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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1967

216 seats · vs 1962 (208-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Karnataka Assembly Election, 1967 · 9 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 126 seatsIndependent — 41 seatsPraja Socialist Party — 20 seatsSwatantra Party — 16 seatsSamyukta Socialist Party — 6 seatsBharatiya Jana Sangh — 4 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 1 seat2 other parties — 2 seats109216of 216 seats
  • INC126
  • IND41
  • PSP20
  • SWA16
  • SSP6
  • BJS4
  • CPM1
  • Others2

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress12658%36,36,37448.4%214
INDIndependent4119%21,29,78628.4%331
PSPPraja Socialist Party209%6,66,6628.9%52
SWASwatantra Party167%4,97,0556.6%45
SSPSamyukta Socialist Party63%1,85,2222.5%17
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh42%2,11,9662.8%37
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)10%82,5311.1%10
RPIRPI10%57,7390.8%12
CPICommunist Party of India10%38,7370.5%6

+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Karnataka Assembly Election, 1967 · winner by seat

224 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 109

1967 · selected
Majority 109
INC126IND41PSP20SWA16SSP6BJS4CPM1RPI1CPI1
1962 · previous
Majority 105

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1962 → 1967

1962 1967· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
50.2
48.4
17.3
28.4
14.1
8.9
7.2
6.6
INCINDPSPSWA

Seat change

1967 seats minus 1962 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
138 → 126
−12
IND
27 → 41
+14
PSP
20 → 20
0
SWA
9 → 16
+7
SSP
0 → 6
+6
BJS
0 → 4
+4
CPM
0 → 1
+1
RPI
0 → 1
+1
CPI
3 → 1
−2
MES
6 → 0
−6

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1962 → 1967

share lostshare gained
IND
17.3% → 28.4%
+11.1%
BJS
0.0% → 2.8%
+2.8%
SSP
0.0% → 2.5%
+2.5%
CPM
0.0% → 1.1%
+1.1%
RPI
0.0% → 0.8%
+0.8%
SWA
7.2% → 6.6%
−0.5%
REP
0.8% → 0.0%
−0.8%
SOC
1.0% → 0.0%
−1.0%
CPI
2.3% → 0.5%
−1.8%
INC
50.2% → 48.4%
−1.8%

Biggest INC–IND swings

Seats where the INC-vs-IND vote gap moved most, 1962 → 1967. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (INC share − IND share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward IND.

toward INDtoward INC
Periyapatna
−108.9%
Kumta
−93.7%
Brahmavar
−88.7%
Chikkodi
+87.8%
Badami
−85.8%
Sandur
−81.4%
Sindhanur
−80.2%
Kadur
+76.3%
Shiggaon
−75.9%
Kalghatgi
−70.7%
Kunigal
+69.1%
Uttarahalli
+65.6%

Closest races · 1967

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1967

216 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1962