1962 Indian General Election
19–25 February 1962 · The Nehru era · 494 seats, 248 for a majority
Jawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The Indian National Congress received 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 elected seats.
Prime Minister before
Jawaharlal Nehru
INC
Prime Minister (continued)
Jawaharlal Nehru
INC
Largest force
Indian National Congress
361 of 494 seats
Turnout
55.4%
The result
| Share of the Lok Sabha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Jawaharlal Nehru | 361 | +10 | 5,15,09,084 | 44.7% | -3.1 | |
| Communist Party of India | Shripad Amrit Dange | 29 | +2 | 1,14,50,037 | 9.9% | +1.0 | |
| Independents | — | 20 | +22 | 1,27,22,488 | 11.1% | — | |
| Swatantra Party | C. Rajagopalachari | 18 | — | 90,85,252 | 7.9% | — | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | — | 14 | +10 | 74,15,170 | 6.4% | — | |
| ABJS | Deendayal Upadhyaya | 14 | +10 | 74,15,170 | 6.4% | +0.5 | |
| Praja Socialist Party | Jayaprakash Narayan | 12 | +7 | 78,48,345 | 6.8% | -3.6 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | — | 7 | — | 23,15,610 | 2.0% | — | |
| Socialist Party | — | 6 | — | 30,99,397 | 2.7% | — |
13 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.