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41 (of 494) seats in the Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 18675436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 12843914 (68.77%)  21.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1962 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 41 seats in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 31 out of 41 seats. This would mark the last time, that Congress has won more than 30 seats in this state, without the help of allies. After the defeat of Congress, in Madras, in 1967, Congress sought help and allied with local parties, to get seats in Madras/Tamil Nadu.
Voting and results
| Party | Seats | Popular vote | |||||
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| Contested | Won | +/− | Votes | % | ±pp | ||
| Indian National Congress | 41 | 31 | 
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56,23,013 | 45.26 |  1.26%
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| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 18 | 7 | 7
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23,15,610 | 18.64 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 14 | 2 |
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12,72,313 | 10.24 | 0.18%
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| Swatantra Party | 16 | 0 | New | 13,00,526 | 10.47 | New | |
| Independents | 46 | 0 | 8
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9,33,150 | 7.51 | 32.26%
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| Total | 41 | 1,24,24,036 | |||||
| Invalid votes | 4,19,878 | 3.26 | |||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,28,43,984 | 68.77 | |||||
| Registered voters | 1,86,75,436 | 100.00 | |||||
List of Elected MPs
See also
Bibliography
External links
| Elections in Tamil Nadu | |||||
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| General elections | |||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Legislative Assembly | |||||
| Assembly by-elections | |||||
| Local elections |
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| See also: Elections in India | |||||