1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

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1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
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  1967 6 March 1972 1977  

All 184 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
93 seats needed for a majority
Registered13,910,553
Turnout57.76%
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Hand INC.svg Election Symbol Star.svg CPI symbol.svg
Leader Barkatullah Khan
Party INC SWA CPI
Leader's seat Tijara
Seats before8948
Seats won145114
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 56Decrease2.svg 37Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote51.13%12.32%1.56%

CM before election

Barkatullah Khan
INC

Elected CM

Barkatullah Khan
INC

Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972, to elect members of the 184 constituencies in Rajasthan, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Barkatullah Khan was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. [1]

Contents

After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 176 constituencies. [2] This was increased to 184 constituencies by 1967.

Result

India Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 1972.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 3,976,15751.13145+56
Swatantra Party 958,09712.3211–37
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 948,92812.208–14
Socialist Party 189,8512.444New
Communist Party of India 121,5911.564+3
Indian National Congress (Organisation) 104,3981.341New
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 74,5140.9600
Vishal Haryana Party 50,2290.650New
Republican Party of India 2,1370.0300
Independents1,350,01217.3611–5
Total7,775,914100.001840
Valid votes7,775,91496.77
Invalid/blank votes259,3133.23
Total votes8,035,227100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,910,55357.76
Source: ECI [3]

