# 1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972. These were the elections to the legislative assembly having 296 seats in undivided Madhya Pradesh. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Prakash Chandra Sethi was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.
After the 1962 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the number of constituencies in Madhya Pradesh were increased to 296, following the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.

## Results

Source:
% Votes :
| 1 | Indian National Congress | 289 | 220 | 53 | 47.93% |
| 1 | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 260 | 48 | 30 | 28.64% |
| 3 | Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party | 172 | 7 | N/A | 6.24% |
| 4 | Communist Party of India | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1.02% |
| 7 | Independent | 296 | 18 | 4 | 14.73% |
| | Total | | 296 | | |

## Elected Members

| Constituency | Reserved for | Member | Party |
| Sheopur | None | Lokendra Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Bijeypur | None | Jagmohan Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Sabalgarh | None | Raghubar Dayal Rasoiya | Indian National Congress |
| Joura | None | Ramcharan Lal Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Morena | None | Maharaj Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Dimni | SC | Chhawi Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Ambah | SC | Raja Ram Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Gohad | SC | Bhure Lal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Mehgaon | None | Rameshwar Dayal Dantre | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Attair | None | Rameshwar Dayal Arele | Indian National Congress |
| Bhind | None | Navin Chandra Bhoota | Indian National Congress |
| Ron | None | Rasal Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Lahar | None | Raghavram Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Gwalior | None | Srrvate Ramchandra | Communist Party of India |
| Lashkar | None | Sitila Sahai | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Morar | None | Rajendra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Gird | None | Vijayaraje Scindhia | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Dabra | None | Pahadsingh | Indian National Congress |
| Bhander | SC | Chaturbhuj Morya | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Seondha | None | Shiv Charan | Indian National Congress |
| Datia | None | Gulab Chand Kannoolal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Karera | None | Hardas Gupta | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Pohri | SC | Babu Lal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Shivpuri | None | Sushil B. Ashathana | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Pichhore | None | Bhanu Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Kolaras | None | Jagadish Prasad Verma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Guna | None | Shivpratap Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Chachaura | None | Krishnvallabh Gupta | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Raghogarh | SC | Harlal Shakyawar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Ashoknagar | None | Mahendra Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Mungaoli | None | Gajra Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Niwari | None | Luxmi Narayan Nayak | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Jatara | None | Ram Krishna Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Kharagpur | SC | Baiju Ahirwar | Indian National Congress |
| Tikamgarh | None | Sardar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Malehra | None | Dashrath | Indian National Congress |
| Bijawar | None | Yadvendra Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Chhatarpur | None | Mahendra Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| Maharajpur | SC | Nathoo Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Laundi | None | Baboo Ram Chaturvedi | Indian National Congress |
| Panna | None | Het Ram Dube | Indian National Congress |
| Amanganj | SC | Tatu Lal | Indian National Congress |
| Pawai | None | Jagdish Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Maihar | None | Lalji Patel | Indian National Congress |
| Nagod | SC | Bala Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| Satna | None | Kanta | Indian National Congress |
| Chitrakoot | None | Ram Chandra Bajpayee | Indian National Congress |
| Ranpur Baghelan | None | Toshan Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Amarpatan | None | Gulsher Ahmed | Indian National Congress |
| Rewa | None | Muni Prasad Shukla | Indian National Congress |
| Sirmaur | None | Rajmani Patel | Indian National Congress |
| Teonthar | None | Triveni Prasad | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Mangawan | None | Shriniwas Tiwari | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Gurh | None | Rampal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Deotalab | SC | Ramkhelavan | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Mauganj | None | Ramdhani Mishra | Independent |
| Churahat | None | Chandra Pratap | Indian National Congress |
| Sidhi | None | Arjun Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Deosar | ST | Balraj | Indian National Congress |
