Legislative Assembly elections were held in March 1972, to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[1] After the elections, the Congress emerged as the largest party, and Kedar Pandey was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Later, Abdul Gafoor become the Chief Minister, from 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975, followed by Jagannath Mishra from 11 April 1975 to 30 April 1977.
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Party-wise performance
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Indian National Congress | 5,688,002 | 33.12 | 167 | |
| Samyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party | 2,814,799 | 16.39 | 33 | |
| Indian National Congress (O) | 2,544,841 | 14.82 | 30 | |
| Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 2,007,314 | 11.69 | 25 | |
| Communist Party of India | 1,192,746 | 6.94 | 35 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 276,649 | 1.61 | – | |
| Hindustani Shoshit Dal | 219,341 | 1.28 | 3 | |
| Swatantra Party | 121,238 | 0.71 | 1 | |
| All India Jharkhand Party | 149,754 | 0.87 | 3 | |
| Jharkhand | 90,717 | 0.53 | 1 | |
| Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand | 90,234 | 0.53 | 2 | |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India | 47,732 | 0.28 | – | |
| Progressive Hull Jharkhand Party (Shibu Group) | 32,631 | 0.19 | 1 | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 20,525 | 0.12 | – | |
| Bharatiya Kranti Dal | 5,609 | 0.03 | – | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 5,317 | 0.03 | – | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | 4,677 | 0.03 | – | |
| Backward Classes Party of India | 4,386 | 0.03 | – | |
| All India Labour Party | 3,859 | 0.02 | – | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) | 2,968 | 0.02 | – | |
| Chota Nagpur Bhumi Rakshak Party | 1,274 | 0.01 | – | |
| Republican Party of India | 907 | 0.01 | – | |
| Independent | 1,849,613 | 10.77 | 17 | |
| Total | 17,175,133 | 100.00 | 318 | |
| Valid votes | 17,175,133 | 98.09 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 333,560 | 1.91 | ||
| Total votes | 17,508,693 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,164,286 | 52.79 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
Elected members
edit| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanaha | None | Hardeo Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| Bagaha | SC | Narsingh Baitha | Indian National Congress | |
| Ram Nagar | None | Narayan Vikram Shah | Indian National Congress | |
| Shikarpur | SC | Sitaram Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| Sikta | None | Faiyajulazam | Indian National Congress | |
| Lauria | None | Fulena Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Chanapatia | None | Umesh Prasad Verma | Indian National Congress | |
| Bettiah | None | Kirshna Mohan Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| Nautan | None | Kedar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| Raxaul | None | Saghir Ahmad | Indian National Congress | |
| Sugauli | None | Azizul Haque | Socialist Party | |
| Motihari | None | Prabhawati Gupta | Indian National Congress | |
| Adapur | None | Ramprit Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| Ghorasahan | None | Rajendra Pratap Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhaka | None | Hafiz Idris Ansari | Indian National Congress | |
| Patahi | None | Thakur Rama Pati Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Madhuban | None | Rajpati Devi | Communist Party of India | |
| Kesaria | None | Pitambar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Pipra | SC | Tulsi Ram | Communist Party of India | |
| Harsidhi | None | Mahedayetulla Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Gobindganj | None | Ramashankar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| Gopal Ganj | None | Ram Dulari Sinh | Indian National Congress | |
| Kuchaikot | None | Nagina Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| Katea | SC | Algu Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhore | None | Raj Mangal Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| Mirganj | None | Anant Pd. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Siwan | None | Janardan Tiwary | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Ziradei | None | Sankarnath Vidyarthi | Independent | |
| Mairwa | SC | Ram Narain | Indian National Congress | |
| Darauli | None | Krishna Pratap Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Raghunathpur | None | Shreenivas N. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Maharajganj | None | Anusuya Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| Barharia | None | Abdul Jalil | Communist Party of India | |
