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	\| next_year = 1977		\| next_year = 1977
	\| seats_for_election = 60 seats in the Assembly		\| seats_for_election = 60 seats in the Assembly
			\| majority_seats = 31
	\| election_date = 11 March 1972		\| election_date = 11 March 1972
			\| image_size = 100px
	<!-- INC -->\| image1 =

	\| leader1 = ]
	\| party1 = Indian National Congress		\| party1 = Indian National Congress
			\| image1 =
			\| leader1 = ]
	\| leaders_seat1 = ]		\| leaders_seat1 = ]
	\| last_election1 = 27/30		\| last_election1 = 27/30
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	\| popular_vote1 = 224,821		\| popular_vote1 = 224,821
	\| percentage1 = 44.83%		\| percentage1 = 44.83%

	<!-- CPI(M) -->\| image2 =
	\| leader2 =-
	\| party2 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)		\| party2 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
			\| image2 = File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg
			\| leader2 =-
	\| leaders_seat2 =-		\| leaders_seat2 =-
	\| last_election2 = 2/30		\| last_election2 = 2/30
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	\| popular_vote2 = 189,667		\| popular_vote2 = 189,667
	\| percentage2 = 37.82%		\| percentage2 = 37.82%

	<!-- Election Map -->\| map_image = Tripura map.png
			<!-- Election Map -->
			\| map_image = Tripura map.png
	\| map_size = 200px		\| map_size = 200px
	\| map_caption = ] District Map		\| map_caption = ] District Map

	<!-- Prime Minister -->\| title = ]
			\| title = ]
	\| before_election = ]		\| before_election = ]
	\| before_party =		\| before_party =
	\| after_election = ]		\| after_election = ]
	\| after_party = Indian National Congress		\| after_party = Indian National Congress
	\| majority_seats = 31
	}}		}}
	]]]		]]]

	] was recognized as a state in India on January 21, 1972. Before that, ] was a Union Territory. The first Legislative Assembly Election as a state was held on March 11, 1972.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=https://tripura.gov.in/history#:~:text=On%20January%2026%2C%201950%20Tripura,%2DEast%20Reorganisation%20Act%2C%201971.\|title=Historical background of Tripura}}</ref> The 1972 ] election took place in a single phase to elect the ] (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=https://sec.tripura.gov.in/\|title=State Election Commission, Tripura}}</ref>		] was recognized as a state in India on January 21, 1972. Before that, ] was a Union Territory. The first Legislative Assembly Election as a state was held on March 11, 1972.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://tripura.gov.in/history#:~:text=On%20January%2026%2C%201950%20Tripura,%2DEast%20Reorganisation%20Act%2C%201971.\|title=Historical background of Tripura}}</ref> The 1972 ] election took place in a single phase to elect the ] (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sec.tripura.gov.in/\|title=Official Website of State Election Commission, Government of Tripura, India\|website=sec.tripura.gov.in}}</ref>

	] led by ], won 41 seats and formed a Government in ].		] led by ], won 41 seats and formed a Government in ].

	==Highlights==		==Highlights==
	Election to the ] were held on March 11, 1972. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.		Election to the ] were held on March 11, 1972. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.

	=== Participating ~~Political~~ ~~Parties~~ ===		=== Participating political parties ===
	{\|class="wikitable"		{\|class="wikitable"
			!#
	!Partytype Abbreviation
			!Type
			! Abbreviation
	!Party		!Party
	!
	\|-		\|-
			\|1
	\|colspan="3" \|National Parties
			\|rowspan="4" \|National Party
	\|-
	~~\|1\|~~\|BJS\|\|Bharatiya Jan Sangh		\|BJS\|\|Bharatiya Jan Sangh
	\|-		\|-
	\|2\|\|CPI\|\|Communist Party of India		\|2\|\|CPI\|\|Communist Party of India
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	\|4\|\|INC\|\|Indian National Congress		\|4\|\|INC\|\|Indian National Congress
	\|-		\|-
			\|5
	\|colspan="3"\|State Parties
			\|State Party
	\|-
	~~\|5\|~~\|FBL\|\|All India Forward Bloc		\|FBL\|\|All India Forward Bloc
	\|-
	\|colspan="3"\|Registered(Unrecognised ) Parties
	\|-		\|-
			\|6
	\|6\|\|TUS\|\|Tripura Upajati Zuba Samiti
			\|Registered (Unrecognised) Party
			\|\|TUS\|\|Tripura Upajati Zuba Samiti
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~colspan="3"~~\|Independents		\|7\|\|Independents\|\|IND\|\|Independent
	\|-		\|-
	\|7\|\|IND\|\|Independent
	\|}		\|}
	<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://eci.gov.in/\|title=List of Participating Political Parties}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://eci.gov.in/\|title=List of Participating Political Parties}}</ref>

