1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:1972 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:1977
Percentage1:46.91%
Popular Vote2:377427
Popular Vote1:1639405
Turnout:70.46% (13.2%)
Seats2:12
Seats1:52
Party1:Indian National Congress (R)
Type:legislative
Majority Seats:42
Seats For Election:All 81 seats in the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Party2:Indian National Congress (Organization)
Country:India
Next Election:1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
Election Date:11 March 1972
Ongoing:No
Percentage2:10.80%
Previous Election:1968 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:1968
Last Election1:48 seats
Seat Change1:4
Last Election2:New Party
Seat Change2:New Party
Swing1:3.08%
Swing2:New Party
Chief Minister
Before Election:Bansi Lal
Before Party:Indian National Congress
After Party:Indian National Congress
After Election:Bansi Lal

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Haryana on 11 March 1972 to elect all 81 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.[1]

Elected members

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency

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Assembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin
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Names%CandidatePartydata-sort-type=number Votes%CandidatePartydata-sort-type=number Votes%
1 73.12% Kishori Lal 22,173 49.95% 20,565 46.33% 1,608
2 68.72% Jagjit Singh 21,818 51.23% Sadhu Ram 14,556 34.18% 7,262
3 61.11% Parbhu Ram 19,793 50.45% Des Raj 16,313 41.58% 3,480
4 75.52% Om Prakash Sharma 16,618 40.75% Sadhu Ram 12,439 30.50% 4,179
5 70.47% Garish Chander 18,565 39.68% Malik Chand 16,147 34.51% 2,418
6 63.18% Phool Chand 24,140 64.93% Suraj Bhan 13,041 35.07% 11,099
7 72.11% Harmohinder Singh Chatha 23,125 59.95% Mohinder Singh 13,015 33.74% 10,110
8 71.00% Hans Raj Suri 15,687 56.57% Bhagwan Dass 11,175 40.30% 4,512
9 69.39% Lekh Wati Jain 16,932 50.67% Laxmi Narain 16,170 48.39% 762
10 76.48% Amir Chand 14,735 38.42% 14,224 37.09% 511
11 75.91% Om Parkash 20,657 47.96% Ram Saran Das 18,454 42.85% 2,203
12 66.42% Chand Ram 15,728 42.55% Ulsi Ram 15,584 42.16% 144
13 77.09% Shib Ram 10,764 27.97% Chanda Singh 10,428 27.09% 336
14 77.63% Parsani Devi 22,174 47.37% Des Raj 20,982 44.82% 1,192
15 70.36% Ram Lal 17,719 44.34% Shanti Devi 16,857 42.18% 862
16 61.08% Ram Kishan 14,665 43.37% Banwari Ram 13,927 41.18% 738
17 69.56% Rulya Ram 16,746 36.87% Zila Singh 13,537 29.80% 3,209
18 68.67% Hari Singh 20,346 46.80% Jai Singh 14,151 32.55% 6,195
19 76.72% Hakumat Rai 27,513 58.38% Fateh Chand 17,523 37.18% 9,990
20 73.73% Mansa Ram 20,760 52.21% Amar Singh 17,042 42.86% 3,718
21 65.22% Jogi Ram 23,185 53.28% Ran Singh 12,080 27.76% 11,105
22 74.83% Ishwar Singh 24,074 54.54% Marcharan Singh 16,158 36.61% 7,916
23 77.98% Surjit Singh 18,169 39.67% Jagjit Singh Pohlu 16,293 35.57% 1,876
24 80.25% Charan Dass 26,095 48.87% Om Parbha 22,673 42.46% 3,422
25 76.18% Piara Singh 21,224 43.38% Khushvant Singh 15,391 31.45% 5,833
26 66.57% Bhagat Ram S/O Hansa 17,032 44.22% Bhagat Ram S/O Jamni 15,812 41.06% 1,220
27 79.92% Gauri Shankar 17,482 36.16% Tek Chand 15,733 32.54% 1,749
28 72.82% Dal Singh 28,281 54.29% Daya Krishan 21,999 42.23% 6,282
29 76.76% Fateh Singh 30,033 65.54% Ram Singh 15,788 34.46% 14,245
30 75.03% Dhajja Ram 19,570 45.86% Sat Narain 19,462 45.60% 108
31 72.07% Umed 19,654 44.94% Raj Singh 19,042 43.54% 612
32 68.78% Shyam Chand 24,081 57.65% Ram Dhari 15,123 36.20% 8,958
33 76.27% Ram Dhari Gaur 18,206 41.01% Har Kishan 13,505 30.42% 4,701
