Maharashtra assembly election, Mar 1972
270 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, 58.55% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- IND
- PWP
- BJS
Assembly seat results
All 270 seats, alphabetical · showing 251–270 of 270
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDGIR | RPIVITHALRAO KHADIWALE | INCGHOGE BHIMRAO MANIKRAO | 2430.52% | 43.9% |
| ULHASNAGAR | INCSANMUKH CHUHARMAL ISRANI | BJSPRALHAD HIRANAND ADVANI | 5,9329.46% | 52.0% |
| UMARKHADI | MULG. M. H. NOORMOHAMAD | INCMIYA AHMED LATIF | 6,01711.51% | 63.4% |
| UMARKHED | INCMANE SHANKARRAO AJAJI | INDRAGHUNATH ANANT DESHMUKH | 9,41415.64% | 69.6% |
| UMRER | INCA. L. WAGHMARE | INDSHRWAN DOMA DARNE | 10,16518.39% | 55.1% |
| VADGAON | INCVHATKAR NAMDEO LAXMAN | INDKURNE DATTAJIRAO BHAURAO | 36,19678.18% | 50.2% |
| VAIJAPUR | INCSHAKUNTALABAI PATIL | INDK S MISAL | 28,00072.15% | 44.3% |
| VENGURLA | INCSITARAM NARAYAN DESAI | SOPPUNDALIK A. KINALEKAR | 17,29937.94% | 61.9% |
| VILE PARLE | INCCHANDULAL SHAH KANTABEN | NCOPRANLAL HARKISHANDAS VORA | 24,69032.84% | 60.5% |
| WAI | INCBHOSALE PRATAPRAO BABURAO | BJSPORE ARVIND BALKRISHNA | 39,28580.88% | 63.6% |
| WALGON | INCU. RAO B. RAO MAHALLE | RPIGOPAL GULAB WAGHMARE | 26,29742.89% | 65.2% |
| WALKESHWAR | INCHARISHKUMAR N. TRIVEDI | BJSJ. NAVICHANDRA MEHTA | 11,98519.70% | 57.1% |
| WALVA | INCPATIL RAJARAM ANANT | PWPSHINDE VASANT SHANKAR | 59,64480.18% | 78.3% |
| WANI | INDNANDEKAR DADA SITARAM | INCGOHOKAR VIMALTAI DEORAO | 940.17% | 65.4% |
| WARDHA | INCVASANTRAO J. KARLEKAR | INDR. C. MAROTRA GHANGARE | 8881.49% | 64.9% |
| WASHIM | INCBHIMRAO MAHADEO KATKE | BJSBALIRAM G. RISODKAR | 30,13763.02% | 49.2% |
| WORLI | INCSHARAD SHANKAR DIGHE | SHSNALAWADE DATTA | 24,87435.29% | 67.8% |
| YAWAL | INCJIVARAM TUKARAM MAHAJAN | SOPKASHIRAM MOTIRAM PATIL | 14,54532.62% | 53.8% |
| YEOLA | INDNIVRITTI RAMJI BHORKADE | INCMADHAVRAO T. PATIL | 15,41429.37% | 64.0% |
| YEOTMAL | FBLGHARFALKAR K N RAMCHANDRA | INCG V RAO BALKRISHNA | 9,00314.00% | 68.4% |
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.