	=== No. of ~~Constituencies~~ ===		=== No. of constituencies ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Type of Constituencies		! Type of Constituencies
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	\|}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://eci.gov.in/\|title=Total No.of Electors}}</ref>		\|}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://eci.gov.in/\|title=Total No.of Electors}}</ref>

	=== Performance of ~~Women~~ ~~Candidates~~ ===		=== Performance of women candidates ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!		!
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	!		!
	\|-		\|-
	\|colspan=10\|Source: ECI<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3302-tripura-1972/\|title=1972 Tripura Election result}}</ref>		\|colspan=10\|Source: ECI<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3302-tripura-1972/\|title=1972 Tripura Election result}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|}		\|}

			=== Results by constituency ===
	==Constituency wise Winners==
	{\|class="wikitable		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			\|+ Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency<ref>{{cite web\|publisher=]\|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura \|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006023438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatReport_TP_72.pdf\|archive-date=6 October 2010\|format=pdf}}</ref>
	!AC
			! colspan="2" \|Assembly Constituency
	No
			!Turnout
	!Assembly Constituency Name
			! colspan="5" \|Winner
	!Winner Candidates Name
			! colspan="5" \|Runner Up
	!Gender
			! rowspan="2" data-sort-type=number \|Margin
	!Party
	\|-		\|-
			! #k
	\|1\|\|Simna (ST)\|\|Bhadramani Debbarma\|\|M\|\|CPM
			! Names
			!%
			! Candidate
			! colspan="2" \| Party
			! data-sort-type=number \| Votes
			!%
			! Candidate
			! colspan="2" \| Party
			! data-sort-type=number \| Votes
			!%
	\|-		\|-
			\|1\|\|]\|\|75.04%\|\|Bhadramani Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|4,594\|\|53.02%\|\|S. B. Kishore Debbarman\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,656\|\|42.2%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''938'''</span>
	\|2\|\|Mohanpur\|\|Radharaman Debnath\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|2\|\|]\|\|66.05%\|\|Radharaman Debnath\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|4,277\|\|51.58%\|\|Pram D. Ranjan Dasgupta\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,592\|\|43.32%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''685'''</span>
	\|3\|\|Bamutia (SC)\|\|Prafulla Kumar Das\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|3\|\|]\|\|71.4%\|\|Prafulla Kumar Das\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,862\|\|61.72%\|\|Brajendra Biswas\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,015\|\|38.28%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,847'''</span>
	\|4\|\|Barjala\|\|Basana Chakrabarty\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|4\|\|]\|\|67.67%\|\|Basana Chakraborty\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,733\|\|55.67%\|\|Gouri Bhattacharjee\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,307\|\|34.4%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,426'''</span>
	\|5\|\|Kunjaban\|\|Ashok Kumar Bhatacharyya\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|5\|\|]\|\|65.46%\|\|Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|7,033\|\|52.38%\|\|Kanu Ghosh\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|5,633\|\|41.95%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,400'''</span>
	\|6\|\|Pratapgarh (SC)\|\|Madhu Sudhan Das\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|6\|\|]\|\|62.8%\|\|Madhusudan Das\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,862\|\|49.%\|\|Jadab Chandra Majumder\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,593\|\|45.59%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''269'''</span>
	\|7\|\|Agartala Town I I I\|\|Sukhamoy Sen Gupta\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|7\|\|]\|\|59.74%\|\|Sukhamoy Sen Gupta\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,415\|\|49.44%\|\|Supriyo Bhowmik\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,963\|\|33.18%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,452'''</span>
	\|8\|\|Anandanagar\|\|Tarit Mohan Dasgupta\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|8\|\|]\|\|68.21%\|\|Tarit Mohan Dasgupta\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,341\|\|45.07%\|\|Khagen Das\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|4,159\|\|43.18%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''182'''</span>
	\|9\|\|Agartala Town I\|\|Ajoy Biswas\|\|M\|\|IND
	\|-		\|-
			\|9\|\|]\|\|64.27%\|\|Ajoy Biswas\|\|{{party name with color\|Independent politician}}\|\|3,810\|\|50.28%\|\|Renuka Chakraborty\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|2,742\|\|36.19%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Independent politician}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,068'''</span>
	\|10\|\|Agartala Town I I\|\|Krishnadas Bhattacharjee\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|10\|\|]\|\|65.01%\|\|Krishnadas Bhattacharjee\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,009\|\|48.01%\|\|Ashoke Chakraborty\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,322\|\|37.05%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''687'''</span>
	\|11\|\|Old Agartala\|\|Sailesh Chandra Some\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|11\|\|]\|\|70.44%\|\|Sailesh Chandra Some\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|5,098\|\|56.76%\|\|Jagadish Chandra Dey\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,217\|\|24.69%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''2,881'''</span>
