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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bahrain on 1 December 1972. All candidates ran as independents. A total of 15385 votes were cast (although not all constituencies were contested) giving a turnout of 88.5%. However only 12.5% of the population were registered voters at the time.The constituent assembly was charged with drafting and ratifying a constitution following Bahrain’s independence from Britain in 1971.