1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election information
1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1967
8 March 1972
1977 →
All 296 assembly constituencies 149 seats needed for a majority
Registered
20,859,747
Turnout
49.83%
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
53
30
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]
^"Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1972". elections.in. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^"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.
^"The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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