 44.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Tamil Nadu 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 Tamil Nadu assembly election, Feb 1962?
Indian National Congress won 139 of 206 seats in Tamil Nadu, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Feb 1962?
Turnout was 67.81% — 1.27 cr of 1.87 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Tamil Nadu have?
Tamil Nadu has 206 assembly seats.
