1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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]

1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election

← 1969 1972 1977 →
All 104 seats of the Punjab Legislative Assembly 53 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	68.63% (3.64%)
Majority party Minority party Third party   CPI Leader Zail Singh Jaswinder Singh Brar Party INC(R) SAD CPI Leader's seat Anandpur Sahib (won) Kotkapura (won) Last election 38 43 4 Seats after 66 24 10 Seat change 28 19 6 Popular vote 2,083,390 1,344,437 158,309 Percentage 42.84% 27.64% 6.51% Swing 3.66% 2.72% 1.67%
Chief Minister before election President's rule Elected Chief Minister Zail Singh INC

Results

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

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/None)	Member	Party
Muktsar	SC	Ujagar Singh		Indian National Congress
Giddar Baha	None	Parkash Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Malout	None	Gurbinder Kaur		Indian National Congress
Rambi	SC	Dana Ram		Communist Party of India
Abohar	None	Bal Ram		Indian National Congress
Fazilka	None	Kanshi Ram		Indian National Congress
Jalalabad	None	Mehtab Singh		Communist Party of India
Guru Har Sahai	None	Lachhman Singh		Indian National Congress
Ferozepur	None	Bal Mukand		Indian National Congress
Ferozepur Cantonment	None	Mohinder Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Zira	None	Nasib Singh		Indian National Congress
Dharamkot	None	Kulwant Kaur		Shiromani Akali Dal
Nihal Singh Wala	SC	Saggar Singh		Communist Party of India
Moga	None	Gurdev Kaur		Indian National Congress
Bagha Purana	None	Gurcharan Singh		Indian National Congress
Khadoor Sahib	None	Jaswant Kaur		Indian National Congress
Patti	None	Surinder Singh		Indian National Congress
Valtoha	None	Arjan Singh		Communist Party of India
Atari	SC	Gurdit Singh		Indian National Congress
Tarn Taran	None	Dilbag Singh		Indian National Congress
Beas	None	Sohan Singh		Indian National Congress
Jandiala	SC	Karnail Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Amritsar East	None	Gian Chand Kharbanda		Indian National Congress
Amritsar South	None	Pirthipal Singh		Indian National Congress
Amritsar Central	None	Partap Chand		Indian National Congress
Amritsar West	None	Sat Pal		Communist Party of India
Verka	SC	Gurmej Singh		Indian National Congress
Majitha	None	Kirpal Singh		Indian National Congress
Ajnala	None	Har Charan Singh		Indian National Congress
Fatehgarh	None	Santokh Singh		Indian National Congress
Batala	None	Vishwa Mittar		Indian National Congress
Sirihargobindpur	None	Waryam Singh		Indian National Congress
Qadian	None	Satnam Singh Bajwa		Shiromani Akali Dal
Dhariwal	None	Raj Kumar		Communist Party of India
Gurdaspur	None	Khushhal Bahl		Indian National Congress
Dina Nagar	SC	Jai Muni		Indian National Congress
Narot Mehra	SC	Sunder Singh		Indian National Congress
Pathankot	None	Ram Singh		Indian National Congress
Balachaur	None	Dalip Chand		Independent
Garhshankar	None	Darshan Singh		Communist Party of India
Mahilpur	SC	Gurmail Singh		Indian National Congress
Hoshiarpur	None	Kundan Singh		Indian National Congress
Sham Chaurasi	SC	Gurandass		Indian National Congress
Tanda	None	Amir Singh		Indian National Congress
Dasuya	None	Sat Pal Singh		Indian National Congress
Mukerian	None	Kewal Krishan		Indian National Congress
Kapurthala	None	Kirpal Singh		Indian National Congress
Sultanpur	None	Sadhu Singh		Indian National Congress
Phagwara	SC	Piara Ram Dhanowali		Indian National Congress
Jullundur North	None	Gurdial Saini		Indian National Congress
Jullundur South	None	Yash Pal		Indian National Congress
Jullundur Cantonment	None	Balbir Singh		Indian National Congress
Adampur	None	Harbhajan Singh		Independent
Kartarpur	SC	Gurbanta Singh		Indian National Congress
Jamsher	SC	Darshan Singh		Indian National Congress
Nakodar	None	Darbara Singh		Indian National Congress
Nurmahal	None	Darshan Singh		Indian National Congress
Bara Pind	None	Umrao Singh		Indian National Congress
Banga	SC	Jagat Ram		Indian National Congress
Nawan Shahr	None	Dilbagh Singh		Indian National Congress
Phillaur	None	Surjit Singh Atwal		Indian National Congress
Jagraon	None	Tara Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Raikot	None	Jagdev Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Qila Raipur	None	Arjan Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Dakha	SC	Basant Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Ludhiana North	None	Sardari Lal Kapur		Indian National Congress
Ludhiana South	None	Jogindar Pal Panday		Indian National Congress
Kum Kalan	None	Rattan Singh		Indian National Congress
Payal	None	Beant Singh		Indian National Congress
Khanna	SC	Prithvi Singh Azad		Indian National Congress
Samrala	None	Prehlad Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Nangal	None	Sarla Prasher		Indian National Congress
Anandpur Sahib	None	Zail Singh		Indian National Congress
Ropar	None	Gurbachan Singh		Indian National Congress
Morinda	SC	Ajail Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Kharar	None	Shamsher Singh Josh		Communist Party of India
Banur	None	Hans Raj		Indian National Congress
Rajpura	None	Brij Lal		Indian National Congress
Raipur	None	Prem Singh		Indian National Congress
Patiala	None	Prem Chand		Indian National Congress
Dakala	None	Jasdev Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Samana	SC	Gurdev Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Nabha	None	Gurdarshan Singh		Indian National Congress
Amloh	SC	Harchand Singh		Indian National Congress
Sirhind	None	Randhir Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Dhuri	None	Achhra Singh		Communist Party of India
Malerkotla	None	Sajida Begum		Indian National Congress
Sherpur	SC	Chand Singh		Communist Party of India
Barnala	None	Surjit Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Bhadaur	SC	Kundan Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Dhanaula	None	Sukhdev Singh		Independent
Sangrur	None	Gur Bakhsh Singh		Indian National Congress
Sunam	None	Gurbachan Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Lehra	None	Harish Bhan		Indian National Congress
Sardulgarh	None	Balwinder Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Budhlada	None	Gurdev Singh		Indian National Congress
Mansa	None	Jangir Singh		Communist Party of India
Talwandi Sabo	None	Sukhdev Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Pakka Kalan	None	Surjit Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Bhatinda	None	Kesho Ram		Indian National Congress
Phul	None	Harbans Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Nathana	SC	Dhanna Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Kot Kapura	None	Jaswinder Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal
Faridkot	SC	Durdev Singh		Shiromani Akali Dal

See also

• Sixth Punjab Legislative Assembly
• Politics of Punjab, India