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1967 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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1967 Fourth general elections held in Uttar Pradesh. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the largest share of the popular vote. But it could not secure enough seats for a majority and so a coalition of other parties formed the government with Charan Singh as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2]
Quick Facts 425 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 213 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
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425 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 213 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 42,148,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 22,989,751 (54.55%) 3.11% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election results
More information Party, Votes ...
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Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
Indian National Congress | 6,912,104 | 32.20 | ![]() | 199 | ![]() | |
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 4,651,738 | 21.67 | ![]() | 98 | ![]() | |
Samyukta Socialist Party | 2,140,924 | 9.97 | ![]() | 44 | ![]() | |
Communist Party of India | 692,942 | 3.23 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | |
Swatantra Party | 1,016,284 | 4.73 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | |
Praja Socialist Party | 878,738 | 4.09 | ![]() | 11 | ![]() | |
Republican Party of India | 889,010 | 4.14 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 272,565 | 1.27 | new party | 1 | new party | |
Independents | 4,013,661 | 18.70 | ![]() | 37 | ![]() | |
Total | 21,467,966 | 100.00 | – | 425 | ![]() | |
Valid votes | 21,467,966 | 93.38 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,521,785 | 6.62 | ||||
Total votes | 22,989,751 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 42,148,100 | 54.55 |
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The Samyukta Vidhayak Dal (SVD) government was formed by the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (98 MLAs), Samyukta Socialist Party (44 MLAs), 21 MLAs from the Congress, Communist Party of India (13 MLAs), Swatantra Party (12 MLAs), Praja Socialist Party (11 MLAs), Republican Party of India (10 MLAs), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1 MLA) and 22 Independent MLAs. SVD's total strength was 232 in the 425-member Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Charan Singh (leader of a faction that broke away from the Congress) became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
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Elected members
More information Constituency, Reserved for (SC/ST/None) ...
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