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Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1972 to elect the members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1] President's rule was imposed before the election. Chief Minister Zail Singh was elected as the leader of the ruling party. Major opposition party was Shiromani Akali Dal led by leader of Opposition Parkash Singh Badal.[2]

Quick facts All 104 seats of the Punjab Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election
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All 104 seats of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
53 seats needed for a majority
Turnout68.63% (Decrease3.64%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Zail Singh Jaswinder Singh Brar Satyapal Dang
Party INC(R) SAD CPI
Leader's seat Anandpur Sahib (won) Kotkapura (won) Amritsar West (won)
Last election 38 43 4
Seats after 66 24 10
Seat change Increase 28 Decrease 19 Increase 6
Popular vote 2,083,390 1,344,437 158,309
Percentage 42.84% 27.64% 6.51%
Swing Increase 3.66% Decrease 2.72% Increase 1.67%
Chief Minister before election

President's rule

 Elected Chief Minister

Zail Singh
INC

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Results

More information Party, Seats contested ...
Party Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Popular vote %
Indian National Congress 89 66 Increase 28 20,83,390 42.84
Shiromani Akali Dal 72 24 Decrease 19 13,44,437 27.64
Communist Party of India 13 10 Increase 6 3,16,722 6.51
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 17 1 Decrease 1 1,58,309 3.26
Independents 205 3 Decrease 1 5,97,917 12.29
Others 72 0 - 3,62,783 7.47
Total 468 104 48,63,558
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Elected members

