1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

← 1957 19 February 1962 1967 (PB) → 1967 (HR) →
All 154 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, 78 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.44%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Partap Singh Kairon Gurnam Singh Party INC SAD CPI Leader's seat Sarhali Raikot Seats won 90 16 12 Seat change 30 16 4 Popular vote 2,946,209 799,925 478,333 Percentage 43.72% 11.87% 7.10 Swing 3.79% 11.87% 6.46%
CM before election Partap Singh Kairon INC Elected CM Partap Singh Kairon INC

Elections for the Third Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962.^[1] There were total 756 candidates. The Indian National Congress won the election with 90 seats.