1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

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1967 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
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  1962 (Punjab) 21 February 1967 1968  

All 81 seats in the Haryana Legislative Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Registered4,387,980
Turnout72.65%
 Majority partyMinority party
  Hand INC.svg Oil lamp.svg
Party INC ABJS
Seats won4812
Popular vote1,252,290436,145
Percentage41.33%14.39%

CM before election

B. D. Sharma
INC

Elected CM

Birender Singh
INC

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]

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress 1,252,29041.3348
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 436,14514.3912
Sanghata Socialist Party108,1723.570
Swatantra Party 96,4103.183
Republican Party of India 87,8612.902
Communist Party of India 27,2380.900
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 16,3790.540
Praja Socialist Party 6,4770.210
Independents998,96932.9716
Total3,029,941100.0081
Valid votes3,029,94176.48
Invalid/blank votes931,82523.52
Total votes3,187,946
Registered voters/turnout4,387,98072.65
Source: ECI [3]

Elected members

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency [4]
Assembly ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner UpMargin
#kNames%CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
1 Kalka 75.32% Lachhman Singh Independent 12,78732.39%K. Lal INC 12,08630.62%701
2 Naraingarh 70.03%L. Singh INC 16,69145.35%R. N. Sarup ABJS 8,52823.17%8,163
3 Chhachhrauli 68.98%R. Parkash INC 15,52542.48%P. Chand Independent 14,60539.97%920
4 Jagadhri 78.52%D. Prakash ABJS 14,66541.12%G. Singh INC 12,85636.05%1,809
5 Yamunanagar 75.87%B. Dayal INC 22,04352.43%R. Lal ABJS 15,41936.68%6,624
6 Mulana 64.84%R. Prasad RPI 16,69452.53%S. Ram INC 12,32138.77%4,373
7 Naggal 69.31%Lakhwati INC 17,49454.32%M. Singh Independent 12,43038.60%5,064
8 Ambala Cantt. 72.00%Dev Raj Anand INC 11,34341.65%P. Nath ABJS 10,84539.82%498
9 Ambala City 71.74% Faqir Chand Aggarwal ABJS 15,88750.50%A. G. Khan INC 8,97328.52%6,914
10 Shahbad 76.21%Jagdish Chander INC 11,07434.75%K. Chand ABJS 10,77833.83%296
11 Thanesar 77.57%D. Prakash INC 18,65952.49%B. Singh ABJS 14,82241.69%3,837
12 Babain 76.31%Chand Ram INC 21,88460.76%R. Dia ABJS 11,72432.55%10,160
13 Nilokheri 75.58%S. Ram ABJS 10,60533.81%C. Singh Independent 9,29429.63%1,311
14 Indri 75.39%Parsani Devi INC 17,05646.92%T. Ram ABJS 5,88516.19%11,171
15 Karnal 76.29%Ram Lal ABJS 11,70231.38%L. Ram INC 9,21524.71%2,487
16 Jundla 66.56%Ram Kishan INC 10,84334.69%B. Ram RPI 10,69634.22%147
17 Gharaunda 77.35%M. Chand INC 13,90634.27%R. Singh ABJS 12,73631.39%1,170
18 Samalkha 75.64%Randhir ABJS 12,21530.73%K. Singh INC 12,10130.45%114
19 Panipat 78.35%Fateh Chand ABJS 20,45949.71%H. Rai INC 18,13444.06%2,325
20 Naultha 77.66%M. Singh INC 12,94336.34%D. Singh Independent 9,50426.68%3,439
21 Rajound 72.67%Ran Singh INC 16,99241.81%B. Singh SWA 10,93226.90%6,060
22 Pundri 81.73%R. P. Singh INC 20,14349.04%I. Singh Independent 13,67033.28%6,473
23 Serhada 79.54%P. A. J. Singh Independent 12,08029.86%S. Singh INC 11,64128.78%439
24 Kaithal 78.02%Om Parbha INC 21,93351.56%A. Chand SWA 20,01547.05%1,918
25 Pehowa 70.96%Chiman Lal SWA 13,01034.47%M. Singh INC 11,11729.45%1,893
26 Kalayat 76.03%Maru SWA 15,91042.13%B. Ram INC 15,55241.18%358
27 Narwana 80.95%S. Singh RPI 21,13049.67%K. Ram INC 19,61146.10%1,519
28 Jind 74.65%Daya Krishan INC 26,08959.26%I. Singh Independent 15,54835.32%10,541
29 Julana 77.47%Dal Singh INC 21,53456.24%G. Ram ABJS 12,21131.89%9,323
30 Safidon 75.65%S. Krishan INC 17,69248.67%S. Narain Independent 11,72132.24%5,971
31 Meham 77.77%M. Singh Independent 18,87548.92%B. Prasad INC 13,36134.63%5,514
32 Baroda 68.51%R. Dhari INC 13,16436.24%Darya Singh ABJS 11,63732.04%1,527
33 Gohana 76.89%Ram Dhari INC 19,89851.30%H. Kishan Independent 11,90130.68%7,997
