Official results for the 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. INC won the most seats with 222 out of 270.
Total seats: 270. Majority mark: 135.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| INC | 222 | 56.4% |
| IND | 23 | 12.7% |
| PWPI | 7 | 5.7% |
| BJS | 5 | 6.3% |
| SOP | 3 | 4.6% |
| CPI | 2 | 2.7% |
| AIFB | 2 | 2.4% |
| RPI | 2 | 3.8% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHALPUR | RAMANATH MAHAVIR PANDEY | INC | 32.0% |
| AHERI | JANARDAN KEDU AHER | IND | 0.3% |
| AHMADPUR | KOKARE POPATRAO HARIBHAU | INC | 23.6% |
| AHMEDNAGAR CITY | TAMBESHRIKISHNA RAMJI | INC | 13.3% |
| AIROLI | ANANDRAO K RAO DESHMUKH | INC | 13.3% |
| AKKALKOT | KOTWAL BABURAO RAMCHANDRA | INC | 66.0% |
| AKKALKUWA | PRATAP RAO DEO RAO BHOSALE | INC | 38.3% |
| AKOLA EAST | RAMCHANDER A. KHAIRE | INC | 50.9% |
| AKOLA WEST | HOSHING VASANT RANGNATH | INC | 5.3% |
| AKOLE | MHASKE KISANRAO BALAJI | INC | 32.0% |
| AKOT | ANANT NAMJOSHI | INC | 40.9% |
| ALIBAG | PATIL SHIVRAJ VISHWANATH | INC | 34.3% |
| AMALNER | A. R. ANTULAY | INC | 68.6% |
| AMBEGAON | SONVANE KESAAV RAO SITARAM | INC | 49.4% |
| AMBERNATH | MADAVI BABURAO NARAYAN | INC | 51.5% |
| AMGAON | HIRUBHAU MANKU GAVALI | INC | 22.8% |
| AMRAVATI | KAMLA RAMAN | INC | 26.5% |
| ANDHERI EAST | S. IQBAL HUSSAIN | INC | 11.1% |
| ANDHERI WEST | JAMKAR RAOSAHEB BAPUSAHEB | INC | 13.6% |
| ANUSHAKTI NAGAR | TOPE ANKUSHRAO RAOSAHEB | INC | 1.6% |
| ARJUNI-MORGAON | RAMKRISHNA NARAYAN NAIK | INC | 9.5% |
| ARMORI | HAKIM AISHA CHIRAGHA HASAN | INC | 8.2% |
| ARNI | SADASHIV SHANKAR MALI | INC | 36.6% |
| ARVI | GORE MIRNAL KESHAV | SOP | 3.1% |
| ASHTI | LILABA MERCHANT | INC | 31.0% |
| AURANGABAD CENTRAL | RATHOD GAJADHAR RAMSING | INC | 20.6% |
| AURANGABAD EAST | GAWANDE KOKILABAI JANGANNATH | INC | 45.9% |
| AURANGABAD WEST | PRATIBHADEVI TIDKE | INC | 35.5% |
| AUSA | PAWAR SHARADCHANDRA GOVINDRAO | INC | 56.7% |
| BADNAPUR | NILKANTH SHRIDHAR SAPKAL | INC | 65.0% |
| BADNERA | P. F. MICHAEL PETER | INC | 29.5% |
| BAGLAN | TASARE SHARAD MOTIRAM | INC | 62.7% |
| BALAPUR | HARISHKUMAR N. TRIVEDI | INC | 19.7% |
| BALLARPUR | MOTHABHAU GORAKH BHAMRE | INC | 45.4% |
| BARAMATI | V. G. SHIVADARE | INC | 84.0% |
| BARSHI | JAGTAP DHONDIRAM SHIDOJI | INC | 47.3% |
| BASMATH | M. R. DHANAJI CHAUDHARI | INC | 86.0% |
| BEED | MAGAR MARTAND DHONDIBA | INC | 67.4% |
