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India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
521 seats · vs 1962 (494-seat house — comparison approximate) · turnout 58.3%
Party standings
India Lok Sabha Election, 1967 · 19 parties won seats
- INC283
- SWA44
- IND35
- BJS35
- DMK26
- CPI23
- SSP23
- Others51
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 28354% | 6,03,38,206 | 40.9% | 519 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 448% | 1,30,62,430 | 8.9% | 181 |
| INDIndependent | 357% | 2,02,97,312 | 13.8% | 891 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 357% | 1,35,80,935 | 9.2% | 249 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 265% | 57,70,709 | 3.9% | 27 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 234% | 74,58,396 | 5.1% | 109 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 234% | 71,71,627 | 4.9% | 122 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 194% | 62,46,522 | 4.2% | 59 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 132% | 44,56,487 | 3.0% | 109 |
| BACBAC | 51% | 12,04,356 | 0.8% | 7 |
| ADSADS | 31% | 9,68,712 | 0.7% | 8 |
| PWPPWP | 20% | 10,28,755 | 0.7% | 11 |
| FBLFBL | 20% | 6,27,910 | 0.4% | 6 |
| MULMUL | 20% | 4,13,868 | 0.3% | 2 |
| RPIRPI | 10% | 36,07,711 | 2.4% | 70 |
| JKNJKN | 10% | 2,10,020 | 0.1% | 4 |
| JKDJKD | 10% | 1,83,211 | 0.1% | 5 |
| AHLAHL | 10% | 1,12,492 | 0.1% | 1 |
| UGSUGS | 10% | 1,00,137 | 0.1% | 2 |
+ 6 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
House composition
Majority line at 261
1967 · selected
Majority 261
INC283SWA44IND35BJS35DMK26CPI23SSP23CPM19PSP13BAC5+9 more · 14 seats
1962 · previous
Majority 248
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1962 → 1967
1962 1967· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
44.7
40.9
7.9
8.9
11.0
13.8
0.0
9.2
2.0
3.9
9.9
5.1
0.0
4.9
INCSWAINDBJSDMKCPISSP
Seat change
1967 seats minus 1962 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
361 → 283
−78
SWA
18 → 44
+26
IND
20 → 35
+15
BJS
0 → 35
+35
DMK
7 → 26
+19
CPI
29 → 23
−6
SSP
0 → 23
+23
CPM
0 → 19
+19
PSP
12 → 13
+1
BAC
0 → 5
+5
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1962 → 1967
share lostshare gained
BJS
0.0% → 9.2%
+9.2%
SSP
0.0% → 4.9%
+4.9%
CPM
0.0% → 4.2%
+4.2%
IND
11.0% → 13.8%
+2.7%
RPI
0.0% → 2.4%
+2.4%
DMK
2.0% → 3.9%
+1.9%
SWA
7.9% → 8.9%
+1.0%
BAC
0.0% → 0.8%
+0.8%
ADS
0.0% → 0.7%
+0.7%
FBL
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
Biggest INC–SWA swings
Seats where the INC-vs-SWA vote gap moved most, 1962 → 1967. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − SWA share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward SWA.
