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]
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All 288 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 145 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 15,874,238[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 44.52% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 2,527,257 | 38.54 | 142 |  90 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,092,237 | 16.66 | 41 |  31 | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 703,188 | 10.72 | 33 | 21 | |
| Socialist Party | 310,181 | 4.73 | 14 | New | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 248,525 | 3.79 | 10 | 5 | |
| Hindu Mahasabha | 211,639 | 3.23 | 6 | 1 | |
| Swatantra Party | 80,470 | 1.23 | 2 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 132,440 | 2.02 | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party of India | 82,345 | 1.26 | 0 | New | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 16,913 | 0.26 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,151,955 | 17.57 | 39 | 19 | |
| Total | 6,557,150 | 100.00 | 288 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 6,557,150 | 73.71 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,338,719 | 26.29 | |||
| Total votes | 8,895,869 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 15,874,238 | 56.04 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
Elected members
editBypolls
edit| Year | Constituency | Reason for by-poll | Winning candidate | Party | |
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| 1963 | Parasia | Void of S.S. Kartaram | S. Dupey | Indian National Congress | |
| Morena | Void of J. Singh | H.R.S. Sarraf | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1964 | Bina | Void of P.B. Ramdayal | S.N. Mushran | Indian National Congress | |
| Sitamau | Void of M. Singh | K. Singh | Jan Sangh | ||
| Sonkatch | Void of B. Singh | V. Singh | Jan Sangh | ||
| 1965 | Jabalpur - 3 | Death of Jagmohan Das | H.K. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Berasia | Void of B. Lal's election | D.N. Vadivel | Indian National Congress | ||
| Source:ECI[5] | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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