Elections Archive

Lok Sabha 1967

National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.

Seats
520
Electors
25,02,07,401
Votes polled
15,26,97,161
Turnout
61.0%

Lok Sabha composition

Seat arc coloured by party.

Majority mark at 272 seats.

Alliance / party

Toggle party seats or curated alliance rollups.

Alliance map not curated for 1967.

Total seats520

520 of 520 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped

National map

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Closest races in 1967

Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.

1967 · Haryana

#1

Karnal

Photo finish

203votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

M. RAM

INC

vs

Runner-up

R. NAND

BJS

Open constituency result →

1967 · Mysore

#2

TUMKUR

Photo finish

261votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

K. LAKKAPPA

PSP

vs

Runner-up

C. BASAPPA

INC

Open constituency result →

1967 · Madras

#3

TIRUCHENDUR

Nail-biter

394votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

SANTOSHAM

SWA

vs

Runner-up

K. KOSALRAM

INC

Open constituency result →

1967 · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999

#4

Sagar

Nail-biter

297votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

RAMSINGH

BJS

vs

Runner-up

S. RAI

INC

Open constituency result →

1967 · Bihar 1947 1999

#5

Sitamarhi

Nail-biter

517votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

N.P. YADAV

INC

vs

Runner-up

T. SINGH

SSP

Open constituency result →

1967 · West Bengal

#6

Alipore

Nail-biter

587votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

I. GUPTA

CPI

vs

Runner-up

P. SARKAR

INC

Open constituency result →

1967 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#7

Kannauj

Nail-biter

472votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

R.M. LOHIA

SSP

vs

Runner-up

S.N. MISRA

INC

Open constituency result →

1967 · Maharashtra

#8

Pandharpur

Nail-biter

1,079votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

T. SONAVANE

INC

vs

Runner-up

N. KAMBALE

RPI

Open constituency result →

1967 · Maharashtra

#9

Bombay North West

Nail-biter

1,364votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

S. SHAH

INC

vs

Runner-up

H. GOKHALE

IND

Open constituency result →

1967 · Bihar 1947 1999

#10

Katihar

Nail-biter

973votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

S. KESHARI

INC

vs

Runner-up

P. GUPTA

PSP

Open constituency result →

1967 · Haryana

#11

Gurgaon

Nail-biter

1,308votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

A. GANI

IND

vs

Runner-up

G. SINGH

INC

Open constituency result →

1967 · West Bengal

#12

Raiganj

Nail-biter

990votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

C. BHATTACHARYYA

INC

vs

Runner-up

N.K. BOSE

FBL

Open constituency result →

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By state

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Party board

Party results 1967
PartySeats wonContestedVote shareTotal votes
INC28351640.8%5,94,90,701
SWA441788.7%1,26,46,847
IND3586613.8%2,01,06,051
BJS352499.3%1,35,80,935
DMK25263.8%55,29,405
CPI231095.1%74,58,396
SSP231224.9%71,71,627
CPM19594.3%62,46,522
PSP131093.1%44,56,487
BAC5783.0%12,04,356
ADS3866.0%9,68,712
PWP21171.0%10,28,755
FBL2643.0%6,27,910
MUL2228.0%4,13,868
JKN1414.0%2,10,020
JKD1513.0%1,83,211
AHL118.0%1,12,492
UGS127.0%1,00,137
RPI1702.5%36,07,711
NNO110.0%0
KEC0522.0%3,21,219
ADM0713.0%1,89,290
JAC039.0%1,36,631
PFR013.0%42,725
DNC012.0%30,788

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Party efficiency

Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list

  • knife-edge: 49
  • marginal: 62
  • competitive: 111
  • comfortable: 152
  • safe: 141

Lok Sabha 1967 · 520 seats

INCSWAINDBJSDMKCPISSPCPMPSPBACADSPWPFBLMULJKNJKDVote share →Seat share →

Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.

PartySeatsVote %Seat %Efficiency
INC28340.8%54.4%1.33×
SWA448.7%8.5%0.98×
IND3513.8%6.7%0.49×
BJS359.3%6.7%0.72×
DMK253.8%4.8%1.27×
CPI235.1%4.4%0.87×
SSP234.9%4.4%0.90×
CPM194.3%3.7%0.85×
PSP133.1%2.5%0.82×
BAC583.0%1.0%0.01×
ADS366.0%0.6%0.01×
PWP271.0%0.4%0.01×
FBL243.0%0.4%0.01×
MUL228.0%0.4%0.01×
JKN114.0%0.2%0.01×
JKD113.0%0.2%0.01×