34 Kailana 78.43%Rajinder Singh INC 18,84748.58%C. Lal Independent 17,43644.94%1,411
35 Sonipat 75.96%M. Lal INC 17,93045.72%M. Singh ABJS 17,03543.44%895
36 Rai 67.04%Rizaq Ram INC 20,11553.54%Banwari Independent 16,20643.14%3,909
37 Rohat 67.04%B. Singh Independent 13,00141.85%S. Ram INC 11,22036.11%1,781
38 Hassangarh 72.84%S. Chand INC 11,16731.40%H. Singh Independent 9,05825.47%2,109
39 Kiloi 81.07%Shreyo Nath Independent 21,07953.78%R. Singh INC 12,40631.65%8,673
40 Rohtak 76.79% Mangal Sein ABJS 23,67255.39%T. Chand INC 18,55843.43%5,114
41 Kalanaur 76.12%Nasib Singh ABJS 18,10351.20%S. Singh INC 9,97228.20%8,131
42 Beri 76.62%Partap Singh Doulta INC 22,57752.50%N. Kumar Independent 8,62420.05%13,953
43 Salhawas 62.59%P. Chand INC 14,21937.60%Amar Singh Independent 13,27835.11%941
44 Jhajjar 78.74%M. Singh Independent 15,02431.66%Chandan Singh Independent 11,27923.77%3,745
45 Bahadurgarh 73.10%Hardwari Lal INC 24,73756.88%Hari Singh Independent 11,72626.96%13,011
46 Faridabad 64.98%K. D. Kapil INC 13,03731.93%K. Kumar Independent 7,20617.65%5,831
47 Ballabgarh 71.05%T. Ram INC 15,30836.95%S. Singh Independent 12,90631.15%2,402
48 Palwal 74.01%Dhan Singh Independent 11,37426.78%M. Chand ABJS 11,01225.93%362
49 Hassanpur 68.77%Gaya Lal Independent 10,45828.31%M. Singh INC 10,09827.34%360
50 Ferozepur Jhirka 70.20%D. Mohammad SWA 19,04052.60%T. Huisain INC 17,16047.40%1,880
51 Nuh 70.71% Chaudhary Rahim Khan Independent 15,21241.50%K. Ahmed INC 14,17138.66%1,041
52 Hathin 67.57%D. Singh INC 17,92150.18%Rajinder Singh Independent 9,19025.73%8,731
53 Sohna 73.20%M. Singh Independent 15,73340.28%B. Dayal INC 13,05133.42%2,682
54 Gurgaon 73.20%Pratap Singh Thakran ABJS 20,79252.82%Kanhaya Lal INC 16,56742.09%4,225
55 Pataudi 79.53%B. Singh INC 22,51750.25%S. Ram Independent 21,53148.05%986
56 Rewari 70.46%Sumitra Devi INC 18,47456.00%Abhai Singh ABJS 13,10839.73%5,366
57 Bawal 58.12%Kanhia Lal Independent 8,22729.08%R. Parshad Independent 7,73927.35%488
58 Jatusana 66.89%J. Singh Independent 18,44348.48%N. Singh INC 16,74244.01%1,701
59 Ateli 67.03%N. Singh INC 17,60748.78%R. Jiwan Independent 16,64046.10%967
60 Narnaul 65.76%B. Lal ABJS 10,33032.43%Ram Saran Chand Mittal INC 9,77630.69%554
61 Mahendragarh 65.38%Hari Singh Independent 9,55829.05%R. Singh Independent 8,63626.24%922
62 Kanina 64.79%Dalip Singh Independent 17,38156.13%B. Dhar INC 12,23639.51%5,145
63 Badhra 69.94%Attar Singh Independent 15,00337.13% Chandrawati INC 9,63523.84%5,368
64 Dadri 68.59%Ganpat Rai INC 13,78238.70%Harnam SinghSSP12,40034.82%1,382
65 Loharu 69.15%Hira Nand INC 16,24045.79%T. RamSSP13,11136.97%3,129
66 Tosham 68.72% Bansi Lal INC 11,51133.98%M. R. D. RamSSP6,14218.13%5,369
67 Bhiwani 72.60%Bhagwan Dev ABJS 17,59149.74% Sagar Ram Gupta INC 13,42337.96%4,168
68 Mundhal Khurd 74.95%J. Singh Independent 11,16332.00%S. Singh INC 9,98528.62%1,178
69 Narnaund 74.96%R. Datt INC 13,41735.03%J. Singh Independent 10,39127.13%3,026
70 Hansi 75.73%Hari Singh INC 16,43543.23%K. Singh Independent 6,77117.81%9,664
71 Bawani Khera 65.92%Jagan Nath INC 17,17953.72%F. Singh Independent 6,86621.47%10,313
72 Adampur 74.34%H. Singh INC 16,95543.41%R. Singh Independent 16,70442.77%251
73 Hisar 69.75%S. Lata INC 11,28531.55%B. Rai Independent 11,06130.93%224
74 Barwala 71.43%P. Singh INC 19,93653.75%A. SinghSSP13,42336.19%6,513
75 Tohana 70.08%Harpal Singh INC 19,19651.90%S. SinghSSP13,53436.59%5,662
76 Fatehabad 70.08%Gobind Rai INC 22,83052.09%M. Ram Independent 9,66022.04%13,170
77 Badopal 78.11%M. Ram INC 27,03465.96%C. Lal Independent 9,28922.66%17,745
78 Sirsa 69.78%L. Dass ABJS 18,80551.25%S. Ram INC 13,73837.44%5,067
79 Rori 70.17%P. S. Dass INC 18,43243.51%D. Singh Independent 15,26036.02%3,172
80 Dabwali 64.80%Kesra Ram INC 15,22146.41%P. Chander Independent 14,35143.75%870
81 Ellenabad 72.58%P. Singh INC 20,20851.18%Lal Chand Independent 17,56144.47%2,647

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