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Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1972
← 1967 5 March 1972 1978 →
All 270 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
136 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.63% (Decrease4.21%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC PWPI
Last election 203 seats, 47.03% 19 seats, 7.80%
Seats won 222 7
Seat change Increase 19 Decrease 12
Popular vote 8,535,832 856,986
Percentage 56.36% 5.66%
Swing Increase 9.33% Decrease 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.

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.

List of participating political parties

Party Abbreviation
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
Political Party
 No. of candidates
 No. of elected
 Seat change
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
 Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress222 / 270 (82%) 271 222 Increase 19 8,535,832 56.36% Increase 9.33%
Peasants and Workers Party of India7 / 270 (3%) 58 7 Decrease 12 856,986 5.66% Decrease 2.14%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh5 / 270 (2%) 122 5 Increase 1 947,266 6.25% Decrease 1.92%
Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party3 / 270 (1%) 52 3 Decrease 1 693,797 4.58% Decrease 0.03%
Republican Party of India2 / 270 (0.7%) 118 2 Decrease 3 570,533 3.77% Decrease 2.89%
Communist Party of India2 / 270 (0.7%) 44 2 Decrease 8 412,857 2.73% Decrease 2.14%
All India Forward Bloc2 / 270 (0.7%) 26 2 Increase 2 363,547 2.40% Increase 2.40% (New Party)
Shiv Sena1 / 270 (0.4%) 26 1 Increase 1 279,210 1.84% Increase 1.84% (New Party)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)1 / 270 (0.4%) 20 1 Steady 117,134 0.77% Decrease 0.31%
Bharatiya Kranti Dal1 / 270 (0.4%) 2 1 Increase 1 31,508 0.21% Increase 0.21% (New Party)
Indian Union Muslim League1 / 270 (0.4%) 1 1 Increase 1 27,138 0.18% Increase 0.18% (New Party)
Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 56 0 (New Party) 202,935 1.34% Increase 1.34% (New Party)
Indian National Congress (Organisation) 49 0 (Split in INC) 162,433 1.07% (Split in INC)
Swatantra Party 5 0 Steady 14,269 0.09% Decrease 1.03%
Independents23 / 270 (9%) 343 23 Increase 7 1,920,667 12.68% Decrease 1.89%
Total 1196 270 Steady 15,146,171 60.63% Decrease 4.21%

Winning candidates

The following is a partial list of winning candidates.

Constituency Name Member of Legislative Assembly Political party Votes polled
Teosa Sharad Tasre Indian National Congress
Achalpur N S Deshmukh Indian National Congress
Amgaon Swarupchand Ajmera Indian National Congress
Dhobi Talav Mohanlal Popat Indian National Congress
Girgaon Pramod Navalkar Shiv Sena, w Indian National Congress support
Guhagar Shridhar Natu Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Khetwadi Anant Namjoshi Indian National Congress
Malad Mrinal Gore Socialist Party (India)
Malkapur Arjun Wankhede Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Maval Krishnarao Bhegade Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Nagpur Central Navalchand Toksiya Indian National Congress
Nagpur West Sushila Balraj Indian National Congress
Pusad Vasantrao Naik Indian National Congress
Sakoli Martand Kapgate Indian National Congress
Shrivardhan A R Antulay Indian National Congress
Shukrawar Peth Rambhau Mhalgi Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Talode Dilwar Singh Padawi Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Walva Rajaram-bapu Patil Indian National Congress

Results by region

Region Total seats Indian National Congress Peasants and Workers Party of India Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Western Maharashtra 70 70 - -
Vidarbha 62 60 1 1
Marathwada 46 31 3 3
Thane+Konkan 39 37 1 -
Mumbai 36 14 - -
North Maharashtra 35 14 2 1
Total 288 222 7 5

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.
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