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Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1972

270 seats · 88 changed party since 1967

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Party standings

Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1972 · 12 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 222 seatsIndependent — 23 seatsPWP — 7 seatsBharatiya Jana Sangh — 5 seatsSOP — 3 seatsRPI — 2 seatsCommunist Party of India — 2 seats5 other parties — 6 seats136270of 270 seats
  • INC222
  • IND23
  • PWP7
  • BJS5
  • SOP3
  • RPI2
  • CPI2
  • Others6

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress22282%85,35,83256.4%268
INDIndependent239%19,20,66712.7%343
PWPPWP73%8,56,9865.7%58
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh52%9,47,2666.3%122
SOPSOP31%6,93,7974.6%52
RPIRPI21%5,70,5333.8%118
CPICommunist Party of India21%4,12,8572.7%44
FBLFBL21%3,63,5472.4%26
SHSShiv Sena10%2,79,2101.8%26
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)10%1,17,1340.8%20
BKDBhartiya Krishak Dal10%31,5080.2%2
MULMUL10%27,1380.2%1
RPKRPK00%2,02,9351.3%56
NCONCO00%1,62,4331.1%49

+ 2 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Maharashtra Assembly Election, 1972 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 136

1972 · selected
Majority 136
INC222IND23PWP7BJS5SOP3RPI2CPI2FBL2SHS1CPM1+2 more · 2 seats
1967 · previous
Majority 136

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1967 → 1972

1967 1972· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
47.0
56.4
14.6
12.7
7.8
5.7
8.2
6.3
0.0
4.6
6.7
3.8
4.9
2.7
INCINDPWPBJSSOPRPICPI

Seat change

1972 seats minus 1967 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
203 → 222
+19
IND
16 → 23
+7
PWP
19 → 7
−12
BJS
4 → 5
+1
SOP
0 → 3
+3
RPI
5 → 2
−3
CPI
10 → 2
−8
FBL
0 → 2
+2
SHS
0 → 1
+1
CPM
1 → 1
0

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1967 → 1972

share lostshare gained
INC
47.0% → 56.4%
+9.3%
SOP
0.0% → 4.6%
+4.6%
FBL
0.0% → 2.4%
+2.4%
SHS
0.0% → 1.8%
+1.8%
RPK
0.0% → 1.3%
+1.3%
NCO
0.0% → 1.1%
+1.1%
CPM
1.1% → 0.8%
−0.3%
SWA
1.1% → 0.1%
−1.0%
IND
14.6% → 12.7%
−1.9%
BJS
8.2% → 6.3%
−1.9%

Biggest INC–IND swings

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

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

toward INDtoward INC
Koregaon
−112.2%
Ambegaon
−103.6%
Patan
+98.4%
Khatav
−96.0%
Colaba
+90.9%
Bhor
−87.4%
Chopda
+80.2%
Pen
−77.1%
Sangli
+73.8%
Pulgaon
+73.5%
Shirol
+71.2%
Phaltan
+69.5%

Closest races · 1972

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

All constituencies · 1972

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