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{{Short description|Indian state election}} | |||
{{Infobox election | {{Infobox election | ||
| election_name | | election_name = 1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election | ||
| country | | country = India | ||
| type | | type = parliamentary | ||
| ongoing | | ongoing = no | ||
| previous_election = | | previous_election = 1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election | ||
| previous_year | | previous_year = 1962 | ||
| election_date | | election_date = 1967 | ||
| next_election | | next_election = 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election | ||
| next_year | | next_year = 1972 | ||
| seats_for_election= All 126 seats to the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] | | seats_for_election = All 126 seats to the [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| majority_seats | | majority_seats = 52 | ||
| opinion_polls | | opinion_polls = | ||
| turnout | | turnout = <!-- Opposition --> | ||
<!-- Opposition --> | | image2 = {{eppt|All Party Hill Leaders Conference|height=100|width=80}} | ||
| image2 | | leader2 = [[Williamson Sangma]] | ||
| leader2 | | party2 = All Party Hill Leaders Conference | ||
| party2 | | leader_since2 = | ||
| leader_since2 | | leaders_seat2 = | ||
| leaders_seat2 | | last_election2 = | ||
| last_election2 | | seats_before2 = 11 | ||
| seats_before2 | | seats2 = 9 | ||
| seats2 | | seat_change2 = {{decrease}}2 | ||
| seat_change2 | | popular_vote2 = | ||
| popular_vote2 | | percentage2 = | ||
| percentage2 | | swing2 = <!-- Congress --> | ||
| swing2 | | image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Bimala Prasad Chaliha.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=03}} | ||
<!-- Congress --> | | leader1 = [[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]] | ||
| image1 | | party1 = Indian National Congress | ||
| leader1 | | leader_since1 = | ||
| party1 | | leaders_seat1 = [[Assam Legislative Council|MLC]] | ||
| leader_since1 | | last_election1 = | ||
| leaders_seat1 | | seats_before1 = 79 | ||
| last_election1 | | seats1 = 73 | ||
| seats_before1 | | seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 9 | ||
| seats1 | | popular_vote1 = | ||
| seat_change1 | | percentage1 = | ||
| popular_vote1 | | swing1 = <!-- bottom --> | ||
| percentage1 | | title = Chief Minister | ||
| swing1 | | posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]] | ||
<!-- bottom --> | | before_election = [[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]] | ||
| title | | before_party = Indian National Congress | ||
| posttitle | | after_election = <br /> [[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]] | ||
| before_election | | after_party = Indian National Congress | ||
| before_party | |||
| after_election | |||
| after_party | |||
}} | }} | ||
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==Constituencies== | ==Constituencies== | ||
Assam Legislative Assembly, 126 consisted of 93 Genrael constituencies, 24 [[Scheduled Tribes]] and 9 [[Scheduled Castes]] constituencies. A total of 492 nominations were filed out of which 486 were men's and 6 were women withdrew their nominations. 4 women were elected to Assam Legislative Assembly. | Assam Legislative Assembly, 126 consisted of 93 Genrael constituencies, 24 [[Scheduled Tribes]] and 9 [[Scheduled Castes]] constituencies. A total of 492 nominations were filed out of which 486 were men's and 6 were women withdrew their nominations. 4 women were elected to Assam Legislative Assembly. | ||
==Political | ==Political parties== | ||
9 National parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. [[Indian National Congress]] contested 92 seats and won 76 of them. [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] candidates won 14 seats while no other party cross double-digit.<ref name="AssamECI1951"/> | 9 National parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. [[Indian National Congress]] contested 92 seats and won 76 of them. [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] candidates won 14 seats while no other party cross double-digit.<ref name="AssamECI1951"/> | ||
==Results== | |||
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election<ref name="AssamECI1951">{{cite web | url=https://www.elections.in/assam/assembly-constituencies/1967-election-results.html | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 : To the Legislative Assembly of Assam | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> |sortable=yes}} | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=10|[[File:India Assam Legislative Assembly 1967.svg]] | |||
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" | |||
! class="unsortable" |<!--color--> | |||
! Political Party !! Flag !! Seats <br /> Contested !! Won !! % of <br /> Seats !! Votes !! Vote % | |||
|- style="background: #90EE90;" | |||
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Indian National Congress]] | |||
| | |||
| 120 || 73 || 44.66% || 1354748 || 43.60% | |||
|- | |||
| {{party color cell|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] | |||
| | |||
| 12 || 9 || 57.86% || 108447 || 3.49% | |||
|- | |||
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]] | |||
| | |||
| 22 || 7 || 30.19% || 108447 || 5.15% | |||
|- | |||
| {{party color cell|Praja Socialist Party}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Praja Socialist Party]] | |||
| | |||
| 35 || 5 || 23.20% || 213094 || 6.86% | |||
|- | |||
| {{party color cell|Samyukta Socialist Party}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Samyukta Socialist Party]] | |||
| | |||
| 17 || 4 || 26.37% || 101802 || 3.28% | |||
|- | |||
| {{party color cell|Swatantra Party}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Swatantra Party]] | |||
| | |||
| 13 || 2 || 14.07% || 46187 || 1.49% | |||
|- | |||
