Elections to the
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative asse ...
were held in March 1972, to elect members of the 184 constituencies in
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
, India. The
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...
won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader,
Barkatullah Khan
Barkatullah Khan (25 October 1920 – 11 October 1973) was a politician from Indian state of Rajasthan and a leader of Indian National Congress party. He was elected to the state assembly from Tijara in 1972
He was Chief Minister of Raja ...
was reappointed as the
Chief Minister of Rajasthan
The chief minister of Rajasthan is the chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief ministe ...
.
After the passing of ''The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961'', Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 176 constituencies.
This was increased to 184 constituencies by 1967.
Result
Elected Members
See also
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List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Rajasthan state in India.
The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Jaipur, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless diss ...
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1972 elections in India
Legislative Assembly elections Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Goa, Daman & Diu
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Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...