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{{Short description|Indian state legislative election}}
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'''[[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] elections''' were held in [[Himachal Pradesh]] in India in 1967.
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| vote_type = Popular <!-- default -->
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1952
| election_date = 21 February 1967
| next_election = 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1972
| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 31
| registered = {{formatnum:1582103}}
| turnout =
| image_size = 100px
 
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 = Yashwant Singh Parmar 1988 stamp of India.jpg
| leader1 = [[Yashwant Singh Parmar]]
| leaders_seat1 = Rainka
| leader_since1 =
| seats1 = 34
| popular_vote1 = 53.24%
 
| party2 = Bharatiya Jana Sangh
| image2 = Oil lamp.svg
| leader2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| leader_since2 =
| seats2 = 7
| popular_vote2 = 7.75%
 
<!-- Chief Minister -->
| title = [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh|CM]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| before_election = [[Yashwant Singh Parmar]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Yashwant Singh Parmar]]
}}
 
Elections to the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] were held in February 1967 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. The [[Indian National Congress]] won the popular vote and a majority of seats and [[Yashwant Singh Parmar]] was re-appointed as the [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/17760/Why-YS-Parmar-Remains-a-Legend-Given-Most-Present-Day-Politicians |title=Why YS Parmar Remains a Legend, Given Most Present Day Politicians |date=24 October 2019 |author=Rajeev Khanna |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-date=21 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121153357/https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/17760/Why-YS-Parmar-Remains-a-Legend-Given-Most-Present-Day-Politicians |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==State Reorganization==
==State Reorganization==
Previous legislative elections in Himachal Pradesh were held in [[1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]]. But under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] became a [[Union Territory]] on 1 November 1956, under the direct administration of the [[President of India]] and the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] was abolished simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf | title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 | publisher=The Economic Weekly | date=15 October 1955 | accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref> Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966.
Previous legislative elections in Himachal Pradesh were held in [[1952 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1952]]. But under [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] became a [[Union Territory]] on 1 November 1956, under the direct administration of the [[President of India]] and the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] was abolished simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf | title=Reorganisation of States, 1955 | publisher=The Economic Weekly | date=15 October 1955 | accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref> Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966.


==Results==
==Result==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{{Election results
! align="center" | Rank
|image=[[File:India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1967.svg]]
! align="center" | Party
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=323247|seats1=34
! align="center" | Seats Contested
|party2=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes2=106261|seats2=7
! align="center" | Seats won
|party3=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes3=22173|seats3=2
! align="center" | % votes
|party4=[[Swatantra Party]]|votes4=14767|seats4=1
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|party20=Others|votes20=7787|seats20=0
|1||align="left"|'''[[Indian National Congress]]'''||60||'''34'''||'''42.19'''
|party21=Independents|votes21=291884|seats21=16
|invalid=44234
|electorate=1582103
|source=ECI<ref name=election1967>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3801-himachal-pradesh-1967/ |title=Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1967 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref>
}}
 
==Elected members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Reserved for<br/>([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| Kinnaur || ST || T.s.negi || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rampur || SC || N.ram || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rohru || None || P.dev || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jubbal || None || R.lal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chopal || None || K.ram || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Theog || None || J.b.l.khachi || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kasumpti || None || S.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Simla || None || D.ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
| Arki || None || H.s.pal || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Nalagarh || None || A.singh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Doon || None || L.ram || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Solan || SC || K.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kandaghat || SC || N.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Pachhad || SC || Z.singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rainka || None || Y.s.parmar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Paonta || None || G.s.chauhan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nahan || None || T.singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bilaspur || None || D.r.shankhyan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Geharwin || SC || N.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ghumarwin || None || K.singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bhota || None || D.singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
| Mewa || SC || A.singh || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
| Hamirpur || None || K.ram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
| Nadaunta || None || A.chand || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kutlehar || None || R.singh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Santokhgarh || None || V.sagar || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Una || None || P.chand || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|-
|2||align="left"|'''[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]'''||60||'''16'''||'''38.10'''
| Amb || None || H.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
|3||align="left"|'''[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]'''||33||'''7'''||'''13.87'''
| Gagret || SC || M.singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
|4||align="left"|'''[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]'''||11||'''2'''||'''2.89'''
| Nadaun || None || B.ram || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|-
|5||align="left"|'''[[Swatantra Party]]'''||5||'''1'''||'''1.93'''
| Jaswan || None || [[Paras Ram]] || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Guler || None || Churamani || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Dehra || None || V.bhushan || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Sullah || None || D.chand || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
| Rajgir || SC || Wazir || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Baijnath || None || B.ram || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Palampur || None || K.b.lal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nagrota || None || Hardyal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kangra || None || H.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dharamsala || None || R.k.chand || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nurpur || None || K.singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Jawali || None || R.chandra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gangath || SC || D.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Bhattiyat || None || [[Inder Singh (politician)|Inder Singh]]|| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
| Banikhet || None || D.raj || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rajnagar || SC || V.dhar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chamba || None || K.lal || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|-
| Bharmour || ST || R.chand || {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
| Lahaul Spiti || ST || [[Thakur Devi Singh|Devi Singh]]|| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kulu || None || L.chand || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Inner Seraj || None || D.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Outer Seraj || SC || I.dass || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Karsog || SC || Mansa || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Chachiot || None || K.singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sundernagar || None || L.datt || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Balh || SC || P.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gopalpur || None || H.singh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Dharampur || None || K.singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Joginder Nagar || SC || G.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mandi || None || S.ram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
| ||align="centre"|'''Total '''|| ||'''60'''||''' '''
|}
|}
Source <ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1967/Statistical_Report_Himachal_Pradesh_1967.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
*[[1967 elections in India]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
* [http://ceohimachal.nic.in/ Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh]


