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Delhi Vidhan Sabha 1972

Results board · 56 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateDelhi
Seats
56
Constituencies
Majority
29
Seats needed of 56
Electors
20.68L
On the roll
Votes polled
14.04L
67.9% of electors
Median turnout
71.3%
Median of 56 seats
INC lead
+15
Above majority · 44 − 29

[01]Seat matrix

56 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 56 seats: INC 44, BJS 5, CPI 3, IND 2, INCO 2. Majority line at 29 seats. Hemicycle of 56 seats: INC 44, BJS 5, CPI 3, IND 2, INCO 2. Majority line at 29 seats.
Majority · 29 of 56INC 44 · +15 above majority
INC 4478.6% Indian National Congress
BJS 58.9% Bharatiya Jana Sangh
CPI 35.4% Communist Party of India
IND 23.6% Independents
INCO 23.6% Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)

[02]Vote share

Not in the source

The source carries no state-level vote share for Delhi 1972.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Najafgarh was decided by 52 votes, the closest of 56 seats; Sarai Rohilla had the widest margin, 12,256.

    min / max of margin over 56 seats with a recorded margin

  2. 2 seats were won by a margin under 1%; BJS won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 2 of 56 · BJS 1

  3. In SC-reserved seats INC won 7 of 7 (100.0%), against 78.6% of all seats.

    7 ÷ 7 = 100.0% · 44 ÷ 56 = 78.6%

  4. Turnout ran from 53.0% in Paharganj to 94.1% in Timarpur; the median seat polled 71.3%.

    min / median / max over 56 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

56 of 56 seats carry a turnout
025507510071.3%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 814.3% of seats
60–70 1832.1% of seats
70–80 2646.4% of seats
≥ 80% 47.1% of seats
  • LowestPaharganj53.0%
  • HighestTimarpur94.1%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