	\|12\|\|Maulishpur\|\|Jatindra Kumar Majumder\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|12\|\|]\|\|70.59%\|\|Jatindra Kumar Majumder\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,724\|\|54.79%\|\|Bhanu Gosh\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,073\|\|45.21%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''651'''</span>
	\|13\|\|Mandiabazar (ST)\|\|Kalidas Deb Barma\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|13\|\|]\|\|65.98%\|\|Kalidas Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|4,717\|\|66.28%\|\|Bagala Prasad Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|1,664\|\|23.38%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''3,053'''</span>
	\|14\|\|Uttar Debendra Nagar (ST)\|\|Sabhiram Deb Barma\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|14\|\|]\|\|69.%\|\|Sabhiram Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|4,208\|\|56.51%\|\|Rabindra K. Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|1,949\|\|26.18%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''2,259'''</span>
	\|15\|\|Isuanchandranagar\|\|Naresh Chandra Roy\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|15\|\|]\|\|69.56%\|\|Naresh Chandra Roy\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,349\|\|46.62%\|\|Mati Lal Sarkar\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,328\|\|46.33%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''21'''</span>
	\|16\|\|Takarjala (ST)\|\|Gunapada Jamatia\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|16\|\|]\|\|65.21%\|\|Gunapada Jamatia\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,461\|\|41.37%\|\|Mahendra Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,049\|\|36.45%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''412'''</span>
	\|17\|\|Kamalasagar\|\|Bichitra Mohan Saha\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|17\|\|]\|\|75.41%\|\|Bichitra Mohan Saha\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,936\|\|52.56%\|\|Nagendra Deb\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,316\|\|30.93%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,620'''</span>
	\|18\|\|Bishalgarh\|\|Samir Ranjan Barman\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|18\|\|]\|\|73.54%\|\|]\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|2,777\|\|32.32%\|\|Babul Sengupta\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,638\|\|30.7%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''139'''</span>
	\|19\|\|Charilam (ST)\|\|Niranjan Deb\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|19\|\|]\|\|67.03%\|\|Niranjan Deb\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,805\|\|36.78%\|\|Monmohan Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|2,474\|\|32.44%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''331'''</span>
	\|20\|\|Bishramgonj (ST)\|\|Sudhanwa Deb Barma\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|20\|\|]\|\|69.65%\|\|Sudhanwa Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,745\|\|35.12%\|\|Deuan Chandra Tripura\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|2,479\|\|31.72%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''266'''</span>
	\|21\|\|Boxanagar\|\|Munsur Ali\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|21\|\|]\|\|74.34%\|\|Munsur Ali\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,787\|\|54.69%\|\|Phani Bhushan Bhakta\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,097\|\|30.29%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,690'''</span>
	\|22\|\|Nalchhar (SC)\|\|Benode Behari Das\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|22\|\|]\|\|67.01%\|\|Benode Behari Das\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,078\|\|48.77%\|\|Hari Madhab Bhowmik\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,199\|\|38.26%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''879'''</span>
	\|23\|\|Sonamura\|\|Debendra K. Choudhury\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|23\|\|]\|\|65.74%\|\|Debendra Kishore Chowdhury\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,340\|\|55.44%\|\|Sultan Miah\|\|{{party name with color\|Independent politician}}\|\|1,504\|\|24.97%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,836'''</span>
	\|24\|\|Dhanpur\|\|Samar Choudhury\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|24\|\|]\|\|67.66%\|\|Samar Chowdhury\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,530\|\|48.64%\|\|Dhirendra Kumar Sengupta\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|2,757\|\|37.99%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''773'''</span>
	\|25\|\|Salgarh\|\|]\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|25\|\|]\|\|69.29%\|\|Tapash Dey\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,966\|\|48.67%\|\|Abani Mohan Bhowmik\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,907\|\|35.67%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,059'''</span>
	\|26\|\|Kakraban\|\|Ajit Ranjan Ghosh\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|26\|\|]\|\|69.4%\|\|Ajit Ranjan Ghosh\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,387\|\|43.19%\|\|Kashab Chandra Majumder\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,849\|\|36.33%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''538'''</span>
	\|27\|\|Radhakishorepur\|\|Usa Ranjan Sen\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|27\|\|]\|\|72.7%\|\|]\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
	\|28\|\|Matakbari\|\|Nishi Kanta Sarkar\|\|M\|\|INC
			\|\|4,888\|\|48.37%\|\|Sushil Mukerjee\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,509\|\|34.73%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,379'''</span>
	\|-		\|-
			\|28\|\|]\|\|67.34%\|\|Nishi Kanta Sarkar\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,851\|\|45.7%\|\|Naresh Chandra Ghosh\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,215\|\|38.16%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''636'''</span>
