Bihar assembly election, Mar 1972
318 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 51.79% turnout.
Seats
318
Candidates
1,983
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
51.79%
1.72 cr of 3.32 cr
Leading party
INC
167 of 318 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 167 | +49 | 259 | 56,88,002 | 33.12% | +2.66 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 35 | +10 | 55 | 11,92,746 | 6.94% | -3.15 |
| SOPSOP | 33 | +33 | 256 | 28,14,799 | 16.39% | — |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 30 | +30 | 272 | 25,44,841 | 14.82% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 25 | -9 | 270 | 20,07,314 | 11.69% | -3.95 |
| INDIndependent | 17 | -7 | 579 | 18,49,613 | 10.77% | +2.48 |
| HSDHSD | 3 | +3 | 32 | 2,19,341 | 1.28% | — |
| JKPJKP | 3 | +3 | 45 | 1,49,754 | 0.87% | — |
| PHJPHJ | 2 | -3 | 15 | 90,234 | 0.53% | +0.15 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 1 | -2 | 49 | 1,21,238 | 0.71% | -0.16 |
| JKDJKD | 1 | +1 | 42 | 90,717 | 0.53% | — |
| HJSHJS | 1 | +1 | 6 | 32,631 | 0.19% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -3 | 51 | 2,76,649 | 1.61% | +0.36 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 13 | 47,732 | 0.28% | +0.10 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | -1 | 5 | 20,525 | 0.12% | 0.00 |
| BKDBKD | 0 | -6 | 8 | 5,609 | 0.03% | -1.97 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5,317 | 0.03% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4,677 | 0.03% | -0.01 |
| BCPBCP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4,386 | 0.03% | -0.23 |
| ILPILP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,859 | 0.02% | — |
| RSMRSM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,968 | 0.02% | — |
| BRPBRP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,274 | 0.01% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 907 | 0.01% | -0.03 |
- INC167 (53%)
- CPI35 (11%)
- SOP33 (10%)
- NCO30 (9%)
- BJS25 (8%)
- IND17 (5%)
- Others11 (3%)
- INC167
- CPI35
- SOP33
- NCO30
- BJS25
- IND17
- Others11
- INC167
- CPI35
- SOP33
- NCO30
- BJS25
- IND17
- HSD3
- JKP3
- Others5
Constituency performance
From the 318 results in Bihar
Closest contest
MILSA
won by 268 (0.32%)
Biggest victory
PARU
won by 73,400 (81.59%)
Highest turnout
MADHEPUR
84.04%
Lowest turnout
CHANDANKIYARI
20.77%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1969), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained89 (28%)
- Changed hands204 (64%)
- New seat25 (8%)
89 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 204 changed hands. 25 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Bihar, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- CPI
- SOP
- NCO
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 318 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPUR | INCRAMPRIT RAI | INDAHMAD KARIM SADDIQEE | 8,54115.70% | 51.6% |
| ALAMNAGAR | INCVIDYAKAR KAVI | CPMTARNI YADAV | 21,57132.06% | 60.2% |
| ALAULI | INCMISHRI SADA | SOPRAM BILAS PASWAN | 6,80712.40% | 56.8% |
| AMARPUR | BJSJANAR DAN YADAV | INCBALRAM RAI | 3,2164.95% | 59.7% |
| AMOUR | INDHASIBUR RAHMAN | NCOMD. ISMAIL | 4,43610.18% | 44.6% |
| ARARIA | SOPAZAM | INCSHITAL PRASAD GUPTA | 9,29214.99% | 62.2% |
| ARRAH | INCSUMITRA DEVI | SOPRAM WADHESH SINGH | 4530.85% | 49.4% |
| ARWAL | INDRANG BAHADUR SINGH | CPISAT MD. JUHAIR | 2,8814.15% | 62.1% |
| ASTHAWAN | NCOAYODHYA PRASAD | HSDAND KISHORE PD. SINGH | 1,6952.66% | 52.5% |
| ATRI | NCOMAHESHWARI PRASAD SINGH | INDKISHORI PRASAD | 11,18314.10% | 65.1% |
