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{{Politics of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name    = Elections in India
| country          = India
| previous_election = 1971 elections in India
| previous_year    = 1971
| election_date    = 1972
| next_election    = 1974 elections in India
| next_year        = 1974
}}
 
The '''1972 elections in India''' were a set of sub-national elections held from March to June 1972 across several Indian states and territories, including Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Mysore, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, West Bengal, Goa, Daman and Diu, and Jammu and Kashmir. In most of these contests the faction of the formerly-united Indian National Congress associated with Indira Ghandi, the [[Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)|Requisitionists]] formed the respective governments, representing a defeat for the [[Syndicate Congress]].
 
==Summary of Legislative Assembly elections==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date(s)
!State
! colspan="2" |Government before election
!Chief Minister before election
! colspan="2" |Government after election
!Chief Minister after election
!Maps
|-
| rowspan="3"| 5 March 1972
| [[1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Himachal Pradesh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Yashwant Singh Parmar]]
| [[File:IN-HP.svg|50px]]
|- 
| [[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar]]
| bgcolor="#000000" |
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[President's rule|President's Rule]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Kedar Pandey]]
| [[File:IN-BR.svg|50px]]
|- 
| [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Maharashtra]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Vasantrao Naik]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Vasantrao Naik]]
| [[File:IN-MH.svg|50px]]
|-
| 5 and 8 March 1972
| [[1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Gujarat]]
| bgcolor="#000000" |
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[President's rule|President's Rule]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Ghanshyam Oza]]
| [[File:IN-GJ.svg|50px]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 6 March 1972
| [[1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|Rajasthan]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Barkatullah Khan]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Barkatullah Khan]]
| [[File:IN-RJ.svg|50px]]
|- 
| [[1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election|Manipur]]
| bgcolor="#000000" |
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[President's rule|President's Rule]]
| {{Full party name with color|Manipur People's Party}}
| [[Mohammed Alimuddin]]
| [[File:IN-MN.svg|50px]]
|-
|  7 March 1972
| [[1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election|Assam]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Mahendra Mohan Choudhry]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Sarat Chandra Singha]]
| [[File:IN-AS.svg|50px]]
|-
| 8 March 1972
| [[1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Madhya Pradesh]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Shyama Charan Shukla]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]
| [[File:IN-MP.svg|50px]]
|-
| 9 March 1972
| [[1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|Meghalaya]]
| colspan="3"|''New state was created''
| {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
| [[Williamson A. Sangma]]
| [[File:IN-ML.svg|50px]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|11 March 1972
|[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal]]
| bgcolor="#000000" |
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[President's rule|President's Rule]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray]]
| [[File:IN-WB.svg|50px]]
|-
|[[1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Haryana]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Bansi Lal]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|[[Bansi Lal]]
| [[File:IN-HR.svg|50px]]
|- 
| [[1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|Tripura]]
| bgcolor="#000000" |
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[President's rule|President's Rule]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Sukhamoy Sen Gupta]]
| [[File:IN-TR.svg|50px]]
|-
|  15 March 1972
| [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[File:IN-AP.svg|50px]]
|-
| 8 April 1972
| [[1972 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election|Mizoram]]
| colspan="3"|''New state was created''
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[C. Chhunga]]
| [[File:IN-MZ.svg|50px]]
|-
|
| [[1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election|Mysore]]
| bgcolor="#000000" |
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[President's rule|President's Rule]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[D. Devaraj Urs]]
| [[File:Blank.svg|50px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
|-
|
| [[1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab]]
| bgcolor="#000000" |
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[President's rule|President's Rule]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Zail Singh]]
| [[File:IN-PB.svg|50px]]
|-
|
|[[1972 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election|Goa, Daman and Diu]]
| {{Full party name with color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}
|[[Dayanand Bandodkar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}
|[[Dayanand Bandodkar]]
| [[File:IN-GA.svg|50px]]
|-
| 17 June 1972
|[[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|[[Syed Mir Qasim]]
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|[[Syed Mir Qasim]]
| [[File:IN-JK.svg|50px]]
|}


