1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
← 1967 6 March 1972 1974 →
All 60 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered608,403
Turnout75.89%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mohammed Alimuddin
Party INC MPP
Leader's seat Lilong
Seats before 16 New
Seats won 17 15
Seat change Increase1 –
Popular vote 30.02% 20.17%
CM before election

President's Rule

 Elected CM

Mohammed Alimuddin
MPP

Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Manipur, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats, but Mohammed Alimuddin of the Manipur Peoples Party was appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur.[1]

After the passing of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, Manipur was converted from a Union Territory to a State. The size of its Legislative Assembly was increased from 30 to 60 members.[2]

  1. ^ Dr Syed Ahmed (21 November 2014). "Manipur's first Chief Minister Md Alimuddin remembered". Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ^ "North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971". www.liiofindia.org. 30 December 1971. Retrieved 24 December 2020.