1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

{{Short description|1972 Legislative Assembly elections}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly Election

| country = India

| flag_year = 1996

| type = Legislative

| ongoing = no

| party_colour =

| previous_election = 1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1969

| election_date = 1972

| next_election = 1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 1977

| seats_for_election = All 104 seats of the Punjab Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 53

| opinion_polls =

| turnout = 68.63% ({{decrease}}3.64%)

| image1 = Giani Zail Singh 1995 stamp of India.jpg

| image1_size = 80x80px

| leader1 = Zail Singh

| party1 = Indian National Congress

| leaders_seat1 = Anandpur Sahib (won)

| last_election1 = 38

| seats_after1 = 66

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 28

| popular_vote1 = 2,083,390

| percentage1 = 42.84%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 3.66%

| image2 = File:Jaswinder Singh Brar.png

| image2_size = 80x80px

| leader2 = Jaswinder Singh Brar

| party2 = Shiromani Akali Dal

| leaders_seat2 = Kotkapura (won)

| last_election2 = 43

| seats_after2 = 24

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 19

| popular_vote2 = 1,344,437

| percentage2 = 27.64%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 2.72%

| image3 =

| leader3 =

| party3 = Communist Party of India

| leader_since3 =

| leaders_seat3 =

| last_election3 = 4

| seats_after3 = 10

| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 6

| popular_vote3 = 158,309

| percentage3 = 6.51%

| swing3 = {{increase}} 1.67%

| title = Chief Minister

| before_election = President's rule

| before_party =

| after_election = Zail Singh

| after_party = INC

}}

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1972 to elect the members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3447-punjab-1972/ |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 1962 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=10 May 2022 |access-date= 15 May 2022}} President's rule was imposed before the election. Chief Minister Zail Singh was elected as the leader of the ruling party. Major opposition party was Shiromani Akali Dal led by leader of Opposition Parkash Singh Badal.{{cite news |title=Punjab election result: Parkash Singh Badal's unfulfilled dream of being CM for 6th time |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/punjab-election-result-parkash-singh-badals-unfulfilled-dream-of-being-cm-for-6th-time/articleshow/57594263.cms |accessdate=23 July 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India}}