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{{Short description|Indian state election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1967 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1967
| next_election = 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1977
| seats_for_election = 60 seats in the Assembly
| majority_seats = 31
| election_date = 11 March 1972
| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Indian National Congress (R)
| image1 = Cow and Calf INC.svg
| leader1 = [[Sukhamoy Sen Gupta]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Agartala Town III Assembly constituency|Agartala Town III]]
| last_election1 = 27/30
| seats1 = 41
| seat_change1 =-
| popular_vote1 = 224,821
| percentage1 = 44.83%

| party2 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| image2 = File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg
| leader2 =-
| leaders_seat2 =-
| last_election2 = 2/30
| seats2 = 16
| seat_change2 =-
| popular_vote2 = 189,667
| percentage2 = 37.82%


| map_image = Tripura map.png
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = [[Tripura]] District Map

| title = [[Chief Minister of Tripura|CM]]
| before_election = [[President's rule]]
| before_party =
| after_election = [[Sukhamoy Sen Gupta]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}
[[File:Tripura in India.png|thumb|right|[[Tripura]]]]

[[Tripura]] was recognized as a state in India on January 21, 1972. Before that, [[Tripura]] was a Union Territory. The first Legislative Assembly Election as a state was held on March 11, 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tripura.gov.in/history#:~:text=On%20January%2026%2C%201950%20Tripura,%2DEast%20Reorganisation%20Act%2C%201971.|title=Historical background of Tripura}}</ref> The 1972 [[Tripura Legislative Assembly]] election took place in a single phase to elect the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sec.tripura.gov.in/|title=Official Website of State Election Commission, Government of Tripura, India|website=sec.tripura.gov.in}}</ref>

[[Indian National Congress]] led by [[Sukhamoy Sen Gupta]], won 41 seats and formed a Government in [[Tripura]].

==Highlights==
Election to the [[Tripura Legislative Assembly]] were held on March 11, 1972. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.

=== Participating political parties ===
{|class="wikitable"
!#
!Type
! Abbreviation
!Party
|-
|1
|rowspan="4" |National Party
|BJS||Bharatiya Jan Sangh
|-
|2||CPI||Communist Party of India
|-
|3||CPM||Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|-
|4||INC||Indian National Congress
|-
|5
|State Party
|FBL||All India Forward Bloc
|-
|6
|Registered (Unrecognised) Party
||TUS||Tripura Upajati Zuba Samiti
|-
|7||Independents||IND||Independent
|-
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/|title=List of Participating Political Parties}}</ref>

=== No. of constituencies ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Type of Constituencies
! GEN
! SC
! ST
! Total
|-
| No. of Constituencies
| 36
| 5
| 19
| 60
|}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/|title=Constituencies-Tripura}}</ref>

=== Electors ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Men
! Women
! Total
|-
| No.of Electors
| 406,712
| 359,381
| 766,093
|-
| No.of Electors who Voted
| 284,765
| 231,288
| 516,053
|-
| Polling Percentage
| 70.02%
| 64.36%
| 67.36%
|}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/|title=Total No.of Electors}}</ref>

=== Performance of women candidates ===
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Men
! Women
! Total
|-
| No.of Contestants
| 230
| 04
| 328
|-
| Elected
| 60
| 00
| 60
|}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/|title=Performance of Women candidates Vs Men candidates}}</ref>

