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India Lok Sabha Election, 1971
518 seats · vs 1967 (521-seat house — comparison approximate) · turnout 53.3%
Party standings
India Lok Sabha Election, 1971 · 25 parties won seats
- INC352
- CPM25
- CPI23
- DMK23
- BJS22
- NCO16
- IND14
- Others43
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 35268% | 6,42,42,761 | 43.7% | 442 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 255% | 75,10,089 | 5.1% | 85 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 234% | 69,33,627 | 4.7% | 87 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 234% | 57,98,336 | 3.9% | 25 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 224% | 1,07,77,119 | 7.3% | 157 |
| NCONCO | 163% | 1,52,85,851 | 10.4% | 238 |
| INDIndependent | 143% | 1,23,33,743 | 8.4% | 1136 |
| TPSTPS | 102% | 18,73,589 | 1.3% | 14 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 82% | 44,97,988 | 3.1% | 59 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 31% | 35,55,639 | 2.4% | 93 |
| RSPRashtriya Sarvajan Party | 31% | 7,24,001 | 0.5% | 9 |
| KECKerala Congress | 31% | 5,42,431 | 0.4% | 3 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 20% | 15,26,076 | 1.0% | 63 |
| FBLFBL | 20% | 9,62,971 | 0.7% | 24 |
| MULMUL | 20% | 4,16,545 | 0.3% | 7 |
| BKDBhartiya Krishak Dal | 10% | 31,89,821 | 2.2% | 97 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 10% | 12,79,873 | 0.9% | 15 |
| UTCUTC | 10% | 10,53,176 | 0.7% | 20 |
| BACBAC | 10% | 5,18,781 | 0.4% | 14 |
| VHPVHP | 10% | 3,52,514 | 0.2% | 8 |
+ 34 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
House composition
Majority line at 260
1971 · selected
Majority 260
INC352CPM25CPI23DMK23BJS22NCO16IND14TPS10SWA8SSP3+15 more · 22 seats
1967 · previous
Majority 261
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1967 → 1971
1967 1971· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
40.9
43.7
4.2
5.1
5.1
4.7
3.9
3.9
9.2
7.3
0.0
10.4
13.8
8.4
INCCPMCPIDMKBJSNCOIND
Seat change
1971 seats minus 1967 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
283 → 352
+69
CPM
19 → 25
+6
CPI
23 → 23
0
DMK
26 → 23
−3
BJS
35 → 22
−13
NCO
0 → 16
+16
IND
35 → 14
−21
TPS
0 → 10
+10
SWA
44 → 8
−36
SSP
23 → 3
−20
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1967 → 1971
share lostshare gained
NCO
0.0% → 10.4%
+10.4%
INC
40.9% → 43.7%
+2.8%
BKD
0.0% → 2.2%
+2.2%
TPS
0.0% → 1.3%
+1.3%
CPM
4.2% → 5.1%
+0.9%
SAD
0.0% → 0.9%
+0.9%
UTC
0.0% → 0.7%
+0.7%
RSP
0.0% → 0.5%
+0.5%
RPK
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
CPI
5.1% → 4.7%
−0.3%
Biggest INC–CPM swings
Seats where the INC-vs-CPM vote gap moved most, 1967 → 1971. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − CPM share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward CPM.
