1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

none April 2018 May 2020 1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election India parliamentary No 1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1962 1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1969 1967 All 104 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, 71.18% 53 100px Indian National Congress Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir 2001 stamp of India (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Giani Gurmukh Singh Mussafir Amritsar West (lost) 48 90 42 1,594,160 37.45% 6.27% Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group Gurnam Singh Justice_Gurnam_Singh_(cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Qila Raipur (won) 24 New 24 871,742 20.48% 20.48% Bharatiya Jana Sangh Balram_Tandon_(cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 0 Balram Das Tandon 8 Amritsar Central (won) 9 1 418,921 9.84% 0.12% CM Gurmukh Singh Indian National Congress Gurnam Singh AD(SFS) Elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in 1967, to elect members of the 104 constituencies in Punjab, India. It resulted in a hung Assembly with the Indian National Congress as the largest party with 48 seats. 1968 Indian Punjab political crisis Voter statistics Title MEN WOMEN TOTAL No. of electors3406064 29049996311063 No. of electors who voted25025701989796 4492366 Polling percentage73.47% 68.50%71.18% S.No.TitleData1.No. of valid votes244680902.No. of votes rejected13914253.No. of polling stations68664.Average no. of electors per polling station9195.Men contestants 5946.Women contestants87.Total contestants 6028.Elected men 1029.Elected women 2 Political parties List of participating political parties in Punjab assembly election in 1967 S. No.Party abbreviationPartyNational Parties1.INCIndian National Congress2CPICommunist Party Of India3CPMCommunist Party Of India (Marxist)4.BJSBharatiya Jan Sangh5PSPPraja Socialist Party6RPIRepublic Party of India7SSPSanghata Socialist Party 8SWASwatantra PartyState Parties9ADMAkali Dal Master Tara Singh Group10ADSAkali Dal Sant Fateh Singh GroupIndependents11INDIndependents Results File:India Punjab Legislative Assembly 1967.svgPartyParties in green box formed a coalition governmentContestedSeats won Change in seatsPopular vote%Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh Group5924 248,71,74220.48 Bharatiya Jana Sangh499 14,18,9219.84% Communist Party of India195 42,21,4945.20% Communist Party of India (Marxist)133 31,38,8573.26% Republican Party of India173 376,0891.79% Akali Dal - Master Tara Singh Group612 21,78,7464.20% Socialist Party81 330,5910.72% Independents2359 96,83,36916.05%Indian National Congress10248 4215,94,16037.45%Others19043,1441.02%Totalhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3445-punjab-1967/ Statistical Report on General Election Punjab 1967 Election Commission of India60210442,57,113Sourcehttps://www.elections.in//punjab/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1967 www.elections.in Results by constituency ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin No. NameCategory CandidatePartyVotes CandidatePartyVotes1Muktsar(SC)Guruev Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group18028Matu Ram Indian National Congress15939 20892GidderbahaGENHarcharan Singh Brar Indian National Congress21692Parkash Singh Badal Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group21635 573MaloutGENGurmit Singh Indian National Congress13046Pritam Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group11562 14844Lambi(SC)S. Chand Indian National Congress11982Dana Ram Communist Party of India 8327 36555AboharGENSatya Dev Bharatiya Jan Sangh21724Chandi Ram Indian National Congress15029 66956FazilkaGENRadha Krishan Indian National Congress20048Aad Lal Bharatiya Jan Sangh13011 70377JalalabadGENPrem Singh Communist Party of India20046Lajinder Singh Indian National Congress19378 6688Guru Har SahaiGENB. Singh Independent15361Daulat Rai Indian National Congress14189 11729FirozpurGENGardhara Singh Indian National Congress15419Balmukand Bharatiya Jan Sangh9029 639010Firozpur CantonmentGENM. Singh Indian National Congress12127R. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group 10560 156711ZiraGENHarcharan Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group 21494Metab Singh Indian National Congress20622 87212DharamkotGENLachhman Singh Gill Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group 15204R. Singh Indian National Congress16733 590113Nihal Singh Wala(SC)Munsha Singh Communist Party of India15204Saggar Singh Indian National Congress10720 448414MogaGENNachhatar Singh Indian National Congress16847Roop Lal Samyukta Socialist Party11433 541415Bhagha PuranaGENC. