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Maharashtra Lok Sabha 1962

Results board · 44 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateMaharashtra
Seats
44
Constituencies
Majority
23
Seats needed of 44
Electors
1.94Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
1.17Cr
60.4% of electors
Median turnout
61.0%
Median of 44 seats
INC lead
+18
Above majority · 41 − 23

[01]Seat matrix

44 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 44 seats: INC 41, IND 2, PSP 1. Majority line at 23 seats. Hemicycle of 44 seats: INC 41, IND 2, PSP 1. Majority line at 23 seats.
Majority · 23 of 44INC 41 · +18 above majority
INC 4193.2% Indian National Congress
IND 24.5% Independents
PSP 12.3% Praja Socialist Party

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 52.9%41 seats · 93.2%
REP 11.7%0 seats
PWPI 6.3%0 seats
PSP 5.4%1 seat · 2.3%
JS 4.4%0 seats
Others 19.3%2 seats · 4.5%

Vote share not published

  • IND2 seats

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 52.9% of votes into 93.2% of seats, a seat premium of 40.3 pp.

    41 ÷ 44 = 93.2% · 93.2 − 52.9 = +40.3

  2. REP polled 11.7% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 44 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 11.7 = −11.7

  3. Gondia was decided by 10,925 votes, the closest of 44 seats; Karad had the widest margin, 1,46,778.

    min / max of margin over 44 seats with a recorded margin

  4. In SC-reserved seats INC won 6 of 6 (100.0%), against 93.2% of all seats.

    6 ÷ 6 = 100.0% · 41 ÷ 44 = 93.2%

  5. Turnout ran from 41.5% in Bhir to 77.5% in Yeotmal; the median seat polled 61.0%.

    min / median / max over 44 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

44 of 44 seats carry a turnout
025507510061.0%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 511.4% of seats
50–60 1431.8% of seats
60–70 2045.5% of seats
70–80 511.4% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestBhir41.5%
  • HighestYeotmal77.5%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

44 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Maharashtra Lok Sabha 1962, all 44 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
226 Bombay City South Sadashiv Kanoji Patil Indian National Congress 2,47,339 1,00,627 40.7 58.4
227 Bombay City Central South Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi Indian National Congress 3,09,456 38,578 12.5 61.3
228 Bombay City Central NorthSC Narayan Sadoba Kajrolkar Indian National Congress 3,17,126 54,144 17.1 62.8
229 Bombay City North V. K. Krishna Menon Indian National Congress 4,83,190 1,45,358 30.1 63.2
230 Thana Sonubhau Dagadu Baswant Indian National Congress 2,83,129 71,643 25.3 64.0
231 BhiwandiST Shrimant Maharaj Saheb Yashwantro Martanrao Mukane Indian National Congress 2,39,968 39,674 16.5 57.6
232 Kolaba Bhaskar Narayan Dighe Indian National Congress 2,15,326 29,042 13.5 58.5
233 Poona Shankarrao Shantaram More Indian National Congress 2,78,463 48,406 17.4 64.0
234 Baramati Gulab Keshav Jedhe Indian National Congress 2,02,813 61,587 30.4 51.5
235 Khed Raghunath Keshab Khadilkar Indian National Congress 2,33,866 70,541 30.2 56.4
236 Ratnagiri Sharada Shubroto Mukarji Indian National Congress 1,74,020 43,756 25.1 47.0
237 Rajapur Nath Bapu Pai Praja Socialist Party 1,68,840 27,943 16.5 47.1
238 Kolhapur Vishwanath Tukaram Patil Indian National Congress 2,44,437 63,669 26.0 62.4
239 HatkanangleSC Krishnaji Laxman More Indian National Congress 2,70,195 99,683 36.9 64.7
240 Miraj Vijayhsinhrao Ramrao Dafle Indian National Congress 3,12,552 1,45,642 46.6 68.3
241 KaradWIDEST Dajisaheb Ramrao Chavan Indian National Congress 3,09,241 1,46,778 47.5 75.3
242 Satara Kisan Mahadeo Veer Indian National Congress 2,70,932 1,03,691 38.3 63.8
243 Sholapur Madeppa Beandappa Kadadi Indian National Congress 2,66,546 73,286 27.5 62.5
244 PandharpurSC Tayappa Hari Sonavane Indian National Congress 2,38,807 45,332 19.0 53.5
245 Ahmednagar Motilal Kundanmal Firodya Indian National Congress 2,22,091 14,038 6.3 55.0
246 Kopargaon Annasaheb Pandurang Shinde Indian National Congress 2,39,155 66,530 27.8 60.6
247 Nasik Govind Hari Deshpande Indian National Congress 2,02,263 59,654 29.5 54.2
248 Malegaon Madhaorao Laxmanrao Jadhao Indian National Congress 3,08,634 87,086 28.2 66.8
249 NandurbarST Laxman Vedu Valvi Indian National Congress 2,03,872 55,950 27.4 50.7
250 Dhulia Chudaman Ananda Ravandale Indian National Congress 2,82,407 94,855 33.6 60.4
251 Jalgaon Julalsing Shankarrao Patil Indian National Congress 2,59,480 70,385 27.1 60.6
252 Buldana Shivaram Rango Rane Indian National Congress 3,01,310 82,179 27.3 70.3
253 KhamgaonSC Laxman Shrawan Bhatkar Indian National Congress 2,90,264 70,423 24.3 64.9
254 Akola Mohammad Mohibbul Haq Mohammad Anwarul Haqm Indian National Congress 3,03,530 47,169 15.5 67.4
255 Amravati Panjabrao Shamrao Deshmukh Indian National Congress 3,49,649 60,372 17.3 73.6
256 Ramtek Madhaolrao Bhagwantrao Patil Indian National Congress 3,22,302 41,302 12.8 71.3
257 Nagpur Madhao Shrihari Aney Independent 3,37,061 46,868 13.9 68.7
258 Bhandara Ramchandra Martand Harjarnavis Indian National Congress 2,85,916 39,949 14.0 65.1
259 GondiaSCCLOSEST Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik Indian National Congress 2,74,773 10,925 4.0 59.4
260 Chanda Lal Shyamshah Lal Bhagwanshah Independent 2,78,409 42,911 15.4 65.6
261 Wardha Kamalnayan Jamnalal Bajaj Indian National Congress 3,40,328 38,041 11.2 69.0
262 Yeotmal Deorao Shioram Patil Indian National Congress 3,15,529 1,03,736 32.9 77.5
263 Nanded Tulshidas Subhanrao Jadhav Indian National Congress 2,56,813 59,242 23.1 55.3
264 LaturSC Tulsiram Dashrath Indian National Congress 2,46,511 61,391 24.9 54.2
265 Osmanabad Tulsiram Abaji Patil Indian National Congress 2,48,876 12,374 5.0 57.6
266 Bhir Dwarkadasji Motilalji Indian National Congress 1,80,582 20,529 11.4 41.5
267 Parbhani Shivajirao Shankarrao Deshmukh Indian National Congress 1,87,930 28,505 15.2 43.5
268 Jalna Ramrao Narayanrao Indian National Congress 1,88,364 16,963 9.0 42.0
269 Aurangabad Bhaurao Dagdurao Deshmukh Indian National Congress 2,29,660 68,350 29.8 50.5
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,46,778 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1962 · Maharashtra · 44 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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