toward CPMtoward INC
Trichur
Kerala
−88.0%
Mavelikara
Kerala
−78.3%
Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh
+69.9%
Nagercoil
Tamil Nadu
−63.2%
Barasat
West Bengal
−62.1%
Madurai
Tamil Nadu
+61.6%
Amalapuram
Andhra Pradesh
+61.5%
Anantnag
Jammu & Kashmir
+60.3%
Adoor
Kerala
−59.8%
Burdwan
West Bengal
−56.2%
Ladakh
Jammu & Kashmir
+55.4%
Serampore
West Bengal
−55.3%
Closest races · 1971
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1971
518 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1967
- A and N IslandsINC38.9%
- AdilabadINC5.2%
- AdoorCPI35.1%
- AgraINC41.7%
- AhmedabadINC16.8%
- AhmednagarINC17.2%
- AjmerINC33.1%
- AkbarpurINC30.8%
- AkolaINC45.7%
- AligarhBKD10.8%
- AliporeCPI7.6%
- AllahabadINC39.5%
- AlmoraINC40.7%
- AlwarINC23.6%
- AmalapuramINC70.2%
- AmbalaINC42.5%
- AmbalapuzhaRSP6.4%
- AmethiINC48.4%
- AmravatiINC61.8%
- AmreliINC17.4%
- AmritsarINC30.2%
- AmrohaCPI11.6%
- AnakapalliINC46.9%
- AnandNCO14.4%
- AnantapurINC27.8%
- AnantnagINC24.1%
- AngulINC9.2%
- AonlaINC4.6%
- ArambaghCPM6.6%
- ArariaINC41.3%
- AsansolCPM12.6%
- AurangabadNCO25.7%
- AurangabadINC55.3%
- AusgramCPM26.3%
- Autonomous DistrictsAHL17.8%
- AzamgarhINC22.8%
- BadagaraINC15.4%
- BagahaINC46.6%
- BagalkotINC36.5%
- BaghpatINC14.3%
- BahraichINC14.9%
- BalaghatINC40.4%
- BalasoreINC9.1%
- BalliaINC45.4%
- BalrampurINC2.4%
- BalurghatINC25.4%
- BanaskanthaINC10.6%
- BandaBJS3.2%
- BangaloreINC37.3%
- BankaINC4.1%
- BankuraINC10.4%
- BansgaonINC52.7%
- BanswaraINC0.4%
- Bara BankiINC22.6%
- BaramatiINC50.5%
- BaramullaINC7.9%
- BarasatCPI2.8%
- BareillyINC11.3%
- BarhINC8.2%
- BarmerINC17.1%
- BarodaNCO26.7%
- BarpetaINC47.0%
- BarrackporeCPM16.6%
- BasirhatINC17.6%
- BastarIND3.7%
- BastiINC39.8%
- BegusaraiNCO1.6%
- BelgaumINC28.8%
- BellaryINC48.1%
- BerhamporeRSP3.6%
- BettiahINC55.0%
- BetulINC31.0%
- BhadrachalamINC34.5%
- BhadrakINC14.7%
- BhagalpurINC19.5%
- BhandaraINC59.7%
- BhanjanagarCPI1.2%
- BharatpurINC20.0%
- BhatindaCPI6.8%
- BhavnagarNCO9.0%
- BhilwaraBJS6.6%
- BhindBJS26.0%
- BhirINC57.4%
- BhiwandiINC19.9%
- BhopalINC10.1%
- BhubaneswarINC29.3%
- BidarINC56.2%
- BijapurINC22.2%
- BijnorINC47.8%
- BikanerIND14.5%
- BikramganjINC28.0%
- BilaspurINC4.0%
- BilhaurINC37.4%
- BirbhumCPM4.1%
- BobbiliINC69.0%
- BoddaINC25.1%
- BolangirSWA35.2%
- BolpurCPM14.4%
- Bombay CentralINC28.3%
- Bombay Central SouthINC27.0%
- Bombay North EastINC33.6%
- Bombay North WestINC23.5%
- Bombay SouthINC6.7%
- BroachINC18.4%
- BudaunINC8.0%
- BulandshahrINC11.4%
- BuldanaINC36.9%
- BulsarNCO23.9%
- BurdwanCPM17.8%
