1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

1967 assembly elections in Haryana

1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

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All 81 seats in the Haryana Legislative Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Registered| 4,387,980
Turnout| 72.65%
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Party  | INC | ABJS
Seats won  | 48  | 12
Popular vote  | 1,252,290 | 436,145
Percentage  | 41.33%  | 14.39%

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| CM before election

B. D. Sharma
INC

| Elected CM

Birender Singh
INC

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The first elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly were held in February 1967 to elect members of 81 constituencies in Haryana, India.[1] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Birender Singh was appointed as the Chief Minister of Haryana.[2]

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats
| Indian National Congress| 1,252,290| 41.33| 48
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh| 436,145| 14.39| 12
| Sanghata Socialist Party| 108,172| 3.57| 0
| Swatantra Party| 96,410| 3.18| 3
| Republican Party of India| 87,861| 2.90| 2
| Communist Party of India| 27,238| 0.90| 0
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)| 16,379| 0.54| 0
| Praja Socialist Party| 6,477| 0.21| 0
| Independents| 998,969| 32.97| 16
Total| 3,029,941| 100.00| 81
Valid votes| 3,029,941| 76.48|
Invalid/blank votes| 931,825| 23.52|
Total votes| 3,187,946| –|
Registered voters/turnout| 4,387,980| 72.65|
Source: ECI[3]

## Elected members

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* Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[4]

