Elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in 1967, to elect members of the 104 constituencies in Punjab, India. It resulted in a hung Assembly with the Indian National Congress as the largest party with 48 seats.

1968 Indian Punjab political crisis Voter statistics Title MEN WOMEN TOTAL No. of electors3406064 29049996311063 No. of electors who voted25025701989796 4492366 Polling percentage73.47% 68.50%71.18% S.No.TitleData1.No. of valid votes244680902.No. of votes rejected13914253.No. of polling stations68664.Average no. of electors per polling station9195.Men contestants 5946.Women contestants87.Total contestants 6028.Elected men 1029.Elected women 2

Political parties

List of participating political parties in Punjab assembly election in 1967 S. No.Party abbreviationPartyNational Parties1.INCIndian National Congress2CPICommunist Party Of India3CPMCommunist Party Of India (Marxist)4.BJSBharatiya Jan Sangh5PSPPraja Socialist Party6RPIRepublic Party of India7SSPSanghata Socialist Party 8SWASwatantra PartyState Parties9ADMAkali Dal Master Tara Singh Group10ADSAkali Dal Sant Fateh Singh GroupIndependents11INDIndependents

Results PartyContestedSeats won Change in seatsPopular vote%Akali Dal - Sant Fateh Singh Group5924 248,71,74220.48 Bharatiya Jana Sangh499 14,18,9219.84% Communist Party of India195 42,21,4945.20% Communist Party of India (Marxist)133 31,38,8573.26% Republican Party of India173 376,0891.79% Akali Dal - Master Tara Singh Group612 21,78,7464.20% Socialist Party81 330,5910.72% Independents2359 96,83,36916.05%Indian National Congress10248 4215,94,16037.45%Others19043,1441.02%Total60210442,57,113Source

