1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

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Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1967

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All 270 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
136 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party INC Peasants and Workers Party of India CPI
Last election 215 seats, 51.22% 15 seats, 7.47% 6 seats, 5.90%
Seats won 203 19 10
Seat change Decrease 12 Increase 4 Increase 4
Popular vote 6,288,564 1,043,239 651,077
Percentage 47.03% 7.80 4.87 %
Swing Decrease 4.19% Increase 0.33% Decrease1.03%

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[edit]

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

e • d 
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

List of winning candidates[edit]

The following is the list of candidates won:[2]

Constituency Name Member of Legislative Assembly Political party Votes polled
Achalpur N S Deshmukh INC
Amgaon Laxman Mankar BJS
Chembur Hashu Advani BJS
Dhobi Talav M B Popat INC
Girgaon Anant Namjoshi INC
Nagpur North P R Wasnik INC
Nagpur West Sushila Balraj INC
Pusad Vasantrao Naik INC
Sakoli S P Kapgate BJS
Shrivardhan A R Antulay INC
Shukrawar Peth Rambhau Mhalgi BJS
Walva Rajaram-bapu Patil INC

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). eci.nic.in (pdf). Election Commission of India.
  2. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1962". elections.in.


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