1967
19621957Total Constituencies: 52
Bihar Lok Sabha Election 1967 covered all 52 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 34.81% and won 34 seats, while the SSP received 17.83% of the vote and won 6 seats. The IND won 4 seats with 13.95% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Bihar.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 34 | 34.81% | 34.81% | 47,49,813 | |
| SSP | 33 | 6 | 17.83% | 26.74% | 24,33,231 |
| IND | 41 | 4 | 13.95% | 18.20% | 19,04,148 |
| BJS | 47 | 1 | 11.05% | 12.32% | 15,07,321 |
| 17 | 5 | 9.93% | 30.34% | 13,54,419 | |
| PSP | 31 | 1 | 7.38% | 11.40% | 10,06,777 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Bagaha (Sc) | B. Raut | INC | 93,073 | Vidyakishore | SSP | 42,363 | 50,710 | 26.76 |
| Motihari | B. Misra | INC | 86,765 | A. Kuer | PSP | 51,581 | 35,184 | 15.81 |
| Bettiah | K. N. Tiwari | INC | 78,294 | J. K. Shukla | SSP | 32,811 | 45,483 | 19.84 |
| Gopalganj | D. N. Tiwary | INC | 71,957 | C. Singh | SSP | 68,941 | 3,016 | 1.25 |
| Siwan | M. Yusuf | INC | 98,206 | H. Singh | SSP | 72,429 | 25,777 | 10.32 |
| Chapra | R. P. Singh | INC | 83,267 | H. P. Yadav | SSP | 55,058 | 28,209 | 10.13 |
| Maharajganj | M. P. Singh | INC | 96,212 | I. Sinha | CPI | 78,968 | 17,244 | 6.36 |
| Kessaria | K. M. Madhukar | CPI | 1,20,795 | B. P. Yadav | INC | 1,17,134 | 3,661 | 1.54 |
| Hajipur | V. Chaudhary | INC | 1,00,645 | S. Rai | SSP | 72,115 | 28,530 | 8.57 |
| Muzaffarpur | D. N. Singh | INC | 1,45,929 | R. Sahni | SSP | 1,08,700 | 37,229 | 11.72 |
| Sitamarhi | N.P. Yadav | INC | 1,41,337 | T. Y. K. Singh | SSP | 1,40,820 | 517 | 0.14 |
| Pupari | S. P. Sahu | INC | 1,28,966 | K. P. Singh | SWA | 49,988 | 78,978 | 23.8 |
| Jainagar | B. Jha | CPI | 1,54,080 | S. Das | INC | 98,307 | 55,773 | 18.52 |
| Madhubani | S. C. Jha | SSP | 83,690 | Y. Jha | INC | 67,283 | 16,407 | 5.32 |
| Samastipur | Y. P. Mandal | INC | 1,28,148 | C. L. Rai | SSP | 96,476 | 31,672 | 10.18 |
| Darbhanga | S. N. Sinha | INC | 1,43,335 | K. Paswan | SSP | 1,24,908 | 18,427 | 3.01 |
| Saharsa | G. Thakur | SSP | 1,24,018 | L. Choudhury | INC | 1,19,399 | 4,619 | 1.48 |
| Madhipura | B. P. Mandal | SSP | 1,45,911 | K. K. Mandal | INC | 1,08,485 | 37,426 | 13.26 |
| Araria (Sc) | T. M. Ram | INC | 1,19,954 | J. Ram | BJS | 49,305 | 70,649 | 30.19 |
| Kishanganj | L. L. Kapoor | PSP | 84,834 | M. Tahir | INC | 50,551 | 34,283 | 17.36 |
| Purnea | P. G. S. Gupta | INC | 73,842 | B. Gupta | SSP | 69,222 | 4,620 | 1.97 |
| Katihar | S. Keshari | INC | 58,776 | P. Gupta | PSP | 57,803 | 973 | 0.38 |
