Election Name: | 1972 Bihar legislative assembly election |
Country: | India |
Type: | Legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
Previous Year: | 1969 |
Next Election: | 1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
Next Year: | 1977 |
Election Date: | 5 March 1972 |
Seats For Election: | All 318 seats to the Bihar Legislative Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 160 |
Party1: | Indian National Congress |
Leader1: | Kedar Pandey |
Seats1: | 167 |
Popular Vote1: | 5,688,002 |
Percentage1: | 33.12 |
Party2: | Communist Party of India |
Leader2: | Shrinath Mishra |
Seats2: | 35 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,192,746 |
Percentage2: | 6.94 |
CM | |
Before Election: | President's rule |
Before Party: | N/A |
After Election: | Kedar Pandey |
After Party: | Indian National Congress |
Legislative Assembly elections were held in March 1972, to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[1] After the elections, the Congress emerged as the largest party, and Kedar Pandey was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Later, Abdul Gafoor become the Chief Minister, from 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975, followed by Jagannath Mishra from 11 April 1975 to 30 April 1977.
Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
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Dhanaha | None | Hardeo Prasad | ||
Bagaha | SC | Narsingh Baitha | ||
Ram Nagar | None | Narayan Vikram Shah | ||
Shikarpur | SC | Sitaram Prasad | ||
Sikta | None | Faiyajulazam | ||
Lauria | None | Fulena Rao | ||
Chanapatia | None | Umesh Prasad Verma | ||
Bettiah | None | Kirshna Mohan Pandey | ||
Nautan | None | Kedar Pandey | ||
Raxaul | None | Saghir Ahmad | ||
Sugauli | None | Azizul Haque | ||
Motihari | None | Prabhawati Gupta | ||
Adapur | None | Ramprit Rai | ||
Ghorasahan | None | Rajendra Pratap Singh | ||
Dhaka | None | Hafiz Idris Ansari | ||
Patahi | None | Thakur Rama Pati Singh | ||
Madhuban | None | Rajpati Devi | ||
Kesaria | None | Pitambar Singh | ||
Pipra | SC | Tulsi Ram | ||
Harsidhi | None | Mahedayetulla Khan | ||
Gobindganj | None | Ramashankar Pandey | ||
Gopal Ganj | None | Ram Dulari Sinh | ||
Kuchaikot | None | Nagina Rai | ||
Katea | SC | Algu Ram | ||
Bhore | None | Raj Mangal Mishra | ||
Mirganj | None | Anant Pd. Singh | ||
Siwan | None | Janardan Tiwary | ||
Ziradei | None | Sankarnath Vidyarthi | ||
Mairwa | SC | Ram Narain | ||
Darauli | None | Krishna Pratap Singh | ||
Raghunathpur | None | Shreenivas N. Singh | ||
Maharajganj | None | Anusuya Devi | ||
Barharia | None | Abdul Jalil | ||
Goreakothi | None | Mahamaya Prasad | ||
Baikunthpur | None | Sabhapati Singh | ||
Barauli | None | Brajakishore Narain Singh | ||
Manjhi | None | Ram Bahadur Singh | ||
Baniapur | None | Uma Pandey | ||
Masrakh | None | Ram Deo Singh | ||
Taraiya | None | Prabhu Nath Singh | ||
Marhaura | None | Bhishm Prasad Yadav | ||
Jalalpur | None | Kumar Kalika Singh | ||
Chapra | None | Janak Yadav | ||
Garkha | SC | Raghunandan Majhi | ||
Parsa | None | Daroga Prasad Roy | ||
Sonepur | None | Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav | ||
Hajipur | None | Motilal Sinha Kanan | ||
Raghopur | None | Babu Lal Shastri | ||
Mahnar | None | Munishwar Prasad Singh | ||
Jandaha | None | Bhagdeo Singh | ||
Patepur | SC | Righan Ram | ||
Goraul | None | Samayelenabi | ||