- BuxarINC10.5%
- CacharINC31.6%
- Calcutta North EastCPI0.8%
- Calcutta North WestINC29.1%
- Calcutta SouthINC7.7%
- ChailINC27.6%
- ChamarajanagarINC26.6%
- ChandaINC3.8%
- ChandauliINC4.8%
- ChandigarhINC43.5%
- Chandni ChowkINC32.6%
- ChapraINC12.8%
- ChatraINC6.4%
- ChatrapurINC34.5%
- ChhindwaraINC9.2%
- ChidambaramDMK5.6%
- ChikkodiINC36.2%
- ChikmagalurINC46.1%
- ChimurINC45.8%
- ChingleputDMK28.3%
- ChirayinkilINC15.5%
- ChitradurgaINC50.4%
- ChittoorINC35.6%
- ChittorgarhBJS7.4%
- CoimbatoreCPI19.0%
- ContaiPSP20.7%
- Cooch BeharINC20.3%
- CuddaloreINC8.6%
- CuddapahCPI28.1%
- CuttackINC28.2%
- D and N HaveliINC6.2%
- DabhoiINC9.8%
- DahanuINC41.5%
- DamohINC29.8%
- DarbhangaINC15.1%
- DarjeelingCPM4.8%
- DausaINC7.7%
- Dehra DunINC51.0%
- Delhi SadarINC27.3%
- DeoriaINC51.0%
- DhanbadINC30.7%
- DhandhukaSWA4.6%
- DharBJS9.2%
- DharapuramDMK28.8%
- Dharwar NorthINC34.6%
- Dharwar SouthINC39.7%
- DhenkanalINC13.7%
- DhubriINC57.4%
- DhuliaINC46.3%
- Diamond HarbourCPM19.1%
- DibrugarhINC46.1%
- DindigulDMK23.5%
- DohadNCO16.5%
- DomariaganjINC23.1%
- DumkaINC6.3%
- DurgINC50.0%
- East DelhiINC32.5%
- EluruINC49.2%
- ErnakulamINC6.0%
- EtahINC5.7%
- EtawahINC21.5%
- FaizabadINC38.3%
- FarrukhabadINC11.8%
- FatehpurINC23.2%
- FazilkaSAD1.5%
- FerozepurINC18.6%
- FirozabadINC55.2%
- GandhinagarNCO1.2%
- GanganagarINC24.1%
- GarhwalINC64.4%
- GauhatiINC43.4%
- GayaBJS2.9%
- GhatalCPM0.4%
- GhatampurINC37.3%
- GhazipurCPI23.9%
- GhosiCPI32.5%
- GiridihINC2.4%
- GobichettipalayamDMK16.0%
- GodhraSWA7.1%
- GondaNCO0.3%
- GopalganjINC26.0%
- GorakhpurINC14.6%
- GudivadaINC53.4%
- GulbargaINC38.0%
- GunaBJS46.4%
- GunturINC45.9%
- GurdaspurINC31.8%
- GurgaonINC17.5%
- GwaliorBJS22.1%
- HajipurNCO1.8%
- HamirpurINC61.8%
- HamirpurINC20.7%
- HapurINC29.4%
- HardoiINC16.7%
- HassanINC29.2%
- HathrasINC26.3%
- HatkanangaleINC22.8%
- HazaribaghINC6.3%
- HindaunINC49.1%
- HindupurINC43.6%
- HissarINC26.5%
- HooghlyCPM7.4%
- HoshangabadINC29.1%
- HoshiarpurINC31.5%
- HoskoteINC59.9%
- HowrahCPM7.9%
- HyderabadTPS21.0%
- IndoreINC15.0%
- Inner ManipurINC1.5%
- JabalpurINC46.4%
- JainagarCPI9.1%
- JaipurSWA15.8%
- JajpurINC25.8%
- JalaunINC8.8%
- JalgaonINC42.4%
- JalnaINC51.0%
- JaloreINC16.2%
- JalpaiguriINC18.3%
- JammuINC30.1%
- JamnagarINC39.3%
- JamshedpurINC0.1%
- JamuiCPI12.3%
- JangipurINC16.4%
- JanjgirINC28.4%
- JaunpurINC38.9%
- JehanabadCPI5.8%
- JhabuaSSP14.6%
- JhajjarINC12.9%
- JhalawarBJS32.2%
- JhansiINC27.9%
- JhargramINC4.3%
- Jhun JhunuINC26.5%
- JodhpurIND5.9%
- JorhatINC38.2%
- JoynagarINC19.4%
- JullundurINC29.5%
- JunagadhINC27.4%