Assembly Constituency  | Turnout  | Winner  | Runner Up  | Margin

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#k  | Names  | %  | Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | %  | Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | %
1 | Kalka | 75.32% | Lachhman Singh |  | Independent | 12,787 | 32.39% | K. Lal |  | INC | 12,086 | 30.62% | 701
2 | Naraingarh | 70.03% | L. Singh |  | INC | 16,691 | 45.35% | R. N. Sarup |  | ABJS | 8,528 | 23.17% | 8,163
3 | Chhachhrauli | 68.98% | R. Parkash |  | INC | 15,525 | 42.48% | P. Chand |  | Independent | 14,605 | 39.97% | 920
4 | Jagadhri | 78.52% | D. Prakash |  | ABJS | 14,665 | 41.12% | G. Singh |  | INC | 12,856 | 36.05% | 1,809
5 | Yamunanagar | 75.87% | B. Dayal |  | INC | 22,043 | 52.43% | R. Lal |  | ABJS | 15,419 | 36.68% | 6,624
6 | Mulana | 64.84% | R. Prasad |  | RPI | 16,694 | 52.53% | S. Ram |  | INC | 12,321 | 38.77% | 4,373
7 | Naggal | 69.31% | Lakhwati |  | INC | 17,494 | 54.32% | M. Singh |  | Independent | 12,430 | 38.60% | 5,064
8 | Ambala Cantt. | 72.00% | Dev Raj Anand |  | INC | 11,343 | 41.65% | P. Nath |  | ABJS | 10,845 | 39.82% | 498
9 | Ambala City | 71.74% | Faqir Chand Aggarwal |  | ABJS | 15,887 | 50.50% | A. G. Khan |  | INC | 8,973 | 28.52% | 6,914
10 | Shahbad | 76.21% | Jagdish Chander |  | INC | 11,074 | 34.75% | K. Chand |  | ABJS | 10,778 | 33.83% | 296
11 | Thanesar | 77.57% | D. Prakash |  | INC | 18,659 | 52.49% | B. Singh |  | ABJS | 14,822 | 41.69% | 3,837
12 | Babain | 76.31% | Chand Ram |  | INC | 21,884 | 60.76% | R. Dia |  | ABJS | 11,724 | 32.55% | 10,160
13 | Nilokheri | 75.58% | S. Ram |  | ABJS | 10,605 | 33.81% | C. Singh |  | Independent | 9,294 | 29.63% | 1,311
14 | Indri | 75.39% | Parsani Devi |  | INC | 17,056 | 46.92% | T. Ram |  | ABJS | 5,885 | 16.19% | 11,171
15 | Karnal | 76.29% | Ram Lal |  | ABJS | 11,702 | 31.38% | L. Ram |  | INC | 9,215 | 24.71% | 2,487
16 | Jundla | 66.56% | Ram Kishan |  | INC | 10,843 | 34.69% | B. Ram |  | RPI | 10,696 | 34.22% | 147
17 | Gharaunda | 77.35% | M. Chand |  | INC | 13,906 | 34.27% | R. Singh |  | ABJS | 12,736 | 31.39% | 1,170
18 | Samalkha | 75.64% | Randhir |  | ABJS | 12,215 | 30.73% | K. Singh |  | INC | 12,101 | 30.45% | 114
19 | Panipat | 78.35% | Fateh Chand |  | ABJS | 20,459 | 49.71% | H. Rai |  | INC | 18,134 | 44.06% | 2,325
20 | Naultha | 77.66% | M. Singh |  | INC | 12,943 | 36.34% | D. Singh |  | Independent | 9,504 | 26.68% | 3,439
21 | Rajound | 72.67% | Ran Singh |  | INC | 16,992 | 41.81% | B. Singh |  | SWA | 10,932 | 26.90% | 6,060
22 | Pundri | 81.73% | R. P. Singh |  | INC | 20,143 | 49.04% | I. Singh |  | Independent | 13,670 | 33.28% | 6,473
23 | Serhada | 79.54% | P. A. J. Singh |  | Independent | 12,080 | 29.86% | S. Singh |  | INC | 11,641 | 28.78% | 439
24 | Kaithal | 78.02% | Om Parbha |  | INC | 21,933 | 51.56% | A. Chand |  | SWA | 20,015 | 47.05% | 1,918
25 | Pehowa | 70.96% | Chiman Lal |  | SWA | 13,010 | 34.47% | M. Singh |  | INC | 11,117 | 29.45% | 1,893
26 | Kalayat | 76.03% | Maru |  | SWA | 15,910 | 42.13% | B. Ram |  | INC | 15,552 | 41.18% | 358
27 | Narwana | 80.95% | S. Singh |  | RPI | 21,130 | 49.67% | K. Ram |  | INC | 19,611 | 46.10% | 1,519
28 | Jind | 74.65% | Daya Krishan |  | INC | 26,089 | 59.26% | I. Singh |  | Independent | 15,548 | 35.32% | 10,541
