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.
Indian general election in Madras, 1962 Registered 18675436 Turnout 12843914 (68.77%)
First party
Second party
Leader
K. Kamaraj C.N. Annadurai
Party
INC DMK
Leader's seat
Did not contest Rajya Sabha
Seats won
31 7
Seat change
Popular vote
5,623,013 2,315,610
Percentage
45.26% 18.64%
Swing
Contested as Independents
Party
Seats
Popular vote
Contested
Won
+/− Votes
%
±pp
Indian National Congress 41
31
56,23,013
45.26
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 18
7
23,15,610
18.64
New
Communist Party of India 14
2
12,72,313
10.24
Swatantra Party 16
0
New
13,00,526
10.47
New
Independents 46
0
9,33,150
7.51
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
Constituency
Winner
Runner-up
Margin
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Votes
%
1
Madras North P. Srinivasan
INC 122,160
37.67
Abdus Samad
IUML 113,311
34.94
8,849
2.73
2
Madras South K. Manoharan
DMK 151,917
44.73
C. R. Ramaswamy
INC 89,771
26.43
62,146
18.30
3
Sriperumbudur (SC)P. Sivasankaran
DMK 157,733
52.56
K. Munuswamy
INC 142,361
47.44
15,372
5.12
4
Chingleput O. V. Alagesan
INC 169,988
53.10
S. Krishnaswamy
IND 150,110
46.90
19,878
6.20
5
Tiruvallur V. Govindaswamy Naidu
INC 157,343
47.92
M. Gopal
DMK 143,908
43.83
13,435
4.09
6
Vellore Abdull Wahid
INC 114,872
41.03
N. Sivaraj
RPI 90,906
32.47
23,966
8.56
7
Wandiwash (SC)
Jayaraman
INC 111,053
39.39
M. Krishnasami
RPI 100,256
35.56
10,797
3.83
8
Tiruvannamalai Dharmalingam
DMK 141,254
48.99
G. Neelakantan
INC 137,528
47.69
3,726
1.30
9
Tindivanam R. Venkatasubba Reddiar
INC 132,330
48.35
K. Ramamoorthi Goundar
SWA 118,033
43.12
14,297
5.23
10
Cuddalore T. Ramabadra Naidu
DMK 160,811
51.38
T. D. Muthukumaraswami Naidu
INC 125,424
40.08
35,387
11.30
11
Chidambaram R. Kangagosabai
INC 140,731
44.63
R. Thillaivaillalan
DMK 136,671
43.34
4,060
1.29
12
Tirukoilur (SC)
L. Elaya Perumal
INC 134,815
53.51
C. Govindaraju
DMK 117,115
46.49
17,700
7.02
13
Tiruppattur
R. Muthu Gounder
DMK 151,938
51.59
Duraiswami Goundan
INC 118,303
40.17
33,635
11.42
14
Krishnagiri K. Rajaram
DMK 127,508
48.78
C. R. Narasimhan
INC 118,907
45.49
8,601
3.29
15
Salem S. V. Ramaswamy
INC 147,525
49.34
K. Rajagopal
DMK 135,787
45.42
11,738
3.92
16
Tiruchengode P. Subbarayan
INC 109,799
43.74
S. Kandappan
DMK 97,635
38.90
12,164
4.84
17
Namakkal (SC)V. K. Ramaswamy
INC 118,603
43.83
M. P. Vadivelu
DMK 109,652
40.52
8,951
3.31
18
Erode Paramasiva Gounder
INC 156,739
45.75
Narayanan
DMK 117,561
34.32
39,178
11.43
19
Gobichettipalayam P. G. Karuthiruman
INC 142,993
49.77
K. M. Ramasami Gounder
IND 71,558
24.91
71,435
24.86
20
Nilgiris Akkamma Devi
INC 163,420
52.54
M. E. Madhanan
CPI 75,299
24.21
88,121
28.33
21
Coimbatore P. R. Ramakrishnan
INC 151,019
39.06
Parvathi Krishnan
CPI 108,458
28.05
42,561
11.01
22
Pollachi C. Subramaniam
INC 176,512
56.40
R. M. Ramasami
SWA 76,415
24.41
100,097
31.99
23
Periyakulam Malaichamy Thevar
INC 146,829
48.44
Muthaih
IND 143,930
47.48
2,899
0.96
24
Madurai N. M. R. Subbaraman
INC 140,574
39.55
K. T. K. Tangamani
CPI 123,386
34.72
17,188
4.83
25
Melur (SC)
P. Maruthaiah
INC 155,629
52.17
V. S. Sivaprakasam
SWA 142,710
47.83
12,919
4.34
26
Dindigul T. S. Soundaram Ramachandram
INC 138,574
43.23
M. S. Abdul Khader
DMK 84,921
26.49
53,653
16.74
27
Karur R. Ramanathan Chettiar
INC 139,385
48.59
P. Ponnambala Gounder
SWA 100,229
34.94
39,156
13.65
28
Tiruchirapalli K. Anada Nambiar
CPI 156,706
47.80
M. K. M. Abdul Salam
INC 147,332
44.94
9,374
2.86
29
Perambalur Era Sezhiyan
DMK 188,926
55.90
M. Palaniyandi
INC 133,536
39.51
55,390
16.39
30
Pudukkottai R. Umanath
CPI 134,162
44.99
L. Alagusundaram Chettiar
INC 103,944
34.86
30,218
10.13
31
Kumbakonam C. R. Pattabiraman
INC 155,389
47.21
T. K. Srinivasan
DMK 144,490
43.90
10,899
3.31
32
Mayuram (SC)Maragatham
INC 149,330
45.74
Subirravelu
DMK 106,059
32.48
43,271
13.26
33
Nagapattinam Gopalsamy Thenkondar
INC 161,421
45.98
C. Kandasamy Thevar
CPI 129,004
36.74
32,417
9.24
34
Thanjavur Vairava Thevar
INC 143,185
43.58
Vallatharasu
PSP 115,112
35.04
28,073
8.54
35
Ramanathapuram N. Arunachalam
INC 145,396
41.14
Salivateeswaran
SWA 114,513
32.40
30,883
8.74
36
Aruppukkottai
U. Muthu Ramalinga Thevar
AIFB 175,772
51.72
Arumugasami
INC 155,919
45.88
19,853
5.84
37
Koilpatti (SC)
S. C. Balakrishnan
INC 150,175
47.94
Velu Kudumban
SWA 93,843
29.96
56,332
17.98
38
Tirunelveli Muthiah
INC 151,822
47.69
Mariadas Ruthnasamy
SWA 129,803
40.77
22,019
6.92
39
Tenkasai M. P. Swamy
INC 165,169
51.15
S. A. Muruganandam
CPI 93,729
29.02
71,440
22.13
40
Tiruchendur T. T. Krishnamachari
INC Won Uncontested
41
Nagercoil A. Nesamony
INC 157,208
56.37
P. Vivekananda
IND 81,587
29.25
75,621
27.12
21.02%
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