| Election Name: | 1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
| Election Date: | 21 February 1967 |
| Seats For Election: | All 318 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 160 |
| Turnout: | 51.51% |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Image1: | Hand INC.svg |
| Seats Before1: | 185 |
| Popular Vote1: | 33.09% |
| Seat Change1: | 57 |
| Seats1: | 128 |
| Party2: | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Seats Before2: | New |
| Popular Vote2: | 17.62 |
| Seat Change2: | New |
| Seats2: | 68 |
| Party3: | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Image3: | Oil lamp.svg |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 10.42 |
| Seat Change3: | 23 |
| Seats3: | 26 |
| CM | |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Before Election: | K. B. Sahay |
| After Party: | Jana Kranti Dal |
| After Election: | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha |
Elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly were held in February 1967, to elect members of the 318 constituencies in Bihar, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, but Mahamaya Prasad Sinha of the Jana Kranti Dal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Bihar.[1] No single party had won a majority of seats,[2]
Parties like Samyukt Socialist Party, Jan Sangh, CPI, Jan Kranti Dal and Praja Socialist together formed the government. Although the second largest party after Congress was the Samyukt Socialist Party and its leader Karpoori Thakur had a stake in the post of Chief Minister, but other parties were not ready.In such a situation, all the parties agreed on the name of Mahamaya Prasad Sinha of Jan Kranti Dal(of Kamakhya Narain Singh), who became the Chief Minister of Bihar in March 1967, while Karpoori Thakur became the Deputy Chief Minister. However, the government couldn't last even for a year.[3]
Opposition to the caste composition of the minsitry led to some members of the samyukt socialist party, provoked by Health minister BP Mandal(who was forced to resign by Ram Manohar Lohia), join hands with the congress to form new government headed by first backward chief minister BP Mandal, which lasted just 50 days.[4]
However, there was a tussle going on within the Congress on the issue of supporting the Mandal government. Angered by this decision of the party, 17 MLAs rebelled under the leadership of former Chief Minister Binodanand Jha, leader of the anti-KB Sahay group. Formed a separate faction in the name of Loktrantik Congress and withdrew support from the Mandal government. Only one month old BP Mandal government had to resign and in the new manipulation, MLA of this Loktrantik Congress camp, Bhola Paswan Shastri became first Dalit chief minister with the help of opposition MLAs.Even his minsitry lasted for just 4 months[4]
The weakening of previously dominant congress party, rising aspirations of backward classes(forward-backward tussle) and individual greed of leaders was the main reasons for these short lived govertments.[5]
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Y. Prasad | |||
| SC | N.s. Baitha | |||
| Ram Nagar | None | N.v. Shab | ||
| Shikarpur | SC | B.ram | ||
| None | U.s. Shukla | |||
| None | S. Shahi | |||
| Chanapatia | None | P.k. Mishra | ||
| None | H.p. Shahi | |||
| None | K. Pandey | |||
| None | V. Sinha | |||
| None | M.l. Modi | |||
| None | ||||
| None | A. Karim | |||
| None | R.a. Prasad | |||
| None | S.n. Sharma | |||
| Patahi | None | R. Sinha | ||
| None | M. Bharati | |||
| None | P. Sinha | |||
| SC | B. Ram | |||
| None | S.m. Abdulla | |||
| Gobindganj | None | D.n.m. Tripathi | ||
| None | H. Sinha | |||
| Kuchaikot | None | N. Rai | ||
| Katea | SC | B. Mahara | ||
| None | R.m. Misser | |||
| None | S.b. Saran | |||
| None | R. Chowdhry | |||
| None | Z. Hussain | |||
| SC | G. Ram | |||
| None | K.p. Singh | |||
