1962 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1962 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
February 19, 1962 (1962-02-19)
430 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
216 seats needed for a majority
Registered36,661,578
Turnout18,859,667 (51.44%) 6.67%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
INC
PSP
Leader Chandra Bhanu Gupta Yadavendra Dutt Dubey
Party INC ABJS PSP
Leader's seat Ranikhet South
Last election 286 seats, 42.42% 17 seats, 9.84% 44 seats, 14.47%
Seats won 249 49 38
Seat change 37 32 6
Popular vote 6,471,669 2,931,809 2,052,890
Percentage 36.33% 16.46% 11.52%
Swing 6.09% 6.62% 2.95%
Chief Minister before election

Chandra Bhanu Gupta
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Chandra Bhanu Gupta
INC

The 1962 election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India resulted in the re-election of Chandra Bhanu Gupta of the Indian National Congress as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Congress retained a commanding majority despite losing some seats to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.

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