Maharashtra assembly election, Mar 1972
270 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, 58.55% turnout.
Seats
270
Candidates
1,196
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
58.55%
1.51 cr of 2.59 cr
Leading party
INC
222 of 270 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Maharashtra
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 222 | +19 | 271 | 85,35,832 | 56.36% | +9.33 |
| INDIndependent | 23 | +7 | 343 | 19,20,667 | 12.68% | -1.89 |
| PWPPWP | 7 | -12 | 58 | 8,56,986 | 5.66% | -2.14 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 5 | +1 | 122 | 9,47,266 | 6.25% | -1.92 |
| SOPSOP | 3 | +3 | 52 | 6,93,797 | 4.58% | — |
| RPIRPI | 2 | -3 | 118 | 5,70,533 | 3.77% | -2.89 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | -8 | 44 | 4,12,857 | 2.73% | -2.14 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 2 | +2 | 26 | 3,63,547 | 2.40% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 1 | +1 | 26 | 2,79,210 | 1.84% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1,17,134 | 0.77% | -0.31 |
| BKDBKD | 1 | +1 | 2 | 31,508 | 0.21% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 1 | +1 | 1 | 27,138 | 0.18% | — |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2,02,935 | 1.34% | — |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1,62,433 | 1.07% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14,269 | 0.09% | -1.03 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10,059 | 0.07% | — |
- INC222 (82%)
- IND23 (9%)
- PWP7 (3%)
- BJS5 (2%)
- SOP3 (1%)
- RPI2 (1%)
- Others8 (3%)
- INC222
- IND23
- PWP7
- BJS5
- SOP3
- RPI2
- Others8
- INC222
- IND23
- PWP7
- BJS5
- SOP3
- RPI2
- CPI2
- FBL2
- Others4
Constituency performance
From the 270 results in Maharashtra
Closest contest
ADYAR
won by 90 (0.14%)
Biggest victory
MALSHIRAS
won by 0 (—)
Highest turnout
PUSAD
80.99%
Lowest turnout
MALSHIRAS
0.00%
Seat change
Against Maharashtra's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained155 (57%)
- Changed hands88 (33%)
- New seat27 (10%)
155 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 88 changed hands. 27 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
Maharashtra, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- IND
- PWP
- BJS
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 270 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–200 of 270
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAZGAON | INCTORASKAR KRISHNAJI | SHSBHAI SHINGRE | 23,41450.13% | 57.9% |
| MEDSHI | INCRAMRAO GOPALRAO ZANAK | BJSSHAMRAO UTTAMRAO VAIDYA | 39,69478.69% | 56.8% |
| MEHKAR | INCSITARAM CHINKAJI LODHE | INDTALE YADAORAO VITHOBA | 3,4745.70% | 66.7% |
| MELGHAT | INCRAMU MHATANG PATEL | INDNARAYAN NANU BEDHE | 16,78632.10% | 58.2% |
| MIRAJ | INDNARSINHA R. PATHAK | INCDADSAHEB R. JAMADAR | 7,93710.85% | 73.4% |
| MOHOL | INCSHAHAJI RAO PATIL | PWPCHANDRAKANT NIMBALKAR | 5,5678.72% | 71.2% |
| MORSHI | INCMAHULKAR MALHAR GANPAT | INDATAMARAM R. YAWALKAR | 37,99861.21% | 62.3% |
| MULSHI | INCMATE NAMDEORAO RAMKRISHNA | INDGHULE BAJIRAO LAXMAN | 33,03068.41% | 51.6% |
| MULUND | INCDATTATRAY NARAYAN SAMANT | SHSRAMCHANDRA VISHNU PADWAL | 54,66442.77% | 61.7% |
| MURBAD | INCSHANTARAM GOPAL GHOLAP | PWPNAMDEV KASHINATH AHER | 15,50626.26% | 57.0% |
| MURTAZAPUR | INCPRATIBHADEVI TIDKE | RPIBAPURAO BABANJI TAYADE | 18,82035.50% | 55.3% |
| NAGAR AKOLA | INCYESHWANT RAO BHANGARE | CPIBAPURAO DESHMUKH | 18,96341.40% | 54.2% |
| NAGPADA | INCKAZI UMAR ABDUL AZIZ | INDKHWAJA GULAM JILANI | 1,7913.12% | 64.7% |