| Singrauli | None | Shyamkartik Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Gopadbanas | ST | Jagwa | Independent |
| Beohari | None | Ramgopal Gupta | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Umaria | None | Ranvijaya Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Naorozabad | ST | Jagan Nath Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Jaisingnagar | ST | Kamala Prasad | Independent |
| Sohagpur | None | Krishnapal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Pushparajgarh | ST | Dalbir Singh | Independent |
| Kotma | None | Mrigendra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Jaitpur | ST | Bhagwandin | Indian National Congress |
| Manendragarh | ST | Dharam Pal | Indian National Congress |
| Baikunthpur | None | Ramchandra Singh Deo | Indian National Congress |
| Premnagar | ST | Bhuvneshwar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Surajpur | None | Dhirendranath | Indian National Congress |
| Pal | ST | Deosai | Indian National Congress |
| Samri | ST | Larangsai | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Lundra | ST | Chamru Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Ambikapur | None | Devendra Khumari | Indian National Congress |
| Lakhanpur | None | Satyanarayan | Indian National Congress |
| Sitapur | ST | Sukhi Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Bagicha | ST | Narhari Prasad Sai | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Jashpur | ST | Luis Bega | Indian National Congress |
| Tapkara | ST | Dineshwar Sai | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Pathalgaon | ST | Laljit Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Dharamjaigarh | None | Vaidya Begraj Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Gharghoda | ST | Surendra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Raigarh | None | Ramkumar Agrawal | Indian National Congress |
| Pussour | None | Kamla Kumari | Indian National Congress |
| Sarangarh | SC | Sheo Prasad Gotia | Indian National Congress |
| Rampur | ST | Pyarelal Sheoprasad | Indian National Congress |
| Kotghora | None | Bodhram | Independent |
| Tanakhar | ST | Lal Kirtikumar Singh | Independent |
| Marwahi | ST | Bhavar Singh Porte | Indian National Congress |
| Kota | None | Mathuraprasad Dube | Indian National Congress |
| Lormi | None | Rajendra Prasad Shukla | Indian National Congress |
| Mungeli | SC | Ganeshram Anant | Indian National Congress |
| Jarhagaon | None | Mohammad Bashir Khan | Indian National Congress |
| Takhatpur | None | Rohani Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| Bilaspur | None | Shridhar Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Bilha | None | Chitrakant Jaiswal | Indian National Congress |
| Masturi | SC | Godil Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| Pamgarh | SC | Kulpatsingh Kupitram | Indian National Congress |
| Akaltara | None | Rajendra Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Baloda | None | Radheshyam Shukla | Indian National Congress |
| Champa | None | Bisahudas Mahant | Indian National Congress |
| Sakti | None | Pushpendranath Singh | Independent |
| Malkharoda | SC | Pooranlal Jangade | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Chandrapur | None | Bhawanilal Verma | Indian National Congress |
| Abhanpur | None | Chetram Parshottam | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Raipur | None | Sudhirmukherji | Independent |
| Arang | SC | Kanhaiyalal Kosariya | Indian National Congress |
| Dharsiwan | None | Munnalal Shukla | Indian National Congress |
| Baloda Bazar | None | Dolatram Ramdayal | Indian National Congress |
| Bhatapara | None | Shivlal Mehta | Indian National Congress |
| Palari | SC | Phoolsingh | Indian National Congress |
| Kasdol | None | Kanhaiyalal Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Bhatgaon | SC | Reshamlal Tikaram | Independent |
| Saraipali | None | V. B. Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Basna | None | Laxman Jaideo | Indian National Congress |
| Pithora | None | Thamkur Bhanupratap Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Mahasamund | None | Purushottamlal K. Dhaluram | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Rajim | None | Shyamcharan Shukla | Indian National Congress |
| Bindranawagarh | ST | Parwati K. P. Shah | Independent |
| Sihawa | ST | Pusauram | Indian National Congress |
| Dhamtari | None | Keshrimal | Indian National Congress |
| Kurud | None | Yeshwant Rao Meghawale | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Bhanupratappur | ST | Satyanarain Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Kanker | ST | Vishram Dhongai | Indian National Congress |
| Keskai | ST | Ganga Ram Rana | Indian National Congress |
| Kondagaon | ST | Mankuram Sodi | Indian National Congress |
| Bakawand | ST | Jhitruram | Indian National Congress |
| Jagdalpur | ST | Baliram Kashyap Mahadev | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Chitrakote | ST | Ramakonda | Indian National Congress |
| Konta | ST | Beti Harma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Dantewara | ST | Lakshman Karma | Indian National Congress |
| Bijapur | ST | Kistaiya Papaiya | Indian National Congress |
| Narayanpur | ST | Ratiram | Indian National Congress |
| Maro | SC | Kishan | Indian National Congress |
| Bemetara | None | Laxman Prasad Vaidya | Indian National Congress |
| Dhamdha | SC | Tumanlal | Indian National Congress |
