Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962. A total of 409 candidates contested the 105 constituencies. 101 men and four women were elected. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Bimala Prasad Chaliha was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam. The All Party Hill Leaders Conference won eleven seats and independent contestants won eight seats.

Of the 105 seats in the Legislative Assembly, 77 were general, 23 were for scheduled tribes and five were for scheduled castes.

Results

Results by constituency

Assembly Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % 1 Lungleh (ST) Saprawnga 5563 45.77 R. Dengthuama 4513 37.13 1050 2 Aijal East (ST) Raymond Thanhlira 10321 84.18 Lalsawia 1939 15.82 8382 3 Aijal West (ST) Ch. Chhunga 16070 73.58 A. Thanglura 5771 26.42 10299 4 Ratabari Baidyanath Mookerjee 13403 42.71 Biswanath Upadhyaya 12081 38.50 1322 5 Patharkandi (SC) Ramdeb Mallah 17652 65.65 Gopesh Namasudra 9234 34.35 8418 6 Karimganj South Abdul Munim Choudhury 9881 35.47 Jajneswar Das 6914 24.82 2967 7 Karimganj North Rathindra Nath Sen 12922 39.12 Ranendra Mohan Das 10601 32.09 2321 8 Katigora Tarapada Bhattacharjee 15358 57.10 Abdul Hamid Mazumder 11541 42.90 3817 9 Badarpur Abdul Jalil Choudhury 13062 54.97 Kumud Ranjan Chakravarty 8123 34.18 4939 10 Hailakandi Rampirit Rudrapaul 11681 44.52 Abdul Matlib Mazumdar 8937 34.06 2744 11 Katlicherra Gouri Shankar Roy 11700 45.05 Badanmal Surana 6230 23.99 5470 12 Silchar West Nanda Kishore Sinha 14240 41.97 Mohitosh Purkayastha 6481 19.10 7759 13 Silchar East Moinul Hoque Choudhury 23050 58.95 Jitendra Nath Chowdhury 16048 41.05 7002 14 Sonai Pulakeshi Singh 16654 56.76 Jatindra Mohan Barbhuiya 11685 39.83 4969 15 Lakhipur Ram Prasad Choubey 14916 58.53 Gour Singh 5267 20.67 9649 16 Udharbond Dwarika Nath Tewari 16336 73.62 Anil Kumar Barman 5854 26.38 10482 17 North Cachar Hills (ST) Joy Bhadra Hagjer 5708 50.07 Mohan Hamdhan 5693 49.93 15 18 Mikir Hills East (ST) Sai Sai Terang 7059 43.63 Barelong Terang 4750 29.36 2309 19 Mikir Hills West (ST) Chatrasing Teron 10020 65.97 Basa Ingti Kathar 5169 34.03 4851 20 Jowai (ST) Enowell Pohshna 10762 46.70 Kistobin Rymbai 4537 19.69 6225 21 Nongpoh (ST) B. B. Lyngdoh 13076 73.47 Ajra Singh Khongphai 2926 16.44 10150 22 Shillong Wilson Reade 10751 49.58 Aron Alley 7754 35.76 2997 23 Nongstoin (ST) Hopingstone Lyngdoh 9825 67.41 Bhatiar Syiem 2827 19.40 6998 24 Cherrapunji (ST) Stanley D. D. Nichols Roy 18786 70.87 Maham Singh 7721 29.13 11065 25 Baghmara (ST) Williamson A. Sangma 7855 60.57 Dingmin Nengminza 4796 36.98 3059 26 Dainadubi (ST) Nallindra Sangma 6238 69.40 Aaron Sangma 2102 23.39 4136 27 Tura (ST) Emerson Momin 7979 55.32 Noho Sangma 3750 26.00 4229 28 Phulbari (ST) Emonsing M Sangma 6104 51.06 Bronson Momin 4340 36.31 1764 29 Mankachar Zahirul Islam 10744 49.47 Kobad Hussain Ahmed 10492 48.31 252 30 South Salmara Bazlul Basit 17373 60.97 