| BELAPUR | ABASAHEB P DESHMUKH | INC | 29.1% |
| BHANDARA | NIVRUTTIRAO B. GAIDHANI | IND | 5.8% |
| BHANDUP WEST | PACHPUTE K C | INC | 19.1% |
| BHIWANDI EAST | KAPAGATE MARTANDRAO RAMJI | INC | 19.1% |
| BHIWANDI RURAL | GOPALNARAYAN BAJPAI | INC | 30.7% |
| BHIWANDI WEST | SWARUPCHAND AJMERA | INC | 18.7% |
| BHOKAR | SHARADCHANDRIKABAI | INC | 67.4% |
| BHOKARDAN | GOENKAJAMANLAL SHRIRAMJI | INC | 45.0% |
| BHOR | BET RAMKRISHNA VENKATESH | INC | 7.6% |
| BHOSARI | SHAILAJA SHITOLE | INC | 6.4% |
| BHUSAWAL | DALAWAI HUSEN MISRIKHAN | INC | 56.6% |
| BOISAR | KESHAORAO PARDHI | INC | 2.2% |
| BORIVALI | GHARPHALKAR ASHOK RAMCHANDRA | AIFB | 14.0% |
| BRAHMAPURI | GOJARBAI RAMRAO BHAMRE | INC | 23.6% |
| BULDHANA | POPAT MOHAN BHAVANBHAI | INC | 39.8% |
| BYCULLA | SANKERAN NATHU TRIBHUWAN | INC | 33.8% |
| CHALISGAON | A.T. PATIL | IND | 32.6% |
| CHANDIVALI | TALE ASHTAI MORATIPPA | INC | 8.6% |
| CHANDRAPUR | ARJUN TULSHIRAM PAWAR | BKD | 38.1% |
| CHANDVAD | PRABHA RAU | INC | 45.4% |
| CHARKOP | AMBEKAR JAIRAM GANGARAM | INC | 10.3% |
| CHEMBUR | R S RAO RAGHUNATH | INC | 26.7% |
| CHIKHLI | PRAMOD NAVALKAR | SHS | 1.5% |
| CHIMUR | NAIK SURUPSING HIRYA | INC | 69.5% |
| CHINCHWAD | MARDA KISANLAL RAMCHANDRA | INC | 9.4% |
| CHIPLUN | KRISHNAJI GANGARAM MORE | IND | 11.9% |
| CHOPDA | PARSHURAM K. RAO SAWANT | INC | 71.3% |
| COLABA | KSHIRSAGAR KESHARBAI SONAJIRAO | INC | 35.7% |
| DAHANU | GEUAM S. DAULATRAO | INC | 12.6% |
| DAHISAR | ALIHASAN MAMDANI | INC | 5.9% |
| DAPOLI | GAIKWAD UDAYSINGRAO NANASAHEB | INC | 64.2% |
| DARYAPUR | JORGE D. SOUZA | INC | 25.3% |
| DAUND | SHIVAJIRAO PATIL | INC | 43.5% |
| DEGLUR | PRABHAKAR SENU MAHAJAN | INC | 55.7% |
| DEOLI | DWARKANATH GOVIND PALKAR | INC | 27.8% |
| DEVLALI | SUSHILA BALRAJ | INC | 7.0% |
| DHAMAMGAON RAILWAY | WAMAN SHANKAR MATKAR | INC | 23.5% |
| DHARAVI | SHAKUNTALABAI PATIL | INC | 72.2% |
| DHULE CITY | SHIWAJIRAO SAWANT | INC | 29.2% |
| DHULE RURAL | THAKARE SAHADEO MUKUND | INC | 5.3% |
| DIGRAS | LILABAI UTTAMRAO PATIL | INC | 28.5% |
| DINDORI | S. KHAN A. KGAN PATHAN | INC | 31.8% |
| DINDOSHI | SYED F PASHA SYED N PASHA | INC | 25.7% |
| DOMBIVALI | VITHALRAO LAXMANRAO DHOTE | INC | 13.8% |
| ERANDOL | RAM VITHHAL MAHALUNGE | INC | NaN% |
| GADCHIROLI | HIRAY BALIRAM WAMAN | INC | 21.5% |
| GANGAKHED | CHAVAN JAGARAO RAOJI | INC | 9.5% |
| GANGAPUR | DESHMUKH NARSINGRAO SHESHRAO | INC | 57.0% |
