Madhya Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1971
37 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 45.11% turnout.
Seats
37
Candidates
170
8 women, 3 elected
Turnout
45.11%
88.3 lakh of 1.96 cr
Leading party
INC
21 of 37 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Madhya Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 21 | -3 | 36 | 40,27,658 | 45.60% | +4.82 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 11 | +1 | 28 | 29,64,252 | 33.56% | +4.00 |
| INDIndependent | 4 | +2 | 73 | 12,30,883 | 13.94% | +0.29 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1,38,550 | 1.57% | -2.08 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,00,409 | 2.27% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1,07,147 | 1.21% | -3.80 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88,411 | 1.00% | -0.42 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38,052 | 0.43% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,657 | 0.11% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | -1 | 1 | 8,242 | 0.09% | -2.65 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,749 | 0.09% | — |
| BKDBKD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,385 | 0.06% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,362 | 0.06% | — |
- INC21 (57%)
- BJS11 (30%)
- IND4 (11%)
- SSP1 (3%)
- INC21
- BJS11
- IND4
- SSP1
- INC21
- BJS11
- IND4
- SSP1
Constituency performance
From the 37 results in Madhya Pradesh
Closest contest
MANDSAUR
won by 7,603 (2.52%)
Biggest victory
SHAHDOL
won by 97,444 (58.59%)
Highest turnout
BHIND
63.97%
Lowest turnout
MANDLA
23.05%
Seat change
Against Madhya Pradesh's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained25 (68%)
- Changed hands11 (30%)
- New seat1 (3%)
25 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 11 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
Madhya Pradesh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJS
- IND
- SSP
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 37 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–37 of 37
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALAGHAT | INCCHINTAMAN RAO GAUTAM | INDRAMCHARAN BHANWARRE | 87,37040.37% | 44.8% |
| BASTAR | INDLAMBODAR BALIYAR | INDPILURAM KRIPARAM | 7,4943.74% | 41.8% |
| BETUL | INCNARENDRA KUMA SALVE | BJSVASANT KUMAR PANDIT | 68,09130.99% | 41.1% |
| BHIND | BJSVIJAYA RAJE SCINDIA | INCNARSINGHRAO DIXIT | 91,23825.98% | 64.0% |
| BHOPAL | INCSHANKAR DAYAL SHARMA KHUSHILAL VAIDYA | BJSBHANU PRAKASH SINGH | 31,41210.06% | 53.7% |
| BILASPUR | INCRAMGOPAL TIWARI | BJSMANHARANLAL PANDEY | 8,3103.95% | 41.8% |
| CHHINDWARA | INCGARGISHANKER RAMKRISHNA | BJSGUPTA PURUSHOTTAMDAS | 18,2349.25% | 38.2% |
| DAMOH | INCVARAH GIRI SHANKER GIRI | NCOVIJAI KUMAR MALAIYA | 70,62929.78% | 46.0% |
| DHAR | BJSBHARATSINGH | INCFATEBHANUSINGH | 20,6219.24% | 45.8% |
| DURG | INCCHANDOOLAL CHANDRAKAR | NCOMOHANLAL BAKLIWAL | 1,21,00750.01% | 43.0% |
| GUNA | BJSMADHAV RAO JIWAJIRAO SCINDIA | INCDEVRAO KRISHNA RAO JADHAV | 1,41,09046.39% | 53.3% |
| GWALIOR | BJSATALBEHARI VAJPAI | INCGAUTAM SHARMA | 70,31022.07% | 56.1% |
| HOSHANGABAD | INCCHAUDHARY NITIRAJ SINGH DAULAT SINGH | INDDWARKA PRASAD PATHAK | 57,57929.13% | 41.2% |
| INDORE | INCPRAKASH CHANDRA SETHI | BJSSATYA BHAN SINGHAL | 45,69815.05% | 56.2% |
| JABALPUR | INCGOVIND DAS | BJSBABOORAO PARANJPE | 92,12146.35% | 38.3% |
| JANJGIR | INCMINIMATA AGAMDAS | BJSSUNDERLAL DHANUJI | 39,71828.42% | 26.9% |
| JHABUA | SSPBHAGIRATH BHANWAR | INCSUR SINGH | 26,59314.63% | 36.5% |
| KANKER | INCARVIND VISHRAMSINGH | BJSBRIJLALSINGH BARSAI | 7,4433.89% | 39.6% |
| KHANDWA | INCGANGACHARAN DIKSHIT | BJSVIRENDRA KUMAR ANAND | 40,89014.71% | 53.3% |
| KHARGONE | BJSRAMCHANDRA BADE | INCAMOLAKCHAND CHHAJED | 35,62113.78% | 52.6% |
| MAHASAMUND | INCKRISHNA AGRAWAL | BJSGYASHTRI KUMARI | 15,5579.17% | 32.5% |
| MANDLA | INCMANGRU UIKEY | BJSSHYAMLAL | 10,9039.60% | 23.1% |
| MANDSAUR | BJSLAXMINARAYAN PANDEY | INCBALKAVI BAIRAGI (NANDRAMDAS) | 7,6032.52% | 57.5% |
| MORENA | BJSHUKAMCHAND KACHHWAY | INCATAM DAS | 26,09712.28% | 38.7% |
| RAIGARH | INCUMEDSINGH | BJSLALJITSINGH DALJITSINGH | 27,65513.96% | 37.0% |
| RAIPUR | INCVIDYACHARAN SHUKLA | BJSBABURAO PATEL | 84,90436.51% | 41.4% |
| RAJNANDGAON | INCRAMSAHAI PANDEY | NCOPADMAWATI DEVI | 98,97038.88% | 47.1% |
| REWA | INDMAHARAJA MARTAND SINGH | INCSHAMBHU NATH SHUKLA | 1,99,69457.18% | 58.4% |
| SAGAR | INCSAHODRA BAI RAI | BJSAMARSINGH PARAMSINGH | 59,72223.41% | 48.0% |
| SATNA | BJSNARENDRA SINGH | INCLALTA PRASAD KHARE | 38,80412.98% | 52.3% |
| SHAHDOL | INDDHAN SHAH | INCGIRJA KUMARI | 97,44458.59% | 33.1% |
| SHAJAPUR | BJSJAGANNATHRAO JOSHI | INCNANDKISHORE BHATT | 28,5309.61% | 55.0% |
| SIDHI | INDRANBAHADUR SINGH | INCKESHAV PRASAD SINGH | 1,05,40447.40% | 40.5% |
| SURGUJA | INCBABUNATH SINGH | BJSLARANG SAI | 24,04116.02% | 31.7% |
| TIKAMGARH | INCNATHU RAM BHAMORA | BJSNATHU RAM MAHARAJPUR | 81,57534.77% | 41.0% |
| UJJAIN | BJSPHOOLCHAND VERMA | INCBAPULAL MALVIYA | 8,5962.84% | 54.6% |
| VIDISHA | BJSRAMNATH GEONKA | INCMANIBHAI J. PATEL | 32,06411.02% | 52.6% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Madhya Pradesh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.