==Legislative Assembly elections==
==Legislative Assembly elections==
===[[Assam]]===
{{Main|1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Assam Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=1976209|seats1=95|sc1=+22
|party2=[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]|votes2=214342|seats2=4|sc2=0
|party3=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes3=209550|seats3=3|sc3=–4
|party4=[[Plain Tribals Council of Assam]]|votes4=62108|seats4=1|sc4=New
|party5=[[Swatantra Party]]|votes5=21663|seats5=1|sc5=–2
|party20=Others|votes20=125928|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=1104977|seats21=10|sc21=–16
|total_sc=+9
|invalid=136122
|electorate=6328537
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3995-assam-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
}}
===[[Andhra Pradesh]]===
===[[Andhra Pradesh]]===
{{Main|1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:AP Assembly 1972.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=7474255|sw1={{increase}}6.87%|seats1=219|sc1={{increase}}54
|party2=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes2=854742|sw2={{decrease}}1.80%|seats2=7|sc2={{decrease}}4
|party3=[[Swatantra Party]]|votes3=282949|sw3={{decrease}}7.86%|seats3=2|sc3={{decrease}}27
|party4=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes4=454038|sw4={{decrease}}4.43%|seats4=1|sc4={{decrease}}5
|party5=[[Telangana Praja Samithi|Sampurna Telangana Praja Samithi]]|votes5=237934|sw5=''new party''|seats5=1|sc5=''new party''
|party6=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes6=266192|sw6={{decrease}}0.25%|seats6=0|sc6={{decrease}}3
|party7=[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]|votes7=45303|sw7=''new party''|seats7=0|sc7=''new party''
|party8=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes8=36466|sw8=''new party''|seats8=0|sc8=''new party''
|party9=[[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)]]|votes9=21357|sw9=''new party''|seats9=0|sc9=''new party''
|party10=[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]|votes10=9952|sw10={{decrease}}0.29%|seats10=0|sc10={{nochange}}
|party11=Minorities League|votes11=3582|sw11=''new party''|seats11=0|sc11=''new party''
|party12=Backward Classes Mahasabha|votes12=910|sw12=''new party''|seats12=0|sc12=''new party''
|party13=[[Independent politician|Independents]]|votes13=4604943|sw13={{increase}}5.81%|seats13=57|sc13={{decrease}}11
|total_sc={{nochange}}
|valid=14292623
|invalid=400407
|electorate=24607903
|Source: ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4046-andhra-pradesh-1972/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1972 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 8 February 2023}}</ref>
}}


===[[Bihar]]===
===[[Bihar]]===
{{Main|1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image =[[File:India Bihar Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=5688002|seats1=167|
|party2=[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]/Socialist Party|votes2=2814799|seats2=33
|party5=[[Communist Party of India]]|seats5=35|votes5=1192746
|party3=[[Indian National Congress (O)]]|votes3=2544841|seats3=30
|party4=[[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]]|seats4=25|votes4=2007314
|party6=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes6=276649
|party7=Hindustani Shoshit Dal|seats7=3|votes7=219341
|party8=[[Swatantra Party]]|votes8=121238|seats8=1
|party9=[[All India Jharkhand Party]]|votes9=149754|seats9=3
|party10=Jharkhand |seats10=1|votes10=90717
|party11=[[Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand]]|seats11=2|votes11=90234
|party12=[[Socialist Unity Centre of India]]|votes12=47732
|party13=Progressive Hull Jharkhand Party (Shibu Group)|seats13=1|votes13=32631
|party14=[[All India Forward Bloc]]|votes14=20525
|party15=[[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]]|votes15=5609
|party16=[[Indian Union Muslim League]]|votes16=5317
|party17=[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)]]|votes17=4677
|party18=Backward Classes Party of India|votes18=4386
|party19=All India Labour Party|votes19=3859
|party20=[[Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)]]|votes20=2968
|party21=Chota Nagpur Bhumi Rakshak Party|votes21=1274
|party22=[[Republican Party of India]]|votes22=907
|party23=Independent|seats23=17|votes23=1849613
|invalid =333560
|electorate=33164286
|source =[https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/1972.pdf]
}}


===Goa, Daman & Diu===
===Goa, Daman & Diu===
{{Main|1972 Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Main|1972 Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election}}
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election, 1972<ref name=pdf>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_GOA_72.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Electin, 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>|sortable=yes}}
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election, 1972<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_GOA_72.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>|sortable=yes}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|<!-- color -->
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|<!-- color -->
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===[[Gujarat]]===
===[[Gujarat]]===
{{Main|1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=10|[[File:India Gujarat Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|-
!#
!Party
!Seats Contested
!Seats Won
!Forfeited Deposits
!Popular Vote
!Voting Percentage
!Vote % In Seats Contested
|-
|1 ||BJS ||100|| 3|| 69|| 643032 ||9.29% ||15.03%
|-
|2 || CPI|| 11 ||1|| 10|| 32439 ||0.47%|| 7.00%
|-
|3 || CPM ||4 ||0|| 4|| 15500|| 0.22% ||9.57%
|-
|4 || INC ||168 ||140 ||1 ||3527035|| 50.93% ||50.93%
|-
|5  ||NCO ||138 ||16 ||29 ||1626736|| 23.49% ||28.95%
|-
|6  ||SOP ||15 ||0 ||12 ||50009 ||0.72% ||9.11%
|-
|7 || SWA ||47 ||0 ||42 ||123589 ||1.78%|| 6.32%
|-
|8 || RSP|| 1|| 0 ||0 ||8649 ||0.12%|| 22.33%
|-
|9 || HMS ||1 ||0 ||1 ||136|| 0.00% ||0.35%
|-
|10 || IND|| 337 ||8 ||299 ||897584|| 12.96%|| 15.54%
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|
|Men
|Women
|Total
|-
|NO. OF ELECTORS
|6370260
|6137124
|12507384
|-
|Votes
|4020234
|3246959
|7267193
|-
|Percentage
|63.11%
|52.91%
|58.10%
|-
|Valid votes
| colspan="3" align="right" |6924709
|-
|Invalid votes
| colspan="3" align="right" |342484
|-
|NO. OF POLLING STATIONS
| colspan="3" |17994
|-
|AVERAGE NO. OF ELECTORS
PER POLLING STATION
| colspan="3" |695
|-
|
|Men
|Women
|Total
|-
|NO. OF CONTESTANTS
|852
|21
|873
|-
|ELECTED
|167
|1
|168
|-
|FORFEITED DEPOSITS
|0
|0
|0
|}


