1967 Indian general election in Gujarat explained

The Indian general election of 1967 elected the 4th Lok Sabha of India and was held from 17 to 21 February. The 27 Indian states and union territories were represented by 520 single-member constituencies in the Lok Sabha, an increase of 26 from the previous session of Lok Sabha including two seats from Gujarat.[1] [2] [3]

Elections to state assemblies were also held simultaneously, the last general election to do so. INC won 11 seats, while Swatantra Party won 12 seats out of twenty-four seats from Gujarat.

Party-wise results summary

Party Seats won
Indian National Congress11
Swatantra Party[4] 12
Independent1

Results- Constituency wise

NoConstituencyWinnerParty
1KachchhT.M. SHETHINC
2SurendranagarMEGHRAJJISWA
3RajkotM.R. MASANISWA
4JamnagarN. DANDEKARSWA
5JunagadhV.J. SHAHSWA
6AmreliJ.V. SHAHINC
7BhavnagarJ.N. MEHTAINC
8DHANDHUKA R.K. AMINSWA
9AHMEDABADI.YAGNIKIND
10GANDHINAGAR (SC)S.M. SOLANKIINC
11MahesanaR.J. AMINSWA
12Patan (SC)D.R. PARMARSWA
13BANASKANTHAM. AMERSEYSWA
14SABARKANTHAC.C. DESAISWA
15DOHAD (ST)B.R. PARMARINC
16GODHRAP.H. MODYSWA
17KAIRAP.N. SOLANKISWA
18AnandN.R. MAHIDAINC
19BARODAP.C. PATELSWA
20DABHOIM.M. PATELINC
21BROACHM.B. RANAINC
22SuratM.R. DESAIINC
23MANDAVI (ST)C.M. KEDARIAINC
24BULSAR (ST)N.N. PATELINC

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Election of India 1967, 4th Lok Sabha. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185108/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf. 18 July 2014. 13 January 2010. Election Commission of India. 5. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: General Election, 1967, 4th Lok Sabha.
  3. Web site: Why 1967 general election was a watershed in Indian politics and the lessons it left behind.
  4. Web site: Socialist parties in India, 1967, 4th Lok Sabha. 2642162 .