1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election

Indian state election 1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary no 1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election 1962 17 February 1967 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election 1972 All 126 seats to the Assam Legislative Assembly 52 All Party Hill Leaders Conference 100 80 Williamson Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference Baghmara 11 9 2 Bimala Prasad Chaliha.jpg 100 80 100 10 03 Bimala Prasad Chaliha Indian National Congress Sonari 79 73 6 Chief Minister Chief Minister Bimala Prasad Chaliha Indian National Congress Bimala Prasad Chaliha Indian National Congress thumb|Indian administrative divisions, as of 1951 The 4th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases in 1967 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India. Constituencies Assam Legislative Assembly, 126 consisted of 93 General constituencies, 24 Scheduled Tribes and 9 Scheduled Castes constituencies. A total of 492 nominations were filed out of which 486 were men's and 6 were women withdrew their nominations. 4 women were elected to Assam Legislative Assembly. Political parties 9 National parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress contested 92 seats and won 76 of them. Independent candidates won 14 seats while no other party cross double-digit.Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam Election Commission of India https://www.electionawaaz.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Assam-1967.pdf Election Awaaz 4 July 2026 Results Summary of results of the 1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election yes |- !colspan=10|File:India Assam Legislative Assembly 1967.svg |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! class="unsortable" | ! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats Contested !! Won !! % of Seats !! Votes !! Vote % |- style="background: #90EE90;" | Indian National Congress | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | | 120 || 73 || 44.66% || 1354748 || 43.60% |- | All Party Hill Leaders Conference | style="text-align:left;" |All Party Hill Leaders Conference | | 12 || 9 || 57.86% || 108447 || 3.49% |- | Communist Party of India | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | | 22 || 7 || 30.19% || 108447 || 5.15% |- | Praja Socialist Party | style="text-align:left;" |Praja Socialist Party | | 35 || 5 || 23.20% || 213094 || 6.86% |- | Samyukta Socialist Party | style="text-align:left;" |Samyukta Socialist Party | | 17 || 4 || 26.37% || 101802 || 3.28% |- | Swatantra Party | style="text-align:left;" |Swatantra Party | | 13 || 2 || 14.07% || 46187 || 1.49% |- | Independent politician | | 124 || 26 || 36.12% || 1004695 || 32.33% |- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan = 3| Total Seats ! 105 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 5449305 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 3369230 (61.83%) |} Constituency-wise results Constituency Leading Candidate Leading Party Margin Remarks1 LunglehNo Nomination Filed 2 Aijal East A. Thanglura Indian National Congress Uncontested 3 Aijal West A. Thanglura Indian National Congress Uncontested 4 Ratabari Biswanath Upadhyay Indian National Congress 11,959 5 Patharkandi Motilal Kanoo Independent 2,372 6 Karimganj North Rathindra Nath Sen Independent 2,298 7 Karimganj South Praffulla Choudhury Indian National Congress 3,567 8 Badarpur Moulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury Indian National Congress 2,777 9 Hailakandi Abdul Matlib Mazumdar