| AURAI | INCRAM BABU SINGH | SOPPANDEV RAI | 17,89321.36% | 72.5% |
| AURANGABAD | NCOBRIJ MOHAN SINGH | SOPARJOO SINGH | 4,0758.48% | 40.4% |
| AZAMNAGAR | NCOMOHMAD AYUB | SOPKEDAR NATH PALIT | 10,77123.22% | 43.8% |
| BACHHWARA | INCRAMDEO RAI | SOPVAIDYA NATH PRASAD SINGH | 22,76832.62% | 60.8% |
| BAGAHA | INCNARSINGH BAITHA | SOPSUWARN BAITHA | 17,53942.78% | 37.9% |
| BAGHMARA | INCIMAMUL HAI KHAN | SOPSURYA KANT ROY | 18,57247.05% | 34.8% |
| BAGODAR | BJSK. BASANT NARAIN SINGH | INCSAFIRUDIN MAIN | 6,02024.60% | 25.7% |
| BAHADURGANJ | INCNAJMUDDIN | SOPDILIP NARAIN JHA | 18,38439.95% | 49.4% |
| BAHARAGORA | INCSHIBU RANJAN KHAN | INDHARADHAN GHOSH | 3420.69% | 51.8% |
| BAHERI | SWATEJ NARAYAN YADAV | INCRAM CHANDAR SINGH | 13,62415.90% | 76.5% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | SOPSABHAPATI SINGH | INDHARENDRA NATH PRASAD | 25,05839.97% | 56.9% |
| BAKHRI | CPIRAM CHANDRA PASWAN | CPMYUGA KISHORE SHARMA | 5,24411.79% | 43.1% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | SOPBHOLA PRASAD SINGH | NCOHARI NARAIN SINGH | 9000.98% | 75.6% |
| BALIA | BJSCHANDRA CHOOR DEO | INCASHFAQUE AHMAD RAHMANI | 4,8037.54% | 52.1% |
| BANIAPUR | INCUMA PANDEY | NCOSURYA SINGH | 33,77953.31% | 61.8% |
| BANKA | INCTHAKUR KAMAKHYA PD. SINGH | NCOBRAJ MOHAN SINGH | 8,37318.33% | 49.3% |
| BANMANKHI | INCRASIK LAL RISHIDEO | NCODEEP NARAIN PASWAN | 14,36340.49% | 34.2% |
| BARACHATTI | INCMOHAN RAM | SOPBHAGWATI DEVI | 3,54512.72% | 29.1% |
| BARAHIYA | SOPKAPIL DEO SINGH | INCSIDHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 14,86419.40% | 68.1% |
| BARARI | INCMUHAMAD SAKOOR | SOPMAHEDRA NARAYAN YADAV | 6,07812.48% | 50.8% |
| BARAULI | NCOBRAJAKISHORE NARAIN SINGH | CPIVIJUL SINGH | 10,86019.81% | 50.0% |
| BARAUNI | CPICHANDRA SEKHAR SINGH | NCORAMNESHWAR NATH DUTT | 8,53911.99% | 58.7% |
| BARBIGHA | INDRAJO SINGH | CPISHEO SHANKAR SINGH | 10,34515.29% | 60.3% |
| BARH | INCDWARIKA NATH SINGH | NCORANA SHEOLAKHPATI SINGH | 7,83311.33% | 56.2% |
| BARHAIT | INDMASIH SOREN | PHJLAJRAS LAKHAN BASKI | 13,32641.91% | 35.8% |
| BARHARA | NCORAM VILASH SINGH | INCMAHA DEVA NAND GIRI | 8,72717.24% | 44.7% |
| BARHARIA | CPIABDUL JALIL | BJSINDERDEO PRASAD | 6,71613.96% | 49.1% |
| BARHI | INCRAMESHWAR PRASAD MAHTHA | BJSINDRA J. NARAIN SINGH | 2,3987.78% | 31.0% |
| BARIARPUR | SOPRAM JIWAN SINGH | INCBHUB NESHWAR PRASAD | 5,6688.67% | 57.0% |
| BARKAGAON | BJSMAHESH RAM | INCARJUN RAM | 3,39614.98% | 22.2% |
| BARSO | INCBEULA DOZA | SOPABU AYEM CHAND | 10,19129.09% | 41.0% |
| BARURAJ | SOPJAMUNA SINGH | INCRAMCHANDRA PD. SHAHI | 8,85011.39% | 68.2% |
| BATHNAHA | NCOPATURI SINGH | INDMOHAN LAL SHARMA | 11,05116.03% | 60.3% |
| BEGUSARAI | CPIBHOLA SINGH | INCGITA SINGH | 10,11615.87% | 58.1% |
| BELAGANJ | NCOJITENDRA PD. SINGH | HSDRAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | 22,98733.36% | 59.5% |
| BELHAR | INCSHAKUNTALA DEVI | SOPCHATURBHUS PRASAD SINGH | 5,06512.21% | 39.4% |
| BELSAND | INCRAM SURAT SINGH | SOPRAMANAND SINGH | 12,13019.37% | 59.6% |
| BENIPATTI | CPITEJ NARAYAN JHA | SOPBAIDYA NATH JHA | 7,30711.20% | 60.8% |
| BENIPUR | INCHARI NATH MISHRA | SOPCHOUDHARY RAMKISHORE ROY | 28,41739.61% | 65.4% |
| BERMO | INCVINDESHWARI DUBEY | SOPRAM DASH SINGH | 1,6283.23% | 47.1% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 167 of 318 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 51.79% — 1.72 cr of 3.32 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 318 assembly seats.