==Result==
{{Politics of India}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=10|[[File:India Tripura Legislative Assembly 1972.svg]]
|-
! Party
! Seats contested
! Seats won
! No. of votes
! % of votes
! 1967 Seats
|-
| [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
| 3
| 0
| 345
| 0.07%
| 0
|-
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| 11
| 1
| 15,226
| 3.04%
| 1
|-
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| 57
| 16
| 189,667
| 37.82%
| 2
|-
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 59
| 41
| 224,821
| 44.83%
| 27
|-
| [[All India Forward Bloc]]
| 9
| 0
| 5,739
| 1.14%
| -
|-
| [[Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti]]
| 10
| 0
| 5,883
| 1.17%
| -
|-
| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
| 85
| 2
| 59,792
| 11.92%
| 0
|-
! Total
! 234
! 60
! 501,473
!
!
|-
|colspan=10|Source: ECI<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3302-tripura-1972/|title=1972 Tripura Election result}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Results by constituency ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006023438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|format=pdf}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
!Turnout
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Margin
|-
! #k
! Names
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
|-
|1||[[Simna Assembly constituency|Simna]]||75.04%||Bhadramani Debbarma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||4,594||53.02%||S. B. Kishore Debbarman||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,656||42.2%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''938'''
|-
|2||[[Mohanpur Assembly constituency|Mohanpur]]||66.05%||Radharaman Debnath||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||4,277||51.58%||Pram D. Ranjan Dasgupta||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,592||43.32%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''685'''
|-
|3||[[Bamutia Assembly constituency|Bamutia]]||71.4%||Prafulla Kumar Das||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,862||61.72%||Brajendra Biswas||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,015||38.28%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,847'''
|-
|4||[[Barjala Assembly constituency|Barjala]]||67.67%||Basana Chakraborty||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,733||55.67%||Gouri Bhattacharjee||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,307||34.4%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,426'''
|-
|5||[[Kunjaban Assembly constituency|Kunjaban]]||65.46%||Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||7,033||52.38%||Kanu Ghosh||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||5,633||41.95%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,400'''
|-
|6||[[Pratapgarh, Tripura Assembly constituency|Pratapgarh]]||62.8%||Madhusudan Das||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,862||49.%||Jadab Chandra Majumder||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,593||45.59%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''269'''
|-
|7||[[Agartala Town III Assembly constituency|Agartala Town III]]||59.74%||Sukhamoy Sen Gupta||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,415||49.44%||Supriyo Bhowmik||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,963||33.18%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,452'''
|-
|8||[[Ananda Nagar Assembly constituency|Ananda Nagar]]||68.21%||Tarit Mohan Dasgupta||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,341||45.07%||Khagen Das||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||4,159||43.18%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''182'''
|-
|9||[[Agartala Town I Assembly constituency|Agartala Town I]]||64.27%||Ajoy Biswas||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||3,810||50.28%||Renuka Chakraborty||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,742||36.19%||style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|'''1,068'''
|-
|10||[[Agartala Town II Assembly constituency|Agartala Town II]]||65.01%||Krishnadas Bhattacharjee||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,009||48.01%||Ashoke Chakraborty||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,322||37.05%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''687'''
|-
|11||[[Old Agartala Assembly constituency|Old Agartala]]||70.44%||Sailesh Chandra Some||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,098||56.76%||Jagadish Chandra Dey||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,217||24.69%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''2,881'''
|-
|12||[[Majlishpur Assembly constituency|Majlishpur]]||70.59%||Jatindra Kumar Majumder||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,724||54.79%||Bhanu Gosh||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,073||45.21%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''651'''
|-
|13||[[Mandaibazar Assembly constituency|Mandaibazar]]||65.98%||Kalidas Debbarma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||4,717||66.28%||Bagala Prasad Debbarma||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||1,664||23.38%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''3,053'''
|-
|14||[[Uttar Debendranagar Assembly constituency|Uttar Debendranagar]]||69.%||Sabhiram Debbarma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||4,208||56.51%||Rabindra K. Debbarma||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||1,949||26.18%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''2,259'''
|-
|15||[[Ishanchandranagar Assembly constituency|Ishanchandranagar]]||69.56%||Naresh Chandra Roy||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,349||46.62%||Mati Lal Sarkar||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,328||46.33%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''21'''
|-
|16||[[Takarjala Assembly constituency|Takarjala]]||65.21%||Gunapada Jamatia||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,461||41.37%||Mahendra Debbarma||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,049||36.45%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''412'''
|-
|17||[[Kamalasagar Assembly constituency|Kamalasagar]]||75.41%||Bichitra Mohan Saha||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,936||52.56%||Nagendra Deb||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,316||30.93%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,620'''
|-
|18||[[Bishalgarh Assembly constituency|Bishalgarh]]||73.54%||[[Samir Ranjan Barman]]||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,777||32.32%||Babul Sengupta||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,638||30.7%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''139'''
|-
|19||[[Charilam Assembly constituency|Charilam]]||67.03%||Niranjan Deb||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,805||36.78%||Monmohan Debbarma||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,474||32.44%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''331'''
|-