More information #, Constituency ...
# Constituency Reserved for
(SC/None)		 Member Party
1 MuktsarSCUjagar SinghIndian National Congress
2 Giddar BahaNoneParkash SinghShiromani Akali Dal
3 MaloutNoneGurbinder KaurIndian National Congress
4 RambiSCDana RamCommunist Party of India
5 AboharNoneBal RamIndian National Congress
6 FazilkaNoneKanshi RamIndian National Congress
7 JalalabadNoneMehtab SinghCommunist Party of India
8 Guru Har SahaiNoneLachhman SinghIndian National Congress
9 FerozepurNoneBal MukandIndian National Congress
10 Ferozepur CantonmentNoneMohinder SinghShiromani Akali Dal
11 ZiraNoneNasib SinghIndian National Congress
12 DharamkotNoneKulwant KaurShiromani Akali Dal
13 Nihal Singh WalaSCSaggar SinghCommunist Party of India
14 MogaNoneGurdev KaurIndian National Congress
15 Bagha PuranaNoneGurcharan SinghIndian National Congress
16 Khadoor SahibNoneJaswant KaurIndian National Congress
17 PattiNoneSurinder SinghIndian National Congress
18 ValtohaNoneArjan SinghCommunist Party of India
19 AtariSCGurdit SinghIndian National Congress
20 Tarn TaranNoneDilbag SinghIndian National Congress
21 BeasNoneSohan SinghIndian National Congress
22 JandialaSCKarnail SinghShiromani Akali Dal
23 Amritsar EastNoneGian Chand KharbandaIndian National Congress
24 Amritsar SouthNonePirthipal SinghIndian National Congress
25 Amritsar CentralNonePartap ChandIndian National Congress
26 Amritsar WestNoneSat PalCommunist Party of India
27 VerkaSCGurmej SinghIndian National Congress
28 MajithaNoneKirpal SinghIndian National Congress
29 AjnalaNoneHar Charan SinghIndian National Congress
30 FatehgarhNoneSantokh SinghIndian National Congress
31 BatalaNoneVishwa MittarIndian National Congress
32 SirihargobindpurNoneWaryam SinghIndian National Congress
33 QadianNoneSatnam Singh BajwaShiromani Akali Dal
34 DhariwalNoneRaj KumarCommunist Party of India
35 GurdaspurNoneKhushhal BahlIndian National Congress
36 Dina NagarSCJai MuniIndian National Congress
37 Narot MehraSCSunder SinghIndian National Congress
38 PathankotNoneRam SinghIndian National Congress
39 BalachaurNoneDalip ChandIndependent
40 GarhshankarNoneDarshan SinghCommunist Party of India
41 MahilpurSCGurmail SinghIndian National Congress
42 HoshiarpurNoneKundan SinghIndian National Congress
43 Sham ChaurasiSCGurandassIndian National Congress
44 TandaNoneAmir SinghIndian National Congress
45 DasuyaNoneSat Pal SinghIndian National Congress
46 MukerianNoneKewal KrishanIndian National Congress
47 KapurthalaNoneKirpal SinghIndian National Congress
48 SultanpurNoneSadhu SinghIndian National Congress
49 PhagwaraSCPiara Ram DhanowaliIndian National Congress
50 Jullundur NorthNoneGurdial SainiIndian National Congress
51 Jullundur SouthNoneYash PalIndian National Congress
52 Jullundur CantonmentNoneBalbir SinghIndian National Congress
53 AdampurNoneHarbhajan SinghIndependent
54 KartarpurSCGurbanta SinghIndian National Congress
55 JamsherSCDarshan SinghIndian National Congress
56 NakodarNoneDarbara SinghIndian National Congress
57 NurmahalNoneDarshan SinghIndian National Congress
58 Bara PindNoneUmrao SinghIndian National Congress
59 BangaSCJagat RamIndian National Congress
60 Nawan ShahrNoneDilbagh SinghIndian National Congress
61 PhillaurNoneSurjit Singh AtwalIndian National Congress
62 JagraonNoneTara SinghShiromani Akali Dal
63 RaikotNoneJagdev SinghShiromani Akali Dal
64 Qila RaipurNoneArjan SinghShiromani Akali Dal
65 DakhaSCBasant SinghShiromani Akali Dal
66 Ludhiana NorthNoneSardari Lal KapurIndian National Congress
67 Ludhiana SouthNoneJogindar Pal PandayIndian National Congress
68 Kum KalanNoneRattan SinghIndian National Congress
69 PayalNoneBeant SinghIndian National Congress
70 KhannaSCPrithvi Singh AzadIndian National Congress
71 SamralaNonePrehlad SinghShiromani Akali Dal
72 NangalNoneSarla PrasherIndian National Congress
73 Anandpur SahibNoneZail SinghIndian National Congress
74 RoparNoneGurbachan SinghIndian National Congress
75 MorindaSCAjail SinghShiromani Akali Dal
76 KhararNoneShamsher Singh JoshCommunist Party of India
77 BanurNoneHans RajIndian National Congress
78 RajpuraNoneBrij LalIndian National Congress
79 RaipurNonePrem SinghIndian National Congress
80 PatialaNonePrem ChandIndian National Congress
81 DakalaNoneJasdev SinghShiromani Akali Dal
82 SamanaSCGurdev SinghShiromani Akali Dal
83 NabhaNoneGurdarshan SinghIndian National Congress
84 AmlohSCHarchand SinghIndian National Congress
85 SirhindNoneRandhir SinghShiromani Akali Dal
86 DhuriNoneAchhra SinghCommunist Party of India
87 MalerkotlaNoneSajida BegumIndian National Congress
88 SherpurSCChand SinghCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
89 BarnalaNoneSurjit SinghShiromani Akali Dal
90 BhadaurSCKundan SinghShiromani Akali Dal
91 DhanaulaNoneSukhdev SinghIndependent
92 SangrurNoneGur Bakhsh SinghIndian National Congress
93 SunamNoneGurbachan SinghShiromani Akali Dal
94 LehraNoneHarish BhanIndian National Congress
95 SardulgarhNoneBalwinder SinghShiromani Akali Dal
96 BudhladaNoneGurdev SinghIndian National Congress
97 MansaNoneJangir SinghCommunist Party of India
98 Talwandi SaboNoneSukhdev SinghShiromani Akali Dal
99 Pakka KalanNoneSurjit SinghShiromani Akali Dal
100 BhatindaNoneKesho RamIndian National Congress
101 PhulNoneHarbans SinghShiromani Akali Dal
102 NathanaSCDhanna SinghShiromani Akali Dal
103 Kot KapuraNoneJaswinder SinghShiromani Akali Dal
104 FaridkotSCDurdev SinghShiromani Akali Dal
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