Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Mar 1972
296 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 52.21% turnout.
Seats
296
Candidates
1,417
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
52.21%
1.09 cr of 2.09 cr
Leading party
INC
220 of 296 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Madhya Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 220 | +53 | 289 | 52,19,823 | 47.93% | +7.33 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 48 | -30 | 260 | 31,18,832 | 28.64% | +0.35 |
| INDIndependent | 18 | -4 | 641 | 16,04,096 | 14.73% | -0.18 |
| SOPSOP | 7 | +7 | 149 | 6,79,484 | 6.24% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | +2 | 5 | 1,11,497 | 1.02% | -0.09 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | -7 | 23 | 59,969 | 0.55% | -2.00 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32,126 | 0.29% | — |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29,591 | 0.27% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12,785 | 0.12% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8,857 | 0.08% | -0.76 |
| BKDBKD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5,475 | 0.05% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4,447 | 0.04% | -0.19 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,531 | 0.03% | — |
- INC220 (74%)
- BJS48 (16%)
- IND18 (6%)
- SOP7 (2%)
- CPI3 (1%)
- INC220
- BJS48
- IND18
- SOP7
- CPI3
- INC220
- BJS48
- IND18
- SOP7
- CPI3
Constituency performance
From the 296 results in Madhya Pradesh
Closest contest
DABRA
won by 122 (0.24%)
Biggest victory
SIDHI
won by 31,802 (75.03%)
Highest turnout
DHAMTARI
73.23%
Lowest turnout
PAMGARH
17.44%
Seat change
Against Madhya Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained155 (52%)
- Changed hands118 (40%)
- New seat23 (8%)
155 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 118 changed hands. 23 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
Madhya Pradesh, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJS
- IND
- SOP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 296 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 296
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GADARWARA | INCHARI SHANKER STHAPAK | BJSR. S. PRATAPSINGH JUDEV | 2,1227.11% | 49.5% |
| GAROTH | INCKASTURCHAND CHAUDHARY | BJSSHRINIVAS CHAUDHARY | 2,6387.57% | 58.2% |
| GHARGHODA | INCSURENDRA SINGH | BJSRAM PRASAD | 8,18423.51% | 44.5% |
| GHOJPUR | INCGULABCHAND | BJSRAMESH KUMAR | 1510.39% | 59.3% |
| GHORADONGRI | INCBISHRAM GURDI | BJSJANG SINGH UIKEY | 7,24237.14% | 26.7% |
| GHUGHRI | BJSSHYAMLAL UJIYAR | INCDEOKI KRISHNA KUMAR | 5,04429.77% | 27.0% |
| GIRD | BJSVIJAYARAJE SCINDHIA | INCGHURAIYA SARNAMSINGH | 10,61824.55% | 60.6% |
| GOHAD | BJSBHURE LAL | INCPRABHU DAYAL | 1,3162.89% | 55.9% |
| GOPADBANAS | INDJAGWA | INCCHHOTELAL SINGH | 1970.78% | 34.1% |
| GOTEGAON | INCNARSINGDAS | INDTHAKUR SHASHIBHUSHAN SINGH | 2710.72% | 62.6% |
| GOVINDPURA | INCMOHANLAL ASTHANA | INDDADA BHAUMIK | 7,18211.48% | 61.9% |
| GOWALIOR | CPISRRVATE RAMCHANDRA | BJSJAGDISH GUPTA | 3,1326.23% | 66.3% |
| GULANA | INCRAMESH DUBE | BJSVIKRAMSINGH | 2,1834.71% | 67.0% |
| GUNA | BJSSHIVPRATAP SINGH | INCRAMANLAL PREMI | 6,18712.89% | 51.0% |
