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 51–100 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERO | INCKARAM CHAND BHAGAT | NCOKULDIP ORAON | 9,10630.11% | 33.0% |
| BETTIAH | INCKIRSHNA MOHAN PANDEY | BJSGOPA JEE RAI | 1,5123.09% | 48.9% |
| BHAGALPUR | BJSVIJOY KUMAR MITRA | INCHARENDRA PRASAD JHA | 12,17523.93% | 50.4% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | INCSHANKER PRATAP DEO | SOPLAL HEMENDRA DEHATI | 14,03829.59% | 50.0% |
| BHORE | INCRAJ MANGAL MISHRA | NCODINA NATH TIWARI | 21,50339.44% | 54.0% |
| BIBHUTPUR | INCBANDHU MAHATO | NCOSHAMBLU NARAIN | 15,85723.11% | 65.8% |
| BIHAR | BJSVIRENDRA PRASAD | CPIVIJO KUMAR YADAV | 3,9555.59% | 57.3% |
| BIKRAM | NCOKHADERAN SINGH | INCDIWAKER SHARMA | 2,5164.29% | 60.5% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | CPISANT PRASAD SINGH | SOPBRAJ BEHARI CHAUDHARY | 4,3747.84% | 47.6% |
| BIMPUR | CPIPRABHU NARAYAN ROY | BJSSHAMBHU NATH SINGH | 3,2086.42% | 47.2% |
| BIRAUL | BJSANIRUDH JHA | SOPMAHABIR PRASAD | 7,3148.32% | 77.8% |
| BISFI | NCOAZIZ NURUDDIN | CPIRAJ KUMAR PURBEY | 7,5849.43% | 66.0% |
| BISHRAMPUR | INCRAMDENI RAM | SOPJORAWAR RAM | 11,77835.01% | 31.5% |
| BOCHAHA | HSDRAMAI RAM | INDHARI LAL RAM | 7331.73% | 42.8% |
| BODH GAYA | CPIBALIK RAM | NCOYAMUNA PRASAD | 6,50418.86% | 34.4% |
| BORIO | PHJSET HEMRAM | INCSHIB MARANDI | 8,00725.20% | 33.1% |
| BRAHAMPUR | INCRISHI KESH TEWARY | NCOSURYA NARAIN SHARMA | 3,1125.51% | 49.2% |
| BUXAR | INCJAG NARAIN TRIVEDI | NCORAJA RAM ARYA | 10,17519.34% | 49.6% |
| CHAIBASSA | JKPBAGUN SUMBRUI | INCMADHU SUDAN BODRA | 4,21813.66% | 33.9% |
| CHAINPUR | BJSLAL MUNI CHAUBEY | NCODINA NATH SINGH | 9,16917.45% | 46.9% |
| CHAINPUR | INDJAIRAM ORAON | INCMAIKEL KUJUR | 7,53024.60% | 33.3% |
| CHAKAI | INCCHAUDRA SHAKAR SINGH | SOPSHRI KRISHNA SINGH | 12,69729.11% | 42.0% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | INCTHEODORE BODRA | BJSKHELARAM MAJHI | 7,10122.34% | 36.1% |
| CHANAPATIA | INCUMESH PRASAD VERMA | SOPVIR SINGH | 5,17913.27% | 39.1% |
| CHANDANKIYARI | INCDURGA CHARAN DAS | JKDMADAN MOHAN DAS | 9,62946.23% | 20.8% |
| CHANDI | INCRAM RAJ PRASAD SINGH | BJSSHYAM SUNDAR PRASAD | 4,1567.06% | 54.6% |
| CHAPRA | INCJANAK YADAV | NCOUDAI PRATAP N. SINGH | 7,06810.15% | 64.3% |
| CHATRA | INCTAPESHWAR DEO | BJSPRAJA PALAK NATH SINGH | 2,6657.22% | 40.1% |
| CHAUPARAN | INCNAND KISHORE SINGH | BJSNIRANJAN PRASAD SINGH | 4,53913.83% | 34.1% |
| CHAUTHAM | INCGHANSHYAM SINGH | SOPJAGDAMBI MANDAL | 5,3409.16% | 52.9% |
| CHENARI | HSDRAM BACHAN PASWAN | INCCHHATHU RAM | 3,9209.41% | 38.1% |
| CHHATARUR | INCKUMBH N. SARDAR | SOPMAHENSA N. SARDAR | 1630.33% | 50.2% |
| COLGONG | INCSADANAND SINGH | BJSYUDHISTIR MANDAL | 14,10324.87% | 49.2% |
| DALSINGHSARAI | INCJAGDISH PD. CHOUDHARY | SWAYASHWANT KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 10,97417.44% | 61.3% |
| DALTONGAJ | SOPPURAN CHAND | CPIBHUNESHWAR PRASAD BAJPAI | 4,97613.12% | 38.5% |
| DANAPUR | INCBUDH DEO SINGH | SOPKESHAV PRASAD | 7,30712.90% | 54.2% |
| DARAULI | BJSKRISHNA PRATAP SINGH | INCSWAMINATH DUBEY | 9,64720.14% | 54.3% |
| DARBHANGA | BJSSURENDRA JHA SUMAN | CPIRAMA BALLAV JALLAN | 1,0451.36% | 63.6% |
| DAUDNAGAR | SOPRAM BILASH SINGH | INDRAM ARESH SINGH | 9,48614.62% | 55.9% |
| DEHRI | INCABDUL QUAYOM ANSARI | BJSBASUDEO NARAIN SINGH | 21,39533.44% | 54.0% |
| DEOGHAR | INCBAIDYA NATH DAS | BJSGOBIND DAS | 12,75141.73% | 30.3% |
| DHABUA | INCSHYAM NARAIN PANDEY | SOPSHIV PARIKSHA SINGH | 6,48211.47% | 54.8% |
| DHAKA | INCHAFIZ IDRIS ANSARI | INDNEK MAHAMAD AKHTAR | 2,9315.23% | 50.3% |
| DHAMDAHA | INCJAI NARAYAN MEHTA | INDSURYA NARAIN SINGH YADAV | 6,40611.30% | 53.0% |
| DHANAHA | INCHARDEO PRASAD | SOPTARA DEVI | 3,83611.96% | 38.3% |
| DHANBAD | CPICHINMOY MUKHERJEE | NCOBRAHMADEO SINGH SHARMA | 18,50942.83% | 44.4% |
| DHANWAR | INCPUNIT RAI | INDJANARDAN RAI | 8552.55% | 31.8% |
| DHURAIYA | CPINARESH DAS | SOPRAM CHANDRA BHANOO | 4,1708.41% | 49.2% |
| DINARA | NCORAM NARAIN SAH | INCRAMANAND SINGH | 8,29013.65% | 57.4% |
| DUMKA | INCPAIKA MURMU | HJSSHIBU MURMU | 3,04210.28% | 32.3% |
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.
