1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

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1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

← 1968 11 March 1972 1977 →

All 81 seats in the Haryana Legislative Assembly
42 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.46% (Increase13.2%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC Indian National Congress (Organization)
Last election 48 seats New Party
Seats won 52 12
Seat change Increase4 New Party
Popular vote 1639405 377427
Percentage 46.91% 10.80%
Swing Increase3.08% New Party

Chief Minister before election

Bansi Lal
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Bansi Lal
INC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Haryana on 11 March 1972 to elect all 81 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.[1]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress1,639,40546.9152
Indian National Congress (Organization)377,42710.8012
Vishal Haryana Party242,4446.943
Bharatiya Jana Sangh228,7616.552
Akhil Bhartiya Arya Sabha77,2342.211
Communist Party of India69,3351.980
Communist Party of India (Marxist)12,6170.360
Socialist Party8,3330.240
Republican Party of India7,4670.210
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)3,6360.100
Socialist Unity Center of India2,6400.080
Bharatiya Kranti Dal1,4860.040
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha4000.010
Independents823,61123.5711
Total3,494,796100.0081
Valid votes3,494,79679.12
Invalid/blank votes922,52020.88
Total votes4,417,316100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,091,08286.77
Source: ECI

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "🗳️ Haryana Assembly Election 1972: LIVE Election Results, Election Dates, Schedule, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News Updates, Exit Polls, Analysis & Statistics on Assembly Election". LatestLY. Retrieved 2021-07-28.