1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
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All 184 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 93 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 13,910,553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 57.76% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 3,976,157 | 51.13 | 145 | +56 | |
| Swatantra Party | 958,097 | 12.32 | 11 | –37 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 948,928 | 12.20 | 8 | –14 | |
| Socialist Party | 189,851 | 2.44 | 4 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 121,591 | 1.56 | 4 | +3 | |
| Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 104,398 | 1.34 | 1 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 74,514 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vishal Haryana Party | 50,229 | 0.65 | 0 | New | |
| Republican Party of India | 2,137 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1,350,012 | 17.36 | 11 | –5 | |
| Total | 7,775,914 | 100.00 | 184 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 7,775,914 | 96.77 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 259,313 | 3.23 | |||
| Total votes | 8,035,227 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,910,553 | 57.76 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||
Elected Members
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.