| GEORAI | KRISHNARAO BHEGADE | BJS | 6.5% |
| GHANSAWANGI | KASHIRAM RAYBHAN PATIL | PWPI | 12.8% |
| GHATKOPAR EAST | NAKHATE SAKHARAM GOPALRAO | INC | 6.7% |
| GHATKOPAR WEST | DESHMUKH SESHRAO APPARAO | PWPI | 37.2% |
| GONDIYA | BHOKADE NIVRUTTI RAMJI | IND | 29.4% |
| GOREGAON | KESHAVRAO SHANKARRAO DHONDGE | PWPI | 21.3% |
| GUHAGAR | D. YASHWANTRAO PATIL | INC | 44.3% |
| HADAPSAR | NIMBALKAR RAO SAHEB | INC | 61.0% |
| HADGAON | JAGATRAO VYANKATRAO PAWAR | INC | 75.2% |
| HINGANGHAT | VISHWANATH KRISHNA TEMBE | INC | 34.1% |
| HINGNA | PATIL NUKUL PUNDALIK | INC | 25.5% |
| HINGOLI | WANKHEDE ARJUNRAO AWADHUT | BJS | 1.9% |
| IGATPURI | SHESHRAO K. WANKHADE | INC | 8.2% |
| INDAPUR | MANE BABURAO TULSHIRAM | INC | 40.4% |
| JALGAON (JAMOD) | KAZI UMAR ABDUL AZIZ | INC | 3.1% |
| JALGAON CITY | BALOSE RAMCHANDRA VITHAL | INC | 8.2% |
| JALGAON RURAL | DIGAMBAR VINAYAK | SOP | 10.6% |
| JALNA | TAYADE MANOHAR BHIKAJI | INC | 12.7% |
| JAMNER | D.B. PATIL | PWPI | 13.3% |
| JINTUR | BHONDE RAMSING DEOSING | INC | 16.6% |
| JOGESHWARI EAST | PALKAR GANPATRAO RANGRAO | INC | 25.6% |
| JUNNAR | SURVASE GAUTMARAO RAMJI | INC | 29.1% |
| KAIJ | MEMJADE TIKAMDAS DADURAM | INC | 33.6% |
| KALAMNURI | PRATIBHATAI PATIL | INC | 80.7% |
| KALINA | B RAO NARSINGRAO GAWANDE | INC | 35.1% |
| KALWAN | WAGH DHAIRYASHILRAO VINAYAKRAO | IND | 12.8% |
| KALYAN EAST | ALONE MUKUNDRAO VITHOBA | INC | 10.2% |
| KALYAN RURAL | EKNATH SALVE | INC | 39.9% |
| KALYAN WEST | PAULZAGADE ADKU SONU | INC | 20.4% |
| KAMTHI | BHOYE RAMCHANDRA GOPAL | INC | 17.7% |
| KANDIVALI EAST | Ashokrao Shankarrao Chavan | INC | 51.6% |
| KANKAVLI | MANDALIK SADASHIVRAO DADOBA | IND | 2.3% |
| KANNAD | ZANAK RAMRAOJI GOPALRAO | INC | 78.7% |
| KARAD NORTH | BAMANE SHIVRUDRA THABAJIRAO | INC | 81.2% |
| KARAD SOUTH | ANNA ALIAS RATNAPPA BHARMAPPA KUMBHAR | INC | 52.5% |
| KARANJA | VILAS VISHNU SAWANT | INC | 17.7% |
| KARJAT | MUNDE RAGHUNATH VENKATRAO | INC | 24.3% |
| KARJAT JAMKHED | SAHEBRAO B. PATIL | INC | 6.7% |
| KARMALA | KESHAVARAO S. PATIL | IND | 14.6% |
| KASBA PETH | BARSHIKAR NAVNITBHAI NARAYANDAS | IND | 30.1% |
| KATOL | DATTATRAY NARAYAN SAMANT | INC | 42.8% |
| KHADAKWASALA | DESHMUKH C. ABASAHEB | INC | NaN% |
| KHAMGAON | TORASKAR KRISHNAJI | INC | 50.1% |
| KHED ALANDI | Ashokrao Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | INC | 6.0% |
