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	'''Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1972''' was held in [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]] in 1972, to elect 270 members to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<ref name= pdf>{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf \|title=Key Highlights of General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] }}</ref>		'''Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1972''' was held in [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]] in 1972, to elect the 270 members to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<ref name= pdf>{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf \|title=Key Highlights of General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] }}</ref>

	==Results==		==Results==
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	!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" \|Seat change<br />		!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" \|Seat change<br />
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Indian National Congress}}		\| {{party color cell\|Indian National Congress}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Indian National Congress]]\|\|271\|\|222\|\|8,535,832\|\|56.36%\|\|{{increase}} 19		\|align="left"\|[[Indian National Congress]]\|\|271\|\|222\|\|8,535,832\|\|56.36%\|\|{{increase}} 19
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}		\| {{party color cell\|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Peasants and Workers Party of India]]\|\|58\|\|7\|\|856,986\|\|5.66%\|\|{{decrease}} 12		\|align="left"\|[[Peasants and Workers Party of India]]\|\|58\|\|7\|\|856,986\|\|5.66%\|\|{{decrease}} 12
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}		\| {{party color cell\|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]\|\|122\|\|5\|\|947,266\|\|6.25%\|\|{{increase}} 1		\|align="left"\|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]\|\|122\|\|5\|\|947,266\|\|6.25%\|\|{{increase}} 1
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Socialist Party (India)}}		\| {{party color cell\|Socialist Party (India)}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]/[[Socialist Party (India)\|Socialist Party]]\|\|52\|\|3\|\|693,797\|\|4.58%\|\|{{decrease}} 1		\|align="left"\|[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]/[[Socialist Party (India)\|Socialist Party]]\|\|52\|\|3\|\|693,797\|\|4.58%\|\|{{decrease}} 1
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Communist Party of India}}		\| {{party color cell\|Communist Party of India}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Communist Party of India]]\|\|44\|\|2\|\|412,857\|\|2.73%\|\|{{decrease}} 8		\|align="left"\|[[Communist Party of India]]\|\|44\|\|2\|\|412,857\|\|2.73%\|\|{{decrease}} 8
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|All India Forward Bloc}}		\| {{party color cell\|All India Forward Bloc}}
	\|align="left"\|[[All India Forward Bloc]]\|\|26\|\|2\|\|363,547\|\|2.40%\|\|{{increase}} 2		\|align="left"\|[[All India Forward Bloc]]\|\|26\|\|2\|\|363,547\|\|2.40%\|\|{{increase}} 2
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Republican Party of India}}		\| {{party color cell\|Republican Party of India}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Republican Party of India]]\|\|118\|\|2\|\|570,533\|\|3.77%\|\|{{decrease}} 3		\|align="left"\|[[Republican Party of India]]\|\|118\|\|2\|\|570,533\|\|3.77%\|\|{{decrease}} 3
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Shiv Sena}}		\| {{party color cell\|Shiv Sena}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Shiv Sena]]\|\|26\|\|1\|\|279,210\|\|1.84%\|\|{{Increase}} 1		\|align="left"\|[[Shiv Sena]]\|\|26\|\|1\|\|279,210\|\|1.84%\|\|{{Increase}} 1
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}		\| {{party color cell\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]\|\|20\|\|1\|\|117,134\|\|0.77%\|\|-		\|align="left"\|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]\|\|20\|\|1\|\|117,134\|\|0.77%\|\|-
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	\|align="left"\|[[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]]\|\|2\|\|1\|\|31,508\|\|0.21%\|\|{{Increase}} 1		\|align="left"\|[[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]]\|\|2\|\|1\|\|31,508\|\|0.21%\|\|{{Increase}} 1
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Indian Union Muslim League}}		\| {{party color cell\|Indian Union Muslim League}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]\|\|1\|\|1\|\|27,138\|\|0.18%\|\|{{Increase}} 1		\|align="left"\|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]\|\|1\|\|1\|\|27,138\|\|0.18%\|\|{{Increase}} 1
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~Party colour~~\|Independent (politician)}}		\| {{party color cell\|Independent (politician)}}
	\|align="left"\|[[Independent (politician)\|Independents]]\|\|343\|\|23\|\|1,920,667\|\|12.68%\|\|{{Increase}} 7		\|align="left"\|[[Independent (politician)\|Independents]]\|\|343\|\|23\|\|1,920,667\|\|12.68%\|\|{{Increase}} 7
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	\| Teosa \|\| Sharad Tasre\|\| INC \|\|		\| Teosa \|\| Sharad Tasre\|\| INC \|\|
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	\| Achalpur \|\| N S Deshmukh \|\| INC \|\|		\| Achalpur \|\| N S Deshmukh \|\| INC \|\|
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1972
| country = India
| flag_year =
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| previous_election = 1967 Maharashtra State Assembly election
| previous_year = 1967
| next_election = 1978 Maharashtra State Assembly election
| next_year = 1978
| seats_for_election = All 270 assembly constituencies to [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| election_date = 1972
| turnout = 
| image1 =
| leader1 =
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 =
| last_election1 = 203 seats, 47.03%
| seats1 = 222
| popular_vote1 = 8,535,832
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 19
| percentage1 = 56.36%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 9.33%
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| party2 = Peasants and Workers Party of India
| alliance2 =
| last_election2 = 19 seats, 7.80%
| seats2 = 7
| popular_vote2 = 856,986
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 12
| percentage2 = 5.66%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 2.14%
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Vasantrao Naik]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Vasantrao Naik]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| majority_seats = 136
}}