56 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Delhi Vidhan Sabha 1972, all 56 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Sarojini Nagar P. N. Singh Indian National Congress 19,766 1,116 5.7 67.1
02 Lakshmi Bai Nagar Arjun Das Indian National Congress 17,773 4,152 23.4 61.9
03 Gole Market Asoke Chatterjee Indian National Congress 18,526 3,166 17.1 63.0
04 Prithvi Raj Road Pushpa Devi Gupta Indian National Congress 15,378 3,123 20.3 64.1
05 Barakhamba A. L. Ralia Ram Indian National Congress 14,959 5,811 38.9 57.1
06 Minto Road Surinder Saini Indian National Congress 12,633 4,454 35.3 65.5
07 Jangpura Jag Pravesh Chander Indian National Congress 18,093 3,169 17.5 69.4
08 Kasturba NagarSC C. L. Balmiki Indian National Congress 21,445 4,395 20.5 53.6
09 Lajpat Nagar Archna Indian National Congress 35,744 1,127 3.2 71.2
10 Kalkaji V. P. Singh Indian National Congress 40,034 9,683 24.2 62.7
11 Ramakrishnapuram Jagdish Chander Indian National Congress 55,236 8,926 16.2 60.8
12 Delhi Cantonment Brij Lal Dua Indian National Congress 15,123 7,509 49.7 62.9
13 Rajinder Nagar Thakur Das Indian National Congress 33,344 895 2.7 69.0
14 Ashok Nagar Rajander Kumar Tanwar Indian National Congress 29,757 4,543 15.3 71.8
15 Subhash Nagar Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress 43,667 4,088 9.4 71.6
16 Moti Nagar K. C. Malik Indian National Congress 37,624 1,878 5.0 70.0
17 Shakurbasti Sri Chand Communist Party of India 47,943 9,287 19.4 67.4
18 BadliSC Mool Chand Indian National Congress 28,696 8,377 29.2 61.4
19 Narela Heera Singh Indian National Congress 22,640 4,339 19.2 82.1
20 Bawana Tek Chand Independent 23,049 4,958 21.5 83.6
21 Nangloi Bharat Singh Indian National Congress 33,465 9,716 29.0 59.3
22 NajafgarhCLOSEST Mukam Singh Indian National Congress 24,236 52 0.2 74.6
23 Palam Mange Ram Indian National Congress 22,650 8,101 35.8 58.1
24 TughlaqabadSC Prem Singh Indian National Congress 34,001 1,139 3.4 59.6
25 Geeta Colony Brij Lal Goswami Indian National Congress 29,190 2,281 7.8 75.9
26 Gandhi Nagar Inder Singh Azad Indian National Congress 40,438 4,077 10.1 61.2
27 Shahdara Ram Narain Indian National Congress 30,972 4,899 15.8 65.6
28 Ghonda Hargain Singh Indian National Congress 50,639 10,781 21.3 56.7
29 Vijay Nagar B.D. Wadhwa Indian National Congress 33,747 8,146 24.1 62.9
30 Kamla Nagar Purushotam Lal Goel Indian National Congress 19,568 1,723 8.8 71.7
31 Timarpur Amar Nath Malhotra Indian National Congress 25,842 3,291 12.7 94.1
32 Kashmere Gate Om Prakash Behl Indian National Congress 14,518 5,173 35.6 73.9
33 Chandni Chowk Rama Shanker Indian National Congress 19,293 1,404 7.3 71.4
34 Darya Ganj Dalit Kumar Tandan Bharatiya Jana Sangh 16,272 112 0.7 74.6
35 Dariba Mehtab Chand Jain Indian National Congress 18,720 754 4.0 76.3
36 Matia Mahal Sikander Bakht Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 20,816 571 2.7 78.2
37 Chawri Bazar Anwar Ali Dhehlvi Bharatiya Jana Sangh 20,986 843 4.0 75.1
38 Ballimaran Mohd. Ahmed Independent 18,044 452 2.5 75.4
39 Ajmeri Gate Mirza Siddiq Ali Indian National Congress 17,068 732 4.3 76.1
40 Kalan Masjid Rajesh Sharma Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 17,647 229 1.3 77.0
41 Paharganj Madan Lal Khurana Bharatiya Jana Sangh 22,573 811 3.6 53.0
42 Ram Nagar Satya Prakash Indian National Congress 23,919 3,426 14.3 87.5
43 Basti JulahanSC Prabhu Dayal Indian National Congress 19,533 996 5.1 69.6
44 Qasab Pura Roshan Lal Indian National Congress 21,657 730 3.4 79.3
45 Deputy Ganj Shyam Chanran Gupta Bharatiya Jana Sangh 22,666 2,458 10.8 76.6
46 Pratap Nagar Ved Parkash Indian National Congress 18,530 2,486 13.4 72.0
47 Arya Pura Ram Chander Sharma Communist Party of India 20,538 2,525 12.3 71.9
48 Shakti Nagar Radhey Lal Indian National Congress 20,007 1,558 7.8 73.2
49 Sarai RohillaWIDEST Iqbal Krishna Trehan Indian National Congress 33,371 12,256 36.7 67.6
50 Kishan Ganj B.D. Joshit Communist Party of India 20,350 1,629 8.0 72.7
51 Motia Khan Bansilal Chauhan Indian National Congress 15,144 230 1.5 70.1
52 Tibbia College R. P. Mittal Indian National Congress 16,649 782 4.7 75.8
53 RehgarpuraSC Sunder Wati N Parbhaker Indian National Congress 18,833 1,826 9.7 74.5
54 Dev NagarSC Moti Lal Bokalia Indian National Congress 18,112 2,877 15.9 72.7
55 Patel Nagar Vijay Kumar Malhotra Bharatiya Jana Sangh 24,018 1,899 7.9 79.2
56 Anand ParbatSC Krishan Swarup Indian National Congress 28,322 11,912 42.1 57.0
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 12,256 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1972 · Delhi · 56 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesThe source has no state-level summary for this election

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