1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1972
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All 270 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
136 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.63% (Decrease4.21%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC PWPI
Last election 203 seats, 47.03% 19 seats, 7.80%
Seats won 222 7
Seat change Increase 19 Decrease 12
Popular vote 8,535,832 856,986
Percentage 56.36% 5.66%
Swing Increase 9.33% Decrease 2.14%
Chief Minister before election

Vasantrao Naik
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Vasantrao Naik
INC

The 1972 Maharashtra State Assembly election was held in March 1972 for the fourth term of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. A total of 270 seats were contested.[1]

The Indian National Congress won the largest number of seats and a majority. Vasantrao Naik, the incumbent Chief Minister was reelected. S. K. Wankhede became Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Ramkrishna Vyankatesh Bet became Deputy Speaker. Dinkar Balu Patil became the leader of the opposition.[2]

  1. ^ "Key Highlights of General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai" (PDF). www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2014.