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Maharashtra assembly election, Feb 1967

The 2nd Maharashtra legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
270
136 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
203 seats · majority
Candidates
1,242
19 women, 9 elected
Turnout
60.20%
1.34 cr of 2.22 cr

The house

270 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

270SEATS
  • INC203
  • PWP19
  • IND16
  • CPI10
  • PSP8
  • RPI5
  • BJS4
  • SSP4
  • Others1

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous Maharashtra assembly election (1962)

INC
-11
PWP
+4
CPI
+4

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INCIndian National Congress203-1127047.0%62,88,56447.03%-4.200
PWPPWP19+45835.7%10,43,2397.80%+0.3411
INDIndependent16+14638.3%19,48,22314.57%-2.17391
CPICommunist Party of India10+44131.4%6,51,0774.87%-1.037
PSPPraja Socialist Party8-26616.5%5,45,9354.08%-3.1540
RPIRPI5—7922.1%8,90,3776.66%—29
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh4—16613.0%10,92,6708.17%—116
SSPSamyukta Socialist Party4—4826.6%6,16,4664.61%—14
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1—1125.5%1,45,0831.08%—3
SWASwatantra Party00407.1%1,50,1011.12%+0.6836

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Maharashtra at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of Feb 1967

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
KHATAVMaharashtraINCR. G. PATILCPIS. S. JADHAV34,17268.67%
JAOLIMaharashtraINCB. D. BHILAREPWPK. H. TARADE28,15268.30%
SOUTH SHOLAFURMaharashtraINCV. G.SHIVDARESWAM. B. DHEKE23,24865.59%
KARAD SOUTHMaharashtraINCV. J. MOHITECPIR. R. PATIL31,49163.27%
RAVERMaharashtraINCM. D. CHAUDHARIBJSK. G. PATIL32,01059.64%
KOREGAONMaharashtraINCA. N. PHALKESSPP. N. DESHPANDE27,07156.37%
ATPADI KAVATHEMAHANKALMaharashtraINCB. S. KOREINDR. R. DESHMUKH27,52954.56%
WAIMaharashtraINCP. B. BHOSALEPWPD. K. JAGATAP25,18854.47%
MULSHIMaharashtraINCN. S. MOHOLSSPS. S. KONDE25,41451.98%
SHIRALAMaharashtraINCV. A. NAIKPWPY. C. PATIL27,14048.14%

Closest results of Feb 1967

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
ADYARMaharashtraRPIM. N. WALDEWARINDR. Z. KATEKHAGE1490.28%
LOVEGROVEMaharashtraINCP. T. PATELRPIA. R. ALEKAR2080.35%
SINNARMaharashtraINCR. V. WAJEINDA. G. DURVE1510.36%
CHOPDAMaharashtraINDM. N. GUJRATHIINCS. S. PATIL4660.83%
MAVALMaharashtraINCR. S. SATKARBJSK. D. BHEGADE4591.01%
NANDGAONMaharashtraSSPS. D. HIREINCH. M. GAVALI5371.08%
AHMEDPURMaharashtraINCM. B. SANGVIRKARPWPK. N. DESHMUKH5321.20%
MANGRULPIRMaharashtraRPIC.U. RAGHUWANSHIINCG.R. RATHOD7721.24%
SANGOLAMaharashtraPWPG. A. DESHMUKHINCB. B. SALUNKHE6681.26%
AMGAONMaharashtraBJSL. B. MANKARSSPN. M. BAHEKAR6261.52%