1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia
Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1972

← 1967 1972 1978 →

All 270 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
136 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC Peasants and Workers Party of India
Last election 203 seats, 47.03% 19 seats, 7.80%
Seats won 222 7
Seat change Increase 19 Decrease 12
Popular vote 8,535,832 856,986
Percentage 56.36% 5.66%
Swing Increase 9.33% Decrease 2.14%

Chief Minister before election

Vasantrao Naik
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Vasantrao Naik
INC

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]

e • d 
Political Party
No. of candidates
No. of elected
Number of Votes
% of Votes
Seat change
Indian National Congress 271 222 8,535,832 56.36% Increase 19
Peasants and Workers Party of India 58 7 856,986 5.66% Decrease 12
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 122 5 947,266 6.25% Increase 1
Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party 52 3 693,797 4.58% Decrease 1
Communist Party of India 44 2 412,857 2.73% Decrease 8
All India Forward Bloc 26 2 363,547 2.40% Increase 2
Republican Party of India 118 2 570,533 3.77% Decrease 3
Shiv Sena 26 1 279,210 1.84% Increase 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 20 1 117,134 0.77% -
Bharatiya Kranti Dal 2 1 31,508 0.21% Increase 1
Indian Union Muslim League 1 1 27,138 0.18% Increase 1
Independents 343 23 1,920,667 12.68% Increase 7
Total 1196 270 15,146,171 - -

List of winning candidates[edit]

The following is the list of candidates won:[3]

Constituency Name Member of Legislative Assembly Political party 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[edit]

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[4] 288 222 7 5

References[edit]

  1. "Key Highlights of General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  2. "Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai" (PDF). www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. National Informatics Centre.
  3. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1972". elections.in.
  4. "Spoils of five-point duel". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
Information red.svg
Scan the QR code to donate via UPI
Dear reader, We kindly request your support in maintaining the independence of Bharatpedia. As a non-profit organization, we rely heavily on small donations to sustain our operations and provide free access to reliable information to the world. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to consider donating to our cause, as it would greatly aid us in our mission. Your contribution would demonstrate the importance of reliable and trustworthy knowledge to you and the world. Thank you.

Please select an option below or scan the QR code to donate
₹150 ₹500 ₹1,000 ₹2,000 ₹5,000 ₹10,000 Other