1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = No

| previous_election = 1957 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1957

| next_year = {{nowrap|1967 (PB) →
1967 (HR)}}

| election_date = 19 February 1962

| seats_for_election = All 154 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly,

| turnout = 63.44%

| image_size = 100px

| party1 = 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 Singh

| leaders_seat2 = 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%

| title = CM

| before_election = Partap Singh Kairon

| before_party = INC

| after_election = Partap Singh Kairon

| after_party = INC

| majority_seats = 78

}}

Elections for the Third Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in February 1962.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3444-punjab-1962/ |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 1962 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=10 May 2022 |access-date= 15 May 2022}} There were total 756 candidates. The Indian National Congress won the election with 90 seats.