1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election information
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Maharashtra State Assembly Elections, 1972
← 1967
5 March 1972
1978 →
All 270 assembly constituencies to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 136 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
60.63% (4.21%)
Majority party
Minority party
Party
INC
PWPI
Last election
203 seats, 47.03%
19 seats, 7.80%
Seats won
222
7
Seat change
19
12
Popular vote
8,535,832
856,986
Percentage
56.36%
5.66%
Swing
9.33%
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]
^"Key Highlights of General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
^"Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai" (PDF). www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
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