toward SWAtoward INC
Dhenkanal
Odisha
−108.8%
Keonjhar
Odisha
−92.5%
Rampur
Uttar Pradesh
−88.6%
Guna
Madhya Pradesh
−82.7%
Baroda
Gujarat
−80.8%
Surendranagar
Gujarat
−80.7%
Bolangir
Odisha
−77.9%
Bhadrak
Odisha
−76.8%
Palamau
Bihar
+74.9%
Bhanjanagar
Odisha
−74.2%
Hazaribagh
Bihar
+72.3%
Koraput
Odisha
−72.0%
Closest races · 1967
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1967
521 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1962
- AdilabadINC27.5%
- AdoorCPI22.0%
- AgraINC9.8%
- AhmedabadIND28.2%
- AhmednagarINC18.3%
- AjmerINC12.4%
- AkbarpurRPI1.3%
- AkolaINC13.5%
- AligarhIND6.7%
- AliporeCPI0.2%
- AllahabadINC7.1%
- AlmoraINC8.4%
- AlwarINC11.5%
- AmalapuramINC18.4%
- AmbalaBJS2.8%
- AmbalapuzhaCPM14.1%
- AmethiINC2.1%
- AmravatiINC6.2%
- AmreliINC22.1%
- AmritsarBJS3.4%
- AmrohaCPI1.5%
- AnakapalliINC0.8%
- AnandINC6.2%
- AnantapurINC18.7%
- AnantnagINC0.0%
- Andaman NicobarINC27.3%
- AngulSWA19.1%
- AonlaINC0.4%
- ArambaghFBL24.5%
- ArariaINC30.2%
- AsansolSSP2.9%
- AurangabadINC23.9%
- AurangabadINC34.3%
- AusgramCPM3.0%
- Autonomous DistsAHL22.7%
- AzamgarhINC8.9%
- BadagaraSSP30.4%
- BagahaINC26.8%
- BagalkotINC41.9%
- BaghpatIND28.4%
- BahraichBJS22.1%
- BalaghatINC31.1%
- BalasorePSP15.6%
- BalliaINC8.1%
- BalrampurBJS11.2%
- BalurghatINC8.3%
- BanaskanthaSWA1.9%
- BandaCPI3.2%
- BangaloreINC18.5%
- BankaBJS7.0%
- BankuraCPI11.5%
- BansgaonSSP4.0%
- BanswaraINC9.8%
- Bara BankiSSP4.7%
- BaramatiINC35.4%
- BaramullaINC11.2%
- BarasatCPI9.2%
- BareillyBJS15.1%
- BarhINC8.7%
- BarmerINC13.8%
- BarodaSWA7.7%
- BarpetaINC20.2%
- BarrackporeCPM6.3%
- BasirhatBAC41.7%
- BastarIND8.9%
- BastiINC8.2%
- BegusaraiCPI26.1%
- BelgaumINC39.1%
- BellaryINC7.6%
- BerhamporeIND2.7%
- BettiahINC19.8%
- BetulINC6.2%
- BhadrachalamINC28.7%
- BhadrakIND7.2%
- BhagalpurINC12.1%
- BhandaraINC16.3%
- BhanjanagarINC2.2%
- BharatpurIND27.6%
- BhatindaADS19.3%
- BhavnagarINC1.4%
- BhilwaraINC32.0%
- BhindBJS23.6%
- BhirCPI5.4%
- BhiwandiINC16.1%
- BholpurINC5.5%
- BhopalBJS15.5%
- BhubaneswarINC9.2%
- BidarINC21.9%
- BijapurSWA0.9%
- BijnorINC10.9%
- BikanerIND63.8%
- BikramganjSSP16.7%
- BilaspurINC0.7%
- BilhaurINC6.4%
- BirbhumINC14.0%
- BobbiliINC22.7%
- BolangirSWA40.4%
- Bombay CentralINC2.0%
- Bombay Central SouthCPI2.1%
- Bombay North EastINC1.8%
- Bombay North WestINC0.3%
- Bombay SouthSSP9.7%
- BroachINC13.4%
- BudaunBJS19.1%
- BulandshahrINC7.0%
- BuldanaINC28.7%
- BulsarINC34.8%
- BurdwanIND12.9%
- BuxarINC12.1%
- CacharINC23.7%
- Calcutta North EastCPI4.1%
- Calcutta North WestINC19.1%