| KINWAT | PATIL BHASKARRAO RAJARAM | INC | 77.6% |
| KOPARGAON | ADIK GOVINDRAO WAMANRAO | INC | 14.0% |
| KOPRI-PACHPAKHADI | BIRAJE G MOTIRAMBAPU | INC | 0.4% |
| KOREGAON | NARSINHA R. PATHAK | IND | 10.8% |
| KOTHRUD | S. BAPUSAHEB PATIL | INC | 2.5% |
| KUDAL | PATIL BABURAO SATGAUDA | INC | 10.3% |
| KURLA | CHAVAN BAJIRAO SHESHRAO | IND | 2.3% |
| LATUR CITY | SHIVAJIRAO DHERE | INC | 32.5% |
| LATUR RURAL | RAVINDRA MORE | INC | 31.9% |
| LOHA | PATIL KRISHANARAO MAHARU | INC | 44.0% |
| MADHA | DATTAJIRAO B. BARGE | IND | 34.0% |
| MAGATHANE | PATIL UTTAMRAO DEORAO | INC | 4.8% |
| MAHAD | DESHMUKH VASUDEORAO ANANDRAO | RPI | 4.2% |
| MAHIM | V RAO SUKYABHAN JADHAV | INC | 3.8% |
| MAJALGAON | MATE NAMDEV RAMKRISHANRAO | INC | 68.4% |
| MALABAR HILL | DESHMUKH S. SYED ALI | INC | 18.9% |
| MALAD WEST | SABNE PIRAJI SATWAJI | INC | 37.3% |
| MALEGAON CENTRAL | DATTATRAYA NAGORAO METKAR | INC | 75.8% |
| MALEGAON OUTER | PURUSHOTTAM K. DESHMUKH | INC | 44.2% |
| MALKAPUR | CHIBBER ALOO JAL | INC | 51.5% |
| MALSHIRAS | MANE SAMPATRAO SITARAM | INC | 18.9% |
| MAN | ENGARE ANNASAHEB UDHAV | INC | 80.2% |
| MANKHURD SHIVAJI NAGAR | BARKULE HARIBHAU RAMRAO | PWPI | 29.2% |
| MAVAL | KILLEDAR ABASAHEB BABURAO | INC | 15.5% |
| MEHKAR | G. M. H. NOORMOHAMAD | IUML | 11.5% |
| MELGHAT | JAGESH DESAI | INC | 44.2% |
| MIRA BHAYANDAR | Y BHAGIRATH BAJAJ | INC | 30.4% |
| MOHOL | BHOSALE PRATAP BABURAO | INC | 80.9% |
| MORSHI | CHANDULAL SHAH KANTABEN | INC | 32.8% |
| MUKHED | MAHAJAN JIVARAM TIKARAM | INC | 32.6% |
| MUKTAINAGAR | PATIL BALKRISHNA LIMBAJI | INC | 28.6% |
| MULUND | NAIK VASANTRAO PHULSING | INC | 38.4% |
| MUMBA DEVI | SRIPATRAO KADAM | INC | 25.2% |
| MUMBRA-KALWA | NANDEKAR DADA SITARAM | IND | 0.2% |
| MURBAD | M. MAHADEORAO DHOTE | INC | 0.1% |
| MURTIJAPUR | DIGHE SHARAD SHANKAR | INC | 35.3% |
| NAGPUR CENTRAL | VINAYAK SITARAM PATIL | INC | 29.8% |
| NAGPUR EAST | BHAUSAHEB VARTAK | INC | 17.3% |
| NAGPUR NORTH | SUMADA RAJARAM VITHAL | INC | 16.9% |
| NAGPUR SOUTH | HARIS RIDWAN BURHAN SAHEB | INC | 25.8% |
| NAGPUR SOUTH WEST | GHOLAP SHANTRAM GOPAL | INC | 26.3% |
| NAGPUR WEST | KADU MAHADEO GOPAL | INC | 5.4% |
| NAIGAON | PATIL NARAYAN KISAN | IND | 2.6% |
| NALASOPARA | GOVIND RAMJI SHENDE | IND | 24.7% |
| NANDED NORTH | DIGAMBAR SHANKAR PATIL | INC | 33.4% |
| NANDED SOUTH | PATIL MADHUKAR ATMARAM | INC | 6.2% |
