Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1972 to elect the members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. 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.[1]
Results
| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1972 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | contested | Seats won | change in seats | popular vote | % | |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Indian National Congress | 89 | 66 | Template:Increase 28 | 20,83,390 | 42.84 |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Shiromani Akali Dal | 72 | 24 | Template:Decrease 19 | 13,44,437 | 27.64 |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Communist Party of India | 13 | 10 | Template:Increase 6 | 3,16,722 | 6.51 |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 17 | 1 | Template:Decrease 1 | 1,58,309 | 3.26 |
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Independents | 205 | 3 | Template:Decrease 1 | 5,97,917 | 12.29 |
| Others | 72 | 0 | - | 3,62,783 | 7.47 | |
| Total | 468 | 104 | 48,63,558 | |||
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