Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1971
53 constituencies in Bihar, 48.02% turnout.
Seats
53
Candidates
421
21 women, 1 elected
Turnout
48.02%
1.49 cr of 3.1 cr
Leading party
INC
39 of 53 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 39 | +5 | 47 | 59,67,512 | 40.06% | +5.26 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 5 | 0 | 17 | 14,67,157 | 9.85% | -0.08 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 3 | +3 | 24 | 17,14,334 | 11.51% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 2 | +1 | 28 | 18,01,785 | 12.10% | +1.05 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 2 | -5 | 28 | 14,10,438 | 9.47% | -8.36 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -3 | 183 | 13,56,370 | 9.11% | -4.85 |
| JKPJKP | 1 | +1 | 16 | 1,35,179 | 0.91% | — |
| SHDSHD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,93,389 | 1.30% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | -1 | 12 | 1,68,806 | 1.13% | -6.24 |
| BKDBKD | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1,39,597 | 0.94% | — |
| JAPJAP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,39,091 | 0.93% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,13,373 | 0.76% | +0.46 |
| PHJPHJ | 0 | 0 | 6 | 66,669 | 0.45% | — |
| HSDHSD | 0 | 0 | 9 | 65,925 | 0.44% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39,526 | 0.27% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35,332 | 0.24% | -3.17 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25,993 | 0.17% | — |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17,545 | 0.12% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13,614 | 0.09% | — |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11,000 | 0.07% | — |
| BRPBRP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,982 | 0.03% | — |
| SOCSOC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,147 | 0.02% | — |
| ISPISP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,615 | 0.02% | — |
| RCIRCI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,193 | 0.01% | — |
| RSMRSM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 848 | 0.01% | — |
- INC39 (74%)
- CPI5 (9%)
- NCO3 (6%)
- BJS2 (4%)
- SSP2 (4%)
- IND1 (2%)
- Others1 (2%)
- INC39
- CPI5
- NCO3
- BJS2
- SSP2
- IND1
- Others1
- INC39
- CPI5
- NCO3
- BJS2
- SSP2
- IND1
- JKP1
Constituency performance
From the 53 results in Bihar
Closest contest
JAMSHEDPUR
won by 206 (0.12%)
Biggest victory
MOTIHARI
won by 1,29,906 (56.78%)
Highest turnout
SITAMARHI
66.62%
Lowest turnout
SINGHBHUM
15.83%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained29 (55%)
- Changed hands21 (40%)
- New seat3 (6%)
29 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 21 changed hands. 3 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
Bihar, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- CPI
- NCO
- BJS
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 53 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 53
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARARIA | INCTUL MOHAN RAM | NCODUMAR LAL BAITHA | 83,18541.27% | 38.2% |
| AURANGABAD | NCOSATYENDRA NARAYAN SINHA | INCMUDRIKA SINHA | 91,09925.74% | 58.0% |
| BAGAHA | INCBHOLA RAUT | BJSKANCHANBAITHA | 91,63946.59% | 36.1% |
| BANKA | INCSHIV CHANDIKA PRASAD | CPIVASUDEO YADAV | 11,0754.12% | 48.0% |
| BARH | INCDHARAMVIR SINGH | NCOTARKESHWARI SINHA | 31,4408.20% | 60.4% |
| BEGUSARAI | NCOSHYAMNANDAN MISHRA | CPIYOGENDRA SHARMA | 5,4621.56% | 55.8% |
| BETTIAH | INCKAMAL NATH TIWARI | INDRANVIJAI SAHI | 1,10,37754.98% | 36.5% |
| BHAGALPUR | INCBHAGWAT JHA AZAD | CPIRAMESHWAR NATH TEWARI | 61,03919.49% | 51.7% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | INCSHEO PUJAN SINGH | BJSKUMAR BALAWANT SINGH | 95,04628.05% | 53.7% |