- Calcutta SouthCPM12.7%
- ChailINC12.9%
- ChamarajanagarINC9.9%
- ChambaINC4.1%
- ChandaIND6.1%
- ChandauliSSP0.6%
- ChandigarhBJS25.7%
- Chandni ChowkBJS12.8%
- ChapraINC10.1%
- ChatraIND11.5%
- ChatrapurINC20.7%
- ChhindwaraINC24.9%
- ChidambaramDMK4.4%
- ChikmagalurPSP7.4%
- ChikodiINC35.7%
- ChimurINC14.5%
- ChingleputDMK25.3%
- ChirayinkilCPM9.8%
- ChitorgarhINC13.7%
- ChitradurgaSWA9.8%
- ChittoorINC8.0%
- CoimbatoreCPM15.9%
- ContaiPSP4.8%
- Cooch BeharFBL13.5%
- CuddaloreDMK11.9%
- CuddapahCPI9.7%
- CuttackPSP4.6%
- DabhoiINC9.5%
- Dadra Nagar HaveliINC30.1%
- DahanuINC15.5%
- DamohINC22.6%
- DarbhangaINC16.0%
- DarjeelingIND0.7%
- DausaSWA15.1%
- Dehra DunIND13.2%
- Delhi SadarBJS6.3%
- DeoriaINC13.4%
- DhanbadJKD10.9%
- DhandhukaSWA11.5%
- DharBJS8.3%
- DharapuramDMK26.6%
- Dharwar NorthINC32.3%
- Dharwar SouthINC22.1%
- DhenkanalSWA38.4%
- DhubriPSP24.6%
- DhuliaINC28.1%
- Diamond HarbourCPM18.5%
- DibrugarhINC11.3%
- DindigulDMK24.8%
- DohadINC3.5%
- DomariaganjBJS10.7%
- DumkaINC7.8%
- DurgINC13.0%
- East DelhiBJS3.3%
- EluruINC0.5%
- ErnakulamCPM4.6%
- EtahINC5.6%
- EtawahSSP17.1%
- FaizabadINC7.6%
- FarrukhabadINC8.8%
- FatehpurINC10.3%
- FazilkaINC8.1%
- FerozepurADS3.9%
- FirozabadSSP5.6%
- GandhinagarINC9.0%
- GanganagarINC17.7%
- GarhwalINC36.6%
- GauhatiCPI0.6%
- GayaINC16.6%
- GhatalINC8.7%
- GhatampurINC3.0%
- GhazipurCPI1.2%
- GhosiCPI1.5%
- GiridihINC1.9%
- GobichettipalayamDMK13.1%
- GoddaINC10.2%
- GodhraSWA9.5%
- GondaINC5.0%
- GopalganjINC1.3%
- GorakhpurIND16.9%
- GudivadaINC10.2%
- GulbargaINC25.1%
- GunaSWA9.3%
- GunturINC29.2%
- GurdaspurINC6.8%
- GurgaonIND0.4%
- GwaliorBJS48.1%
- HajipurINC8.6%
- HamirpurINC2.3%
- HamirpurBJS23.1%
- HapurIND14.2%
- HardoiINC6.8%
- HassanSWA14.4%
- HathrasINC2.6%
- HatkanangalePWP12.8%
- HazaribaghIND10.5%
- HindaunINC13.9%
- HindupurINC13.8%
- HissarINC2.2%
- HooghlyCPM2.5%
- HoshangabadINC9.3%
- HoshiarpurINC0.5%
- HoskoteINC21.0%
- HowrahINC11.2%
- HyderabadINC17.8%
- IndoreINC11.1%
- Inner ManipurCPI8.5%
- JabalpurINC23.8%
- JainagarCPI18.5%
- JaipurSWA30.6%
- JajpurPSP23.0%
- JalaunINC7.6%
- JalgaonINC22.6%
- JalnaINC19.1%
- JaloreSWA4.0%
- JalpaiguriINC6.1%
- JammuINC20.3%
- JamnagarSWA5.9%
- JamshedpurINC20.1%
- JamuiINC4.7%
- JangipurINC18.3%
- JanjgirINC37.0%
- JaunpurINC30.8%
- JehanabadCPI18.7%
- JhabuaINC13.2%
- JhajjarINC39.9%
- JhalawarBJS35.6%
- JhansiINC14.7%
- JhargramBAC16.6%
- JhunjhunuSWA13.1%
- JodhpurINC6.4%
- JorhatINC22.4%
- JoynagarIND8.1%
- JullundurINC10.0%
- JunagadhSWA4.9%
- KairaSWA8.9%
- KairanaSSP0.6%
- KaisarganjBJS31.2%
