Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1967 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Yashwant Singh Parmar was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
State Reorganization Previous legislative elections in Himachal Pradesh were held in 1952. But under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956, under the direct administration of the President of India and the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously. Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966.
Result
Elected members ConstituencyReserved for(SC/ST/None)MemberParty1 Kinnaur ST T. S. Negi 2 Rampur SC N. Ram 3 Rohru None P. Dev 4 Jubbal None R. Lal 5 Chopal None K. Ram 6 Theog None J. B. L. Khachi 7 Kasumpti None S. Ram 8 Simla None D. Ram 9 Arki None H. S. Pal 10 Nalagarh None A. Singh 11 Doon None L. Ram 12 Solan SC K. Ram 13 Kandaghat SC N. Ram 14 Pachhad SC Z. Singh 15 Rainka None Y. S. Parmar 16 Paonta None G. S. Chauhan 17 Nahan None T. Singh 18 Bilaspur None D. R. Ehankhyan 19 Geharwin SC N. Ram 20 Ghumarwin None K. Singh 21 Bhota None D. Singh 22 Mewa SC A. Singh 23 Hamirpur None K. Ram 24 Nadaunta None A. Chand 25 Kutlehar None R. Singh 26 Santokhgarh None V. Sagar 27 Una None P. Chand 28 Amb None H. Ram 29 Gagret SC M. Singh 30 Nadaun None B. Ram 31 Jaswan None Paras Ram 32 Guler None Churamani 33 Dehra None V. Bhushan 34 Sullah None D. Chand 35 Rajgir SC Wazir 36 Baijnath None B. Ram 37 Palampur None K. B. Lal 38 Nagrota None Hardyal 39 Kangra None H. Ram 40 Dharamsala None R. K. Chand 41 Nurpur None K. Singh 42 Jawali None R. Chandra 43 Gangath SC D. Ram 44 Bhattiyat None Inder Singh 45 Banikhet None D. Raj 46 Rajnagar SC V. Dhar 47 Chamba None K. Lal 48 Bharmour ST R. Chand 49 Lahaul Spiti ST Devi Singh 50 Kulu None L. Chand 51 Inner Seraj None D. Ram 52 Outer Seraj SC I. Dass 53 Karsog SC Mansa 54 Chachiot None K. Singh 55 Sundernagar None L. Datt 56 Balh SC P. Ram 57 Gopalpur None H. Singh 58 Dharampur None K. Singh 59 Joginder Nagar SC G. Ram 60 Mandi None S. Ram
See also List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1967 elections in India
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