1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election

1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
9 March 1972 1978 →
All 60 seats in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party AHL INC
Seats won 32 9
Popular vote 73,851 20,474
Percentage 35.67 9.89
Elected Chief Minister

Williamson A. Sangma
AHL

The 1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 9 March 1972.[1] These were Meghalaya's first Legislative Assembly elections, following the creation of the state on 21 January 1972. 59 men and one woman, Percylina Marak, were elected.[2][3]

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  2. ^ Joshi, Hargovind (2004). Meghalaya: Past and Present. Mittal Publications. p. 292. ISBN 978-81-7099-980-5.
  3. ^ Mukhim, Patricia (15 February 2018). "'Matrilineal' Meghalaya Goes to Polls With Only 32 Women in Fray". The Quint. Retrieved 12 April 2020.