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Delhi Assembly Election, 1972
56 seats · vs 1951 (42-seat house — comparison approximate)
Party standings
Delhi Assembly Election, 1972 · 5 parties won seats
- INC44
- BJS5
- CPI3
- IND2
- NCO2
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 4479% | 6,81,324 | 48.5% | 52 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 59% | 5,40,069 | 38.5% | 56 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 35% | 54,183 | 3.9% | 4 |
| INDIndependent | 24% | 78,208 | 5.6% | 104 |
| NCONCO | 24% | 27,540 | 2.0% | 19 |
| RPIRPI | 00% | 17,010 | 1.2% | 17 |
+ 3 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Delhi Assembly Election, 1972 · winner by seat
70 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 29
1972 · selected
Majority 29
INC44BJS5CPI3IND2NCO2
1951 · previous
Majority 22
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1951 → 1972
1951 1972· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
52.1
48.5
21.9
38.5
0.5
3.9
15.9
5.6
INCBJSCPIIND
Seat change
1972 seats minus 1951 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
34 → 44
+10
BJS
4 → 5
+1
CPI
0 → 3
+3
IND
1 → 2
+1
NCO
0 → 2
+2
HMS
1 → 0
−1
SP
2 → 0
−2
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1951 → 1972
share lostshare gained
BJS
21.9% → 38.5%
+16.6%
CPI
0.5% → 3.9%
+3.4%
NCO
0.0% → 2.0%
+2.0%
RPI
0.0% → 1.2%
+1.2%
SOP
0.0% → 0.3%
+0.3%
HMS
1.3% → 0.0%
−1.3%
SP
2.4% → 0.0%
−2.4%
KMPP
2.6% → 0.0%
−2.6%
SCF
3.0% → 0.0%
−3.0%
INC
52.1% → 48.5%
−3.6%
Biggest INC–BJS swings
Seats where the INC-vs-BJS vote gap moved most, 1951 → 1972. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − BJS share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward BJS.
toward BJStoward INC
Chawri Bazar
−71.0%
Arya Pura
−61.5%
Darya Ganj
−52.5%
Chandni Chowk
−45.6%
Nangloi
−40.2%
Balli Maran
−39.6%
Tibbia College
−39.3%
Ramnagar
−35.3%
Najaf Garh
−30.5%
Kashmere Gate
+28.1%
Shahdara
+11.6%
Delhi Cantonment
−9.1%
Closest races · 1972
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1972
56 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1951
- Ajmeri GateINC4.3%
- Anand ParbatINC42.1%
- Arya PuraCPI12.3%
- Ashok NagarINC15.3%
- BadliINC29.2%
- Balli MaranIND2.5%
- Bara KhambaINC38.8%
- Basti JulahanINC5.1%
- BawanaIND21.5%
- Chandni ChowkINC7.3%
- Chawri BazarBJS4.0%
- DaribaINC4.0%
- Darya GanjBJS0.7%
- Delhi CantonmentINC49.7%
- Deputy GanjBJS10.8%
- Dev NagarINC15.9%
- Gandhi NagarINC10.1%
- Geeta ColonyINC7.8%
- GhondaINC21.3%
- Gole MarketINC17.1%
- JangpuraINC17.5%
- Kalan MasjidNCO1.3%
- KalkajiINC24.2%
- Kamla NagarINC8.8%
- Kashmere GateINC35.6%
- Kasturba NagarINC20.5%
- Kishan GanjCPI8.0%
- Lajpat NagarINC3.2%
- Lakshmi Bai NagarINC23.4%
- Matia MahalNCO2.7%
- Minto RoadINC35.3%
- Moti NagarINC5.0%
- Motia KhanINC1.5%
- Najaf GarhINC0.2%
- NangloiINC29.0%
- NarelaINC19.2%
- Pahar GanjBJS3.6%
- PalamINC35.8%
- Patel NagarBJS7.9%
- Pratap NagarINC13.4%
- Prithvi Raj RoadINC20.3%
- Qasab PuraINC3.4%
- Rajinder NagarINC2.7%
- RamakrishnapuramINC16.2%
- RamnagarINC14.3%
- RehgarpuraINC9.7%
- Sarai RohillaINC36.7%
- Sarojini NagarINC5.6%
- ShahdaraINC15.8%
- Shakti NagarINC7.8%
- Shakur BastiCPI19.4%
- Subhash NagarINC9.4%
- Tibbia CollegeINC4.7%
- TimarpurINC12.7%
- TughlakabadINC3.3%
- Vijay NagarINC24.1%