Bihar assembly election, Mar 1972
318 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 51.79% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- CPI
- SOP
- NCO
Assembly seat results
All 318 seats, alphabetical · showing 301–318 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUGAULI | SOPAZIZUL HAQUE | BJSMOHAN LAL MODI | 2,4874.67% | 54.8% |
| SULTANGANJ | INCRAM RAKSHA PD. YADAV | NCOJAGESHWAR MANDAL | 4,1626.82% | 51.6% |
| SUPAUL | INCUMA SHANKAR SINGH | BJSYOGESAR PD. MANDAL | 7,58614.59% | 57.2% |
| SURAJGARHA | CPISUNAINA SHARMA | SOPBHAGWAT PRASAD MEHTA | 3,9386.31% | 59.9% |
| SURSAND | INCRAM CHARITRA RAI YADAV | NCOSHYAM SUNDAR DAS | 2,0782.95% | 64.5% |
| TAJPUR | SOPKARPOORI THAKUR | INDKAMLESH RAI | 10,56817.48% | 61.2% |
| TAMAR | INCBANMALI SINGH MUNDA | BJSANIRUDH PATAR | 7,93434.42% | 23.0% |
| TARAIYA | INCPRABHU NATH SINGH | BJSRAM DAS ROY | 23,32337.11% | 62.2% |
| TARAPUR | INCTARNI PRASAD SINGH | INDRAM CHANDER PRASAD SAO | 12,55120.62% | 59.0% |
| THAKURGANJ | INCMOHAMMED HUSSAIN AZAD | BJSTARACHAND AGARWAL | 12,18029.23% | 42.2% |
| TOKPA | JKDVIRSING MUNDA | JKPKOYONG HEMROMM | 7,27226.19% | 32.7% |
| TOPCHANCHI | INCSHANKAR DAYAL SINGH | BJSPURNENDU NARAIN SINGH | 16,44237.22% | 49.0% |
| TRIBENIGANJ | SOPANUP LAL YADAB | INCVISHWANATH GURMAITA | 8,71314.22% | 62.9% |
| TUNDI | INCSATYA NARAYAN SINGH | BJSSATYA NARAIN DVDANI | 2,5987.73% | 38.5% |
| VAISHALI | INCLALITESHWAR PD. SAHI | NCOBATESHWAR PRASAD | 9,10112.33% | 70.6% |
| WARISNAGAR | INCCHULHAI RAM | SOPAM SEWAK HAZARI | 1,9573.70% | 56.5% |
| WARSALIGANJ | NCOSHYAM SUNDER PD. SINGH | CPIDEONANDAN PRASAD | 5,0696.99% | 60.8% |
| ZIRADEI | INDSANKARNATH VIDYARTHI | INCZAWAR HUSAIN | 9,49117.05% | 58.0% |
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.