Vaishali | None | Laliteshwar Pd. Sahi | ||
Lalganj | None | Dipnarain Singh | ||
Paru | None | Birendra Kumar Singh | ||
Sahebganj | None | Sheo Sharan Singh | ||
Baruraj | None | Jamuna Singh | ||
Kanti | None | Shambhu Sharan Thakur | ||
Kurhani | None | Sadhu Saran Sahi | ||
Sakra | SC | Hiralall Paswan | ||
Muzaffarpur | None | Ramdeva Sharma | ||
Bochaha | SC | Ramai Ram | ||
Gaighatti | None | Niteshwar Prasad Sinha | ||
Aurai | None | Ram Babu Singh | ||
Minapur | None | Mahanth Ramkishore Das | ||
Runisaidpur | None | Tribeni Prasad Singh | ||
Sitamarhi | None | Ram Swarup Singh | ||
Bathnaha | None | Paturi Singh | ||
Belsand | None | Ram Surat Singh | ||
Sheohar | None | Raghunath Jha | ||
Majorganj | SC | Surendra Ram | ||
Sonbarsa | None | Sita Ram Mahto | ||
Sursand | None | |||
Pupri | None | Ram Briksh Choudhery | ||
Benipatti | None | Tej Narayan Jha | ||
Bisfi | None | Aziz Nuruddin | ||
Harlakmi | None | Shakur Ahmad | ||
Khajauli | None | Mahendra Narayan Jha | ||
Jai Nagar | SC | Ramphal Paswan | ||
Madhubani | None | Surya Narayan Singh | ||
Jhanjharpur | None | Jagannath Mishra | ||
Rajnagar | SC | Bilat Paswan | ||
Phulparas | None | Uttam Lal Yadav | ||
Laukaha | None | Dhaniklal Mandal | ||
Madhepur | None | Radha Nandan Jha | ||
Biraul | None | Anirudh Jha | ||
Baheri | None | Tej Narayan Yadav | ||
Manigachhi | None | Nagendra Jha | ||
Benipur | None | Hari Nath Mishra | ||
Darbhanga | None | Surendra Jha Suman | ||
Keotiranway | None | Hukmdev Narayan Yadav | ||
Jale | None | Khadim Hussain | ||
Hayagaht | SC | Baleshvar Ram | ||
Kalyanpur | None | Ram Naresh Trivedi | ||
Warisnagar | SC | Chulhai Ram | ||
Samastipur | None | |||
Tajpur | None | |||
Mohiuddinnagar | None | Kapildoo Narain Singh | ||
Dalsinghsarai | None | Jagdish Pd. Choudhary | ||
Sarairanjan | None | Chandreshwar Prasad | ||
Bibhutpur | None | |||
Rosera | None | Ramashrey Rai | ||
Hassanpur | None | Gajendra Pd. Himanshu | ||
Singhia | SC | Ramjatan Paswan | ||
Raghopur | None | Amrenisa Mishra | ||
Kishanpur | None | Vinayak Pd. Yadav | ||
Supaul | None | Uma Shankar Singh | ||
Tribeniganj | None | Anup Lal Yadab | ||
Chhatarur | SC | Kumbh N. Sardar | ||
Kumarkhand | None | Jai Kumar Singh | ||
Simri Bakhtiarpor | None | Chaudhary Md. Salahuddin | ||
Mahishi | None | Lahtan Chadhary | ||
Saharsa | None | Ramesh Jha | ||
Sonabarsa | SC | Jageshwar Hazra | ||
Madmipura | None | Bindeshwari Pd. Mandal | ||
Murliganj | None | Raj Nandau Prasad | ||
Alamnagar | None | Vidyakar Kavi | ||
Rupauli | None | Anandi Prasad Singh | ||
Dhamdaha | None | Jai Narayan Mehta | ||
Banmankhi | SC | Rasik Lal Rishideo | ||
Kasba | None | Ram Naraian Mandal | ||
Raniganj | SC | Bundel Paswan | ||
Narpatganj | None | Satya Narayan Yadav | ||
Forbesganj | None | Saryu Mishra | ||
Araria | None | Azam | ||
Palasi | None | Maya Nand Thakur | ||
Bahadurganj | None | Najmuddin | ||
Thakurganj | None | Mohammed Hussain Azad | ||
Kishanganj | None | Rafique Alam | ||
Jokihat | None | Taslinuddin | ||
Amour | None | Hasibur Rahman | ||
Purnea | None | Kamaldeo N. Sinha | ||
Katihar | None | Rajkishor Prasad Singh | ||
Barso | None | Beula Doza | ||
Azamnagar | None | Mohmad Ayub | ||
Korha | SC | Bhola Paswan Shastry | ||
Barari | None | Muhamad Sakoor | ||
Manihari | None | Yuvraj | ||
Rajmahal | None | Nathmal Dokania | ||
Borio | ST | Set Hemram | ||
Barhait | ST | Masih Soren | ||
