1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in 1962.[1] A total of 409 candidates contested the 105 constituencies.[1] 101 men and four women were elected. The Indian National Congress won 79 seats, the All Party Hill Leaders Conference won eleven seats and independent contestants won eight seats.
Of the 105 seats in the Legislative Assembly, 77 were general, 23 were for scheduled tribes and five were for scheduled castes.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 1,179,305 | 48.25 | 79 | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 310,093 | 12.69 | 6 | |
| Communist Party of India | 156,153 | 6.39 | 0 | |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | 134,591 | 5.51 | 11 | |
| Socialist | 36,672 | 1.50 | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Communist Party | 29,249 | 1.20 | 1 | |
| Jan Singh | 10,887 | 0.45 | 0 | |
| Achik Assona Chilchakgipa Kotak | 5,169 | 0.21 | 0 | |
| Independents | 582,042 | 23.81 | 8 | |
| Total | 2,444,161 | 100.00 | 105 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,942,816 | – | ||
| Source: ECI | ||||
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