1967 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in February 1967, to elect members of the 184 constituencies in Rajasthan, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Mohan Lal Sukhadia was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for his fourth term.[1]
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All 184 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 93 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 10,002,447 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 51.80% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 176 constituencies.[2] This was increased to 184 constituencies by 1967.
Result
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Indian National Congress | 2,798,411 | 41.42 | 89 | +1 | |
| Swatantra Party | 1,493,018 | 22.10 | 48 | +12 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 789,609 | 11.69 | 22 | +7 | |
| Samyukta Socialist Party | 321,574 | 4.76 | 8 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 79,826 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of India | 65,531 | 0.97 | 1 | –4 | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 54,618 | 0.81 | 0 | –2 | |
| Jai Telangana Party | 45,576 | 0.67 | 0 | New | |
| Republican Party of India | 8,932 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,099,169 | 16.27 | 16 | –6 | |
| Total | 6,756,264 | 100.00 | 184 | +8 | |
| Valid votes | 6,756,264 | 79.34 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,759,342 | 20.66 | |||
| Total votes | 8,515,606 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,002,447 | 85.14 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||
Elected Members
Bypolls
| Date | Constituency | Reason for by-poll | Winning candidate | Party | |
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| 1967 | Khanpur | Death | S. Kumari | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1970 | Tonk | Resignation of D. Vyas | S. Prasad | NCJ | |
| Nasirabad | Death of V. Singh | S. Singh | NCJ | ||
| Source:ECI[4] | |||||
References
- "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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