Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1967

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1967
India
1967
All 270 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC PWP
Last election 215 seats, 51.22% 15 seats, 7.47%
Seats won 203 19
Seat change Decrease 12 Increase 4
Popular vote 6,288,564 1,043,239
Percentage 47.03% 7.80
Swing Decrease 4.19% Increase 0.33%
Chief Minister before election

Vasantrao Naik
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Vasantrao Naik
INC

Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1967 was held in Indian state of Maharashtra in 1967, to elect 270 members to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[1]

Results

Indian National Congress won most number of seats.[1] Incumbent Chief Minister Vasantrao Naik was reelected as Chief Minister

 Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1967
Political Party
 No. of candidates
 No. of elected
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
 Seat change
Indian National Congress2702036,288,56447.03%Decrease 12
Peasants and Workers Party of India58191,043,2397.80%Increase 4
Communist Party of India4110651,0774.87%Increase 4
Praja Socialist Party668545,9354.08%Decrease 1
Republican Party of India795890,3776.66%Increase 5
Bharatiya Jana Sangh16641,092,6708.17%Increase 4
Samyukta Socialist Party484616,4664.61%Increase 4
Communist Party of India (Marxist)111145,0831.08%Increase 1
Independents463161,948,22314.57%Increase 1
Total124227013,371,735

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India". Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India ()


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