Rajasthan assembly election, Mar 1972
184 assembly constituencies in Rajasthan, 55.90% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Rajasthan
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 145 | +56 | 179 | 39,76,157 | 51.13% | +9.71 |
| INDIndependent | 11 | -5 | 355 | 13,50,012 | 17.36% | +1.09 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 11 | -37 | 119 | 9,58,097 | 12.32% | -9.78 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 8 | -14 | 119 | 9,48,928 | 12.20% | +0.52 |
| SOPSOP | 4 | +4 | 36 | 1,89,851 | 2.44% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | +3 | 5 | 1,21,591 | 1.56% | +0.59 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 1 | +1 | 37 | 1,04,398 | 1.34% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 74,514 | 0.96% | -0.22 |
| VHPVHP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50,229 | 0.65% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,137 | 0.03% | -0.10 |
- INC145 (79%)
- IND11 (6%)
- SWA11 (6%)
- BJS8 (4%)
- SOP4 (2%)
- CPI4 (2%)
- Others1 (1%)
- INC145
- IND11
- SWA11
- BJS8
- SOP4
- CPI4
- Others1
- INC145
- IND11
- SWA11
- BJS8
- SOP4
- CPI4
- NCO1
Constituency performance
From the 184 results in Rajasthan
Seat change
Against Rajasthan's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained70 (38%)
- Changed hands89 (48%)
- New seat25 (14%)
70 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 89 changed hands. 25 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
Rajasthan, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- INC
- IND
- SWA
- BJS
Assembly seat results
All 184 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–184 of 184
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REODA | INCJETHMAL ARYA | BJSDHANA RAM | 13,97058.10% | 34.6% |
| SADULPUR | INCRAM SINGH | INDNAND LAL | 6,67911.92% | 67.6% |
| SAGWARA | INCBHEEKHA BHAI | INDKALOORAM | 19,61261.65% | 51.6% |
| SAHADA | INCJAWAHAR MAL | BJSSHYAMLAL | 16,13636.34% | 59.9% |
| SALUMBER | INCROSHAN LAL | SWABADAMI LAL | 12,35933.00% | 46.7% |
| SANCHORE | INCRAGHUNATH | INDBIJALA RAM | 6,77614.44% | 60.0% |
| SANGARIA | INCBIRBAL | BJSMANI RAM | 23,93250.82% | 59.0% |
| SAPOTRA | INCRAM KUMAR | BJSRANGJI | 13,97343.23% | 48.0% |
| SARADA | INCDEVI LAL | BJSGAMIR LAL | 19,95459.91% | 46.4% |
| SARDARPURA | INCAMRIT LAL GEHLOT | BJSKHIVRAJ | 10,91121.79% | 60.2% |
| SARDARSHAHAR | INCCHANDANMAL | CPMRAMESH KUMAR | 26,06653.52% | 62.3% |
| SAWAI MADHOPUR | INCFAROOQ HASAN | SWAHARI VALLABH | 5,80714.57% | 52.3% |
| SHAHPURA | INCBHURA | SWAMANA | 15,03939.04% | 50.1% |
| SHEO | INCHUKAM SINGH | SWAKAN SINGH | 90.03% | 45.8% |
| SHERGRAH | INCKHET SINGH | SWAHARI SINGH | 24,28869.16% | 45.4% |
| SIDOHI | INCSHANTI LAL KOTHARI | BJSBACHUNANDAN VIAS | 15,19143.21% | 44.5% |
| SIKAR | SWAGORDHAN SINGH | INCRAMDEO SINGH | 4,6328.40% | 61.8% |
| SIKRAI | INCRAM CHANDRA | SWAJOHRI LAL | 1,6633.91% | 50.3% |
| SIWANA | INCJESA RAM | SWASAWIYA | 15,71545.86% | 48.6% |
| SOJAT | INCPUKHRAJKALANI | INDTEJARAM | 5,0889.70% | 64.8% |
| SRIMADHOPUR | INCSANWAR MAL | BJSHAR LAL SINGH | 6,58813.56% | 54.4% |
| SUJANGARH | INCPHOOL CHAND | BJSKAILASH SHANKER | 15,38530.95% | 56.9% |
| SUMERPUR | INCSAJJAN SINGH | INDGOKU CHANDRA | 20,60855.44% | 52.0% |
| SURAJGARH | INCSUNDER LAL | INDSURAJ MAL | 9,18122.88% | 50.6% |
| SURATGARH | CPIYOGENDRA NATH | INDHARCHAND SINGH | 36,22855.56% | 58.4% |
| THANAGAZI | SWALAXMI NARAIN | INCJAI KISHAN | 1,4863.48% | 58.4% |
| TIJARA | INCBARKATULLAH KHAN | BJSYAD RAM | 15,25033.93% | 64.2% |
| TODA BHIM | INCCHETRAM | SWAMEWARAM | 5571.61% | 47.0% |
| TODARASINGH | INCCHATUR BHUJ | SWARAM KARAN | 2,4655.43% | 66.6% |
| TONK | BJSAJIT SINGH | INCNIZAMUDDIN | 2480.68% | 59.9% |
| UDAIPUR | BJSBHANU KUMAR SHASTRI | INCPRAKASH ATUR | 9331.95% | 59.0% |
| UNIARA | INCRAORAJA RAJENDRA SINGH | INDRAMKARAN | 23,64577.02% | 45.6% |
| VALLABHNAGAR | INCGULAB SINGH | BJSKAMLENDRA SINGH | 8751.88% | 63.3% |
| WEIR | INCUSHA | INDRAM SWAROP | 7,68714.81% | 67.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Rajasthan 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 Rajasthan assembly election, Mar 1972?
Indian National Congress won 145 of 184 seats in Rajasthan, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Rajasthan assembly election, Mar 1972?
Turnout was 55.90% — 77.8 lakh of 1.39 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Rajasthan have?
Rajasthan has 184 assembly seats.
