1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election

1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election
	19 February 1962
All 105 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly; 53 seats needed for a majority
Registered	4,942,816
Turnout	51.05%
CM before election; Bimala Prasad Chaliha; INC	Elected CM ; Bimala Prasad Chaliha; INC

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962.[1] A total of 409 candidates contested the 105 constituencies.[1] 101 men and four women were elected. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Bimala Prasad Chaliha was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam.[2] 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 Sangh	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

Valid votes		2,444,161	78.38
Invalid/blank votes		674,225	21.62
Total votes		3,118,386	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,942,816	63.09
Source: [3]

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Member
Lungleh	ST	Saprawnga	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Aijal East	ST	R. Thanhlira	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Aijal West	ST	Ch. Chhunga	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Ratabari	None	Baidyanath Mookerjee	Indian National Congress
Patharkandi	SC	Ramdeb Malah	Indian National Congress
Karimganj South	None	Abdul Munim Chowdhury	Indian National Congress
Karimganj North	None	Rathindra Nath Sen	Independent
Katigora	None	Tarapada Bhattacharjee	Independent
Badarpur	None	Moulana Abdul Jalil Chowdhury	Indian National Congress
Hailakandi	None	Rampirit Rudrapaul	Independent
Katlicherra	None	Gouri Sankar Roy	Indian National Congress
Silchar West	None	Nanda Kishore Singh	Independent
Silchar East	None	Moinul Haque Chowdhury	Indian National Congress
Sonai	None	Pulakeshi Singh	Indian National Congress
Lakhipur	None	Ram Prasad Choubey	Indian National Congress
Udharbond	None	Dwarika Nath Tewari	Indian National Congress
North Cachar hills	ST	J. B. Hagjer	Indian National Congress
Mikir Hills East	ST	Sai Sai Terang	Indian National Congress
Mikir Hills West	ST	Chatrasing Teron	Indian National Congress
Jowai	ST	Enowell Pohshna	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Nongpoh	ST	Brington Buhai Lyngdoh	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Shillong	None	Wilson Reade	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Nongstoin	ST	Hoping Stone Lyngdoh	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Cherrapunji	ST	Stanley D. D. Nichols Roy	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Baghmara	ST	Williamson Sangma	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Dainadubi	ST	Nallindra Sangma	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Tura	ST	Emerson Momin	All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Phulbari	ST	Emonsingh Sangma	Indian National Congress
Mankachar	None	Zahirul Islam	Independent
South Salmara	None	Bazlul Basit	Indian National Congress
Dhubri	None	Md. Umaruddin	Indian National Congress
Goakganj	None	Sarat Chandra Singha	Indian National Congress
Garuipur	None	Syed Ahmmad Ali	Indian National Congress
Bilasipara	None	Derajuddin Sarkar	Indian National Congress
Gossaigaon	None	Mithius Tudu	Independent
Sidli	ST	Rupnath Brahma	Indian National Congress
Kokrajhar	None	Raja Ajit Narayan Deb	Indian National Congress
Bijni	None	Ram Prasad Das	Praja Socialist Party
North Salmara	SC	Ghanasyam Das	Indian National Congress
Goalpara	None	Khagendra Nath Nath	Indian National Congress
Dudnai	ST	Hakim Chandra Rabha	Indian National Congress
Boko	None	Prabin Kumar Choudhury	Indian National Congress
Rampur	None	Harendra Nath Talukdar	Indian National Congress
Palasbari	None	Radhika Ram Das	Indian National Congress
Gauhati	None	Debendra Nath Sarma	Indian National Congress
Kamalpur	None	Sarat Chandra Goswami	Indian National Congress
Hajo	None	Mahendra Mohan Choudhury	Indian National Congress