29 | Julana | 77.47% | Dal Singh |  | INC | 21,534 | 56.24% | G. Ram |  | ABJS | 12,211 | 31.89% | 9,323
30 | Safidon | 75.65% | S. Krishan |  | INC | 17,692 | 48.67% | S. Narain |  | Independent | 11,721 | 32.24% | 5,971
31 | Meham | 77.77% | M. Singh |  | Independent | 18,875 | 48.92% | B. Prasad |  | INC | 13,361 | 34.63% | 5,514
32 | Baroda | 68.51% | R. Dhari |  | INC | 13,164 | 36.24% | Darya Singh |  | ABJS | 11,637 | 32.04% | 1,527
33 | Gohana | 76.89% | Ram Dhari |  | INC | 19,898 | 51.30% | H. Kishan |  | Independent | 11,901 | 30.68% | 7,997
34 | Kailana | 78.43% | Rajinder Singh |  | INC | 18,847 | 48.58% | C. Lal |  | Independent | 17,436 | 44.94% | 1,411
35 | Sonipat | 75.96% | M. Lal |  | INC | 17,930 | 45.72% | M. Singh |  | ABJS | 17,035 | 43.44% | 895
36 | Rai | 67.04% | Rizaq Ram |  | INC | 20,115 | 53.54% | Banwari |  | Independent | 16,206 | 43.14% | 3,909
37 | Rohat | 67.04% | B. Singh |  | Independent | 13,001 | 41.85% | S. Ram |  | INC | 11,220 | 36.11% | 1,781
38 | Hassangarh | 72.84% | S. Chand |  | INC | 11,167 | 31.40% | H. Singh |  | Independent | 9,058 | 25.47% | 2,109
39 | Kiloi | 81.07% | Shreyo Nath |  | Independent | 21,079 | 53.78% | R. Singh |  | INC | 12,406 | 31.65% | 8,673
40 | Rohtak | 76.79% | Mangal Sein |  | ABJS | 23,672 | 55.39% | T. Chand |  | INC | 18,558 | 43.43% | 5,114
41 | Kalanaur | 76.12% | Nasib Singh |  | ABJS | 18,103 | 51.20% | S. Singh |  | INC | 9,972 | 28.20% | 8,131
42 | Beri | 76.62% | Partap Singh Doulta |  | INC | 22,577 | 52.50% | N. Kumar |  | Independent | 8,624 | 20.05% | 13,953
43 | Salhawas | 62.59% | P. Chand |  | INC | 14,219 | 37.60% | Amar Singh |  | Independent | 13,278 | 35.11% | 941
44 | Jhajjar | 78.74% | M. Singh |  | Independent | 15,024 | 31.66% | Chandan Singh |  | Independent | 11,279 | 23.77% | 3,745
45 | Bahadurgarh | 73.10% | Hardwari Lal |  | INC | 24,737 | 56.88% | Hari Singh |  | Independent | 11,726 | 26.96% | 13,011
46 | Faridabad | 64.98% | K. D. Kapil |  | INC | 13,037 | 31.93% | K. Kumar |  | Independent | 7,206 | 17.65% | 5,831
47 | Ballabgarh | 71.05% | T. Ram |  | INC | 15,308 | 36.95% | S. Singh |  | Independent | 12,906 | 31.15% | 2,402
48 | Palwal | 74.01% | Dhan Singh |  | Independent | 11,374 | 26.78% | M. Chand |  | ABJS | 11,012 | 25.93% | 362
49 | Hassanpur | 68.77% | Gaya Lal |  | Independent | 10,458 | 28.31% | M. Singh |  | INC | 10,098 | 27.34% | 360
50 | Ferozepur Jhirka | 70.20% | D. Mohammad |  | SWA | 19,040 | 52.60% | T. Huisain |  | INC | 17,160 | 47.40% | 1,880
51 | Nuh | 70.71% | Chaudhary Rahim Khan |  | Independent | 15,212 | 41.50% | K. Ahmed |  | INC | 14,171 | 38.66% | 1,041
52 | Hathin | 67.57% | D. Singh |  | INC | 17,921 | 50.18% | Rajinder Singh |  | Independent | 9,190 | 25.73% | 8,731
53 | Sohna | 73.20% | M. Singh |  | Independent | 15,733 | 40.28% | B. Dayal |  | INC | 13,051 | 33.42% | 2,682
54 | Gurgaon | 73.20% | Pratap Singh Thakran |  | ABJS | 20,792 | 52.82% | Kanhaya Lal |  | INC | 16,567 | 42.09% | 4,225
55 | Pataudi | 79.53% | B. Singh |  | INC | 22,517 | 50.25% | S. Ram |  | Independent | 21,531 | 48.05% | 986
56 | Rewari | 70.46% | Sumitra Devi |  | INC | 18,474 | 56.00% | Abhai Singh |  | ABJS | 13,108 | 39.73% | 5,366
57 | Bawal | 58.12% | Kanhia Lal |  | Independent | 8,227 | 29.08% | R. Parshad |  | Independent | 7,739 | 27.35% | 488
58 | Jatusana | 66.89% | J. Singh |  | Independent | 18,443 | 48.48% | N. Singh |  | INC | 16,742 | 44.01% | 1,701
