1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
21 February 1967
All 318 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
160 seats needed for a majority
Registered27,743,190
Turnout51.51%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party INC SSP ABJS
Seats before 185 New 3
Seats won 128 68 26
Seat change 57 New 23
Popular vote 33.09% 17.62% 10.42%
CM before election

K. B. Sahay
INC

 Elected CM

Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
Jana Kranti Dal

Elections to the Bihar Legislative Assembly were held in February 1967, to elect members of the 318 constituencies in Bihar, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, but Mahamaya Prasad Sinha of the Jana Kranti Dal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Bihar. No single party had won a majority of seats,

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