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 201–250 of 296
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAGOD | INCBALA PRASAD | BJSVEERAN | 14,19230.84% | 59.9% |
| NAOROZABAD | INCJAGAN NATH SINGH | INDINDRAPAL SINGH | 6,89830.85% | 33.4% |
| NARAYANPUR | INCRATIRAM | INDBADRINATH BAGHEL | 3,0829.81% | 48.2% |
| NARSINGARH | INCMANGI LAL BHANDARI | BJSSUDDHU MAL | 4,80914.94% | 46.0% |
| NASIMHAPUR | INCS. S. NARAYAN MUSHRAM | BJSVIRENDRA SINGH KILEDAR | 7,45919.30% | 60.1% |
| NEEMUCH | INCRAGHUNANDAN PRASAD | BJSKESHAV SHANKAR LELE | 7,57514.70% | 66.9% |
| NIMARKHEDI | INCRAGHUNATH RAO MANDLOI | BJSRAGHURAJSINGH | 4,51312.01% | 57.1% |
| NIWARI | SOPLUXMI NARAYAN NAYAK | INCNARENDRA SINGH DEO | 12,50024.40% | 61.9% |
| NIWAS | BJSANOOPSINGH HARISINGH | INCFATEHSINGH WADIWA | 9174.39% | 30.3% |
| NOHATA | INCTHAKUR NEKNARAYAN SINGH | SOPPRAKASH CHAND SINGHAI | 20,33456.26% | 48.4% |
| PAL | INCDEOSAI | BJSRUPCHAND | 5,09417.64% | 43.1% |
| PALARI | INCPHOOLSINGH | BJSBHANVARSINGH MANDAS | 13,91452.59% | 40.2% |
| PAMGARH | INCKULPATSINGH KUPITRAM | BJSNETRAM | 5,46141.32% | 17.4% |
| PANAGAR | INCGIRWAR SINGH PATEL | BJSBHAGWATPRASAD PATEL | 9,77824.68% | 55.3% |
| PANDHANA | BJSSAKHARAM DEOKARAN | INCJAGA | 2,2155.61% | 57.6% |
| PANDHURNA | INCMADHAVLAL DUBE MIKULAL | INDRATANCHAND MANGALCHAND | 8,26917.69% | 64.3% |
| PANNA | INCHET RAM DUBE | BJSBAURI PRASAD GUPTA | 11,36423.12% | 63.0% |
| PARASIA | INCBARIKRAO AMRUTRAO | BJSGANGADEEN PANCHAMDAS | 8,94631.50% | 40.4% |
| PARASWADA | INCTEJLAL TEMBHRE | INDPRATAPLAL | 1,2113.63% | 49.5% |
| PATAN | INCMOTILAL SHENKAR | BJSROSHANLAL SONKAR | 14,06262.37% | 37.0% |
| PATHALGAON | BJSLALJIT SINGH | INCLOCHAN SAIPARHA | 9793.21% | 47.7% |
| PATHARIA | INCGOPAL DAS MUNNILAL | BJSDAYALDAS URF DALU | 1,5995.38% | 45.4% |
| PAWAI | INCJAGDISH SINGH | BJSRAJENDRA SINGH | 4,95112.92% | 57.6% |
| PETLAWAD | INCDILEEP SINGH | SOPPRATAP SINGH | 3,28212.65% | 42.6% |
| PICHHORE | INCBHANU PRATAP SINGH | INDKAMAL SINGH | 2,9976.94% | 60.2% |
| PIPARIA | INCRATAN KUMARI DEVI | SOPNARAAN DAS MOURYA | 3,44712.50% | 44.3% |
| PITHORA | INCTHAMKUR BHANUPRATAP SINGH | SOPJIWANLAL PALTOORAM | 5,17115.38% | 41.8% |
| POHRI | BJSBABU LAL | INCMISHREE | 8,22526.07% | 46.0% |
| PREMNAGAR | BJSBHUVNESHWAR | INCLOCHAN SINGH | 7,22827.98% | 39.9% |
| PUSHPARAJGARH | INDDALBIR SINGH | INCGIRJA KUMARI | 5282.97% | 29.0% |
| PUSSOUR | INCKAMLA KUMARI | BJSVIJAI BAHADUR | 2,9609.76% | 39.6% |
| RAGHOGARH | BJSHARLAL SHAKYAWAR | INCKHUBCHAND GOLIYA | 6,28317.27% | 50.5% |
| RAIGARH | INCRAMKUMAR AGRAWAL | INDDOCTOR SHATRUHANLAL PATEL | 11,29027.18% | 52.6% |
| RAIPUR | INDSUDHIRMUKHERJI | BJSMANSUKH LAL S CHANDEEL | 13,46527.44% | 57.7% |
| RAJGARH | INCGULAB SINGH | INDVIJAY SINGH | 2,1278.17% | 35.0% |
| RAJIM | INCSHYAMCHARAN SHUKLA | BJSPAWAN DIWAN SUKHRAMDHAR | 11,23027.46% | 60.1% |
| RAJNANDGAON | INCKISHORILAL | SOPJ. P. L. FRANCIS | 7,93920.80% | 52.0% |
| RAJPUR | INCBARKU MAHADU CHOUHAN | BJSRUPSINGH CHOUHAN | 4,02512.52% | 52.0% |
| RAMPUR | INCPYARELAL SHEOPRASAD | BJSNANKIRAM | 10,39234.05% | 44.5% |
| RANPUR BAGHELAN | SOPTOSHAN SINGH | INDRAGHVENDRA SINGH | 8811.66% | 62.1% |
| RATLAM | INCAKBARALI ARIF | BJSLOKENDRASINGH SISODIA | 3,9247.02% | 67.6% |
| REHLI | INCGOURISHANKAR PATHAK | BJSNARMADA PRASAD TIWARI | 3,3888.62% | 52.6% |
| REWA | INCMUNI PRASAD SHUKLA | SOPJAGDISH CHANDRA JOSHI | 3,2497.24% | 59.0% |
| RON | BJSRASAL SINGH | INCSOWARAN SINGH PARMAR | 10,17727.05% | 55.7% |
| SABALGARH | INCRAGHUBAR DAYAL RASOIYA | INDSHYAM LAL | 7,07616.66% | 55.2% |
| SAGAR | INCJWALAPRASAD JYOTISHI | SOPNARAYAN SHANKAR TRIVEDI | 8,09219.18% | 64.3% |
| SAILANA | INCPRABHUDAYAL GEHIOTE | SOPLAXMANSINGH JHITRA | 7,17919.37% | 56.1% |
| SAKTI | INDPUSHPENDRANATH SINGH | INCINDUMATI DEVI L SINGH | 6161.89% | 48.0% |
| SAMRI | BJSLARANGSAI | INCJITAN RAM | 4,11314.26% | 45.4% |
| SANCHI | INCDULICHAND | BJSLAKHAN | 7,56126.79% | 44.0% |
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.
