1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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All 296 assembly constituencies
149 seats needed for a majority
Registered20,859,747
Turnout49.83%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Prakash Chandra Sethi undeclared
Party INC ABJS
Leader since 1980
Last election 167 78
Seats won 220 48
Seat change Increase53 Decrease30
Popular vote 52,19,823 31,18,832
Percentage 47.93% 28.64%
Chief Minister before election

Shyama Charan Shukla
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Prakash Chandra Sethi
INC

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972. These were the elections to the legislative assembly having 296 seats in undivided Madhya Pradesh.[1] The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Prakash Chandra Sethi was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.[2]

After the 1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the number of constituencies in Madhya Pradesh were increased to 296, following the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]

  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1972". elections.in. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ^ "मध्‍यप्रदेश के माननीय मुख्‍यमंत्रियों/सदन का नेता की सूची" [List of the honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]. mpvidhansabha.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.