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Manipur assembly election, Mar 1972

The 2nd Manipur legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
60
31 needed for a majority
Largest party
IND
19 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
262
1 women, 0 elected
Turnout
74.28%
4.52 lakh of 6.08 lakh

The house

60 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

60SEATS
  • IND19
  • INC17
  • MRP15
  • CPI5
  • SOP3
  • NCO1

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous Manipur assembly election (1967)

IND
+10
CPI
+4

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INDIndependent19+1010318.5%1,40,47131.08%-17.7756
INCIndian National Congress17+16030.0%1,35,67830.02%-2.518
MRPMRP15—4227.8%91,14820.17%—13
CPICommunist Party of India5+42522.5%45,76510.13%+4.668
SOPSOP3—1618.8%24,1955.35%—8
NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation)1—1014.0%10,6992.37%—6
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)0057.5%2,9880.66%-0.014
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh0—111.7%1,0040.22%—1

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Manipur at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of Mar 1972

All seats via API →
Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
PHUNGYARManipurINDRISHANGINCSTEPHEN ANGKANG1,87442.74%
UKHRULManipurINDYANGMASO SHAIZAINCL SOLOMON2,16331.67%
THOUBALManipurMRPLANGPOKLAKPAM CHADYAIMAINCWAIKHOM MANI2,48331.65%
TENGNOUPALManipurINCL RONGMANINDSOLIM BAITE1,94130.80%
KANJONGManipurINDK ENVEYINDKONGSOI LUTTHUI1,65129.39%
THANLONManipurINDN GOUZAGININDNENGKHOSUAN1,34325.72%
THUNGJUManipurMRPOINAM TOMBA SINGHINCKSHETRIMAYUM MUHORI SINGH1,98723.10%
SINGHATManipurINCTHANGKHANLALINDKULZAOAL2,16420.70%
KEIRAOManipurMRPM. D. JALALUDDININCPHANIJOUBAM MUHOL SINGH1,51519.86%
HENGLEPManipurINDHOLKHOMANGINCLHINGIANENG GANGTE1,96318.68%

Closest results of Mar 1972

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
SINGJAMEIManipurMRPLOITONGBAM SARAT SINGHINCHAOBAM BARUNI SINGH110.13%
KHEKMANManipurINCHABIBUR RAMAMMRPTHOUDAM KRISHNA110.13%
WANGKHEIManipurINCSERAM ANGOUBA SINGHSOPLAISHRAM ACHEWSINGH120.17%
SEKMAIManipurMRPKHWAIRAKPAM CHAOBAINCKHANGEMBAM LEIRIJAO150.26%
ATHOKPAMManipurMRPMD CHAOBAINDSOROKHAIBAM CHOURAJIT210.29%
KHURAIManipurNCOATOMBA NGAIRANGBAMCHASOPK. BA THAKUR SHARMA400.50%
KUMBIManipurINCMAIREMBAM KOIRENGINDRAIDALI720.74%
TAMEIManipurINDPAUHEUINDR. RAJANGLUNG420.83%
HIYANGLAMManipurSOPKUIDRAOM RAJBAPU SINGHINCNAOREM KANHAI SINGH870.95%
SUGNOOManipurCPIMAYANGLAMBAM NILLAINCMAYANGLAMBAM KAMAL1091.17%