1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

Elections for the Third Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962 in the Indian state of Punjab. A total of 756 candidates contested for the 154 seats. The Indian National Congress won the election with 90 seats.

Result PartyContestants Seats wonPopular vote %Indian National Congress1549029,46,20943.72Shiromani Akali Dal46167,99,92511.87Bharatiya Jana Sangh8086,55,1609.72Communist Party of India47124,78,3337.10Socialist Party8493,8011.39Swatantra Party4232,61,2763.88Haryana Lok Samiti831,29,0361.91Independents3301811,57,11317.17Others4102,18,3703.24Total75615467,39,223

Elected members ConstituencyReserved for(SC/None)MemberParty Kulu None Lal Chand Seraj SC Bansi Ram Palampur None Pratap Singh Kangra None Amar Nath Dharamsala None Hari Ram Nurpur None Ram Chandra Dera Gopipur None Mehar Singh Hamirpur SC Rup Singh Phul Barsar None Sarla Devi F Inc Dasondhi Ram Nalagarh None (sc)1. Rupar Shamsher Singh Morinda SC Ajaib Singh Chandigarh None Narinjan Singh Talib Naraingarh None Jagjit Singh Sadhaura None Gulab Singh Jagadhri None Shanno Devi Molana SC Ram Parkash Ambala Cantonment None Dev Raj Ambala City None Abdul Ghaffar Khan Simla None Gian Chand Thanesar None Benarsi Dass Radaur SC Ran Singh Karnal None Ram Piara Butana None Maltan Singh Pehowa None Pyara Singh Kaithal None Om Prabha Narwana SC Fakiria Rajaund None Parasanni Devi Jind None Ram Singh Safidon None Inder Singh Pundri None Ram Pal Singh Gharaunda None Rulya Ram Panipat None Fateh Chand Sambhalka None Chuhar Singh Ganaur None Chiranji Lal Sonepat None Mukhtiar Singh Rai None Rizaq Ram Bahadurgarh None Hardwari Lal Sampla None Ram Sarup Rohtak None Mangal Sein Gohana None Ram Dhari Meham SC Ram Dhari Kalanaur None Ranbir Singh Jhajjar None Bhagwat Dayal Salhawas SC Chand Ram Gurgaon None Kanihya Lal Ballabgarh SC Hira Lal Palwal None Roop Lal Hasanpur None Har Kishan Ferozepur Jhirka None Tayyab Husain Nuh None Khurshid Ahmed Pataudi None Babu Dayal Rewari None Sumitra Devi Jatusana None Nihal Singh Kanina SC Banwari Lal Narnaul None Ramsaran Chand Mittal Mahendragarh None Nihal Singh Dadri None Chandrawati Bhiwani None Sagar Ram Tosham None Jagan Nath Hissar Sadar None Net Ram Hansi None Tek Ram Narnaund SC Amar Singh Hissar City None Honna Mal Tohana None Manphul Singh Fatehabad None Devi Lal Sirsa None Sita Ram Dabwali SC Kesara Ram Pakka Kalan SC Hardit Singh Talwandi Sabo None Jangir Singh Mansa None Surjit Singh Budhlada SC Tej Singh Phul None Babu Singh Bhatinda None Harbans Lal Jaitu None Tirlochan Singh Faridkot None Zail Singh Muktsar None Harcharan Singh Malout None Gurmit Singh Lambi SC Ujagar Singh Abohar None Chandi Ram Fazilka None Sat Dev Guru Har Sahai None Jaswant Singh Ferozepur None Kulbir Singh Zira None Jagjit Singh Dharamkot SC Kultar Singh Moga None Gurcharan Singh Baghapurana SC Deedar Singh Nihal Singh Wala None Gurbux Singh Jagraon None Lachhman Singh Sidhwan Bet SC Ajit Kumar Raikot None Gurnam Singh Ludhiana South None Shamsher Singh Ludhiana City None Dina Nath Ludhiana North None Bachan Singh Khanna SC Jagir Singh Samrala None Ajmer Singh Nawanshahr SC Jagat Ram Banga None Dilbagh Singh Phagwara None Om Parkash Phillaur None Hari Singh Nurmahal None Darbara Singh Nakodar None Darshan Singh Shahkot SC Dalip Singh Jullundur Contonment None Karam Singh Kirti Jullundur City South West None Yash Paul Jullundur City North East None Ram Kishan Kartarpur SC Gurbanta Singh Kapurthala None Lakhi Singh Sultanpur None Balwant Singh S/o Sunder Singh Sarhali None Partap Singh P A T T I None Hazara Singh Khalra None Narain Singh Tarn Taran None Gurdial Singh Nagoke SC Tara Singh Jandiala None Makhan Singh Amritsar City East None Baldev Parkash Amritsar City Civil Lines None Jai Inder Singh Amritsar City West None Balramji Das Ajnala None Harindar Singh Majitha None Parkash Kaur Amritsar Sadar SC Gurmej Singh Beas None Kartar Singh Sri Gobindpur None Satnam Singh Batala None Mohan Lal Fatehgarh None Gurmej Singh Dera Baba Nanak None Makhan Singh Dhariwal None Gurbaksh Singh Narot Jaimal Singh SC Sunder Singh Pathankot None Bhagirath Lal Gurdaspur None Prabodh Chandra Mukerian None Rala Ram Dasuya None Kartar Singh Hariana SC Bhagat Guran Dass Hoshiarpur None Bal Krishan Jahankhelan SC Ram Rattan Amb None Mohan Lal Una None Surinder Nath Mahilpur SC Gurmail Garhshankar None Rattan Singh Anandpur None Baloo Ram Rajpura None Prem Singh Raipur None Jasdev Singh Samana SC Harchand Singh Patiala None Ram Partap Nabha None Gurdarshan Singh Sirhind None Gian Singh Payal SC Bhag Singh Malerkotla None Yusuf Zaman Begum Mahal Kalan None Harnam Singh Barnala None Gurbakshish Singh Dhuri SC Bhan Singh Sangrur None Hardit Singh Sunam None Brish Bhan Lehra SC Pritam Singh

See also Third Punjab Legislative Assembly

Elections in Punjab

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