1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
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All 154 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, 78 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 63.44% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1962[1] | ||||||
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| Party | Contestants | Seats won | Popular vote | % | ||
| Indian National Congress | 154 | 90 | 29,46,209 | 43.72 | ||
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 46 | 19 | 7,99,925 | 11.87 | ||
| Communist Party of India | 47 | 9 | 4,78,333 | 7.10 | ||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 80 | 8 | 6,55,160 | 9.72 | ||
| Socialist Party | 8 | 4 | 93,801 | 1.39 | ||
| Swatantra Party | 42 | 3 | 2,61,276 | 3.88 | ||
| Haryana Lok Samiti | 8 | 3 | 1,29,036 | 1.91 | ||
| Independents | 330 | 18 | 11,57,113 | 17.17 | ||
| Others | 41 | 0 | 2,18,370 | 3.24 | ||
| Total | 756 | 154 | 67,39,223 | |||
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