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| election_date = 19 February 1962| seats_for_election = All 154 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly,| turnout = 63.44%| image_size = 100pxIndian National Congress>INC| image1 = File:Partap Singh Kairon.png| leader1 = Partap Singh Kairon| leaders_seat1 = Sarhali| seats1 = 90| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 30| popular_vote1 = 2,946,209| percentage1 = 43.72%| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.79%| party2 = Shiromani Akali Dal| image2 = | leader2 = Gurnam SinghRaikot Assembly constituency>Raikot| seats2 = 16| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 16| popular_vote2 = 799,925| percentage2 = 11.87%| swing2 = {{increase}} 11.87%| party3 = Communist Party of India| image3 = CPI symbol.svg| leader3 = | leaders_seat3 = | seats3 = 12| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 4| popular_vote3 = 478,333| percentage3 = 7.10| swing3 = {{decrease}} 6.46%Chief Minister of Punjab (India)>CM| before_election = Partap Singh KaironIndian National Congress>INC| after_election = Partap Singh KaironIndian National Congress>INC| majority_seats = 78}}Elections for the Third Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962.WEB,weblink Punjab General Legislative Election 1962, Election Commission of India, 10 May 2022, 15 May 2022, There were total 756 candidates. The Indian National Congress won the election with 90 seats.

Result{|class"wikitable sortable"

!colspan=10|(File:India Punjab Legislative Assembly 1962.svg)!colspan=2|Party!Contestants !Seats won!Popular vote !%Indian National Congress|154|90|29,46,209|43.72Shiromani Akali Dal|46|16|7,99,925|11.87Communist Party of India|47|12|4,78,333|7.10Bharatiya Jana Sangh|80|8|6,55,160|9.72Socialist Party (India)>Socialist Party|8|4|93,801|1.39Swatantra Party|42|3|2,61,276|3.88|Haryana Lok Samiti|8|3|1,29,036|1.91Independent politician>Independents|330|18|11,57,113|17.17||Others|41|0|2,18,370|3.24!colspan=2|Total!756!154!67,39,223!

Elected members{|class"wikitable sortable"

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See also

Third Punjab Legislative AssemblyElections in Punjab

References

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