1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election

1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
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All 216 seats in the Mysore Legislative Assembly
109 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party INC(R) INC(O)
Last election 126 Party did not exist
Seats won 165 24
Seat change Increase 39 Increase 24
Popular vote 4,698,824 2,361,308
Percentage 52.17% 26.22%
Swing Increase 3.74% Increase 26.22%
Chief Minister of Mysore before election

Vacant
President's rule

Chief Minister of Mysore

D. Devaraj Urs
INC

The 1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Mysore (currently Karnataka) to elect 216 members to the Mysore Legislative Assembly.[1] Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) allied with Communist Party of India. D. Devaraj Urs of INC(R) and M. S. Krishnan of CPI came together and forged a pre-pol alliance.[2]

  1. ^ "Karnataka 1972". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ "The journal of Parliamentary information 1972" (PDF). Government of India.