Maulvi Sahadat Ali Mandal 10341 36.29 7032 31 Dhubri Md. Umaruddin 10643 56.15 Tamizuddin Pradhani 4515 23.82 6128 32 Golakganj Sarat Chandra Sinha 12591 44.65 Kabir Chandra Ray 10374 36.79 2217 33 Gauripur Syed Ahmmad Ali 10150 34.03 Azad Ali 8132 27.26 2018 34 Bilasipara Derajuddin Khan 11583 40.74 Jahanuddin Khan 9307 32.74 2276 35 Gossalgaon Mithius Tudu 7350 31.51 Panchanan Medhi 4532 19.43 2818 36 Sidli (ST) Rupnath Brahma 9625 58.68 Birendra Narayan Brahma Patgiri 5702 34.76 3923 37 Kokrajhar Raja Ajit Narayan Deb 9508 44.99 Bipin Chandra Daimari 5929 28.05 3579 38 Bijni Ram Prasad Das 8896 39.42 Hareswar Das 7661 33.94 1235 39 North Salmara (SC) Ghanasyam Das 15505 56.84 Kandarpa Narayan Banikya 4927 18.06 10578 40 Goalpara Khagendranath Nath 17854 50.41 Abdul Rahim 10974 30.99 6880 41 Dudhnai (ST) Hakim Chandra Rabha 11469 49.66 Sarat Chandra Rabha 7798 33.78 3671 42 Boko Prabin Kumar Chaudhuri 12800 57.27 Kati Ram Rava 7912 35.40 4888 43 Rampur Harendra Nath Talukdar 14515 52.04 Hareswar Goswami 10837 38.85 3678 44 Palasbari Radhika Ram Das 12494 42.57 Govinda Kalita 6625 22.57 5869 45 Gauhati Debendra Nath Sarma 14047 39.12 Gaurishankar Bhattacharyya 8560 23.84 5487 46 Kamalpur Sarat Chandra Goswami 14327 56.13 Abu Bakar Siddique 4655 18.24 9672 47 Hajo Mahendra Mohan Choudhry 19038 54.04 Sheikh Chand Mohammad 11700 33.21 7338 48 Tarabari Tajuddin Ahmed 12681 43.40 Ataur Rahman 11322 38.75 1359 49 Bhabanipur (SC) Mahadeb Das 8820 40.69 Anil Chandra 5282 24.37 3538 50 Barpeta Madhusudhan Das 18124 57.73 Maulavi Mokhtar Ali 12345 39.32 5779 51 Jania Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 25208 84.56 Mahiuddin 4603 15.44 20605 52 Sorbhog Akshoy Kumar Das 11338 41.40 Ghanashyam Talukdar 10573 38.60 765 53 Barama (ST) Surendra Nath Das 9015 56.18 Birendra Kumar Das 4346 27.08 4669 54 Patacharkuchi Homeswar Deb Choudhury 13407 56.89 Prasanna Chandra Pathak 10161 43.11 3246 55 Nalbari West Sriman Prafulla Goswami 14429 49.81 Tarun Sen Deka 8763 29.87 5666 56 Nalbari East Prabin Sarma 7419 29.24 Hari Charan Pathak 5358 21.12 2061 57 Rangiya Siddhi Nath Sarma 12416 68.89 Kamaleswar Buzar Baruah 4246 23.56 8170 58 Tamalpur (ST) Haladhar Uzir 8371 48.87 Baikuntha Nath Das 7993 46.66 7993 59 Panery (ST) Bahadur Basumatary 14961 63.31 Balsing Baglari 5800 24.54 9161 60 Kalaigaon Dandi Ram Dutta 17169 65.26 Hiralal Patowary 8298 31.54 8871 61 Mangaldai Sibaprasad Sarmah 13448 51.54 Keshab Chandra Bhuyan 12643 48.46 805 62 Dalgaon Md. Matlebuddin 16698 83.41 Samser Ali 2794 13.96 13904 63 Dhekiajuli Omeo Kumar Das 15915 70.14 Purna Narayan Sinha 6776 29.86 9139 64 Barchalla Mohi Kanta Das 12731 51.51 Bharat Hazarika 8019 32.45 4712 65 Balipara Biswadev Sarma 16012 60.41 Michael Lugun 4314 16.27 11698 66 Tezpur Kamala Prasad Agarwala 10763 49.47 Golok Kakati 8784 40.37 1979 67 Biswanath Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy 20490 69.19 Cheni Ram Das 6274 21.19 