Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1962

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1962

1962

All 264 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly   Majority party Minority party   Party INC PWP Seats won 215 15 Popular vote 5,617,347 818,801 Percentage 51.22% 7.47%

Chief Minister before election Yashwantrao Chavan INC Elected Chief Minister Marotrao Kannamwar INC

Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1962 was held in Indian state of Maharashtra in 1962, to elect 264 members to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Results

Indian National Congress won 215 out of 264 seats.^[1]

Political Party	No. of candidates	No. of elected	Votes polled	Votes (%)
Indian National Congress	264	215	5,617,347	51.22%
Peasants and Workers Party of India	79	15	818,801	7.47%
Praja Socialist Party	101	9	792,755	7.23%
Communist Party of India	56	6	647,390	5.90%
Republican Party of India	66	3	589,653	5.38%
Socialist	14	1	54,764	0.50%
Independents	437	15	1,836,095	16.74%

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India". Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India ()