Tarabari	None	Tajuddin Ahmed	Praja Socialist Party
Bhabanipur	SC	Mahadeb Das	Indian National Congress
Barpeta	None	Madhusudhan Das	Praja Socialist Party
Jania	None	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	Indian National Congress
Sorbhog	None	Akshoy Kumar Das	Indian National Congress
Barama	ST	Surendra Nath Das	Indian National Congress
Patacharkuchi	None	Homeswar Deb Choudhury	Praja Socialist Party
Nalbari West	None	Sriman Prafulla Goswami	Indian National Congress
Nalbari East	None	Prabin Sarma	Indian National Congress
Rangiya	None	Siddhi Nath Sarma	Indian National Congress
Tamalpur	ST	Haladhar Uzir	Praja Socialist Party
Panery	ST	Bahadur Basumatary	Indian National Congress
Kalaigaon	None	Dandi Ram Dutta	Indian National Congress
Mangaklai	None	Sibaprasad Sarmah	Indian National Congress
Dalgaon	None	Md. Matlebuddin	Indian National Congress
Dhekiajuli	None	Omeo Kumar Das	Indian National Congress
Barchalla	None	Mohi Kanta Das	Indian National Congress
Balipara	None	Biswadev Sarma	Indian National Congress
Tezpur	None	Kamala Prasad Agarwala	Indian National Congress
Biswanath	None	Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi	Indian National Congress
Gohpur	None	Bishnulal Upadhyaya	Indian National Congress
Marigaon	ST	Bali Ram Das	Indian National Congress
Laharighat	None	Lakshmi Prasad Goswami	Praja Socialist Party
Dhing	None	Mvi. Md. Idrish	Indian National Congress
Rupohihat	None	Abu Nasar Md. Ohid	Indian National Congress
Kaliabor	None	Lila Kanta Bora	Indian National Congress
Samaguri	None	Dev Kanta Borooah	Indian National Congress
Nowgong	None	Moti Ram Bora	Indian National Congress
Raha	SC	Mahedra Nath Hazarika	Indian National Congress
Jamunamukh	None	Begum Afia Ahmed	Indian National Congress
Lumding	None	Santi Ranjan Das Gupta	Independent
Marangi	None	Chanoo Kheria	Indian National Congress
Golaghat	None	Dandeswar Hazarika	Indian National Congress
Bokakhat	None	Narendranath Sarma	Indian National Congress
Dergaon	SC	Ramnath Das	Indian National Congress
Titabar	None	Sarbeswar Bordoloi	Indian National Congress
Katonigaon	None	Komol Kumari Barua	Indian National Congress
Jorhat	None	Dulal Baruah	Independent
Majuli	ST	Malchandra Pegu	Indian National Congress
Teok	None	Tilok Gogoi	Indian National Congress
Amguri	None	Khagen Barbarua	Revolutionary Communist Party of India
Nazira	None	Tankeswar Chetia	Indian National Congress
Sonari	None	Bimala Prasad Chaliha	Indian National Congress
Thowra	None	Durgeswar Saikia	Indian National Congress
Sibsagar	None	Girindra Nath Gogoi	Indian National Congress
Bihpuria	None	Mohananda Bora	Indian National Congress
North Lakhimpur	ST	Lokhyanath Doley	Indian National Congress
Dhakuakhana	ST	Lolit Kumar Doley	Indian National Congress
Moran	None	Padma Kumari Gohain	Indian National Congress
Dibrugarh	None	Ramesh Chandra Barooah	Indian National Congress
Lahowal	None	Lily Sen Gupta	Indian National Congress
Tengakhat	None	Manik Chandra Das	Indian National Congress
Jaipur	None	Indrswar Khaund	Indian National Congress
Bogdung	None	Upendra Nath Sanatan	Indian National Congress
Tinsukia	None	Radhakishan Khemka	Indian National Congress
Digboi	None	Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma	Indian National Congress
Doom Dooma	None	Malia Tanti	Indian National Congress
Saikhowa	None	Devendra Nath Hazarika	Indian National Congress

References

"Assam Election Results, 1962". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
"Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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[:0-1] "Assam Election Results, 1962". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[2] "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". assamassembly.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.

[election2962-3] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election

Results

Elected members

See also

References