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1972 Delhi Metropolitan Council election

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1972 Delhi Metropolitan Council election

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56 of 61 seats in the Delhi Metropolitan Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,068,437
Turnout68.86%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party INC ABJS
Seats won 44 5

Elected Chairman of the Council


INC

Delhi Metropolitan Council election, 1972 was held in Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi to elect 56 councillors to the Delhi Metropolitan Council.[1] This council had no legislative powers, but only an advisory role in administration of the territory.[2]

Results

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Summary of results of the Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1972[3]
Party Candidates Seats won Votes Vote%
Indian National Congress 52 44 681,324 48.54%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 56 5 540,069 38.47%
Communist Party of India 4 3 54,183 3.86%
Congress (O) 19 2 27,540 1.96%
Independent 104 2 78,208 5.57%
Total - 56 - -

Elected members

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Constituency Reserved for
(SC/None)
Member Party
Sarojini Nagar None P. N. Singh Indian National Congress
Lakshmi Bai Nagar None Arjun Das Indian National Congress
Gole Market None Asoke Chatterjee Indian National Congress
Prithvi Raj Road None Pushpa Devi Gupta Indian National Congress
Barakhamba None A. L. Ralia Ram Indian National Congress
Minto Road None Surinder Saini Indian National Congress
Jangpura None Jag Pravesh Chander Indian National Congress
Kasturba Nagar SC C. L. Balmiki Indian National Congress
Lajpat Nagar None Archna Indian National Congress
Kalkaji None V. P. Singh Indian National Congress
Ramakrishnapuram None Jagdish Chander Indian National Congress
Delhi Cantonment None Brij Lal Dua Indian National Congress
Rajinder Nagar None Thakur Das Indian National Congress
Ashok Nagar None Rajander Kumar Tanwar Indian National Congress
Subhash Nagar None Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress
Moti Nagar None K. C. Malik Indian National Congress
Shakurbasti None Sri Chand Communist Party of India
Badli SC Mool Chand Indian National Congress
Narela None Heera Singh Indian National Congress
Bawana None Tek Chand Independent
Nangloi None Bharat Singh Indian National Congress
Najafgarh None Hukam Singh Indian National Congress
Palam None Mange Ram Indian National Congress
Tughlaqabad SC Prem Singh Indian National Congress
Geeta Colony None Brij Lal Goswami Indian National Congress
Gandhi Nagar None Inder Singh Azad Indian National Congress
Shahdara None Ram Narain Indian National Congress
Ghonda None Hargain Singh Indian National Congress
Vijay Nagar None B.d. Wadhwa Indian National Congress
Kamla Nagar None Purushotam Lal Goel Indian National Congress
Timarpur None Amar Nath Malhotra Indian National Congress
Kashmere Gate None Om Prakash Behl Indian National Congress
Chandni Chowk None Rama Shanker Indian National Congress
Darya Ganj None Dalit Kumar Tandan Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Dariba None Mehtab Chand Jain Indian National Congress
Matia Mahal None Sikander Bakht Indian National Congress
Chawri Bazar None Anwar Ali Dhehlvi Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Ballimaran None Mohd. Ahmed Independent
Ajmeri Gate None Mirza Siddiq Ali Indian National Congress
Kalan Masjid None Rajesh Sharma Indian National Congress
Paharganj None Madan Lal Khurana Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Ram Nagar None Satya Prakash Indian National Congress
Basti Julahan SC Prabhu Dayal Indian National Congress
Qasab Pura None Roshan Lal Indian National Congress
Deputy Ganj None Shyam Chanran Gupta Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Pratap Nagar None Ved Parkash Indian National Congress
Arya Pura None Ram Chander Sharma Communist Party of India
Shakti Nagar None Radhey Lal Indian National Congress
Sarai Rohilla None Iqbal Krishna Trehan Indian National Congress
Kishan Ganj None B.d. Joshit Communist Party of India
Motia Khan None Bansilal Chauhan Indian National Congress
Tibbia College None R. P. Mittal Indian National Congress
Rehgarpura SC Sunder Wati N Parbhaker Indian National Congress
Dev Nagar SC Moti Lal Bokalia Indian National Congress
Patel Nagar None Vijay Kumar Malhotra Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Anand Parbat SC Krishan Swarup Indian National Congress

Executive Council members

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Name Role
Mir Mustaq Ahmed Chairman
Jag Parvesh Chandra Dy. Chairman
Radha Raman C.E.C
O.P.Behl E.C. (CS)
Mange Ram E.C. (Fin)
Hira Singh E.C. (Rev.)
Rajni Kant Secretary
Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Delhi 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Delhi Metropolitan Council (1966-1990)". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ Radha Raman, ed. (1 April 1976). "Delhi Gazetteer - 1976". Delhi. p. 974.