- KairaNCO11.7%
- KairanaINC23.5%
- KaisarganjBJS1.4%
- KaithalINC7.5%
- KakinadaINC81.8%
- KalahandiSWA42.1%
- KaliaborINC51.6%
- KallakurichiDMK5.6%
- KanakapuraINC61.1%
- KanaraINC40.7%
- KangraINC42.0%
- KankerINC3.9%
- KannaujINC17.0%
- KanpurIND36.5%
- KaradINC79.7%
- KarimganjINC59.8%
- KarimnagarTPS3.9%
- KarnalINC11.1%
- Karol BaghINC37.9%
- KarurINC18.2%
- KasargodINC6.9%
- KasganjBJS5.6%
- KatiharBJS4.7%
- KatwaCPM18.5%
- KavaliINC39.9%
- KendraparaUTC0.8%
- KeonjharINC13.3%
- KesariaCPI20.6%
- KhagariaSSP0.2%
- KhalilabadINC16.9%
- KhamgaonINC63.9%
- KhammamINC4.4%
- KhandwaINC14.7%
- KhargoneBJS13.8%
- KhedINC55.2%
- KheriINC40.4%
- KhuntiIND1.7%
- KhurjaINC47.0%
- KishanganjINC38.6%
- KokrajharINC22.3%
- KolabaINC15.9%
- KolarINC72.9%
- KolhapurINC34.5%
- KopargaonINC23.5%
- KoppalINC50.2%
- KoraputINC10.2%
- KotaBJS11.7%
- KottayamKEC7.9%
- KozhikodeMUL19.9%
- KrishnagiriINC0.7%
- KrishnanagarCPM11.4%
- KumbakonamDMK8.7%
- KurnoolINC77.7%
- KutchINC0.9%
- L M and A IslandsINC0.0%
- LadakhINC10.8%
- LakhimpurINC21.0%
- LalganjINC41.3%
- LaturINC37.9%
- LohardagaINC34.9%
- LucknowINC49.9%
- LudhianaINC20.0%
- MachhlishahrINC24.8%
- MachilipatnamINC55.5%
- MadhipuraINC8.8%
- MadhubaniINC24.8%
- MadhugiriINC71.4%
- Madras NorthDMK11.6%
- Madras SouthDMK4.2%
- MaduraiINC16.3%
- MaharajganjSSP0.3%
- MaharajganjIND20.7%
- MahasamundINC9.2%
- MahbubnagarTPS6.6%
- MahendragarhVHP0.6%
- MainpuriINC33.7%
- MaldaCPM10.3%
- MalegaonINC54.4%
- MandiINC55.8%
- MandlaINC9.6%
- MandsaurBJS2.5%
- MandviINC4.5%
- MandyaINC42.4%
- MangaldaiINC21.8%
- MangaloreINC38.1%
- ManjeriMUL47.2%
- MarmagaoUGS12.2%
- MathuraINC7.7%
- MathurapurCPM0.4%
- MavelikaraKEC14.7%
- MayuramDMK17.2%
- MayurbhanjINC4.4%
- MedakTPS20.5%
- MeerutINC23.2%
- MehsanaNCO30.0%
- MetturINC19.6%
- MidnaporeINC6.3%
- MiryalgudaCPM2.3%
- MirzapurINC22.9%
- MisrikhINC28.8%
- MohanlalganjINC35.4%
- MonghyrINC6.7%
- MoradabadBJS9.0%
- MorenaBJS12.3%
- MotihariINC56.8%
- MukundapuramINC19.6%
- MurshidabadIND7.5%
- MuvattpuzhaINC12.0%
- MuzaffarnagarCPI13.4%
- MuzaffarpurINC21.9%
- MysoreINC50.7%
- NabadwipCPM2.8%
- NagalandUFN20.9%
- NagapattinamCPI21.9%
- NagarkurnoolTPS17.1%
- NagaurINC24.9%
- NagercoilNCO27.3%
- NagpurFBL0.6%
- NainitalINC43.2%
- NalandaINC33.6%
- NalgondaTPS1.7%
- NandedINC38.8%
- NandurbarINC38.3%
- NandyalINC38.2%
- NarasapurINC49.0%
- NarasaraopetINC35.8%
- NasikINC51.7%
- NawadaINC13.5%
- NelloreINC48.8%
- New DelhiINC35.0%
- NilgirisDMK16.5%
- NizamabadINC19.9%
- NowgongINC36.4%
- NowrangpurINC7.4%
- OngoleINC44.8%
- OsmanabadINC18.5%
