1962 Indian general election in Madras

Indian general election in Madras, 1962

← 1957 February 1962 1967 →
41 (of 494) seats to the Lok Sabha
First party Second party   Leader K. Kamaraj C.N. Annadurai Party INC DMK Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest Seats won 31 7 Seat change 5 Popular vote 5,623,013 2,315,610 Percentage 45.26% 18.64% Swing 1.26% Contested as Independents
Tamil Nadu

The 1962 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 41 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 31 out of 41 seats. This would mark the last time, that Congress has won more than 30 seats in this state, without the help of allies. After the defeat of Congress, in Madras, in 1967, Congress sought help and allied with local parties, to get seats in Madras/Tamil Nadu.

Voting and results[]

Results by Alliance[]

List of Elected MPs[]

See also[]

• Elections in Tamil Nadu

Bibliography[]

• Volume I, 1962 Indian general election, 3rd Lok Sabha

External links[]

• Website of Election Commission of India
• CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History