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group 22170C. Singh Indian National Congress17027 514316Khadoor SahibGENJathedar Mohan Singh Nagoke Indian National Congress22443A. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group 21565 87817PattiGENR. Kaur Indian National Congress26273Jaswant Singh Independent13677 1259618ValtohaGENH. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group 21249U. Singh Indian National Congress15985 5264 19Attari(SC)S. Singh Indian National Congress15844Darshan Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist)11624 422020Tarn TaranGENH. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group 24496N.S.S. Puri Indian National Congress20610 3886By Polls in 1967Tarn TaranGENManjinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal30081Dilbag Singh Indian National Congress15880 1420121BeasGENS. Singh Indian National Congress20401K. Singh Independent12148 825322Jandiala(SC)A. Singh Indian National Congress16005Tara Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group12499 350623Amritsar EastGEN Dr. Baldev Prakash Bharatiya Jan Sangh19750I. Nath Indian National Congress15124 462624Amritsar SouthGEN Harbans Lal Khanna Bharatiya Jan Sangh17023 Kirpal Singh Samyukta Socialist Party16320 70325Amritsar CentralGEN Balram Das Tandon Bharatiya Jan Sangh22404J.I. Singh Indian National Congress13256 914826Amritsar WestGEN Satya Pal Dang Communist Party of India23339G.G.S. Mussafir Indian National Congress13368 997127Verka(SC)K. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group14940G. Singh Indian National Congress13354 158628MajithaGENParkash Singh Majitha Swatantra Party28002Parkash Kaur Indian National Congress18584 941829AjnalaGEN Dalip SinghCommunist Party of India (Marxist)20932I. Singh Indian National Congress12385 854730Fatehgarh SahibGENN. SinghAkali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group18570J. Singh Indian National Congress17081 148931BatalaGENMohan Lal Indian National Congress18528Rattan Lal Bharatiya Jan Sangh13722 480632Sri HargobindpurGEN Satnam Singh Indian National Congress15278Karam SinghAkali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group11722 355633QadianGENS. SinghIndian National Congress18126B. Singh Communist Party of India674834DhariwalGENS. Singh Indian National Congress15067U. Singh Independent1075235GurdaspurGENP. Chandra Indian National Congress16741M. SinghAkali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group1354636Dina Nagar(SC)J. Muni Indian National Congress13464S. Pal Bharatiya Jan Sangh1230937Narot Mehra(SC)S. Singh Indian National Congress16452R. Chand Bharatiya Jan Sangh1376438PathankotGENC. Ram Bharatiya Jan Sangh18142B. LalIndian National Congress1495839BalachaurGENB. Ram Indian National Congress20687D. Chand Independent1946640GarhshankarGENCapt. R. Singh Indian National Congress20412D. Singh Communist Party of India1347841Mahilpur(SC)G. Singh Indian National Congress18973K. Singh Akali Dal – Master Tara Singh Group1047742HoshiarpurGENB. SinghSamyukta Socialist Party16027BalkrishanIndian National Congress1266943Sham Chaurasi(SC)G. Dass Indian National Congress14656Devraj Communist Party of India (Marxist)1124144TandaGENJ. Singh Republican Party of India11969A. SinghIndian National Congress1069745DasuyaGENR.P. Dass Independent15539D. Singh Independent1195846MukerianGENB. Nath Independent17451R. RamIndian National Congress1238247KapurthalaGENK. SinghIndian National Congress18976B.H. Singh Independent1208348SultanpurGENB. SinghIndian National Congress17743A. Singh Akali Dal – Master Tara Singh Group1521149Phagwara(SC)S. RamIndian National Congress14943G. Ram Independent1154750Jullundur NorthGENL.C. Suberwal Bharatiya Jan Sangh19613G. SainiIndian National Congress1537451Jullundur SouthGENManmohan Bharatiya Jan Sangh19138YashpalIndian National Congress1422252Jullundur CantonmentGENR. Singh Independent11763B. Raj Independent947353AdampurGEND. SinghIndian National Congress17485K. Singh Communist Party of India1698954Kartarpur(SC)P. Ram Republican Party of India18708G. SinghIndian National Congress1600055Jamsher(SC)D. SinghIndian National Congress11808M. Singh Independent918556NakodarGEND. Singh Independent11755U. SinghIndian National Congress843757Nur MahalGEND. SinghIndian National Congress23230T. Singh Communist Party of India1645158Bara PindGENH.S. Surjit Communist Party of India (Marxist)18078P. SinghIndian National Congress1594659Banga(SC)H. RamAkali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group16368J. Ram Indian National Congress1529360NawanshahrGEND. SinghIndian National Congress22048H. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group1409461PhillaurGENA. SinghIndian National Congress17267G. Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist)951062JagraonGENG. SinghIndian National Congress20660D. