1967 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

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1967 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
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  1962
1972  

All 168 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
85 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai
Party INC(O) SWA
Leader's seat Olpad
Last election11326
Seats won9366
Seat changeDecrease2.svg20Increase2.svg40

Chief Minister before election

Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai
INC

The 3rd Gujarat Legislative Assembly election was held in 1967. It was the second election held after formation of Gujarat. [1] [2] Indian National Congress (INC) won 93 seats out of 168 seats. While, Swatantra Party (SWA) won 66 seats. INC performed badly in this election and lost 20 seats, and SWA improve performance and won 40 more seats. Total 599 men and 14 women contested in the election. Total 160 men and 8 women won in the elections. Number of polling stations were 11,554 and number of electors per polling stations were 926.

Contents

Results

India Gujarat Legislative Assembly 1967.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 2,933,05945.9693–20
Swatantra Party 2,436,90138.1966+40
Praja Socialist Party 212,3143.333–4
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 120,1471.881New
Others28,5740.4500
Independents650,09710.195–12
Total6,381,092100.00168+14
Valid votes6,381,09279.77
Invalid/blank votes1,618,32220.23
Total votes7,999,414100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,694,97274.80
Source: ECI [3]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
AbdasaNoneP. B. Thacker Indian National Congress
BhujNoneM. M. Mehta Indian National Congress
MandviNoneJ. L. Mehta Indian National Congress
MundraSCV. B. Dafda Swatantra Party
AnjarNoneN. H. Gajwani Indian National Congress
RaparNoneB. Gajsinhji Swatantra Party
DasadaNoneC. C. Popatlal Swatantra Party
WadhwanNoneS. J. Jhala Swatantra Party
LimbdiSCH. R. Doria Swatantra Party
ChotilaNoneDharmendrasinhji Swatantra Party
DhrangadhraNoneMoorrajji Swatantra Party
MorviNoneV. V. Mehta Swatantra Party
TankaraNoneV. J. Shah Indian National Congress
WankanerNoneD. Pratapsinhji Swatantra Party
JasdanNoneS. Khachar Swatantra Party
Rajkot 1NoneC. H. Shukla Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Rajkot 2NoneM. P. Jadeja Swatantra Party
GondalNoneB. H. Patel Indian National Congress
JetpurNoneN. K. Patel Indian National Congress
DhorajiNoneM. G. Patel Indian National Congress
UpletaNoneJ. A. Patel Indian National Congress
JodiaNoneC. D. Thakor Swatantra Party
JamnagarNoneL. Patel Swatantra Party
AliaNoneS. D. Patel Indian National Congress
KalawadNoneB. B. Patel Indian National Congress
JamjodhpurNoneN. P. Bhanvadia Swatantra Party
KhambhaliaNoneD. V. Barai Swatantra Party
DwarkaNoneK. G. Raichura Indian National Congress
PorbandarNoneP. D. Kakkad Indian National Congress
KutiyanaNoneB. B. Gajera Swatantra Party
MangrolNoneN. P. Gandhi Independent
SomnathNoneK. B. Dodiya Swatantra Party
MaliaNoneK. K. Mori Indian National Congress
KeshodNoneD. D. Patel Swatantra Party
ManavadarSCM. A. Chanda Indian National Congress
JunagadhNoneP. K. Dave Indian National Congress
VisavadarNoneK. D. Bhesania Swatantra Party
UnaNoneP. J. Oza Indian National Congress
BabraNoneJ. D. Kansagra Indian National Congress
LathiNoneS. H. Bhatt Indian National Congress
AmreliNoneN. G. Gondhiya Indian National Congress
Dhari KodinarSCR. T. Teuva Indian National Congress
RajulaNoneJ. Mehta Indian National Congress
KundlaNoneB. K. Patel Swatantra Party
MahuvaNoneC. P. Mehta Indian National Congress
PalitanaNoneD. J. Patel Indian National Congress
SihorNoneM. R. Pancholli Indian National Congress
GadhadaNoneR. B. Gohil Swatantra Party
BotadNoneP. G. Gohel Indian National Congress
BhavnagarNoneP. Shah Indian National Congress
GhoghoNoneD. B. Mehta Indian National Congress
TalajaNoneS. K. Gohil Swatantra Party
DhandhukaNoneV. B. Kotdawala Swatantra Party
DholkaNoneK. G. Ghiya Indian National Congress
BavlaSCD. S. Parmar Swatantra Party
SanandNoneD. B. Jadav Swatantra Party
ViramgamNoneG. H. Patel Indian National Congress
EllisbridgeNoneR. K. Patel Independent
Dariapur KazipurNoneT. J. Patel Indian National Congress
AsarvaNoneM. T. Shukla Indian National Congress
KhadiaNoneM. G. Shastri Praja Socialist Party
KalupurNoneM. H. Palkhiwala Independent
ShahpurNoneS. C. Desai Independent
JamalpurNoneA. T. Kundiwala Swatantra Party
KankariaSCJ. G. Parmar Indian National Congress
