Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962, to elect members of the 176 constituencies in Rajasthan , India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Mohan Lal Sukhadia was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for his third term.[ 1]
1962 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Registered 10,327,596 Turnout 52.33%
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Leader
Mohan Lal Sukhadia
Party
INC
SWA
CPI
Leader's seat
Udaipur
Seats before
119
New
Seats won
88
36
5
Seat change
–31
New
Popular vote
39.98%
17.11%
5.40%
After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961 , double member constituencies were eliminated and Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 176 single-member constituencies.[ 2]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Indian National Congress 2,052,383 39.98 88 –31 Swatantra Party 878,056 17.11 36 New Bharatiya Jana Sangh 469,497 9.15 15 +9 Communist Party of India 276,972 5.40 5 +4 Socialist Party 189,147 3.68 5 New Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 102,988 2.01 3 –14 Praja Socialist Party 74,858 1.46 2 0 Hindu Mahasabha 17,481 0.34 0 New Independents 1,071,581 20.88 22 –10 Total 5,132,963 100.00 176 0 Valid votes 5,132,963 78.28 Invalid/blank votes 1,424,303 21.72 Total votes 6,557,266 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 10,327,596 63.49 Source: ECI[ 3]
