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Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 4 March 1962, [1] following a change to the constitution which had made the country a one-party state with the Chadian Progressive Party as the sole legal party. It therefore won all seats in the National Assembly. [2] Voter turnout was 87.5%. [3]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Chadian Progressive Party | 1,124,214 | 100.00 | 85 | +28 | |
| Total | 1,124,214 | 100.00 | 85 | +1 | |
| Valid votes | 1,124,214 | 99.62 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,289 | 0.38 | |||
| Total votes | 1,128,503 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,297,908 | 86.95 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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