Litipara | ST | Som Murmu | ||
Pakpura | None | S. M. Jafar Ali | ||
Maheshpur | ST | Kalidas Murmu | ||
Shikaripara | ST | Shibu Murmu | ||
Nala | None | Biseshwar Khan | ||
Jamtara | None | Durga Prasad Singh | ||
Sarath | None | Kamdeo Pro Singh | ||
Madhupur | None | Ajit Kumar Banerjee | ||
Deoghar | SC | Baidya Nath Das | ||
Jarmundi | None | Srikant Jha | ||
Dumka | ST | Paika Murmu | ||
Jama | ST | Mauan Besra | ||
Poraiyahat | ST | Prithwi Chand Kisku | ||
Godda | None | Hemantkumar Jha | ||
Mahagama | None | Awadh Bihari Singh | ||
Pirpainti | None | Amvika Praasad | ||
Colgong | None | Sadanand Singh | ||
Nathnagar | None | Chunchun Prasad Yadav | ||
Bhagalpur | None | Vijoy Kumar Mitra | ||
Gopalpur | None | Madan Prasad Singh | ||
Bimpur | None | Prabhu Narayan Roy | ||
Sultanganj | None | Ram Raksha Pd. Yadav | ||
Amarpur | None | Janar Dan Yadav | ||
Dhuraiya | SC | Naresh Das | ||
Banka | None | Thakur Kamakhya Pd. Singh | ||
Belhar | None | Shakuntala Devi | ||
Katoria | None | Jay Prakash Mishra | ||
Chakai | None | Chaudra Shakar Singh | ||
Jhajha | None | Shiva Nandan Jha | ||
Jamui | None | Tripurari Prasad Singh | ||
Sikandra | SC | Rameswar Paswan | ||
Sheikhpura | SC | Loknath Azad | ||
Barbigha | None | Rajo Singh | ||
Barahiya | None | Kapil Deo Singh | ||
Surajgarha | None | Sunaina Sharma | ||
Jamalpur | None | Suresh Kumar Singh | ||
Tarapur | None | Tarni Prasad Singh | ||
Kharagpur | None | Rajendra Prasad Singh | ||
Monghyr | None | Prafulla Kumar Mishra | ||
Parbatta | None | Shivakant Mishra | ||
Chautham | None | Ghanshyam Singh | ||
Alauli | SC | Mishri Sada | ||
Khagaria | None | Ram Sharan Yadav | ||
Balia | None | Chandra Choor Deo | ||
Begusarai | None | Bhola Singh | ||
Bakhri | SC | Ram Chandra Paswan | ||
Bariarpur | None | Ram Jiwan Singh | ||
Barauni | None | Chandra Sekhar Singh | ||
Bachhwara | None | Ramdeo Rai | ||
Mokameh | None | Krishna Shahi | ||
Barh | None | Dwarika Nath Singh | ||
Bakhtiarpur | None | Bhola Prasad Singh | ||
Fatwa | SC | Kameshwar Paswan | ||
Bihar | None | Virendra Prasad | ||
Asthawan | None | Ayodhya Prasad | ||
Ekangar Sarai | None | Ram Swaroop Prasad | ||
Rajgir | SC | Chandradeo Prasad Himansu | ||
Islampur | None | Ramsharan Prasad Singh | ||
Chandi | None | Ram Raj Prasad Singh | ||
Milsa | None | Nawal Kishore Singh | ||
Masaurhi | None | Bhuwaneshwar Sharma | ||
Pun Pun | SC | Mahabir Paswan | ||
Patna South | None | |||
Patna East | None | Jamil Ahmad | ||
Patna West | None | Sunil Mukherjee | ||
Danapur | None | Budh Deo Singh | ||
Maner | None | Ram Nagina Singh | ||
None | ||||
Paliganj | None | Kanhai Singh | ||
Sandesh | None | Ramjee Prasad Singh | ||
Arrah | None | Sumitra Devi | ||
Barhara | None | Ram Vilash Singh | ||
Shahpur | None | Suraj Nath Choubey | ||
Brahampur | None | Rishi Kesh Tewary | ||
Dumraon | None | Harihar Prasad Singh | ||
Nawanagar | SC | Lal Behari Prasad | ||
Buxar | None | Jag Narain Trivedi | ||
Ramgarh | None | Sachchida Nand Singh | ||
Mohania | SC | Suresh Kumar | ||
Chainpur | None | Lal Muni Chaubey | ||
Dhabua | None | Shyam Narain Pandey | ||
Chenari | SC | Ram Bachan Paswan | ||
Sasaram | None | Ramsevak Singh | ||
Dehri | None | Abdul Quayom Ansari | ||
Karakat | None | Manorma Pandey | ||
Nokha | None | Jagdish Ojha | ||
Dinara | None | Ram Narain Sah | ||
Bikramganj | None | Sant Prasad Singh | ||