- KaithalINC7.6%
- KakinadaINC7.9%
- KalahandiSWA37.1%
- KaliaborINC22.1%
- KallakurichiDMK7.3%
- KanakapuraINC18.1%
- KanaraIND9.9%
- KangraINC4.0%
- KankerBJS1.5%
- KannaujSSP0.2%
- KanpurIND2.7%
- KaradINC53.5%
- KarimganjINC26.4%
- KarimnagarINC0.8%
- KarnalINC0.1%
- Karol BaghBJS2.9%
- KarurSWA6.0%
- KasargodCPM35.3%
- KasganjINC2.1%
- KatiharINC0.4%
- KatwaINC3.4%
- KavaliINC12.5%
- KendraparaPSP33.8%
- KeonjharSWA34.3%
- KessariaCPI1.5%
- KhagariaSSP28.2%
- KhalilabadBJS7.8%
- KhamgaonINC23.0%
- KhammamINC29.5%
- KhandwaINC0.6%
- KhargoneINC3.9%
- KhedINC28.4%
- KheriINC0.6%
- KhuntiINC2.9%
- KhurjaPSP0.4%
- KishanganjPSP17.4%
- KokrajharINC39.0%
- KolabaPWP11.1%
- KolarINC23.1%
- KolhapurINC10.6%
- KopargaonINC5.0%
- KoppalINC8.0%
- KoraputINC2.6%
- KotaBJS9.4%
- KottayamCPM14.5%
- KozhikodeMUL21.9%
- KrishnagarIND10.0%
- KrishnagiriDMK5.6%
- KumbakonamDMK4.7%
- KurnoolSWA3.3%
- KutchINC3.2%
- Laccadive Minicoy and AmindiviIND3.3%
- LadakhINC0.0%
- LakhimpurINC26.6%
- LalganjINC15.5%
- LaturINC16.7%
- LohardagaINC21.4%
- LucknowIND8.3%
- LudhianaINC3.6%
- MachhlishahrINC12.9%
- MachilipatnamINC20.2%
- MadhipuraSSP13.3%
- MadhubaniSSP5.3%
- Madras NorthDMK15.2%
- Madras SouthDMK19.6%
- Madras SouthDMK27.7%
- MaduraiCPM24.3%
- MaharajganjINC6.4%
- MaharajganjINC19.8%
- MahasamundINC34.2%
- MahasuINC46.0%
- MahbubnagarINC29.8%
- MahendragarhINC14.9%
- MainpuriINC10.6%
- MaldaINC9.4%
- MalegaonINC3.4%
- MandiINC28.3%
- MandlaINC21.5%
- MandsaurBJS10.1%
- MandviINC24.6%
- MandyaINC13.7%
- MangaldaiPSP17.4%
- MangaloreINC9.4%
- ManjeriMUL37.1%
- MarmagoaUGS1.8%
- MathuraIND27.9%
- MathurapurCPI3.2%
- MavelikaraSSP5.3%
- MayuramDMK14.2%
- MayurbhanjSWA25.1%
- MedakINC29.9%
- MeerutSSP13.1%
- MehsanaSWA10.7%
- MetturDMK16.4%
- MidnaporeBAC13.2%
- MiryalgudaINC11.7%
- MirzapurBJS5.9%
- MishrikhINC2.1%
- MohanlalganjINC16.4%
- MonghyrSSP31.5%
- MoradabadBJS10.6%
- MorenaIND31.2%
- MotihariINC15.8%
- MukundapuramINC1.5%
- MurshidabadIND5.1%
- Muvattu PuzhaCPM13.3%
- MuzaffarnagarCPI3.9%
- MuzaffarpurINC11.7%
- MysoreINC5.6%
- NabadwipBAC22.5%
- NadhugiriINC31.9%
- NagalandNNO0.0%
- NagapattinamINC2.9%
- NagarkurnoolINC14.5%
- NagaurSWA6.8%
- NagercoilINC15.4%
- NagpurINC9.0%
- NainitalINC14.8%
- NalandaINC24.7%
- NalgondaINC29.6%
- NandeoINC16.6%
- NandurbarINC15.1%
- NandyalINC42.6%
- NarasapurINC8.8%
- NarasaraopetINC16.1%
- NasikINC13.2%
- NawadaIND6.9%
- NelloreINC4.3%
- New DelhiBJS16.8%
- NilgirisSWA5.6%
- NizamabadIND25.1%
- NowgongINC19.7%
- NowrangpurINC1.7%
- OngoleINC20.5%
- OsmanabadINC7.8%
