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Manipur Assembly Election, 1972
60 seats · vs 1967 (30-seat house — comparison approximate)
Party standings
Manipur Assembly Election, 1972 · 6 parties won seats
- IND19
- INC17
- MRP15
- CPI5
- SOP3
- NCO1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIndependent | 1932% | 1,40,471 | 31.1% | 103 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 1728% | 1,35,678 | 30.0% | 59 |
| MRPMRP | 1525% | 91,148 | 20.2% | 42 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 58% | 45,765 | 10.1% | 25 |
| SOPSOP | 35% | 24,195 | 5.4% | 16 |
| NCONCO | 12% | 10,699 | 2.4% | 10 |
+ 2 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Manipur Assembly Election, 1972 · winner by seat
60 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 31
1972 · selected
Majority 31
IND19INC17MRP15CPI5SOP3NCO1
1967 · previous
Majority 16
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1967 → 1972
1967 1972· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
48.8
31.1
32.5
30.0
0.0
20.2
5.5
10.1
0.0
5.4
11.7
0.0
INDINCMRPCPISOPSSP
Seat change
1972 seats minus 1967 seats
seats lostseats gained
IND
9 → 19
+10
INC
16 → 17
+1
MRP
0 → 15
+15
CPI
1 → 5
+4
SOP
0 → 3
+3
NCO
0 → 1
+1
SSP
4 → 0
−4
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1967 → 1972
share lostshare gained
MRP
0.0% → 20.2%
+20.2%
SOP
0.0% → 5.4%
+5.4%
CPI
5.5% → 10.1%
+4.7%
NCO
0.0% → 2.4%
+2.4%
PSP
0.8% → 0.0%
−0.8%
INC
32.5% → 30.0%
−2.5%
SSP
11.7% → 0.0%
−11.7%
IND
48.8% → 31.1%
−17.8%
Biggest IND–INC swings
Seats where the IND-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1967 → 1972. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (IND share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward IND; to the left, toward INC.
toward INCtoward IND
Ukhrul
+105.7%
Tengnoupal
−58.4%
Lilong
−40.8%
Tamei
−38.9%
Sagolmang
−34.4%
Thanlon
+33.5%
Thanga
+30.2%
Kakching
−26.9%
Konthoujam
−25.2%
Jiribam
+18.7%
Bishenpur
−14.7%
Thoubal
−9.4%
Closest races · 1972
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1972
60 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1967
- AthokpamMRP0.3%
- BishenpurINC9.3%
- ChandelIND18.6%
- ChingaiIND10.0%
- ChurachandpurIND3.0%
- HeipokINC12.4%
- HenglepIND18.7%
- HiyanglamSOP1.0%
- JiribamINC0.0%
- KakchingSOP2.0%
- KanjongIND29.4%
- KarongINC8.1%
- KeiraoMRP19.9%
- KeisamthongIND4.9%
- KhangaboxCPI15.4%
- KhekmanINC0.1%
- KhergaoINC6.4%
- KhundrakpamINC3.0%
- KhuraiNCO0.5%
- KonthaINC4.4%
- KonthoujamMRP5.5%
- KumbiINC0.7%
- LamjaotongbaIND17.1%
- LamlaiCPI4.8%
- LamsangMRP2.2%
- LilongMRP15.1%
- Lilong ChajiMRP11.5%
- LiyaiIND4.8%
- Malom HiyanghangMRP8.7%
- MaoINC3.7%
- Mayang ImphaIND4.1%
- MoirangIND1.6%
- NambolMRP6.0%
- NungbaINC13.7%
- OinamMRP12.3%
- PatsoiIND9.3%
- PhungyarIND42.7%
- SagolbandCPI5.6%
- SagolmangINC9.1%
- SaikulIND9.4%
- SaituINC2.4%
- SekmaiMRP0.3%
- SinghatINC20.7%
- SingjameiMRP0.1%
- SugnooCPI1.2%
- TameiIND0.8%
- TamenglongIND9.3%
- TengnoupalINC30.8%
- ThangaSOP14.8%
- ThangmeibandINC15.8%
- ThanlonIND25.7%
- ThoubalMRP31.6%
- ThungjuMRP23.1%
- TipaimukhIND16.2%
- TomchingthaIND2.5%
- UkhrulIND31.7%
- UripokCPI13.4%
- Wangjing TenthaMRP6.1%
- WangkheiINC0.2%
- WangoiMRP5.7%