| Raghunathpur | None | R. Singh | ||
| None | K.p. Shahi | |||
| None | A. Jalil | |||
| Gorlakothi | None | K.k. Singh | ||
| Baikunthpur | None | S. Singh | ||
| Barauli | None | B. Rai | ||
| None | R.b. Singh | |||
| None | U. Pandey | |||
| None | P.n. Singh | |||
| None | D. Singh | |||
| None | D. Laljee | |||
| None | K.n. Singh | |||
| None | U.p. N. Singh | |||
| SC | V. Bhagat | |||
| None | ||||
| None | ||||
| None | K.p. Singh | |||
| Raghopur | None | H.n. Singh | ||
| None | B.k. Rai | |||
| None | B. Chaudhary | |||
| SC | P. Ram | |||
| Goraul | None | S. Patel | ||
| None | L.p. Shahi | |||
| Lalganj | None | D. Singh | ||
| Paru | None | S.s. Singh | ||
| Sahebganj | None | N.k. Sinha | ||
| None | S. Giri | |||
| None | M.p. Sinha | |||
| None | K.n. Sahaya | |||
| SC | N. Mahto | |||
| None | M.l. Gupta | |||
| SC | S.r. Razak | |||
| Gaighatti | None | N.p. Sinha | ||
| None | C.m.p. Singh | |||
| None | M.r.k. Dass | |||
| Runisaidpur | None | V. Giri | ||
| None | K. Sahi | |||
| None | M.p. Sharma | |||
| None | C.p. Singh | |||
| Shedhar | None | T.g.h. Singh | ||
| SC | R. Ram | |||
| Sonbarsa | None | R.n. Rai | ||
| None | P. Devi | |||
| None | N.h. Khan | |||
| Benipatt | None | T.n. Jha | ||
| None | R.k. Purbey | |||
| None | ||||
| None | N.s. Azad | |||
| Jainagar | SC | R. Paswan | ||
| None | S. Ansari | |||
| None | H. Mishra | |||
| SC | R. Mahto | |||
| None | D.l. Mandal | |||
| None | S. Sahu | |||
| Madhepur | None | B.p. Mahto | ||
| Biraul | None | M. Prasad | ||
| None | B.n. Singh | |||
| Manigachi | None | N. Jha | ||
| None | B.n. Jha | |||
| None | R.p. Sinha | |||
| Keotiranway | None | H.n. Yadav | ||
| None | K. Hussain | |||
| SC | B. Ram | |||
| Kalyanpur | None | B.n. Singh | ||
| SC | R. Hazari | |||
| None | R.n. Sharma | |||
| Tajpur | None | |||
| Mohiuddin Nagar | None | P.l. Roy | ||
| Balsinghsarai | None | Y.k. Chaudhary | ||
| None | R. Mishra | |||
| Bibhutpur | None | P.s. Madan | ||
| None | R.k. Jha | |||
| None | G.p. Himanshu | |||
| SC | S. Kumari | |||
| None | A. Goit | |||
| Kishanpur | None | B.p. Yadav | ||
| None | U. Singh | |||
| None | ||||
| Chhattapur | SC | K.l. Sardar | ||
| None | J. Singh | |||
| Simri Bakhitiarpur | None | C.m. Salahuddin | ||
| None | P. Kumar | |||
| None | R. Jha | |||
| Sonbarsa | SC | Y. Devi | ||
| None | M.p. Yadav | |||
| Murliganj | None | S.n. Jha | ||
| None | V. Kavi | |||
| None | C.n. Sharma | |||
| None | L.n. Sudhansu | |||
| SC | B. Saraf | |||
| Kasba | None | R. N. Mandal | ||
| SC | D.l. Baitha | |||
| None | ||||
| None | S. Mishra | |||
| None | S.p. Gupta | |||
| Palasi | None | M.azimuddin | ||
| None | D.n. Jha | |||
| None | M.h. Azad | |||
| None | L.l. Kapoor | |||
| None | Nazamuddin | |||
| None | H. Rahman | |||
| Purnea | None | K.n. Sinha | ||
| None | J. Adhikari | |||
| None | S.l. Jain | |||
| Azamnagar | None | A. Zafar | ||
| SC | B.p. Shastri | |||
| None | B.p. Singh | |||
| None | Yuvraj | |||
| None | N. Dokanie | |||
| ST | J. Kisku | |||
| None | M. Soren | |||
| ST | B. Murmu | |||
| None | B.n. Jha | |||
| ST | P. Hasdak | |||
| Shikaripara | ST | B. Hembrom | ||
| None | B. Khan | |||
| None | S. Besra | |||
| None | N.k. Singh | |||
| None | A.k. Banerjee | |||
| SC | B. Das | |||
| None | S. Raut | |||
| ST | G. Marandi | |||
| ST | M. Hasda | |||
| Poraiyahat | ST | M. Murmu | ||
| None | D.n. Choudhary | |||
| None | R. Ram | |||
| None | A. Prasad | |||
| Colgong | None | N.p. Singh | ||
| None | K. Jha | |||
| None | B.k. Mitra | |||
| None | M. Singh | |||
| None | ||||
| None | B.p. Sharma | |||
| None | S.n. Singh | |||
| SC | S. Mandal | |||
| None | B.l. Mandal | |||
| None | C.p. Singh | |||
| Kotoria | None | K. Sitaram | ||
| None | S. Singh | |||
| None | S. Jha | |||
| None | T.p. Singh | |||
| Sikandra | SC | S. Vivekanand | ||
| SC | L. Mochi | |||
| None | S.s. Sinha | |||
| Barahiya | None | K. Singh | ||
