Lok Sabha 1971
National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.
- Seats
- 518
- Electors
- 27,41,89,132
- Votes polled
- 15,15,36,802
- Turnout
- 55.3%
Lok Sabha composition
Seat arc coloured by party.
Majority mark at 272 seats.
Alliance / party
Toggle party seats or curated alliance rollups.
Alliance map not curated for 1971.
518 of 518 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped
National map
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Closest races in 1971
Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.
1971 · Tamil Nadu
#1Tiruchendur
Photo finish
26votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
M. SIVASAMY
DMK
Runner-up
M. MATHIAS
SWA
Open constituency result →
1971 · Punjab
#2Sangrur
Photo finish
210votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
TEJA SINGH
CPI
Runner-up
BALDEV SINGH
SAD
Open constituency result →
1971 · Bihar 1947 1999
#3Jamshedpur
Nail-biter
206votes
0.1% of valid votes
Winner
SARDAR SINGH
INC
Runner-up
KEDAR DAS
CPI
Open constituency result →
1971 · Bihar 1947 1999
#4Khagaria
Nail-biter
548votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
SHIVSHANKAR YADAV
SSP
Runner-up
SUMITRA DEVI
INC
Open constituency result →
1971 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#5Gonda
Nail-biter
631votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
ANAND SINGH
NCO
Runner-up
DEVENDRA SINGH
INC
Open constituency result →
1971 · Bihar 1947 1999
#6Maharajganj
Nail-biter
1,008votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
RAMDEO SINGH
SSP
Runner-up
INDRA SINGH
CPI
Open constituency result →
1971 · West Bengal
#7Ghatal
Nail-biter
1,322votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
JAGADISH BHATTACHARYYA
CPM
Runner-up
PARIHAL GHOSH
INC
Open constituency result →
1971 · West Bengal
#8Mathurapur
Nail-biter
1,585votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
MADHURJYA HALDAR
CPM
Runner-up
BIMALENDU NASKAR
INC
Open constituency result →
1971 · Rajasthan
#9banswada
Nail-biter
1,144votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
HIRALAL
INC
Runner-up
PRABHULAL
SSP
Open constituency result →
1971 · Haryana
#10Mahendragarh
Very close
1,899votes
0.6% of valid votes
Winner
BIRENDER SINGH
VHP
Runner-up
NIHAL SINGH
INC
Open constituency result →
1971 · Maharashtra
#11Nagpur
Very close
2,056votes
0.6% of valid votes
Winner
JAMBUWANTRAO BHOTE
FBL
Runner-up
RIKHABCHAND SHARMA
INC
Open constituency result →
1971 · Rajasthan
#12tonk
Very close
1,835votes
0.8% of valid votes
Winner
RAM KANWAR
SWA
Runner-up
NARAIN PRAKASH
INC
Open constituency result →
By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman Nicobar Islands | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh 27 | 41 | INC | 28 |
| Assam | 14 | INC | 13 |
| Bihar 1947 1999 | 53 | INC | 39 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Delhi 21 | 7 | INC | 7 |
| Goa Daman And Diu | 2 | UGS | 1 |
| Gujarat | 24 | INC | 11 |
| Haryana | 9 | INC | 7 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | INC | 4 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 6 | INC | 5 |
| Kerala | 19 | INC | 6 |
| Laccadive Minicoy And Amindivi Islands | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | 37 | INC | 21 |
| Maharashtra | 45 | INC | 42 |
| Manipur | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Mysore | 27 | INC | 27 |
| Nagaland | 1 | UFN | 1 |
| Odisha | 20 | INC | 15 |
| Pondicherry | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Punjab | 13 | INC | 10 |
| Rajasthan | 23 | INC | 14 |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | DMK | 23 |
| Tripura | 2 | CPM | 2 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 352 | 441 | 43.7% | 6,40,33,274 |
| CPM | 25 | 85 | 5.1% | 75,10,089 |
| CPI | 23 | 87 | 4.7% | 69,33,627 |
| DMK | 23 | 24 | 3.8% | 56,22,758 |
| BJS | 22 | 157 | 7.3% | 1,07,77,119 |
| NCO | 16 | 238 | 10.4% | 1,52,85,851 |
| IND | 14 | 1,134 | 8.4% | 1,22,79,629 |
| TPS | 10 | 14 | 1.3% | 18,73,589 |
| SWA | 8 | 59 | 3.1% | 44,97,988 |
| RSP | 3 | 9 | 49.0% | 7,24,001 |
| KEC | 3 | 3 | 37.0% | 5,42,431 |
| SSP | 3 | 93 | 2.4% | 35,55,639 |
| FBL | 2 | 24 | 66.0% | 9,62,971 |
| MUL | 2 | 7 | 28.0% | 4,16,545 |
| PSP | 2 | 63 | 1.0% | 15,26,076 |
| SAD | 1 | 15 | 87.0% | 12,79,873 |
| UTC | 1 | 20 | 72.0% | 10,53,176 |
| BAC | 1 | 14 | 35.0% | 5,18,781 |
| VHP | 1 | 8 | 24.0% | 3,52,514 |
| JKP | 1 | 20 | 19.0% | 2,72,563 |
| RPG | 1 | 1 | 10.0% | 1,53,794 |
| AHL | 1 | 1 | 6.0% | 90,772 |
| UFN | 1 | 1 | 6.0% | 89,514 |
| UGS | 1 | 1 | 4.0% | 58,401 |
| BKD | 1 | 97 | 2.2% | 31,89,821 |
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Party efficiency
Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list
- knife-edge: 30
- marginal: 32
- competitive: 64
- comfortable: 116
- safe: 275
Lok Sabha 1971 · 518 seats
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 352 | 43.7% | 68.0% | 1.56× |
| CPM | 25 | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.94× |
| CPI | 23 | 4.7% | 4.4% | 0.94× |
| DMK | 23 | 3.8% | 4.4% | 1.16× |
| BJS | 22 | 7.3% | 4.2% | 0.58× |
| NCO | 16 | 10.4% | 3.1% | 0.30× |
| IND | 14 | 8.4% | 2.7% | 0.32× |
| TPS | 10 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 1.51× |
| SWA | 8 | 3.1% | 1.5% | 0.50× |
| RSP | 3 | 49.0% | 0.6% | 0.01× |
| KEC | 3 | 37.0% | 0.6% | 0.02× |
| SSP | 3 | 2.4% | 0.6% | 0.24× |
| FBL | 2 | 66.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| MUL | 2 | 28.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| PSP | 2 | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.37× |
| SAD | 1 | 87.0% | 0.2% | 0.00× |