1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election
← 1957 17–24 February 1962 1967 →
All 206 seats in the Legislature of Madras State
104 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.65%
  First party Second party
 
Leader K. Kamaraj C. N. Annadurai
Party INC DMK
Leader's seat Sattur Kancheepuram
(lost)
Seats won 139 50
Seat change Decrease 14[1] Increase 38[1]
Popular vote 5,848,974 3,435,633
Percentage 46.14% 27.10%
Swing Increase 0.80% contested as independents
CM before election

K. Kamaraj
INC

Elected CM

K. Kamaraj
INC

The third legislative assembly election to the Madras state (presently Tamil Nadu) was held on 21 February 1962. The Indian National Congress party, led by K. Kamaraj, won the election. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam made significant in-roads in the election and emerged as the second party for the first time by winning 50 seats. 1962 Election remains the most recent election in which Indian National Congress to form a majority Government in the State as its support was heavily declined due to rise of Dravidian political parties.

  1. ^ a b "Madras Legislative Assembly, 1957-1962, a review" (PDF). assembly.tn.gov.in. March 1962. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2022.