The 1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election was held in the
Indian state of
Mysore (currently
Karnataka) to elect 216 members to the
Mysore Legislative Assembly.
Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) allied with
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925.
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D. Devaraj Urs
Devaraj Devaraj Urs (20 August 1915 – 6 June 1982) was an Indian politician who served two terms as the eighth Chief Minister of Karnataka (1972–77, 1978–80), a state in southern India. He is also the longest serving List of chief minist ...
of INC(R) and
M. S. Krishnan of CPI came together and forged a pre-pol alliance.
Results
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Indian National Congress (Requisitionists), , 212, , 165, , 39, , 4,698,824, , 52.17%, , 3.74%
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Indian National Congress (Organisation), , 176, , 24, , , , 2,361,308, , 26.22%, , 26.22%
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Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925.
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Samyukta Socialist Party
Samyukta Socialist Party (; SSP), was a political party in India from 1964 to 1972. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) in 1964. In 1972, SSP was reunited with PSP, forming the Socialist Party.
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, , 29, , 3, , 3, , 152,556, , 1.69%, , 0.78%
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Janata Paksha Party, , 2, , 1, , , , 14,390, , 0.16%, ,
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Independents, , , , 20, , 21, , 1,159,383, , 12.87%, ,
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Elected members
References
{{Karnataka elections
Mysore
State Assembly elections in Karnataka
Government of Mysore