	\|29\|\|Rajnagar\|\|Lakshmi Nag\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|29\|\|]\|\|63.83%\|\|Lakshmi Nag\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,265\|\|34.63%\|\|Badal Chowdhury\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,908\|\|30.85%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''357'''</span>
	\|30\|\|Belonia\|\|]\|\|M\|\|CPI
	\|-		\|-
			\|30\|\|]\|\|58.79%\|\|]\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India}}\|\|3,992\|\|43.57%\|\|Suresh Chandra Chowdhury\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,627\|\|39.59%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''365'''</span>
	\|31\|\|Hrishyamukh\|\|Chandra Sekhar Dutta\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|31\|\|]\|\|63.1%\|\|Chandra Sekhar Dutta\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|5,911\|\|66.14%\|\|Amalendu Chakraborty\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,613\|\|29.24%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''3,298'''</span>
	\|32\|\|Muhuripur (ST)\|\|Achaichhi Mog\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|32\|\|]\|\|58.6%\|\|Achaichhi Mog\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,394\|\|55.93%\|\|Brajmohan Jamatia\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,583\|\|32.88%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,811'''</span>
	\|33\|\|Manu (ST)\|\|Hari Chanran Choudhrury\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|33\|\|]\|\|67.92%\|\|Hari Chanran Choudhrury\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,764\|\|54.25%\|\|Thaingya Mog\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,157\|\|35.95%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,607'''</span>
	\|34\|\|Sabroom\|\|Kalipada Banerji\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|34\|\|]\|\|72.9%\|\|Kalipada Banerji\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|6,180\|\|66.31%\|\|Sunil Kumar Chowdhury\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,140\|\|33.69%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''3,040'''</span>
	\|35\|\|Chellagong (ST)\|\|Baju Ban Riyan\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|35\|\|]\|\|59.33%\|\|Baju Ban Riyan\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,032\|\|41.25%\|\|Panji Ham Reang\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|2,989\|\|40.67%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''43'''</span>
	\|36\|\|Birgonj\|\|Sushil Ranjan Saha\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|36\|\|]\|\|66.57%\|\|Sushil Ranjan Saha\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,645\|\|46.61%\|\|Syamal Kantisaha\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,142\|\|40.17%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''503'''</span>
	\|37\|\|Dumburnagar (ST)\|\|Pakhi Tripura\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|37\|\|]\|\|53.6%\|\|Pakhi Tripura\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,272\|\|60.15%\|\|Rajprasad Chowdhury\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|1,664\|\|30.59%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,608'''</span>
	\|38\|\|Ampinagar (ST)\|\|Bullu Kuki\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|38\|\|]\|\|59.63%\|\|Bullu Kuki\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,663\|\|57.84%\|\|Gopinath Jamatia\|\|{{party name with color\|Independent politician}}\|\|2,140\|\|33.79%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,523'''</span>
	\|39\|\|Teliamura\|\|Anil Sarkar\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|39\|\|]\|\|73.05%\|\|]\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|5,458\|\|51.19%\|\|Bir Chandra Barman\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,847\|\|36.08%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,611'''</span>
	\|40\|\|Mohar Chhera (ST)\|\|Ananta Harijamatia\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|40\|\|]\|\|72.83%\|\|Ananta Hari Jamatia\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|5,351\|\|51.36%\|\|Joy Mohan Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,691\|\|35.43%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,660'''</span>
	\|41\|\|Kalyanpur (ST)\|\|Bidya Ch Deb Barma\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|41\|\|]\|\|84.55%\|\|Bidya Chandra Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|10,273\|\|77.36%\|\|Krishna Kumar Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,006\|\|22.64%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''7,267'''</span>
	\|42\|\|Pramodnagar (ST)\|\|Manindra Debbarma\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|42\|\|]\|\|79.25%\|\|Manindra Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|7,439\|\|61.25%\|\|Nanda Kumar Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,707\|\|38.75%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''2,732'''</span>
	\|43\|\|Khowai\|\|J Prasanna Bhattacharjee\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|43\|\|]\|\|76.52%\|\|J Prasanna Bhattacharjee\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|5,069\|\|56.35%\|\|Kaminisingh\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,162\|\|35.15%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,907'''</span>
	\|44\|\|Asharambari\|\|Nripendra Chakraborty\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|44\|\|]\|\|82.01%\|\|]\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|6,290\|\|58.92%\|\|Arun Kar\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,137\|\|38.75%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''2,153'''</span>
