Bihar assembly election, Feb 1967
318 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 48.81% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 128 | -57 | 318 | 44,79,460 | 33.09% | -8.26 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 68 | +68 | 199 | 23,85,961 | 17.62% | — |
| INDIndependent | 33 | +21 | 738 | 24,19,469 | 17.87% | +9.47 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 26 | +26 | 271 | 14,10,722 | 10.42% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 24 | +12 | 97 | 9,35,977 | 6.91% | +0.68 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 18 | -11 | 182 | 9,42,889 | 6.96% | -7.21 |
| JKDJKD | 13 | +13 | 60 | 4,51,412 | 3.33% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | +4 | 32 | 1,73,656 | 1.28% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 3 | -47 | 126 | 3,15,184 | 2.33% | -14.92 |
| RPIRPI | 1 | +1 | 2 | 23,893 | 0.18% | — |
- INC128 (40%)
- SSP68 (21%)
- IND33 (10%)
- BJS26 (8%)
- CPI24 (8%)
- PSP18 (6%)
- Others21 (7%)
- INC128
- SSP68
- IND33
- BJS26
- CPI24
- PSP18
- Others21
- INC128
- SSP68
- IND33
- BJS26
- CPI24
- PSP18
- JKD13
- CPM4
- Others4
Constituency performance
From the 318 results in Bihar
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1962), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat318 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 318 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Bihar, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- INC
- SSP
- IND
- BJS
Assembly seat results
All 318 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPUR | INDA. KARIM | INDS.P. RAI | 1,8183.92% | 53.6% |
| ALAMNAGAR | INCV. KAVI | CPIR.P. SINGH | 8,60916.01% | 56.2% |
| ALDULI | INCM. SADA | INDS. DAS | 10,37821.45% | 59.5% |
| AMARPUR | SSPS.N. SINGH | BJSJ.P. YADAV | 1,2452.38% | 56.1% |
| AMOUR | PSPH. RAHMAN | SWAM. ISMILE | 9,97726.24% | 46.6% |
| ARARIA | INCS.P. GUPTA | BJSJ. JHA | 5,56012.74% | 58.2% |
| ARRAH | INCS. DEVI | SSPR. A. KUMAR | 3,0456.58% | 53.5% |
| ARWAL | CPIS. ZOHAIR | INDJ. SINGH | 17,76439.43% | 50.9% |
| ASTHAWAN | INCB. P. JAWAHAR | INDN. K. P. SINGH | 9,17117.93% | 50.2% |
| ATRI | INDK. PRASAD | INCS. SINGH | 4,8408.65% | 57.4% |
| AURAI | INCC.M.P. SINGH | SSPP. RAI | 4,0366.93% | 61.9% |
| AURANGABAD | PSPS. SINGH | INCB. M. SINGH | 1,7634.15% | 42.7% |
| AZAMNAGAR | INCA. ZAFAR | PSPK.N. PALIT | 3,0399.00% | 40.3% |
| BACHHWARA | SSPV. P. SINGH | INCG. K. SINGH | 25,46141.91% | 58.8% |
| BAGAHA | INCN.S. BAITHA | PSPK. HARIJAN | 9,48235.26% | 32.4% |
| BAGHMARA | JKDM. M. SINGH | INCP. C. MAHTO | 2,1496.93% | 34.7% |
| BAGODAR | JKDL. R. LAKSHMI | INCM. RAM | 5,09322.40% | 28.7% |
| BAHADURGANJ | PSPD.N. JHA | INCR. ALAM | 2,51610.72% | 31.9% |
| BAHARAGORA | INDS. R. KHAN | INCH. GHOSH | 4,69312.45% | 44.2% |
| BAHERI | SSPB.N. SINGH | SWAT.N. YADAV | 6,27410.58% | 62.5% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | SSPS. SINGH | INCS. TREVDI | 8,90819.22% | 48.3% |
| BAKHRI | CPMY. K. SHARMA | INCM. PASWAN | 10,61322.78% | 52.5% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | INCD. SINGH | INDR. L. RAI | 2,5513.97% | 65.3% |
| BALLIA | SSPA. MISRA | BJSC. C. DEVO | 16,14730.46% | 51.0% |
| BALSINGHSARAI | SWAY.K. CHAUDHARY | INCA.B. NAZARI | 8,89423.22% | 47.5% |
| BANIAPUR | INCU. PANDEY | SSPR. MISHRA | 7,01416.93% | 45.3% |
| BANKA | BJSB.L. MANDAL | INCB.B. DEVI | 5,36713.17% | 51.3% |
| BANMANKHI | INCB. SARAF | BJSL. PASWAN | 6,23620.28% | 36.9% |
| BARACHATTI | INCV. C. BHARTI | PSPP. DUSADH | 4,10618.40% | 27.4% |
| BARAHIYA | SSPK. SINGH | INCR.R. SINGH | 6,05110.65% | 59.2% |
| BARARI | INCB.P. SINGH | PSPG. YADAV | 8642.50% | 42.9% |
| BARAULI | INDB. RAI | CPIB. SINGH | 1,6244.69% | 36.1% |
| BARAUNI | CPIC. SINGH | INCR. DUTTA | 8,04012.33% | 62.4% |
| BARBIGHA | INCS.S. SINHA | INDM.N. SINGH | 20,61438.42% | 57.6% |
| BARH | JKDT. P. SINGH | INCR. S. SINGH | 20,09233.62% | 56.6% |
| BARHAIT | INDM. SOREN | INCB.L. TUDU | 6,44232.06% | 27.1% |
| BARHARA | INCA. S. SINGH | INDM. M. N. GIRI | 1,5483.17% | 49.9% |
| BARHARIA | CPIA. JALIL | INCR.R. SINGH | 5,82114.59% | 46.0% |
| BARHI | JKDI. J. N. SINGH | BJSK. P. KATARIAR | 12,81740.72% | 38.6% |
| BARIARPUR | SSPR. SINGH | INCH. MAHTO | 18,18928.65% | 64.1% |
| BARKAGAON | BJSM. RAM | INCN. R. CHAMAR | 5,30121.48% | 29.1% |
| BARSOI | INDS.L. JAIN | INCM. MOKHTEAR | 1070.35% | 42.9% |
| BARURAJ | INDS. GIRI | INCR.P. SAHI | 2,0193.81% | 53.9% |
| BATHNAHA | SSPM.P. SHARMA | INCG. DEVI | 14,19920.01% | 70.2% |
| BEGUSARAI | INDB. SINGH | INCR. CHOUDHARY | 26,24842.93% | 64.7% |
| BELAGANJ | SSPS. N. SINHA | INCM. P. SINGH | 2,6316.34% | 45.1% |
| BELHAR | SSPC.P. SINGH | PSPS. PRASAD | 6,20314.05% | 48.8% |
| BELSAND | INCC.P. SINGH | INDR. SINGH | 13,85927.56% | 56.6% |
| BENIPATT | CPIT.N. JHA | INDB. JHA | 3,0136.15% | 51.6% |
| BENIPUR | INCB.N. JHA | SSPG.P. YADAV | 22,41539.25% | 61.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1967?
Indian National Congress won 128 of 318 seats in Bihar, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1967?
Turnout was 48.81% — 1.35 cr of 2.77 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 318 assembly seats.
