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 101–150 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMRAON | NCOHARIHAR PRASAD SINGH | CPISATYA NARAIN PRASAD | 4230.71% | 55.2% |
| DUMRI | INCMURLI BHAGAT | BJSKAILASH PATI SINGH | 14,11851.74% | 31.5% |
| EKANGAR SARAI | BJSRAM SWAROOP PRASAD | INCLAL SINGH TYAGI | 12,89717.65% | 64.1% |
| FATWA | BJSKAMESHWAR PASWAN | INCKAULESAR DAS | 17,43333.30% | 45.8% |
| FORBESGANJ | INCSARYU MISHRA | SOPLAKHAN LAL KAPOOR | 13,08421.10% | 58.7% |
| GAIGHATTI | INCNITESHWAR PRASAD SINHA | NCOJITENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 6,5449.39% | 63.9% |
| GARHWA | INCAWADH KISHORE TIWARI | SOPVINOD NARAIN DIXIT | 5231.41% | 40.6% |
| GARKHA | INCRAGHUNANDAN MAJHI | NCOBISHWA NATHN BHAGAT | 22,46941.15% | 49.6% |
| GAWAN | INCTANESHWAR AZAD | BJSBABULAL CHAUDHURY | 4,66219.35% | 26.3% |
| GAYA | INCYUGAL KISHORE PRASAD | BJSGOPAL MISHRA | 12,05425.11% | 48.7% |
| GAYA MUFFASIL | NCOSURAJDEO SINGH | INCMUNDIKA SINGH | 12,73219.88% | 58.2% |
| GHATSILA | CPITIKA RAM MAJHI | JKPYAUU NATH BASKEY | 8332.64% | 33.0% |
| GHORASAHAN | INCRAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH | NCOMANGAL PRASAD YADAV | 9871.76% | 56.3% |
| GHOSI | CPIRAMASHRAYA PRASAD SINGH | BJSBALESHWAR SINGH | 18,94626.26% | 65.8% |
| GIRIDIH | CPICHATURANAN MISHRA | BJSBHAGAT SINGH | 6,89416.54% | 43.5% |
| GOBINDGANJ | INCRAMASHANKAR PANDEY | NCOMAUAN MOHAN PD. SINGH | 8,82318.64% | 51.1% |
| GOBINDPUR | INCAMARIT PRASAD | INDLAKCHHAMI NARAYAN SINGH | 6,3759.61% | 54.8% |
| GODDA | INCHEMANTKUMAR JHA | BJSLAKHAN MAHTO | 9,70316.63% | 54.6% |
| GOM | NCOMUNESHWER NATH SINGH | SOPAWADH SINGH | 19,62528.89% | 56.0% |
| GOPAL GANJ | INCRAM DULARI SINH | INDRAMADHAR PD. YADAV | 8,61918.49% | 46.8% |
| GOPALPUR | INCMADAN PRASAD SINGH | NCOACHU A. NAND SINGH | 23,41342.77% | 59.4% |
| GORAUL | INCSAMAYELENABI | SOPACH HAN SHARMA | 8,31712.67% | 59.4% |
| GOREAKOTHI | INCMAHAMAYA PRASAD | NCOKRISHNA KANT SINGH | 8,28011.98% | 69.6% |
| GUMLA | INCBAIRAGI ORAON | BJSROPNA ORAON | 6,05018.64% | 38.2% |
| HAJIPUR | SOPMOTILAL SINHA KANAN | INCGOPINATH PATEL | 24,50531.58% | 70.0% |
| HARLAKMI | INCSHAKUR AHMAD | CPIBAIDIANATH YADAV | 2,2603.45% | 63.8% |
| HARSIDHI | NCOMAHEDAYETULLA KHAN | SOPYUGAL KISHORE PD. SINGH | 5,09911.84% | 49.4% |
| HASSANPUR | SOPGAJENDRA PD. HIMANSHU | INCRAJENDRA PD. YADAV | 3,4036.07% | 56.5% |
| HAYAGAHT | INCBALESHVAR RAM | NCOSHYAM KUMARI | 33,31840.01% | 72.0% |
| HAZARIBAGH | BJSRAGHUNANDAN PRASAD | INCASIN | 4,43313.03% | 32.8% |
| HISUA | INCSHATRUHAN SHARAN SINGH | NCOMATHURA PRASAD SINGH | 2,0443.39% | 56.3% |
| HUSSAINABAD | INDAWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | INCJAGNARAIN PATHAK | 7,15712.58% | 55.6% |
| ICHAGARH | INDSHATRUGHAN ADITYA DEO | FBLGHANSHYAM MAHTO | 10,01428.72% | 41.6% |
| IMAMGANJ | INCAWADHESHEWAR RAM | SOPISHWAR DAS | 4,02213.18% | 28.2% |
| ISLAMPUR | INDRAMSHARAN PRASAD SINGH | NCORAMCHANDRA SINGH | 1,5361.80% | 68.8% |
| JAGANATHPUR | INCSIDIU HEMBROM | JKPMANGAL SINGHLAMAI | 4731.74% | 32.5% |
| JAGDISMPUR | INCSHIV PUJAN VARMA | NCOSATYA NARAYAN SINGH | 3,2475.66% | 50.4% |
| JAI NAGAR | INCRAMPHAL PASWAN | SOPRAMKARAN PASWAN | 1,1862.73% | 44.4% |
| JALALPUR | INCKUMAR KALIKA SINGH | NCOBAMESHWAR SINGH | 20,29332.87% | 56.4% |
| JALE | CPIKHADIM HUSSAIN | BJSTEJ NARAIN ROUT | 10,66013.98% | 62.3% |
| JAMA | INCMAUAN BESRA | BJSBATESHWAR HEMRUM | 3751.71% | 24.9% |
| JAMALPUR | BJSSURESH KUMAR SINGH | CPIKAMLESHWARI YADAV | 1,2372.15% | 60.1% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | CPIKEDAR DAS | CPMA. V. S. N. RAO | 17,40734.01% | 54.5% |
| JAMSHEDPUR WEST | CPIRAMAVATAR SINGH | NCODWARIKA PRASAD | 14,93837.93% | 53.3% |
| JAMTARA | INCDURGA PRASAD SINGH | INDBABULAL MARANDI | 3,0498.59% | 39.4% |
| JAMUA | BJSRITLAL PRASAD VERMA | INCSAUA AND PRASAD | 3,4729.83% | 33.4% |
| JAMUI | SOPTRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH | CPIPARMESHWARI SINGH | 26,56732.76% | 66.9% |
| JANDAHA | INDBHAGDEO SINGH | NCOPRAS RAM PR. SINGH | 2,2632.83% | 71.8% |
| JARIDIH | BJSCHHATRU RAM MAHTON | CPIMANZURUL HASSAN KHAN | 2060.56% | 31.6% |
| JARMUNDI | INCSRIKANT JHA | SOPDIPNATH RAI | 2,7987.90% | 35.0% |
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.
