1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

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Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1972
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  1967 5 March 1972 1978  

All 270 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
136 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.63% (Decrease2.svg4.21%)
 Majority partyMinority party
 
INC
Party INC(R) PWPI
Last election203 seats, 47.03%19 seats, 7.80%
Seats won2227
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 19Decrease2.svg 12
Popular vote8,535,832856,986
Percentage56.36%5.66%
SwingIncrease2.svg 9.33%Decrease2.svg 2.14%

Chief Minister before election

Vasantrao Naik
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Vasantrao Naik
INC

The 1972 Maharashtra State Assembly election was held in March 1972 for the fourth term of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. A total of 270 seats were contested. [1]

Contents

The Indian National Congress won the largest number of seats and a majority. Vasantrao Naik, the incumbent Chief Minister was reelected. S. K. Wankhede became Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Ramkrishna Vyankatesh Bet became Deputy Speaker. Dinkar Balu Patil became the leader of the opposition. [2]

List of participating political parties

PartyAbbreviation
National Parties
Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh BJS
Swatantra Party SWA
Indian National Congress INC(R)
Indian National Congress (Organisation) INC(O)
Socialist Party of India SOP
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPM
Communist Party of India CPI
State Parties
Indian Union Muslim League IUML
Bharatiya Kranti Dal BKD
Peasants and Workers Party PWP
All India Forward Bloc AIFB
Republican Party of India RPI
Registered (Unrecognised) Parties
Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha HMS
Shiv Sena SHS
Republican Party of India (Khobragade) RPK/RPI(K)

Results

Party results

Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1972
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Political Party
No. of candidates
No. of elected
Seat change
Number of Votes
% of Votes
Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress
222 / 270(82%)
271222Increase2.svg 198,535,83256.36%Increase2.svg 9.33%
Peasants and Workers Party of India
7 / 270(3%)
587Decrease2.svg 12856,9865.66%Decrease2.svg 2.14%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
5 / 270(2%)
1225Increase2.svg 1947,2666.25%Decrease2.svg 1.92%
Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party
3 / 270(1%)
523Decrease2.svg 1693,7974.58%Decrease2.svg 0.03%
Republican Party of India
2 / 270(0.7%)
1182Decrease2.svg 3570,5333.77%Decrease2.svg 2.89%
Communist Party of India
2 / 270(0.7%)
442Decrease2.svg 8412,8572.73%Decrease2.svg 2.14%
All India Forward Bloc
2 / 270(0.7%)
262Increase2.svg 2363,5472.40%Increase2.svg 2.40% (New Party)
Shiv Sena
1 / 270(0.4%)
261Increase2.svg 1279,2101.84%Increase2.svg 1.84% (New Party)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1 / 270(0.4%)
201Steady2.svg117,1340.77%Decrease2.svg 0.31%
Bharatiya Kranti Dal
1 / 270(0.4%)
21Increase2.svg 131,5080.21%Increase2.svg 0.21% (New Party)
Indian Union Muslim League
1 / 270(0.4%)
11Increase2.svg 127,1380.18%Increase2.svg 0.18% (New Party)
Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 560(New Party)202,9351.34%Increase2.svg 1.34% (New Party)
Indian National Congress (Organisation) 490(Split in INC)162,4331.07%(Split in INC)
Swatantra Party 50Steady2.svg14,2690.09%Decrease2.svg 1.03%
Independents
23 / 270(9%)
34323Increase2.svg 71,920,66712.68%Decrease2.svg 1.89%
Total1196270Steady2.svg15,146,17160.63%Decrease2.svg 4.21%

Winning candidates

The following is a partial list of winning candidates. [3]

Constituency NameMember of Legislative AssemblyPolitical partyVotes polled
TeosaSharad Tasre Indian National Congress
AchalpurN S Deshmukh Indian National Congress
AmgaonSwarupchand Ajmera Indian National Congress
Dhobi TalavMohanlal Popat Indian National Congress
GirgaonPramod Navalkar Shiv Sena, w Indian National Congress support
GuhagarShridhar Natu Bharatiya Jana Sangh
KhetwadiAnant Namjoshi Indian National Congress
MaladMrinal Gore Socialist Party (India)
MalkapurArjun Wankhede Bharatiya Jana Sangh
MavalKrishnarao Bhegade Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Nagpur CentralNavalchand Toksiya Indian National Congress
Nagpur WestSushila Balraj Indian National Congress
PusadVasantrao Naik Indian National Congress
SakoliMartand Kapgate Indian National Congress
ShrivardhanA R Antulay Indian National Congress
Shukrawar PethRambhau Mhalgi Bharatiya Jana Sangh
TalodeDilwar Singh Padawi Bharatiya Jana Sangh
WalvaRajaram-bapu Patil Indian National Congress

Results by region

RegionTotal seats Indian National Congress Peasants and Workers Party of India Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Western Maharashtra7070--
Vidarbha626011
Marathwada463133
Thane+Konkan39371-
Mumbai3614--
North Maharashtra351421
Total [4] 28822275

References

  1. "Key Highlights of General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  2. "Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai" (PDF). www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. "Maharashtra Assembly Election Results in 1972". elections.in.
  4. "Spoils of five-point duel". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2017.