14216 68 Gohpur Bishnulal Upadhyaya 18231 61.29 Bharat Chandra Das 6614 22.24 11617 69 Morigaon (ST) Bali Ram Das 12361 64.62 Pit Sing Konwar 5165 27.00 7196 70 Laharighat Lakshmi Prasad Goswami 14141 53.45 Faizuddin Ahmed 11114 42.01 3027 71 Dhing Mohammad Idris 18734 84.18 Samsul Huda 3522 15.82 15212 72 Rupohihat Abu Nasar Md. Ohid 12670 71.44 Abdur Ruf 2943 16.60 9727 73 Kaliabor Lila Kanta Bora 8465 42.00 Laduram Rathi 6814 33.81 1651 74 Samaguri D. K. Barooah 12257 56.51 Liladhar Borkakaty 7855 36.22 4402 75 Nowgong Moti Ram Bora 25102 70.76 Phani Bora 9586 27.02 15516 76 Raha (SC) Mahendra Nath Hazarika 16921 61.34 Bali Ram Das 10663 38.66 6258 77 Jamunamukh Begum Afia Ahmed 14687 50.55 Phani Bora 4770 16.42 9917 78 Lumding Santi Ranjan Das Gupta 18359 49.77 Ram Nath Sarma 15882 43.05 2477 79 Marangi Chanoo Kheria 8672 63.02 Sankor Chandra Barua 2437 17.71 6235 80 Golaghat Dandeswar Hazarika 7136 36.68 Bedabrata Barua 4282 22.01 2854 81 Bokakhat Narendranath Sarma 9905 59.39 Sagar Chandra Bora 2733 16.39 7172 82 Dergaon (SC) Ramnath Das 7862 54.72 Moneswar Bharali 3968 27.62 3894 83 Titabar Sarbeswar Bordoloi 11736 44.96 Giridhar Thengal 8043 30.81 3693 84 Katonigaon Komol Kumari Barua 8112 35.62 P. M. Sarwan 4835 21.23 3277 85 Jorhat Dulal Chandra Baruah 7848 30.04 Bangshidhar Dutta 7188 27.51 660 86 Majuli (ST) Malchandra Pegu 8917 44.37 Mohidhar Pegoo 5177 25.76 3740 87 Teok Tilok Gogoi 9570 47.87 Sonaram Chutia 5329 26.66 4241 88 Amguri Khagen Barbarua 8798 42.80 Thanoram Gogoi 7798 37.94 1000 89 Nazira Tankeswar Chetia 9957 45.88 Karuna Gogoi 8393 38.67 1564 90 Sonari Bimala Prasad Chaliha 10319 61.87 Sashidhar Phukan 2758 16.54 7561 91 Thowra Durgeswar Saikia 14875 54.79 Buddha Barua 7574 27.90 7301 92 Sibsagar Girindra Nath Gogoi 12282 50.90 Promode Gogoi 7061 29.26 5221 93 Bihpuria Mohananda Bora 8152 33.97 Premadhar Bora 5237 21.82 2915 94 North Lakhimpur (ST) Lokhyanath Doley 10633 47.18 Nameswar Pegu 9601 42.60 1032 95 Dhakuakhana (ST) Lalit Kumar Doley 10972 40.62 Lilaram Borsaikia 5692 21.07 5280 96 Moran Padma Kumari Gohain 9796 47.11 Madanchandra Barua 5208 25.05 4588 97 Dibrugarh Ramesh Chandra Barooah 11588 57.51 Binoy Bhushan Chakravarty 6438 31.95 5150 98 Lahowal Lily Sen Gupta 6231 44.07 Nibaran Chandra Bora 5567 39.38 664 99 Tengakhat Manik Chandra Das 7969 48.68 Jonaram Neog 3513 21.46 4456 100 Jaipur Indreswar Khaund 8361 48.44 Tholok Gogoy 5546 32.13 2815 101 Bogdung Upendra Nath Santan 8586 56.43 Golap Borbora 6628 43.57 1958 102 Tinsukia Radhakishan Khemka 15228 51.62 Barin Chowdhury 8353 28.31 6875 103 Digboi Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma 12417 46.73 Mohanlal Mukherjee 5437 20.46 6980 104 Doom Dooma Malia Tanti 13745 84.75 Vincen Bhengra 2473 15.25 11272 105 Saikhowa Devendra Nath Hazarika 7777 54.67 Robin Moran 3236 22.75 4541

See also List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly 1962 elections in India

References