| NANDGAON | U. RAO B. RAO MAHALLE | INC | 42.9% |
| NANDURBAR | KESHAVRAO VYANKATESH RANE | INC | 35.0% |
| NASHIK CENTRAL | NARENDRA DEOGHARE | INC | 6.7% |
| NASHIK EAST | GANVIR DAULATRAO HUSAN | AIFB | 2.7% |
| NASHIK WEST | NAVALCHANDRA G. TOKSIYA | INC | 29.1% |
| NAWAPUR | VIJAY SINGH G. PRABHUGAOKAR | INC | 26.5% |
| NEVASA | KADU PUNJAJI BAPUJI | CPI | 7.1% |
| NILANGA | PATIL SAHKARRAO BAJIRAO | INC | 31.5% |
| NIPHAD | A. L. WAGHMARE | INC | 18.4% |
| OSMANABAD | KRISHNACHANDRA BHOITE | INC | 58.8% |
| OVALA - MAJIWADA | GURPUDE BALIRAM MAROTRAO | INC | 23.9% |
| PACHORA | BHAGAT NARAYAN KANHOBA | INC | 6.2% |
| PAITHAN | PATEL RAMU MHATANG | INC | 32.1% |
| PALGHAR | MAHAJAN GUNDERAO FAKIRAJI | INC | 8.4% |
| PANDHARPUR | BHAGAWANRAO PATIL | INC | 42.0% |
| PANVEL | BABURAO ADASKAR | INC | 35.2% |
| PARANDA | PRABHAWATI G SHINDE | INC | 58.7% |
| PARBHANI | BONDRE BHARAT RAJABHAU | INC | 23.0% |
| PARLI | RAMCHANDRA A. MHALGI | BJS | 1.9% |
| PARNER | YESHWANT RAO BHANGARE | INC | 41.4% |
| PARTUR | GAWANDE MANIKRAO PRALHADRAO | INC | 58.8% |
| PARVATI | TAYAPPA HARI SONAVANE | INC | 46.6% |
| PATAN | B. BHAUSAHEB KAHANJIRE | INC | 38.1% |
| PATHRI | LODHE SITARAM GHINKAJI | INC | 5.7% |
| PEN | VITHALRAO KHADIWALE | RPI | 0.5% |
| PHALTAN | PATIL BABASAHEB GOPALRAO | INC | 47.3% |
| PHULAMBRI | BHIMRAO MAHADEO KATKE | INC | 63.0% |
| PIMPRI | PATIL SHAHAJIRAO SHANKARRAO | INC | 8.7% |
| PUNE CANTONMENT | BHARASKAR BABURAO MADHADEV | IND | 12.7% |
| PURANDAR | THOKAL NIRMA ATAI SHANKARRAO | INC | 37.1% |
| PUSAD | KAMALABAI CHHAGANLAL | INC | 12.6% |
| RAHURI | KHATAL BHIKAJI JIJABA | INC | 59.9% |
| RAJAPUR | SHRIPATRAO S. BONDRE | INC | 48.9% |
| RAJURA | RAUT KACHARU BHAU | INC | 39.7% |
| RALEGAON | CHANURASING D. BHANDARI | INC | 29.8% |
| RAMTEK | SHRIRANG RAMA SHINGE | INC | 38.3% |
| RATNAGIRI | KARKHANIS T. RAO SITARAM | PWPI | 12.4% |
| RAVER | NATU SHRIDHAR DATTATRAY | BJS | 5.0% |
| RISOD | GAJANAN SHANKAR LOKE | INC | 14.7% |
| SAKOLI | LONARI VILAS MURLIDHAR | INC | 31.2% |
| SAKRI | MIRASHI RAJABHAU GOVIND | INC | 52.6% |
| SANGAMNER | MHASKE GANAPAT RAJARAM | IND | 15.3% |
| SANGOLE | Jayant Rajaram Patil | INC | 80.2% |
| SATARA | VHATKAR NAMDEO LAXMAN | INC | 78.2% |
| SAVNER | RAGANEKAR VIMAL KHANDERAO | INC | 41.2% |
| SAWANTWADI | DESAI VASANTRAO ABASAHEB | INC | 9.2% |
| SHAHADA | SITARAM NARAYAN DESAI | INC | 37.9% |
