Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1962

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Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1962

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All 264 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC PWP
Seats won 215 15
Popular vote 5,617,347 818,801
Percentage 51.22% 7.47%

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Chief Minister before election

Yashwantrao Chavan
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Marotrao Kannamwar
INC

Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1962 was held in Indian state of Maharashtra in 1962, to elect 264 members to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. [1]

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

Maharashtra State in western India

Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west, and Madhya Pradesh to the north. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity. It was formed by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra by the States Reorganisation Act. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population around 18 million making it the most populous urban area in India. Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Pune is known as 'Oxford of the East' due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra

The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies and one member is nominated. The members of the upper house, the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad are indirectly elected through an electoral college.

Results

Indian National Congress won 215 out of 264 seats. [1]

Indian National Congress Major political party in India

The Indian National Congress(pronunciation ) is a broadly based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.

Political PartyNo. of candidates No. of electedVotes polledVotes (%)
Indian National Congress 2642155,617,34751.22%
Peasants and Workers Party of India 7915818,8017.47%
Praja Socialist Party 1019792,7557.23%
Communist Party of India 566647,3905.90%
Republican Party of India 663589,6535.38%
Socialist14154,7640.50%
Independents 437151,836,09516.74%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India".Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India  ()
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