# 1972 Delhi Metropolitan Council election

Delhi Metropolitan Council election, 1972 was held in Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi to elect 56 councillors to the Delhi Metropolitan Council. This council had no legislative powers, but only an advisory role in administration of the territory.

## Results

Summary of results of the Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1972 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote% |
| | Indian National Congress | 52 | 44 | 681,324 | 48.54% |
| | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 56 | 5 | 540,069 | 38.47% |
| | Communist Party of India | 4 | 3 | 54,183 | 3.86% |
| | Congress (O) | 19 | 2 | 27,540 | 1.96% |
| | Independent | 104 | 2 | 78,208 | 5.57% |
| Total | Total | - | 56 | - | - |

## Elected members

| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) | Member | Party |
| Sarojini Nagar | None | P. N. Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Lakshmi Bai Nagar | None | Arjun Das | Indian National Congress |
| Gole Market | None | Asoke Chatterjee | Indian National Congress |
| Prithvi Raj Road | None | Pushpa Devi Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| Barakhamba | None | A. L. Ralia Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Minto Road | None | Surinder Saini | Indian National Congress |
| Jangpura | None | Jag Pravesh Chander | Indian National Congress |
| Kasturba Nagar | SC | C. L. Balmiki | Indian National Congress |
| Lajpat Nagar | None | Archna | Indian National Congress |
| Kalkaji | None | V. P. Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Ramakrishnapuram | None | Jagdish Chander | Indian National Congress |
| Delhi Cantonment | None | Brij Lal Dua | Indian National Congress |
| Rajinder Nagar | None | Thakur Das | Indian National Congress |
| Ashok Nagar | None | Rajander Kumar Tanwar | Indian National Congress |
| Subhash Nagar | None | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Moti Nagar | None | K. C. Malik | Indian National Congress |
| Shakurbasti | None | Sri Chand | Communist Party of India |
| Badli | SC | Mool Chand | Indian National Congress |
| Narela | None | Heera Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Bawana | None | Tek Chand | Independent |
| Nangloi | None | Chaudhary Bharat Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Najafgarh | None | Hukam Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Palam | None | Mange Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Tughlaqabad | SC | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Geeta Colony | None | Brij Lal Goswami | Indian National Congress |
| Gandhi Nagar | None | Inder Singh Azad | Indian National Congress |
| Shahdara | None | Ram Narain | Indian National Congress |
| Ghonda | None | Hargain Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Vijay Nagar | None | B.d. Wadhwa | Indian National Congress |
| Kamla Nagar | None | Purushotam Lal Goel | Indian National Congress |
| Timarpur | None | Amar Nath Malhotra | Indian National Congress |
| Kashmere Gate | None | Om Prakash Behl | Indian National Congress |
| Chandni Chowk | None | Rama Shanker | Indian National Congress |
| Darya Ganj | None | Dalit Kumar Tandan | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Dariba | None | Mehtab Chand Jain | Indian National Congress |
| Matia Mahal | None | Sikander Bakht | Indian National Congress |
| Chawri Bazar | None | Anwar Ali Dhehlvi | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Ballimaran | None | Mohd. Ahmed | Independent |
| Ajmeri Gate | None | Mirza Siddiq Ali | Indian National Congress |
| Kalan Masjid | None | Rajesh Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Paharganj | None | Madan Lal Khurana | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Ram Nagar | None | Satya Prakash | Indian National Congress |
| Basti Julahan | SC | Prabhu Dayal | Indian National Congress |
| Qasab Pura | None | Roshan Lal | Indian National Congress |
| Deputy Ganj | None | Shyam Chanran Gupta | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Pratap Nagar | None | Ved Parkash | Indian National Congress |
| Arya Pura | None | Ram Chander Sharma | Communist Party of India |
| Shakti Nagar | None | Radhey Lal | Indian National Congress |
| Sarai Rohilla | None | Iqbal Krishna Trehan | Indian National Congress |
| Kishan Ganj | None | B.d. Joshit | Communist Party of India |
| Motia Khan | None | Bansilal Chauhan | Indian National Congress |
| Tibbia College | None | R. P. Mittal | Indian National Congress |
| Rehgarpura | SC | Sunder Wati N Parbhaker | Indian National Congress |
| Dev Nagar | SC | Moti Lal Bokalia | Indian National Congress |
| Patel Nagar | None | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Anand Parbat | SC | Krishan Swarup | Indian National Congress |

### Executive Council members

| Name | Role |
| Mir Mustaq Ahmed | Chairman |
| Jag Parvesh Chandra | Dy. Chairman |
| Radha Raman | C.E.C |
| O.P.Behl | E.C. (CS) |
| Mange Ram | E.C. (Fin) |
| Hira Singh | E.C. (Rev.) |
| Rajni Kant | Secretary |
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