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 201–250 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJHGAON | INDDEBENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | INCVIDYA SAGAR PINGUA | 1,5987.54% | 22.5% |
| MAJORGANJ | INCSURENDRA RAM | SOPRAM BRIKSHA RAM | 3770.77% | 47.8% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | INCRAM SAWROOP RAM | NCOMAHABIR CHOODHRY | 3,4257.41% | 40.1% |
| MANDAR | INCSRIKRISHNA BHAGAT | INDDAVID MUNZNI | 2,5409.55% | 28.2% |
| MANDU | INCBIRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY | BJSSHALIGRAM SINGH | 6,92720.73% | 31.3% |
| MANER | NCORAM NAGINA SINGH | INCMAHABIR GOPE | 15,45522.16% | 66.4% |
| MANIGACHHI | INCNAGENDRA JHA | SOPUDIT NARAYAN SINHA | 33,47732.24% | 82.3% |
| MANIHARI | SOPYUVRAJ | INCPURNA NAND RAY | 5261.17% | 47.5% |
| MANJHI | SOPRAM BAHADUR SINGH | INCBUDHAN PRASAD YADAV | 2,7394.26% | 60.3% |
| MANOHARPUR | INCDURGA PRASAD JAMUDA | PHJJUSTIN RICHARD | 2,4418.23% | 32.7% |
| MARHAURA | INCBHISHM PRASAD YADAV | SUCAMAR KUMAR PANDE | 3,4805.43% | 62.4% |
| MASAURHI | CPIBHUWANESHWAR SHARMA | BJSBRAJNANDAN SAHAYA | 1,5882.21% | 57.2% |
| MASRAKH | INCRAM DEO SINGH | NCOKASHI NATH ROY | 35,55343.96% | 72.6% |
| MILSA | INCNAWAL KISHORE SINGH | BJSJAGDISH PRASAD | 2680.32% | 62.5% |
| MINAPUR | NCOMAHANTH RAMKISHORE DAS | INDRAMSANJIWAN RAI | 7,84010.58% | 61.0% |
| MIRGANJ | INCANANT PD. SINGH | NCOBIJAY BAHADUR SINGH | 10,08918.41% | 52.7% |
| MOHANIA | INCSURESH KUMAR | SOPBHAGWTAR PRASAD | 7,91914.27% | 51.5% |
| MOHIUDDINNAGAR | INCKAPILDOO NARAIN SINGH | SOPPREM LATA RAI | 8,7819.84% | 80.9% |
| MOKAMEH | INCKRISHNA SHAHI | SOPVISHU DHARI LAL | 28,39741.06% | 61.1% |
| MONGHYR | INCPRAFULLA KUMAR MISHRA | INDPRATAPNARAIN SINGH | 10,56114.73% | 63.3% |
| MOTIHARI | INCPRABHAWATI GUPTA | BJSCHANDRIKA PD. YADAV | 6,79113.94% | 48.0% |
| MURLIGANJ | BJSRAJ NANDAU PRASAD | SOPSHASHI NATH JHA | 5,3968.51% | 55.1% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | CPIRAMDEVA SHARMA | BJSAKHAURI RAJENDRA PRASAD | 10,76616.02% | 64.7% |
| NABINAGAR | NCOYUGAL SINGH | CPIMAHABIR PRASAD AKELA | 12,22222.23% | 46.4% |
| NALA | CPIBISESHWAR KHAN | NCOBADALMAY SAMANT | 8,84231.45% | 27.7% |
| NARPATGANJ | INCSATYA NARAYAN YADAV | BJSRAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | 3,1155.57% | 54.5% |
| NATHNAGAR | INCCHUNCHUN PRASAD YADAV | NCOMAULVI SAMIN UDDIN | 11,00119.38% | 53.0% |
| NAUTAN | INCKEDAR PANDEY | BJSBHAWANI PRASAD JAISWAL | 9,25623.14% | 40.6% |
| NAWADA | INCGAYATRI DEVI | NCOBINDESHWARI SINGH | 3,8764.88% | 63.3% |
| NAWANAGAR | CPILAL BEHARI PRASAD | NCOSITA RAM PASWAN | 16,22144.76% | 35.6% |
| NIRSA | CPINIRMALENDU BHATTACHARYA | CPMGOPI KANT BAKSHI | 1,1173.56% | 37.9% |
| NOKHA | NCOJAGDISH OJHA | INCGUTHI SINGH | 1,8582.92% | 59.3% |
| OBRA | INCNARAIN SINGH | NCORAMESH PRASAD SINGH | 19,26434.26% | 52.1% |
| PAKPURA | INCS. M. JAFAR ALI | PHJBANNALAL KHEMANI | 1,8315.17% | 42.6% |
| PALASI | INCMAYA NAND THAKUR | INDMOHAMMAD AZIMUDDIN | 5,3738.79% | 61.0% |
| PALIGANJ | NCOKANHAI SINGH | SOPCHANDRADEO PRASAD VERMA | 15,04618.19% | 67.5% |
| PANKI | INCNAL DEO RAM | BJSRAM DEO RAM | 5,56624.89% | 26.3% |
| PARBATTA | INCSHIVAKANT MISHRA | INDBALKRISHNA AZAD | 1,9242.77% | 58.1% |
| PARSA | INCDAROGA PRASAD ROY | INDRAMA NAND PRASAD YADAV | 23,63335.97% | 63.8% |
| PARU | INCBIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | BJSRAM DEO OJHA | 73,40081.59% | 77.2% |
| PATAHI | SOPTHAKUR RAMA PATI SINGH | NCORAM NANDAN SINGH | 14,73029.01% | 51.7% |
| PATAMDA | INCGHANA SHYAM MAHATO | JKPBISHWANATH MAHATO | 5,06215.34% | 35.9% |
| PATEPUR | CPIRIGHAN RAM | SOPPALTAN RAM | 2,4695.47% | 41.2% |
| PATNA EAST | INCJAMIL AHMAD | BJSRAMDEO MAHTO | 4070.79% | 49.7% |
| PATNA SOUTH | INCRAMLAKAN SINGH YADAV | NCOPARMATMA SINGH | 56,11159.14% | 71.4% |
| PATNA WEST | CPISUNIL MUKHERJEE | BJSSHAILENDRA N. SHRIVASTAVA | 3,3755.17% | 49.5% |
| PHULPARAS | SOPUTTAM LAL YADAV | INCKHUSHI LAL KAMAT | 17,64720.49% | 81.7% |
| PIPRA | CPITULSI RAM | INCJAGARNATH PD. SINGH | 10,49939.92% | 28.8% |
| PIRO | INCJAY NARAYAN | NCOINURAMANI SINGH | 4,4737.98% | 49.4% |
| PIRPAINTI | CPIAMVIKA PRAASAD | BJSAM. HARAIN SINGH | 15,25930.31% | 46.6% |
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.