- Outer DelhiINC5.6%
- Outer ManipurIND1.3%
- PadraunaINC5.4%
- PalamauINC19.4%
- PalghatCPM25.2%
- PaliSWA8.7%
- PandharpurINC0.3%
- PanjimIND7.8%
- ParbhaniINC11.0%
- ParvathipuramSWA12.4%
- PatanSWA4.9%
- PatialaINC34.9%
- PatnaCPI26.2%
- PeddapalliINC24.0%
- PeermadeCPI13.9%
- PerambalurDMK7.9%
- PeriyakulamSWA6.8%
- PhillaurINC9.5%
- PhulbaniSWA15.8%
- PhulpurINC16.3%
- PilibhitPSP1.6%
- PollachiDMK20.2%
- PondicherryINC6.6%
- PonnaniCPM23.6%
- PoonaSSP4.6%
- PratapgarhINC10.1%
- PudukkottaiCPM2.3%
- PupariINC23.8%
- PuriSSP24.4%
- PurneaINC2.0%
- PuruliaIND11.8%
- QuilonIND22.2%
- Rae BareliINC35.2%
- RaichurSWA5.1%
- RaiganjINC0.4%
- RaigarhINC12.3%
- RaipurINC8.8%
- RajahmundryINC34.0%
- RajampetINC18.4%
- RajapurPSP26.6%
- RajkotSWA2.3%
- RajmahalINC4.3%
- RajnandgaonINC34.6%
- RamanathapuramIND8.4%
- RampurSWA15.2%
- RamsanehighatINC6.2%
- RamtekINC31.4%
- RanchiINC2.5%
- RatnagiriINC19.7%
- RewaINC18.1%
- RobertsganjINC7.4%
- RohtakINC15.9%
- RoseraSSP4.1%
- RuparINC1.2%
- SabarkanthaSWA16.9%
- SagarBJS0.1%
- SaharanpurINC12.2%
- SaharsaSSP1.5%
- SaidpurINC5.2%
- SalemDMK16.5%
- SalempurINC9.2%
- SamastipurINC10.2%
- SambalpurINC8.2%
- SangliINC31.7%
- SangrurADS30.8%
- SasaramINC39.9%
- SataraINC42.3%
- SatnaINC13.5%
- Sawai MadhopurSWA23.1%
- SecunderabadINC35.2%
- SeramporeINC6.3%
- ShahabadINC2.4%
- ShahabadBJS0.6%
- ShahdolINC54.9%
- ShahjahanpurINC1.3%
- ShahjapurBJS14.7%
- ShimogaSSP8.8%
- SholapurINC8.7%
- SiddipetINC31.6%
- SidhiINC34.6%
- SikarBJS5.5%
- SimlaINC25.3%
- SinghbhumIND2.7%
- SirsaINC45.5%
- SitamarhiINC0.1%
- SitapurBJS10.0%
- SivagangaDMK13.8%
- SivakasiSWA7.7%
- SiwanINC10.3%
- South DelhiBJS18.7%
- SrikakulamSWA2.6%
- SrinagarJKN7.3%
- SriperumbudurDMK22.7%
- SultanpurINC20.6%
- SundargarhSWA22.2%
- SuratINC49.3%
- SurendranagarSWA26.3%
- SurgujaINC6.9%
- TamlukBAC36.9%
- Tarn TaranINC13.1%
- Tehri GarhwalINC25.2%
- Telli CherryCPM23.5%
- TenkasiINC1.4%
- TezpurINC27.1%
- ThanjavurDMK5.3%
- TikamgarhINC24.3%
- TindivanamDMK7.9%
- TiruchendurSWA0.1%
- TiruchengodeDMK11.5%
- TiruchirapalliCPM0.6%
- TirunelveliSWA10.8%
- TirupathiINC1.8%
- TirupatturDMK8.4%
- TiruttaniDMK18.7%
- TonkSWA5.0%
- TrichurCPI5.9%
- Tripura EastINC17.5%
- Tripura WestINC15.5%
- TrivandrumSSP1.4%
- TumkurPSP0.1%
- UdaipurINC21.9%
- UdhampurINC24.0%
- UdipiSWA10.6%
- UjjainBJS17.5%
- UluberiaINC4.9%
- UnnaoINC14.4%
- VaranasiCPM6.4%
- VelloreDMK19.1%
- VidishaBJS23.5%
- VijayawadaINC0.0%
- VisakhapatnamIND10.5%
- VishnupurINC13.7%
- WandiwashDMK20.9%
- WarangalINC20.3%
- WardhaINC8.1%
- YeotmalINC3.9%