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 201–250 of 270
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAHURI | CPIKADU PUNJAJI BAPUJI | INCWAGH RAMANATH LAXMAN | 3,8757.14% | 56.9% |
| RAJAPUR | INCSAHADEV MUKUND THAKRE | SOPLAXMAN RANGNATH HATANKAR | 2,2455.28% | 59.2% |
| RAJURA | INCVITHALRAO LAXMANRAO DHOTE | INDMUSALE DEORAO JANARDHAN | 7,34413.85% | 57.1% |
| RALFGAON | INCANANDRAO K RAO DESHMUKH | FBLDHURVE PRABHAKAR BAKARAM | 6,61113.25% | 55.8% |
| RAMTEK | INCGUNDERAO FAKIRAJI MAHAJAN | FBLPANDURANG JAIRAMJI HAJARE | 3,9548.45% | 53.2% |
| RATNAGIRI | INCS. E. HASSNAIN | BJSNIWENDKAR V. KRISHNAJI | 8,93020.93% | 52.4% |
| RAVER | INCM. R. DHANAJI CHAUDHARI | BJSBHIKA NATHU PATIL | 46,21986.04% | 61.1% |
| RENAPUR | INCRAGHUNATHRAO MUNDE | PWPCHEWLE SANTRAM SAMBHAJI | 12,97524.33% | 54.1% |
| SAKOLI | INCMARTAND RAMAJI KAPGATE | BJSSHYAMRAO PAGAJI KAPGATE | 13,08119.10% | 75.7% |
| SAKRI | INCGOJARBAI RAMRAO BHAMRE | CPIJAGANNATH T. DESALE | 12,97223.58% | 56.9% |
| SANGAMESHWAR | INCBHUVAD LAXMIBAI BABAJI | BJSBHIDE S. DATTATRAY | 12,76631.67% | 46.3% |
| SANGAMNER | INCKHATAL BHIKAJIRAO JIJABA | INDGADE MOHANRAO ABASAHEB | 36,97459.90% | 58.4% |
| SANGLI | INCPATIL PANDURANG BABURAO | BJSPAWAR PANDIT SHIVAJI | 48,90473.00% | 65.0% |
| SANGOLA | INCS. BAPUSAHEB PATIL | PWPGANAPATRAO DESMUKH | 1,6552.52% | 71.6% |
| SANTACRUZ | INCJAGESH DESAI | SHSDANDEKAR SHANKAR LAXMAN | 34,31944.17% | 58.5% |
| SAOLI | INCY BHAGIRATH BAJAJ | BJSBALAYIPANT DESHKAR | 20,67330.35% | 71.2% |
| SAONER | INCNARENDRA MAHIPATI TIDKE | FBLJAMBUWANTRAO DHOTE | 4,7668.13% | 63.1% |
| SATARA | INCJAGTAP DHONDIRAM SHIDOJI | NCOPAWAR NARAYANRAO RAJARAM | 28,23947.29% | 67.0% |
| SAWANTWADI | INCPRATAP RAO DEO RAO BHOSALE | SOPJAYA NAND SHIV RAM MATHKAR | 16,90038.31% | 57.7% |
| SEWREE | INCA. T. ALIAS BHAI BHOSLE | SHSDATTAJI SALVI | 18,92027.16% | 67.9% |
| SHAHADA | INCCHANURASING D. BHANDARI | BJSGUMAN HARI PATALE | 7,17029.80% | 29.8% |
| SHAHAPUR | INCSHRIRANG RAMA SHINGE | INDYASHWANT GUNAJI AMEKAR | 14,95538.27% | 43.4% |
| SHAHUWADI | INCGAIKWAD U. RAO NANASAHEB | PWPKUMBHAR SHANKAR BABU | 38,59264.17% | 72.6% |
| SHEGAON | PWPKASHIRAM RAYBHAN PATIL | INCALSI YAMINIBAI DIGAMBER | 8,65512.75% | 70.8% |
| SHEVGAON | CPILANGHE VAKTI RAO BABURAO | INCGADAKH YASHWANTRAO KANKAR | 3,2325.44% | 64.6% |
