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1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
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All 104 seats of the Punjab Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 68.63% ( 3.64%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1972 to elect the members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1] President's rule was imposed before the election. Chief Minister Zail Singh was elected as the leader of the ruling party. Major opposition party was Shiromani Akali Dal led by leader of Opposition Parkash Singh Badal.[2]
Results
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| Party | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Popular vote | % | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 89 | 66 |  28
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20,83,390 | 42.84 | ||||
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 72 | 24 | 19
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13,44,437 | 27.64 | ||||
| Communist Party of India | 13 | 10 | 6
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3,16,722 | 6.51 | ||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 17 | 1 | 1
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1,58,309 | 3.26 | ||||
| Independents | 205 | 3 | 1
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5,97,917 | 12.29 | ||||
| Others | 72 | 0 | - | 3,62,783 | 7.47 | ||||
| Total | 468 | 104 | 48,63,558 | ||||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) |
Member | Party | |
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| Muktsar | SC | Ujagar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Giddar Baha | None | Parkash Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| Malout | None | Gurbinder Kaur | Indian National Congress | |
| Rambi | SC | Dana Ram | Communist Party of India | |
| Abohar | None | Bal Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Fazilka | None | Kanshi Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Jalalabad | None | Mehtab Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Guru Har Sahai | None | Lachhman Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Ferozepur | None | Bal Mukand | Indian National Congress | |
| Ferozepur Cantonment | None | Mohinder Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| Zira | None | Nasib Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Dharamkot | None | Kulwant Kaur | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| Nihal Singh Wala | SC | Saggar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Moga | None | Gurdev Kaur | Indian National Congress | |
| Bagha Purana | None | Gurcharan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Khadoor Sahib | None | Jaswant Kaur | Indian National Congress | |
| Patti | None | Surinder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Valtoha | None | Arjan Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Atari | SC | Gurdit Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Tarn Taran | None | Dilbag Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Beas | None | Sohan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Jandiala | SC | Karnail Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| Amritsar East | None | Gian Chand Kharbanda | Indian National Congress | |
| Amritsar South | None | Pirthipal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Amritsar Central | None | Partap Chand | Indian National Congress | |
| Amritsar West | None | Sat Pal | Communist Party of India | |
| Verka | SC | Gurmej Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Majitha | None | Kirpal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Ajnala | None | Har Charan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Fatehgarh | None | Santokh Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Batala | None | Vishwa Mittar | Indian National Congress | |
| Sirihargobindpur | None | Waryam Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Qadian | None | Satnam Singh Bajwa | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| Dhariwal | None | Raj Kumar | Communist Party of India | |
| Gurdaspur | None | Khushhal Bahl | Indian National Congress | |
| Dina Nagar | SC | Jai Muni | Indian National Congress | |
| Narot Mehra | SC | Sunder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Pathankot | None | Ram Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Balachaur | None | Dalip Chand | Independent | |
| Garhshankar | None | Darshan Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Mahilpur | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1972_Punjab_Legislative_Assembly_election||||
