Punjab assembly election, Mar 1972
104 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 67.13% turnout.
Seats
104
Candidates
468
12 women, 6 elected
Turnout
67.13%
48.6 lakh of 72.4 lakh
Leading party
INC
66 of 104 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 66 | +28 | 89 | 20,83,390 | 42.84% | +3.65 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 24 | -19 | 72 | 13,44,437 | 27.64% | -1.72 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 10 | +6 | 13 | 3,16,722 | 6.51% | +1.68 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | -1 | 205 | 5,97,917 | 12.29% | +3.41 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | -1 | 17 | 1,58,309 | 3.26% | +0.18 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | -8 | 33 | 2,41,547 | 4.97% | -4.04 |
| SOPSOP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 44,605 | 0.92% | — |
| SAGSAG | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42,757 | 0.88% | — |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11,659 | 0.24% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10,324 | 0.21% | -0.87 |
| ILPILP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,782 | 0.12% | +0.08 |
| JMDJMD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,586 | 0.05% | -0.07 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,250 | 0.05% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1,273 | 0.03% | -0.89 |
- INC66 (63%)
- SAD24 (23%)
- CPI10 (10%)
- IND3 (3%)
- CPM1 (1%)
- INC66
- SAD24
- CPI10
- IND3
- CPM1
- INC66
- SAD24
- CPI10
- IND3
- CPM1
Constituency performance
From the 104 results in Punjab
Closest contest
QADIAN
won by 77 (0.15%)
Biggest victory
KARTARPUR
won by 0 (—)
Highest turnout
NABHA
83.22%
Lowest turnout
KARTARPUR
0.00%
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1969), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained42 (40%)
- Changed hands61 (59%)
- New seat1 (1%)
42 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 61 changed hands. 1 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
Punjab, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- SAD
- CPI
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 104 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 104
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOHAR | INCBAL RAM | BJSSATYA DEV | 14,88931.89% | 67.4% |
| ADAMPUR | INDHARBHAJAN SINGH | CPIKULWANT SINGH | 3,7097.95% | 72.9% |
| AJNALA | INCHAR CHARAN SINGH | CPMDALIP SINGH | 25,12744.11% | 72.3% |
| AMLOH | INCHARCHAND SINGH | SADDALIP SINGH | 4160.80% | 73.3% |
| AMRITSAR CENTRAL | INCPARTAP CHAND | BJSBALDEV PARKASH | 1,5213.70% | 68.8% |
| AMRITSAR EAST | INCGIAN CHAND KHARBANDA | BJSPANNALAL MHAJAN | 8,74323.34% | 66.9% |
| AMRITSAR SOUTH | INCPIRTHIPAL SINGH | SOPKIRPAL SINGH | 2,1624.89% | 69.5% |
| AMRITSAR WEST | CPISAT PAL | INDMEHNGA SINGH | 16,69338.02% | 60.4% |
| ANANDPUR SAHIB | INCZAIL SINGH | INDRAJINDER SINGH | 3,2567.38% | 70.9% |
| ATARI | INCGURDIT SINGH | CPMDARSHAN SINGH | 13,99934.11% | 53.9% |
| BAGHA PURANA | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | SADTEJ SINGH | 1,5362.94% | 66.4% |
| BALACHAUR | INDDALIP CHAND | INCTULSI RAM | 1,1912.47% | 64.3% |
