1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
← 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 party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Barkatullah Khan
Party INC SWA CPI
Leader's seat Tijara
Seats before 89 48
Seats won 145 11 4
Seat change Increase 56 Decrease 37 Increase 3
Popular vote 51.13% 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]

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.

  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.