1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962. 1,336 candidates contested for the 288 constituencies in the Assembly.^[1] The Indian National Congress won the most seats and Dwarka Prasad Mishra was sworn in for his second term as the Chief Minister.^[2]

1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

← 1957 19 February 1962 1967 →
All 288 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 145 seats needed for a majority
Registered	15,874,238[1]
Turnout	44.52%
First party Second party   Leader Dwarka Prasad Mishra undeclared Party INC ABJS Last election 232 10 Seats won 142 42 Seat change 90 32 Percentage 38.54% 16.66%
Chief Minister before election Kailash Nath Katju INC Elected Chief Minister Dwarka Prasad Mishra INC

After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961, double-member constituencies were eliminated and Madhya Pradesh's Legislative Assembly was assigned 288 single-member constituencies.^[3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Indian National Congress	2,527,257	38.54	142	90
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	1,092,237	16.66	41	31
	Praja Socialist Party	703,188	10.72	33	21
	Socialist Party	310,181	4.73	14	New
	Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad	248,525	3.79	10	5
	Hindu Mahasabha	211,639	3.23	6	1
	Swatantra Party	80,470	1.23	2	New
	Communist Party of India	132,440	2.02	1	1
	Republican Party of India	82,345	1.26	0	New
	All India Forward Bloc	16,913	0.26	0	New
	Independents	1,151,955	17.57	39	19
Total		6,557,150	100.00	288	0
Valid votes		6,557,150	73.71
Invalid/blank votes		2,338,719	26.29
Total votes		8,895,869	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		15,874,238	56.04
Source: ECI[4]

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for	Elected Member	Party
Morena District
Sheopur	None	Ram Swaroop		Hindu Mahasabha
Bijeypur	None	Naval Kishore		Independent
Sabalgarh	SC	Buddha Ram		Independent
Joura	None	Panchamsingh		Praja Socialist Party
Morena	None	Jabar Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Dimni	SC	Summer Singh Ammrayya		Independent
Ambah	None	Jagdish Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Bhind District
Gohad	None	Ramcharanlal		Praja Socialist Party
Attair	None	Ramkrishana		Indian National Congress
Bhind	None	Narsinghrao Jabarsingh		Indian National Congress
Mehgaon	None	Ramdhan Singh		Indian National Congress
Ron	None	Mahadeo Singh		Independent
Lahar	SC	Prabhudayal		Indian National Congress
Gwalior District
Bhander	SC	Raja Ram Singh		Indian National Congress
Dabra	None	Brinda Sahai		Indian National Congress
Gwalior	None	Prem Chand		Indian National Congress
Laskar	None	Ramniwas Bangad		Indian National Congress
Morar	None	Chandra Kala Sahai		Indian National Congress
Gird	None	Mahesh Dutta Mishra		Indian National Congress
Datia District
Seondha	None	Kamta Prasad		Indian National Congress
Datia	None	Surya Deo Sharma		Independent
Shivpuri District
Karera	None	Gautam Sharma		Indian National Congress
Pichhore	None	Laxmi Narayan		Hindu Mahasabha
Shivpuri	None	Anand Swaroop		Indian National Congress
Pohri	SC	Tularam		Indian National Congress
Kolaras	None	Manorama		Indian National Congress
Guna District
Guna	None	Brindawan Prasad		Hindu Mahasabha
Chachaura	None	Prabhu Lal		Independent
Raghogarh	SC	Dulichand		Indian National Congress
Ashoknagar	None	Ram Dayal Singh		Indian National Congress
Mungaoli	None	Chandra Bhan Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Tikamgarh District
Niwari	SC	Nathu Ram Niwari		Praja Socialist Party
Lidhaura	None	Lakshmi Narain		Praja Socialist Party
Jatara	None	Narendra Singh Dev		Independent