Results by constituency ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin No. NameCategory CandidatePartyVotes CandidatePartyVotes1Muktsar(SC)Guruev Singh 18028Matu Ram 15939 20892GidderbahaGENHarcharan Singh Brar 21692Parkash Singh Badal 21635 573MaloutGENGurmit Singh 13046Pritam Singh 11562 14844Lambi(SC)S. Chand 11982Dana Ram 8327 36555AboharGENSatya Dev 21724Chandi Ram 15029 66956FazilkaGENRadha Krishan 20048Aad Lal 13011 70377JalalabadGENPrem Singh 20046Lajinder Singh 19378 6688Guru Har SahaiGENB. Singh 15361Daulat Rai 14189 11729FirozpurGENGardhara Singh 15419Balmukand 9029 639010Firozpur CantonmentGENM. Singh 12127R. Singh 10560 156711ZiraGENHarcharan Singh 21494Metab Singh 20622 87212DharamkotGENLachhman Singh Gill 15204R. Singh 16733 590113Nihal Singh Wala(SC)Munsha Singh 15204Saggar Singh 10720 448414MogaGENNachhatar Singh 16847Roop Lal 11433 541415Bhagha PuranaGENC. Singh 22170C. Singh 17027 514316Khadoor SahibGENJathedar Mohan Singh Nagoke 22443A. Singh 21565 87817PattiGENR. Kaur 26273Jaswant Singh 13677 1259618ValtohaGENH. Singh 21249U. Singh 15985 5264 19Attari(SC)S. Singh 15844Darshan Singh 11624 422020Tarn TaranGENH. Singh 24496N.S.S. Puri 20610 3886By Polls in 1967Tarn TaranGENManjinder Singh 30081Dilbag Singh 15880 1420121BeasGENS. Singh 20401K. Singh 12148 825322Jandiala(SC)A. Singh 16005Tara Singh 12499 350623Amritsar EastGEN Dr. Baldev Prakash 19750I. Nath 15124 462624Amritsar SouthGEN Harbans Lal Khanna 17023 Kirpal Singh 16320 70325Amritsar CentralGEN Balram Das Tandon 22404J.I. Singh 13256 914826Amritsar WestGEN Satya Pal Dang 23339G.G.S. Mussafir 13368 997127Verka(SC)K. Singh 14940G. Singh 13354 158628MajithaGENParkash Singh Majitha 28002Parkash Kaur 18584 941829AjnalaGEN Dalip Singh20932I. Singh 12385 854730Fatehgarh SahibGENN. Singh18570J. Singh 17081 148931BatalaGENMohan Lal 18528Rattan Lal 13722 480632Sri HargobindpurGEN Satnam Singh 15278Karam Singh11722 355633QadianGENS. Singh18126B. Singh 674834DhariwalGENS. Singh 15067U. Singh 1075235GurdaspurGENP. Chandra 16741M. Singh1354636Dina Nagar(SC)J. Muni 13464S. Pal 1230937Narot Mehra(SC)S. Singh 16452R. Chand 1376438PathankotGENC. Ram 18142B. Lal1495839BalachaurGENB. Ram 20687D. Chand 1946640GarhshankarGENCapt. R. Singh 20412D. Singh 1347841Mahilpur(SC)G. Singh 18973K. Singh 1047742HoshiarpurGENB. Singh16027Balkrishan1266943Sham Chaurasi(SC)G. Dass 14656Devraj 1124144TandaGENJ. Singh 11969A. Singh1069745DasuyaGENR.P. Dass 15539D. Singh 1195846MukerianGENB. Nath 17451R. Ram1238247KapurthalaGENK. Singh18976B.H. Singh 1208348SultanpurGENB. Singh17743A. Singh 1521149Phagwara(SC)S. Ram14943G. Ram 1154750Jullundur NorthGENL.C. Suberwal 19613G. Saini1537451Jullundur SouthGENManmohan 19138Yashpal1422252Jullundur CantonmentGENR. Singh 11763B. Raj 947353AdampurGEND. Singh17485K. Singh 1698954Kartarpur(SC)P. Ram 18708G. Singh1600055Jamsher(SC)D. Singh11808M. Singh 918556NakodarGEND. Singh 11755U. Singh843757Nur MahalGEND. Singh23230T. Singh 1645158Bara PindGENH.S. Surjit 18078P. Singh1594659Banga(SC)H. Ram16368J. Ram 1529360NawanshahrGEND. Singh22048H. Singh 1409461PhillaurGENA. Singh17267G. Singh 951062JagraonGENG. Singh20660D. Singh 1817363RaikotGENJathedar Jagdev Singh Talwandi 28912S. Singh1694764Qila RaipurGENG. Singh 25488A. Singh2003465Dakha(SC)J. Singh18060B. Singh 1690366Ludhiana NorthGENK. Chand 22785T. Dass1205567Ludhiana SouthGENV.A. Vishwanath 14482J. Pall1119468Kum KalanGENG.M. Singh17655M. Singh 1692169PayalGENG. Singh24505B. Singh 2002770Khanna(SC)G. Singh 16617B. Singh1237171SamralaGENJ. Singh 27719A. Singh2032072NangalGENS. Parasher10733B. Singh 773773AnandpurGENJ. Singh12016S. Singh 976874RuparGENG. Singh21314S. S. Josh 1328875Morinda(SC)P. S. Azad18852R. Singh 1237776KhararGENB. Singh 15429N. S. Talib1483077BanurGENP. Singh18595P. Singh 1808678RajpuraGENS. Parkash11623K. Singh 793279RaipurGENS. Kapur19073B. Singh 1333780PatialaGENS. Singh 13778O. Parkash 1154181DakalaGENY. Singh 28827R. Singh 329782Samana(SC)B. Lal 14549H. Singh1222883NabhaGENN. Singh 24135G. Singh1462984Amloh(SC)B. Singh14629S. Singh 1314685SirhindGENJ. Singh 13871R. Singh 1202886DhuriGENT. Singh 17829J. Singh 1655687MalerkotlaGENH. H. N. I. A. Khan22090N. Mohammad 1530788Sherpur(SC)K. Singh 23490L. Singh1020089BarnalaGENS. Singh 24271R. Singh1011990Bhadaur(SC)B. Singh 14748G. Singh828791DhanaulaGENH. Singh 21192B. H. Singh1122892SangrurGENJ. Singh 14233G. Singh1343793SunamGENG. Singh 20027N. Ram 867194LehraGENB. Bhan26377B. Lal 1034095SardulgarhGENH. Singh 22167K. Singh1905096BudhladaGENG. Singh19621T. Singh1697797MansaGENJ. Singh14466H. Singh1186498Talwandi SaboGEND. Singh 21148G. Singh1010699Pakka KalanGENK. Singh 19968T. Singh15865100BhatindaGENF. Chand 26356H. Lal14921101PhulGENH. Singh19826B. Singh 17925102Nathana(SC)H. Singh 21061K. Singh7615103KotkapuraGENH. Singh 23907M. Singh14185104Faridkot(SC)B. Singh 16273S. Singh12771

Government formation After result Gurnam Singh formed the government by making an alliance called People's United Front with other political parties, but in November 1967 Lashman Singh Gill with 16 MLAs defected and with the support of Indian National Congress formed government which lasted till August 1968.

See also

Fourth Punjab Legislative Assembly Politics of Punjab, India

References