Rajasthan, Lok Sabha election 1971
23 constituencies in Rajasthan, 52.28% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Rajasthan
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 14 | +4 | 23 | 34,86,776 | 50.35% | +10.40 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 4 | +1 | 7 | 8,57,010 | 12.38% | +2.10 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 3 | -5 | 8 | 10,14,007 | 14.64% | -12.40 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | 0 | 71 | 8,54,536 | 12.34% | -4.78 |
| BKDBKD | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2,67,163 | 3.86% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,74,273 | 2.52% | -0.06 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,14,384 | 1.65% | — |
| VHPVHP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73,382 | 1.06% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45,646 | 0.66% | -0.38 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34,268 | 0.49% | -1.25 |
| SOCSOC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,434 | 0.05% | — |
- INC14 (61%)
- BJS4 (17%)
- SWA3 (13%)
- IND2 (9%)
- INC14
- BJS4
- SWA3
- IND2
- INC14
- BJS4
- SWA3
- IND2
Constituency performance
From the 23 results in Rajasthan
Seat change
Against Rajasthan's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained11 (48%)
- Changed hands10 (43%)
- New seat2 (9%)
11 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 10 changed hands. 2 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
Rajasthan, every Lok Sabha election on record
- INC
- BJS
- SWA
- IND
Constituency results
All 23 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–23 of 23
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJMER | INCBASHWESHWAR NATH BHARGAVA | NCOMUKUT BEHARILAL | 86,90733.08% | 50.2% |
| ALWAR | INCHARI PRASAD | VHPKUMAR SUMITRADEVI | 74,13723.64% | 55.6% |
| BANSWARA | INCHIRALAL | SSPPRABHULAL | 1,1440.41% | 53.8% |
| BARMER | INCAMRIT NAHATA | BJSBHAIRON SINGH SHEKHAWAT | 50,57317.10% | 52.0% |
| BHARATPUR | INCRAJ BAHADUR | BKDBEIJENDRA SINGH | 67,56319.99% | 59.2% |
| BHILWARA | BJSHAMENDRA SINGH | INCRAMESH CHANDRA | 19,4596.65% | 52.2% |
| BIKANER | INDKARNI SINGH | INCBHIMSEN | 48,43214.47% | 55.4% |
| CHITTORGARH | BJSJHUNJHUNWALA BISHWANATH | INCBHANWARLAL JHANWAR | 18,9727.43% | 47.0% |
| DAUSA | INCNAWAL KISHORE SHARMA | SWASOMANI HIRA LAL | 21,2177.68% | 46.1% |
| GANGANAGAR | INCPANNA LAL BARUPAL | INDGANESH RAM | 65,90824.13% | 44.7% |
| HINDAUN | INCJAGANNATH PRASAD | SSPSHYAM SUNDER | 1,31,49949.10% | 45.3% |
| JAIPUR | SWAGYATRI DEVI | INCP. K. CHOUDHARY | 50,64415.78% | 54.3% |
| JALORE | INCNARENDRA KUMAR SANGHI | SWADEOKI NANDAN PATODIA | 41,01716.22% | 44.4% |
| JHALAWAR | BJSBRIJ RAJ SINGH | INCNATHU LAL JAIN | 90,94532.20% | 55.6% |
| JHUN JHUNU | INCSHIVNATH SINGH | SWAK. K. BIRLA | 98,94926.50% | 61.8% |
| JODHPUR | INDKRISHNA KUMARI | INCANAND SINGH KACHHAWA | 21,4975.90% | 61.0% |
| KOTA | BJSONKAR LAL | INCDHANNA LAL | 33,25111.69% | 50.7% |
| NAGAUR | INCNATHOO RAM | SWANAND KUMAR | 1,00,89524.92% | 65.0% |
| PALI | INCMOOL CHAND DAGA | INDMADHO SINGH | 38,66012.95% | 50.4% |
| SAWAI MADHOPUR | INCCHHUTTA LAL | SWAMEETHA LAL MEENA | 17,7666.95% | 43.6% |
| SIKAR | INCSHRIKISHAN | BJSSURENDRA KUMAR TAPARIA | 1,33,90935.22% | 57.4% |
| TONK | SWARAM KANWAR | INCNARAIN PRAKASH | 1,8350.76% | 46.5% |
| UDAIPUR | SWALALIYA | INCDHULESHWAR | 3,4041.25% | 48.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Rajasthan 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 Rajasthan, Lok Sabha election 1971?
Indian National Congress won 14 of 23 seats in Rajasthan, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Rajasthan, Lok Sabha election 1971?
Turnout was 52.28% — 69.2 lakh of 1.32 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Rajasthan have?
Rajasthan has 23 Lok Sabha seats.