Tikamgarh	None	Gyanendra Singh Dev		Independent
Chhatarpur District
Malehra	SC	Hans Raj		Indian National Congress
Bijawar	None	Govind Singh Ju Deo		Independent
Chhatarpur	None	Ram Swaroop		Jana Sangh
Maharajpur	SC	Nathooram		Jana Sangh
Laundi	None	Raghunath Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Panna District
Panna	None	Narendra Singh		Indian National Congress
Devendranagar	None	Devendra Vijay Singh		Indian National Congress
Pawai	SC	Jagsuriya		Jana Sangh
Satna District
Maihar	None	Gopal Sharan Singh		Indian National Congress
Amarpatan	None	Gulsher Ahmad		Indian National Congress
Raghurajnagar	None	Govind Narayan Singh		Indian National Congress
Unchera	SC	Gaya Deen		Jana Sangh
Satna	None	Sukhendra Singh		Jana Sangh
Baraundha	None	Ram Chand		Indian National Congress
Rewa District
Teonthar	None	Lal Kamleshwar Singh		Indian National Congress
Mangawan	None	Rukmini Raman Pratap Singh		Indian National Congress
Sirmaur	None	Jamuna Prasad		Praja Socialist Party
Rewa	None	Shatrughan Singh		Indian National Congress
Gurh	None	Vrajraj Singh		Indian National Congress
Deotalao	None	Raghvendra Singh		Indian National Congress
Mauganj	SC	Chhotelal		Indian National Congress
Sidhi District
Sidhi	None	Chandra Pratap Tiwari		Praja Socialist Party
Deosar	None	Laxmi Kant		Indian National Congress
Singrauli	None	Shyam Kartik		Socialist Party of India
Gopadbanas	ST	Dadhi Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Majhauli	None	Arjun Singh		Indian National Congress
Shahdol District
Beohari	None	Ram Kishore Shukla		Socialist Party of India
Bandhogarh	None	Mishrilal		Socialist Party of India
Sohagpur	None	Shambhunath		Indian National Congress
Pushparajgarh	ST	Chinta Ram		Praja Socialist Party
Burhar	None	Krishna Pal Singh		Socialist Party of India
Kotma	ST	Girja Kumari		Indian National Congress
Jaitpur	ST	Ram Prasad		Socialist Party of India
Surguja District
Manendragarh	ST	Ratti Ram		Indian National Congress
Baikunthpur	None	Jawala Prasad		Praja Socialist Party
Bhaiyathan	ST	Mahadeo Singh		Indian National Congress
Surajpur	None	Bansrup		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Pal	None	Chandikeshwar Saran		Indian National Congress
Samri	ST	Jai Ram		Independent
Lundra	SC	Atmaram Ingole		Jana Sangh
Ambikapur	None	Amresh Prasad		Independent
Sitapur	ST	Mokshmadan Singh		Indian National Congress
Raigarh District
Jashpur	ST	Shakuntala Devi		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Bagicha	None	Nairityapal		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Lailunga	None	Narhiri Prasad		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Ghargoda	ST	Surendra Kumar Singh		Indian National Congress
Pathalgaon	ST	Laljit Singh		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Dharamjaigarh	None	Kishori Mohan		Indian National Congress
Raigarh	None	Niranjan Lal		Indian National Congress
Pussour	None	Nareshchandra Singh		Indian National Congress
Sarangarh	SC	Nanhudai		Indian National Congress
Bilaspur District
Chandrapur	None	Dhansai		Indian National Congress
Malkharoda	SC	Vedram		Indian National Congress
Sakti	None	Tankrajeshwari		Indian National Congress
Champa	None	Jiwanlal		Jana Sangh
Nawagarh	None	Bisahu Das Mahant		Indian National Congress
Akaltara	None	Thakur Bhuwan Bhaskar Singh		Indian National Congress
Janjgir	None	Rameshwar Prasad Sharma		Indian National Congress
Barpali	None	Pyarelal		Independent
Katghora	ST	Rudrasaran Pratap Singh		Indian National Congress
Tanakhar	ST	Yagyaseni Kumari		Indian National Congress
Gaurella	None	Mathura Prasad Dube		Indian National Congress
Kota	ST	Lal Chandrasekhar Singh		Indian National Congress