| Goreakothi | None | Mahamaya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| Baikunthpur | None | Sabhapati Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Barauli | None | Brajakishore Narain Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Manjhi | None | Ram Bahadur Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Baniapur | None | Uma Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| Masrakh | None | Ram Deo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Taraiya | None | Prabhu Nath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Marhaura | None | Bhishm Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| Jalalpur | None | Kumar Kalika Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Chapra | None | Janak Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| Garkha | SC | Raghunandan Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| Parsa | None | Daroga Prasad Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Sonepur | None | Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| Hajipur | None | Motilal Sinha Kanan | Socialist Party | |
| Raghopur | None | Babu Lal Shastri | Socialist Party | |
| Mahnar | None | Munishwar Prasad Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Jandaha | None | Bhagdeo Singh | Independent | |
| Patepur | SC | Righan Ram | Communist Party of India | |
| Goraul | None | Samayelenabi | Indian National Congress | |
| Vaishali | None | Laliteshwar Pd. Sahi | Indian National Congress | |
| Lalganj | None | Dipnarain Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Paru | None | Birendra Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Sahebganj | None | Sheo Sharan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Baruraj | None | Jamuna Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Kanti | None | Shambhu Sharan Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| Kurhani | None | Sadhu Saran Sahi | Socialist Party | |
| Sakra | SC | Hiralall Paswan | Socialist Party | |
| Muzaffarpur | None | Ramdeva Sharma | Communist Party of India | |
| Bochaha | SC | Ramai Ram | Hindustani Shoshit Dal | |
| Gaighatti | None | Niteshwar Prasad Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Aurai | None | Ram Babu Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Minapur | None | Mahanth Ramkishore Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Runisaidpur | None | Tribeni Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Sitamarhi | None | Ram Swarup Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Bathnaha | None | Paturi Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Belsand | None | Ram Surat Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Sheohar | None | Raghunath Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| Majorganj | SC | Surendra Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Sonbarsa | None | Sita Ram Mahto | Socialist Party | |
| Sursand | None | Ram Charitra Rai Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| Pupri | None | Ram Briksh Choudhery | Indian National Congress | |
| Benipatti | None | Tej Narayan Jha | Communist Party of India | |
| Bisfi | None | Aziz Nuruddin | Indian National Congress | |
| Harlakmi | None | Shakur Ahmad | Indian National Congress | |
| Khajauli | None | Mahendra Narayan Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| Jai Nagar | SC | Ramphal Paswan | Indian National Congress | |
| Madhubani | None | Surya Narayan Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Jhanjharpur | None | Jagannath Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajnagar | SC | Bilat Paswan | Indian National Congress | |
| Phulparas | None | Uttam Lal Yadav | Socialist Party | |
| Laukaha | None | Dhaniklal Mandal | Socialist Party | |
| Madhepur | None | Radha Nandan Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| Biraul | None | Anirudh Jha | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Baheri | None | Tej Narayan Yadav | Swatantra Party | |
| Manigachhi | None | Nagendra Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| Benipur | None | Hari Nath Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| Darbhanga | None | Surendra Jha Suman | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Keotiranway | None | Hukmdev Narayan Yadav | Socialist Party | |
| Jale | None | Khadim Hussain | Communist Party of India | |
| Hayagaht | SC | Baleshvar Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Kalyanpur | None | Ram Naresh Trivedi | Indian National Congress | |
| Warisnagar | SC | Chulhai Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Samastipur | None | Sahdeo Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| Tajpur | None | Karpoori Thakur | Socialist Party | |
| Mohiuddinnagar | None | Kapildoo Narain Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Dalsinghsarai | None | Jagdish Pd. Choudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| Sarairanjan | None | Chandreshwar Prasad | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Bibhutpur | None | Bandhu Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| Rosera | None | Ramashrey Rai | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Hassanpur | None | Gajendra Pd. Himanshu | Socialist Party | |
| Singhia | SC | Ramjatan Paswan | Communist Party of India | |
| Raghopur | None | Amrenisa Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| Kishanpur | None | Vinayak Pd. Yadav | Socialist Party | |
| Supaul | None | Uma Shankar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Tribeniganj | None | Anup Lal Yadab | Socialist Party | |