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} | |||
| | |||
| 124 || 26 || 36.12% || 1004695 || 32.33% | |||
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |||
! colspan = 3| Total Seats | |||
! 105 !! style="text-align:center;" |Voters !! 5449305 !! style="text-align:center;" |Turnout !! 3369230 (61.83%) | |||
|} | |||
=== Constituency-wise results === | === Constituency-wise results === | ||
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!Constituency !! Constituency No. !! Leading Candidate !! Leading Party !! Margin !! Remarks | !Constituency !! Constituency No. !! Leading Candidate !! Leading Party !! Margin !! Remarks | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Aizawl East I | | [[Aizawl East I Assembly constituency|Aijal East]] || 1 || [[A. Thanglura]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || Uncontested || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Aizawl West I | | [[Aizawl West I Assembly constituency|Aijal West]] || 2 || [[A. Thanglura]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || Uncontested || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Ratabari | | [[Ratabari Assembly constituency|Ratabari]] || 3 || [[Biswanath Upadhyay]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 11,959 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Patharkandi | | [[Patharkandi Assembly constituency|Patharkandi]] || 4 || [[Motilal Kanoo]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 2,372 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Karimganj North | | [[Karimganj North Assembly constituency|Karimganj North]] || 5 || [[Rathindra Nath Sen]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 2,298 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Karimganj South | | [[Karimganj South Assembly constituency|Karimganj South]] || 6 || [[Praffulla Choudhury]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 3,567 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Badarpur (Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badarpur]] || 7 || [[Moulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury]] || bgcolor={{Indian National Congress | | [[Badarpur (Assam Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badarpur]] || 7 || [[Moulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 2,777 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Hailakandi | | [[Hailakandi Assembly constituency|Hailakandi]] || 8 || [[Abdul Matlib Mazumdar]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 16,970 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Katlicherra | | [[Katlicherra Assembly constituency|Katlicherra]] || 9 || [[Tajamul Ali Laskar]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 5,819 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Silchar | | [[Silchar Assembly constituency|Silchar]] || 10 || [[Santosh Mohan Dev]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 3,173 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sonai | | [[Sonai Assembly constituency|Sonai]] || 11 || [[Moinul Hoque Choudhury]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 11,268 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dholai | | [[Dholai Assembly constituency|Dholai]] || 12 || [[Jatindra Mohan Barbhuyan]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 1,029 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Lakhipur | | [[Lakhipur Assembly constituency|Lakhipur]] || 13 || [[Mera Chouba Singha]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6,062 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Udharbond | | [[Udharbond Assembly constituency|Udharbond]] || 14 || [[Jagannath Singha]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 16,750 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Barkhola | | [[Barkhola Assembly constituency|Barkhola]] || 15 || [[Altaf Hussain Mazumdar]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7,310 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Katigora | | [[Katigora Assembly constituency|Katigora]] || 16 || [[AK Nurul Haque]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7,916 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Haflong | | [[Haflong Assembly constituency|Haflong]] || 17 || [[Joy Bhadra Hagjer]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 4,627 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bokajan | | [[Bokajan Assembly constituency|Bokajan]] || 18 || [[Sai Sai Terang]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6,240 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Howraghat | | [[Howraghat Assembly constituency|Howraghat]] || 19 || [[Chatrasing Teron]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7,605 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Baithalangso | | [[Baithalangso Assembly constituency|Baithalangso]] || 20 || [[Dhaniram Rongpi]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7,639 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Jowai | | [[Jowai Assembly constituency|Jowai]] || 21 || [[Edwingson Barch]] || bgcolor={{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}|[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] || 8,134 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Shillong | | [[Shillong Assembly constituency|Shillong]] || 22 || [[Hoover Hynniewta]] || bgcolor={{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}|[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] || 5,528 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nongpoh | | [[Nongpoh Assembly constituency|Nongpoh]] || 23 || [[B. B. Lyngdoh]] || bgcolor={{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}|[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] || Uncontested || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nongstoin | | [[Nongstoin Assembly constituency|Nongstoin]] || 24 || [[Hopingstone