1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1972 Punjab legislative assembly election

1972
All 104 seats of the Punjab Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.63% (3.64%)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Zail Singh Jaswinder Singh Brar Party INC SAD CPI Last election 38 43 4 Seats after 66 24 10 Seat change 28 19 6 Percentage 42.84 27.64 6.51% Swing 3.66% 2.72% 1.67%
Chief Minister before election President's rule Elected Chief Minister Zail Singh INC. President's rule

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1972 to elect the members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. President's rule was imposed before the election. Chief Minister Zail Singh was elected as the leader of the ruling party. Major opposition party was Shiromani Akali Dal led by leader of Opposition Parkash Singh Badal.

Results

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

See also

• Politics of Punjab, India

External links

• Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1972