1967 Indian General Election
The Congress system cracks17–21 February 1967 · The Congress system tested · 520 seats, 261 for a majority
General elections were held in India between 17 and 21 February 1967 to elect 520 of the 523 members of the fourth Lok Sabha, an increase of 15 from the previous session of Lok Sabha. Elections to State Assemblies were also held simultaneously, the last general election to do so.
Prime Minister before
Indira Gandhi
INC
Prime Minister (continued)
Indira Gandhi
INC
Largest force
Indian National Congress
283 of 520 seats
Turnout
61.0%
The result
| Share of the Lok Sabha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Indira Gandhi | 283 | +78 | 5,94,90,701 | 40.8% | -3.9 | |
| Swatantra Party | C. Rajagopalachari | 44 | +26 | 1,26,46,847 | 8.7% | +0.8 | |
| Independents | — | 35 | +15 | 2,01,06,051 | 13.8% | — | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | — | 35 | +21 | 1,35,80,935 | 9.3% | — | |
| ABJS | Deendayal Upadhyaya | 35 | +21 | 1,35,80,935 | 9.3% | +2.9 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | — | 25 | +18 | 55,29,405 | 3.8% | — | |
| Communist Party of India | Shripad Amrit Dange | 23 | +6 | 74,58,396 | 5.1% | -4.8 | |
| Samyukta Socialist Party | — | 23 | — | 71,71,627 | 4.9% | — | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | — | 19 | — | 62,46,522 | 4.3% | — |