1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972 to elect members of the 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Yashwant Singh Parmar was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[1] The number of constituencies was set as 68 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[2]
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All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 35 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,805,448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 467,592 | 53.24 | 53 | +19 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 68,032 | 7.75 | 5 | New | |
| Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh | 44,067 | 5.02 | 2 | –9 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 9,654 | 1.10 | 1 | –3 | |
| Others | 40,590 | 4.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 248,310 | 28.27 | 7 | –9 | |
| Total | 878,245 | 100.00 | 68 | +8 | |
| Valid votes | 878,245 | 97.39 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23,506 | 2.61 | |||
| Total votes | 901,751 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,805,448 | 49.95 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||
Elected members
See also
References
- Rajeev Khanna (24 October 2019). "Why YS Parmar Remains a Legend, Given Most Present Day Politicians". Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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