1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

The fourth Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections were held in 1967. Out of a total of 1,067 candidates, 276 men and eleven women were elected. The Indian National Congress won 165 seats, the Swatantra Party (SWA) won twenty-nine seats and the Independent Party won sixty-eight seats.

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election


All 287 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
144 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Party INC SWA
Last election 177 19
Seats won 165 29
Seat change 12 10

Chief Minister before election

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Indian National Congress

Chief Minister

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
Indian National Congress

Of the 287 seats contested, 236 were general, eleven were for scheduled tribes and forty were for scheduled castes.[1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
BJS291,7832.113
CPI1,077,4997.7811
CPM1,053,8557.619
Indian National Congress6,292,64945.42165
PSP28,5640.210
RPI36,7570.271
SSP49,6690.361
Swatantra Party1,363,3829.8429
Independents3,658,92826.4168
Total13,853,086100.00287
Source: ECI

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