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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1972

296 seats · 122 changed party since 1967

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Party standings

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1972 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 220 seatsBharatiya Jana Sangh — 48 seatsIndependent — 18 seatsSOP — 7 seatsCommunist Party of India — 3 seats149296of 296 seats
  • INC220
  • BJS48
  • IND18
  • SOP7
  • CPI3

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress22074%52,19,82347.9%289
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh4816%31,18,83228.6%260
INDIndependent186%16,04,09614.7%641
SOPSOP72%6,79,4846.2%149
CPICommunist Party of India31%1,11,4971.0%5

+ 8 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1972 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 149

1972 · selected
Majority 149
INC220BJS48IND18SOP7CPI3
1967 · previous
Majority 149

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1967 → 1972

1967 1972· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
40.6
47.9
28.3
28.6
14.9
14.7
0.0
6.2
5.3
0.0
4.7
0.0
INCBJSINDSOPSSPPSP

Seat change

1972 seats minus 1967 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
167 → 220
+53
BJS
78 → 48
−30
IND
22 → 18
−4
SOP
0 → 7
+7
CPI
1 → 3
+2
SWA
7 → 0
−7
SSP
10 → 0
−10
PSP
9 → 0
−9
JAC
2 → 0
−2

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1967 → 1972

share lostshare gained
INC
40.6% → 47.9%
+7.3%
SOP
0.0% → 6.2%
+6.2%
BJS
28.3% → 28.6%
+0.4%
RPI
0.8% → 0.1%
−0.8%
JAC
1.5% → 0.0%
−1.5%
SWA
2.5% → 0.6%
−2.0%
PSP
4.7% → 0.0%
−4.7%
SSP
5.3% → 0.0%
−5.3%

Biggest INC–BJS swings

Seats where the INC-vs-BJS vote gap moved most, 1967 → 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
Marwahi
+69.4%
Sidhi
+66.3%
Ghoradongri
+65.6%
Mehgaon
+65.2%
Kondagaon
+63.0%
Amarpatan
+58.9%
Dhamdha
+58.3%
Amarwara
+57.0%
Karera
+55.3%
Sarangarh
−55.3%
Sanchi
+55.1%
Ujjain North
+54.1%

Closest races · 1972

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

All constituencies · 1972

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