Gujarat assembly election, Mar 1972
168 assembly constituencies in Gujarat, 55.36% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Gujarat
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 140 | +47 | 168 | 35,27,035 | 50.93% | +4.97 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 16 | +16 | 138 | 16,26,736 | 23.49% | — |
| INDIndependent | 8 | +3 | 337 | 8,97,584 | 12.96% | +2.77 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 3 | +2 | 100 | 6,43,032 | 9.29% | +7.40 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | +1 | 11 | 32,439 | 0.47% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | -66 | 47 | 1,23,589 | 1.78% | -36.40 |
| SOPSOP | 0 | 0 | 15 | 50,009 | 0.72% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15,500 | 0.22% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8,649 | 0.12% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 0.00% | — |
- INC140 (83%)
- NCO16 (10%)
- IND8 (5%)
- BJS3 (2%)
- CPI1 (1%)
- INC140
- NCO16
- IND8
- BJS3
- CPI1
- INC140
- NCO16
- IND8
- BJS3
- CPI1
Constituency performance
From the 168 results in Gujarat
Seat change
Against Gujarat's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained77 (46%)
- Changed hands85 (51%)
- New seat6 (4%)
77 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 85 changed hands. 6 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
Gujarat, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- INC
- NCO
- IND
- BJS
Assembly seat results
All 168 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–168 of 168
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TALAJA | INCMAHASHUKHRAI K BHAI | NCOJORSINH NARSINH GOHEL | 9,90127.28% | 46.5% |
| TANKARA | INDBODA GOVIND JETH | INCV JAYSUKHLAL SHAH | 2,9178.11% | 49.9% |
| THASRA | INCGHANSHYAMBHAIA PANDIT | NCODARINH GEMABHAI PARMAR | 8,68121.92% | 51.8% |
| UMBERGAON | INCKIKLABHAI J VARLI | NCOSATUBHAI D THAKARIA | 12,35839.18% | 44.6% |
| UMRETH | INCUDESINH VIRSINH VADODIYA | NCOPARSOTAM TALISBHAI PATEL | 13,55330.94% | 64.0% |
| UNA | INCRATUBHAI MULSHANKER ADANI | SOPRASI CHANDRA D ACHARYA | 8,09619.82% | 58.9% |
| UNJHA | INCSHANKERLAL MOHANLAL GURU | NCOBUDHALAL LALLUBHAI SHAH | 8,99117.29% | 68.4% |
| UPLETA | INCGOVINDLAL KESHAVJI PATEL | NCOVACHHANI NANJI AMBABHAI | 5,49919.81% | 43.6% |
| VAGRA | INCFATESINHJI PRATAPSINHJI | NCOBHOGILAL DESAI BHAI PATEL | 6,29712.80% | 64.5% |
| VAV | INCDAULATBHAI C PARMAR | NCOSARTANBHAI KALA | 5,22619.96% | 34.9% |
| VIJAPUR | INCGANGARAM CHUNILAL RAVAL | NCOHARJIVANBHAI I PATEL | 7,68514.11% | 65.6% |
| VIRAMGAM | NCOKANTIBHAI ISHWARLAL PATEL | INCBRAH AKUMAR BHATT | 2,4234.65% | 68.6% |
| VISAVADAR | INCRAMJIBHAI D KARKAR | NCORATILAL FULABHAI RIBADIA | 3,55912.14% | 41.0% |
| VISNAGAR | NCOJAGANNATH MULSHANKER VYAS | INCSHANTABEN BHOLABHAI PATEL | 3,6645.95% | 72.9% |
| VYARA | INCAMRSINH B CHAUDHARI | NCOP K NAGJIBHAI CHAUDHARI | 15,35140.10% | 55.4% |
| WADHWAN | INCHASMUKHLAL MANILAL VORA | NCOGIRDHARLAL NAGARDAS SHAH | 13,24534.09% | 52.0% |
| WAGHODIA | INDDHIRAJLAL D JAISWAL | INCCHUNILAL N PATEL | 6,89615.90% | 66.5% |
| WANKANER | INCABDULMUTALLIB K PIRZADA | BJSKESHUBHAI PATEL | 9,56724.70% | 56.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Gujarat 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 Gujarat assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 140 of 168 seats in Gujarat, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 55.36% — 69.2 lakh of 1.25 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Gujarat have?
Gujarat has 168 assembly seats.
