1962 Indian general election
Results by Party

1962 Indian general election

Section Title: Results by Party
Table Section Text: None

Lok Sabha elections 1962 Electoral participation: 55.42%	%	Won (total 494)

Bharatiya Jana Sangh	BJS	6.44	14

Communist Party of India	CPI	9.94	29

Indian National Congress	INC	44.72	361

Praja Socialist Party	PSP	6.81	12

Socialist Party	SSP	2.69	6

Swatantra Party	SP	7.89	18

Akali Dal	AD	0.72	3

Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha	ABHM	0.65	1

Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad	RRP	0.6	2

All India Forward Bloc	AIFB	0.72	2

All Party Hill Leaders Conference	APHLC	0.08	1

Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party	CNSPJP	0.41	3

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	DMK	2.01	7

Ganatantra Parishad	GP	0.3	4

Indian Union Muslim League	IUML	0.36	2

Peasants and Workers Party of India	PWPI	0.1	0

Republican Party of India	RPI	2.83	3

Haryana Lok Samiti	HLS	0.1	1

Lok Sevak Sangh	LSS	0.24	2

Nutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad	NMGJP	0.17	1

Revolutionary Socialist Party	RSP	0.39	2

Independents	11.05	20

Nominated Anglo-Indians	2

Sentence(s)

The Indian National Congress took 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 seats.

final_sentence: The Indian National Congress took 44.7% of the vote and won 361 of the 494 seats.