General elections were held in India between 19 and 25 February 1962 to elect members of the thirdLok Sabha. Unlike the previous two elections, each constituency elected a single member.[1]
Jawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The Indian National Congress received 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 elected seats. This was only slightly lower than in the previous two elections and they still held over 70% of the seats in the Lok Sabha.
In 1963 a by-election was held for the Bilaspur Lok Sabha seat, which was at the time in Madhya Pradesh. The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate C. Singh, with 86,229 votes, against M. L. Shukla of Jana Sangh with 54,156 votes.[2] This by-election was needed because the original election for this seat was declared void by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which judged that the nomination papers of one of the candidates, Bashir Ahmed Qureshi, "was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer".[3]
^(PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^"Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995". ECI, New Delhi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^P. Dixit; K. Pandey (22 April 1963). "Satya Prakash vs Bashir Ahmed Qureshi". Retrieved 15 October 2021. our conclusion is that the respondent's nomination was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer and the Election Tribunal rightly declared the appellant's election as void.
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1962, indian, general, election, general, elections, were, held, india, between, february, 1962, elect, members, third, sabha, unlike, previous, elections, each, constituency, elected, single, member, 1957, february, 1962, 1967, seats, sabha248, seats, needed,. General elections were held in India between 19 and 25 February 1962 to elect members of the third Lok Sabha Unlike the previous two elections each constituency elected a single member 1 1962 Indian general election 1957 19 25 February 1962 1967 494 of the 508 seats in the Lok Sabha248 seats needed for a majorityRegistered216 361 569Turnout55 42 9 98 pp First party Second party Leader Jawaharlal Nehru Shripad Amrit DangeParty INC CPILast election 47 78 371 seats 8 92 27 seatsSeats won 361 29Seat change 10 2Popular vote 51 509 084 11 450 037Percentage 44 72 9 94 Swing 3 06pp 1 02ppResults by constituencyPrime Minister before electionJawaharlal NehruINC Prime Minister after election Jawaharlal NehruINCJawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign The Indian National Congress received 44 7 of the vote and won 361 of the 494 elected seats This was only slightly lower than in the previous two elections and they still held over 70 of the seats in the Lok Sabha Contents 1 Results 2 By elections 3 See also 4 ReferencesResults edit nbsp PartyVotes Seats Indian National Congress51 509 08444 72361 10Communist Party of India11 450 0379 9429 2Swatantra Party9 085 2527 8918NewPraja Socialist Party7 848 3456 8112 7Bharatiya Jana Sangh7 415 1706 4414 10Republican Party of India3 255 9852 833NewSocialist Party3 099 3972 696NewDravida Munnetra Kazhagam2 315 6102 017NewShiromani Akali Dal829 1290 723NewAll India Forward Bloc826 5880 7220Hindu Mahasabha747 8610 6510Peasants and Workers Party of India703 5820 610 4Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad688 9900 602 2Jharkhand Party467 3380 413 3Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP 451 7170 392 2Indian Union Muslim League417 7610 362NewAll India Ganatantra Parishad342 9700 304 3Lok Sewak Sangh281 7550 242NewNutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad195 8120 171NewHaryana Lok Samiti118 6670 101NewTamil National Party92 3890 080NewAll Party Hill Leaders Conference91 8500 081NewSocialist Labour Party80 2270 070NewRevolutionary Socialist Party RCP 60 8130 050NewGorkha League46 1270 040NewEastern Indian Tribal Union12 5740 010NewWe Tamil11 3720 010NewIndependents12 722 48811 0520 22Appointed members a 14 3Total115 168 890100 00508 3Valid votes115 168 89096 05Invalid blank votes4 735 3943 95Total votes119 904 284100 00Registered voters turnout216 361 56955 42 Six representing Jammu and Kashmir two representing Anglo Indians one representing the Amindive Laccadive and Minicoy Islands one representing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands one representing Dadra and Nagar Haveli one representing Goa Daman and Diu one representing the North East Frontier Agency and one representing the Tuensang and Naga Hills districts in Nagaland By elections editIn 1963 a by election was held for the Bilaspur Lok Sabha seat which was at the time in Madhya Pradesh The election was won by the Indian National Congress candidate C Singh with 86 229 votes against M L Shukla of Jana Sangh with 54 156 votes 2 This by election was needed because the original election for this seat was declared void by the Madhya Pradesh High Court which judged that the nomination papers of one of the candidates Bashir Ahmed Qureshi was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer 3 See also editList of members of the 3rd Lok Sabha Election Commission of India 1962 Indian presidential electionReferences edit Statistical Report On General Elections 1962 To The Third Lok Sabha PDF Election Commission of India Archived from the original PDF on 18 July 2014 Retrieved 30 April 2014 Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995 ECI New Delhi Retrieved 13 September 2017 P Dixit K Pandey 22 April 1963 Satya Prakash vs Bashir Ahmed Qureshi Retrieved 15 October 2021 our conclusion is that the respondent s nomination was improperly and illegally rejected by the Returning Officer and the Election Tribunal rightly declared the appellant s election as void Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1962 Indian general election amp oldid 1202635440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