| Chhatarur | SC | Kumbh N. Sardar | Indian National Congress | |
| Kumarkhand | None | Jai Kumar Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Simri Bakhtiarpor | None | Chaudhary Md. Salahuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahishi | None | Lahtan Chadhary | Indian National Congress | |
| Saharsa | None | Ramesh Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| Sonabarsa | SC | Jageshwar Hazra | Socialist Party | |
| Madmipura | None | Bindeshwari Pd. Mandal | Socialist Party | |
| Murliganj | None | Raj Nandau Prasad | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Alamnagar | None | Vidyakar Kavi | Indian National Congress | |
| Rupauli | None | Anandi Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhamdaha | None | Jai Narayan Mehta | Indian National Congress | |
| Banmankhi | SC | Rasik Lal Rishideo | Indian National Congress | |
| Kasba | None | Ram Naraian Mandal | Indian National Congress | |
| Raniganj | SC | Bundel Paswan | Independent | |
| Narpatganj | None | Satya Narayan Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| Forbesganj | None | Saryu Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| Araria | None | Azam | Socialist Party | |
| Palasi | None | Maya Nand Thakur | Indian National Congress | |
| Bahadurganj | None | Najmuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| Thakurganj | None | Mohammed Hussain Azad | Indian National Congress | |
| Kishanganj | None | Rafique Alam | Indian National Congress | |
| Jokihat | None | Taslinuddin | Independent | |
| Amour | None | Hasibur Rahman | Independent | |
| Purnea | None | Kamaldeo N. Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Katihar | None | Rajkishor Prasad Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Barso | None | Beula Doza | Indian National Congress | |
| Azamnagar | None | Mohmad Ayub | Indian National Congress | |
| Korha | SC | Bhola Paswan Shastry | Indian National Congress | |
| Barari | None | Muhamad Sakoor | Indian National Congress | |
| Manihari | None | Yuvraj | Socialist Party | |
| Rajmahal | None | Nathmal Dokania | Indian National Congress | |
| Borio | ST | Set Hemram | Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand | |
| Barhait | ST | Masih Soren | Independent | |
| Litipara | ST | Som Murmu | Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand | |
| Pakpura | None | S. M. Jafar Ali | Indian National Congress | |
| Maheshpur | ST | Kalidas Murmu | Indian National Congress | |
| Shikaripara | ST | Shibu Murmu | Progressive Hul Jharkhand Party | |
| Nala | None | Biseshwar Khan | Communist Party of India | |
| Jamtara | None | Durga Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Sarath | None | Kamdeo Pro Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Madhupur | None | Ajit Kumar Banerjee | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Deoghar | SC | Baidya Nath Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Jarmundi | None | Srikant Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| Dumka | ST | Paika Murmu | Indian National Congress | |
| Jama | ST | Mauan Besra | Indian National Congress | |
| Poraiyahat | ST | Prithwi Chand Kisku | Indian National Congress | |
| Godda | None | Hemantkumar Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahagama | None | Awadh Bihari Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Pirpainti | None | Amvika Praasad | Communist Party of India | |
| Colgong | None | Sadanand Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Nathnagar | None | Chunchun Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhagalpur | None | Vijoy Kumar Mitra | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Gopalpur | None | Madan Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Bimpur | None | Prabhu Narayan Roy | Communist Party of India | |
| Sultanganj | None | Ram Raksha Pd. Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| Amarpur | None | Janar Dan Yadav | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Dhuraiya | SC | Naresh Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Banka | None | Thakur Kamakhya Pd. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Belhar | None | Shakuntala Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| Katoria | None | Jay Prakash Mishra | Independent | |
| Chakai | None | Chaudra Shakar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Jhajha | None | Shiva Nandan Jha | Socialist Party | |
| Jamui | None | Tripurari Prasad Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Sikandra | SC | Rameswar Paswan | Indian National Congress | |
| Sheikhpura | SC | Loknath Azad | Communist Party of India | |
| Barbigha | None | Rajo Singh | Independent | |
| Barahiya | None | Kapil Deo Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Surajgarha | None | Sunaina Sharma | Communist Party of India | |
| Jamalpur | None | Suresh Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Tarapur | None | Tarni Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Kharagpur | None | Rajendra Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Monghyr | None | Prafulla Kumar Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| Parbatta | None | Shivakant Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| Chautham | None | Ghanshyam Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Alauli | SC | Mishri Sada | Indian National Congress | |