| Rajmahal (St) | I. Marandi | INC | 41,515 | R. S. Besra | SWA | 35,110 | 6,405 | 4.3 |
| Godda | P. H. Singhka | INC | 81,560 | S. Tulsiyan | BJS | 59,698 | 21,862 | 10.24 |
| Dumka (St) | S. C. Besra | INC | 60,108 | B. Marandi | CPI | 48,068 | 12,040 | 7.78 |
| Banka | B. S. Sharma | BJS | 81,297 | S. Devi | INC | 63,730 | 17,567 | 7.02 |
| Bhagalpur | B. J. Azad | INC | 1,10,377 | R. Tewary | CPI | 75,563 | 34,814 | 12.09 |
| Monghyr | L. M. Ramchandra | SSP | 1,68,111 | C. S. Singh | INC | 71,427 | 96,684 | 31.52 |
| Jamui (Sc) | N. T. Das | INC | 1,27,018 | B. Manjhi | CPI | 1,12,166 | 14,852 | 4.71 |
| Khagaria | K. Singh | SSP | 2,05,253 | J. L. Mandal | INC | 1,09,008 | 96,245 | 28.17 |
| Begusarai | Y. Sharma | CPI | 1,80,883 | M. P. Mishra | INC | 92,181 | 88,702 | 26.08 |
| Nalanda | S. Prasad | INC | 1,48,410 | K. N. P. Singh | BJS | 70,317 | 78,093 | 24.68 |
| Barh | T. Sinha | INC | 1,07,020 | R. L. Chandapuri | PSP | 79,566 | 27,454 | 8.74 |
| Patna | R. A. Shastri | CPI | 1,48,963 | R. D. Sinha | INC | 66,822 | 82,141 | 26.19 |
| Shahabad | B. Bhagat | INC | 1,29,407 | S. N. Singh | SSP | 1,22,180 | 7,227 | 2.43 |
| Buxar | R. S. Singh | INC | 94,032 | R. Singh | SSP | 59,809 | 34,223 | 12.1 |
| Bikramganj | S. Shastry | SSP | 1,50,426 | H. Misra | INC | 95,510 | 54,916 | 16.74 |
| Sasaram(Sc) | J. Ram | INC | 1,49,355 | S. Ram | PSP | 38,689 | 1,10,666 | 39.94 |
| Aurangabad | M. Singh | INC | 96,335 | M. Singh | SSP | 38,656 | 57,679 | 23.86 |
| Jehanabad | C. S. Singh | CPI | 1,12,287 | S. Devi | INC | 60,875 | 51,412 | 18.68 |
| Nawada | M. S. P. N. Puri | IND | 1,10,766 | G. P. Sinha | INC | 90,546 | 20,220 | 6.88 |
| Gaya (Sc) | R. Das | INC | 70,950 | S. Prasad | SSP | 36,962 | 33,988 | 16.62 |
| Chatra | V. Raje | IND | 66,329 | S. P. Bhadani | INC | 44,350 | 21,979 | 11.45 |
| Giridih | A. I. Ahmad | INC | 70,219 | M. S. Oberay | IND | 66,388 | 3,831 | 1.91 |
| Dhanbad | L. R. Lakshmi | JKD | 68,034 | A. P. Sharma | INC | 47,767 | 20,267 | 10.89 |
| Hazaribagh | B. N. Singh | IND | 83,618 | D. Pandey | INC | 63,860 | 19,758 | 10.48 |
| Ranchi | P. K. Ghosh | INC | 33,257 | A. N. S. Sinha | BJS | 29,090 | 4,167 | 2.45 |
| Jamshedpur | S. C. Prasad | INC | 75,219 | U. Mishra | CPI | 34,517 | 40,702 | 20.12 |
| Singhbhum (St) | K. Birua | IND | 31,254 | M.L. Soy | BJS | 27,627 | 3,627 | 2.71 |
| Khunti (St) | J. Singh | INC | 46,737 | P. Kachchap | IND | 41,460 | 5,277 | 2.94 |
| Lohardaga (St) | K. Doraon | INC | 62,260 | S. Baraik | BJS | 28,774 | 33,486 | 21.41 |
| Palamau (Sc) | K. Kumari | INC | 92,686 | J. Ram | SSP | 50,922 | 41,764 | 19.41 |