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{{Himachal Pradesh elections}}


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Latest revision as of 03:38, 4 December 2025


1967 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1952 21 February 1967 1972 →
All 60 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,582,103
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Yashwant Singh Parmar
Party INC Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Leader's seat Rainka
Seats won 34 7
Popular vote 53.24% 7.75%
CM before election

Yashwant Singh Parmar
INC

Elected CM

Yashwant Singh Parmar
INC

Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1967 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Yashwant Singh Parmar was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[1]

State Reorganization[edit | edit source]

Previous legislative elections in Himachal Pradesh were held in 1952. But under States Reorganisation Act, 1956, Himachal Pradesh became a Union Territory on 1 November 1956, under the direct administration of the President of India and the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was abolished simultaneously.[2] Under Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966.

Result[edit | edit source]

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress323,24742.1934
Bharatiya Jana Sangh106,26113.877
Communist Party of India22,1732.892
Swatantra Party14,7671.931
Others7,7871.020
Independents291,88438.1016
Total766,119100.0060
Valid votes766,11994.54
Invalid/blank votes44,2345.46
Total votes810,353100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,582,10351.22
Source: ECI[3]

Elected members[edit | edit source]

Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party
Kinnaur ST T.s.negi Independent
Rampur SC N.ram Independent
Rohru None P.dev Indian National Congress
Jubbal None R.lal Indian National Congress
Chopal None K.ram Independent
Theog None J.b.l.khachi Independent
Kasumpti None S.ram Indian National Congress
Simla None D.ram Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Arki None H.s.pal Independent
Nalagarh None A.singh Independent
Doon None L.ram Independent
Solan SC K.ram Indian National Congress
Kandaghat SC N.ram Indian National Congress
Pachhad SC Z.singh Indian National Congress
Rainka None Y.s.parmar Indian National Congress
Paonta None G.s.chauhan Indian National Congress
Nahan None T.singh Indian National Congress
Bilaspur None D.r.shankhyan Indian National Congress
Geharwin SC N.ram Indian National Congress
Ghumarwin None K.singh Indian National Congress
Bhota None D.singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Mewa SC A.singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Hamirpur None K.ram Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Nadaunta None A.chand Indian National Congress
Kutlehar None R.singh Independent
Santokhgarh None V.sagar Independent
Una None P.chand Independent
Amb None H.ram Indian National Congress
Gagret SC M.singh Indian National Congress
Nadaun None B.ram Independent
Jaswan None Paras Ram Communist Party of India
Guler None Churamani Independent
Dehra None V.bhushan Independent
Sullah None D.chand Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Rajgir SC Wazir Indian National Congress
Baijnath None B.ram Communist Party of India
Palampur None K.b.lal Indian National Congress
Nagrota None Hardyal Indian National Congress
Kangra None H.ram Indian National Congress
Dharamsala None R.k.chand Indian National Congress
Nurpur None K.singh Indian National Congress
Jawali None R.chandra Indian National Congress
Gangath SC D.ram Indian National Congress
Bhattiyat None Inder Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Banikhet None D.raj Indian National Congress
Rajnagar SC V.dhar Indian National Congress
Chamba None K.lal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Bharmour ST R.chand Swatantra Party
Lahaul Spiti ST Devi Singh Independent
Kulu None L.chand Indian National Congress
Inner Seraj None D.ram Indian National Congress
Outer Seraj SC I.dass Indian National Congress
Karsog SC Mansa Independent
Chachiot None K.singh Indian National Congress
Sundernagar None L.datt Indian National Congress
Balh SC P.ram Indian National Congress
Gopalpur None H.singh Independent
Dharampur None K.singh Indian National Congress
Joginder Nagar SC G.ram Indian National Congress
Mandi None S.ram Indian National Congress

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Rajeev Khanna (24 October 2019). "Why YS Parmar Remains a Legend, Given Most Present Day Politicians". Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation of States, 1955" (PDF). The Economic Weekly. 15 October 1955. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Himachal Pradesh General Legislative Election 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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