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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1972

216 seats · 110 changed party since 1967

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Party standings

Karnataka Assembly Election, 1972 · 6 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 165 seatsNCO — 24 seatsIndependent — 20 seatsSOP — 3 seatsCommunist Party of India — 3 seatsJharkhand People'S Party — 1 seat109216of 216 seats
  • INC165
  • NCO24
  • IND20
  • SOP3
  • CPI3
  • JPP1

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress16576%46,98,82452.2%212
NCONCO2411%23,61,30826.2%176
INDIndependent209%11,59,38312.9%250
SOPSOP31%1,52,5561.7%29
CPICommunist Party of India31%88,9781.0%4
JPPJharkhand People'S Party10%14,3900.2%2
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh00%3,87,4984.3%102
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)00%92,5081.0%17

+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Karnataka Assembly Election, 1972 · winner by seat

224 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 109

1972 · selected
Majority 109
INC165NCO24IND20SOP3CPI3JPP1
1967 · previous
Majority 109

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1967 → 1972

1967 1972· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
48.4
52.2
0.0
26.2
28.4
12.9
2.8
4.3
6.6
0.6
8.9
0.0
INCNCOINDBJSSWAPSP

Seat change

1972 seats minus 1967 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
126 → 165
+39
NCO
0 → 24
+24
IND
41 → 20
−21
SOP
0 → 3
+3
CPI
1 → 3
+2
JPP
0 → 1
+1
BJS
4 → 0
−4
CPM
1 → 0
−1
SWA
16 → 0
−16
PSP
20 → 0
−20

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1967 → 1972

share lostshare gained
NCO
0.0% → 26.2%
+26.2%
INC
48.4% → 52.2%
+3.7%
SOP
0.0% → 1.7%
+1.7%
BJS
2.8% → 4.3%
+1.5%
CPI
0.5% → 1.0%
+0.5%
RPI
0.8% → 0.0%
−0.8%
SSP
2.5% → 0.0%
−2.5%
SWA
6.6% → 0.6%
−6.0%
PSP
8.9% → 0.0%
−8.9%
IND
28.4% → 12.9%
−15.5%

Biggest INC–NCO swings

Seats where the INC-vs-NCO vote gap moved most, 1967 → 1972. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (INC share − NCO share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward NCO.

toward NCOtoward INC
Bagewadi
−106.9%
Kudligi
−96.6%
Kittur
−96.3%
Tikota
−91.2%
Srinivaspur
−89.4%
Huvin-Hippargi
−85.6%
Bailhongal
−84.8%
Navalgund
−79.6%
Tiptur
−79.3%
Bagewadi
−79.2%
Humnabad
−74.4%
Kirugavalu
−73.4%

Closest races · 1972

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1972

216 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1967