Indian National Congress 16,970 10 Katlicherra Tajamul Ali Laskar Independent 5,819 11 Silchar Santosh Mohan Dev Indian National Congress 3,173 12 Sonai Moinul Hoque Choudhury Indian National Congress 11,268 13 Dholai Jatindra Mohan Barbhuyan Independent 1,029 14 Lakhipur Mera Chouba Singha Indian National Congress 6,062 15 Udharbond Jagannath Singha Indian National Congress 16,750 16 Barkhola Altaf Hussain Mazumdar Indian National Congress 7,310 17 Katigora AK Nurul Haque Indian National Congress 7,916 18 Haflong Joy Bhadra Hagjer Indian National Congress 4,627 19 Bokajan Sai Sai Terang Indian National Congress 6,240 20 Howraghat Chatrasing Teron Indian National Congress 7,605 21 Baithalangso Dhaniram Rongpi Indian National Congress 7,639 22 Jowai Edwingson Barch All Party Hill Leaders Conference 8,134 23 Shillong Hoover Hynniewta All Party Hill Leaders Conference 5,528 24 Nongpoh B. B. Lyngdoh All Party Hill Leaders Conference Uncontested 25 Nongstoin Hopingstone Lyngdoh All Party Hill Leaders Conference 17,687 26 Cherrapunji Stanley D.D. Nichols Roy All Party Hill Leaders Conference Uncontested 27 Baghmara Capt. Williamson A. Sangma All Party Hill Leaders Conference 4,449 28 Dainadubi Mody Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference 5,952 29 Tura Grohonsing Marak All Party Hill Leaders Conference 7,440 30 Phulbari Bronson Momin All Party Hill Leaders Conference 3,694 31 Mankachar Zahirul Islam Independent 3,694 32 South Salmara Bazlul Basit Indian National Congress 1,496 33 Dhubri Syed Ahmed Ali Indian National Congress 243 34 Gauripur Mohammad Azad Ali Praja Socialist Party 2,269 35 Golakganj Kabir Chandra Roy Pradhani Independent 11,433 36 Bilasipara Giasuddin Ahmed Independent 9,097 37 Gossaigaon Mithius TuduIndian National Congress 11,152 38 Kokrajhar West Ranendra Basumatari Indian National Congress 5,840 39 Kokrajhar East Rani Manjula Devi Indian National Congress 6,686 40 Sidli Uttan Chandra Brahma Indian National Congress 2,272 41 Bijni Golak Chandra Patgiri Indian National Congress 5,103 42 Abhayapuri Kandarpa Narayan Banikya Independent 10,808 43 Bongaigaon Mothura Mohan Sinha Indian National Congress 3,455 44 Goalpara West Benoy Krishna Ghose Praja Socialist Party 17,725 45 Goalpara East Shahadat Ali Jotdar Independent 3,497 46 Dudhnai Sarat Chandra Rabha Communist Party of India 4,003 47 Sorbhog Pranita Talukdar Indian National Congress 8,834 48 Bhabanipur Dharanidhar Choudhury Indian National Congress 4,287 49 Patacharkuchi Bhubaneswar Barman Praja Socialist Party 4,561 50 Barpeta Dr. Surendra Nath Das Praja Socialist Party 2,307 51 Jania Ataur Rahman Indian National Congress 25,678 52 Baghbar Jalauddin Ahmed Independent 1,766 53 Sarukhetri Matilal Nayak Independent 9,356 54 Chenga Ataur Rahman Indian National Congress 10,537 55 Boko Prabin Kumar ChoudhuryIndian National Congress 8,243 56 Chaygaon Hareswar Goswami Indian National Congress 6,385 57 Palasbari Abala Kanta Goswami Independent 5,878 58 Gauhati East Mohendra Mohan Choudhury Indian National Congress 7,721 59 Gauhati West Govinda Kalita Communist Party of India 1,084 60 Jalukbari Sailen Medhi Independent 5,417 61 Hajo Bishnuram Medhi Indian National Congress Uncontested 62 Nalbari West Dr. Bhumidhar Barman Indian National Congress 1,028 63 Nalbari East Prabhat Narayan Choudhury Indian National Congress 6,641 64 Borbhag Gourisankar Bhattacharyya Independent 4,346 65 Barama Surendra Nath Das Indian National Congress 1,046 66 Tamulpur Maneswar Boro Independent 1,314 67 Rangiya Kamini Mohon Sarma Communist Party of India 82 68 Kamalpur Lakshyadhar Chaudhury Praja Socialist Party 274 