| Bhilai | None | Phoolchand Bafna | Indian National Congress |
| Durg | None | Motilal Vora | Indian National Congress |
| Bhathagaon | None | Kejouram | Independent |
| Gunderdehi | None | Ghanaram Sahu | Independent |
| Balod | None | Hiralal Sonboir | Indian National Congress |
| Dondi Lohara | ST | Jhumuklal Bhendia | Indian National Congress |
| Chowki | ST | Gobardhan | Indian National Congress |
| Khujji | None | Baldev Prasad Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Rajnandgaon | None | Kishorilal | Indian National Congress |
| Dongargaon | None | S. Jairam Ayyar | Indian National Congress |
| Dongargarh | None | Hiraram Ramsewak | Indian National Congress |
| Khairagarh | None | Vijayalal Oswal | Indian National Congress |
| Bireudranagar | None | Deviprasad Choube | Indian National Congress |
| Kawardha | None | Kumar Yashwant Raj Singh | Independent |
| Baihar | ST | Sudhanwasingh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Lanji | None | Narbada Pd. Shrivastava | Independent |
| Kirnapur | None | Jhankarsingh | Indian National Congress |
| Waraseoni | None | Thansingh | Indian National Congress |
| Khairalanjee | None | Madhusudan | Indian National Congress |
| Katangi | None | Chittor Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Balaghat | None | Nandkishor | Indian National Congress |
| Paraswada | None | Tejlal Tembhre | Indian National Congress |
| Mandla | None | Narayani Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Bichhiya | ST | Darbari Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Ghughri | ST | Shyamlal Ujiyar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Bajag | ST | Mohansingh Daulatsingh | Indian National Congress |
| Dindori | ST | Sunderlal Ureti | Indian National Congress |
| Niwas | ST | Anoopsingh Harisingh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Bargi | None | Nathusingh | Indian National Congress |
| Panagar | None | Girwar Singh Patel | Indian National Congress |
| Jabalpur Cantonment | None | Manmohandas | Indian National Congress |
| Jabalpur West | None | Sawaimal | Indian National Congress |
| Jabalpur East | None | Krishnaawatar Bhanot | Indian National Congress |
| Patan | SC | Motilal Shenkar | Indian National Congress |
| Katangi | None | Satendraprasad Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Sihora | None | Parmanandbhai | Indian National Congress |
| Bahoriband | None | Kunjbihari Lal | Indian National Congress |
| Murwara | None | Lakhan Singh Solanki | Indian National Congress |
| Badwara | None | N. V. Raman | Indian National Congress |
| Vijairaghogarh | None | Ramrani Johar | Indian National Congress |
| Nohata | None | Thakur Neknarayan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Damoh | None | Anand Kumar | Independent |
| Hatta | None | Kunjbiharilal Manmohanlal | Indian National Congress |
| Patharia | SC | Gopal Das Munnilal | Indian National Congress |
| Banda | None | Shri Krishna Selat | Indian National Congress |
| Bina | None | Dalchand Bhagwandas | Indian National Congress |
| Khurai | SC | Liladhar | Indian National Congress |
| Sagar | None | Jwalaprasad Jyotishi | Indian National Congress |
| Surkhi | SC | Gaya Prasad Kabirpanthi | Indian National Congress |
| Rehli | None | Gourishankar Pathak | Indian National Congress |
| Deori | None | Dwarika Prasad Katare | Indian National Congress |
| Gadarwara | None | Hari Shanker Sthapak | Indian National Congress |
| Bohani | None | Agarwal L. N. Khajanchi | Indian National Congress |
| Nasimhapur | None | S. S. Narayan Mushram | Indian National Congress |
| Gotegaon | None | Narsingdas | Indian National Congress |
| Lakhnadon | ST | Basantrao Uikey | Indian National Congress |
| Chhapara | ST | Satendrasingh Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| Keolari | None | Vimla K. P. Verma | Indian National Congress |
| Barghat | None | Jageshwarnath Bisen | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Seoni | None | Nityendra Nath Sheel | Indian National Congress |
| Chhindwara | None | Jagdish Prasad Chandrakar | Indian National Congress |
| Parasia | SC | Barikrao Amrutrao | Indian National Congress |
| Damua | ST | Rajkumari Gyanda | Indian National Congress |
| Amarwara | ST | Udayabhanshah | Indian National Congress |
| Chaurai | None | Laxminarayan Lalji Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| Sausar | None | Manikrao Narayanrao | Indian National Congress |
| Pandhurna | None | Madhavlal Dube Mikulal | Indian National Congress |
| Multai | None | Radhakrishna Garg Vakeel | Independent |
| Masod | None | Ramji Chhitraiya Mahajan | Independent |
| Bhainsdehi | ST | Kalyasingh Balaji | Indian National Congress |
| Betul | None | Maruti Narayanrao | Indian National Congress |
| Ghoradongri | ST | Bishram Gurdi | Indian National Congress |
| Piparia | None | Ratan Kumari Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Denwa | None | Vinay Kumar Diwan | Indian National Congress |
| Hoshangabad | None | Sushila Dixit | Indian National Congress |
| Itarsi | None | Hari Prasad Chaturvedi | Indian National Congress |
| Timarni | SC | Kheeprasad Bastabad | Indian National Congress |
| Harda | None | Nanhelal Patel | Indian National Congress |
| Sanchi | SC | Dulichand | Indian National Congress |
| Udaipura | None | Goutam Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Bereli | None | Jaswant Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Ghojpur | None | Gulabchand | Indian National Congress |