- Outer DelhiINC52.2%
- Outer ManipurINC1.7%
- PadraunaINC66.5%
- PalamauINC20.6%
- PalghatCPM15.6%
- PaliINC13.0%
- PanajiINC2.5%
- PandharpurRPG50.7%
- ParavathipuramINC58.8%
- ParbhaniINC23.3%
- PatanNCO21.5%
- PatialaINC13.5%
- PatnaCPI20.5%
- PeddapalliTPS43.8%
- PeermadeKEC27.9%
- PerambalurDMK13.5%
- PeriakulamIND10.8%
- PhillaurINC34.8%
- PhulbaniSWA13.6%
- PhulpurINC27.8%
- PilibhitINC14.2%
- PollachiDMK14.3%
- PondicherryINC38.3%
- PonnaniCPM4.0%
- PoonaINC26.8%
- PratapgarhINC33.3%
- PudukkottaiDMK10.6%
- PupriINC20.9%
- PuriINC16.1%
- PurneaINC9.8%
- PuruliaINC30.2%
- QuilonRSP36.0%
- Rae BareliINC40.5%
- RaichurINC49.0%
- RaiganjINC21.5%
- RaigarhINC14.0%
- RaipurINC36.5%
- RajahmundryINC50.7%
- RajampetINC53.3%
- RajapurPSP1.5%
- RajkotINC29.5%
- RajmahalINC15.0%
- RajnandgaonINC38.9%
- RamanathapuramFBL19.3%
- RampurINC18.4%
- RamsanehighatINC22.3%
- RamtekINC68.7%
- RanchiINC8.9%
- RatnagiriINC32.9%
- RewaIND57.2%
- RobertsganjINC17.8%
- RohtakBJS1.4%
- RoparINC12.9%
- RoseraINC13.1%
- SabarkanthaNCO5.3%
- SagarINC23.4%
- SaharanpurINC60.0%
- SaharsaINC23.8%
- SaidpurINC26.6%
- SalemDMK13.3%
- SalempurINC38.4%
- SamastipurINC22.3%
- SambalpurINC21.8%
- SangliINC67.4%
- SangrurCPI0.1%
- SasaramINC38.9%
- SataraINC55.5%
- SatnaBJS13.0%
- Sawai MadhopurINC7.0%
- SecunderabadTPS10.9%
- SeramporeCPM18.2%
- ShahabadINC20.1%
- ShahabadINC11.1%
- ShahdolIND58.6%
- ShahjahanpurINC8.7%
- ShajapurBJS9.6%
- ShimogaINC45.0%
- SholapurINC31.5%
- SiddipetTPS34.4%
- SidhiIND47.4%
- SikarINC35.2%
- SimlaINC81.5%
- SinghbhumJKP15.2%
- SirsaINC38.3%
- SitamarhiINC6.8%
- SitapurINC22.8%
- SivagangaDMK22.4%
- SivakasiINC21.7%
- SiwanINC8.9%
- South DelhiINC26.5%
- SrikakulamINC41.0%
- SrinagarIND27.7%
- SriperumbudurDMK20.0%
- SultanpurINC36.1%
- SundargarhINC9.2%
- SuratNCO9.9%
- SurendranagarINC3.1%
- SurgujaINC16.0%
- TamlukBAC1.8%
- Tarn TaranINC19.7%
- Tehri GarwalINC33.7%
- TellicherryCPI10.0%
- TenkasiINC17.1%
- TezpurINC44.3%
- ThanjavurDMK21.3%
- TikamgarhINC34.8%
- TindivanamINC16.2%
- TiruchendurDMK0.0%
- TiruchengodeDMK14.0%
- TiruchirappalliCPI4.7%
- TirunelveliCPI15.7%
- TirupathiINC50.2%
- TiruppatturDMK15.3%
- TiruttaniINC21.1%
- TonkSWA0.8%
- TrichurCPI5.2%
- Tripura EastCPM9.9%
- Tripura WestCPM4.2%
- TrivandrumIND7.6%
- TumkurINC50.1%
- UdaipurSWA1.2%
- UdhampurINC35.2%
- UdipiINC46.1%
- UjjainBJS2.8%
- UluberiaCPM13.7%
- UnnaoINC23.0%
- VaranasiINC29.1%
- VelloreDMK22.0%
- VidishaBJS11.0%
- VijayawadaINC43.3%
- VisakhapatnamIND21.0%
- VishnupurCPM0.8%
- WandiwashDMK22.0%
- WarangalTPS28.6%
- WardhaINC62.9%
- YeotmalINC9.2%