1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election

The 1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Mysore (currently Karnataka) to elect 208 members to the Mysore Legislative Assembly.[1]

1962 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
1962
All 208 seats in the Mysore Legislative Assembly
105 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party INC PSP
Seats won 138 20
Popular vote 3,164,811 887,363
Percentage 50.22% 14.02%
Chief Minister of Mysore before election

B. D. Jatti
INC

 Chief Minister of Mysore

S. R. Kanthi
INC

Results
 Summary of results of the Mysore Legislative Assembly election, 1962
Political Party
 Contestants
 Seats won
 Seat change
 Number of votes
 Vote share
 Net change
Indian National Congress208138 123,164,81150.22% 1.80
Praja Socialist Party8420 2887,36314.08% 0.02
Swatantra Party599450,7137.15%
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti661368782.17%
Lok Sewak Sangh174159,5452.53%
Independents27 91,091,01117.31%N/A
Total208'

References
  1. "Karnataka 1962". Election Commission of India.


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