Haryana assembly election, Mar 1972
81 assembly constituencies in Haryana, 68.65% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Haryana
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 52 | +4 | 82 | 16,39,405 | 46.91% | +3.08 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 12 | +12 | 24 | 3,77,427 | 10.80% | — |
| INDIndependent | 11 | +5 | 207 | 8,23,611 | 23.57% | +6.46 |
| VHPVHP | 3 | -13 | 15 | 2,42,444 | 6.94% | -7.92 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 2 | -5 | 19 | 2,28,761 | 6.55% | -3.91 |
| BASBAS | 1 | +1 | 5 | 77,234 | 2.21% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 9 | 69,335 | 1.98% | +1.66 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12,617 | 0.36% | +0.22 |
| SOPSOP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8,333 | 0.24% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | -1 | 4 | 7,467 | 0.21% | -1.38 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,636 | 0.10% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,640 | 0.08% | — |
| BKDBKD | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1,486 | 0.04% | -1.86 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 400 | 0.01% | — |
- INC52 (64%)
- NCO12 (15%)
- IND11 (14%)
- VHP3 (4%)
- BJS2 (2%)
- BAS1 (1%)
- INC52
- NCO12
- IND11
- VHP3
- BJS2
- BAS1
- INC52
- NCO12
- IND11
- VHP3
- BJS2
- BAS1
Constituency performance
From the 81 results in Haryana
Seat change
Against Haryana's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1968), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained30 (37%)
- Changed hands49 (60%)
- New seat2 (2%)
30 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 49 changed hands. 2 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
Haryana, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- INC
- NCO
- IND
- VHP
Assembly seat results
All 81 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–81 of 81
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAGGAL | INCHARMOHINDER SINGH CHATHA | INDMOHINDER SINGH | 10,11026.21% | 69.8% |
| NARAINGARH | INCJAGJIT SINGH | INDSADH RAM | 7,26217.05% | 66.3% |
| NARNAUL | INCRAMSARANCHAND MITAL | VHPMANOHER LAL | 4,32911.22% | 65.4% |
| NARNAUND | INCJOGINDER SINGH | BASVERENDAR SINGH | 2,9416.88% | 72.3% |
| NARWANA | NCOGAURI SHANKAR | BASTEK CHAND | 1,7493.62% | 78.4% |
| NAULTHA | INCMANSA RAM | INDAMAR SINGH | 3,7189.35% | 71.7% |
| NILOKHERI | BJSSHIB RAM | INCCHANDA SINGH | 3360.87% | 74.8% |
| NUH | INDRAHIM KHAN | INCKHUR HED AHMED | 1,8393.92% | 73.8% |
| PALWAL | BASSHAM LAL | INCKALYAN SINGH | 4,3348.90% | 69.3% |
| PANIPAT | INCHAKUMAT RAI | BJSFATEH CHAND | 9,99021.20% | 75.2% |
| PATAUDI | INCSISRAM | VHPRAMJIWAN SINGH | 8,96017.11% | 76.0% |
| PEHOWA | INCPIARA SINGH | INDKHUSHVANT SINGH | 5,83311.92% | 74.0% |
| PUNDRI | INCISHWAR SINGH | NCOMARCHARAN SINGH | 7,91617.93% | 73.0% |
| RAI | NCORIZAQ RAM | INCJASWANT SINGH | 9292.24% | 73.5% |
| RAJAUND | NCOJOGI RAM | INCRAN SINGH | 11,10525.52% | 63.2% |
| REWARI | INCABHAI SINGH | VHPSHOE RAJ SINGH | 6931.82% | 69.3% |
| ROHAT | NCOPHUL CHAND | INDKANWAR SINGH | 5231.50% | 64.2% |
| ROHTAK | INCKISHAN DASS | BJSMANGAL SEIN | 3,8228.12% | 72.4% |
| RORI | INCHARKISHAN LAL | INDSAHIB SINGH | 14,80728.87% | 71.8% |
| SAFIDON | INCDHAJA RAM | VHPSAT NARAIN | 1080.25% | 73.0% |
| SALHAWAS | INCPHUL SINGH | VHPSHAKUNTLA DEVI | 5,56612.40% | 60.8% |
| SAMBHALKA | INCHARI SINGH | NCOJAI SINGH | 6,19514.25% | 66.4% |
| SHAHABAD | INCAMIR CHAND | CPIHARNAM SINGH | 5111.33% | 74.8% |
| SHERHADA | INCSURJI SINGH | INDJAGJIT SINGH POHLU | 1,8764.10% | 76.0% |
| SIRSA | INCPREMSUKH DASS | INDLACHMAN DASS | 2,3165.23% | 72.1% |
| SOHNA | INCKANHAYA LAL | VHPPRATAP SINGH THAKRAN | 7,77615.97% | 68.9% |
| SONEPAT | INCCHIARANJI LAL | BJSVAS DEV | 8,12018.29% | 68.6% |
| THANESAR | INCOM PARKASH | BJSRAM SARAN DAS | 2,2035.12% | 73.8% |
| TOHANA | INCHARPAL SINGH | CPISAMPURAN SINGH | 18,15141.28% | 67.6% |
| TOSHAM | INCBANSI LAL | INDDEVI LAL | 20,49447.15% | 72.9% |
| YAMUNA NAGAR | INCGARISH CHANDER | BJSMALIK CHAND GHAMBIR | 2,4185.17% | 68.8% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Haryana 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 Haryana assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 52 of 81 seats in Haryana, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Haryana assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 68.65% — 34.9 lakh of 50.9 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Haryana have?
Haryana has 81 assembly seats.