===[[Haryana]]===
===[[Haryana]]===
{{Main|1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Haryana Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=1639405|seats1=52
|party2=[[Indian National Congress (Organization)]]|votes2=377427|seats2=12
|party3=[[Vishal Haryana Party]]|votes3=242444|seats3=3
|party4=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes4=228761|seats4=2
|party5=Akhil Bhartiya Arya Sabha|votes5=77234|seats5=1
|party6=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes6=69335|seats6=0
|party7=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes7=12617|seats7=0
|party8=[[Socialist Party]]|votes8=8333|seats8=0
|party9=[[Republican Party of India]]|votes9=7467|seats9=0
|party10=[[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)]]|votes10=3636|seats10=0
|party11=[[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|Socialist Unity Center of India]]|votes11=2640|seats11=0
|party12=[[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]]|votes12=1486|seats12=0
|party13=[[Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha]]|votes13=400|seats13=0
|party14=Independents|votes14=823611|seats14=11
|electorate=5091082
|invalid=922520
|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3818-haryana-1972/?do=download&csrfKey=d92b2d87e14641c3e907cc52a0dccb16 ECI]
}}


===Himachal Pradesh===
===Himachal Pradesh===
{{Main|1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Main|1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=467592|seats1=53|sc1=+19
|party2=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes2=68032|seats2=5|sc2=New
|party3=[[Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh]]|votes3=44067|seats3=2|sc3=–9
|party4=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes4=9654|seats4=1|sc4=–3
|party20=Others|votes20=40590|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=248310|seats21=7|sc21=–9
|total_sc=+8
|invalid=23506
|electorate=1805448
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3802-himachal-pradesh-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>
}}


===Jammu and Kashmir===
===Jammu and Kashmir===
{{Main|1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Main|1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=764492|seats1=58|sc1=–3
|party2=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes2=135778|seats2=3|sc2=0
|party3=[[Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir]]|votes3=98985|seats3=5|sc3=New
|party20=Others|votes20=10689|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=369062|seats21=9|sc21=–6
|total_sc=0
|invalid=49689
|electorate=2297951
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3790-jammu-kashmir-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>
}}


===[[Madhya Pradesh]]===
===[[Madhya Pradesh]]===
{{Main|1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=10|[[File:India Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|-
! #
! Party
! Seats<br />Contested
! Seats<br />won
! Seats<br /> Changed
! %<br />Votes
|- style="background:cyan;"
|    1
|    [[Indian National Congress]]
|    289
|    220
|  {{increase}}53
|    47.93%
|-
|    1
|    [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|    260
|  48
|    {{decrease}}30
|    28.64%
|-
|    3
|    [[Samyukta Socialist Party]]/[[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist Party]]
|    172
|    7
|  N/A
| 6.24%
|-
|    4
|    [[Communist Party of India]]
|    30
|    3
|    {{increase}}2
|    1.02%
|-
| 7
|    [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|    296
|    18
|    {{decrease}}4
|    14.73%
|-
|   
|    '''Total'''   
|   
|    '''296'''
|   
|
|}