Jagdismpur | None | Shiv Pujan Varma | ||
Piro | None | Jay Narayan | ||
Sahar | SC | Rajdeo Ram | ||
Arwal | None | Rang Bahadur Singh | ||
Kurtha | None | Ramashray Pd. Singh | ||
Makhdumpur | SC | Ram Sawroop Ram | ||
Jehanabad | None | Hari Lal Prasad Sinha | ||
Ghosi | None | Ramashraya Prasad Singh | ||
Belaganj | None | Jitendra Pd. Singh | ||
Gom | None | Muneshwer Nath Singh | ||
Daudnagar | None | |||
Obra | None | Narain Singh | ||
Nabinagar | None | Yugal Singh | ||
Aurangabad | None | Brij Mohan Singh | ||
Rafiganj | SC | Faguni Ram | ||
Imamganj | SC | Awadheshewar Ram | ||
Sherghati | None | Jairam Giri | ||
Barachatti | SC | Mohan Ram | ||
Bodh Gaya | SC | Balik Ram | ||
Konch | None | Nand Kumar Singh | ||
Gaya | None | Yugal Kishore Prasad | ||
Gaya Muffasil | None | Surajdeo Singh | ||
Atri | None | Maheshwari Prasad Singh | ||
Hisua | None | Shatruhan Sharan Singh | ||
Nawada | None | Gayatri Devi | ||
Rajauli | SC | Banwari Ram | ||
Warsaliganj | None | Shyam Sunder Pd. Singh | ||
Gobindpur | None | Amarit Prasad | ||
Kodarma | None | Rajendranath Dan | ||
Dhanwar | None | Punit Rai | ||
Gawan | SC | Taneshwar Azad | ||
Jamua | None | Ritlal Prasad Verma | ||
Giridih | None | Chaturanan Mishra | ||
Dumri | None | Murli Bhagat | ||
Bermo | None | Vindeshwari Dubey | ||
Bagodar | None | K. Basant Narain Singh | ||
Barhi | None | Rameshwar Prasad Mahtha | ||
Hazaribagh | None | Raghunandan Prasad | ||
Chauparan | None | Nand Kishore Singh | ||
Chatra | None | Tapeshwar Deo | ||
Barkagaon | SC | Mahesh Ram | ||
Ramgarh | None | |||
Mandu | None | Birendra Kumar Pandey | ||
Jaridih | None | Chhatru Ram Mahton | ||
Chandankiyari | SC | Durga Charan Das | ||
Topchanchi | None | Shankar Dayal Singh | ||
Baghmara | None | Imamul Hai Khan | ||
Dhanbad | None | Chinmoy Mukherjee | ||
Tundi | None | Satya Narayan Singh | ||
Nirsa | None | Nirmalendu Bhattacharya | ||
Sindri | None | A. K. Roy | ||
Jharia | None | Sheo Kumar Rai | ||
Baharagora | None | Shibu Ranjan Khan | ||
Ghatsila | ST | Tika Ram Majhi | ||
Patamda | None | Ghana Shyam Mahato | ||
Jamshedpur East | None | Kedar Das | ||
Jamshedpur West | None | Ramavatar Singh | ||
Jugsalia | ST | Sanatan Majhi | ||
Sakaikella | None | Shatbhanu Singhdeo | ||
Chaibassa | ST | Bagun Sumbrui | ||
Majhgaon | ST | Debendra Nath Champia | ||
Manoharpur | ST | Durga Prasad Jamuda | ||
Jaganathpur | ST | Sidiu Hembrom | ||
Chakradharpur | ST | Theodore Bodra | ||
Ichagarh | None | Shatrughan Aditya Deo | ||
Kharsawan | ST | Gulab Singh Munda | ||
Tamar | ST | Banmali Singh Munda | ||
Tokpa | ST | Virsing Munda | ||
Khunti | ST | Tiru Muchi Rai Munda | ||
Silli | SC | Ram Ratan Ram | ||
Khijri | ST | Umrao Sadho Kujur | ||
Ranchi | None | Deopat Sahu | ||
Kanke | None | Ram Tahal Chaudhary | ||
Kolebira | ST | S. K. Bage | ||
Simdega | ST | Simon Tigga | ||
Chainpur | ST | Jairam Oraon | ||
Gumla | ST | Bairagi Oraon | ||
Sisai | ST | Sukru Bhagat | ||
Bero | ST | Karam Chand Bhagat | ||
Mandar | ST | Srikrishna Bhagat | ||
Lohardaga | ST | Bihari Lakba | ||
Latehar | ST | Vijoy Virendra Kumar | ||
Panki | SC | Nal Deo Ram | ||
Daltongaj | None | Puran Chand | ||
Garhwa | None | Awadh Kishore Tiwari | ||
Bhawanathpur | None | Shanker Pratap Deo | ||
Leslieganj | None | Bhisma Narayan Singh | ||
Bishrampur | SC | Ramdeni Ram | ||
Hussainabad | None | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | ||