1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1957 19 February 1962 1967 →
All 288 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
145 seats needed for a majority
Registered15,874,238[1]
Turnout44.52%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Dwarka Prasad Mishra undeclared
Party INC ABJS
Last election 232 10
Seats won 142 42
Seat change Decrease90 Increase32
Percentage 38.54% 16.66%
Chief Minister before election

Kailash Nath Katju
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Dwarka Prasad Mishra
INC

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962. 1,336 candidates contested for the 288 constituencies in the Assembly.[1] The Indian National Congress won the most seats and Dwarka Prasad Mishra was sworn in for his second term as the Chief Minister.[2]

After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961, double-member constituencies were eliminated and Madhya Pradesh's Legislative Assembly was assigned 288 single-member constituencies.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "मध्‍यप्रदेश के माननीय मुख्‍यमंत्रियों/सदन का नेता की सूची" [List of the honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]. mpvidhansabha.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.