1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

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Registered608,403
Turnout75.89%
1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

 1967
6 March 1972
1974 

All 60 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered608,403
Turnout75.89%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mohammed Alimuddin
Party INC(R) MPP
Leader's seat Lilong
Seats before 16 New
Seats won 17 15
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 30.02% 20.17%

CM before election

President's Rule

Elected CM

Mohammed Alimuddin
MPP

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]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress135,67830.0217Increase1
Manipur Peoples Party91,14820.1715New
Communist Party of India45,76510.135Increase4
Socialist Party (India, 1971)24,1955.353New
Indian National Congress (Organisation)10,6992.371New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2,9880.6600
Bharatiya Jana Sangh1,0040.220New
Independents140,47131.0819+10
Total451,948100.0060Increase30
Valid votes451,94897.89
Invalid/blank votes9,7442.11
Total votes461,692100.00
Registered voters/turnout608,40375.89
Source: ECI[3]

Elected members

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