| GUNDERDEHI | INDGHANARAM SAHU | INCVASUDEV CHANDRAKAR | 3500.83% | 62.0% |
| GURH | INCRAMPAL SINGH | SOPSHYAM SUNDER PATEL | 8,39620.88% | 49.3% |
| HARDA | INCNANHELAL PATEL | BJSVIRENDRA KUMAR ANAND | 8,85424.54% | 58.5% |
| HARSUD | INCKALICHARAN SAKARGAYE | BJSBAHADURSINGH CHAUHAN | 7,77023.53% | 47.3% |
| HATTA | INCKUNJBIHARILAL MANMOHANLAL | BJSRAMKRISHNA KUSMARIA | 6,10618.00% | 52.6% |
| HOSHANGABAD | INCSUSHILA DIXIT | INDBHAWANI SHANKAR SHARMA | 1,2703.85% | 52.2% |
| I | INCCHANDRA PRABHASH SHEKHAR | SOPKALYAN JAIN | 9,37321.72% | 63.2% |
| I | CPIHOMI DAJI | BJSMADHUKAR CHANDWASKAR | 33,72668.51% | 62.9% |
| INDORE I | INCMAHESH JOSHI | BJSRAJENDRA DHARKAR | 10,02621.36% | 63.9% |
| ITARSI | INCHARI PRASAD CHATURVEDI | BJSBHAIYA NARMADA PRASAD | 6,23917.73% | 48.3% |
| JABALPUR CONTONMENT | INCMANMOHANDAS | BJSJAI SHREE BENARJI | 23,38566.17% | 51.2% |
| JABALPUR EAST | INCKRISHNAAWATAR BHANOT | BJSCHAANJITLAL SAHANI | 15,19736.35% | 56.7% |
| JABALPUR WEST | INCSAWAIMAL | BJSBHAGWATIDHAR VAJPAYEE | 7,69717.89% | 59.2% |
| JAGDALPUR | BJSBALIRAM KASHYAP MAHADEV | INCSUKHRAMSINGH BENDORAM | 5,08817.00% | 41.2% |
| JAISINGHNAGAR | INDKAMALA PRASAD | INCRAMPRASAD SINGH | 1,4827.50% | 31.4% |
| JAITPUR | INCBHAGWANDIN | SOPBABULAL SINGH | 6,40934.38% | 29.6% |
| JAORA | INCBANKATELAL TODI | BJSLAXMINARAYAN PATIDAR | 5,37511.16% | 64.3% |
| JARHAGAON | INCMOHAMMAD BASHIR KHAN | BJSJANAKRAM | 3,4699.18% | 52.1% |
| JASHPUR | INCLUIS BEGA | BJSSUKHRAM | 1,7754.38% | 60.8% |
| JATARA | INCRAM KRISHNA MISHRA | BJSPRADYAMAN SINGH DEO | 3,66810.17% | 52.6% |
| JAWAD | INCKANHIYALAL NAGAURI | BJSVIRENDRAKUMAR SAKHLECHA | 2,5344.96% | 73.2% |
| JHABUA | INCGANGABAI | BJSPREMSINGH | 2,27111.03% | 32.2% |
| JOBAT | INCAJMERSINGH | BJSGAJRAJ SINGH | 3,71517.14% | 35.0% |
| JOURA | INCRAMCHARAN LAL MISHRA | BJSYASHWANT SINGH KUSHWAH | 8892.28% | 51.2% |
| KANKER | INCVISHRAM DHONGAI | INDPILARAM VIKE RAJURAM | 1,0404.50% | 37.4% |
| KARERA | BJSHARDAS GUPTA | INCJAINARAYAN | 8,54518.24% | 56.6% |
| KASDOL | INCKANHAIYALAL SHARMA | SWACHARANLAL SAHU JYOTISHI | 13,98655.33% | 40.4% |
| KATANGI | INCCHITTOR SINGH | INDKACHRULAL | 6,74114.91% | 67.8% |
| KATANGI | INCSATENDRAPRASAD MISHRA | BJSDHANYAKUMAR JAIN | 8,52926.31% | 51.9% |
| KAWARDHA | INDKUMAR YASHWANT RAJ SINGH | INCCHATURSINGH CHANDRAVANSHI | 4,82210.86% | 59.7% |
| KEOLARI | INCVIMLA K. P. VERMA | BJSD. YOGENDRANATH SINGH | 10,46838.87% | 41.7% |
| KESKAI | INCGANGA RAM RANA | BJSRATIRAM SUKDOO | 8,56734.85% | 43.4% |
| KHACHAROD | BJSKUNWAR VEERENDRA SINGH | INCRAHENDRA KUMAR JAIN | 1,2452.49% | 63.1% |
| KHAIRAGARH | INCVIJAYALAL OSWAL | SOPMANIKLAL GUPTA | 17,51652.54% | 47.0% |
| KHAIRALANJEE | INCMADHUSUDAN | BJSBHOPSINGH | 4,01810.28% | 66.7% |
| KHANDWA | INCGANGACHARAN MISHRA | BJSMANG LAL BHATTA | 10,73923.72% | 65.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Madhya Pradesh 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 Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 220 of 296 seats in Madhya Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 52.21% — 1.09 cr of 2.09 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Madhya Pradesh have?
Madhya Pradesh has 296 assembly seats.
