1962
1957Total Constituencies: 18
Kerala Lok Sabha Election 1962 covered all 18 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The CPI received the highest statewide vote share at 35.46% and won 6 seats, while the INC received 34.28% of the vote and won 6 seats. The IND won 3 seats with 11.43% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Kerala.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 6 | 35.46% | 47.04% | 19,60,683 | |
| 14 | 6 | 34.28% | 44.71% | 18,95,226 | |
| IND | 8 | 3 | 11.43% | 23.83% | 6,31,878 |
| PSP | 4 | 0 | 9.89% | 42.36% | 5,46,621 |
| ML | 3 | 2 | 4.49% | 30.87% | 2,48,038 |
| 1 | 1 | 3.61% | 59.73% | 1,99,377 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Kasergod | A. K. Gopalan | CPI | 1,88,384 | K. R. Karanth | PSP | 1,05,021 | 83,363 | 27.51 |
| Tellicherry | S. K. Pottekkatt | IND | 2,16,836 | K. T. Sukumaran | INC | 1,51,886 | 64,950 | 17.62 |
| Badagara | A. V. Raghavan | IND | 2,04,315 | K. B. Menon | PSP | 1,31,408 | 72,907 | 21.72 |
| Kozhikode | C. H. Muhammed Koya | ML | 1,04,277 | H. Manjunatha Rao | CPI | 1,03,514 | 763 | 0.25 |
| Manjeri | Muhammad Ismail Sahib | ML | 97,290 | Muhammad Kunju | CPI | 92,962 | 4,328 | 1.8 |
| Palghat (Sc) | Kunhan Patinjara Veetilpadi | CPI | 1,31,688 | V. Eacharan | INC | 59,353 | 72,335 | 36.05 |
| Poonani | Imbichi Bava Ezhukudikkal | CPI | 1,28,288 | K. S. Achuthan | INC | 70,489 | 57,799 | 22.54 |
| Trichur | Krishna Warriar | CPI | 1,64,899 | Seetha Raman | INC | 1,59,072 | 5,827 | 1.8 |
| Mukundapuram | Govinda Menon Panampilli | INC | 1,95,038 | Narayankutty Menon Thekkechalil | CPI | 1,56,587 | 38,451 | 10.66 |
| Ernakulam | A. M. Thomas | INC | 1,81,105 | M. M. Abdul Khader | CPI | 1,57,706 | 23,399 | 6.56 |
| Muvattupuzha | Cherian | INC | 1,57,735 | Jacob | CPI | 1,33,087 | 24,648 | 8.48 |
| Kottayam | Mathew Maniyangadan | INC | 1,77,811 | George | CPI | 1,12,525 | 65,286 | 22.48 |
| Ambalapuzha | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | CPI | 1,70,170 | Baby John | PSP | 1,58,937 | 11,233 | 3.42 |
| Thiruvalla | G. Ravindra Varma | INC | 1,84,054 | P. T. Punnoose | CPI | 1,09,990 | 74,064 | 24.39 |
| Mavilekara (Sc) | Achuthan | INC | 1,49,244 | Kodiyan | CPI | 1,41,956 | 7,288 | 2.42 |
| Qullon | Sreekantan Nair | RSP | 1,99,377 | Sarojani | INC | 1,34,422 | 64,955 | 19.46 |
| Chirayinkil | M. K. Kumaran | CPI | 1,68,927 | Shahul Hameed | INC | 1,35,708 | 33,219 | 10.9 |
| Trivanduram | Nataraja Pillai | IND | 1,61,713 | Krishna Pillai | PSP | 1,51,255 | 10,458 | 3.24 |