Chandigarh, Lok Sabha election 1971
1 constituencies in Chandigarh, 61.96% turnout.
Seats
1
Candidates
11
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
61.96%
72,302 of 1.17 lakh
Leading party
INC
1 of 1 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Chandigarh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 1 | +1 | 1 | 48,335 | 66.85% | +43.82 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16,854 | 23.31% | -25.39 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6,960 | 9.63% | +5.45 |
| VHPVHP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 0.21% | — |
- INC1 (100%)
- INC1
- INC1
Constituency performance
From the 1 results in Chandigarh
Closest contest
CHANDIGARH
won by 31,481 (43.54%)
Biggest victory
CHANDIGARH
won by 31,481 (43.54%)
Highest turnout
CHANDIGARH
61.96%
Seat change
Against Chandigarh's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands1 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 1 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Chandigarh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 1 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–1 of 1
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDIGARH | INCAMAR NATH VIDYALANKAR | BJSSHRI CHAND GOYAL | 31,48143.54% | 62.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Chandigarh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.