1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

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1972 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

← 1967 5 and 8 March 1972 1975 →
All 168 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly 85 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Ghanshyam Oza Party INC INC(O) Leader's seat Dehgam Last election 93 0 Seats won 140 16 Seat change 47 16
Chief Minister before election President's Rule Elected Chief Minister Ghanshyam Oza INC

The 4th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election was held in 1972. ^[1][2] Indian National Congress won 140 seats out of 168 seats. While, NCO won 16 seats. Congress performed better in this election and gained 47 seats.

Total of 852 men and 21 women contested the election. Total 167 men and 1 woman won in the elections. The number of polling stations was 17,994 and the number of electors per polling station was 695.