Elected Members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
Bhadra NoneGyan Singh Choudhary Indian National Congress
Nohar NoneBhim Raj Indian National Congress
Sangaria SCBirbal Indian National Congress
Hanumangarh NoneRam Chandra Chaudhary Indian National Congress
Ganganagar NoneKedarnath Socialist Party
KesrisinghpurSCManphool Ram Indian National Congress
Karanpur NoneGurdayal Singh Socialist Party
Raisinghnagar SCBega Ram Swatantra Party
Suratgarh None Yogendra Nath Communist Party of India
Lunkaransar NoneBhim Sen Indian National Congress
BikanerNoneGopal Joshi Indian National Congress
Kolayat NoneKhathuria Kanta Indian National Congress
NodhaSCChuni Lal Indian National Congress
ChhaparSCRawat Ram Indian National Congress
Sujangarh NonePhool Chand Indian National Congress
Dungargarh NoneLuna Ram Indian National Congress
Sardarshahar NoneChandanmal Indian National Congress
Churu NoneMohar Singh Indian National Congress
Sadulpur NoneRam Singh Indian National Congress
Pilani NoneSheesh Ram Ola Indian National Congress
Surajgarh SCSunder Lal Indian National Congress
Khetri NoneRamji Lal Swatantra Party
GudhaNoneRameshwar Lal Independent
Nawalgarh NoneBhanwar Singh Indian National Congress
Jhunjhunu NoneSumitra Singh Indian National Congress
Mandawa NoneRam Narain Choudhary Indian National Congress
Fatehpur NoneJhabar Mal Indian National Congress
Lachhmangarh SCKeshar Deo Swatantra Party
Sikar NoneGordhan Singh Swatantra Party
Danta Ramgarh NoneNarain Singh Indian National Congress
Khandela NoneGopal Singh Independent
Srimadhopur NoneSanwar Mal Indian National Congress
Neem Ka Thana NoneMala Ram Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Chomu NoneRam Kishore Byas Indian National Congress
Amber NoneShakuntla Indian National Congress
Hawa Mahal NoneGirdhari Lal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Johri BazarNone Moheoaffar Ali Communist Party of India
Kishanpole NoneSriram Gotewala Indian National Congress
Gandhinagar NoneJanardan Singh Indian National Congress
Phulera NoneP. K. Chaudhari Indian National Congress
Dudu NoneKamla Indian National Congress
PhagiNoneJaikishan Indian National Congress
Lalsot STMeetha Lal Swatantra Party
Sikrai STRam Chandra Indian National Congress
Bandikui NoneBishambar Nath Joshi Indian National Congress
Dausa SCMool Chand Samaria Swatantra Party
Bassi SCMunshilal Indian National Congress
Jamwa Ramgarh NoneSahadeo Indian National Congress
BairathNoneHanuman Sahai Independent
Kotputli NoneSuresh Chandra Swatantra Party
Bansur NoneBadri Prasad Indian National Congress
Behror NoneGhasi Ram Yadav Indian National Congress
MandawarNoneRam Singh Indian National Congress
Tijara None Barkatullah Khan Indian National Congress
KhairthalSCSampat Ram Indian National Congress
Ramgarh NoneShobha Ram Indian National Congress
AlwarNone Rama Nand Communist Party of India
Thanagazi NoneLaxmi Narain Swatantra Party
Rajgarh STHari Kishan Independent
Kathumar SCGokul Chand Indian National Congress
Kaman NoneManohar Lal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
DeegNoneKaran Singh Indian National Congress
KemherNoneRaja Mansingh Independent
Bharatpur NoneBrijendra Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Nadbai SCNatha Singh Indian National Congress
Weir NoneUsha Indian National Congress
Bayana NoneGirraj Prasad Indian National Congress
Rajakhera NonePradyuman Singh Indian National Congress
Dholpur NoneBanwari Lal Indian National Congress
Bari SCRamlal Independent
Karauli NoneM. K. Jendrapal Independent
Sapotra STRam Kumar Indian National Congress
Khandar SCRam Gopal Indian National Congress
Sawai Madhopur NoneFarooq Hasan Indian National Congress
Bamanwas STBharat Lal Indian National Congress
Gangapur NoneHarish Chandra Indian National Congress
Hindaun SCUmmedi Lal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Mahuwa NoneVishamber Dayal Independent
Toda BhimSTChetram Indian National Congress
Niwai SCBanwari Lal Indian National Congress
Tonk NoneAjit Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
UniaraNoneRaoraja Rajendra Singh Indian National Congress
TodarasinghNoneChatur Bhuj Indian National Congress
Malpura NoneSurendra Prasad Indian National Congress
Kishangarh NonePratap Singh Swatantra Party
Ajmer EastNoneManak Chand Indian National Congress
Ajmer WestNoneKishan Indian National Congress
Pushkar None Prabha Misra Indian National Congress
Nasirabad NoneShanker Singh Indian National Congress
Beawar None Keshri Mal Communist Party of India
Masuda NoneNarain Singh Indian National Congress
BhinaiSCBhagwat Devi Indian National Congress
Kekri SCJamuna Solanky Indian National Congress
