In the 1962 West Bengal Lok Sabha Election, Indian National Congress (INC) contested 36 constituencies and won 22 seats. Across these constituencies, INC candidates received 4,553,677 votes, accounting for 46.79% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 36 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, INC secured 46.79% vote share.
| INC Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 36 |
| Seats won | 22 |
| Total votes received | 45,53,677 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 46.79% |
| Overall vote share | 46.79% |
The table below lists INC candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Votes Received | Party Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASANSOL | Atulya Ghosh | 1 | 70,835 | 38.84 |
| AUSGRAM (SC) | Mono Mohan Das | 1 | 1,14,829 | 51.17 |
| BALURGHAT (ST) | Shelku Mardi | 2 | 1,27,470 | 48.15 |
| BANKURA | Ramgati Bandopadhyay | 1 | 74,674 | 51.13 |
| BARASAT | Arun Chandra Guha | 1 | 1,88,398 | 50.17 |
| BARRACKPORE | Ram Dhari Singh | 2 | 1,33,894 | 33.76 |
| BASIRHAT | Humayun Kabir | 1 | 1,67,476 | 53.74 |
| BERHAMPUR | Khondekar Nazrul Haque | 2 | 1,31,630 | 45.27 |
| BIRBHUM (SC) | Sisir Kumar Saha | 1 | 74,573 | 43.15 |
| BURDWAN | Gurugobinda Basu | 1 | 1,55,485 | 55.83 |
| CALCUTTA CENTRAL | Balai Chandra Pal | 2 | 1,11,082 | 41.78 |
| CALCUTTA EAST | Sailendra Nath Mukherjee | 2 | 1,36,202 | 43.12 |
| CALCUTTA NORTH WEST | Asoke Kumar Sen | 1 | 1,43,725 | 54.54 |
| CALCUTTA SOUTH WEST | Ismail Ibrahim | 2 | 1,32,928 | 46.24 |
| CONTAI | Basanta Kumar Das | 1 | 1,87,548 | 58.06 |
| COOCH BEHAR (SC) | Upendra Nath Barman | 2 | 1,09,676 | 43.68 |
| DAIMOND HARBOUR | Sudhanshu Bhushan Das | 1 | 1,52,540 | 47.57 |
| DARJEELING | T. Manaen | 1 | 66,129 | 35.03 |
| GHATAL | Sachindra Nath Choudhury | 1 | 1,79,045 | 53.56 |
| HOOGHLY | Nirmal Kumar Sen | 2 | 1,05,716 | 33.8 |
| HOWRAH | Krishna Kumar Chatterji | 2 | 1,33,876 | 41.16 |
| JALPAIGURI | Nalini Ranjan Ghosh | 1 | 1,17,814 | 45.4 |
| JHARGRAM (ST) | Subodh Hansda | 1 | 1,01,784 | 48.86 |
| JOYNAGAR (SC) | Paresh Nath Kayal | 1 | 1,52,372 | 53.28 |
| KATWA | Anil Kumar Chanda | 2 | 1,16,528 | 43.43 |
| MALDA | Renuka Ray | 1 | 1,01,336 | 43.74 |
| MATHURAPUR (SC) | Purnendu Sekhar Naskar | 1 | 1,67,028 | 51.11 |
| MIDNAPUR | Gobinda Kumar Singhu | 1 | 1,31,291 | 49.45 |
| MURSHIDABAD | Abdus Sattar | 2 | 82,231 | 37.88 |
| NEBADWIP | Ila Pal Choudhuri | 2 | 1,39,632 | 47.74 |
| PURULIA | Sagar Chandra Mahato | 2 | 60,882 | 37.24 |
| RAIGANJ | Chapala Kanta Bhattacharjee | 1 | 81,795 | 42.51 |
| SERAMPORE | Jitendra Nath Lahiri | 2 | 1,62,130 | 48.38 |
| TAMLUK | Satis Chandra Samanta | 1 | 1,89,020 | 53.39 |
| ULUBERIA | Punendu Khan | 1 | 1,43,195 | 48.62 |
| VISHNUPUR (SC) | Pashupati Mandal | 1 | 1,08,908 | 52.94 |
State wise INC performance in Lok Sabha Election 1962 |
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| Bihar |
| Delhi |
| Gujarat |
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| Madras |
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| Mysore |
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| Rajasthan |
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| West Bengal |