	\|45\|\|Kamalpur\|\|Sunil Chandra Datta\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|45\|\|]\|\|75.44%\|\|Sunil Chandra Datta\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,422\|\|49.45%\|\|Makhan Datta\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,768\|\|42.14%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''654'''</span>
	\|46\|\|Sudma (SC)\|\|Kshitish Chandra Das\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|46\|\|]\|\|77.2%\|\|Kshitish Chandra Das\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,737\|\|48.73%\|\|Rudreswar Das\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|4,202\|\|43.23%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''535'''</span>
	\|47\|\|Kulaihower (ST)\|\|Mongchabai Mog\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|47\|\|]\|\|67.21%\|\|Mongchabai Mog\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|6,380\|\|55.81%\|\|Dinesh Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|4,662\|\|40.78%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,718'''</span>
	\|48\|\|Chhawmanu (ST)\|\|Purna Mohan Tirpura\|\|M\|\|CPM
	\|-		\|-
			\|48\|\|]\|\|50.4%\|\|]\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,164\|\|48.03%\|\|Ghanshyam Dewan\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|2,189\|\|33.23%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''975'''</span>
	\|49\|\|Fatikroy\|\|Radhika Nandan Gupta\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|49\|\|]\|\|67.29%\|\|Radhika Ranjan Gupta\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,019\|\|38.55%\|\|Tarani Mohan Singha\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,966\|\|28.45%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,053'''</span>
	\|50\|\|Pabiachherra (ST)\|\|Gopi Nath Tripura\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|50\|\|]\|\|60.46%\|\|Gopi Nath Tripura\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,973\|\|50.09%\|\|K. Mohan Debbarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,279\|\|41.34%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''694'''</span>
	\|51\|\|Chandipur\|\|Manindra Lal Bhowmik\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|51\|\|]\|\|77.71%\|\|Manindralal Bhowmik\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,418\|\|48.94%\|\|Baidyanath Majumdar\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|3,138\|\|44.93%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''280'''</span>
	\|52\|\|Kailashahar\|\|Moulana Abdul Ratif\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|52\|\|]\|\|70.73%\|\|Moulana Abdul Ratif\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|4,299\|\|55.43%\|\|Bonode Dey\|\|{{party name with color\|Independent politician}}\|\|1,720\|\|22.18%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''2,579'''</span>
	\|53\|\|Bilaspur (SC)\|\|Subal Ch Biswas\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|53
	\|54\|\|Jubaraj Nagar\|\|Monoranjan Nath\|\|M\|\|INC
			\|]
			\|70.01%
			\|Subal Chandra Biswas
			\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
			\|4,228
			\|56.82%
			\|Barindra Malaker
			\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
			\|2,230
			\|29.97%
			\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,998'''</span>
	\|-		\|-
			\|54\|\|]\|\|65.03%\|\|Monoranjan Nath\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,777\|\|51.37%\|\|Ram Kumar Nath\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,180\|\|29.65%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,597'''</span>
	\|55\|\|Longai (ST)\|\|Hangshadhwaz Dewan\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|55\|\|]\|\|57.45%\|\|Hangshadhwaz Dewan\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,690\|\|46.41%\|\|Indu Madhav Chakma\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,156\|\|27.12%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,534'''</span>
	\|56\|\|Kanchanpur (ST)\|\|Raimuni Riang Choudhury\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|56\|\|]\|\|48.99%\|\|Raimuni Reang Chowdhury\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,126\|\|46.66%\|\|Len Prasad Reang\|\|{{party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}\|\|2,138\|\|31.92%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''988'''</span>
	\|57\|\|Deochhera\|\|Abdul Wazid\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|57\|\|]\|\|62.76%\|\|Abdul Wazid\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,399\|\|44.97%\|\|Karunamoy Nath Chowdhury\|\|{{party name with color\|Independent politician}}\|\|1,870\|\|24.74%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,529'''</span>
	\|58\|\|Dharmanagar\|\|Amarendra Sarma\|\|M\|\|IND
	\|-		\|-
			\|58\|\|]\|\|66.35%\|\|Amarendra Sarma\|\|{{party name with color\|Independent politician}}\|\|3,728\|\|47.21%\|\|Debiprasad Purkayastha\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|3,489\|\|44.19%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Independent politician}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''239'''</span>
	\|59\|\|Kadamtala\|\|Benoy Bhushan Banerjee\|\|M\|\|INC
	\|-		\|-
			\|59\|\|]\|\|61.99%\|\|Benoy Bhushan Banerjee\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|2,684\|\|40.74%\|\|Abdul Rup\|\|{{party name with color\|Independent politician}}\|\|1,717\|\|26.06%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''967'''</span>
	\|60\|\|Sonichera\|\|Radha Raman Nath\|\|M\|\|INC
			\|-
	\|}<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.elections.in/tripura/assembly-constituencies/1972-election-results.html\|title=Detailed Result 1972}}</ref>
			\|60\|\|]\|\|61.18%\|\|Radha Raman Nath\|\|{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}\|\|2,637\|\|33.61%\|\|Abdul Matin Chowdhury\|\|{{party name with color\|Independent politician}}\|\|1,551\|\|19.77%\|\|style="background:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\|<span style="color:white;">'''1,086'''</span>
			\|}

