1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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All 287 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
144 seats needed for a majority
Registered20,934,068
Turnout14,476,108 (69.15%) Increase 5.15%
  Majority party Minority party
 
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Leader Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Gouthu Latchanna
Party INC SWA
Leader since 1964 1958
Leader's seat Narasaraopet (won) Sompeta (won)
Last election 177 seats, 47.25% 19 seats, 10.40%
Seats won 165 29
Seat change Decrease 12 Increase 10
Popular vote 6,292,649 1,363,382
Percentage 45.42% 9.84%
Swing Decrease 1.83% Decrease 0.56%

Chief Minister before election

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
INC

The 1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held in 1967. Out of a total of 1,067 candidates for 287 seats, 276 men and 11 women were elected. The Indian National Congress (INC) won 165 seats, the Swatantra Party (SWA) won 29 seats, and the Independents won 68 seats.

Out of the 287 contested seats, 236 were allocated for general candidates, 11 were reserved for Scheduled Tribes, and 40 were reserved for Scheduled Castes.[1]

  1. ^ "Election results, 1967 Andhra Pradesh". Archived from the original on 2019-05-15.