34 76.15% Partap Singh Tyagi 22,353 49.99% Rajinder Singh 21,283 47.60% 1,070
35 69.86% Chiaranji Lal 25,183 56.74% Vas Dev 17,063 38.44% 8,120
36 74.99% Rizaq Ram 19,631 47.30% Jaswant Singh 18,702 45.06% 929
37 65.81% Phool Chand 12,249 35.07% Kanwar Singh 11,726 33.58% 523
38 66.55% Maru Singh 12,185 33.09% Raghbir Singh 10,069 27.34% 2,116
39 76.93% Shreyo Nath 23,474 54.37% Partap Singh 19,704 45.63% 3,770
40 73.60% Kishan Das 24,879 52.86% 21,057 44.74% 3,822
41 68.41% Satram Dass 16,546 45.95% Nasib Singh 15,531 43.14% 1,015
42 61.32% Partap Singh Doulta 20,782 50.36% Nawa Singh 17,112 41.46% 3,670
43 63.86% Phul Singh 22,455 50.03% Shakuntla Devi 16,889 37.63% 5,566
44 67.70% Manphul Singh 24,060 50.28% Sure Der Singh 23,795 49.72% 265
45 67.42% Hardwari Lal 23,495 47.72% Mehar Singh 23,100 46.92% 395
46 59.94% Kanwal Nath Gulati 26,498 46.09% Kamadev Kapil 19,895 34.60% 6,603
47 72.47% Sharua Rani 25,391 48.14% Raji Der Singh 24,208 45.90% 1,183
48 71.11% Sham Lal 24,253 49.79% Kalyan Singh 19,919 40.89% 4,334
49 56.69% Bihari Lal 16,716 46.56% Gaya Lal 14,039 39.11% 2,677
50 68.91% Abdul Razak 14,489 35.48% Din Mohhamad 10,631 26.03% 3,858
51 75.67% 23,536 50.13% 21,697 46.21% 1,839
52 69.18% 17,173 39.58% Hem Raj 12,697 29.26% 4,476
53 70.43% Kanhaya Lal 27,162 55.79% Pratap Singh Thakran 19,386 39.82% 7,776
54 65.23% Mahabir Singh 23,507 52.98% Ram Chander Gulati 17,873 40.28% 5,634
55 77.74% Sisram 29,273 55.91% Ramjiwan Singh 20,313 38.79% 8,960
56 70.73% Abhai Singh 17,389 45.79% Shoe Raj Singh 16,696 43.97% 693
57 66.72% Ram Prashan 23,259 59.66% Kanhia Lal 15,727 40.34% 7,532
58 67.76% Maha Singh 25,028 54.97% Sumitra Devi 19,847 43.59% 5,181
59 63.06% Banshi Singh 17,214 42.64% Nari Der Singh 12,578 31.16% 4,636
60 67.74% Ram Saran Chand Mittal 21,455 55.61% Manoher Lal 17,126 44.39% 4,329
61 71.18% Nehal Singh 27,622 64.51% Hari Singh 14,440 33.72% 13,182
62 63.40% Dalip Singh 20,261 54.18% Onkar Singh 17,134 45.82% 3,127
63 66.00% Lajja Rani 21,591 47.48% Attar Singh 15,313 33.68% 6,278
64 58.50% Ganpat Rai 17,922 48.10% Harnam Singh 15,303 41.07% 2,619
65 68.01% Chandrawati 20,565 50.13% Hira Nand 13,213 32.21% 7,352
66 75.09% 30,934 71.17% Devi Lal 10,440 24.02% 20,494
67 73.29% 16,144 36.93% 13,650 31.22% 2,494
68 77.45% Swaroop Singh 14,610 35.14% Jaswant Singh 12,172 29.28% 2,438
69 74.04% Joginder Singh 20,484 47.89% Virender Singh 17,543 41.01% 2,941
70 71.96% Ishar Singh 14,896 36.90% Hari Singh 11,143 27.61% 3,753
71 70.75% Amar Singh 23,180 60.22% Parbhu Singh 15,314 39.78% 7,866
72 79.18% 28,928 60.54% Devi Lal 17,967 37.60% 10,961
73 69.62% Gulab Singh Dhiman 22,533 48.40% Balwant Rai Tayal 20,869 44.83% 1,664
74 70.74% Pir Chand 20,659 46.72% Neki Ram 19,219 43.47% 1,440
75 69.65% Harpal Singh 27,907 63.47% Sampuran Singh 9,756 22.19% 18,151
76 76.76% Pokhar Ram 30,925 55.88% Gobind Rai 23,366 42.22% 7,559
77 70.96% Mehar Chand 23,490 55.56% Pirthi 12,245 28.96% 11,245
78 73.67% Premsukh Dass 22,205 50.16% Lachhman Dass Arora 19,889 44.93% 2,316
79 73.49% Harkishan Lal 26,581 51.82% Sahib Singh 11,774 22.95% 14,807
80 55.17% Govardhan Dass Chauhan 27,086 79.58% Gurdial Singh 3,209 9.43% 23,877
81 74.89% Brij Lal 27,266 55.76% Birbal 15,160 31.01% 12,106

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ️ Haryana Assembly Election 1972: LIVE Election Results, Election Dates, Schedule, Leading Candidates & Parties Latest News Updates, Exit Polls, Analysis & Statistics on Assembly Election. 2021-07-28. LatestLY. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723231520/https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/haryana/1972/. 23 July 2021.