1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

5 March 1972

All 68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
35 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,805,448
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Yashwant Singh Parmar
Party INC ABJS
Leader's seat Rainka
Seats before 34 7
Seats won 53 5
Seat change Increase19 Decrease2
Popular vote 53.24% 7.75%

CM before election

Yashwant Singh Parmar
INC

Elected CM

Yashwant Singh Parmar
INC

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]

Result

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress467,59253.2453+19
Bharatiya Jana Sangh68,0327.755New
Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh44,0675.022–9
Communist Party of India (Marxist)9,6541.101–3
Others40,5904.6200
Independents248,31028.277–9
Total878,245100.0068+8
Valid votes878,24597.39
Invalid/blank votes23,5062.61
Total votes901,751100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,805,44849.95
Source: ECI[3]

Elected members

Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)
Member Party
KinnaurSTThakur Sen Negi Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
RampurSCNek Ram Negi Indian National Congress
RohruNoneAmrit Singh Rathore Indian National Congress
Jubbal KotkhaiNoneThakur Ram Lal Indian National Congress
ChopalNoneKewal Ram Chauhan Indian National Congress
KumarsainNoneJai Bihari Lal Khachi Independent
TheogNoneLal Chand Stokes Indian National Congress
KasumptiSCShonkia Ram Kashyap Indian National Congress
ArkiNoneHira Singh Pal Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
SolanSCKrishan Datt Independent
DoonNoneLekh Ram Indian National Congress
NalagarhNoneArjan Singh Indian National Congress
SimlaNoneDaulat Ram Chauhan Bharatiya Jana Sangh
KandaghatSCBhagwan Singh Indian National Congress
PachhadSCZalam Singh Indian National Congress
RainkaNoneYeshwant Singh Parmar Indian National Congress
ShillaiNoneGuman Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress
Paonta DoonNoneHirendra Singh Indian National Congress
NahanNoneSunder Singh Thakar Indian National Congress
KotkehloorNoneKuldeep Singh Indian National Congress
BilaspurNoneKishori Lal Indian National Congress
GeharwinSCNikku Ram Indian National Congress
GhumarwinNoneSita Ram Indian National Congress
HamirpurNoneRamesh Chand Verma Indian National Congress
BamsanNoneChandresh Kumari Katoch Indian National Congress
MewaSCDharam Singh Indian National Congress
NadauntaNoneBishan Dutt Lakhan Pal Indian National Congress
NadaunNoneBabu Ram Indian National Congress
KutleharNoneSarla Sharma Indian National Congress
SantokhgarhNoneRam Rakha Indian National Congress
BeetNoneKashmiri Lal Indian National Congress
UnaNoneParkash Chand Indian National Congress
GagretSCMehnga Singh Indian National Congress
ChintpurniNoneOnkar Chand Indian National Congress
JawalamukhiNoneMela Ram Independent
GarliSCDalip Singh Indian National Congress
JaswanNoneSalig Ram Indian National Congress
MangwalNoneChuramani Indian National Congress
JawaliNoneVikram Singh Indian National Congress
GangathSCDhinoo Ram Indian National Congress
NurpurNoneKewal Singh Independent
ShahpurNoneKultar Chand Rana Indian National Congress
DharamsalaNoneChander Verker Indian National Congress
KangraNoneHari Ram Indian National Congress
NagrotaNoneHardayal Indian National Congress
PalampurNoneKunj Behari Lal Butail Indian National Congress
SulahNoneDurga Chand Bharatiya Jana Sangh
RajgirSCWazir Indian National Congress
KheraNoneShanta Kumar Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BaijnathNoneSant Ram Indian National Congress
BhattiyatNonePadma Indian National Congress
BanikhetNoneDes Raj Indian National Congress
RajnagarSCVidhya Dhar Indian National Congress
ChambaNoneKishori Lal Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BharmourSTShiri Ram Indian National Congress
Lahaul SpitiSTLata Thakur Indian National Congress
KuluNoneLal Chand Prarthi Indian National Congress
Inner SerajNoneDile Ram Shabab Indian National Congress
Outer SerajSCIslhar Dass Indian National Congress
KarsogSCMansa Ram Indian National Congress
ChachiotNoneKaram Singh Indian National Congress
SundernagarNoneGanga Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BalhSCTulsi Ram Communist Party of India
GopalpurNoneRangila Ram Rao Independent
DharampurNoneBhikhamram Independent
ChauntraSCRam Singh Independent
Joginder NagarNonePrakash Chandra Indian National Congress
MandiNoneSukh Ram Indian National Congress

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. "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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