59 | Ateli | 67.03% | N. Singh |  | INC | 17,607 | 48.78% | R. Jiwan |  | Independent | 16,640 | 46.10% | 967
60 | Narnaul | 65.76% | B. Lal |  | ABJS | 10,330 | 32.43% | Ram Saran Chand Mittal |  | INC | 9,776 | 30.69% | 554
61 | Mahendragarh | 65.38% | Hari Singh |  | Independent | 9,558 | 29.05% | R. Singh |  | Independent | 8,636 | 26.24% | 922
62 | Kanina | 64.79% | Dalip Singh |  | Independent | 17,381 | 56.13% | B. Dhar |  | INC | 12,236 | 39.51% | 5,145
63 | Badhra | 69.94% | Attar Singh |  | Independent | 15,003 | 37.13% | Chandrawati |  | INC | 9,635 | 23.84% | 5,368
64 | Dadri | 68.59% | Ganpat Rai |  | INC | 13,782 | 38.70% | Harnam Singh |  | SSP | 12,400 | 34.82% | 1,382
65 | Loharu | 69.15% | Hira Nand |  | INC | 16,240 | 45.79% | T. Ram |  | SSP | 13,111 | 36.97% | 3,129
66 | Tosham | 68.72% | Bansi Lal |  | INC | 11,511 | 33.98% | M. R. D. Ram |  | SSP | 6,142 | 18.13% | 5,369
67 | Bhiwani | 72.60% | Bhagwan Dev |  | ABJS | 17,591 | 49.74% | Sagar Ram Gupta |  | INC | 13,423 | 37.96% | 4,168
68 | Mundhal Khurd | 74.95% | J. Singh |  | Independent | 11,163 | 32.00% | S. Singh |  | INC | 9,985 | 28.62% | 1,178
69 | Narnaund | 74.96% | R. Datt |  | INC | 13,417 | 35.03% | J. Singh |  | Independent | 10,391 | 27.13% | 3,026
70 | Hansi | 75.73% | Hari Singh |  | INC | 16,435 | 43.23% | K. Singh |  | Independent | 6,771 | 17.81% | 9,664
71 | Bawani Khera | 65.92% | Jagan Nath |  | INC | 17,179 | 53.72% | F. Singh |  | Independent | 6,866 | 21.47% | 10,313
72 | Adampur | 74.34% | H. Singh |  | INC | 16,955 | 43.41% | R. Singh |  | Independent | 16,704 | 42.77% | 251
73 | Hisar | 69.75% | S. Lata |  | INC | 11,285 | 31.55% | B. Rai |  | Independent | 11,061 | 30.93% | 224
74 | Barwala | 71.43% | P. Singh |  | INC | 19,936 | 53.75% | A. Singh |  | SSP | 13,423 | 36.19% | 6,513
75 | Tohana | 70.08% | Harpal Singh |  | INC | 19,196 | 51.90% | S. Singh |  | SSP | 13,534 | 36.59% | 5,662
76 | Fatehabad | 70.08% | Gobind Rai |  | INC | 22,830 | 52.09% | M. Ram |  | Independent | 9,660 | 22.04% | 13,170
77 | Badopal | 78.11% | M. Ram |  | INC | 27,034 | 65.96% | C. Lal |  | Independent | 9,289 | 22.66% | 17,745
78 | Sirsa | 69.78% | L. Dass |  | ABJS | 18,805 | 51.25% | S. Ram |  | INC | 13,738 | 37.44% | 5,067
79 | Rori | 70.17% | P. S. Dass |  | INC | 18,432 | 43.51% | D. Singh |  | Independent | 15,260 | 36.02% | 3,172
80 | Dabwali | 64.80% | Kesra Ram |  | INC | 15,221 | 46.41% | P. Chander |  | Independent | 14,351 | 43.75% | 870
81 | Ellenabad | 72.58% | P. Singh |  | INC | 20,208 | 51.18% | Lal Chand |  | Independent | 17,561 | 44.47% | 2,647

## See also

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* List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
* 1967 elections in India

## References

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1. ^ "Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1967". Elections in India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
2. ^ "Rao Birender Singh, second CM of Haryana, passes away". 1 October 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
3. ^ "Haryana 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
4. ^ "Haryana Assembly Election Results in 1967". Elections in India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

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