Lyngdoh]] || bgcolor={{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}|[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] || 17,687 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cherrapunji | | [[Cherrapunji Assembly constituency|Cherrapunji]] || 25 || [[Stanley D.D. Nichols Roy]] || bgcolor={{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}|[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] || Uncontested || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Baghmara | | [[Baghmara, India|Baghmara]] || 26 || Capt. [[Williamson A. Sangma]] || bgcolor={{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}|[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] || 4,449 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dainadubi | | [[Dainadubi Assembly constituency|Dainadubi]] || 27 || [[Mody Marak]] || bgcolor={{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}|[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] || 5,952 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Tura | | [[Tura Assembly constituency|Tura]] || 28 || [[Grohonsing Marak]] || bgcolor={{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}|[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] || 7,440 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Phulbari | | [[Phulbari Assembly constituency|Phulbari]] || 29 || [[Bronson Momin]] || bgcolor={{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}|[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] || 3,694 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Mankachar | | [[Mankachar Assembly constituency|Mankachar]] || 30 || [[Zahirul Islam (politician)|Zahirul Islam]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 3,694 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[South Salmara | | [[South Salmara Assembly constituency|South Salmara]] || 31 || [[Bazlul Basit]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 1,496 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dhubri | | [[Dhubri Assembly constituency|Dhubri]] || 32 || [[Syed Ahmed Ali]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 243 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Gauripur | | [[Gauripur Assembly constituency|Gauripur]] || 33 || [[Mohammad Azad Ali]] || bgcolor={{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}|[[Praja Socialist Party]] || 2,269 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Golakganj | | [[Golakganj Assembly constituency|Golakganj]] || 34 || [[Kabir Chandra Roy Pradhani]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 11,433 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bilasipara | | [[Bilasipara Assembly constituency|Bilasipara]] || 35 || [[Giasuddin Ahmed]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 9,097 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Gossaigaon | | [[Gossaigaon Assembly constituency|Gossaigaon]] || 36 || [[Mithius Tudu]]|| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |[[Indian National Congress]] || 11,152 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kokrajhar West | | [[Kokrajhar West Assembly constituency|Kokrajhar West]] || 37 || [[Ranendra Basumatari]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 5,840 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kokrajhar East | | [[Kokrajhar East Assembly constituency|Kokrajhar East]] || 38 || [[Rani Manjula Devi]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6,686 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sidli | | [[Sidli Assembly constituency|Sidli]] || 39 || [[Uttan Chandra Brahma]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 2,272 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bijni | | [[Bijni Assembly constituency|Bijni]] || 40 || [[Golak Chandra Patgiri]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 5,103 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Abhayapuri | | [[Abhayapuri Assembly constituency|Abhayapuri]] || 41 || [[Kandarpa Narayan Banikya]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 10,808 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bongaigaon | | [[Bongaigaon Assembly constituency|Bongaigaon]] || 42 || [[Mothura Mohan Sinha]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 3,455 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Goalpara West | | [[Goalpara West Assembly constituency|Goalpara West]] || 43 || [[Benoy Krishna Ghose]] || bgcolor={{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}|[[Praja Socialist Party]] || 17,725 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Goalpara East | | [[Goalpara East Assembly constituency|Goalpara East]] || 44 || [[Shahadat Ali Jotdar]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 3,497 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dudhnai | | [[Dudhnai Assembly constituency|Dudhnai]] || 45 || [[Sarat Chandra Rabha]] || bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of India}}|[[Communist Party of India]] || 4,003 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sorbhog | | [[Sorbhog Assembly constituency|Sorbhog]] || 46 || [[Pranita Talukdar]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 8,834 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bhabanipur | | [[Bhabanipur, Assam Assembly constituency|Bhabanipur]] || 47 || [[Dharanidhar Choudhury]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 4,287 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Patacharkuchi | | [[Patacharkuchi Assembly constituency|Patacharkuchi]] || 48 || [[Bhubaneswar Barman]] || bgcolor={{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}|[[Praja Socialist Party]] || 4,561 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Barpeta | | [[Barpeta Assembly constituency|Barpeta]] || 49 || Dr. [[Surendra Nath Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}|[[Praja Socialist Party]] || 2,307 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Jania | | [[Jania Assembly