===[[Maharashtra]]===
===[[Maharashtra]]===
{{Main|1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election}}
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1972|sortable=yes}}
!colspan=10|[[File:India Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|- align=center
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|<!-- color -->
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of candidates<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of elected<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seat change<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Number of Votes<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes<br />
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Change in <br />vote %
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|align="left"|[[Indian National Congress]]{{Composition bar|222|270|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||271||222||{{increase}} 19||8,535,832||56.36%||{{increase}} 9.33%
|-
| {{party color cell|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Peasants and Workers Party of India]]{{Composition bar|7|270|{{party color|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||58||7||{{decrease}} 12||856,986||5.66%||{{decrease}} 2.14%
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}
|align="left"|[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]{{Composition bar|5|270|{{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||122||5||{{increase}} 1||947,266||6.25%||{{decrease}} 1.92%
|-
| {{party color cell|Socialist Party (India)}}
|align="left"|[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]/[[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist Party]]{{Composition bar|3|270|{{party color|Socialist Party (India)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||52||3||{{decrease}} 1||693,797||4.58%||{{decrease}} 0.03%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Republican Party of India]]{{Composition bar|2|270|{{party color|Republican Party of India}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||118||2||{{decrease}} 3||570,533||3.77%||{{decrease}} 2.89%
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Communist Party of India]]{{Composition bar|2|270|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||44||2||{{decrease}} 8||412,857||2.73%||{{decrease}} 2.14%
|-
| {{party color cell|All India Forward Bloc}}
|align="left"|[[All India Forward Bloc]]{{Composition bar|2|270|{{party color|All India Forward Bloc}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||26||2||{{increase}} 2||363,547||2.40%||{{increase}} 2.40% ''(New Party)''
|-
| {{party color cell|Shiv Sena}}
|align="left"|[[Shiv Sena]]{{Composition bar|1|270|{{party color|Shiv Sena}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||26||1||{{Increase}} 1||279,210||1.84%||{{increase}} 1.84% ''(New Party)''
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|align="left"|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]{{Composition bar|1|270|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||20||1||{{nochange}}||117,134||0.77%||{{decrease}} 0.31%
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Kranti Dal}}
|align="left"|[[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]]{{Composition bar|1|270|{{party color|Bharatiya Kranti Dal}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||2||1||{{Increase}} 1||31,508||0.21%||{{Increase}} 0.21% ''(New Party)''
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|align="left"|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]{{Composition bar|1|270|{{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||1||1||{{Increase}} 1||27,138||0.18%||{{Increase}} 0.18% ''(New Party)''
|-
| {{Party color cell|Republican Party of India (Khobragade)}}
| align="left"|[[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)]]
| 56
| 0
| ''(New Party)''
| 202,935
| 1.34%
| {{Up}} 1.34% ''(New Party)''
|-
| {{Party color cell|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}
| align="left"|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]
| 49
| 0
| ''(Split in [[Indian National Congress|INC]])''
| 162,433
| 1.07%
| ''(Split in [[Indian National Congress|INC]])''
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
| 5
| 0
| {{Steady}}
| 14,269
| 0.09%
| {{Down}} 1.03%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|align="left"|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]]{{Composition bar|23|270|{{party color|Independent}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}||343||23||{{Increase}} 7||1,920,667||12.68%||{{decrease}} 1.89%
|-style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|
|align="left"|'''Total'''||1196||270||{{nochange}}||15,146,171||60.63%||{{decrease}} 4.21%
|-
|}


===[[Manipur]]===
===[[Manipur]]===
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|party2=[[Manipur Peoples Party]]|votes2=91148|seats2=15|sc2=New
|party2=[[Manipur Peoples Party]]|votes2=91148|seats2=15|sc2=New
|party3=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes3=45765|seats3=5|sc3=+4
|party3=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes3=45765|seats3=5|sc3=+4
|party4=[[Socialist Party (India)]]|votes4=24195|seats4=3|sc4=New
|party4=[[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist Party (India)]]|votes4=24195|seats4=3|sc4=New
|party5=[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]|votes5=10699|seats5=1|sc5=New
|party5=[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]|votes5=10699|seats5=1|sc5=New
|party6=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes6=2988|seats6=0|sc6=
|party6=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes6=2988|seats6=0|sc6=
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|invalid=9744
|electorate=608403
|electorate=608403
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3703-manipur-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref>
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3703-manipur-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref>
}}
}}


===[[Meghalaya]]===
===[[Meghalaya]]===
{{Main|1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!colspan=10|[[File:1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election.svg]]
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}"|
| align="left" |[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] (AHL)
|73,851
|35.67
|32
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| align="left" | [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
| 20,474 || 9.89
| 9
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| align="left" |[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|1,182
|0.57
|0
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| align="left" |[[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
| 111,506 || 53.86
| 19{{ref label|alpha|a}}
|-
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Total
| 207,013 || 100.00
| 60
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" |<small>Source: [[Election Commission of India]]</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3669-meghalaya-1972/|title=Meghalaya 1972|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
|}


===[[Mizoram]]===
===[[Mizoram]]===
{{Main|1972 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Main|1972 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=34421|seats1=6
|party2=[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]|votes2=1713|seats2=0
|party3=[[Independent (politics)|Independents]]|votes3=75224|seats3=24
|valid=111358
|invalid=3028
|electorate=156901
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3654-mizoram-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 13 July 2021}}</ref>
}}


===[[Mysore State|Mysore]]===
===[[Mysore State|Mysore]]===
{{Main|1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Main|1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election}}
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the Mysore Legislative Assembly election, 1972|sortable=yes}}
!colspan=10|[[File:India Mysore Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|- align=center
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|<!-- color -->
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party<br>
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Contestants<br>
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats won<br>
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seat change<br>
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Votes<br>
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Vote share<br>
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Net change
|-style="background: #90EE90;"
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (R)}}
|align="left"|[[Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)]]||212||165||{{increase}} 39||4,698,824||52.17%||{{increase}} 3.74%
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}
|align="left"|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]||176||24||||2,361,308||26.22%||{{increase}} 26.22%
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|align="left"|[[Communist Party of India]]||4||3||||88,978||0.99%||
|-
| {{party color cell|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|align="left"|[[Samyukta Socialist Party]]||29||3||{{decrease}} 3||152,556||1.69%|| {{decrease}} 0.78%
|-
| {{party color cell|}}
|align="left"|[[Janata Paksha Party]]||2||1||||14,390||0.16%||
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|align="left"|[[Independent (politician)|Independents]]||||20||{{decrease}} 21||1,159,383||12.87%||
|-
|align="left" colspan=2|'''Total'''||||'''216'''||||||||
|-
|}


===[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]===
===[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]===
{{Main|1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Main|1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="7" |Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly Election 1972
|-
!
!Party
!Seats contested
!Seats won
!Change in seats
!Popular vote
!%
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|89
|66
|{{increase}} 28
|20,83,390
|42.84
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}" |
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
|72
|24
|{{decrease}} 19
|13,44,437
|27.64
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|13
|10
|{{increase}} 6
|3,16,722
|6.51
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|17
|1
|{{decrease}} 1
|1,58,309
|3.26
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" |
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|205
|3
|{{decrease}} 1
|5,97,917
|12.29
|-
|
|Others
|72
|0
| -
|3,62,783
|7.47
|-
!
!Total
!468
!104
!
!48,63,558
!
|}


===[[Rajasthan]]===
===[[Rajasthan]]===
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|party2=[[Swatantra Party]]|votes2=958097|seats2=11|sc2=–37
|party2=[[Swatantra Party]]|votes2=958097|seats2=11|sc2=–37
|party3=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes3=948928|seats3=8|sc3=–14
|party3=[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]|votes3=948928|seats3=8|sc3=–14
|party4=[[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]]|votes4=189851|seats4=4|sc4=New
|party4=[[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist Party]]|votes4=189851|seats4=4|sc4=New
|party5=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes5=121591|seats5=4|sc5=+3
|party5=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes5=121591|seats5=4|sc5=+3
|party6=[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]|votes6=104398|seats6=1|sc6=New
|party6=[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]|votes6=104398|seats6=1|sc6=New
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|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3383-rajasthan-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3383-rajasthan-1972/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>
}}
}}


===[[Tripura]]===
===[[Tripura]]===
{{Main|1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Main|1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=10|[[File:India Tripura Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|-
! Party
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! No. of votes
! % of votes
! 1967 Seats
|-
| [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
| 3
| 0
| 345
| 0.07%
| 0
|-
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| 11
| 1
| 15,226
| 3.04%
| 1
|-
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| 57
| 16
| 189,667
| 37.82%
| 2
|-
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 59
| 41
| 224,821
| 44.83%
| 27
|-
| [[All India Forward Bloc]]
| 9
| 0
| 5,739
| 1.14%
| -
|-
| [[Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti]]
| 10
| 0
| 5,883
| 1.17%
| -
|-
| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
| 85
| 2
| 59,792
| 11.92%
| 0
|-
! Total
! 234
! 60
! 501,473
!
!
|-
|colspan=10|Source: ECI<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3302-tripura-1972/|title=1972 Tripura Election result}}</ref>
|-
|}


===[[West Bengal]]===
===[[West Bengal]]===
{{Main|1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Main|1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Election results
|image=
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=6543251|seats1=216|sc1=
|party2=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes2=1110579|seats2=35|sc2=
|party3=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes3=3659808|seats3=14|sc3=
|party4=[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]|votes4=284643|seats4=3|sc4=
|party5=[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]]|votes5=196044|seats5=2|sc5=
|party6=[[All India Gorkha League]]|votes6=35802|seats6=2|sc6=
|party7=[[Socialist Unity Centre]]|votes7=238276|seats7=1|sc7=
|party8=[[Indian Union Muslim League]]|votes8=121208|seats8=1|sc8=
|party9=[[Workers Party of India]]|votes9=63673|seats9=1|sc9=
|party20=Others|votes20=605677|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=472556|seats21=5|sc21=
|total_sc=0
|invalid=387018
|electorate=22554545
|source=ECI<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3187-west-bengal-1972/ |title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1972 |date=14 August 2018 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>
}}


==References==
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{{Legislatures of India}}


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The 1972 elections in India were a set of sub-national elections held from March to June 1972 across several Indian states and territories, including Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Mysore, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, West Bengal, Goa, Daman and Diu, and Jammu and Kashmir. In most of these contests the faction of the formerly-united Indian National Congress associated with Indira Ghandi, the Requisitionists formed the respective governments, representing a defeat for the Syndicate Congress.

