Indian General Election 1962
1962 Indian General Election - Parliament-3 |
The Indian general election of 1962 elected the 3rd Lok Sabha of India and was held from 19 to 25 February. Unlike the previous two elections but as with all subsequent elections, each constituency elected a single member.
Jawaharlal Nehru won another landslide victory in his third and final election campaign. The Indian National Congress took 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 seats. This was only slightly lower than in the previous two elections and they still held over 70% of the seats in the Lok Sabha.
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.
Arakkonam----------- -------O.V. Alagesan ---------------------Indian National Congress
Kumbakonam -------------Era Sezhiyan Dravida -----------------------Munnetra Kazhagam
Madras North -------------Krishnan Manoharan-------------------------- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Palani-------------------------C. Subramaniam --------------------------Indian National Congress
Sriperumbudur (SC) -----Maragatham Chandraseka I----------------Indian National Congress -
Rajya sabha members after 1952
Ammu Swaminadhan Smt. 1957-1960
Annadurai Shri C.N.1962-1968
Ammu Swaminadhan Smt. 1957-1960Annadurai Shri C.N.1962-1968war Shri N.M.1960-1966
Chettiar Shri T.S.Avinashlingam1958-1964
Parvathi Krishnan Smt. 1954-1960