1967 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
Election in Indian state
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Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in February 1967, to elect members of the 184 constituencies in Rajasthan, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Mohan Lal Sukhadia was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for his fourth term.[1]
Registered10,002,447
Turnout51.80%
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21 February 1967
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All 184 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 93 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 10,002,447 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 51.80% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the passing of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1966, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 184 constituencies.[2]
Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 2,798,411 | 41.42 | 89 |  1 | |
| Swatantra Party | 1,493,018 | 22.10 | 48 | 12 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 789,609 | 11.69 | 22 | 7 | |
| Samyukta Socialist Party | 321,574 | 4.76 | 8 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 79,826 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of India | 65,531 | 0.97 | 1 |  4 | |
| Praja Socialist Party | 54,618 | 0.81 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jai Telangana Party | 45,576 | 0.67 | 0 | New | |
| Republican Party of India | 8,932 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,099,169 | 16.27 | 16 | 6 | |
| Total | 6,756,264 | 100.00 | 184 | 8 | |
| Valid votes | 6,756,264 | 79.34 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,759,342 | 20.66 | |||
| Total votes | 8,515,606 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,002,447 | 85.14 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||