# 1972 elections in India
## Legislative Assembly elections
### Assam

| | Indian National Congress | 1,976,209 | 53.20 | 95 | +22 |
| | Samyukta Socialist Party | 214,342 | 5.77 | 4 | 0 |
| | Communist Party of India | 209,550 | 5.64 | 3 | –4 |
| | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | 62,108 | 1.67 | 1 | New |
| | Swatantra Party | 21,663 | 0.58 | 1 | –2 |
| | Others | 125,928 | 3.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 1,104,977 | 29.75 | 10 | –16 |
| Total | Total | 3,714,777 | 100.00 | 114 | +9 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,714,777 | 96.47 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 136,122 | 3.53 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,850,899 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 6,328,537 | 60.85 | | |
| Source: ECI ||||||

### Goa, Daman & Diu

Summary of results of the Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election, 1972 :
| Political Party | Seats contested | Seats won | Number of Votes | % of Votes | Seat change |
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 23 | 18 | 116,855 | 38.30% | 2 |
| United Goans Party (Superia Group) | 26 | 10 | 99,156 | 32.50% | 2 |
| Indian National Congress | 19 | 1 | 41,612 | 13.64% | 1 |
| Independents | 36 | 1 | 28,874 | 9.64% | 1 |
| Total | 138 | 30 | 305,077 | |

### Himachal Pradesh

| | Indian National Congress | 467,592 | 53.24 | 53 | +19 |
| | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 68,032 | 7.75 | 5 | New |
| | Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh | 44,067 | 5.02 | 2 | –9 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 9,654 | 1.10 | 1 | –3 |
| | Others | 40,590 | 4.62 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 248,310 | 28.27 | 7 | –9 |
| Total | Total | 878,245 | 100.00 | 68 | +8 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 878,245 | 97.39 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 23,506 | 2.61 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 901,751 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,805,448 | 49.95 | | |
| Source: ECI ||||||

### Jammu and Kashmir

| | Indian National Congress | 764,492 | 55.44 | 58 | –3 |
| | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 135,778 | 9.85 | 3 | 0 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir | 98,985 | 7.18 | 5 | New |
| | Others | 10,689 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 369,062 | 26.76 | 9 | –6 |
| Total | Total | 1,379,006 | 100.00 | 75 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,379,006 | 96.52 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 49,689 | 3.48 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,428,695 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,297,951 | 62.17 | | |
| Source: ECI ||||||

### Manipur

| | Indian National Congress | 135,678 | 30.02 | 17 | +1 |
| | Manipur Peoples Party | 91,148 | 20.17 | 15 | New |
| | Communist Party of India | 45,765 | 10.13 | 5 | +4 |
| | Socialist Party (India) | 24,195 | 5.35 | 3 | New |
| | Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 10,699 | 2.37 | 1 | New |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2,988 | 0.66 | 0 | – |
| | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,004 | 0.22 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 140,471 | 31.08 | 19 | +10 |
| Total | Total | 451,948 | 100.00 | 60 | +30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 451,948 | 97.89 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 9,744 | 2.11 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 461,692 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 608,403 | 75.89 | | |
| Source: ECI ||||||

### Punjab

Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly Election 1972 :
| Party | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Popular vote | % |
| Indian National Congress | 89 | 66 | 28 | 20,83,390 | 42.84 |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 72 | 24 | 19 | 13,44,437 | 27.64 |
| Communist Party of India | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3,16,722 | 6.51 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1,58,309 | 3.26 |
| Independents | 205 | 3 | 1 | 5,97,917 | 12.29 |
| Others | 72 | 0 | - | 3,62,783 | 7.47 |
| Total | 468 | 104 | | 48,63,558 | |

### Rajasthan

| | Indian National Congress | 3,976,157 | 51.13 | 145 | +56 |
| | Swatantra Party | 958,097 | 12.32 | 11 | –37 |
| | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 948,928 | 12.20 | 8 | –14 |
| | Socialist Party | 189,851 | 2.44 | 4 | New |
| | Communist Party of India | 121,591 | 1.56 | 4 | +3 |
| | Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 104,398 | 1.34 | 1 | New |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 74,514 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 |
| | Vishal Haryana Party | 50,229 | 0.65 | 0 | New |
| | Republican Party of India | 2,137 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 1,350,012 | 17.36 | 11 | –5 |
| Total | Total | 7,775,914 | 100.00 | 184 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 7,775,914 | 96.77 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 259,313 | 3.23 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 8,035,227 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 13,910,553 | 57.76 | | |
| Source: ECI ||||||