| Khagaria | None | Ram Sharan Yadav | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Balia | None | Chandra Choor Deo | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Begusarai | None | Bhola Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Bakhri | SC | Ram Chandra Paswan | Communist Party of India | |
| Bariarpur | None | Ram Jiwan Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Barauni | None | Chandra Sekhar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Bachhwara | None | Ramdeo Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| Mokameh | None | Krishna Shahi | Indian National Congress | |
| Barh | None | Dwarika Nath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Bakhtiarpur | None | Bhola Prasad Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Fatwa | SC | Kameshwar Paswan | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Bihar | None | Virendra Prasad | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Asthawan | None | Ayodhya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| Ekangar Sarai | None | Ram Swaroop Prasad | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Rajgir | SC | Chandradeo Prasad Himansu | Communist Party of India | |
| Islampur | None | Ramsharan Prasad Singh | Independent | |
| Chandi | None | Ram Raj Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Milsa | None | Nawal Kishore Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Masaurhi | None | Bhuwaneshwar Sharma | Communist Party of India | |
| Pun Pun | SC | Mahabir Paswan | Indian National Congress | |
| Patna South | None | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| Patna East | None | Jamil Ahmad | Indian National Congress | |
| Patna West | None | Sunil Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Danapur | None | Budh Deo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Maner | None | Ram Nagina Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Bikram | None | Khaderan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Paliganj | None | Kanhai Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Sandesh | None | Ramjee Prasad Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Arrah | None | Sumitra Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| Barhara | None | Ram Vilash Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Shahpur | None | Suraj Nath Choubey | Indian National Congress | |
| Brahampur | None | Rishi Kesh Tewary | Indian National Congress | |
| Dumraon | None | Harihar Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Nawanagar | SC | Lal Behari Prasad | Communist Party of India | |
| Buxar | None | Jag Narain Trivedi | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramgarh | None | Sachchida Nand Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Mohania | SC | Suresh Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Chainpur | None | Lal Muni Chaubey | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Dhabua | None | Shyam Narain Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| Chenari | SC | Ram Bachan Paswan | Hindustani Shoshit Dal | |
| Sasaram | None | Ramsevak Singh | Hindustani Shoshit Dal | |
| Dehri | None | Abdul Quayom Ansari | Indian National Congress | |
| Karakat | None | Manorma Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| Nokha | None | Jagdish Ojha | Indian National Congress | |
| Dinara | None | Ram Narain Sah | Indian National Congress | |
| Bikramganj | None | Sant Prasad Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Jagdismpur | None | Shiv Pujan Varma | Indian National Congress | |
| Piro | None | Jay Narayan | Indian National Congress | |
| Sahar | SC | Rajdeo Ram | Independent | |
| Arwal | None | Rang Bahadur Singh | Independent | |
| Kurtha | None | Ramashray Pd. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Makhdumpur | SC | Ram Sawroop Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Jehanabad | None | Hari Lal Prasad Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Ghosi | None | Ramashraya Prasad Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Belaganj | None | Jitendra Pd. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Gom | None | Muneshwer Nath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Daudnagar | None | Ram Vilas Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Obra | None | Narain Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Nabinagar | None | Yugal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Aurangabad | None | Brij Mohan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Rafiganj | SC | Faguni Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Imamganj | SC | Awadheshewar Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Sherghati | None | Jairam Giri | Indian National Congress | |
| Barachatti | SC | Mohan Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Bodh Gaya | SC | Balik Ram | Communist Party of India | |
| Konch | None | Nand Kumar Singh | Socialist Party | |