|20||[[Bishramganj Assembly constituency|Bishramganj]]||69.65%||Sudhanwa Debbarma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,745||35.12%||Deuan Chandra Tripura||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,479||31.72%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''266'''
|-
|21||[[Boxanagar Assembly constituency|Boxanagar]]||74.34%||Munsur Ali||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,787||54.69%||Phani Bhushan Bhakta||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,097||30.29%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,690'''
|-
|22||[[Nalchar Assembly constituency|Nalchar]]||67.01%||Benode Behari Das||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,078||48.77%||Hari Madhab Bhowmik||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,199||38.26%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''879'''
|-
|23||[[Sonamura Assembly constituency|Sonamura]]||65.74%||Debendra Kishore Chowdhury||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,340||55.44%||Sultan Miah||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||1,504||24.97%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,836'''
|-
|24||[[Dhanpur Assembly constituency|Dhanpur]]||67.66%||Samar Chowdhury||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,530||48.64%||Dhirendra Kumar Sengupta||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,757||37.99%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''773'''
|-
|25||[[Salgarh Assembly constituency|Salgarh]]||69.29%||Tapash Dey||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,966||48.67%||Abani Mohan Bhowmik||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,907||35.67%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,059'''
|-
|26||[[Kakraban Assembly constituency|Kakraban]]||69.4%||Ajit Ranjan Ghosh||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,387||43.19%||Kashab Chandra Majumder||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,849||36.33%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''538'''
|-
|27||[[Radhakishorpur Assembly constituency|Radhakishorpur]]||72.7%||[[Usha Ranjan Sen]]||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
||4,888||48.37%||Sushil Mukerjee||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,509||34.73%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,379'''
|-
|28||[[Matarbari Assembly constituency|Matarbari]]||67.34%||Nishi Kanta Sarkar||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,851||45.7%||Naresh Chandra Ghosh||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,215||38.16%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''636'''
|-
|29||[[Rajnagar, Tripura Assembly constituency|Rajnagar]]||63.83%||Lakshmi Nag||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,265||34.63%||Badal Chowdhury||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,908||30.85%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''357'''
|-
|30||[[Belonia Assembly constituency|Belonia]]||58.79%||[[Jitendra Lal Das]]||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}||3,992||43.57%||Suresh Chandra Chowdhury||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,627||39.59%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|'''365'''
|-
|31||[[Hrishyamukh Assembly constituency|Hrishyamukh]]||63.1%||Chandra Sekhar Dutta||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,911||66.14%||Amalendu Chakraborty||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,613||29.24%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''3,298'''
|-
|32||[[Muhuripur Assembly constituency|Muhuripur]]||58.6%||Achaichhi Mog||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,394||55.93%||Brajmohan Jamatia||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,583||32.88%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,811'''
|-
|33||[[Manu Assembly constituency|Manu]]||67.92%||Hari Chanran Choudhrury||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,764||54.25%||Thaingya Mog||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,157||35.95%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,607'''
|-
|34||[[Sabroom Assembly constituency|Sabroom]]||72.9%||Kalipada Banerji||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,180||66.31%||Sunil Kumar Chowdhury||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,140||33.69%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''3,040'''
|-
|35||[[Chellagong Assembly constituency|Chellagong]]||59.33%||Baju Ban Riyan||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,032||41.25%||Panji Ham Reang||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,989||40.67%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''43'''
|-
|36||[[Birganj Assembly constituency|Birganj]]||66.57%||Sushil Ranjan Saha||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,645||46.61%||Syamal Kantisaha||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,142||40.17%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''503'''
|-
|37||[[Dumburnagar Assembly constituency|Dumburnagar]]||53.6%||Pakhi Tripura||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,272||60.15%||Rajprasad Chowdhury||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||1,664||30.59%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''1,608'''
|-
|38||[[Ampinagar Assembly constituency|Ampinagar]]||59.63%||Bullu Kuki||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,663||57.84%||Gopinath Jamatia||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||2,140||33.79%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''1,523'''
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|39||[[Teliamura Assembly constituency|Teliamura]]||73.05%||[[Anil Sarkar]]||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||5,458||51.19%||Bir Chandra Barman||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,847||36.08%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''1,611'''
|-
|40||[[Mohar Chhera Assembly constituency|Mohar Chhera]]||72.83%||Ananta Hari Jamatia||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,351||51.36%||Joy Mohan Debbarma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,691||35.43%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,660'''
|-
|41||[[Kalyanpur, Tripura Assembly constituency|Kalyanpur]]||84.55%||Bidya Chandra Debbarma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||10,273||77.36%||Krishna Kumar Debbarma||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,006||22.64%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''7,267'''
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|42||[[Pramodenagar Assembly constituency|Pramodenagar]]||79.25%||Manindra Debbarma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||7,439||61.25%||Nanda Kumar Debbarma||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,707||38.75%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''2,732'''
