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Punjab Assembly Election, 1967

104 seats · vs 1962 (154-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Punjab Assembly Election, 1967 · 9 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 48 seatsADS — 24 seatsIndependent — 9 seatsBharatiya Jana Sangh — 9 seatsCommunist Party of India — 5 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 3 seatsRPI — 3 seats2 other parties — 3 seats53104of 104 seats
  • INC48
  • ADS24
  • IND9
  • BJS9
  • CPI5
  • CPM3
  • RPI3
  • Others3

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress4846%15,94,16037.4%102
ADSADS2423%8,71,74220.5%59
INDIndependent99%6,83,36916.1%255
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh99%4,18,9219.8%49
CPICommunist Party of India55%2,21,4945.2%19
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)33%1,38,8573.3%13
RPIRPI33%76,0891.8%17
ADMADM22%1,78,7464.2%61
SSPSamyukta Socialist Party11%30,5910.7%8

+ 2 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Punjab Assembly Election, 1967 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 53

1967 · selected
Majority 53
INC48ADS24IND9BJS9CPI5CPM3RPI3ADM2SSP1
1962 · previous
Majority 78

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1962 → 1967

1962 1967· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
43.7
37.4
0.0
20.5
17.2
16.1
0.0
9.8
7.1
5.2
0.0
3.3
0.0
4.2
INCADSINDBJSCPICPMADM

Seat change

1967 seats minus 1962 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
90 → 48
−42
ADS
0 → 24
+24
IND
18 → 9
−9
BJS
0 → 9
+9
CPI
9 → 5
−4
CPM
0 → 3
+3
RPI
0 → 3
+3
ADM
0 → 2
+2
SSP
0 → 1
+1
SWA
3 → 0
−3

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1962 → 1967

share lostshare gained
ADS
0.0% → 20.5%
+20.5%
BJS
0.0% → 9.8%
+9.8%
ADM
0.0% → 4.2%
+4.2%
CPM
0.0% → 3.3%
+3.3%
RPI
0.0% → 1.8%
+1.8%
SSP
0.0% → 0.7%
+0.7%
PSP
0.9% → 0.5%
−0.4%
IND
17.2% → 16.1%
−1.1%
SOC
1.4% → 0.0%
−1.4%
CPI
7.1% → 5.2%
−1.9%

Biggest INC–ADS swings

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

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

toward ADStoward INC
Sunam
−89.4%
Barnala
−81.2%
Ajnala
−73.3%
Banga
−72.7%
Majitha
−69.0%
Talwandi Sabo
−67.7%
Raikot
−66.9%
Tarn Taran
−66.5%
Muktsar
−60.7%
Faridkot
−58.5%
Anandpur
−55.4%
Samrala
−53.9%

Closest races · 1967

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

All constituencies · 1967

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