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1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

Until 1972, Tripura was a Union Territory. The 1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place on 21 February 1967 in a single phase to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 30 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.


Tripura

Until 1972, Tripura was a Union Territory. The 1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place on 21 February 1967 in a single phase to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 30 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.

Indian National Congress led by Sachindra Lal Singh, won 27 seats and formed a Government in Tripura union territory.

Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly were held on February 21, 1967. The election were held in a single phase for all the 30 assembly constituencies.

NumPartytype AbbreviationParty
National Parties
1BJSBharatiya Jan Sangh
2CPICommunist Party of India
3CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
4INCIndian National Congress
5SSPSanghata Socialist Party
Independents
6INDIndependent
Type of ConstituenciesGENSCSTTotal
No. of Constituencies183930
MenWomenTotal
No.of Electors605,934-605,934
No.of Electors who Voted450,334-450,334
Polling Percentage74.32%-74.32%
MenWomenTotal
No.of Contestants860187
Elected300030
Indian National Congress3027251,34557.95%No data available
Communist Party of India (Marxist)16293,73921.61%No data available
Communist Party of India7134,5627.97%No data available
Bharatiya Jana Sangh501,5060.35%No data available
Sanghata Socialist Party10830.02%No data available
Independents28052,45712.10%No data available
Source: ECI

Indian National Congress,(INC) won a majority of the 30 seats in the assembly. Sachindra Lal Singh of the INC continued as Chief Minister.

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