69 Panery Hiralal Patwary Independent 8,310 70 Kalaigaon Dandi Ram Dutta Indian National Congress 172 71 Rangamati Nakul Chandra Das Indian National Congress 7,648 72 Mangaldai Mohammad Matlibuddin Independent 6,140 73 Dalgaon Surendra Chandra Baruah Indian National Congress 1,697 74 Udalguri Bahadur Basumatary Indian National Congress 7,460 75 Dhekiajuli Pushpalata Das Indian National Congress 8,868 76 Missamari Mohi Kanta Das Indian National Congress 6,880 77 Tezpur Bishnu Prasad Rava Independent 373 78 Balipara Biswadev Sarma Indian National Congress 11,519 79 Sootea Narayan Chandra Bhuyan Indian National Congress 4,909 80 Biswanath Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi Indian National Congress 7,253 81 Gohpur Bishnulal Upadhyaya Indian National Congress 744 82 Marigaon Pitsing Konwar Indian National Congress 7,240 83 Bokani Mohendra Nath Hazarika Indian National Congress 9,487 84 Laharighat Mohammad Abul Kasem Indian National Congress 13,170 85 Raha Sarat Chandra Goswami Indian National Congress 2,138 86 Dhing Mohammad Samsul Huda Indian National Congress 1,005 87 Rupohihat Musawir Chowdhury Independent 2,173 88 Nowgong Phani Bora Communist Party of India 5,153 89 Darhampur Kehoram Hazarika Communist Party of India 3,292 90 Kaliabor Atul Chandra Goswami Samyukta Socialist Party 3078 91 Samaguri Dev Kant Baruah Indian National Congress 2971 92 Jamunamukh Lakshmi Prasad Goswami Indian National Congress 6,846 93 Hojai Jonab Rahimuddin Ahmed Swatantra Party 419 94 Lumding Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar Indian National Congress 3734 95 Bokakhat Lakheswar Das Indian National Congress 4506 96 Sarupathar C. G. Karmakar Indian National Congress 6096 97 Golaghat Soneswar Bora Indian National Congress 6379 98 Dergaon Narendra Nath Sarma Indian National Congress 3149 99 Majuli Mohidhar Pegu Indian National Congress 1964 100 Jorhat Jogen Saikia Indian National Congress 672 101 Charaibahit Dulal Baruah Indian National Congress 7340 102 Titabar Dulal Baruah Indian National Congress 4776 103 Mariani Gojen Tanti Indian National Congress 5457 104 Teok Tilok Gogoi Indian National Congress 3374 105 Amguri Pushpadhar Chaliha Indian National Congress 913 106 Sibsagar Promode Gogoi Communist Party of India 3530 107 Thowra Durgeswar Saikia Indian National Congress 2758 108 Nazira Karuna Kanta Gogoi Indian National Congress 7380 109 Mahmara Ratneswar Konger Indian National Congress 817 110 Sonari Bimala Prasad Chaliha Indian National Congress 9786 111 Bihpuria Premadhar Bora Independent 87 112 Naoboicha Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Independent 5717 113 North Lakhimpur Govinda Chandra Bora Indian National Congress 3140 114 Dhakuakhana Nameswar Pegu Indian National Congress 6858 115 Dhemaji Ramesh Mohan Kouli Swatantra Party 274 116 Moran Padma Kumari Gohain Indian National Congress 5855 117 Dibrugarh Ramesh Chandra Brooah Indian National Congress 2532 118 Lahowal Lily Sen Gupta Indian National Congress 3110 119 Tengakhat Manik Chandra Das Indian National Congress 789 120 Tingkhong Bhadreswar Gogoi Samyukta Socialist Party 1992 121 Joypur Manik Chandra Das Samyukta Socialist Party 3140 122 Bogdung Manik Chandra Das Indian National Congress 2225 123 Tinsukia Manik Chandra Das Indian National Congress 6568 124 Digboi Manik Chandra Das Indian National Congress 2029 125 Doom Dooma Manik Chandra Das Indian National Congress 12106 126 Saikhowa Manik Chandra Das Indian National Congress 7259 See also 1967 elections in India References Assam Category:State Assembly elections in Assam Category:1960s in Assam Category:March 1967 in Asia