1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Election
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Elections to the
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian states and territories of India, state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan ...
were held in March 1972, to elect members of the 184 constituencies in
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
, India. The
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won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader,
Barkatullah Khan Barkatullah Khan (25 October 1920  – 11 October 1973) was a politician from Indian state of Rajasthan and a leader of Indian National Congress party. He was elected to the state assembly from Tijara in 1972 He was Chief Minister of Raja ...
was reappointed as the
Chief Minister of Rajasthan The chief minister of Rajasthan is the head of government, chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the Governors of states of India, governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto' ...
. After the passing of ''The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961'', Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 176 constituencies. This was increased to 184 constituencies by 1967.


Result


Elected Members


See also

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List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Rajasthan state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Jaipur, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless diss ...
* 1972 elections in India


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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...