	==Government formation==		==Government formation==
	],(INC) won 41 out of 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The CPI-M won 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly. ] of the INC formed a government as Chief Minister on March 20, 1972.		] (INC) won 41 out of 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The CPI-M won 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly. ] of the INC formed a government as Chief Minister on March 20, 1972.

	] formed a government as Chief Minister on April 1, 1977.		] formed a government as Chief Minister on April 1, 1977.

	] formed a coalition government with the ],(JP) and the ],(LF) on July 26, 1977. Chief Minister ] resigned, and the state of Tripura was placed under ] from November 5, 1977 to January 5, 1978.<ref>{{~~cite~~ web\|url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/indiatripura-1949-present/\|title=~~Government~~ ~~formation-1972,~~Tripura}}</ref>		] formed a coalition government with the ] (JP) and the ] (LF) on July 26, 1977. Chief Minister ] resigned, and the state of Tripura was placed under ] from November 5, 1977 to January 5, 1978.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/home/research-projects/dadm-project/asiapacific-region/indiatripura-1949-present/\|title=43. India/Tripura (1949-present)\|website=uca.edu}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election

← 1967

11 March 1972

1977 →

60 seats in the Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Sukhamoy Sen Gupta	-
Party	INC	CPI(M)
Leader's seat	Agartala Town III	-
Last election	27/30	2/30
Seats won	41	16
Seat change	-	-
Popular vote	224,821	189,667
Percentage	44.83%	37.82%

Tripura District Map

CM before election

President's rule

Elected CM

Sukhamoy Sen Gupta
INC

Tripura was recognized as a state in India on January 21, 1972. Before that, Tripura was a Union Territory. The first Legislative Assembly Election as a state was held on March 11, 1972. The 1972 Tripura Legislative Assembly election took place in a single phase to elect the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from each of the 60 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in Tripura, India.

Indian National Congress led by Sukhamoy Sen Gupta, won 41 seats and formed a Government in Tripura.

Highlights

Election to the Tripura Legislative Assembly were held on March 11, 1972. The election were held in a single phase for all the 60 assembly constituencies.

Participating political parties

#	Type	Abbreviation	Party
1	National Party	BJS	Bharatiya Jan Sangh
2		CPI	Communist Party of India
3		CPM	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
4		INC	Indian National Congress
5	State Party	FBL	All India Forward Bloc
6	Registered (Unrecognised) Party	TUS	Tripura Upajati Zuba Samiti
7	Independents	IND	Independent

No. of constituencies

Type of Constituencies	GEN	SC	ST	Total
No. of Constituencies	36	5	19	60

Electors

	Men	Women	Total
No.of Electors	406,712	359,381	766,093
No.of Electors who Voted	284,765	231,288	516,053
Polling Percentage	70.02%	64.36%	67.36%

Performance of women candidates

	Men	Women	Total
No.of Contestants	230	04	328
Elected	60	00	60

Result

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Party	Seats Contested	Seats Won	No. of Votes	% of Votes	1967 Seats
Bharatiya Jana Sangh	3	0	345	0.07%	0
Communist Party of India	11	1	15,226	3.04%	1
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	57	16	189,667	37.82%	2
Indian National Congress	59	41	224,821	44.83%	27
All India Forward Bloc	9	0	5,739	1.14%	-
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti	10	0	5,883	1.17%	-
Independents	85	2	59,792	11.92%	0
Total	234	60	501,473
Source: ECI