Hindoli NoneRamesh Chand Indian National Congress
PatanSCNand Lal Bairwa Indian National Congress
Bundi NoneRajendra Kumar Bhartiya Indian National Congress
KotaNoneBhuvanash Indian National Congress
DigodNoneNagendra Bala Indian National Congress
Pipalda NoneGopi Lal Indian National Congress
BaranNoneShiv Narayan Indian National Congress
Kishanganj STRam Gopal Indian National Congress
Chhabra NoneJagmohan Singh Indian National Congress
AtruSCRam Charan Indian National Congress
Ramganj Mandi NoneJujhar Singh Indian National Congress
Khanpur NoneGauri Shanker Indian National Congress
AkleraNoneBheru Lal Indian National Congress
Jhalrapatan NoneRam Prashad Bohra Indian National Congress
PirawaNoneHaji Jan Mohamadkhan Indian National Congress
Dag SCOnkarlal Indian National Congress
Begun NoneHari Singh Indian National Congress
GangrarSCGanesh Lal Reger Indian National Congress
Kapasan NoneSanker Lal Indian National Congress
Chittorgarh NoneNirmala Kumari Indian National Congress
NimraheraNoneShri Niwas Indian National Congress
Badi SadriNoneLalit Singh Indian National Congress
PartabgarhSTHar Lal Indian National Congress
Kushalgarh STJithing Socialist Party
Pipal KhuntSTVithal Socialist Party
Banswara NoneHarideo Joshi Indian National Congress
Bagidora STNathuram Indian National Congress
Sagwara STBheekha Bhai Indian National Congress
Chorasi STRamchandra Indian National Congress
PadwaSTMahendrakumar Indian National Congress
Dungarpur NoneLukshman Singh Swatantra Party
LasadiaSTJai Narayan Indian National Congress
Vallabhnagar NoneGulab Singh Indian National Congress
Mavli NoneAcharya Niranjannath Independent
Rajsamand SCNana Lal Indian National Congress
NathuwaraNoneManoharlal Indian National Congress
Udaipur NoneBhanu Kumar Shastri Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Salumber NoneRoshan Lal Indian National Congress
SaradaSTDevi Lal Indian National Congress
KerwaraSTVidya Sagar Indian National Congress
PhalsiaSTLala Indian National Congress
Gogunda STAlkharam Indian National Congress
Kumbhalgarh NoneHeera Lal Devpura Indian National Congress
Bhim None Chiman Singh Bhati Indian National Congress
Mandal NoneVijay Singh Indian National Congress
SahadaNoneJawahar Mal Indian National Congress
Bhilwara NoneBhauwat Lal Bhadada Indian National Congress
Mandalgarh NoneShiv Charan Mathur Indian National Congress
Jahazpur STMool Chand Indian National Congress
ShahpuraSCBhura Indian National Congress
BeneraNoneYaswant Singh Indian National Congress
Asind NoneKishan Singh Independent
Jaitaran NoneSukhlal Sancha Indian National Congress
Sojat NonePukhrajkalani Indian National Congress
Kharchi NoneDalpat Singh Siryari Indian National Congress
Pali NoneShankar Lal Indian National Congress
DesuriSCDinesh Rai Dangi Indian National Congress
Sumerpur NoneSajjan Singh Indian National Congress
Bali NoneMohan Raj Indian National Congress
SidohiNoneShanti Lal Kothari Indian National Congress
AbuSTBhuraram Indian National Congress
ReodaSCJethmal Arya Indian National Congress
Sanchore NoneRaghunath Indian National Congress
Raniwara NoneBhagraj Choudhary Indian National Congress
Bhinmal NonePoonam Chand Indian National Congress
Jalore SCVirda Ram Indian National Congress
Ahore NoneSamunder Kanwar Indian National Congress
Siwana SCJesa Ram Indian National Congress
Pachpadra NoneMadan Kaur Indian National Congress
Barmer NoneVirdhi Chand Indian National Congress
Gudamalani NoneGanga Ram Chowdhary Indian National Congress
Chohtan NoneAbdul Hadi Indian National Congress
Sheo NoneHukam Singh Indian National Congress
Jaisalmer NoneBhopal Singh Indian National Congress
Shergarh NoneKhet Singh Indian National Congress
Jodhpur NoneGuman Mal Lodha Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Sardarpura NoneAmrit Lal Gehlot Indian National Congress
Luni NoneRam Singh Indian National Congress
Bilara SCKalu Ram Arya Indian National Congress
Bhopalgarh NoneParas Ram Maderna Indian National Congress
Osian NoneRanjit Singh Indian National Congress
PhaiodiNoneMohan Lal Chhagani Indian National Congress
Nagaur NoneMohammad Usman Indian National Congress
Jayal NoneRam Singh Kuri Independent
Ladnun NoneDeepankar Indian National Congress
Deedwana NoneBhomaram Swatantra Party
Nawan NoneRameshwar Lal Indian National Congress
Makrana NoneGouri Pooniya Indian National Congress
Parbatsar SCJeth Mal Indian National Congress
Degana NoneRamraghunath Indian National Congress
Merta NoneRamlal Indian National Congress

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References

  1. "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan" . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 December 2021.