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 251–300 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORAIYAHAT | INCPRITHWI CHAND KISKU | PHJEDWARD MARANDI | 7,21320.33% | 36.3% |
| PUN PUN | NCOMAHABIR PASWAN | INCMUNGERI LAL | 4,5128.26% | 48.0% |
| PUPRI | INCRAM BRIKSH CHOUDHERY | NCOHABIB AHMAD | 10,48814.70% | 58.5% |
| PURNEA | NCOKAMALDEO N. SINHA | INDBADIUZZAMA | 4,2126.86% | 57.4% |
| RAFIGANJ | INCFAGUNI RAM | BJSSAHDEO CHOUDHARY | 10,08727.25% | 32.5% |
| RAGHOPUR | INCAMRENISA MISHRA | NCOBAIDYA NATH PRASAD MEHTA | 12,33720.26% | 60.0% |
| RAGHOPUR | SOPBABU LAL SHASTRI | BJSHARIBANSH NARAYAN SINGH | 24,33932.86% | 71.1% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | NCOSHREENIVAS N. SINGH | INCRAMA AND YADEAV | 3,1376.06% | 50.8% |
| RAJAULI | INCBANWARI RAM | BJSBABU LAL | 9,31219.24% | 41.8% |
| RAJGIR | CPICHANDRADEO PRASAD HIMANSU | NCOYADUNANDAN PRASAD | 4,8847.01% | 56.3% |
| RAJMAHAL | INCNATHMAL DOKANIA | NCOUSUF | 19,45240.24% | 50.2% |
| RAJNAGAR | INCBILAT PASWAN | SOPBILATU RAM | 13,41922.89% | 54.2% |
| RAM NAGAR | NCONARAYAN VIKRAM SHAH | INCKAMTA PATHAK | 1,2832.90% | 46.9% |
| RAMGARH | CPIMANZURUL HASSAN KHAN | INCBODULAL AGRA | 3,3706.35% | 45.0% |
| RAMGARH | SOPSACHCHIDA NAND SINGH | INCRAJENDRA RAI | 15,60625.38% | 54.9% |
| RANCHI | INCDEOPAT SAHU | BJSNANI GOPAL MITRA | 17,16036.18% | 44.4% |
| RANIGANJ | INDBUNDEL PASWAN | INCKUMAR LAL BAITHA | 15,20533.26% | 45.0% |
| RAXAUL | INCSAGHIR AHMAD | SOPSHANKAR PD. YADAV | 2,1974.50% | 52.9% |
| ROSERA | BJSRAMASHREY RAI | INCRAMSWARUP MANDAL | 7,20910.04% | 72.9% |
| RUNISAIDPUR | NCOTRIBENI PRASAD SINGH | INCVIVE A. NAND GIRI | 6,6159.22% | 62.9% |
| RUPAULI | INCANANDI PRASAD SINGH | SOPKAMESHWAR DAS | 3,9458.08% | 45.1% |
| SAHAR | INDRAJDEO RAM | NCOBITHAL RAM | 6,09318.46% | 29.3% |
| SAHARSA | INCRAMESH JHA | NCOSURESH CHANDRA YADAV | 1,9392.11% | 71.0% |
| SAHEBGANJ | INCSHEO SHARAN SINGH | CPMBHAGYAN NARAIN RAI | 4,7017.29% | 57.9% |
| SAKAIKELLA | INCSHATBHANU SINGHDEO | JKPBANBIHARI MAHTO | 2990.78% | 38.0% |
| SAKRA | SOPHIRALALL PASWAN | INCNEWALALL MAHTO | 5,92611.94% | 46.3% |
| SAMASTIPUR | NCOSAHDEO MAHATO | INCSURAJ CHOUDHARY | 8,75913.64% | 65.6% |
| SANDESH | BJSRAMJEE PRASAD SINGH | INCJHAMAN PRASAD | 18,35329.72% | 57.0% |
| SARAIRANJAN | BJSCHANDRESHWAR PRASAD | SOPRAM BILASH MISHRA | 2,3453.86% | 60.6% |
| SARATH | INCKAMDEO PRO SINGH | PHJABHAYA CHARAN LAL | 2360.63% | 38.5% |
| SASARAM | HSDRAMSEVAK SINGH | INDVIPI BEHARI SINGH | 2,1733.62% | 54.4% |
| SHAHPUR | INCSURAJ NATH CHOUBEY | SOPRAMA NAND TIWARI | 8,77920.45% | 38.7% |
| SHEIKHPURA | CPILOKNATH AZAD | NCOMOTILAL DASS | 11,86025.15% | 43.0% |
| SHEOHAR | INCRAGHUNATH JHA | INDTHAKUR DIWAKAR | 9,42014.06% | 64.1% |
| SHERGHATI | INCJAIRAM GIRI | SOPUPENDRA NATH VERMA | 20,72932.70% | 59.7% |
| SHIKARIPARA | HJSSHIBU MURMU | INCTENISILA HEMRUM | 4671.65% | 29.1% |
| SHIKARPUR | INCSITARAM PRASAD | INDBHOLA RAM TUFANI | 8,93424.49% | 33.5% |
| SIKANDRA | INCRAMESWAR PASWAN | NCONAGINACHAUDHARY | 1,0121.36% | 61.2% |
| SIKTA | NCOFAIYAJULAZAM | CPMSHRI NIWAS PANDAY | 1,0532.11% | 49.1% |
| SILLI | INCRAM RATAN RAM | CPMLAKSHM KANT SWANSI | 9,87837.94% | 29.3% |
| SIMDEGA | INCSIMON TIGGA | BJSNIRMAL KUMAR BESRA | 8,53925.82% | 41.1% |
| SIMRI BAKHTIARPOR | INCCHAUDHARY MD. SALAHUDDIN | NCOJIALAL MANDAL | 26,19936.96% | 70.3% |
| SINDRI | INDA. K. ROY | INCJAGAT BALLAV SINGH | 2,9817.89% | 40.5% |
| SINGHIA | CPIRAMJATAN PASWAN | NCOSITHRAM PASWAN | 16,13037.89% | 44.0% |
| SISAI | INCSUKRU BHAGAT | BJSLALIT ORAON | 12,29747.29% | 29.7% |
| SITAMARHI | CPIRAM SWARUP SINGH | NCORAM SAGAR PRASAD YADAV | 5,9898.90% | 55.1% |
| SIWAN | BJSJANARDAN TIWARY | INCRAJARAM CHAUDHURY | 4,1477.20% | 53.7% |
| SONABARSA | SOPJAGESHWAR HAZRA | CPIDEO NARAYAN PASWAN | 6,13911.48% | 47.0% |
| SONBARSA | SOPSITA RAM MAHTO | INCRAM NANDAN RAI | 13,71417.81% | 68.8% |
| SONEPUR | INCRAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV | SOPRAM UNDAR DAS | 1,2761.74% | 69.3% |
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.
