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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year =
| next_election = 1978 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1978
| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 31
| election_date = 9 March 1972
| turnout =
| opinion_polls =
| image1 =
| leader1 =
| leader_since1 =
| party1 = All Party Hill Leaders Conference
| alliance1 =
| leaders_seat1 =
| popular_vote1 = 73,851
| percentage1 = 35.67
| swing1 =
| last_election1 =
| seats_before1 =
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 32
| seat_change1 =
| image2 =
| leader2 =
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| popular_vote2 = 20,474
| percentage2 = 9.89
| swing2 =
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 =
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 9
| seat_change2 =
| map_alt =
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Meghalaya|Chief Minister]]
| before_election =
| before_party =
| posttitle =
| after_election = [[Williamson A. Sangma]]
| after_party = All Party Hill Leaders Conference
}}

The '''1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election''' was held on 9 March 1972.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Warjri|first=Antarwell|date=March 2017|title=Role of Regional Political Parties and Formation of the Coalition Governments in Meghalaya|url=https://www.ijhsss.com/files/19.-Antarwell-Warjri.pdf|journal=International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies|volume=3|issue=5|pages=206–218}}</ref> These were [[Meghalaya|Meghalaya's]] first Legislative Assembly elections, following the creation of the state on 21 January 1972. 59 men and one woman, Percylina Marak, were elected.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Joshi|first=Hargovind|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Ug-LSwx5OsC|title=Meghalaya: Past and Present|date=2004|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-980-5|pages=292|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/opinion-meghalaya-assembly-elections-northeast-few-women-politicians-bjp-cong|title=‘Matrilineal’ Meghalaya Goes to Polls With Only 32 Women in Fray|last=Mukhim|first=Patricia|date=15 February 2018|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>

== Results ==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!colspan=2|Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}"|
| align="left" |[[All Party Hill Leaders Conference]] (AHL)
|73,851
|35.67
|32
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| align="left" | [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
| 20,474 || 9.89
| 9
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| align="left" |[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|1,182
|0.57
|0
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| align="left" |[[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
| 111,506 || 53.86
| 19{{ref label|alpha|a}}
|-
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Total
| 207,013 || 100.00
| 60
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:left;" |Source: [[Election Commission of India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3669-meghalaya-1972/|title=Meghalaya 1972|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
|}
{{note label|alpha|a}}The [[Hill State People's Democratic Party]] won 8 seats, but the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official statistical report of the election.<ref name=":0" />

==Elected Members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Reserved for ([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| Jowai || ST || B. B. Shallam || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Nongtalang || ST || Enowell Pohshna || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Rymbai || ST || Lewis Bareh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Sutnga || ST || Onwardleys Well Nongtfd || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Nartiang || ST || Edwingson Bareh || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Mynsoraliang || ST || Humphrey Hadem || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mawlai || ST || Stanlington Khongwir || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mawkhar || None || Alexander Warjri || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Jaiaw || ST || P. Ripple Kyndiah || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Mawprem || None || Maham Singh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Shillong Cantt || None || Dhrubanath Joshi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Laban || None || Parsvanath Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Malki || None || Upstar Kharbuli || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Laitumkhrah || None || Petergarnett Marbaniang || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Nongthymmai || ST || Brington Buhai Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Nongkhlaw || ST || Hoover Hynniewta || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Nongpoh || ST || D. Dethwelson Lapang || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mawhati || ST || Martin Narayan Majaw || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Sohryngkham || ST || G. Nilliemncap || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Nongkrem || ST || Radhon Singh Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Dienglieng || ST || Beterson Kharkongor || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Umroi || ST || Dlo Singh Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mylliem || ST || Jormanik Syiem || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Sohiong || ST || Edward Kurbah || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Nongspung || ST || Winstone Syiemion || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mairang || ST || Y. Fuller Lyngdoh Mawnai || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Pariong || ST || Hopingstone Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Nongstoin || ST || Francis K. Mawlot || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mawthengkut || ST || Raisen Mawsor || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Langrin || ST || Humdhrey Nongrum || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Mawkyrwat || ST || Rowell Lyngdoh || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Mawsynram || ST || Kisto M Roy Marabaniang || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Shella || ST || Stanely D D Nochols Roy || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Sohra || ST || S P Swer || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Nongshken || ST || Darwin D Pugh || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Lyngkyrdem || ST || Galynstone Laloo || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Mahendraganj || None || Shamsul Hoque || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Dalu || ST || Nimosh Sangma || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Dambuk Aga || ST || Brojendra Sangma || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Chokpot || ST || Jackman Marak || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Siju || ST || Williamson Sangma (uncontested) || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Rongrenggiri || ST || Choronsing Sangma || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Rongjeng || ST || Pleander Gare Momin || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kharkutta || ST || Pritington Sangma || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Songsak || ST || Elwin Sangma || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Resubelapara || ST || Salseng Marak || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Mendipathar || None || Sibendra Narayan Koch || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Tikrikilla || None || Manindra Rava || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Phulbari || None || Akra Mozaman || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rongchu Giri || ST || Medison A. Sangma || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Bajengdoba || ST || Grohonsing Marak || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Dadengiri || ST || Reidson Momin || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Rongram || ST || Percylina Marak || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Selsella || ST || William Cecil R Marak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Ampatigiri || ST || Jagabandhu Barman || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Rangsakona || ST || Sandford Marka || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Tura || ST || Singijan Sangma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kherapara || ST || Plansing Marak || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Dalamgiri || ST || Ira Marak (uncontested) || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
| Salmanpara || ST || Samarendra Sangma (uncontested) || {{Full party name with color|All Party Hill Leaders Conference}}
|-
|}

==References==
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