Summary of Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Date(s) State Government before election Chief Minister before election Government after election Chief Minister after election Maps
5 March 1972 Himachal Pradesh Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Indian National Congress (R) Yashwant Singh Parmar
Bihar President's Rule Indian National Congress (R) Kedar Pandey
Maharashtra Indian National Congress (R) Vasantrao Naik Indian National Congress (R) Vasantrao Naik
5 and 8 March 1972 Gujarat President's Rule Indian National Congress (R) Ghanshyam Oza
6 March 1972 Rajasthan Indian National Congress (R) Barkatullah Khan Indian National Congress (R) Barkatullah Khan
Manipur President's Rule Manipur People's Party Mohammed Alimuddin
7 March 1972 Assam Indian National Congress Mahendra Mohan Choudhry Indian National Congress (R) Sarat Chandra Singha
8 March 1972 Madhya Pradesh Indian National Congress Shyama Charan Shukla Indian National Congress Prakash Chandra Sethi
9 March 1972 Meghalaya New state was created All Party Hill Leaders Conference Williamson A. Sangma
11 March 1972 West Bengal President's Rule Indian National Congress (R) Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Haryana Indian National Congress Bansi Lal Indian National Congress (R) Bansi Lal
Tripura President's Rule Indian National Congress (R) Sukhamoy Sen Gupta
15 March 1972 Andhra Pradesh Indian National Congress (R) Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Indian National Congress (R) P. V. Narasimha Rao
8 April 1972 Mizoram New state was created Independent C. Chhunga
Mysore President's Rule Indian National Congress (R) D. Devaraj Urs
Punjab President's Rule Indian National Congress (R) Zail Singh
Goa, Daman and Diu Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Dayanand Bandodkar Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Dayanand Bandodkar
17 June 1972 Jammu and Kashmir Indian National Congress (R) Syed Mir Qasim Indian National Congress (R) Syed Mir Qasim

Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Assam[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress1,976,20953.2095+22
Samyukta Socialist Party214,3425.7740
Communist Party of India209,5505.643–4
Plain Tribals Council of Assam62,1081.671New
Swatantra Party21,6630.581–2
Others125,9283.3900
Independents1,104,97729.7510–16
Total3,714,777100.00114+9
Valid votes3,714,77796.47
Invalid/blank votes136,1223.53
Total votes3,850,899100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,328,53760.85
Source: ECI[1]

Andhra Pradesh[edit | edit source]

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Indian National Congress7,474,25552.29Increase6.87%219Increase54
Communist Party of India854,7425.98Decrease1.80%7Decrease4
Swatantra Party282,9491.98Decrease7.86%2Decrease27
Communist Party of India (Marxist)454,0383.18Decrease4.43%1Decrease5
Sampurna Telangana Praja Samithi237,9341.66new party1new party
Bharatiya Jana Sangh266,1921.86Decrease0.25%0Decrease3
Indian National Congress (Organisation)45,3030.32new party0new party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam36,4660.26new party0new party
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)21,3570.15new party0new party
Samyukta Socialist Party9,9520.07Decrease0.29%0Steady
Minorities League3,5820.03new party0new party
Backward Classes Mahasabha9100.01new party0new party
Independents4,604,94332.22Increase5.81%57Decrease11
Total14,292,623100.00–287Steady
Valid votes14,292,62397.27
Invalid/blank votes400,4072.73
Total votes14,693,030100.00
Registered voters/turnout24,607,90359.71

Bihar[edit | edit source]

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress5,688,00233.12167
Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party2,814,79916.3933
Indian National Congress (O)2,544,84114.8230
Bharatiya Jan Sangh2,007,31411.6925
Communist Party of India1,192,7466.9435
Communist Party of India (Marxist)276,6491.61–
Hindustani Shoshit Dal219,3411.283
Swatantra Party121,2380.711
All India Jharkhand Party149,7540.873
Jharkhand90,7170.531
Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand90,2340.532
Socialist Unity Centre of India47,7320.28–
Progressive Hull Jharkhand Party (Shibu Group)32,6310.191
All India Forward Bloc20,5250.12–
Bharatiya Kranti Dal5,6090.03–
Indian Union Muslim League5,3170.03–
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)4,6770.03–
Backward Classes Party of India4,3860.03–
All India Labour Party3,8590.02–
Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)2,9680.02–
Chota Nagpur Bhumi Rakshak Party1,2740.01–
Republican Party of India9070.01–
Independent1,849,61310.7717
Total17,175,133100.00318
Valid votes17,175,13398.09
Invalid/blank votes333,5601.91
Total votes17,508,693100.00
Registered voters/turnout33,164,28652.79
Source: [1]