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|43||[[Khowai Assembly constituency|Khowai]]||76.52%||J Prasanna Bhattacharjee||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||5,069||56.35%||Kaminisingh||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,162||35.15%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,907'''
|-
|44||[[Asharambari Assembly constituency|Asharambari]]||82.01%||[[Nripen Chakraborty]]||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||6,290||58.92%||Arun Kar||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,137||38.75%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''2,153'''
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|45||[[Kamalpur, Tripura Assembly constituency|Kamalpur]]||75.44%||Sunil Chandra Datta||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,422||49.45%||Makhan Datta||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,768||42.14%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''654'''
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|46||[[Surma Assembly constituency|Surma]]||77.2%||Kshitish Chandra Das||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,737||48.73%||Rudreswar Das||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||4,202||43.23%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''535'''
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|47||[[Kulaihower Assembly constituency|Kulaihower]]||67.21%||Mongchabai Mog||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||6,380||55.81%||Dinesh Debbarma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||4,662||40.78%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,718'''
|-
|48||[[Chawamanu Assembly constituency|Chawamanu]]||50.4%||[[Purna Mohan Tripura]]||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,164||48.03%||Ghanshyam Dewan||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,189||33.23%||style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|'''975'''
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|49||[[Fatikroy Assembly constituency|Fatikroy]]||67.29%||Radhika Ranjan Gupta||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,019||38.55%||Tarani Mohan Singha||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,966||28.45%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,053'''
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|50||[[Pabiachhara Assembly constituency|Pabiachhara]]||60.46%||Gopi Nath Tripura||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,973||50.09%||K. Mohan Debbarma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,279||41.34%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''694'''
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|51||[[Chandipur, Tripura Assembly constituency|Chandipur]]||77.71%||Manindralal Bhowmik||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,418||48.94%||Baidyanath Majumdar||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||3,138||44.93%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''280'''
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|52||[[Kailashahar Assembly constituency|Kailashahar]]||70.73%||Moulana Abdul Ratif||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||4,299||55.43%||Bonode Dey||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||1,720||22.18%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''2,579'''
|-
|53
|[[Bilaspur, Tripura Assembly constituency|Bilaspur]]
|70.01%
|Subal Chandra Biswas
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|4,228
|56.82%
|Barindra Malaker
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|2,230
|29.97%
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,998'''
|-
|54||[[Jubarajnagar Assembly constituency|Jubarajnagar]]||65.03%||Monoranjan Nath||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,777||51.37%||Ram Kumar Nath||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,180||29.65%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,597'''
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|55||[[Longai Assembly constituency|Longai]]||57.45%||Hangshadhwaz Dewan||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,690||46.41%||Indu Madhav Chakma||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,156||27.12%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,534'''
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|56||[[Kanchanpur Assembly constituency|Kanchanpur]]||48.99%||Raimuni Reang Chowdhury||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,126||46.66%||Len Prasad Reang||{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}||2,138||31.92%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''988'''
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|57||[[Deocherra Assembly constituency|Deocherra]]||62.76%||Abdul Wazid||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,399||44.97%||Karunamoy Nath Chowdhury||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||1,870||24.74%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,529'''
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|58||[[Dharmanagar Assembly constituency|Dharmanagar]]||66.35%||Amarendra Sarma||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||3,728||47.21%||Debiprasad Purkayastha||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||3,489||44.19%||style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|'''239'''
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|59||[[Kadamtala Assembly constituency|Kadamtala]]||61.99%||Benoy Bhushan Banerjee||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,684||40.74%||Abdul Rup||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||1,717||26.06%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''967'''
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|60||[[Sonichera Assembly constituency|Sonichera]]||61.18%||Radha Raman Nath||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||2,637||33.61%||Abdul Matin Chowdhury||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||1,551||19.77%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|'''1,086'''
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==Government formation==
[[Indian National Congress]] (INC) won 41 out of 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The CPI-M won 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly. [[Sukhamoy Sen Gupta]] of the INC formed a government as Chief Minister on March 20, 1972.

[[Prafulla Kumar Das]] formed a government as Chief Minister on April 1, 1977.

[[Radhika Ranjan Gupta]] formed a coalition government with the [[Janata Party]] (JP) and the [[Left Front (Tripura)|Left Front]] (LF) on July 26, 1977. Chief Minister [[Radhika Ranjan Gupta]] resigned, and the state of Tripura was placed under [[presidential rule]] from November 5, 1977 to January 5, 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/home/research-projects/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/indiatripura-1949-present/|title=43. India/Tripura (1949-present)|website=uca.edu}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1972 State Assembly elections in India|Tripura]]

1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

Hakeem Nafeesurrahman Thanvi at 20:18, 27 January 2026