| BANGA | INCJAGAT RAM | INDBALWANT SINGH SARHAL | 7,57219.26% | 64.3% |
| BANUR | INCHANS RAJ | CPMSUNDER SINGH | 9,27921.64% | 64.7% |
| BARA PIND | INCUMRAO SINGH | CPMGURUCHARAN SINGH | 6,91015.47% | 74.6% |
| BARNALA | SADSURJIT SINGH | INCONKAR CHAND | 11,30321.34% | 74.0% |
| BATALA | INCVISHWA MITTAR | BJSGURBACHAN SINGH | 9,46621.55% | 69.7% |
| BEAS | INCSOHAN SINGH | SADWIHHIAN SINGH | 8,18217.14% | 63.3% |
| BHADAUR | SADKUNDAN SINGH | INCBACHAN SINGH | 5,31912.45% | 68.1% |
| BHATINDA | INCKESHO RAM | INDDEWAN CHAND | 7,30216.76% | 62.7% |
| BUDHLADA | INCGURDEV SINGH | SADGOPAL SINGH | 6,96114.82% | 76.0% |
| DAKALA | SADJASDEV SINGH | INCNIRMAL BHAGWANT SINGH | 3,3347.51% | 65.4% |
| DAKHA | SADBASANT SINGH | INCHARBANS SINGH SAYAN | 2,1934.48% | 67.2% |
| DASUYA | INCSAT PAL SINGH | INDRAM PARKASH DAS | 5,29310.95% | 65.3% |
| DHANAULA | INDSUKHDEV SINGH | INCRAJINDER KAUR | 7381.49% | 71.1% |
| DHARAMKOT | SADKULWANT KAUR | INCJAGMOHAN SINGH | 4,9689.19% | 73.5% |
| DHARIWAL | CPIRAJ KUMAR | SADUJJAGAR SINGH | 5,36310.89% | 69.0% |
| DHURI | CPIACHHRA SINGH | SADSANT SINGH | 2,6605.45% | 75.5% |
| DINA NAGAR | INCJAI MUNI | BJSGIAN CHAND | 18,48854.09% | 50.4% |
| FARIDKOT | SADDURDEV SINGH | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | 1,9594.35% | 67.5% |
| FATEHGARH | INCSANTOKH SINGH | SADNATHA SINGH | 5,78011.48% | 70.7% |
| FAZILKA | INCKANSHI RAM | BJSAAU LAL | 14,46432.98% | 68.7% |
| FEROZEPUR | INCBAL MUKAND | INDGARDHARA SINGH | 3,6678.81% | 67.1% |
| FEROZEPUR CANTONMENT | SADMOHINDER SINGH | INCSUKHCHAIN SINGH | 1440.40% | 69.9% |
| GARHSHANKAR | CPIDARSHAN SINGH | SADBALDEV SINGH | 13,89928.85% | 63.0% |
| GIDDAR BAHA | SADPARKASH SINGH | INCMORINDER SINGH | 9,31117.67% | 76.7% |
| GURDASPUR | INCKHUSHAL BAHL | SADKARTAR SINGH | 11,42627.72% | 65.2% |
| GURU HAR SAHAI | INCLACHHMAN SINGH | INDKALA SINGH | 24,77657.93% | 61.5% |
| HOSHIARPUR | INCKUNDAN SINGH | SOPBALBIR SINGH | 7,14015.63% | 67.5% |
| JAGRAON | SADTARA SINGH | INCNAHAR SINGH | 2,2674.00% | 72.5% |
| JALALABAD | CPIMEHTAB SINGH | SOPHARBHAJAN SINGH | 27,18655.33% | 60.7% |
| JAMSHER | INCDARSHAN SINGH | SADMOHINDER SINGH | 9,08223.85% | 61.2% |
| JANDIALA | SADKARNAIL SINGH | SAGTARA SINGH | 1,2003.14% | 52.9% |
| JULLUNDUR CANTONMENT | INCBALBIR SINGH | INDSARUP SINGH | 4,47912.56% | 64.4% |
| JULLUNDUR NORTH | INCGURDIAL SAINI | BJSLAL CHAND | 12,56132.20% | 68.2% |
| JULLUNDUR SOUTH | INCYASH PAL | BJSMANMOHAN KALIA | 6,41515.83% | 68.1% |
| KAPURTHALA | INCKIRPAL SINGH | SADSUKHJINDER SINGH | 3,3345.78% | 70.2% |
| KARTARPUR | INCGURBANTA SINGH (UNCONTESTED) | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| KHADOOR SAHIB | INCJASWANT KAUR | SADMOHAN SINGH | 4,2068.30% | 64.8% |
| KHANNA | INCPRITHVI SINGH AZAD | SADBACHAN SINGH | 1,1192.16% | 70.6% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Punjab 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 Punjab assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 66 of 104 seats in Punjab, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 67.13% — 48.6 lakh of 72.4 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 104 assembly seats.