| SHIRALA | INCBHAGAWANRAO PATIL | PWPPATIL YESHWANT CHANDROJI | 27,33941.97% | 65.9% |
| SHIRDI | INDKOLHE SHANKARRAO GENUJI | INCROHAMARE KARBHARI BHIMAJI | 5,6937.72% | 74.2% |
| SHIROL | INCKUMBHAR RATNAPA BHARMAPA | SOPJADHAV S. RAO GANPATRAO | 42,91852.55% | 79.3% |
| SHIRPUR | INCSHIVAJIRAO GIRDHAR PATIL | BJSPRALHADRAO M. PATIL | 20,36535.61% | 66.8% |
| SHIVAJINAGAR | INCRAVINDRA MORE | PWPKILLEDAR B. D. | 19,63631.90% | 61.3% |
| SHOLAPUR CITY NORTH | INCBET RAMKRISHNA VENKATESH | CPIMADUR VENKAPPA RAMAYYA | 4,0637.62% | 68.7% |
| SHOLAPUR CITY SOUTH | INCTHOKAL NIRMALA SHANKAR RAO | INDRONE BHIMRAO LAXMAN | 17,28437.10% | 65.5% |
| SHRIGONDA | INDBHARASKAR BABURAO MAHADEO | INCSHINDE PRABHAKAR BHAURAO | 4,66112.65% | 45.9% |
| SHRIRAMPUR | INCADIK GOVINDRAO WAMANRAO | INDBHASKARRAO GALANDE | 7,92613.96% | 66.6% |
| SHRIWARDHAN | INCA. R. ANTULE | BJSANNA THOSAR | 38,48268.60% | 58.7% |
| SHUKRAWAR PETH | BJSRAMCHANDRA A. MHALGI | INCVASANT THORAT | 1,5971.92% | 72.9% |
| SHULIA NORTH | INCSADASHIV SHANKAR MALI | PWPZULAL BHILAJIRAO PATIL | 18,27536.57% | 51.5% |
| SILLOD | INCSHIVRAM GANGARAM | SOPMANOHAR HARI | 21,04456.03% | 39.4% |
| SINDKHEDA | INCLILABAI UTTAMRAO PATIL | SOPRAGHUNATH CHINDHA PATIL | 14,09528.47% | 54.9% |
| SINNAR | INCRAMKRISHNA NARAYAN NAIK | INDWAJE SHANKARRAO BALAJI | 5,6619.50% | 65.8% |
| SIRONCHA | INCALONE MUKUNDRAO VITHOBA | RPKJAMNADAS KHOBARAGADE | 5,06910.19% | 52.9% |
| SIRUR | INCKOKARE POPATRAO HARIBHAU | RPIGUJAR RAIKUMAR BHOGILAL | 9,59923.64% | 52.8% |
| SOUTH SHOLAPUR | INCV. G. SHIVADARE | RPIFADATARE DEORAM VITHAL | 44,47984.01% | 65.8% |
| SURGANA | BKDARJUN TULASHIRAM PAWAR | INCSITARAM SAVAJI BHOYE | 12,44838.07% | 41.3% |
| TALODA | BJSDILWARSING D. PADVI | INCGORAJI SURAJI PADVI | 1,8375.75% | 36.6% |
| TASGAON | INCPATIL BABASAHEB GOPALRAO | PWPMANE DESHMUKH J. S. MAHADEO | 35,20147.32% | 70.4% |
| THANA | INCVIMAL KAANDERAO RANGNEKAR | BJSWAMANRAO REGE PRABHAKAR | 33,01241.18% | 53.8% |
| TIRORA | INCSHALIGRAM RAMRATAN DIXIT | INDCHAITLAL RAMJI BHAGAT | 1,9483.00% | 66.8% |
| TULJAPUR | INCSHIVAJIRAO PATIL | PWPM. A. K. MOHAMMED ISAKHAN | 20,57843.46% | 48.9% |
| TUMSAR | INCKESHAORAO PARDHI | RPISHAMRAO R. THAKRE | 1,4032.24% | 65.0% |
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.