Goa, Daman & Diu[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election
e • d 
Political Party
 Seats contested
 Seats won
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
 Seat change
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 23 18 116,855 38.30% Increase 2
United Goans Party (Superia Group) 26 10 99,156 32.50% Decrease 2
Indian National Congress 19 1 41,612 13.64% Increase 1
Independents 36 1 28,874 9.64% Decrease 1
Total 138 30 305,077

Gujarat[edit | edit source]

# Party Seats Contested Seats Won Forfeited Deposits Popular Vote Voting Percentage Vote % In Seats Contested
1 BJS 100 3 69 643032 9.29% 15.03%
2 CPI 11 1 10 32439 0.47% 7.00%
3 CPM 4 0 4 15500 0.22% 9.57%
4 INC 168 140 1 3527035 50.93% 50.93%
5 NCO 138 16 29 1626736 23.49% 28.95%
6 SOP 15 0 12 50009 0.72% 9.11%
7 SWA 47 0 42 123589 1.78% 6.32%
8 RSP 1 0 0 8649 0.12% 22.33%
9 HMS 1 0 1 136 0.00% 0.35%
10 IND 337 8 299 897584 12.96% 15.54%
Men Women Total
NO. OF ELECTORS 6370260 6137124 12507384
Votes 4020234 3246959 7267193
Percentage 63.11% 52.91% 58.10%
Valid votes 6924709
Invalid votes 342484
NO. OF POLLING STATIONS 17994
AVERAGE NO. OF ELECTORS

PER POLLING STATION

695
Men Women Total
NO. OF CONTESTANTS 852 21 873
ELECTED 167 1 168
FORFEITED DEPOSITS 0 0 0

Haryana[edit | edit source]

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress1,639,40546.9152
Indian National Congress (Organization)377,42710.8012
Vishal Haryana Party242,4446.943
Bharatiya Jana Sangh228,7616.552
Akhil Bhartiya Arya Sabha77,2342.211
Communist Party of India69,3351.980
Communist Party of India (Marxist)12,6170.360
Socialist Party8,3330.240
Republican Party of India7,4670.210
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)3,6360.100
Socialist Unity Center of India2,6400.080
Bharatiya Kranti Dal1,4860.040
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha4000.010
Independents823,61123.5711
Total3,494,796100.0081
Valid votes3,494,79679.12
Invalid/blank votes922,52020.88
Total votes4,417,316100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,091,08286.77
Source: ECI

Himachal Pradesh[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress467,59253.2453+19
Bharatiya Jana Sangh68,0327.755New
Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh44,0675.022–9
Communist Party of India (Marxist)9,6541.101–3
Others40,5904.6200
Independents248,31028.277–9
Total878,245100.0068+8
Valid votes878,24597.39
Invalid/blank votes23,5062.61
Total votes901,751100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,805,44849.95
Source: ECI[2]

Jammu and Kashmir[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress764,49255.4458–3
Bharatiya Jana Sangh135,7789.8530
Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir98,9857.185New
Others10,6890.7800
Independents369,06226.769–6
Total1,379,006100.00750
Valid votes1,379,00696.52
Invalid/blank votes49,6893.48
Total votes1,428,695100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,297,95162.17
Source: ECI[3]

Madhya Pradesh[edit | edit source]

# Party Seats
Contested 		Seats
won 		Seats
Changed 		%
Votes
1 Indian National Congress 289 220 Increase53 47.93%
1 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 260 48 Decrease30 28.64%
3 Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party 172 7 N/A 6.24%
4 Communist Party of India 30 3 Increase2 1.02%
7 Independent 296 18 Decrease4 14.73%
Total 296

Maharashtra[edit | edit source]

e • d 
Political Party
 No. of candidates
 No. of elected
 Seat change
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
 Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress
222 / 270 (82%)
 271 222 Increase 19 8,535,832 56.36% Increase 9.33%
Peasants and Workers Party of India
7 / 270 (3%)
 58 7 Decrease 12 856,986 5.66% Decrease 2.14%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
5 / 270 (2%)
 122 5 Increase 1 947,266 6.25% Decrease 1.92%
Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party
3 / 270 (1%)
 52 3 Decrease 1 693,797 4.58% Decrease 0.03%
Republican Party of India
2 / 270 (0.7%)
 118 2 Decrease 3 570,533 3.77% Decrease 2.89%
Communist Party of India
2 / 270 (0.7%)
 44 2 Decrease 8 412,857 2.73% Decrease 2.14%
All India Forward Bloc
2 / 270 (0.7%)
 26 2 Increase 2 363,547 2.40% Increase 2.40% (New Party)
Shiv Sena
1 / 270 (0.4%)
 26 1 Increase 1 279,210 1.84% Increase 1.84% (New Party)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1 / 270 (0.4%)
 20 1 Steady 117,134 0.77% Decrease 0.31%
Bharatiya Kranti Dal
1 / 270 (0.4%)
 2 1 Increase 1 31,508 0.21% Increase 0.21% (New Party)
Indian Union Muslim League
1 / 270 (0.4%)
 1 1 Increase 1 27,138 0.18% Increase 0.18% (New Party)
Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 56 0 (New Party) 202,935 1.34% Increase 1.34% (New Party)
Indian National Congress (Organisation) 49 0 (Split in INC) 162,433 1.07% (Split in INC)
Swatantra Party 5 0 Steady 14,269 0.09% Decrease 1.03%
Independents
23 / 270 (9%)
 343 23 Increase 7 1,920,667 12.68% Decrease 1.89%
Total 1196 270 Steady 15,146,171 60.63% Decrease 4.21%

