A by-election was held on June 6, 1972 for the Joynagar seat of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.Election Commission of India. Bye-election results 1952-95 The by-election had been called after the death of the incumbent Indian National Congress legislator Prosun Kumar Ghosh.Who's who 1972: General Election, March 1972. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat, 1974. p. 63
The left-wing alliance boycotted the by-election.Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press, 1972. p. 10858 It was thus an easy win for the Indian National Congress, which fielded Dr. Nirad Kumar Saha as its candidate.
There were 811 invalid votes.Bye-elections Brochure. Election Commission of India, 1972. p. 95
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