'''Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1972''' was held in [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]] in 1972, to elect 270 members to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<ref name= pdf>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf |title=Key Highlights of General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] }}</ref>

==Results==
[[Indian National Congress]] won most number of seats and a clear majority. [[Vasantrao Naik]], the incumbent [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] was reelected for the post. [[S. K. Wankhede]] became Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Ramkrishna
Vyankatesh Bet became Deputy Speaker. [[Dinkar Balu Patil]] was Leader of the Opposition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Maharashtra.pdf |title=Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai |website=www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in|publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]]}}</ref>

==Summary of results==
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1972|sortable=yes}}
|- align=center
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of candidates 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of elected 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Number of Votes 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes 
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seat change 
|-
{{Party colour|Indian National Congress}}
|align="left"|[[Indian National Congress]]||271||222||8,535,832||56.36%||{{increase}} 19
|-
{{Party colour|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Peasants and Workers Party of India]]||58||7||856,986||5.66%||{{decrease}} 12
|-
{{Party colour|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|align="left"|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]||122||5||947,266||6.25%||{{increase}} 1
|-
{{Party colour|Socialist Party (India)}}
|align="left"|[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]/[[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]]||52||3||693,797||4.58%||{{decrease}} 1
|-
{{Party colour|Communist Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Communist Party of India]]||44||2||412,857||2.73%||{{decrease}} 8
|-
{{Party colour|All India Forward Bloc}}
|align="left"|[[All India Forward Bloc]]||26||2||363,547||2.40%||{{increase}} 2
|-
{{Party colour|Republican Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Republican Party of India]]||118||2||570,533||3.77%||{{decrease}} 3
|-
{{Party colour|Shiv Sena}}
|align="left"|[[Shiv Sena]]||26||1||279,210||1.84%||{{Increase}} 1
|-
{{Party colour|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|align="left"|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]||20||1||117,134||0.77%||-
|-
|
|align="left"|[[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]]||2||1||31,508||0.21%||{{Increase}} 1
|-
{{Party colour|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|align="left"|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]||1||1||27,138||0.18%||{{Increase}} 1
|-
{{Party colour|Independent (politician)}}
|align="left"|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]]||343||23||1,920,667||12.68%||{{Increase}} 7
|-
|
|align="left"|'''Total'''||1196||270||15,146,171||-||-
|-
|}

== List of winning candidates ==
The following is the list of candidates won:<ref>{{cite web |title=Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1972 |url=https://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/1972-election-results.html |website=elections.in}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
|-
!Constituency Name || Member of Legislative Assembly || Political party || "align=right"| Votes polled
|-
| Teosa || Sharad Tasre|| INC ||
| Achalpur || N S Deshmukh || INC ||
|-
| Amgaon || Swarupchand Ajmera || Congress ||
|-
| Dhobi Talav || Mohanlal Popat || INC ||
|-
| Girgaon || Pramod Navalkar || SS, w INC support ||
|-
| Guhagar || Shridhar Natu || BJS ||
|-
| Khetwadi || Anant Namjoshi || INC ||
|-
| Malad || Mrinal Gore || SOP ||
|-
| Malkapur || Arjun Wankhede || BJS ||
|-
| Maval || Krishnarao Bhegade || BJS ||
|-
| Nagpur Central || Navalchand Toksiya || INC ||
|-
| Nagpur West || Sushila Balraj || INC ||
|-
| Pusad || Vasantrao Naik || INC ||
|-
| Sakoli || Martand Kapgate || Congress ||
|-
| Shrivardhan || A R Antulay || INC ||
|-
| Shukrawar Peth || Rambhau Mhalgi || BJS ||
|-
| Talode || Dilwar Singh Padawi || BJS ||
|-
| Walva || Rajaram-bapu Patil || INC ||
|}

== Region Wise Breakup ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Region
!Total seats
![[Indian National Congress]]
![[Peasants and Workers Party of India]]
![[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|-
|Western Maharashtra
|70
|70
| -
| -
|-
|Vidarbha
|62
|60
|1
|1
|-
|Marathwada
|46
|31
|3
|3
|-
|Thane+Konkan
|39
|37
|1
| -
|-
|Mumbai
|36
|14
| -
| -
|-
|North Maharashtra
|35
|14
|2
|1
|-
|'''Total'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Spoils of five-point duel|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1141020/jsp/nation/story_18944791.jsp|access-date=26 September 2017}}</ref>
|'''288'''
|'''222'''
|'''7'''
|'''5'''
|}

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