1972 Delhi Metropolitan Council election
Appearance
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56 of 61 seats in the Delhi Metropolitan Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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Registered | 2,068,437 | ||||||||||||
Turnout | 68.86% | ||||||||||||
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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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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
[edit]Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) |
Member | Party | |
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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
[edit]Name | Role |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Delhi 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Delhi Metropolitan Council (1966-1990)". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Radha Raman, ed. (1 April 1976). "Delhi Gazetteer - 1976". Delhi. p. 974.