| Gaya | None | Yugal Kishore Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| Gaya Muffasil | None | Surajdeo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Atri | None | Maheshwari Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Hisua | None | Shatruhan Sharan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Nawada | None | Gayatri Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| Rajauli | SC | Banwari Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Warsaliganj | None | Shyam Sunder Pd. Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Gobindpur | None | Amarit Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| Kodarma | None | Rajendranath Dan | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhanwar | None | Punit Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| Gawan | SC | Taneshwar Azad | Indian National Congress | |
| Jamua | None | Ritlal Prasad Verma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Giridih | None | Chaturanan Mishra | Communist Party of India | |
| Dumri | None | Murli Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| Bermo | None | Vindeshwari Dubey | Indian National Congress | |
| Bagodar | None | K. Basant Narain Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Barhi | None | Rameshwar Prasad Mahtha | Indian National Congress | |
| Hazaribagh | None | Raghunandan Prasad | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Chauparan | None | Nand Kishore Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Chatra | None | Tapeshwar Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| Barkagaon | SC | Mahesh Ram | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Ramgarh | None | Manzurul Hassan Khan, Shahdun Nisha | Communist Party of India | |
| Mandu | None | Birendra Kumar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| Jaridih | None | Chhatru Ram Mahton | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Chandankiyari | SC | Durga Charan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Topchanchi | None | Shankar Dayal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Baghmara | None | Imamul Hai Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhanbad | None | Chinmoy Mukherjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Tundi | None | Satya Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Nirsa | None | Nirmalendu Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India | |
| Sindri | None | A. K. Roy | Independent | |
| Jharia | None | Sheo Kumar Rai | Communist Party of India | |
| Baharagora | None | Shibu Ranjan Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Ghatsila | ST | Tika Ram Majhi | Communist Party of India | |
| Patamda | None | Ghana Shyam Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| Jamshedpur East | None | Kedar Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Jamshedpur West | None | Ramavatar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| Jugsalia | ST | Sanatan Majhi | Independent | |
| Sakaikella | None | Shatbhanu Singhdeo | Indian National Congress | |
| Chaibassa | ST | Bagun Sumbrui | All India Jharkhand Party | |
| Majhgaon | ST | Debendra Nath Champia | Independent | |
| Manoharpur | ST | Durga Prasad Jamuda | Indian National Congress | |
| Jaganathpur | ST | Sidiu Hembrom | Indian National Congress | |
| Chakradharpur | ST | Theodore Bodra | Indian National Congress | |
| Ichagarh | None | Shatrughan Aditya Deo | Independent | |
| Kharsawan | ST | Gulab Singh Munda | All India Jharkhand Party | |
| Tamar | ST | Banmali Singh Munda | Indian National Congress | |
| Tokpa | ST | Virsing Munda | Jan Kranti Dal | |
| Khunti | ST | Tiru Muchi Rai Munda | Indian National Congress | |
| Silli | SC | Ram Ratan Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Khijri | ST | Umrao Sadho Kujur | Indian National Congress | |
| Ranchi | None | Deopat Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| Kanke | None | Ram Tahal Chaudhary | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| Kolebira | ST | S. K. Bage | All India Jharkhand Party | |
| Simdega | ST | Simon Tigga | Indian National Congress | |
| Chainpur | ST | Jairam Oraon | Independent | |
| Gumla | ST | Bairagi Oraon | Indian National Congress | |
| Sisai | ST | Sukru Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| Bero | ST | Karam Chand Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| Mandar | ST | Srikrishna Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| Lohardaga | ST | Bihari Lakba | Indian National Congress | |
| Latehar | ST | Vijoy Virendra Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| Panki | SC | Nal Deo Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Daltongaj | None | Puran Chand | Socialist Party | |
| Garhwa | None | Awadh Kishore Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
| Bhawanathpur | None | Shanker Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| Leslieganj | None | Bhisma Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Bishrampur | SC | Ramdeni Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Hussainabad | None | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | Independent | |
References
edit- ^ "1972 Election Result". www.elections.in.