1971 Indian general election

none gov Parlamentswahl in Indien 1971 May 2026 July 2016 July 2016 India parliamentary 1967 Indian general election 1967 1977 Indian general election 1977 1–10 March 1971India Inter-Parliamentary Union 518 of the 521 seats in the Lok Sabha 260 274,189,132 55.27% ( 5.77pp) 130x130px Indira_Gandhi_official_portrait.png 120 120 150 0 0 Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress (R) 40.78%, 283 seats 352 69 64,033,274 43.68% 2.90pp Sundaraiah-Puchalapalli.jpg 150 120 150 02 0 Puchalapalli Sundarayya Communist Party of India (Marxist) 4.28%, 12 seats 25 6 7,510,089 5.12% 0.84pp Ab vajpayee (cropped)1.jpg 150 120 150 20 0 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Jana Sangh 9.31%, 35 seats 22 13 10,777,119 7.35% 1.96 pp K Kamaraj 1976 stamp of India.jpg 140 120 150 05 10 K. Kamaraj Syndicate Congress – 16 New 15,285,851 10.43% New Wahlergebnisse in Indien 1971.svg Results by constituency Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress (R) Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress (R) List of members of the 4th Lok Sabha List of members of the 5th Lok Sabha Grand Alliance Grand Alliance General elections were held in India between 1 and 10 March 1971 to elect members of the fifth Lok Sabha. They were the fifth general elections since independence in 1947. Members were elected from 518 single-seat constituencies.http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf General Election of India 1971, 5th Lok Sabha Election Commission of India 13 January 2010 6 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175452/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf 18 July 2014 dmy-all Under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, the Indian National Congress (R) led a campaign which focused on reducing poverty and won a landslide victory, overcoming a split in the party and regaining many of the seats lost in the previous election.2019-03-07 INKredible India: The story of 1971 Lok Sabha election - All you need to know https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/the-story-of-1971-lok-sabha-election-all-you-need-to-know-2185812.html 2020-12-03 Zee News en 8 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201008232038/https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/the-story-of-1971-lok-sabha-election-all-you-need-to-know-2185812.html live Background Congress party split During Indira Gandhi's previous term, there had been internal divisions in the Indian National Congress caused by various initiatives of her administration like nationalisation of banks, coal and steel, abolition of the privy purse and increasing closeness with the Soviet Union, steps that were considered to be too left-wing by the Congress high command consisting of centre-right leaders like Morarji Desai, K. Kamaraj, Atulya Ghosh, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, S. K. Patil and others. In 1969 she was expelled from the party by party president S. Nijalingappa, causing a split. Most of the Congress MPs and grassroots support joined Gandhi's Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) faction, which was recognised by the Election Commission as being the successor to the previous party. 31 MPs who opposed Gandhi formed Indian National Congress (Organisation) party. Minority government The Second Indira Gandhi government, formed in November 1969 and dissolved in March 1971, was the first minority government in independent India. After the split, the INC(R) held 221 seats in the 523-seat parliament, 41 seats short of a majority. However, Gandhi and her cabinet remained in power by relying on support from left-wing parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (26 seats), the Communist Party of India and its recently formed breakaway faction, the CPI(Marxist) (who together had 42 seats), giving the government a total of 289 seats, a comfortable majority and far more than the minimum of 262 seats required for a majority. Knowing that her minority government would eventually fall, on 27 December 1970, President V.V. Giri dissolved the Lok Sabha on the recommendation of Gandhi. Opposition alliance Grand Alliance (1971) INC(O) formed a pre-poll alliance with Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP), Praja Socialist Party (PSP), the Swatantra Party and Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and several other regional parties opposed to the INC(R). They agreed to field a single joint candidate against the INC(R) candidate in every constituency in order to defeat Gandhi's party. Results Despite the split, the ruling faction gained votes and seats to win a strong majority, while the Grand Alliance was badly trounced and lost more than half of their seats. 350px Indian National Congress (R) 64033274 352 +69 Indian National Congress (Organisation) 15285851 16 New Bharatiya Jana Sangh 10777119 22 –13 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7510089 25 +6 Communist Party of India 6933627 23 0 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5622758 23 –2 Swatantra Party 4497988 8 –36 Samyukta Socialist Party 3555639 3 –20 Bharatiya Kranti Dal 3189821 1 New Telangana Praja Samithi 1873589 10 New Praja Socialist Party 1526076 2 –11 Shiromani Akali Dal 1279873 1 New Utkal Congress 1053176 1 New All India Forward Bloc 962971 2 0 Peasants and Workers Party of India 741535 0 –2 Revolutionary Socialist Party 724001 3 New Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 542662 0 New Kerala Congress 542431 3 +3 Bangla Congress 518781 1 –4 Indian Union Muslim League 416545 2 0 Vishal Haryana Party 352514 1 New All India Jharkhand Party 272563 1 New Shiv Sena 227468 0 New Shoshit Dal Bihar 193389 0 New Socialist Unity Centre of India 157703 0 New Republican Party of India 153794 1 0 Janta Party 139091 0 New All Party Hill Leaders Conference 90772 1 0 United Front of Nagaland 89514 1 New Hindu Mahasabha 73191 0 New Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League 72131 0 New Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand 66669 0 New Hindustani Shoshit Dal 65925 0 New Revolutionary Communist Party of India 65622 0 New Lok Sewak Sangh 62527 0 New Jana Congress 60103 0 0 Nagaland Nationalist Organisation 58511 0 –1 United Goans – Seqveria Group 58401 1 0 Socialist Party 55064 0 New Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 54597 0 New Proutist Bloc of India 43849 0 New Telangana Congress 43548 0 New Minorities Labour Party 41198 0 New Indian Socialist Party 38713 0 New Muslim Majlis Uttar Pradesh 36526 0 New Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh 34070 0 New Uttar Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Party 31729 0 New Manipur Peoples Party 31029 0 New Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 24093 0 New Republican Party of India (Ambedkarite) 22428 0 New Backward Classes Mahasabha 6929 0 New Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) 6198 0 New Chota Nagpur Bhumi Rakshak Party 4982 0 New Independents 12279629 14 –21 Appointed membersTwo representing Anglo-Indians and one representing the North-East Frontier Agency. 