Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 1967

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Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1967

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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

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e • d 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 Congress 270 203 6,288,564 47.03% Decrease 12
Peasants and Workers Party of India 58 19 1,043,239 7.80% Increase 4
Communist Party of India 41 10 651,077 4.87% Increase 4
Praja Socialist Party 66 8 545,935 4.08% Decrease 1
Republican Party of India 79 5 890,377 6.66% Increase 5
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 166 4 1,092,670 8.17% Increase 4
Samyukta Socialist Party 48 4 616,466 4.61% Increase 4
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 11 1 145,083 1.08% Increase 1
Independents 463 16 1,948,223 14.57% Increase 1
Total 1242 270 13,371,735

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, Election Commission of India PDF ([1])


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