1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election information
Legislative Assembly election in Assam, India
1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election
← 1967
7 March 1972
1978 →
114 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 58 seats needed for a majority
Registered
6,328,537
Turnout
60.85%
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Sarat Chandra Singha
Party
INC
SSP
Seats before
77
4
Seats won
95
4
Seat change
22
–
Popular vote
53.20%
5.77
CM before election
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry
INC
Elected CM
Sarat Chandra Singha
INC
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Sarat Chandra Singha was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam.[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 126 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]
^"Sarat Chandra Sinha dead". Outlook India. PTI. 25 December 2005. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
^"Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". Assam Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2006.
^"DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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