1967_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election

1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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Elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly were held in 1967, to elect members of the 104 constituencies in Punjab, India. It resulted in a hung Assembly with the Indian National Congress as the largest party with 48 seats.

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Voter statistics

1968 Indian Punjab political crisis

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Political parties

List of participating political parties in Punjab assembly election in 1967

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Results

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  1. Parties in green box formed a coalition government

Results by constituency

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Government formation

After result Gurnam Singh formed the government but in November 1967 Lashman Singh Gill with 16 MLAs defected and with the support of Indian National Congress formed government which lasted till August 1968.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Statistical Report on General Election Punjab 1967". Election Commission of India.
  2. [2]
    "List of Polling Booth For Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1967". www.elections.in.
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