RakhialNoneS. R. Shah Indian National Congress
NarodaNoneV. Tarachandani Indian National Congress
DaskroiNoneV. L. Mehta Swatantra Party
DehgamNoneM. C. Shah Swatantra Party
GandhinagarNoneS. L. Patel Swatantra Party
KalolNoneA. B. Thakor Indian National Congress
KadiSCP. N. Parmar Swatantra Party
JotanaNoneB. M. Patel Swatantra Party
MehsanaNoneK. J. Yagnik Swatantra Party
MansaNoneC. G. Patel Swatantra Party
VijapurNoneG. C. Raval Indian National Congress
VisnagarNoneS. B. Patel Indian National Congress
KheraluNoneV. V. Parikh Independent
UnjhaNoneP. S. Mohanlal Swatantra Party
SidhpurNoneP. N. Lallubhai Indian National Congress
PatanNoneV.m. Trivedi Indian National Congress
ChanasmaNoneB.k. Patel Swatantra Party
SamiNoneK.h. Chaudhari Indian National Congress
RadhanpurNoneR.k. Jadeja Swatantra Party
VavSCJ.p. Parmar Swatantra Party
DeddarNoneG.v. Vaghhela Indian National Congress
KankrejNoneJ.v. Shah Indian National Congress
DeesaNoneS.s. Shah Indian National Congress
DhaneraNoneB.j. Joshi Swatantra Party
PalanpurNoneA.c. Mehta Indian National Congress
DantaNoneF.d. Patel Indian National Congress
KhedbrahmaST Jethabhai Rathod Swatantra Party
IdarSCM.r. Bhumbhi Swatantra Party
BhilodaNoneA.j. Trivedi Swatantra Party
HimatnagarNoneD. Himatsinhji Swatantra Party
PrantijNoneN.a. Jhala Swatantra Party
ModasaNoneN.s. Patel Swatantra Party
BayadNoneL.k. Rahevar Swatantra Party
MeghrajNoneJ.p. Bhatt Swatantra Party
SantrampurNoneK.k. Parmar Indian National Congress
JhalodSCH.l. Ninama Indian National Congress
LimdiSTI.m. Hathila Indian National Congress
DohadSTJ.m. Solanki Indian National Congress
LimkhedaSTV.b. Pasaya Swatantra Party
Devgadh BariaNoneJaideepsinhji Swatantra Party
HalolNoneA.d. Parmar Indian National Congress
KalolNoneV.b. Chohan Swatantra Party
GodhraNoneG.d. Pathak Swatantra Party
SaliaNoneR.j. Bhatia Swatantra Party
ShehraNoneP.g. Parmar Indian National Congress
LunavadaNoneK.b. Dave Swatantra Party
BalasinorNoneN.k. Solanki Swatantra Party
ThasraNoneM.d. Desai Swatantra Party
KapadwanjNoneK.n. Doshi Swatantra Party
KathlalNoneA.k. Parmar Swatantra Party
MehmedabadNoneJ.h. Jadav Indian National Congress
MahudhaNoneA.b. Vaghela Swatantra Party
NadiadNoneB.j. Patel Indian National Congress
AnadNoneS.d. Vaghela Indian National Congress
UmrethNoneU.v. Vadodiya Swatantra Party
SarsaNoneB.d. Patel Swatantra Party
BorsadNoneR.d. Patel Indian National Congress
BhadranNoneM.f. Solanki Indian National Congress
SojitraNoneI.c. Patel Indian National Congress
PetladNoneA.a. Mirza Indian National Congress
MatarSCG.a. Waghela Indian National Congress
CambayNoneM.b. Shah Indian National Congress
JetpurSTM.s. Tadvi Swatantra Party
ChhotaudaipurSTB.g. Tadvi Indian National Congress
NaswadiSTP.u. Bhil Indian National Congress
SankhedaNoneC.j. Patel Indian National Congress
DabhoiNoneN.i. Purohit Swatantra Party
WaghodiaNoneM.g. Pola Indian National Congress
SavliNoneM.a. Shah Indian National Congress
Baroda CityNoneC.k. Parikh Swatantra Party
RaopuraNoneS.m.mehta Praja Socialist Party
SayajiganjNoneF.p. Gaekwad Indian National Congress
Baroda RuralNoneK.a. Waghela Swatantra Party
PadraNoneJ.s. Shah Indian National Congress
KarjanSCN.g. Arya Swatantra Party
JambusarNoneV.c. Shah Indian National Congress
VagraNoneN.m. Kaansara Indian National Congress
BroachNoneC.m. Bhatt Indian National Congress
AnkleshwarNoneA.a. Patel Indian National Congress
JhagadiaSTZ.r. Vasava Indian National Congress
NandodSTH. M. Rajwadi Indian National Congress
DediapadaNoneC. Bijalbhai Swatantra Party
SongadhSTB.f. Vasave Swatantra Party
MandviSTP. D. Patel Indian National Congress
MangrolSTR. R. Chaudhari Indian National Congress
Surat City EastNoneG. R. Chokhawala Indian National Congress
Surat City NorthNoneP. M. Vyas Indian National Congress
Surat City WestNoneM. H. A. S. Golandaz Indian National Congress
ChorasiNoneU. P. S. Bhatt Indian National Congress
OlpadNoneH. K. Desai Indian National Congress
BardoliNoneB. V. Patel Indian National Congress
MahuvaSTC. N. Rathod Indian National Congress
VyaraSTB. S.gamit Indian National Congress
JalalporeNoneG. C. Patel Indian National Congress
NavsariNoneS. Y. Unia Indian National Congress
GandeviNoneT. M. Desai Indian National Congress
ChikhliSTA. G. Patel Indian National Congress
BansdaSTR. G. Gamit Praja Socialist Party
DharampurSTB. K.patel Indian National Congress
Mota PondhaSTR. B. Jadav Indian National Congress
BulsarNoneK. R. Patel Indian National Congress
PardiSTU. H. Patel Indian National Congress
UmbergaonSTS. D. Thakaria Indian National Congress

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