1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

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30 seats in the Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Sachindra Lal Singh - Party INC CPI(M) Leader's seat Agartala Sadar II - Last election No data available No data available Seats won 27 2 Seat change No data available No data available Popular vote 251,345 93,739 Percentage 57.95% 21.61%
Chief Minister before election Sachindra Lal Singh INC Elected Chief Minister Sachindra Lal Singh INC

Until 1972, Tripura was a Union Territory.^[1] 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.^[2]

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

Highlights

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.

Participating Political Parties

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No. of Constituencies

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Electors

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Performance of Women Candidates

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Result

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Party	Seats Contested	Seats Won	Votes	Vote %	1963 Seats
Bharatiya Jana Sangh	5	0	1,506	0.35%	No data available
Communist Party of India	7	1	34,562	7.97%	No data available
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	16	2	93,739	21.61%	No data available
Indian National Congress	30	27	251,345	57.95%	No data available
Sanghata Socialist Party	1	0	83	0.02%	No data available
Independents	28	0	52,457	12.10%	No data available
Total	87	30	433,692
Source: ECI[7]

Constituency wise winners

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Government formation

Indian National Congress,(INC) won a majority of the 30 seats in the assembly. Sachindra Lal Singh of the INC continued as Chief Minister.^[9]