| Surajgarha | None | B.p. Mehta | ||
| None | B. P. Yadav | |||
| None | B. N. Parsant | |||
| None | S. J. B. Singh | |||
| Monghyr | None | Hasim | ||
| None | S.p. Singh | |||
| Choutham | None | J. Mandal | ||
| Alduli | SC | M. Sada | ||
| None | R. B. Azad | |||
| None | A. Misra | |||
| None | B. Singh | |||
| SC | Y. K. Sharma | |||
| Bariarpur | None | R. Singh | ||
| None | C. Singh | |||
| None | V. P. Singh | |||
| Mokamah | None | B. Lal | ||
| None | T. P. Singh | |||
| None | D. Singh | |||
| Fatwa | SC | R. C. Prasad | ||
| Bihar | None | V. K. Yadav | ||
| None | B. P. Jawahar | |||
| Ekangar Sarai | None | L. S. Tyagi | ||
| SC | J. Prasad | |||
| None | S. S. Prasad | |||
| Chandi | None | R. P. Singh | ||
| None | A. K. Singh | |||
| None | B. Sharma | |||
| Punpun | SC | M. Paswan | ||
| Patna South | None | |||
| Patna East | None | R D. Mahto | ||
| Patna West | None | M. P. Sinha | ||
| None | R. S. Singh | |||
| None | R. N. Singh | |||
| None | ||||
| None | C. P. Varma | |||
| None | R. S. Singh | |||
| None | S. Devi | |||
| None | A. S. Singh | |||
| None | R. N. Tiwari | |||
| None | S. Sharma | |||
| None | H. P. Singh | |||
| Nawanagar | SC | L. B. Prasad | ||
| None | P. Chatterjee | |||
| None | S. Singh | |||
| SC | R. Ram | |||
| None | M. C. Singh | |||
| None | S. N. Pandey | |||
| SC | C. Ram | |||
| None | B.b. Singh | |||
| None | A. Q. Ansari | |||
| None | T. Singh | |||
| None | G. Singh | |||
| None | R. A. Singh | |||
| Bikramganj | None | K. Singh | ||
| None | S. P. Rai | |||
| Piro | None | R. M. Rai | ||
| Sahar | SC | B. Chamar | ||
| None | S. Zohair | |||
| None | J. Prasad | |||
| SC | L. Ram | |||
| None | S. F. Hussain | |||
| None | R. P. Sinha | |||
| None | S. N. Sinha | |||
| None | T. M. Singh | |||
| Daudnagar | None | R. N. Singh | ||
| None | R. K. Singh | |||
| None | S. N. Singh | |||
| None | S. Singh | |||
| SC | D. Ram | |||
| SC | D. Ram | |||
| None | M. A. Khan | |||
| SC | V. C. Bharti | |||
| SC | R. Manjhi | |||
| Konch | None | U. N. Verma | ||
| Gaya | None | G. Mishra | ||
| Gaya Muffasil | None | R. C. Yadav | ||
| None | K. Prasad | |||
| None | S. S. Singh | |||
| None | R. S. P. Yadav | |||
| Rajauli | SC | S. Devi | ||
| None | D. Prasad | |||
| Govindpur | None | A. Prasad | ||
| None | B. Modi | |||
| None | P. Rai | |||
| Gawan | SC | G. Rabidas | ||
| None | S. Prasad | |||
| None | R. Ram | |||
| None | S. Manjari | |||
| None | B. Dubey | |||
| None | L. R. Lakshmi | |||
| None | I. J. N. Singh | |||
| None | R. Prasad | |||
| Chauparan | None | N. P. Singh | ||
| None | K. P. Singh | |||
| SC | M. Ram | |||
| None | T. P. Buxi | |||
| None | B. N. Singh | |||
| Jaridih | None | S. Manjari | ||
| SC | S. B. Bouri | |||
| Topchanchi | None | P. N. Singh | ||
| None | M. M. Singh | |||
| None | R. Singh | |||
| None | G. Mishra | |||
| None | R. N. Sharma | |||
| None | A. K. Roy | |||
| None | S. R. Prasad | |||
| None | S. R. Khan | |||
| ST | D. Murmu | |||
| Patamda | None | G. Mahato | ||
| None | M. J. Akhauri | |||
| None | C. Vyas | |||
| ST | M. R. Tudu | |||
| Saraikella | None | R.p. Sarangi | ||
| ST | B. Sumbrui | |||
| ST | P. C. Birua | |||
| ST | R. Nayak | |||
| Jagannathpur | ST | V. Pareya | ||
| Chakardharpur | ST | M. Majhi | ||
| None | P. K. A. Deo | |||
| ST | D. Matisay | |||
| ST | B. R. Munda | |||
| ST | S. Pahan | |||
| ST | T. M. Munda | |||
| SC | B. Swansi | |||
| ST | R. L. Horo | |||
| None | N. G. Mitra | |||
| None | J. N. Choubey | |||
| ST | N. E. Horo | |||
| ST | P. Toppo | |||
| ST | S. Tigga | |||
| ST | R. Oraon | |||
| ST | S. Bhagat | |||
| Bero | ST | K.c. Bhagat | ||
| ST | S. Bhagat | |||
| ST | B. Lakna | |||
| ST | T. Singh | |||
| SC | R. Ram | |||
| None | P. Chand | |||
| None | L. Prasad | |||
| None | S. P. Deo | |||
| Leslieganj | None | J. Pathak | ||
| SC | R. D. Ram | |||
| Hussainbad | None | B. N. Singh | ||