Legislative Assembly elections were held in March 1972, to elect members to the

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. After the elections, the Congress emerged as the largest party, and Kedar Pandey was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Later,

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become the Chief Minister, from 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975, followed by Jagannath Mishra from 11 April 1975 to 30 April 1977.

Party-wise performance

Elected members

References

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