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56 of 61 seats in the Delhi Metropolitan Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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| Registered | 2,068,437 | ||||||||||||
| Turnout | 68.86% | ||||||||||||
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Delhi Metropolitan Council election, 1972 was held in Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi to elect 56 councillors to the Delhi Metropolitan Council. [1] This council had no legislative powers, but only an advisory role in administration of the territory. [2]
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| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote% | |||||
| Indian National Congress | 52 | 44 | 681,324 | 48.54% | |||||
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 56 | 5 | 540,069 | 38.47% | |||||
| Communist Party of India | 4 | 3 | 54,183 | 3.86% | |||||
| Congress (O) | 19 | 2 | 27,540 | 1.96% | |||||
| Independent | 104 | 2 | 78,208 | 5.57% | |||||
| Total | - | 56 | - | - | |||||
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarojini Nagar | None | P. N. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Lakshmi Bai Nagar | None | Arjun Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Gole Market | None | Asoke Chatterjee | Indian National Congress | |
| Prithvi Raj Road | None | Pushpa Devi Gupta | Indian National Congress | |
| Barakhamba | None | A. L. Ralia Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Minto Road | None | Surinder Saini | Indian National Congress | |
| Jangpura | None | Jag Pravesh Chander | Indian National Congress | |
| Kasturba Nagar | SC | C. L. Balmiki | Indian National Congress | |
| Lajpat Nagar | None | Archna | Indian National Congress | |
| Kalkaji | None | V. P. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramakrishnapuram | None | Jagdish Chander | Indian National Congress | |
| Delhi Cantonment | None | Brij Lal Dua | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajinder Nagar | None | Thakur Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Ashok Nagar | None | Rajander Kumar Tanwar | Indian National Congress | |
| Subhash Nagar | None | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Moti Nagar | None | K. C. Malik | Indian National Congress | |
| Shakurbasti | None | Sri Chand | Communist Party of India | |
| Badli | SC | Mool Chand | Indian National Congress | |
| Narela | None | Heera Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Bawana | None | Tek Chand | Independent | |
| Nangloi | None | Bharat Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Najafgarh | None | Hukam Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Palam | None | Mange Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Tughlaqabad | SC | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Geeta Colony | None | Brij Lal Goswami | Indian National Congress | |
| Gandhi Nagar | None | Inder Singh Azad | Indian National Congress | |
| Shahdara | None | Ram Narain | Indian National Congress | |
| Ghonda | None | Hargain Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Vijay Nagar | None | B.d. Wadhwa | Indian National Congress | |
| Kamla Nagar | None | Purushotam Lal Goel | Indian National Congress | |
| Timarpur | None | Amar Nath Malhotra | Indian National Congress | |
| Kashmere Gate | None | Om Prakash Behl | Indian National Congress | |
| Chandni Chowk | None | Rama Shanker | Indian National Congress | |
| Darya Ganj | None | Dalit Kumar Tandan | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Dariba | None | Mehtab Chand Jain | Indian National Congress | |
| Matia Mahal | None | Sikander Bakht | Indian National Congress | |
| Chawri Bazar | None | Anwar Ali Dhehlvi | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Ballimaran | None | Mohd. Ahmed | Independent | |
| Ajmeri Gate | None | Mirza Siddiq Ali | Indian National Congress | |
| Kalan Masjid | None | Rajesh Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| Paharganj | None | Madan Lal Khurana | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Ram Nagar | None | Satya Prakash | Indian National Congress | |
| Basti Julahan | SC | Prabhu Dayal | Indian National Congress | |
| Qasab Pura | None | Roshan Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| Deputy Ganj | None | Shyam Chanran Gupta | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Pratap Nagar | None | Ved Parkash | Indian National Congress | |
| Arya Pura | None | Ram Chander Sharma | Communist Party of India | |
| Shakti Nagar | None | Radhey Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| Sarai Rohilla | None | Iqbal Krishna Trehan | Indian National Congress | |
| Kishan Ganj | None | B.d. Joshit | Communist Party of India | |
| Motia Khan | None | Bansilal Chauhan | Indian National Congress | |
| Tibbia College | None | R. P. Mittal | Indian National Congress | |
| Rehgarpura | SC | Sunder Wati N Parbhaker | Indian National Congress | |
| Dev Nagar | SC | Moti Lal Bokalia | Indian National Congress | |
| Patel Nagar | None | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Anand Parbat | SC | Krishan Swarup | Indian National Congress | |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mir Mustaq Ahmed | Chairman |
| Jag Parvesh Chandra | Dy. Chairman |
| Radha Raman | C.E.C |
| O.P.Behl | E.C. (CS) |
| Mange Ram | E.C. (Fin) |
| Hira Singh | E.C. (Rev.) |
| Rajni Kant | Secretary |
| Source: [2] | |
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