Manipur[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress135,67830.0217+1
Manipur Peoples Party91,14820.1715New
Communist Party of India45,76510.135+4
Socialist Party (India)24,1955.353New
Indian National Congress (Organisation)10,6992.371New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2,9880.660–
Bharatiya Jana Sangh1,0040.220New
Independents140,47131.0819+10
Total451,948100.0060+30
Valid votes451,94897.89
Invalid/blank votes9,7442.11
Total votes461,692100.00
Registered voters/turnout608,40375.89
Source: ECI[4]

Meghalaya[edit | edit source]

Party Votes % Seats
All Party Hill Leaders Conference (AHL) 73,851 35.67 32
Indian National Congress (INC) 20,474 9.89 9
Communist Party of India (CPI) 1,182 0.57 0
Independents (IND) 111,506 53.86 19[a]
Total 207,013 100.00 60
Source: Election Commission of India[5]

Mizoram[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress34,42130.916
Samyukta Socialist Party1,7131.540
Independents75,22467.5524
Total111,358100.0030
Valid votes111,35897.35
Invalid/blank votes3,0282.65
Total votes114,386100.00
Registered voters/turnout156,90172.90
Source: ECI[6]

Mysore[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
e • d 
Political Party
 Contestants
 Seats won
 Seat change
 Votes
 Vote share
 Net change
Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) 212 165 Increase 39 4,698,824 52.17% Increase 3.74%
Indian National Congress (Organisation) 176 24 2,361,308 26.22% Increase 26.22%
Communist Party of India 4 3 88,978 0.99%
Samyukta Socialist Party 29 3 Decrease 3 152,556 1.69% Decrease 0.78%
Janata Paksha Party 2 1 14,390 0.16%
Independents 20 Decrease 21 1,159,383 12.87%
Total 216

Punjab[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly Election 1972
Party Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Popular vote %
Indian National Congress 89 66 Increase 28 20,83,390 42.84
Shiromani Akali Dal 72 24 Decrease 19 13,44,437 27.64
Communist Party of India 13 10 Increase 6 3,16,722 6.51
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 17 1 Decrease 1 1,58,309 3.26
Independents 205 3 Decrease 1 5,97,917 12.29
Others 72 0 - 3,62,783 7.47
Total 468 104 48,63,558

Rajasthan[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress3,976,15751.13145+56
Swatantra Party958,09712.3211–37
Bharatiya Jana Sangh948,92812.208–14
Socialist Party189,8512.444New
Communist Party of India121,5911.564+3
Indian National Congress (Organisation)104,3981.341New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)74,5140.9600
Vishal Haryana Party50,2290.650New
Republican Party of India2,1370.0300
Independents1,350,01217.3611–5
Total7,775,914100.001840
Valid votes7,775,91496.77
Invalid/blank votes259,3133.23
Total votes8,035,227100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,910,55357.76
Source: ECI[7]

Tripura[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
Party Seats contested Seats won No. of votes % of votes 1967 Seats
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 3 0 345 0.07% 0
Communist Party of India 11 1 15,226 3.04% 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 57 16 189,667 37.82% 2
Indian National Congress 59 41 224,821 44.83% 27
All India Forward Bloc 9 0 5,739 1.14% -
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti 10 0 5,883 1.17% -
Independents 85 2 59,792 11.92% 0
Total 234 60 501,473
Source: ECI[8]

West Bengal[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress6,543,25149.08216–
Communist Party of India1,110,5798.3335–
Communist Party of India (Marxist)3,659,80827.4514–
Revolutionary Socialist Party284,6432.143–
Indian National Congress (Organisation)196,0441.472–
All India Gorkha League35,8020.272–
Socialist Unity Centre238,2761.791–
Indian Union Muslim League121,2080.911–
Workers Party of India63,6730.481–
Others605,6774.5400
Independents472,5563.545–
Total13,331,517100.002800
Valid votes13,331,51797.18
Invalid/blank votes387,0182.82
Total votes13,718,535100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,554,54560.82
Source: ECI[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Meghalaya 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "1972 Tripura Election result".
  9. ↑ "West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1972". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

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