1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,805,448
 Majority partyMinority party
  Yashwant Singh Parmar 1988 stamp of India.jpg Oil lamp.svg
Leader Yashwant Singh Parmar
Party INC ABJS
Leader's seatRainka
Seats before347
Seats won535
Seat changeIncrease2.svg19Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote53.24%7.75%
CM before election

Yashwant Singh Parmar
INC

Elected CM

Yashwant Singh Parmar
INC

Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Yashwant Singh Parmar was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. [1] The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India. [2]

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Result

India Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1972.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 467,59253.2453Increase2.svg19
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 68,0327.755New
Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh 44,0675.022Decrease2.svg9
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 9,6541.101Decrease2.svg3
Others40,5904.6200
Independents248,31028.277Decrease2.svg9
Total878,245100.0068Increase2.svg8
Valid votes878,24597.39
Invalid/blank votes23,5062.61
Total votes901,751100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,805,44849.95
Source: ECI [3]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)		MemberParty
KinnaurST Thakur Sen Negi Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
RampurSCNek Ram Negi Indian National Congress
RohruNoneAmrit Singh Rathore Indian National Congress
Jubbal KotkhaiNone Thakur Ram Lal Indian National Congress
ChopalNoneKewal Ram Chauhan Indian National Congress
KumarsainNone Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Independent
TheogNoneLal Chand Stokes Indian National Congress
KasumptiSCShonkia Ram Kashyap Indian National Congress
ArkiNoneHira Singh Pal Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
SolanSCKrishan Datt Independent
DoonNoneLekh Ram Indian National Congress
NalagarhNoneArjan Singh Indian National Congress
SimlaNoneDaulat Ram Chauhan Bharatiya Jana Sangh
KandaghatSCBhagwan Singh Indian National Congress
PachhadSCZalam Singh Indian National Congress
RainkaNoneYeshwant Singh Parmar Indian National Congress
ShillaiNoneGuman Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress
Paonta DoonNoneHirendra Singh Indian National Congress
NahanNoneSunder Singh Thakar Indian National Congress
KotkehloorNoneKuldeep Singh Indian National Congress
BilaspurNoneKishori Lal Indian National Congress
GeharwinSCNikku Ram Indian National Congress
GhumarwinNoneSita Ram Indian National Congress
HamirpurNoneRamesh Chand Verma Indian National Congress
BamsanNone Chandresh Kumari Katoch Indian National Congress
MewaSCDharam Singh Indian National Congress
NadauntaNoneBishan Dutt Lakhan Pal Indian National Congress
NadaunNoneBabu Ram Indian National Congress
KutleharNoneSarla Sharma Indian National Congress
SantokhgarhNoneRam Rakha Indian National Congress
BeetNoneKashmiri Lal Indian National Congress
UnaNoneParkash Chand Indian National Congress
GagretSCMehnga Singh Indian National Congress
ChintpurniNoneOnkar Chand Indian National Congress
JawalamukhiNoneMela Ram Independent
GarliSCDalip Singh Indian National Congress
JaswanNone Dr. Saligram Indian National Congress
MangwalNoneChuramani Indian National Congress
JawaliNoneVikram Singh Indian National Congress
GangathSCDhinoo Ram Indian National Congress
NurpurNoneKewal Singh Independent
ShahpurNoneKultar Chand Rana Indian National Congress
DharamsalaNoneChander Verker Indian National Congress
KangraNoneHari Ram Indian National Congress
NagrotaNoneHardayal Indian National Congress
PalampurNone Kunj Behari Lal Butail Indian National Congress
SulahNoneDurga Chand Bharatiya Jana Sangh
RajgirSCWazir Indian National Congress
KheraNoneShanta Kumar Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BaijnathNoneSant Ram Indian National Congress
BhattiyatNonePadma Indian National Congress
BanikhetNoneDes Raj Indian National Congress
RajnagarSCVidhya Dhar Indian National Congress
ChambaNoneKishori Lal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BharmourSTShiri Ram Indian National Congress
Lahaul SpitiST Lata Thakur Indian National Congress
KuluNoneLal Chand Prarthi Indian National Congress
Inner SerajNoneDile Ram Shabab Indian National Congress
Outer SerajSCIslhar Dass Indian National Congress
KarsogSC Mansa Ram Indian National Congress
ChachiotNoneKaram Singh Indian National Congress
SundernagarNoneGanga Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BalhSCTulsi Ram Communist Party of India
GopalpurNone Rangila Ram Rao Independent
DharampurNoneBhikhamram Independent
ChauntraSCRam Singh Independent
Joginder NagarNonePrakash Chandra Indian National Congress
MandiNone Sukh Ram Indian National Congress

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References

  1. ↑ Rajeev Khanna (24 October 2019). "Why YS Parmar Remains a Legend, Given Most Present Day Politicians". Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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