constituency|Jania]] || 50 || [[Ataur Rahman]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 25,678 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Baghbar | | [[Baghbar Assembly constituency|Baghbar]] || 51 || [[Jalauddin Ahmed]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 1,766 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sarukhetri | | [[Sarukhetri Assembly constituency|Sarukhetri]] || 52 || [[Matilal Nayak]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 9,356 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Chenga | | [[Chenga Assembly constituency|Chenga]] || 53 || [[Ataur Rahman]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 10,537 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Boko | | [[Boko Assembly constituency|Boko]] || 54 || [[Prabin Kumar Chaudhuri|Prabin Kumar Choudhury]]|| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |[[Indian National Congress]] || 8,243 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Chaygaon | | [[Chaygaon Assembly constituency|Chaygaon]] || 55 || [[Hareswar Goswami]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6,385 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Palasbari | | [[Palasbari Assembly constituency|Palasbari]] || 56 || [[Abala Kanta Goswami]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 5,878 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Gauhati East | | [[Gauhati East Assembly constituency|Gauhati East]] || 57 || [[Mohendra Mohan Choudhury]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7,721 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Gauhati West | | [[Gauhati West Assembly constituency|Gauhati West]] || 58 || [[Govinda Kalita]] || bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of India}}|[[Communist Party of India]] || 1,084 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Jalukbari | | [[Jalukbari Assembly constituency|Jalukbari]] || 59 || [[Sailen Medhi]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 5,417 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Hajo | | [[Hajo Assembly constituency|Hajo]] || 60 || [[Bishnuram Medhi]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || Uncontested || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nalbari West | | [[Nalbari West Assembly constituency|Nalbari West]] || 61 || Dr. [[Bhumidhar Barman]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 1,028 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nalbari East | | [[Nalbari East Assembly constituency|Nalbari East]] || 62 || [[Prabhat Narayan Choudhury]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6,641 || | ||
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| [[Borbhag | | [[Borbhag Assembly constituency|Borbhag]] || 63 || [[Gourisankar Bhattacharyya]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 4,346 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Barama | | [[Barama Assembly constituency|Barama]] || 64 || [[Surendra Nath Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 1,046 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Tamulpur | | [[Tamulpur Assembly constituency|Tamulpur]] || 65 || [[Maneswar Boro]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 1,314 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Rangiya | | [[Rangiya Assembly constituency|Rangiya]] || 66 || [[Kamini Mohon Sarma]] || bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of India}}|[[Communist Party of India]] || 82 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kamalpur | | [[Kamalpur, Assam Assembly constituency|Kamalpur]] || 67 || [[Lakshyadhar Chaudhury]] || bgcolor={{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}|[[Praja Socialist Party]] || 274 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Panery | | [[Panery Assembly constituency|Panery]] || 68 || [[Hiralal Patwary]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 8,310 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kalaigaon | | [[Kalaigaon Assembly constituency|Kalaigaon]] || 69 || [[Dandi Ram Dutta]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 172 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Rangamati | | [[Rangamati Assembly constituency|Rangamati]] || 70 || [[Nakul Chandra Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7,648 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Mangaldoi | | [[Mangaldoi Assembly constituency|Mangaldoi]] || 71 || [[Mohammad Matlibuddin]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 6,140 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dalgaon | | [[Dalgaon Assembly constituency|Dalgaon]] || 72 || [[Surendra Chandra Baruah]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 1,697 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Udalguri | | [[Udalguri Assembly constituency|Udalguri]] || 73 || [[Bahadur Basumatary]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7,460 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dhekiajuli | | [[Dhekiajuli Assembly constituency|Dhekiajuli]] || 74 || [[Pushpalata Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 8,868 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Missamari | | [[Missamari Assembly constituency|Missamari]] || 75 || [[Mohi Kanta Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6,880 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Tezpur | | [[Tezpur Assembly constituency|Tezpur]] || 76 || [[Bishnu Prasad Rava]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 373 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Balipara | | [[Balipara Assembly constituency|Balipara]] || 77 || [[Biswadev Sarma]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 11,519 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sootea | | [[Sootea Assembly constituency|Sootea]] || 78 || [[Narayan Chandra Bhuyan]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 4,909 