| NAGPUR CENTRAL | INCNAVALCHANDRA G. TOKSIYA | FBLBHAGAWANTRAO GAIKAWAD | 18,68829.12% | 60.6% |
| NAGPUR EAST | INCNARENDRA DEOGHARE | FBLRAM HEDAOO | 4,4926.67% | 61.3% |
| NAGPUR NORTH | FBLDAULATRAO HUSANJI GANVIR | INCGANPAT HIRALAL BHAGAT | 1,8582.67% | 58.5% |
| NAGPUR WEST | INCSUSHILABAI BALRAJ | BJSSUMATI B. SUKLIKAR | 4,5147.05% | 63.2% |
| NAIGAON | INCVILAS VISHNU SAWANT | SOPRAM ARJUN MAHADIK | 11,52817.72% | 69.1% |
| NANDED | INCSYED F PASHA SYED N PASHA | INDMORE EKNATH KISANRAO | 14,39825.70% | 48.4% |
| NANDGAON | INCHIRUBHAU MANKU GAVALI | INDGANGADHAR SHIVARAM AHER | 13,40022.82% | 62.5% |
| NANDURBAR | INCRAMESH PANYA VALVI | BJSMADHAV BANDU MORE | 26,56062.87% | 45.1% |
| NASIK | INCLONARIVILAS MURLIDHAR | BJSKATHE GANPAT PUNDLIK | 17,77331.21% | 53.3% |
| NAWAPUR | INCSURUPSING HIRYA NAIK | INDSHRAWAN RAMA GAIKW AD | 28,29569.52% | 43.8% |
| NILANGA | INCPATIL SHIVAJIRAO BHAURAO | PWPMADHUKARRAO SOMAWASE | 4,0865.99% | 66.6% |
| NIPHAD | INDDULAJI SITARAM PATIL | INCVINAYAKRAO P. PATIL | 5671.00% | 63.7% |
| NOTH SHOLAPUR | INCKILLEDAR ABASAHEB BABURAO | INDMANE BRAHMADEO KRISHNAT | 8,46915.51% | 66.1% |
| OMERGA | INCBHASKARRAO CHALUKYA | PWPVINAYKRAAO MANE | 19,30535.79% | 58.7% |
| OSMANABAD | INCSURVASE GAUTMARAO RAMJI | PWPGHOGRE BALWANT YADAVRAO | 15,78429.14% | 57.5% |
| PACHORA | INCKRISHNARAO MAHARU PATIL | SOPSHARAD TRYAMBAK PATIL | 23,04544.04% | 56.1% |
| PAITHAN | INCKALYANRAO PATIL | RPIUTTAM SONAJI | 35,71568.50% | 53.2% |
| PALGHAR | INCVINAYAK SITARAM PATIL | SOPMORESHWAR BHIMAJI MESTRI | 15,15629.77% | 57.8% |
| PANDHARPUR | INCPATIL AUDUMBAR KONDIBA | INDDOMBE BALU SHIVLING | 19,49736.25% | 56.6% |
| PANHALA | INCD. YASHWANTRAO PATIL | PWPPATIL SADASHIV DAULATRAO | 24,70944.27% | 64.0% |
| PANVEL | PWPDINKAR BALU PATIL | INCGOPAL GOVIND PATIL | 7,72513.27% | 64.4% |
| PARBHANI | INCJANKAR RAOSAHEB BAPUSAHEB | PWPGAVANE A RAMCHANDRA RAO | 6,96513.59% | 52.3% |
| PAREL | INCGAJANAN SHANKAR LOKE | SHSVAMAN SHIVRAM MAHADIK | 9,85914.65% | 71.6% |
| PARENDA | RPIDESHMUKH VASUDEO ANANDRAO | INCARUNOJIRAO DESHMUKH | 2,5704.18% | 59.3% |
| PARNER | INCKALESHANKARRAO DEORAM | INDBHAGAT DATTATRYA KONDIRAM | 1,3402.66% | 60.9% |
| PAROLA | INCBHASKARRAO RAJARAM PATIL | BJSSURYAWANSHI C. CHINDHA | 33,31577.59% | 44.3% |
| PARTUR | PWPBARKULE HARIBHAU RAMRAO | INCYADAO RAMRAO NARAYANRAO | 12,40029.20% | 47.7% |
| PATAN | INCDAULATRAO S. DESAI | PWPRAOSAHEB S. PATANKAR | 65,78696.85% | 75.7% |
| PATHARDI | INDMHASKE GANAPAT RAJARAM | INCMANIKBAI GARJE | 8,81115.30% | 53.2% |
| PATHRI | INCNAKHATE SAKHARAM GOPALRAO | PWPNAIK BABARAO SOPANRAO | 3,0816.65% | 45.5% |
| PEN | INDA. T. PATIL | INCMOHAN MAHADEO PATIL | 20,59932.60% | 72.0% |
| PHALTAN | INCKRISHNACHANDRA BHOITE | CPIJAGTAP BAJIRAO APPAJI | 29,68358.76% | 56.8% |
| POONA CANTONMENT | INCSHIVAJIRAO DHERE | SOPRAM TUPE | 16,88832.51% | 59.3% |
| PULGAON | INCPRABHARAO SAU | FBLMOTILAL SHAMLAL KAPOOR | 28,25145.37% | 65.3% |
| PURANDHAR | SOPJADHAVRAO JYOTIYAJIRAO | INCDNYANESHWAR R. KHAIRE | 8,21915.84% | 62.0% |
| PUSAD | INCNAIK VASANTRAO PHULSING | FBLDHOTE J BAPURAO | 28,63238.37% | 81.0% |
| RADHANAGARI | INDKRISHNAJI GANGARAM MORE | INCBAKU ABAI D. KHANDEKAR | 8,30411.86% | 73.4% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 222 of 270 seats in Maharashtra, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Maharashtra assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 58.55% — 1.51 cr of 2.59 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Maharashtra have?
Maharashtra has 270 assembly seats.
