1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election

1972 Mysore Legislative Assembly election
1972
All 216 seats in the Mysore Legislative Assembly
109 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
INC(O)
Party INC(R) INC(O)
Last election 126 Party did not exist
Seats won 165 24
Seat change 39 24
Popular vote 4,698,824 2,361,308
Percentage 52.17% 26.22%
Swing 3.74% 26.22%
Chief Minister of Mysore before election

Vacant
President's rule

 Chief Minister of Mysore

D. Devaraj Urs
INC

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. D. Devaraj Urs of INC(R) and M. S. Krishnan of CPI came together and forged a pre-pol alliance.

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