1967 Indian general election

1967 Indian general election

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520 of the 523 seats in the Lok Sabha[a]
261 seats needed for a majority
Registered250,207,401
Turnout61.04% (Increase 0.12 pp)
  First party Second party
 
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Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari.jpg
Leader Indira Gandhi C. Rajagopalachari
Party INC SWA
Last election 44.72%, 361 seats 7.89%, 18 seats
Seats won 283 44
Seat change Decrease 78 Increase 26
Popular vote 59,490,701 12,646,847
Percentage 40.78% 8.67%
Swing Decrease 3.94pp Increase 0.78pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
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S.A. Dange.jpg
Leader Deendayal Upadhyaya Shripad Amrit Dange
Party ABJS CPI
Last election 6.44%, 14 seats 9.94%, 29 seats
Seats won 35 23
Seat change Increase 21 Decrease 6
Popular vote 13,580,935 7,458,396
Percentage 9.31% 5.11%
Swing Increase 2.87pp Decrease 4.83pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Indira Gandhi
INC

Prime Minister after election

Indira Gandhi
INC

General elections were held in India between 17 and 21 February 1967 to elect 520 of the 523 members of the fourth Lok Sabha, an increase of 15 from the previous session of Lok Sabha.[1] Elections to State Assemblies were also held simultaneously, the last general election to do so.

The incumbent Indian National Congress government retained power, albeit with a significantly reduced majority. Indira Gandhi was resworn in as the Prime Minister on 13 March.


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  1. ^ "General Election of India 1967, 4th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2010.