| Budhni | None | Saligram Vakil | Independent |
| Ashta | SC | Umrao Singh Dariya Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Sehore | None | Aziz Qureshi | Indian National Congress |
| Bhopal | None | S. Ali Khan N. Ali Khan | Communist Party of India |
| Govindpura | None | Mohanlal Asthana | Indian National Congress |
| Bairagarh | None | Laxmi Narain Sharma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Berasia | None | Gauri Shankar Kaushal | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Kurwai | None | Awadh Narayan | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Vidisha | None | Surya Prakash | Indian National Congress |
| Basoda | SC | Sita Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Sironj | None | I. Khan Tarzi Mashriqul | Indian National Congress |
| Biaora | None | Ram Karan Ugra | Indian National Congress |
| Narsingarh | None | Mangi Lal Bhandari | Indian National Congress |
| Sarangpur | SC | Sajjan Singh Vishnar | Indian National Congress |
| Rajgarh | None | Gulab Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Khilchipur | None | Prabhu Dayal Choube | Indian National Congress |
| Shujalpur | None | Rameshwar Dayal Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Gulana | None | Ramesh Dube | Indian National Congress |
| Shajapur | None | Tara P. Chandra Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Susner | None | Haribhau Joshi | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Agar | SC | Madhukar Marmat | Indian National Congress |
| Tarana | None | Lakshminarayan Jain | Indian National Congress |
| Mahidpur | None | Narayan Prasad Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Ujjain North | None | Prakash Chand Sethi | Indian National Congress |
| Ujjain South | SC | Durgadas Suryavansi | Indian National Congress |
| Khacharod | None | Kunwar Veerendra Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Barnagar | None | Abhyasingh | Indian National Congress |
| Depalpur | None | Ramchandra Agrawal | Indian National Congress |
| Mhow | None | Prakash Chand Sethi | Indian National Congress |
| Indore 1 | None | Mahesh Joshi | Indian National Congress |
| Indore 2 | None | Homi Daji | Communist Party of India |
| Indore 3 | None | Chandra Prabhash Shekhar | Indian National Congress |
| Indore 4 | None | Narayan Prasad Shukla | Indian National Congress |
| Sawer | SC | Radhakrishan Malviya | Indian National Congress |
| Dewas | None | Dhirajsingh Mohansingh | Indian National Congress |
| Sonkatch | SC | Bapulal Kishanlal | Indian National Congress |
| Bagli | None | Kailashchandra Umashankar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Khategaon | None | Manjulabai Vagle | Indian National Congress |
| Harsud | None | Kalicharan Sakargaye | Indian National Congress |
| Nimarkhedi | None | Raghunath Rao Mandloi | Indian National Congress |
| Pandhana | SC | Sakharam Deokaran | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Khandwa | None | Gangacharan Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Shahpur | None | Shivkumarsingh Nawalsingh | Indian National Congress |
| Burhanpur | None | Brijmohan D. Mishra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Bhikangaon | None | Rana Balbahadur Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Barwaha | None | Amolakchand Chajed | Indian National Congress |
| Maheshwar | SC | Sitaram Sadhuram | Indian National Congress |
| Khargone | None | Chandrakanta R. Khode | Indian National Congress |
| Dhulkot | ST | Sobhagsingh Dhyansingh | Indian National Congress |
| Sendhwa | ST | Shobharam Patel | Indian National Congress |
| Rajpur | ST | Barku Mahadu Chouhan | Indian National Congress |
| Anjad | None | Babu G. Solanki | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Barwani | ST | Umraosingh Parwatsingh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| Manawar | ST | Shivbhanu Solanki | Indian National Congress |
| Dharampuri | ST | Fatebhansingh Ramsingh | Indian National Congress |
| Dhar | None | Surendrasingh Gangasingh | Indian National Congress |
| Badnawar | None | Chiranjilal Alawa | Indian National Congress |
| Sardarpur | SC | Babusingh Alawa | Indian National Congress |
| Kukshi | ST | Pratapsingh Baghel | Indian National Congress |
| Alirajpur | ST | Magan Singh Patel | Indian National Congress |
| Jobat | ST | Ajmersingh | Indian National Congress |
| Jhabua | ST | Gangabai | Indian National Congress |
| Thandla | ST | Manna | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| Petlawad | ST | Dileep Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Sailana | ST | Prabhudayal Gehiote | Indian National Congress |
| Ratlam | None | Akbarali Arif | Indian National Congress |
| Jaora | None | Bankatelal Todi | Indian National Congress |
| Alot | SC | Lila Devi Choudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Manasa | None | Surajbhai Tugnawat | Indian National Congress |
| Garoth | None | Kasturchand Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Suwasara | SC | Ramgopal Bhartiya | Indian National Congress |
| Sitamau | None | Dhansukhlal Bhachawat | Indian National Congress |
| Mandsaur | None | Shyam Sunder Patidar | Indian National Congress |
| Neemuch | None | Raghunandan Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| Jawad | None | Kanhiyalal Nagauri | Indian National Congress |