1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The fourth Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections were held in 1967. Out of a total of 1,067 candidates, 276 men and eleven women were elected. The Indian National Congress won 165 seats, the Swatantra Party (SWA) won twenty-nine seats and the Independent Party won sixty-eight seats.
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All 287 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 144 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Of the 287 seats contested, 236 were general, eleven were for scheduled tribes and forty were for scheduled castes.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 291,783 | 2.11 | 3 | |
| Communist Party of India | 1,077,499 | 7.78 | 11 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1,053,855 | 7.61 | 9 | |
| Indian National Congress | 6,292,649 | 45.42 | 165 | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 28,564 | 0.21 | 0 | |
| Republican Party of India | 36,757 | 0.27 | 1 | |
| Sanghata Socialist Party | 49,669 | 0.36 | 1 | |
| Swatantra Party | 1,363,382 | 9.84 | 29 | |
| Independents | 3,658,928 | 26.41 | 68 | |
| Total | 13,853,086 | 100.00 | 287 | |
| Valid votes | 13,853,086 | 85.59 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,333,093 | 14.41 | ||
| Total votes | 16,186,179 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 20,934,068 | 77.32 | ||
| Source: ECI[2] | ||||
References
- "Election results, 1967 Andhra Pradesh". Archived from the original on 2019-05-15.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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