1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1967
21 February 1967
All 270 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
136 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.84% (4.48%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
PWPI
CPI
Party INC PWPI CPI
Last election 215 seats, 51.22% 15 seats, 7.47% 6 seats, 5.90%
Seats won 203 19 10
Seat change 12 4 4
Popular vote 6,288,564 1,043,239 651,077
Percentage 47.03% 7.80 4.87 %
Swing 4.19% 0.33% 1.03%
Chief Minister before election

Vasantrao Naik
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Vasantrao Naik
INC

The 1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held for the third term of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. A total of 274 seats were contested. The Indian National Congress won the largest number of seats. Incumbent Chief Minister Vasantrao Naik was reelected as Chief Minister.

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