| SHAHAPUR | R. TULSIRAMJI HARINKHEDE | INC | 17.6% |
| SHEVGAON | KALE SHANKERRAO DEORAM | INC | 2.7% |
| SHIRDI | LANGHE VAKILRAO BABURAO | CPI | 5.4% |
| SHIRPUR | BHUWAD LAXMIBAI BABAJI | INC | 31.7% |
| SHIRUR | BHASKARRAO CHALUKYA | INC | 35.8% |
| SHIVADI | SOLANKE SUNDERRAO ABASAHEB | INC | NaN% |
| SHIVAJINAGAR | PATIL AUDUMBAR KONDIBA | INC | 36.3% |
| SHRIGONDA | KISANRAO B. BANKHELE | IND | 52.3% |
| SHRIRAMPUR | KOLHE SHANKARRAO GENUJI | IND | 7.7% |
| SHRIVARDHAN | S. SANGRAM GANPATRAO | INC | 14.2% |
| SILLOD | SARNAYAK GOVINDRAO SHESHRAO | INC | 51.1% |
| SINDKHED RAJA | BUKHARI Z. BURHANUDDIN | IND | 4.3% |
| SINDKHEDA | HASSNAIN S. E. | INC | 20.9% |
| SINNAR | KESHAORAO MOTIRAMJI ZADE | INC | 19.4% |
| SION KOLIWADA | PAWAR BALASAHEB RAMRAO | INC | 48.1% |
| SOLAPUR CITY CENTRAL | DAULATRAO S. DESAI | INC | 96.8% |
| SOLAPUR CITY NORTH | LALSINGRAO B. SHINDE | INC | 29.4% |
| SOLAPUR SOUTH | YASHWANTRAO MOHITE | INC | 6.9% |
| TEOSA | KUNTE PRABHAKAR KASHINATH | INC | 45.2% |
| THANE | DADASAHEB DEOTALE | INC | 38.6% |
| TIRORA | DULAJI SITARAM PATIL | IND | 1.0% |
| TULJAPUR | ANANTRAO THOPTE | IND | 26.7% |
| TUMSAR | GHARE VITTHALRAO GANPAT | INC | 29.3% |
| UDGIR | JAGDALE USHADEVI KRISHNARAO | INC | 27.4% |
| ULHAS NAGAR | A. RAJE V. RAO DHRMARAO | IND | 16.5% |
| UMARGA | JADHAVRAO JYOTIYAJIRAO | SOP | 15.8% |
| UMARKHED | CHAVAN SHIVAJI DINKAR | INC | 64.9% |
| UMRED | SANMUKH CHUHARMAL ISRANI | INC | 9.5% |
| URAN | KISHANRAO DESHMUKH | PWPI | 2.7% |
| VADGAOL SHERI | VITHALRAO SHINDE | INC | 21.0% |
| VAIJAPUR | MALHARRAO GANPATRAO MAHULKAR | INC | 61.2% |
| VANDRE EAST | SHIVRAM GANGARAM | INC | 56.0% |
| VANDRE WEST | PATIL DHARMAJI NARAYAN | INC | 11.3% |
| VASAI | SHALIGRAM RAMRATAN DIXIT | INC | 3.0% |
| VERSOVA | SAWANT TRIMBAKRAO MAROTI | INC | 21.2% |
| VIKHROLI | MANE SHANKARRAO AJAJI | INC | 15.6% |
| VIKRAMGAD | NARENDRA MAHIPATI TIDKE | INC | 8.1% |
| VILE PARLE | NAIK CHAMPATRAO VITHALRAO MASKE | CPM | 5.2% |
| WADALA | ZAKARIA RAFIQ BALIMY | INC | 34.3% |
| WAI | PATIL PANDURANG BABURAO | INC | 73.0% |
| WANI | DILWARSING PADVI | BJS | 5.8% |
| WARDHA | R. VISHNUNARAYAN TRIPATHI | INC | 48.0% |
| WARORA | VALVI RAMESH PANYA | INC | 62.9% |
| WASHIM | A. T. ALIAS BHAI BHOSALE | INC | 27.2% |
| WORLI | KALYANRAO PATIL | INC | 68.5% |
| YAVATMAL | PATIL SHIVAJIRAO GIRDHAR | INC | 35.6% |
| YEVLA | KARKLEKAR VASANTRAO JANARDHARAO | INC | 1.5% |