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 151–200 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEHANABAD | NCOHARI LAL PRASAD SINHA | INCFIDA HUSSAIN | 1,2481.96% | 56.6% |
| JHAJHA | SOPSHIVA NANDAN JHA | NCONIRAJAN KUMAR SINGH | 9,41716.94% | 56.2% |
| JHANJHARPUR | INCJAGANNATH MISHRA | SOPRAM PHAL CHAUDHARY | 36,54246.33% | 81.5% |
| JHARIA | CPISHEO KUMAR RAI | BJSRAMDEO SINGH | 7,00915.83% | 50.4% |
| JOKIHAT | INDTASLINUDDIN | INCJAHI UDIN | 23,70842.88% | 58.2% |
| JUGSALIA | INDSANATAN MAJHI | INCMRIGENDRA NATH MAJHI | 4,10811.43% | 37.7% |
| KALYANPUR | INCRAM NARESH TRIVEDI | SOPRAJENDRA P. SINGH | 20,28528.46% | 78.3% |
| KANKE | BJSRAM TAHAL CHAUDHARY | INCABDUR RAZAK ANSARI | 2,3326.02% | 40.4% |
| KANTI | INCSHAMBHU SHARAN THAKUR | INDBHUBNESHWAR RAI | 1,4622.67% | 54.0% |
| KARAKAT | INCMANORMA PANDEY | SOPTULSI SINGH | 4,7868.39% | 52.6% |
| KASBA | INCRAM NARAIAN MANDAL | SOPKHALILUR REHAMAN | 5,63010.45% | 52.1% |
| KATEA | NCOALGU RAM | INCNATHUNI RAM | 10,09730.59% | 35.0% |
| KATIHAR | CPIRAJKISHOR PRASAD SINGH | INDSATYA NARAYAN BISWAS | 5,1888.63% | 55.0% |
| KATORIA | INDJAY PRAKASH SINGH | INCSURESH PRASAD YADAV | 5751.29% | 48.4% |
| KEOTIRANWAY | SOPHUKMDEV NARAYAN YADAV | CPIVIJAI KANT THAKUR | 9,94011.71% | 73.8% |
| KESARIA | CPIPITAMBAR SINGH | INCEJAZ HUSSAIN KHAN | 6,69714.83% | 46.1% |
| KHAGARIA | BJSRAM SHARAN YADAV | INCKRISHNA CHANDRA VERMA | 3,3935.00% | 63.7% |
| KHAJAULI | INCMAHENDRA NARAYAN JHA | SOPNARMADESHWAR SINGH AZAD | 1,1971.76% | 69.7% |
| KHARAGPUR | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | HSDTARINI PD. MANDAL | 3,6836.94% | 53.0% |
| KHARSAWAN | JKPGULAB SINGH MUNDA | INCKAMA LATA TUBID | 1,5888.66% | 21.6% |
| KHIJRI | INCUMRAO SADHO KUJUR | BJSSUKHARI ORAON | 10,14724.87% | 36.3% |
| KHUNTI | INCTIRU MUCHI RAI MUNDA | BJSKARIA MUNDA | 8,36128.05% | 35.6% |
| KISHANGANJ | INCRAFIQUE ALAM | BJSLAKSHMI KANT TRIPATHI | 21,65948.41% | 46.9% |
| KISHANPUR | SOPVINAYAK PD. YADAV | INCBHUSHAN PD. GUPTA | 12,52216.81% | 58.5% |
| KODARMA | INCRAJENDRANATH DAN | SOPVISHWA NATH MODI | 9,83320.42% | 48.7% |
| KOLEBIRA | JKPS. K. BAGE | JKDNIRAL ENENHORO | 3,49511.06% | 38.7% |
| KONCH | SOPNAND KUMAR SINGH | INDJANKI YADAV | 2,0873.97% | 51.6% |
| KORHA | INCBHOLA PASWAN SHASTRY | BJSCHOUDHARY KUREL | 33,48168.19% | 49.2% |
| KUCHAIKOT | INCNAGINA RAI | NCOUMA SHANKAR SINGH | 44,81367.82% | 66.4% |
| KUMARKHAND | SOPJAI KUMAR SINGH | INCRAM KRISHNA YADAV | 14,31324.89% | 58.8% |
| KURHANI | SOPSADHU SARAN SAHI | INCMAHENDRA MOHAN MISHRA | 18,94830.29% | 63.9% |
| KURTHA | INCRAMASHRAY PD. SINGH | HSDJAGDEO PRASAD | 7,6018.86% | 69.2% |
| LALGANJ | INCDIPNARAIN SINGH | NCOPRAMOD NARAIN SINGH | 17,61922.42% | 71.8% |
| LATEHAR | INCVIJOY VIRENDRA KUMAR | BJSYAMUNA SINGH | 3,30211.35% | 31.6% |
| LAUKAHA | SOPDHANIKLAL MANDAL | INDKULDEO GOIT | 2,2203.32% | 68.1% |
| LAURIA | INCFULENA RAO | BJSSUWA NARAIN PRASAD | 3,0758.15% | 40.4% |
| LESLIEGANJ | INCBHISMA NARAYAN SINGH | SOPMOHAN SINGH | 7,10415.73% | 45.6% |
| LITIPARA | PHJSOM MURMU | CPIKALIDAS MARANDL | 12,59545.67% | 33.3% |
| LOHARDAGA | INCBIHARI LAKBA | NCOBHOLA ORAON | 18,15962.06% | 33.2% |
| MADHEPUR | INCRADHA NANDAN JHA | SOPMAHABIR PRASAD MAHTO | 17,06020.64% | 84.0% |
| MADHUBAN | CPIRAJPATI DEVI | INDMAHENDRA RAI | 10,81920.78% | 51.0% |
| MADHUBANI | SOPSURYA NARAYAN SINGH | INCLOKESH NATH JHA | 23,19732.32% | 67.1% |
| MADHUPUR | BJSAJIT KUMAR BANERJEE | INCANANT SHARMA | 1,1652.79% | 40.0% |
| MADMIPURA | SOPBINDESHWARI PD. MANDAL | INCBHOLI PD. MANDAL | 22,17333.08% | 60.7% |
| MAHAGAMA | BJSAWADH BIHARI SINGH | CPISAYEED AHMAD | 6,27811.85% | 50.2% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | INCANUSUYA DEVI | NCOTARKESHWARI SINHA | 3,6905.19% | 65.3% |
| MAHESHPUR | INCKALIDAS MURMU | HJSKALESHWAR HEMBROM | 3,36213.76% | 28.4% |
| MAHISHI | INCLAHTAN CHADHARY | SOPPARMESHWAR KUMAR | 4,0896.04% | 58.4% |
| MAHNAR | SOPMUNISHWAR PRASAD SINGH | INCSHANTI JAYSAWAL | 19,56826.04% | 65.4% |
| MAIRWA | INCRAM NARAIN | BJSRAM AUTAR RAM | 3,8049.02% | 42.3% |
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.
