1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972. These were the elections to the legislative assembly having 296 seats in undivided Madhya Pradesh.[1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Prakash Chandra Sethi was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.[2]
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All 296 assembly constituencies 149 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 20,859,747 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 49.83% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the 1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the number of constituencies in Madhya Pradesh were increased to 296, following the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]
Results
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| # | Party | Seats Contested |
Seats won |
Seats Changed |
% Votes | ||||
| 1 | Indian National Congress | 289 | 220 | +53 | 47.93% | ||||
| 1 | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 260 | 48 | -30 | 28.64% | ||||
| 3 | Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party | 172 | 7 | N/A | 6.24% | ||||
| 4 | Communist Party of India | 30 | 3 | +2 | 1.02% | ||||
| 7 | Independent | 296 | 18 | -4 | 14.73% | ||||
| Total | 296 | ||||||||
Elected Members
References
- "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1972". elections.in. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "मध्यप्रदेश के माननीय मुख्यमंत्रियों/सदन का नेता की सूची" [List of the honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]. mpvidhansabha.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1972 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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