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group1817363RaikotGENJathedar Jagdev Singh Talwandi Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group28912S. SinghIndian National Congress1694764Qila RaipurGENG. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group25488A. SinghIndian National Congress2003465Dakha(SC)J. SinghIndian National Congress18060B. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group1690366Ludhiana NorthGENK. Chand Bharatiya Jan Sangh22785T. DassIndian National Congress1205567Ludhiana SouthGENV.A. Vishwanath Bharatiya Jan Sangh14482J. PallIndian National Congress1119468Kum KalanGENG.M. SinghIndian National Congress17655M. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group1692169PayalGENG. SinghIndian National Congress24505B. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group2002770Khanna(SC)G. Singh Republican Party of India16617B. SinghIndian National Congress1237171SamralaGENJ. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group27719A. SinghIndian National Congress2032072NangalGENS. ParasherIndian National Congress10733B. Singh Bharatiya Jan Sangh773773AnandpurGENJ. SinghIndian National Congress12016S. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group976874RuparGENG. SinghIndian National Congress21314S. S. Josh Communist Party of India1328875Morinda(SC)P. S. AzadIndian National Congress18852R. Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist)1237776KhararGENB. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group15429N. S. TalibIndian National Congress1483077BanurGENP. SinghIndian National Congress18595P. Singh Independent1808678RajpuraGENS. ParkashIndian National Congress11623K. Singh Akali Dal – Master Tara Singh Group793279RaipurGENS. KapurIndian National Congress19073B. Singh Swatantra Party1333780PatialaGENS. Singh Akali Dal – Master Tara Singh Group13778O. Parkash Bharatiya Jan Sangh1154181DakalaGENY. Singh Independent28827R. Singh Communist Party of India329782Samana(SC)B. Lal Independent14549H. SinghIndian National Congress1222883NabhaGENN. Singh Independent24135G. SinghIndian National Congress1462984Amloh(SC)B. SinghIndian National Congress14629S. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group1314685SirhindGENJ. Singh Akali Dal – Master Tara Singh Group13871R. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group1202886DhuriGENT. Singh Indian National Congress17829J. Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist)1655687MalerkotlaGENH. H. N. I. A. KhanIndian National Congress22090N. Mohammad Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group1530788Sherpur(SC)K. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group23490L. SinghIndian National Congress1020089BarnalaGENS. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group24271R. SinghIndian National Congress1011990Bhadaur(SC)B. Singh Communist Party of India14748G. SinghIndian National Congress828791DhanaulaGENH. Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist)21192B. H. SinghIndian National Congress1122892SangrurGENJ. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group14233G. SinghIndian National Congress1343793SunamGENG. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group20027N. Ram Bharatiya Jan Sangh867194LehraGENB. BhanIndian National Congress26377B. Lal Independent1034095SardulgarhGENH. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group22167K. SinghIndian National Congress1905096BudhladaGENG. SinghIndian National Congress19621T. SinghAkali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group1697797MansaGENJ. SinghCommunist Party of India14466H. SinghIndian National Congress1186498Talwandi SaboGEND. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group21148G. SinghIndian National Congress1010699Pakka KalanGENK. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group19968T. SinghIndian National Congress15865100BhatindaGENF. Chand Independent26356H. LalIndian National Congress14921101PhulGENH. SinghIndian National Congress19826B. Singh Communist Party of India17925102Nathana(SC)H. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group21061K. SinghIndian National Congress7615103KotkapuraGENH. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group23907M. SinghIndian National Congress14185104Faridkot(SC)B. Singh Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh Group16273S. SinghIndian National Congress12771 Government formation After result Gurnam Singh formed the government by making an alliance called People's United Front with other political parties, but in November 1967 Lashman Singh Gill with 16 MLAs defected and with the support of Indian National Congress formed government which lasted till August 1968. See also Fourth Punjab Legislative Assembly Politics of Punjab, India References Punjab Category:State Assembly elections in Punjab, India Category:1960s in Punjab, India