Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1967

Elections to the fifth term of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1972, when the Indian National Congress continued in power in the state for its fifth consecutive term. A total of 1004 candidates were in fray, contesting in 287 Assembly constituencies, out of which 236 seats belonged to general candidates, 40 seats were reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates and 11 seats were reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates. The Congress found favour with the people of the state and this was clearly proved in numbers. Out of the 287 seats in which the Congress contested, it won with a thumping majority in 219 Assembly seats, whereas none of the other participating contestants could even bag double-digit figures in the Assembly seats. P. V. Narasimha Rao of the Congress, who was later elected as the Prime Minister of India, was made the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1972. However, within a year of his tenure, President’s Rule was imposed in the state in January 1973, in accordance with Article 356 of the Indian Constitution. This was due to the fact that Rao failed in attempts to control the Jai Andhra Agitation, as a result of which law and order broke down in the state machinery. Once President’s Rule was lifted in December of the same year, Jalagam Vengala Rao of the Congress took over as Chief Minister of the state. Khandubhai Kasanji Desai remained the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in this period till January 1975, before he was replaced in this post by S. Obul Reddy, a former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. G. Narayana Rao was the Speaker of the state’s Legislative Assembly during this period.

Some of the most significant bills passed in the Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha during this period were Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands Act of 1977, Andhra Pradesh Escheats and Bona Vacantia Act of 1974 and most importantly the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms Act of 1973.

List of Participating Political Parties in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1967

List of Successful Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1967