Lormi	None	Yeshwantraj Singh		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Mungeli	SC	Mool Chand		Indian National Congress
Jarhagaon	None	Sheo Prasad		Indian National Congress
Takhatpur	None	Murlidhar Mishra		Indian National Congress
Bilaspur	None	Ramcharan Rai		Indian National Congress
Masturi	SC	Ganeshram Anant		Indian National Congress
Belha	None	Chitrakant Jayaswal		Indian National Congress
Raipur District
Bhatapara	None	Sheolal Mehta		Indian National Congress
Dharsiwan	None	Hari Prem Baghel		Praja Socialist Party
Baloda	None	Bazar Manohar Das		Indian National Congress
Pallari	SC	Bhanwar Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Kasdol	None	Bhupendra Nath		Indian National Congress
Bhatgaon	SC	Reshamlal Jangade		Indian National Congress
Saraipali	None	Rajmahendra Bahadur Singh		Independent
Basna	None	Abdul Hamid Dani		Indian National Congress
Pithora	None	Pratap Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Mahasamund	SC	Paran		Praja Socialist Party
Arang	SC	Jagmohan Das		Indian National Congress
Abhanpur	None	Lakhanlal Gupta		Indian National Congress
Raipur	None	Sharda Charan Tiwari		Indian National Congress
Kurud	None	Yeshwant Rao		Jana Sangh
Rajim	None	Shyama Charan Shukla		Indian National Congress
Bindranawagarh	ST	Kham Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Dhamtari	None	Pandhari Rao		Jana Sangh
Sihawa	ST	Narayan Singh		Jana Sangh
Bastar District
Kanker	None	Bhanupratap Deo		Independent
Keskal	ST	Manku Ram Sodhi		Independent
Bhanpuri	SC	Mangal Singh		Independent
Jagdalpur	SC	Chaitu Mahra		Independent
Chitrakote	ST	Paklu Joga		Independent
Konta	ST	Bettijoga Hadma		Independent
Dantewara	ST	Lachhu		Independent
Bijapur	ST	Hira Shah		Indian National Congress
Narayanpur	ST	Ram Bharosa		Independent
Bhanupratappur	ST	Ram Prasad		Independent
Durg District
Chowki	ST	Deoprasad		Praja Socialist Party
Dondi Lohara	ST	Jhumuklal Bhendia		Indian National Congress
Balod	None	Kesholal Gomasta		Indian National Congress
Gunderdehi	None	Udai Ram		Indian National Congress
Bhilai	ST	Gopal Singh		Indian National Congress
Dhamdha	None	Ganesh Ram		Indian National Congress
Durg	None	Dhal Singh		Indian National Congress
Rajnandgaon	None	Eknath		Indian National Congress
Dengargaon	None	Madanlal Tiwari		Praja Socialist Party
Lal Bahadurnagar	SC	Tuman Lal		Indian National Congress
Dongargarh	None	Ganeshmal Bhandari		Indian National Congress
Khairagarh	None	Gyanendra Singh		Indian National Congress
Bemetara	None	Laxman Prasad		Indian National Congress
Maro	SC	Sheolal		Indian National Congress
Birendranagar	None	Padmavati Devi		Indian National Congress
Kawardha	None	Vishwaraj Singh		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Balaghat District
Baihar	ST	Mahimalsingh Nawlsingh Masaram		Independent
Lanji	None	Narbada Prasad Ganga Prasad		Praja Socialist Party
Kirnapur	SC	Motiram Odgu		Indian National Congress
Waraseoni	None	Vipinlal Shankarlal Sao		Independent
Khairalanjee	None	Nilkanth Tukaram		Praja Socialist Party
Katangi	None	Ramlal Ojhi		Independent
Balaghat	None	Nandkishore Jaisraj		Indian National Congress
Paraswada	None	Ramniklal Amrutlal Trivedi		Indian National Congress
Mandla District
Mandla	None	Narayanidevi		Indian National Congress
Bichhiya	ST	Shankerlal		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Ghughri	None	Dwarika Prasad Bilthare		Indian National Congress
Dindori	ST	Basorisingh		Praja Socialist Party
Mehedwani	ST	Roop Singh		Indian National Congress
Niwas	ST	Shahju		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur District