| BODDA | INCJAGDISH N. MANDAL | NCOPRABHUDAYAL HIMAT SINGHKA | 48,14125.05% | 34.9% |
| BUXAR | INCANANT PRASAD SHARMA | NCORAM SUBHAG SINGH | 30,06410.51% | 47.3% |
| CHAPRA | INCRAM SHEKHAR PRASAD SINGH | BKDSATYADEO SINGH | 39,17012.76% | 49.1% |
| CHATRA | INCSHANKAR DYAL SINGH | JAPVIJAY RAJE | 10,0816.43% | 28.7% |
| DARBHANGA | INCVINODA NAND JHA | BJSSURENDRA JHA SUMAN | 57,14615.07% | 56.5% |
| DHANBAD | INCRAM NARAIN SHARMA | CPMVINOD VIHARI MAHTO | 70,92330.68% | 40.5% |
| DUMKA | INCSATYA CHARAN BESRA | CPISATRUGHAN BESRA | 10,0846.28% | 30.6% |
| GAYA | BJSISHWAR CHOUDHARY | INCSURESH KUMAR | 7,0992.87% | 45.9% |
| GIRIDIH | INCCHAPALENDU BHATTACHARYYA | NCOKRISHNA BALLABH SAHAY | 4,1542.37% | 33.0% |
| GOPALGANJ | INCDWARIKA NATH TIWARY | SSPSABHA PATI SINGH | 80,54625.97% | 55.2% |
| HAJIPUR | NCODIGVIJAY NARAIN SINGH | INCVALMIKI CHAUDHARY | 7,0841.78% | 64.0% |
| HAZARIBAGH | INCDAMODAR PANDEY | JAPLALITA RAJYA LAKSHMI | 10,9886.35% | 30.1% |
| JAINAGAR | CPIBHOGENDRA JHA | INCMAHENDRA NARAIN JHA | 30,9309.08% | 54.3% |
| JAMSHEDPUR | INCSARDAR SWARAN SINGH | CPIKEDAR DAS | 2060.12% | 29.0% |
| JAMUI | CPIBHOLA MANJHI | NCONAYAN TARA DAS | 41,12912.33% | 51.0% |
| JEHANABAD | CPICHANDRA SHEKHAR SINHA | BJSVIVEKANAND SHARMA | 22,4185.78% | 63.7% |
| KATIHAR | BJSGYANESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | INCSITA RAM KESHRI | 12,8894.69% | 48.8% |
| KESARIA | CPIKAMLA MISHRA MADHUKAR | NCOBASUDEO NARAIN SINGH | 50,28720.64% | 41.6% |
| KHAGARIA | SSPSHIVSHANKAR PRASAD YADAV | INCSUMITRA DEVI | 5480.16% | 54.7% |
| KHUNTI | INDNIREL ENEM HORO | BJSKADIA MUNDA | 2,8141.70% | 33.6% |
| KISHANGANJ | INCJAMILUR RAHMAN | BJSBAL KRISHNA JHA | 80,91438.62% | 40.8% |
| LOHARDAGA | INCKARTIK ORAON | BJSROPNA ORAON | 66,48634.92% | 37.8% |
| MADHIPURA | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | SHDBINDESHWARI PD. MANDAL | 27,9098.82% | 53.0% |
| MADHUBANI | INCJAGANNATH MISHRA | SSPVINAYAK PD. YADAV | 87,90124.82% | 59.5% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | SSPRAMDEO SINGH | CPIINDRA DEEP SINGH | 1,0080.35% | 48.4% |
| MONGHYR | INCDEONANDAN PRASAD YADAV | SSPMADHU LIMYE | 25,6766.74% | 64.4% |
| MOTIHARI | INCBIBHUTI MISHRA | BJSHARISHANKER SHARMA | 1,29,90656.78% | 42.3% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | INCNAWAL KISHORE SINHA | NCOMAHESH PRASAD SINGH | 88,57421.87% | 66.6% |
| NALANDA | INCSEDHESHWAR PRASAD | BJSSHYAM SUNDER PRASAD | 1,29,70033.63% | 61.1% |
| NAWADA | INCSUKHDEO PRASAD VERMA | INDMAHANTH SURYA PRAKASH NARAYAN PURI | 53,28113.53% | 62.1% |
| PALAMAU | INCKAMLA KUMARI | BJSRAMDEO RAM | 34,22320.55% | 30.1% |
| PATNA | CPIRAMAVATAR SHASTRI | BJSKAILASH PATI MISHRA | 77,42620.48% | 56.4% |
| PUPRI | INCHARI KISHORE SINGH | BJSTAPESHWAR RAI | 85,03320.91% | 64.3% |
| PURNEA | INCMOHAMMAD TAHIR | CPIZ. A. AHMAD | 20,1649.81% | 37.3% |
| RAJMAHAL | INCISWAR MARANDI | PHJJUSTIN RICHARD | 18,76515.01% | 25.5% |
| RANCHI | INCPRASHANT KUMAR GHOSH | BJSRUDRA PRATAP SARANGI | 16,4208.95% | 33.6% |
| ROSERA | INCRAM BHAGAT PASWAN | SSPRAMSEWAK HAZARI | 31,70713.08% | 42.0% |
| SAHARSA | INCCHIRANJIB JHA | SSPGUNANAND THAKUR | 76,33823.81% | 53.2% |
| SAMASTIPUR | INCYAMUNA PRASAD MANDAL | BJSVALMIKI PRASAD SINGH | 75,71622.30% | 54.8% |
| SASARAM | INCJAG JIWAN RAM | NCOMAHABIR PASAWAN | 1,22,20038.88% | 51.3% |
| SHAHABAD | INCBALI RAM BHAGAT | NCOTAPESHWAR SINGH | 71,44320.07% | 59.1% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1971?
Indian National Congress won 39 of 53 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1971?
Turnout was 48.02% — 1.49 cr of 3.1 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 53 Lok Sabha seats.
