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1972 elections in India 
Summary
Legislative Assembly elections edit
Assam edit
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 1,976,209 | 53.20 | 95 | +22 | |
| Samyukta Socialist Party | 214,342 | 5.77 | 4 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of India | 209,550 | 5.64 | 3 | –4 | |
| Plain Tribals Council of Assam | 62,108 | 1.67 | 1 | New | |
| Swatantra Party | 21,663 | 0.58 | 1 | –2 | |
| Others | 125,928 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1,104,977 | 29.75 | 10 | –16 | |
| Total | 3,714,777 | 100.00 | 114 | +9 | |
| Valid votes | 3,714,777 | 96.47 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 136,122 | 3.53 | |||
| Total votes | 3,850,899 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,328,537 | 60.85 | |||
| Source: ECI[1] | |||||
Andhra Pradesh edit
Bihar edit
Goa, Daman & Diu edit
| Political Party |
Seats contested |
Seats won |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Seat change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 23 | 18 | 116,855 | 38.30% |  2
| |
| United Goans Party (Superia Group) | 26 | 10 | 99,156 | 32.50% |  2
| |
| Indian National Congress | 19 | 1 | 41,612 | 13.64% | 1
| |
| Independents | 36 | 1 | 28,874 | 9.64% | 1
| |
| Total | 138 | 30 | 305,077 |
Gujarat edit
Haryana edit
Himachal Pradesh edit
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 467,592 | 53.24 | 53 | +19 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 68,032 | 7.75 | 5 | New | |
| Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh | 44,067 | 5.02 | 2 | –9 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 9,654 | 1.10 | 1 | –3 | |
| Others | 40,590 | 4.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 248,310 | 28.27 | 7 | –9 | |
| Total | 878,245 | 100.00 | 68 | +8 | |
| Valid votes | 878,245 | 97.39 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,506 | 2.61 | |||
| Total votes | 901,751 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,805,448 | 49.95 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||
Jammu and Kashmir edit
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 764,492 | 55.44 | 58 | –3 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 135,778 | 9.85 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | 98,985 | 7.18 | 5 | New | |
| Others | 10,689 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 369,062 | 26.76 | 9 | –6 | |
| Total | 1,379,006 | 100.00 | 75 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,379,006 | 96.52 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 49,689 | 3.48 | |||
| Total votes | 1,428,695 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,297,951 | 62.17 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
Madhya Pradesh edit
Maharashtra edit
Manipur edit
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 135,678 | 30.02 | 17 | +1 | |
| Manipur Peoples Party | 91,148 | 20.17 | 15 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 45,765 | 10.13 | 5 | +4 | |
| Socialist Party (India) | 24,195 | 5.35 | 3 | New | |
| Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 10,699 | 2.37 | 1 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2,988 | 0.66 | 0 | – | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,004 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 140,471 | 31.08 | 19 | +10 | |
| Total | 451,948 | 100.00 | 60 | +30 | |
| Valid votes | 451,948 | 97.89 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,744 | 2.11 | |||
| Total votes | 461,692 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 608,403 | 75.89 | |||
| Source: ECI[5] | |||||
Meghalaya edit
Mizoram edit
Mysore edit
Punjab edit
| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly Election 1972 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats 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 | |||
Rajasthan edit
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 3,976,157 | 51.13 | 145 | +56 | |
| Swatantra Party | 958,097 | 12.32 | 11 | –37 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 948,928 | 12.20 | 8 | –14 | |
| Socialist Party | 189,851 | 2.44 | 4 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 121,591 | 1.56 | 4 | +3 | |
| Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 104,398 | 1.34 | 1 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 74,514 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vishal Haryana Party | 50,229 | 0.65 | 0 | New | |
| Republican Party of India | 2,137 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1,350,012 | 17.36 | 11 | –5 | |
| Total | 7,775,914 | 100.00 | 184 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 7,775,914 | 96.77 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 259,313 | 3.23 | |||
| Total votes | 8,035,227 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,910,553 | 57.76 | |||
| Source: ECI[6] | |||||
Tripura edit
West Bengal edit
References edit
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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