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Biswanath | | [[Biswanath Assembly constituency|Biswanath]] || 79 || [[Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7,253 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Gohpur | | [[Gohpur Assembly constituency|Gohpur]] || 80 || [[Bishnulal Upadhyaya]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 744 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Marigaon | | [[Marigaon Assembly constituency|Marigaon]] || 81 || [[Pitsing Konwar]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7,240 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bokani | | [[Bokani Assembly constituency|Bokani]] || 82 || [[Mohendra Nath Hazarika]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 9,487 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Laharighat | | [[Laharighat Assembly constituency|Laharighat]] || 83 || [[Mohammad Abul Kasem]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 13,170 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Raha | | [[Raha Assembly constituency|Raha]] || 84 || Sarat Chandra Goswami || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 2,138 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dhing | | [[Dhing Assembly constituency|Dhing]] || 85 || [[Mohammad Samsul Huda]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 1,005 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Rupohihat | | [[Rupohihat Assembly constituency|Rupohihat]] || 86 || [[Musawir Chowdhury]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 2,173 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nowgong | | [[Nowgong Assembly constituency|Nowgong]] || 87 || [[Phani Bora]] || bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of India}}|[[Communist Party of India]] || 5,153 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Barhampurr | | [[Barhampurr Assembly constituency|Barhampur]] || 88 || [[Kehoram Hazarika]] || bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of India}}|[[Communist Party of India]] || 3,292 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kaliabor | | [[Kaliabor Assembly constituency|Kaliabor]] || 89 || [[Atul Chandra Goswami]] || bgcolor={{party color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}|[[Samyukta Socialist Party]] || 3078 || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Samaguri | | [[Samaguri Assembly constituency|Samaguri]] || 90 || [[Dev Kant Baruah]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 2971 || | ||
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| [[Jamunamukh | | [[Jamunamukh Assembly constituency|Jamunamukh]] || 91 || [[Lakshmi Prasad Goswami]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6,846 || | ||
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| [[Hojai | | [[Hojai Assembly constituency|Hojai]] || 92 || [[Jonab Rahimuddin Ahmed]] || bgcolor={{party color|Swatantra Party}}|[[Swatantra Party]] || 419 || | ||
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| [[Lumding | | [[Lumding Assembly constituency|Lumding]] || 93 || [[Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 3734 || | ||
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| [[Bokakhat | | [[Bokakhat Assembly constituency|Bokakhat]] || 94 || [[Lakheswar Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 4506 || | ||
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| [[Sarupathar | | [[Sarupathar Assembly constituency|Sarupathar]] || 95 || [[C. G. Karmakar]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6096 || | ||
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| [[Golaghat | | [[Golaghat Assembly constituency|Golaghat]] || 96 || [[Soneswar Bora]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6379 || | ||
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| [[Dergaon | | [[Dergaon Assembly constituency|Dergaon]] || 97 || [[Narendra Nath Sarma]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 3149 || | ||
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| [[Majuli | | [[Majuli Assembly constituency|Majuli]] || 98 || [[Mohidhar Pegu]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 1964 || | ||
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| [[Jorhat | | [[Jorhat Assembly constituency|Jorhat]] || 99 || [[Jogen Saikia]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 672 || | ||
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| [[Charaibahi | | [[Charaibahi Assembly constituency|Charaibahit]] || 100 || [[Dulal Baruah]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7340 || | ||
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| [[Titabar | | [[Titabar Assembly constituency|Titabar]] || 101 || [[Dulal Baruah]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 4776 || | ||
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| [[Mariani | | [[Mariani Assembly constituency|Mariani]] || 101 || [[Gojen Tanti]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 5457 || | ||
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| [[Teok | | [[Teok Assembly constituency|Teok]] || 102 || [[Tilok Gogoi]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 3374 || | ||
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| [[Amguri | | [[Amguri Assembly constituency|Amguri]] || 103 || [[Pushpadhar Chaliha]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 913 || | ||
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| [[Sibsagar | | [[Sibsagar Assembly constituency|Sibsagar]] || 104 || [[Promode Gogoi]] || bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of India}}|[[Communist Party of India]] || 3530 || | ||
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| [[Thowra | | [[Thowra Assembly constituency|Thowra]] || 105 || [[Durgeswar Saikia]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 2758 || | ||
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| [[Nazira | | [[Nazira Assembly constituency|Nazira]] || 106 || [[Karuna Kanta Gogoi]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7380 || | ||
