Results/Turnout Results/Turnout
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Analysis · participation

Who turned out

Lok Sabha nationally, 1972

Mean turnout
42.03%
1972 · across all contests
Highest turnout
70.78%
Murshindabad
Lowest turnout
18.14%
Rajkot
Contests
12
1972 · national

[01]Turnout over time

Mean turnout per election · 2024–1952 · newest first
2024 66.88%
2021 66.59%
2020 61.48%
2019 68.08%
2018 59.8%
2017 46.34%
2016 64.29%
2015 69.46%
2014 67.3%
2013 49.11%
2012 51.96%
2011 62.44%
2009 59.4%
2008 50.6%
2007 56.17%
2006 56.39%
2005 50.26%
2004 58.99%
2003 67.79%
2002 53.04%
2001 54.83%
2000 54.47%
1999 60.18%
1998 62.11%
1997 46.51%
1996 58.28%
1995 0.0%
1994 49.67%
1993 579.95%
1992 24.57%
1991 55.38%
1989 61.2%
1988 52.26%
1987 60.32%
1986 48.53%
1985 63.36%
1984 63.52%
1982 50.05%
1981 41.01%
1980 56.63%
1979 51.42%
1978 65.74%
1977 59.82%
1972 42.03%
1971 54.33%
1970 44.1%
1969 47.04%
1968 38.72%
1967 59.76%
1965 29.79%
1964 40.61%
1963 28.37%
1962 53.91%
1957 49.95%
1952 43.44%

[02]Highest-turnout seats

1972
  1. 70.78%
    MurshindabadIndependentS.Badrudduja · West Bengal
  2. 70.1%
    AmritsarIndian National CongressR.L.Bhatia · Punjab
  3. 67.23%
    DarbhangaIndian National CongressL.N.Misra · Bihar
  4. 66.69%
    AkolaIndian National CongressS.V.Purushottam · Maharashtra
  5. 45.0%
    MandyaIndian National CongressChikklingaiah.K · Karnataka
  6. 40.34%
    AhmedabadIndependentP.G.Mavalankar · Gujarat
  7. 28.46%
    MayurbhanjUtkal CongressC.Sinha · Odisha
  8. 28.18%
    RaiganjIndian National CongressM.Ray · West Bengal
  9. 27.7%
    IndoreIndian National CongressR.Bhai · Madhya Pradesh
  10. 22.5%
    KoraputIndian National CongressG.Gomango · Odisha

[03]Lowest-turnout seats

1972
  1. 18.14%
    RajkotIndian National CongressP.A.K.Mohanlal · Gujarat
  2. 19.23%
    DiphuIndian National CongressB.Ssingner · Assam
  3. 22.5%
    KoraputIndian National CongressG.Gomango · Odisha
  4. 27.7%
    IndoreIndian National CongressR.Bhai · Madhya Pradesh
  5. 28.18%
    RaiganjIndian National CongressM.Ray · West Bengal
  6. 28.46%
    MayurbhanjUtkal CongressC.Sinha · Odisha
  7. 40.34%
    AhmedabadIndependentP.G.Mavalankar · Gujarat
  8. 45.0%
    MandyaIndian National CongressChikklingaiah.K · Karnataka
  9. 66.69%
    AkolaIndian National CongressS.V.Purushottam · Maharashtra
  10. 67.23%
    DarbhangaIndian National CongressL.N.Misra · Bihar

SourceTurnout from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1972 Lok Sabha

NOTAIntroduced in 2013; not on record before

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