Elections to the

Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidhan ...

were held in February 1967. These were the elections to the legislative assembly having 296 seats in undivided Madhya Pradesh.

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was elected to the assembly as an

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candidate but soon rebelled against the incumbent Chief Minister,

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and resigned from the Congress party. He formed a new political party, known as the ''Lok Sewak Dal'' and became the

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as the leader of a coalition, known as the

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. After the previous election in

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, the number of constituencies in Madhya Pradesh were increased from 288 to 296, following the recommendation of the

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Result

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Elected Members

References

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Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...