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| [[Mahmara | | [[Mahmara Assembly constituency|Mahmara]] || 107 || [[Ratneswar Konger]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 817 || | ||
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| [[Sonari | | [[Sonari Assembly constituency|Sonari]] || 108 || [[Bimala Prasad Chaliha]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 9786 || | ||
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| [[Bihpuria | | [[Bihpuria Assembly constituency|Bihpuria]] || 109 || [[Premadhar Bora]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 87 || | ||
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| [[Naoboicha | | [[Naoboicha Assembly constituency|Naoboicha]] || 110 || Dr. [[Bhupen Hazarika]] || bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] || 5717 || | ||
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| [[North Lakhimpur | | [[North Lakhimpur Assembly constituency|North Lakhimpur]] || 111 || [[Govinda Chandra Bora]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 3140 || | ||
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| [[Dhakuakhana | | [[Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency|Dhakuakhana]] || 112 || [[Nameswar Pegu]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6858 || | ||
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| [[Dhemaji | | [[Dhemaji Assembly constituency|Dhemaji]] || 113 || [[Ramesh Mohan Kouli]] || bgcolor={{party color|Swatantra Party}}|[[Swatantra Party]] || 274 || | ||
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| [[Moran | | [[Moran Assembly constituency|Moran]] || 114 || [[Padma Kumari Gohain]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 5855 || | ||
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| [[Dibrugarh | | [[Dibrugarh Assembly constituency|Dibrugarh]] || 115 || [[Ramesh Chandra Brooah]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 2532 || | ||
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| [[Lahowal | | [[Lahowal Assembly constituency|Lahowal]] || 116 || [[Lily Sen Gupta]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 3110 || | ||
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| [[Tengakhat | | [[Tengakhat Assembly constituency|Tengakhat]] || 117 || [[Manik Chandra Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 789 || | ||
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| [[Tengakhat | | [[Tengakhat Assembly constituency|Tengakhat]] || 118 || [[Manik Chandra Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 789 || | ||
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| [[Tingkhong | | [[Tingkhong Assembly constituency|Tingkhong]] || 119 || [[Bhadreswar Gogoi]] || bgcolor={{party color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}|[[Samyukta Socialist Party]] || 1992 || | ||
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| [[Joypur | | [[Joypur Assembly constituency|Joypur]] || 120 || [[Manik Chandra Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}|[[Samyukta Socialist Party]] || 3140 || | ||
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| [[Bogdung | | [[Bogdung Assembly constituency|Bogdung]] || 121 || [[Manik Chandra Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 2225 || | ||
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| [[Tinsukia | | [[Tinsukia Assembly constituency|Tinsukia]] || 122 || [[Manik Chandra Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 6568 || | ||
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| [[Digboi | | [[Digboi Assembly constituency|Digboi]] || 123 || [[Manik Chandra Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 2029 || | ||
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| [[Doom Dooma | | [[Doom Dooma Assembly constituency|Doom Dooma]] || 124 || [[Manik Chandra Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 12106 || | ||
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| [[Saikhowa | | [[Saikhowa Assembly constituency|Saikhowa]] || 125 || [[Manik Chandra Das]] || bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]] || 7259 || | ||
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The 4th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases in 1967 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India.
Constituencies[edit | edit source]
Assam Legislative Assembly, 126 consisted of 93 Genrael constituencies, 24 Scheduled Tribes and 9 Scheduled Castes constituencies. A total of 492 nominations were filed out of which 486 were men's and 6 were women withdrew their nominations. 4 women were elected to Assam Legislative Assembly.
Political parties[edit | edit source]
9 National parties along with 10 registered unrecognized parties took part in the assembly election. Indian National Congress contested 92 seats and won 76 of them. Independent candidates won 14 seats while no other party cross double-digit.[1]
Results[edit | edit source]
| Political Party | Flag | Seats Contested |
Won | % of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | |||
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| Indian National Congress | 120 | 73 | 44.66% | 1354748 | 43.60% | ||||
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | 12 | 9 | 57.86% | 108447 | 3.49% | ||||
| Communist Party of India | 22 | 7 | 30.19% | 108447 | 5.15% | ||||
| Praja Socialist Party | 35 | 5 | 23.20% | 213094 | 6.86% | ||||
| Samyukta Socialist Party | 17 | 4 | 26.37% | 101802 | 3.28% | ||||
| Swatantra Party | 13 | 2 | 14.07% | 46187 | 1.49% | ||||
| Independent | 124 | 26 | 36.12% | 1004695 | 32.33% | ||||
| Total Seats | 105 | Voters | 5449305 | Turnout | 3369230 (61.83%) | ||||
Constituency-wise results[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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