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BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR ANDHRA PRADESH |
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Election to the Legislative Assembly, 1962 |
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1. |
No. of Seats |
300 (6 candidates elected unopposed) |
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2. |
No. of contestants |
988 |
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3. |
ELECTORS |
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MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
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i. |
No. of Electors |
9585927 |
9421929 |
19007856 |
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ii |
No. of Voters |
6529753 |
5635530 |
12165283 |
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iii |
Polling percentage |
68.12 |
59.81 |
64.00 |
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4. |
No. of Valid Votes |
11689197 |
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5. |
Votes rejected |
476051 (3.91%) |
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6. |
No. of polling Stations |
21587 |
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7. |
Average No.of Electors per polling station |
881 |
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8.Performance of parties
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PARTY |
No. of candidates |
Seats won |
% of votes polled |
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Indian National Congress |
300 |
177 |
47.25 |
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Communist |
136 |
51 |
19.53 |
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Swatantra Party |
141 |
19 |
10.40 |
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Praja Socialist Party |
6 |
0 |
0.30 |
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Jan Sangh |
70 |
0 |
1.04 |
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Republican Party |
18 |
0 |
0.40 |
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Socialist Party |
15 |
2 |
0.61 |
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NATIONAL PARTIES |
686 |
249 |
79.53 |
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INDEPENDENT |
302 |
51 |
20.47 |
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TOTAL |
988 |
300 |
100.00 |
Note : Sum of rejected votes and valid votes polled does not tally with the total voters. Difference is due to certain ballot papers which were issued but not put into the ballot box.