1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
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Registered608,403
Turnout75.89%
6 March 1972
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All 60 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 608,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 75.89% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Manipur, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats, but Mohammed Alimuddin of the Manipur Peoples Party was appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur.[1]
After the passing of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, Manipur was converted from a Union Territory to a State. The size of its Legislative Assembly was increased from 30 to 60 members.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Indian National Congress | 135,678 | 30.02 | 17 | ||
| Manipur Peoples Party | 91,148 | 20.17 | 15 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 45,765 | 10.13 | 5 | ||
| Socialist Party (India, 1971) | 24,195 | 5.35 | 3 | New | |
| Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 10,699 | 2.37 | 1 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2,988 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,004 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 140,471 | 31.08 | 19 | +10 | |
| Total | 451,948 | 100.00 | 60 | ||
| Valid votes | 451,948 | 97.89 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,744 | 2.11 | |||
| Total votes | 461,692 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 608,403 | 75.89 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||