Williamson A. Sangma

The 1972 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 9 March 1972.

[1] These were Meghalaya's first Legislative Assembly elections, following the creation of the state on 21 January 1972.

59 men and one woman, Percylina Marak, were elected.

[2][3] a The Hill State People's Democratic Party won 8 seats, but the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official statistical report of the election.