1967 general election
The 4th Lok Sabha. Polled, counted 22 February 1967.
Seats declared
520
261 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
283 seats · majority
Candidates
2,369
71 women, 32 elected
Turnout
58.30%
14.6 cr of 25 cr
The house
520 seats, each dot one constituency
- INC283
- SWA44
- IND35
- BJS35
- DMK25
- CPI23
- SSP23
- CPM19
- PSP13
- BAC5
- Others15
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous general election
INC
-78
SWA
+26
DMK
+18
IND
+15
CPI
-6
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 283 | -78 | 516 | 40.9% | 5,94,90,701 | 40.78% | -3.94 | 7 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 44 | +26 | 178 | 25.9% | 1,26,46,847 | 8.67% | +0.78 | 87 |
| INDIndependent | 35 | +15 | 866 | 8.4% | 2,01,06,051 | 13.78% | +2.74 | 747 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 35 | — | 249 | 20.6% | 1,35,80,935 | 9.31% | — | 112 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 25 | +18 | 26 | 55.5% | 55,29,405 | 3.79% | +1.78 | 1 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 23 | -6 | 109 | 22.9% | 74,58,396 | 5.11% | -4.83 | 41 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 23 | — | 122 | 22.3% | 71,71,627 | 4.92% | — | 55 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 19 | — | 59 | 33.8% | 62,46,522 | 4.28% | — | 13 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 13 | +1 | 109 | 15.5% | 44,56,487 | 3.06% | -3.76 | 75 |
| BACBAC | 5 | — | 7 | 52.7% | 12,04,356 | 0.83% | — | 1 |
| ADSADS | 3 | — | 8 | 36.3% | 9,68,712 | 0.66% | — | 1 |
| PWPPWP | 2 | +2 | 11 | 31.6% | 10,28,755 | 0.70% | +0.09 | 2 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 2 | — | 6 | 34.8% | 6,27,910 | 0.43% | — | 1 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 2 | — | 2 | 62.4% | 4,13,868 | 0.28% | — | 0 |
| RPIRPI | 1 | — | 70 | 18.1% | 36,07,711 | 2.47% | — | 42 |
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 1 | — | 4 | 24.9% | 2,10,020 | 0.14% | — | 2 |
| JKDJKD | 1 | — | 5 | 14.6% | 1,83,211 | 0.13% | — | 4 |
| AHLAHL | 1 | — | 1 | 61.4% | 1,12,492 | 0.08% | — | 0 |
| UGSUGS | 1 | — | 2 | 36.0% | 1,00,137 | 0.07% | — | 0 |
| NNONNO | 1 | — | 1 | — | 0 | 0.00% | — | 0 |
| KECKerala Congress | 0 | — | 5 | 18.8% | 3,21,219 | 0.22% | — | 1 |
| ADMADM | 0 | — | 7 | 8.2% | 1,89,290 | 0.13% | — | 7 |
| JACJAC | 0 | — | 3 | 19.8% | 1,36,631 | 0.09% | — | 2 |
| PFRPFR | 0 | — | 1 | 26.9% | 42,725 | 0.03% | — | 0 |
| DNCDNC | 0 | — | 1 | 10.7% | 30,788 | 0.02% | — | 1 |
| UGFUGF | 0 | — | 1 | 1.2% | 1,714 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
States & union territories
Seats and the parties that won them
| State / UT | Seats | Turnout | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 85 | 51.7% | INC47BJS12IND8SSP8 |
| Bihar | 53 | 49.2% | INC34SSP7CPI5IND4 |
| Maharashtra | 45 | 61.4% | INC37PWP2SSP2CPI2 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 41 | 64.4% | INC35SWA3IND2CPI1 |
| West Bengal | 40 | 63.5% | INC14IND7BAC5CPI5 |
| Madras | 39 | 74.2% | DMK25SWA6CPM4INC3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 37 | 50.3% | INC24BJS10IND2SWA1 |
| Mysore | 27 | 60.0% | INC18SWA5PSP2SSP1 |
| Gujarat | 24 | 60.6% | SWA12INC11IND1 |
| Rajasthan | 23 | 56.0% | INC10SWA8BJS3IND2 |
| Odisha | 20 | 41.1% | SWA8INC6PSP4IND1 |
| Kerala | 19 | 72.8% | CPM9SSP3CPI3MUL2 |
| Assam | 14 | 52.0% | INC10PSP2AHL1CPI1 |
| Punjab | 13 | 67.9% | INC9ADS3BJS1 |
| Haryana | 9 | 69.6% | INC7BJS1IND1 |
| Delhi | 7 | 66.5% | BJS6INC1 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 6 | 49.1% | INC6 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 6 | 51.6% | INC5JKN1 |
| Goa, Daman and Diu | 2 | 66.4% | IND1UGS1 |
| Manipur | 2 | 65.2% | CPI1IND1 |
| Tripura | 2 | 72.9% | INC2 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 78.0% | INC1 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 64.5% | BJS1 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | 71.9% | INC1 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | 81.4% | IND1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | 0.0% | NNO1 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 73.3% | INC1 |
Largest victories of 1967
| Constituency | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIKANER | Rajasthan | INDK. SINGH | INDA. C. GODAARA | 1,93,81663.82% |
| GUNA | Madhya Pradesh | SWAV.R. SCINDHIA | INCD.K. JADHAV | 1,86,18963.46% |
| SHAHDOL | Madhya Pradesh | INCG. KUMARI | BJSS. SINGH | 97,80454.94% |
| KARAD | Maharashtra | INCD. R. CHAVAN | PWPD. K. PATIL | 1,71,42253.49% |
| SURAT | Gujarat | INCM.R. DESAI | INDJ.D. CHAUHAN | 1,22,90849.34% |
| GWALIOR | Madhya Pradesh | BJSR. AVTAR | INCVAIDEHICHARAN | 1,48,46748.11% |
| MAHASU | Himachal Pradesh | INCV. SINGH | INDN. KISHORE | 59,51046.04% |
| SIRSA | Haryana | INCD. SINGH | INDT. SINGH | 1,59,28145.46% |
| NANDYAL | Andhra Pradesh | INCP. V.SUBBAIAH | CPIS. REDDY | 1,68,82542.63% |
| SATARA | Maharashtra | INCY. B. CHAVAN | PWPK. P .PAWAR | 1,27,83642.29% |
Closest results of 1967
| Constituency | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARNAL | Haryana | INCM. RAM | BJSR. NAND | 2030.06% |
| TUMKUR | Mysore | PSPK. LAKKAPPA | INCC. R. BASAPPA | 2610.10% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | Madras | SWASANTOSHAM | INCK. T. KOSALRAM | 3940.10% |
| SAGAR | Madhya Pradesh | BJSRAMSINGH | INCS. RAI | 2970.12% |
| SITAMARHI | Bihar | INCN.P. YADAV | SSPT. Y. K. SINGH | 5170.14% |
| ALIPORE | West Bengal | CPII. GUPTA | INCP. SARKAR | 5870.16% |
| KANNAUJ | Uttar Pradesh | SSPR.M. LOHIA | INCS.N. MISRA | 4720.17% |
| PANDHARPUR | Maharashtra | INCT. H. SONAVANE | RPIN. S. KAMBALE | 1,0790.34% |
| BOMBAY NORTH WEST | Maharashtra | INCS. H. SHAH | INDH. R. GOKHALE | 1,3640.35% |
| GURGAON | Haryana | INDA. GANI | INCG. SINGH | 1,3080.37% |