Bargi	None	Chandrika Prasad		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur 1	None	Kunji Lal Dubey		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur 2	None	Jagdishnarain		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur 3	None	Jagmohan Das		Indian National Congress
Panagar	None	Parmanand Bhai		Indian National Congress
Sihora	None	Kashi Prasad		Indian National Congress
Dhimerkheda	ST	Harbhagat Singh		Indian National Congress
Badwara	ST	Jagpati Singh		Indian National Congress
Bijai	None	Raghogarh Hari Prasad		Indian National Congress
Murwara	None	Ramdas		Socialist Party of India
Bahoriband	None	Balkrishna		Jana Sangh
Patan	SC	Narain Prasad		Indian National Congress
Damoh District
Nohata	None	K. B. L. Guru		Indian National Congress
Damoh	None	Anand Kumar		Independent
Hatta	None	Jugul Kishore		Independent
Patharia	SC	Rameshwar		Independent
Sagar District
Rehli	None	Mani Bhai Javer Bhai		Indian National Congress
Banda	None	Ramcharan Khuman		Jana Sangh
Bina	None	Bhagirath Ramdayal		Jana Sangh
Khurai	SC	Nand Lal Parmanand		Indian National Congress
Sagar	None	Haji Mohanmmad Shafi Sheikh Subharati		Indian National Congress
Surkhi	None	Bani Bhushan Premnarayan Rai		Indian National Congress
Deor	None	Krishna Kumar Gouri Shankar		Praja Socialist Party
Narsimhapur District
Gadarwara	None	Laxmi Narayan		Praja Socialist Party
Sainkheda	SC	L. A. Jamnik		Praja Socialist Party
Gotegaon	None	Shashibhushan Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Narsimhapur	None	Mahendra Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Seoni District
Lakhnadon	ST	Vasant Rao Uikey		Indian National Congress
Bhoma	None	Yogendranath Singh		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Chhapara	ST	Thakur Deepsingh		Indian National Congress
Barghat	None	Jageshwernath Bisen		Praja Socialist Party
Seoni	None	Rajkumari Prabhawati		Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
Chhindwara District
Chaurai	SC	Than Singh Hansa		Independent
Chhindwara	None	Vidyawati Vidyashanker Metha		Indian National Congress
Pagara	ST	Udaibhanshah Mardanshah		Indian National Congress
Parasia	None	Shanti Swaroop Kartaram		Independent
Damua	ST	Parasram Shivram Dhurve		Indian National Congress
Ramakona	ST	Ranchusingh Doma		Indian National Congress
Sausar	None	Sheshrao Govindrao		Independent
Betul District
Masod	None	Laxmibai Biharilal		Indian National Congress
Multai	None	Balkrishna		Indian National Congress
Ghoradongri	ST	Jangusingh Nizam		Jana Sangh
Betul	None	Deepchand Gothi		Indian National Congress
Bhainsdahi	ST	Daddusingh Balaji		Jana Sangh
Hoshangabad District
Harda	None	Laxmanrao Naik		Indian National Congress
Timarni	SC	Dhannalal Choudhary		Indian National Congress
Itarsi	None	Kunwar Singh		Praja Socialist Party
Hoshangabad	None	Sushila Devi Dixit		Indian National Congress
Piparia	ST	Ratan Kumari		Indian National Congress
Denwa	None	Vinaykumar Dewan		Praja Socialist Party
Raisen District
Udaipura	None	Shankar Dayal Sharma		Indian National Congress
Sanchi	None	Gulab Chand		Socialist Party of India
Bareli	ST	Raja Daulat Singh		Indian National Congress
Sehore District
Budhni	None	Bansi Dhar		Independent
Ashta	SC	Umrao Singh		Indian National Congress
Sehore	None	Maulana Inmayatullah Khan Tarzi Mashriqi		Indian National Congress
Bhopal	None	Khan Shakir Ali Khan		Communist Party of India
New Bhopal	None	Lokumal		Indian National Congress
Berasia	SC	Bhaiya Lal		Hindu Mahasabha
Vidisha District
Vidisha	SC	Gorelal		Hindu Mahasabha
Basoda	None	Ram Singh		Indian National Congress
Kurwai	None	Takhtamal Lunkaram		Indian National Congress
Sironj	None	Madan Lal		Hindu Mahasabha
Rajgarh District
Biaora	None	Ramkaran Ugra		Praja Socialist Party
Rajgarh	None	Shivprasad Satyendra Khujneri		Independent
