1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Haryana on 11 March 1972 to elect all 81 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.

1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

11 March 1972
All 81 seats in the Haryana Legislative Assembly 42 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	70.46% (13.2%)
Majority party Minority party   Party INC Indian National Congress (Organization) Last election 48 seats New Party Seats won 52 12 Seat change 4 New Party Popular vote 1639405 377427 Percentage 46.91% 10.80% Swing 3.08% New Party
Chief Minister before election Bansi Lal INC Elected Chief Minister Bansi Lal INC

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Indian National Congress	1,639,405	46.91	52
	Indian National Congress (Organization)	377,427	10.80	12
	Vishal Haryana Party	242,444	6.94	3
	Bharatiya Jana Sangh	228,761	6.55	2
	Akhil Bhartiya Arya Sabha	77,234	2.21	1
	Communist Party of India	69,335	1.98	0
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	12,617	0.36	0
	Socialist Party	8,333	0.24	0
	Republican Party of India	7,467	0.21	0
	Republican Party of India (Khobragade)	3,636	0.10	0
	Socialist Unity Center of India	2,640	0.08	0
	Bharatiya Kranti Dal	1,486	0.04	0
	Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha	400	0.01	0
	Independents	823,611	23.57	11
Total		3,494,796	100.00	81
Valid votes		3,494,796	79.12
Invalid/blank votes		922,520	20.88
Total votes		4,417,316	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,091,082	86.77
Source: ECI

See also

• Haryana Legislative Assembly
• Elections in Haryana

References

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