Assam, Lok Sabha election 1971
14 constituencies in Assam, 48.28% turnout.
Seats
14
Candidates
78
7 women, 2 elected
Turnout
48.28%
30.3 lakh of 62.7 lakh
Leading party
INC
13 of 14 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 13 | +3 | 13 | 17,24,503 | 56.98% | +11.14 |
| AHLAHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90,772 | 3.00% | -0.77 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5,42,409 | 17.92% | -1.15 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1,70,978 | 5.65% | -2.62 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1,37,928 | 4.56% | -8.24 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 88,155 | 2.91% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74,542 | 2.46% | -3.02 |
| RCIRCI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64,429 | 2.13% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42,772 | 1.41% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41,285 | 1.36% | -2.44 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28,362 | 0.94% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13,372 | 0.44% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,033 | 0.23% | -0.73 |
- INC13 (93%)
- AHL1 (7%)
- INC13
- AHL1
- INC13
- AHL1
Constituency performance
From the 14 results in Assam
Closest contest
AUTONOMOUS DISTRICTS
won by 31,544 (17.81%)
Biggest victory
KARIMGANJ
won by 1,21,746 (59.81%)
Highest turnout
BARPETA
61.92%
Lowest turnout
MANGALDAI
38.61%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained10 (71%)
- Changed hands3 (21%)
- New seat1 (7%)
10 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 3 changed hands. 1 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Assam, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- AHL
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 14 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–14 of 14
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTONOMOUS DISTRICTS | AHLG. G. SWELL | INDHOPINGSTONE LYNGDOH | 31,54417.81% | 42.3% |
| BARPETA | INCFAKHRUDDIN ALI AHMED | BJSKHANINDRA CHANDRA BARUA | 1,36,12047.00% | 61.9% |
| CACHAR | INCJYOTSNA CHANDA | INDA. F. GOLAM OSMANI | 63,00431.59% | 40.2% |
| DHUBRI | INCMOINUL HAQUE CHOWDHURY | PSPJAHAN UDDIN AHMED | 1,49,74857.43% | 60.0% |
| DIBRUGARH | INCROBINDRA NATH KAKOTY | CPIBARIN CHOWDHURY | 91,00846.13% | 46.7% |
| GAUHATI | INCDINESH CHANDRA GOSWAMI | CPIDHIRESWAR KALITA | 96,00143.40% | 51.4% |
| JORHAT | INCTARUN GOGOI | RCIKHOGEN BAR BARUAH | 71,01038.17% | 43.7% |
| KALIABOR | INCBEDABRATA BARUA | CPIJADU NATH SAIKIA | 1,00,68851.61% | 45.3% |
| KARIMGANJ | INCNIHAR RANJAN LASKAR | CPMHARINARAYAN RABIDAS | 1,21,74659.81% | 40.9% |
| KOKRAJHAR | INCDHARANIDHAR BASUMATARY | INDSAMAR BRAHMA CHOUDHURY | 57,68622.27% | 55.1% |
| LAKHIMPUR | INCBISWANARAYAN SHASTRI | INDKHAGENDRA NATH SAIKIA | 43,71220.96% | 46.9% |
| MANGALDAI | INCDHARANI DHAR DAS | PSPHEM BARUA | 39,57321.80% | 38.6% |
| NOWGONG | INCLILADHAR KOTOKI | CPIPHANI BORA | 82,81736.40% | 52.6% |
| TEZPUR | INCKAMALA PRASAD AGARWALA | INDFRANCIS HANS | 97,45044.34% | 51.4% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Assam alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.