Khilchipur	None	Harisingh Pawar		Independent
Sarangpur	SC	Gangram Jatav		Jana Sangh
Narsingarh	None	Bhanuprakash Singh		Independent
Shajapur District
Shujalpur	None	Vishnucharan		Indian National Congress
Gulana	SC	Hiralal		Jana Sangh
Shajapur	None	Ramesh Chandra		Jana Sangh
Susner	None	Hari Bhau		Jana Sangh
Agar	None	Madanlal		Jana Sangh
Ujjain District
Mahidpur	SC	Durgadas Bhagwandas		Indian National Congress
Taran	None	Madhavsingh Ramsingh		Jana Sangh
Ujjain North	None	Abdul Gayyur Qureshi		Indian National Congress
Ujjain South	None	Hansaben		Indian National Congress
Khachraud	None	Bhairav Bhartiya		Independent
Barnagar	None	Ramprakash Ishwardas		Socialist Party of India
Indore District
Depalpur	None	Bapusingh Ramsingh		Socialist Party of India
Mhow	None	Rustamji Kawasaji Jall		Indian National Congress
Indore City West	None	Mishrilal Gangwal		Indian National Congress
Indore City Central	None	Babulal Patodi		Indian National Congress
Indore City East	None	Gangaran Tiwari Ram Prasad Tiwari		Indian National Congress
Indore	None	Vyankatesh, Vishnu Dravid		Indian National Congress
Sawer	SC	Sajjansingh Vishnar		Indian National Congress
Dewas District
Dewas	SC	Bapulal		Indian National Congress
Sonkatch	None	Bhagirath Singh		Jana Sangh
Bagli	None	Kailash Chandra		Jana Sangh
Kannod	None	Chaturbhuj		Independent
East Nimar District
Harsud	None	Rao Bhimsingh		Swatantra Party
Khalwa	ST	Hiralal		Swatantra Party
Shahpur	None	Durgabai		Praja Socialist Party
Burhanpur	None	Abdul Quadir Siddiqui		Indian National Congress
Khandwa	None	Bhagwantrao Mandloi		Indian National Congress
Pandhana	SC	Deokaran		Indian National Congress
West Nimar District
Barwaha	None	Rana Balbahadarsingh Rana Bhawanisingh		Independent
Meheswar	SC	Bhikaji Tantya		Jana Sangh
Bhikangaon	None	Hiralal Yadav		Jana Sangh
Khargone	None	Bhalchandra Bagdare		Jana Sangh
Dhulkot	ST	Manoharsingh Chohan		Jana Sangh
Sendhwa	ST	Rupsingh Abdu		Jana Sangh
Barwani	ST	Daval Nana		Jana Sangh
Rajpur	ST	Devisingh Lonyaji		Jana Sangh
Dhar District
Manawar East	ST	Fatehbhan Singh		Indian National Congress
Dhar	None	Kanhiyalal		Indian National Congress
Badnawar	None	Govardhan		Jana Sangh
Sardarpur	None	Sumer Singh		Jana Sangh
Kukshi	ST	Babu		Jana Sangh
Jhabua District
Alirajpur	ST	Bhagirath Bhanwar		Socialist Party of India
Jobat	ST	Raysinha		Socialist Party of India
Jhabua	ST	Man Singh		Socialist Party of India
Thandla	ST	Pratap Sinha		Socialist Party of India
Ratlam District
Sailana	None	Laxmansingh Jhitra		Socialist Party of India
Ratlam	None	Babulal Nathulal		Independent
Alot	SC	Mayaram Nanda		Indian National Congress
Jaora	None	Laxminarayan Jamnalal		Jana Sangh
Mandsaur District
Mandsaur	None	Shyam Sunder Patidar		Indian National Congress
Sitamau	None	Mohansingh		Jana Sangh
Suwasra	SC	Champalal		Jana Sangh
Garoth	None	Mohanlal		Jana Sangh
Manasa	None	Sunderlal		Jana Sangh
Neemuch	None	Khumansingh		Jana Sangh
Jawad	None	Virendrakumar		Jana Sangh

Bypolls

Year	Constituency	Reason for by-poll	Winning candidate	Party
1963	Parasia	Void of S.S. Kartaram	S. Dupey		Indian National Congress
	Morena	Void of J. Singh	H.R.S. Sarraf		Indian National Congress
1964	Bina	Void of P.B. Ramdayal	S.N. Mushran		Indian National Congress
	Sitamau	Void of M. Singh	K. Singh		Jan Sangh
	Sonkatch	Void of B. Singh	V. Singh		Jan Sangh
1965	Jabalpur - 3	Death of Jagmohan Das	H.K. Singh		Indian National Congress
	Berasia	Void of B. Lal's election	D.N. Vadivel		Indian National Congress
Source:ECI[5]

See also

• List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
• List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly