1971 elections in India
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Elections in the Republic of India in 1971 included the 1971 Indian general election, elections to three state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.
General Election
Jana Congress 60,103 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagaland Nationalist Organisation | 58,511 | 0.04 | 0 | –1 | |||||
| United Goans – Seqveria Group | 58,401 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Socialist Party | 55,064 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |||||
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 54,597 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |||||
| Proutist Bloc of India | 43,849 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |||||
| Telangana Congress | 43,548 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |||||
| Minorities Labour Party | 41,198 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |||||
| Indian Socialist Party | 38,713 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |||||
| Muslim Majlis Uttar Pradesh | 36,526 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |||||
| Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh | 34,070 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |||||
| Uttar Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Party | 31,729 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |||||
| Manipur Peoples Party | 31,029 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |||||
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 24,093 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |||||
| Republican Party of India (Ambedkarite) | 22,428 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |||||
| Backward Classes Mahasabha | 6,929 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) | 6,198 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |||||
| Chota Nagpur Bhumi Rakshak Party | 4,982 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |||||
| Independents | 12,279,629 | 8.38 | 14 | –21 | |||||
| Appointed members[a] | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 146,602,276 | 100.00 | 521 | –2 | |||||
| Valid votes | 146,602,276 | 96.74 | |||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,934,526 | 3.26 | |||||||
| Total votes | 151,536,802 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 274,189,132 | 55.27 | |||||||
| Source: ECI | |||||||||
- Anglo-Indians and one representing the North-East Frontier Agency.
Legislative Assembly elections
Orissa
| Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress (Indira)
|
129 | 51 | 1240668 | 28.18% |
| Utkal Congress | 139 | 33 | 1055826 | 23.99% |
| Swatantra Party | 115 | 36 | 767815 | 17.44% |
| Praja Socialist Party | 50 | 4 | 267768 | 6.08% |
| Orissa Jana Congress | 66 | 1 | 227056 | 5.16% |
| Communist Party of India | 29 | 4 | 210811 | 4.79% |
Indian National Congress (Organization)
|
50 | 1 | 79460 | 1.81% |
| All India Jharkhand Party | 14 | 4 | 72291 | 1.64% |
| Samyukta Socialist Party | 15 | 0 | 53271 | 1.21% |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 11 | 2 | 52785 | 1.20% |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 21 | 0 | 30824 | 0.70% |
| All India Forward Bloc | 4 | 0 | 8393 | 0,19% |
Socialist Unity Centre of India
|
1 | 0 | 2093 | 0.05% |
| Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand | 1 | 0 | 532 | 0.01% |
| Independents | 190 | 4 | 332327 | 7.55% |
| Total: | 835 | 140 |
Tamil Nadu
Source: ECI[1]
| Alliances | Party | Popular Vote | Vote % | Seats contested | Seats won | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Front Seats: 205 Seat Change: +26 Popular Vote: 8,506,078 Popular Vote %: 54.30% |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 7,654,935 | 48.58% | 203 | 184 | +47 | |
| Communist Party of India | 364,803 | 2.32% | 10 | 8 | +6 | ||
| All India Forward Bloc | 268,721 | 1.71% | 9 | 7 | +6 | ||
| 147,985 | 0.94% | 4 | 4 | — | |||
| Indian Union Muslim League | 69,634 | 0.44% | 2 | 2 | -1 | ||
| Democratic Front Seats: 21 Seat Change: -50 Popular Vote: 6,016,530 Popular Vote %: 38.18% |
Indian National Congress | 5,513,894 | 34.99% | 201 | 15 | -36 | |
| Swatantra Party | 465,145 | 2.95% | 19 | 6 | -14 | ||
| 37,491 | 0.24% | 2 | 0 | — | |||
| Others Seats: 8 Seat Change: Popular Vote: 1,234,193 Popular Vote %: 7.52% |
Independent
|
965,379 | 6.13% | 256 | 8 | ||
| Communist Party of India | 259,298 | 1.65% | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10
Political Parties |
15,756,801 | 100% | — | 234 | — | |
West Bengal
References
- ^ Election Commission of India. "1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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