3 0 4934526 274189132 –2 ECI Results by state StateTotalseatsSeats wonINC (R)CPMCPIDMKBJSINC (O)TPSSWASSPPSPBKDOthersInd.App. Andaman and Nicobar Islands11Andhra Pradesh412811101Assam14131Bihar5339523211Chandigarh11Dadra and Nagar Haveli11Delhi77Goa, Daman and Diu211Gujarat2411112Haryana9711Himachal Pradesh44Jammu and Kashmir651Kerala1962371Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands11Madhya Pradesh37211114Maharashtra454212Manipur22Mysore2727Nagaland11North-East Frontier Agency11Orissa2015131Punjab131021Pondicherry11Rajasthan2314432Tamil Nadu399423111Tripura22Uttar Pradesh857344112West Bengal4013203121Anglo-Indians22Total521352252323221610832119143Source: ECI State wise Detailed State (# of seats)PartySeats contestedSeats won% of votesAndhra Pradesh(41) Indian National CongressIndian National Congress (R)372855.73 Telangana Praja SamithiTelangana Praja Samithi141014.33 Communist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party Of India1115.94 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist)512.82 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent9318.21 Indian National Congress (Organisation)Indian National Congress (Organisation)1205.55Assam(14) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)131356.98 All Party Hill Leaders ConferenceAll Party Hill Leaders Conference113.0 Communist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party Of India505.65 Praja Socialist PartyPraja Socialist Party504.56 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent31017.92Bihar(53) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)473940.06 Communist Party of India Communist Party of India1759.85 Indian National Congress (Organisation)Indian National Congress (Organisation)24311.51 Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana Sangh28212.1 Samyukta Socialist Party Samyukta Socialist Party2829.47 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent18319.11Gujarat(24) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)231144.85 Indian National Congress (Organisation)Indian National Congress (Organisation)191139.70 Swatantra PartySwatantra Party425.46Haryana(9) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)9752.56 Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana Sangh3111.19 Vishal Haryana PartyVishal Haryana Party319.16 Indian National Congress (Organisation)Indian National Congress (Organisation)4011.34Jammu & Kashmir(6) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)6554.06 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent20132.17 Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana Sangh3012.23Kerala(19) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)7619.75 Communist Party of India Communist Party of India339.09 Kerala CongressKerala Congress338.31 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist)11226.21 Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party Revolutionary Socialist Party226.43 Muslim LeagueMuslim League225.62 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent27117.97Madhya Pradesh(37) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)362145.60 Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana Sangh281133.56 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent73413.93 Samyukta Socialist PartySamyukta Socialist Party511.57Maharashtra(45) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)444263.18 All India Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc312.47 Praja Socialist PartyPraja Socialist Party811.68 Republican Party Of IndiaRepublican Party Of India111.11 Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana Sangh1305.23 Peasants And Workers Party Of IndiaPeasants And Workers Party Of India1205.33Mysore(27) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)272770.87 Indian National Congress (Organisation)Indian National Congress (Organisation)17016.36Orissa(20) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)191538.46 Swatantra PartySwatantra Party13315.91 Utkal CongressUtkal Congress20123.6 Communist Party of IndiaCommunist Party of India314.31Punjab(13) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)111045.96 Communist Party of IndiaCommunist Party of India226.22 Shiromani Akali DalShiromani Akali Dal12130.85Rajasthan(23) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)231450.35 Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana Sangh7412.38 Swatantra PartySwatantra Party8314.64 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent71212.34Tamil Nadu(39) Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam242335.25 Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)9912.51 Communist Party of India Communist Party of India 445.43 Indian National Congress (Organisation)Indian National Congress (Organisation)29130.43 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent2713.24 All India Forward BlocAll India Forward Bloc111.31Uttar Pradesh(85) Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)787348.54 Bharatiya Jana SanghBharatiya Jana Sangh37412.23 Communist Party of India Communist Party of India943.7 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent23128.4 Bharatiya Kranti DalBharatiya Kranti Dal67112.70 Indian National Congress (Organisation)Indian National Congress (Organisation)4418.6 Samyukta Socialist Party Samyukta Socialist Party2504.1West Bengal(40) Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist) 382034.29 Indian National Congress (R)Indian National Congress (R)311328.2 Communist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party Of India 15310.54 Independent (politician) IndependentIndependent2815.79 Bangla Congress Bangla Congress1413.97 Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party Revolutionary Socialist Party512.04 Praja Socialist PartyPraja Socialist Party311.29 All India Forward BlocAll India Forward Bloc1002.7Source:ECI Aftermath On 12 June 1975 the Allahabad High Court invalidated the result in Gandhi's constituency on the grounds of electoral malpractices. Instead of resigning, Indira Gandhi called a state of emergency, suspending democracy and outlawed political opposition. After democracy was restored in 1977, the opposition Congress faction formed a coalition of parties called the Janata Party, which inflicted the Congress's first electoral defeat. See also List of members of the 5th Lok Sabha 1971 Indian general election by state or union territory 1969 Indian presidential election References General India Category:General elections in India