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Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1972|
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Majority party
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Minority party
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| Party
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INC
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Peasants and Workers Party of India
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| Last election
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203 seats, 47.03%
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19 seats, 7.80%
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| Seats won
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222
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7
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| Seat change
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 19
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 12
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| Popular vote
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8,535,832
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856,986
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| Percentage
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56.36%
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5.66%
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| Swing
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9.33%
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2.14%
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Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1972 was held in Indian state of Maharashtra in 1972, to elect the 270 members to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[1]
Results[edit]
Indian National Congress won most number of seats and a clear majority. Vasantrao Naik, the incumbent 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.[2]
Summary of results[edit]
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Political Party
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No. of candidates
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No. of elected
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Number of Votes
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% of Votes
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Seat change
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Indian National Congress |
271 |
222 |
8,535,832 |
56.36% |
19
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Peasants and Workers Party of India |
58 |
7 |
856,986 |
5.66% |
12
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Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
122 |
5 |
947,266 |
6.25% |
1
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Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party |
52 |
3 |
693,797 |
4.58% |
1
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Communist Party of India |
44 |
2 |
412,857 |
2.73% |
8
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All India Forward Bloc |
26 |
2 |
363,547 |
2.40% |
2
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Republican Party of India |
118 |
2 |
570,533 |
3.77% |
3
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Shiv Sena |
26 |
1 |
279,210 |
1.84% |
1
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
20 |
1 |
117,134 |
0.77% |
-
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Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
2 |
1 |
31,508 |
0.21% |
1
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Indian Union Muslim League |
1 |
1 |
27,138 |
0.18% |
1
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Independents |
343 |
23 |
1,920,667 |
12.68% |
7
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Total |
1196 |
270 |
15,146,171 |
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-
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List of winning candidates[edit]
The following is the list of candidates won:[3]
| Constituency Name |
Member of Legislative Assembly |
Political party |
Votes polled
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| Teosa |
Sharad Tasre |
INC |
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| Achalpur |
N S Deshmukh |
INC |
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| Amgaon |
Swarupchand Ajmera |
Congress |
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| Dhobi Talav |
Mohanlal Popat |
INC |
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| Girgaon |
Pramod Navalkar |
SS, w INC support |
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| Guhagar |
Shridhar Natu |
BJS |
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| Khetwadi |
Anant Namjoshi |
INC |
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| Malad |
Mrinal Gore |
SOP |
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| Malkapur |
Arjun Wankhede |
BJS |
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| Maval |
Krishnarao Bhegade |
BJS |
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| Nagpur Central |
Navalchand Toksiya |
INC |
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| Nagpur West |
Sushila Balraj |
INC |
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| Pusad |
Vasantrao Naik |
INC |
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| Sakoli |
Martand Kapgate |
Congress |
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| Shrivardhan |
A R Antulay |
INC |
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| Shukrawar Peth |
Rambhau Mhalgi |
BJS |
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| Talode |
Dilwar Singh Padawi |
BJS |
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| Walva |
Rajaram-bapu Patil |
INC |
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Region Wise Breakup[edit]
References[edit]
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