Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Mar 1972
296 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 52.21% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- BJS
- IND
- SOP
Assembly seat results
All 296 seats, alphabetical · showing 251–296 of 296
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAIPALI | INCV. B. SINGH | BJSJAGDISHLAL LAKHISINGH | 1,3104.49% | 41.5% |
| SARANGARH | INCSHEO PRASAD GOTIA | INDAWADHA RAM BHARDWAJ | 3091.29% | 30.4% |
| SARANGPUR | INCSAJJAN SINGH VISHNAR | BJSAMAR SINGH | 1,2533.46% | 53.5% |
| SARDARPUR | INCBABUSINGH ALAWA | BJSBHERUSINGH DHANSINGH | 4,19613.33% | 42.9% |
| SATNA | INCKANTA | BJSSUKHENDRA SINGH | 14,18025.01% | 65.0% |
| SAUSAR | INCMANIKRAO NARAYANRAO | BJSSARUPSINGH GHURIYASINGH | 11,19737.93% | 44.5% |
| SAWER | INCRADHAKRISHAN MALVIYA | BJSHARIRAM RAGHUNATHJI | 2,2567.59% | 43.9% |
| SEHORE | INCAZIZ QURESHI | BJSSUDARSHAN MAHAJAN | 6,78214.84% | 56.6% |
| SENDHWA | INCSHOBHARAM PATEL | BJSRAOJIBHAI KALIJI | 11,77729.44% | 57.2% |
| SEONDHA | INCSHIV CHARAN | BJSDHYANENDRA S. MAHENDRA S | 3,2717.88% | 60.9% |
| SEONI | INCNITYENDRA NATH SHEEL | BJSKIRAT SINGH | 4,11013.77% | 42.3% |
| SHAHPUR | INCSHIVKUMARSINGH NAWALSINGH | BJSPARMANAND THAKURDASS | 6,51712.35% | 68.5% |
| SHAJAPUR | INCTARA P. CHANDRA SHARMA | BJSDEVISINGH BHIMAWAD | 5,94011.51% | 70.4% |
| SHEOPUR | BJSLOKENDRA SINGH | INCSATYABHANN CHAUHAN | 7771.64% | 64.8% |
| SHIVPURI | BJSSUSHIL B. ASHATHANA | INCHANUMANT SINGH | 8,24717.37% | 59.8% |
| SHUJALPUR | INCRAMESHWAR DAYAL SHARMA | BJSANAND KUMAR JAIN | 6,91214.33% | 64.9% |
| SIDHI | INCARJUN SINGH | BJSDEVENDRA PRATAP | 31,80275.03% | 50.3% |
| SIHAWA | INCPUSAURAM | BJSNARAYANASINGH PATIRAM | 5,73420.26% | 49.6% |
| SIHORA | INCPARMANANDBHAI | BJSGULABDAS AGARWAL | 11,48723.93% | 67.5% |
| SINGRAULI | INCSHYAMKARTIK RAM | INDBHAGWAN DAS | 16,92049.01% | 51.0% |
| SIRMAUR | INCRAJMANI PATEL | SOPYAMU A. PRASAD | 2,1985.46% | 51.7% |
| SIRONJ | INCI. KHAN TARZI MASHRIQUL | BJSRAGHUVIR SINGH | 4260.97% | 52.5% |
| SITAMAU | INCDHANSUKHLAL BHACHAWAT | BJSTHAKUR MOHANSINGH | 10,82121.16% | 68.8% |
| SITAPUR | INCSUKHI RAM | BJSPREM AI | 3,71813.43% | 43.0% |
| SOHAGPUR | INCKRISHNAPAL SINGH | SOPPREMJI | 12,68831.07% | 52.8% |
| SONKATCH | INCBAPULAL KISHANLAL | BJSDEVILAL REKWAL | 3,4526.46% | 71.0% |
| SURAJPUR | INCDHIRENDRANATH | BJSSHEO PRATAP | 5,63417.58% | 52.8% |
| SURKHI | INCGAYA PRASAD KABIRPANTHI | BJSNARMADA PRASAD RAI | 9,40226.87% | 48.1% |
| SUSNER | BJSHARIBHAU JOSHI | INCRANA NATWARSINGH | 5311.22% | 66.7% |
| SUWASARA | INCRAMGOPAL BHARTIYA | BJSCHAMPALAL ARYA | 4161.03% | 58.6% |
| TAKHATPUR | INCROHANI KUMAR | BJSMANHARANLAL PANDEY | 1,3984.05% | 53.1% |
| TANAKHAR | INDLAL KIRTIKUMAR SINGH | INCYAGAYESENI DEVI | 2120.79% | 41.2% |
| TAPKARA | BJSDINESHWAR SAI | INCKEDARNATH SAI | 6,66819.70% | 51.5% |
| TARANA | INCLAKSHMINARAYAN JAIN | BJSMADHAVSINGH | 5,18211.83% | 64.8% |
| TEONTHAR | BJSTRIVENI PRASAD | CPIGANGA SINGH | 4190.96% | 59.5% |
| THANDLA | SOPMANNA | INCGABBU ALIAS GABRILAL | 5932.17% | 45.3% |
| TIKAMGARH | INCSARDAR SINGH | SOPMAGANLAL GOEL | 11,73729.89% | 53.6% |
| TIMARNI | INCKHEEPRASAD BASTABAD | SOPAGNIBHOJ RAMESHWAR | 11,96939.00% | 47.2% |
| UDAIPURA | INCGOUTAM SHARMA | BJSPAHLAD SINGH | 10,83029.32% | 53.7% |
| UJJAIN NORTH | INCPRAKASH CHAND SETHI | BJSBABULAL JAIN | 15,11925.59% | 70.3% |
| UJJAIN SOUTH | INCDURGADAS SURYAVANSI | BJSGANGARAM PARMAR | 10,29823.12% | 62.4% |
| UMARIA | INCRANVIJAYA PRATAP SINGH | BJSRAMJIDAS | 10,61645.76% | 38.3% |
| V | INCNARAYAN PRASAD SHUKLA | INDYAGYADUTTA SHARMA | 15,88735.87% | 56.5% |
| VIDISHA | INCSURYA PRAKASH | BJSRAGHAVJI | 6371.34% | 59.4% |
| VIJAIRAGHOGARH | INCRAMRANI JOHAR | INDARVINDKUMAR PATHAK | 8,30421.35% | 58.2% |
| WARASFONI | INCTHANSINGH | INDKARU | 3,2008.15% | 63.9% |
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.
