1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 300 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 151 seats needed for a majority
Registered	19,007,856
Turnout	12,165,283 (64.00%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Neelam Sanjiva Reddy T. Nagi Reddy Party INC CPI Leader since 1951 1962 Leader's seat Dhone (won) Puttur (won) Last election 187 seats [a], 41.72% [b] 37 seats [c], 29.54% [d] Seats won 177 51 Seat change 10 14 Popular vote 5,523,359 2,282,767 Percentage 47.25% 19.53% Swing 5.53% 10.01%
Chief Minister before election Damodaram Sanjivayya INC Elected Chief Minister Neelam Sanjiva Reddy INC

The 1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in 1962. It was the third after formation of states. The INC won 177 seats out of 300 seats. While, CPI won 51 seats and Independents also won 51 seats.

The number of polling stations was 21,587 and the number of electors per polling station was 881.
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