Results by constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly Constituency		Turnout	Winner					Runner Up					Margin
#k	Names	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Margin
1	Simna	75.04%	Bhadramani Debbarma		CPI(M)	4,594	53.02%	S. B. Kishore Debbarman		INC	3,656	42.2%	938
2	Mohanpur	66.05%	Radharaman Debnath		CPI(M)	4,277	51.58%	Pram D. Ranjan Dasgupta		INC	3,592	43.32%	685
3	Bamutia	71.4%	Prafulla Kumar Das		INC	4,862	61.72%	Brajendra Biswas		CPI(M)	3,015	38.28%	1,847
4	Barjala	67.67%	Basana Chakraborty		INC	3,733	55.67%	Gouri Bhattacharjee		CPI(M)	2,307	34.4%	1,426
5	Kunjaban	65.46%	Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya		INC	7,033	52.38%	Kanu Ghosh		CPI(M)	5,633	41.95%	1,400
6	Pratapgarh	62.8%	Madhusudan Das		INC	3,862	49.%	Jadab Chandra Majumder		CPI(M)	3,593	45.59%	269
7	Agartala Town III	59.74%	Sukhamoy Sen Gupta		INC	4,415	49.44%	Supriyo Bhowmik		CPI(M)	2,963	33.18%	1,452
8	Ananda Nagar	68.21%	Tarit Mohan Dasgupta		INC	4,341	45.07%	Khagen Das		CPI(M)	4,159	43.18%	182
9	Agartala Town I	64.27%	Ajoy Biswas		Independent	3,810	50.28%	Renuka Chakraborty		INC	2,742	36.19%	1,068
10	Agartala Town II	65.01%	Krishnadas Bhattacharjee		INC	3,009	48.01%	Ashoke Chakraborty		CPI(M)	2,322	37.05%	687
11	Old Agartala	70.44%	Sailesh Chandra Some		INC	5,098	56.76%	Jagadish Chandra Dey		CPI(M)	2,217	24.69%	2,881
12	Majlishpur	70.59%	Jatindra Kumar Majumder		INC	3,724	54.79%	Bhanu Gosh		CPI(M)	3,073	45.21%	651
13	Mandaibazar	65.98%	Kalidas Debbarma		CPI(M)	4,717	66.28%	Bagala Prasad Debbarma		INC	1,664	23.38%	3,053
14	Uttar Debendranagar	69.%	Sabhiram Debbarma		CPI(M)	4,208	56.51%	Rabindra K. Debbarma		INC	1,949	26.18%	2,259
15	Ishanchandranagar	69.56%	Naresh Chandra Roy		INC	3,349	46.62%	Mati Lal Sarkar		CPI(M)	3,328	46.33%	21
16	Takarjala	65.21%	Gunapada Jamatia		CPI(M)	3,461	41.37%	Mahendra Debbarma		INC	3,049	36.45%	412
17	Kamalasagar	75.41%	Bichitra Mohan Saha		INC	3,936	52.56%	Nagendra Deb		CPI(M)	2,316	30.93%	1,620
18	Bishalgarh	73.54%	Samir Ranjan Barman		INC	2,777	32.32%	Babul Sengupta		CPI(M)	2,638	30.7%	139
19	Charilam	67.03%	Niranjan Deb		CPI(M)	2,805	36.78%	Monmohan Debbarma		INC	2,474	32.44%	331
20	Bishramganj	69.65%	Sudhanwa Debbarma		CPI(M)	2,745	35.12%	Deuan Chandra Tripura		INC	2,479	31.72%	266
21	Boxanagar	74.34%	Munsur Ali		INC	3,787	54.69%	Phani Bhushan Bhakta		CPI(M)	2,097	30.29%	1,690
22	Nalchar	67.01%	Benode Behari Das		INC	4,078	48.77%	Hari Madhab Bhowmik		CPI(M)	3,199	38.26%	879
23	Sonamura	65.74%	Debendra Kishore Chowdhury		INC	3,340	55.44%	Sultan Miah		Independent	1,504	24.97%	1,836
24	Dhanpur	67.66%	Samar Chowdhury		CPI(M)	3,530	48.64%	Dhirendra Kumar Sengupta		INC	2,757	37.99%	773
25	Salgarh	69.29%	Tapash Dey		INC	3,966	48.67%	Abani Mohan Bhowmik		CPI(M)	2,907	35.67%	1,059
26	Kakraban	69.4%	Ajit Ranjan Ghosh		INC	3,387	43.19%	Kashab Chandra Majumder		CPI(M)	2,849	36.33%	538
27	Radhakishorpur	72.7%	Usha Ranjan Sen		INC	4,888	48.37%	Sushil Mukerjee		CPI(M)	3,509	34.73%	1,379
28	Matarbari	67.34%	Nishi Kanta Sarkar		INC	3,851	45.7%	Naresh Chandra Ghosh		CPI(M)	3,215	38.16%	636
29	Rajnagar	63.83%	Lakshmi Nag		INC	3,265	34.63%	Badal Chowdhury		CPI(M)	2,908	30.85%	357
30	Belonia	58.79%	Jitendra Lal Das		CPI	3,992	43.57%	Suresh Chandra Chowdhury		INC	3,627	39.59%	365
31	Hrishyamukh	63.1%	Chandra Sekhar Dutta		INC	5,911	66.14%	Amalendu Chakraborty		CPI(M)	2,613	29.24%	3,298
32	Muhuripur	58.6%	Achaichhi Mog		INC	4,394	55.93%	Brajmohan Jamatia		CPI(M)	2,583	32.88%	1,811
33	Manu	67.92%	Hari Chanran Choudhrury		INC	4,764	54.25%	Thaingya Mog		CPI(M)	3,157	35.95%	1,607
34	Sabroom	72.9%	Kalipada Banerji		INC	6,180	66.31%	Sunil Kumar Chowdhury		CPI(M)	3,140	33.69%	3,040
