1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
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  1969 1972 1977  

All 104 seats of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
53 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.63% (Decrease2.svg3.64%)
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Giani Zail Singh 1995 stamp of India.jpg Jaswinder Singh Brar.png
Leader Zail Singh Jaswinder Singh Brar
Party INC(R) SAD CPI
Leader's seat Anandpur Sahib (won) Kotkapura (won)
Last election38434
Seats after662410
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 28Decrease2.svg 19Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote2,083,3901,344,437158,309
Percentage42.84%27.64%6.51%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.66%Decrease2.svg 2.72%Increase2.svg 1.67%

Chief Minister before election

President's rule

Elected Chief Minister

Zail Singh
INC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1972 to elect the members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. [1] President's rule was imposed before the election. Chief Minister Zail Singh was elected as the leader of the ruling party. Major opposition party was Shiromani Akali Dal led by leader of Opposition Parkash Singh Badal. [2]

Contents


Results

India Punjab Legislative Assembly 1972.svg
PartySeats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPopular vote%
Indian National Congress 8966Increase2.svg 2820,83,39042.84
Shiromani Akali Dal 7224Decrease2.svg 1913,44,43727.64
Communist Party of India 1310Increase2.svg 63,16,7226.51
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 171Decrease2.svg 11,58,3093.26
Independents 2053Decrease2.svg 15,97,91712.29
Others720-3,62,7837.47
Total46810448,63,558

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/None)
MemberParty
MuktsarSCUjagar Singh Indian National Congress
Giddar BahaNoneParkash Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
MaloutNoneGurbinder Kaur Indian National Congress
RambiSCDana Ram Communist Party of India
AboharNoneBal Ram Indian National Congress
FazilkaNoneKanshi Ram Indian National Congress
JalalabadNoneMehtab Singh Communist Party of India
Guru Har SahaiNoneLachhman Singh Indian National Congress
FerozepurNoneBal Mukand Indian National Congress
Ferozepur CantonmentNoneMohinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
ZiraNoneNasib Singh Indian National Congress
DharamkotNoneKulwant Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal
Nihal Singh WalaSCSaggar Singh Communist Party of India
MogaNoneGurdev Kaur Indian National Congress
Bagha PuranaNoneGurcharan Singh Indian National Congress
Khadoor SahibNoneJaswant Kaur Indian National Congress
PattiNoneSurinder Singh Indian National Congress
ValtohaNoneArjan Singh Communist Party of India
AtariSCGurdit Singh Indian National Congress
Tarn TaranNoneDilbag Singh Indian National Congress
BeasNoneSohan Singh Indian National Congress
JandialaSCKarnail Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
Amritsar EastNoneGian Chand Kharbanda Indian National Congress
Amritsar SouthNonePirthipal Singh Indian National Congress
Amritsar CentralNonePartap Chand Indian National Congress
Amritsar WestNoneSat Pal Communist Party of India
VerkaSCGurmej Singh Indian National Congress
MajithaNoneKirpal Singh Indian National Congress
AjnalaNoneHar Charan Singh Indian National Congress
FatehgarhNoneSantokh Singh Indian National Congress
BatalaNoneVishwa Mittar Indian National Congress
SirihargobindpurNoneWaryam Singh Indian National Congress
QadianNoneSatnam Singh Bajwa Shiromani Akali Dal
DhariwalNoneRaj Kumar Communist Party of India
GurdaspurNone Khushhal Bahl Indian National Congress
Dina NagarSCJai Muni Indian National Congress
Narot MehraSCSunder Singh Indian National Congress
PathankotNoneRam Singh Indian National Congress
BalachaurNoneDalip Chand Independent
GarhshankarNoneDarshan Singh Communist Party of India
MahilpurSCGurmail Singh Indian National Congress
HoshiarpurNoneKundan Singh Indian National Congress
Sham ChaurasiSCGurandass Indian National Congress
TandaNoneAmir Singh Indian National Congress
DasuyaNoneSat Pal Singh Indian National Congress
MukerianNoneKewal Krishan Indian National Congress
KapurthalaNoneKirpal Singh Indian National Congress
SultanpurNoneSadhu Singh Indian National Congress
PhagwaraSCPiara Ram Dhanowali Indian National Congress
Jullundur NorthNoneGurdial Saini Indian National Congress
Jullundur SouthNoneYash Pal Indian National Congress
Jullundur CantonmentNoneBalbir Singh Indian National Congress
AdampurNoneHarbhajan Singh Independent
KartarpurSCGurbanta Singh Indian National Congress
JamsherSCDarshan Singh Indian National Congress
NakodarNoneDarbara Singh Indian National Congress
NurmahalNoneDarshan Singh Indian National Congress
Bara PindNoneUmrao Singh Indian National Congress
BangaSCJagat Ram Indian National Congress
Nawan ShahrNoneDilbagh Singh Indian National Congress
PhillaurNoneSurjit Singh Atwal Indian National Congress
JagraonNoneTara Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
RaikotNoneJagdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
Qila RaipurNoneArjan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
DakhaSCBasant Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
Ludhiana NorthNoneSardari Lal Kapur Indian National Congress
Ludhiana SouthNoneJogindar Pal Panday Indian National Congress
Kum KalanNoneRattan Singh Indian National Congress
PayalNoneBeant Singh Indian National Congress
KhannaSCPrithvi Singh Azad Indian National Congress
SamralaNonePrehlad Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
NangalNoneSarla Prasher Indian National Congress
Anandpur SahibNoneZail Singh Indian National Congress
RoparNoneGurbachan Singh Indian National Congress
MorindaSCAjail Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
KhararNoneShamsher Singh Josh Communist Party of India
BanurNoneHans Raj Indian National Congress
RajpuraNoneBrij Lal Indian National Congress
RaipurNonePrem Singh Indian National Congress
PatialaNonePrem Chand Indian National Congress
DakalaNoneJasdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
SamanaSCGurdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
NabhaNoneGurdarshan Singh Indian National Congress
AmlohSCHarchand Singh Indian National Congress
SirhindNoneRandhir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
DhuriNoneAchhra Singh Communist Party of India
MalerkotlaNoneSajida Begum Indian National Congress
SherpurSCChand Singh Communist Party of India
BarnalaNoneSurjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
BhadaurSCKundan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
DhanaulaNoneSukhdev Singh Independent
SangrurNoneGur Bakhsh Singh Indian National Congress
SunamNoneGurbachan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
LehraNoneHarish Bhan Indian National Congress
SardulgarhNoneBalwinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
BudhladaNoneGurdev Singh Indian National Congress
MansaNoneJangir Singh Communist Party of India
Talwandi SaboNoneSukhdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
Pakka KalanNoneSurjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
BhatindaNoneKesho Ram Indian National Congress
PhulNoneHarbans Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
NathanaSCDhanna Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
Kot KapuraNoneJaswinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
FaridkotSCDurdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal

See also

References

  1. "Punjab General Legislative Election 1962". Election Commission of India. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. "Punjab election result: Parkash Singh Badal's unfulfilled dream of being CM for 6th time". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 July 2018.