35	Chellagong	59.33%	Baju Ban Riyan		CPI(M)	3,032	41.25%	Panji Ham Reang		INC	2,989	40.67%	43
36	Birganj	66.57%	Sushil Ranjan Saha		INC	3,645	46.61%	Syamal Kantisaha		CPI(M)	3,142	40.17%	503
37	Dumburnagar	53.6%	Pakhi Tripura		CPI(M)	3,272	60.15%	Rajprasad Chowdhury		INC	1,664	30.59%	1,608
38	Ampinagar	59.63%	Bullu Kuki		CPI(M)	3,663	57.84%	Gopinath Jamatia		Independent	2,140	33.79%	1,523
39	Teliamura	73.05%	Anil Sarkar		CPI(M)	5,458	51.19%	Bir Chandra Barman		INC	3,847	36.08%	1,611
40	Mohar Chhera	72.83%	Ananta Hari Jamatia		INC	5,351	51.36%	Joy Mohan Debbarma		CPI(M)	3,691	35.43%	1,660
41	Kalyanpur	84.55%	Bidya Chandra Debbarma		CPI(M)	10,273	77.36%	Krishna Kumar Debbarma		INC	3,006	22.64%	7,267
42	Pramodenagar	79.25%	Manindra Debbarma		CPI(M)	7,439	61.25%	Nanda Kumar Debbarma		INC	4,707	38.75%	2,732
43	Khowai	76.52%	J Prasanna Bhattacharjee		INC	5,069	56.35%	Kaminisingh		CPI(M)	3,162	35.15%	1,907
44	Asharambari	82.01%	Nripen Chakraborty		CPI(M)	6,290	58.92%	Arun Kar		INC	4,137	38.75%	2,153
45	Kamalpur	75.44%	Sunil Chandra Datta		INC	4,422	49.45%	Makhan Datta		CPI(M)	3,768	42.14%	654
46	Surma	77.2%	Kshitish Chandra Das		INC	4,737	48.73%	Rudreswar Das		CPI(M)	4,202	43.23%	535
47	Kulaihower	67.21%	Mongchabai Mog		INC	6,380	55.81%	Dinesh Debbarma		CPI(M)	4,662	40.78%	1,718
48	Chawamanu	50.4%	Purna Mohan Tripura		CPI(M)	3,164	48.03%	Ghanshyam Dewan		INC	2,189	33.23%	975
49	Fatikroy	67.29%	Radhika Ranjan Gupta		INC	4,019	38.55%	Tarani Mohan Singha		CPI(M)	2,966	28.45%	1,053
50	Pabiachhara	60.46%	Gopi Nath Tripura		INC	3,973	50.09%	K. Mohan Debbarma		CPI(M)	3,279	41.34%	694
51	Chandipur	77.71%	Manindralal Bhowmik		INC	3,418	48.94%	Baidyanath Majumdar		CPI(M)	3,138	44.93%	280
52	Kailashahar	70.73%	Moulana Abdul Ratif		INC	4,299	55.43%	Bonode Dey		Independent	1,720	22.18%	2,579
53	Bilaspur	70.01%	Subal Chandra Biswas		INC	4,228	56.82%	Barindra Malaker		CPI(M)	2,230	29.97%	1,998
54	Jubarajnagar	65.03%	Monoranjan Nath		INC	3,777	51.37%	Ram Kumar Nath		CPI(M)	2,180	29.65%	1,597
55	Longai	57.45%	Hangshadhwaz Dewan		INC	3,690	46.41%	Indu Madhav Chakma		CPI(M)	2,156	27.12%	1,534
56	Kanchanpur	48.99%	Raimuni Reang Chowdhury		INC	3,126	46.66%	Len Prasad Reang		CPI(M)	2,138	31.92%	988
57	Deocherra	62.76%	Abdul Wazid		INC	3,399	44.97%	Karunamoy Nath Chowdhury		Independent	1,870	24.74%	1,529
58	Dharmanagar	66.35%	Amarendra Sarma		Independent	3,728	47.21%	Debiprasad Purkayastha		INC	3,489	44.19%	239
59	Kadamtala	61.99%	Benoy Bhushan Banerjee		INC	2,684	40.74%	Abdul Rup		Independent	1,717	26.06%	967
60	Sonichera	61.18%	Radha Raman Nath		INC	2,637	33.61%	Abdul Matin Chowdhury		Independent	1,551	19.77%	1,086

Government formation

Indian National Congress (INC) won 41 out of 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The CPI-M won 18 seats in the Legislative Assembly. Sukhamoy Sen Gupta of the INC formed a government as Chief Minister on March 20, 1972.

Prafulla Kumar Das formed a government as Chief Minister on April 1, 1977.

Radhika Ranjan Gupta formed a coalition government with the Janata Party (JP) and the Left Front (LF) on July 26, 1977. Chief Minister Radhika Ranjan Gupta resigned, and the state of Tripura was placed under presidential rule from November 5, 1977 to January 5, 1978.

References

"Historical background of Tripura".
"Official Website of State Election Commission, Government of Tripura, India". sec.tripura.gov.in.
"List of Participating Political Parties".
"Constituencies-Tripura".
"Total No.of Electors".
"Performance of Women candidates Vs Men candidates".
"1972 Tripura Election result".
"Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
"43. India/Tripura (1949-present)". uca.edu.

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