Uttar Pradesh, Lok Sabha election 1971
85 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, 44.84% turnout.
Seats
85
Candidates
543
16 women, 8 elected
Turnout
44.84%
2.06 cr of 4.59 cr
Leading party
INC
73 of 85 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Uttar Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 73 | +26 | 78 | 99,81,309 | 48.54% | +15.10 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 4 | -8 | 37 | 25,14,615 | 12.23% | -9.95 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | -1 | 9 | 7,60,686 | 3.70% | +0.44 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -6 | 231 | 17,27,175 | 8.40% | -8.68 |
| BKDBKD | 1 | +1 | 67 | 26,10,518 | 12.70% | — |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 1 | +1 | 44 | 17,69,147 | 8.60% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | -8 | 25 | 8,43,668 | 4.10% | -6.16 |
| SOCSOC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48,483 | 0.24% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | -2 | 7 | 47,334 | 0.23% | -3.51 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 3 | 39,821 | 0.19% | -1.00 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38,746 | 0.19% | — |
| MUMMUM | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36,526 | 0.18% | — |
| KMPKMP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31,729 | 0.15% | — |
| RPARPA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22,428 | 0.11% | — |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17,249 | 0.08% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15,736 | 0.08% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14,738 | 0.07% | — |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12,557 | 0.06% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | -1 | 3 | 9,578 | 0.05% | -4.72 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8,909 | 0.04% | — |
| RSMRSM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5,350 | 0.03% | — |
| VHPVHP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,337 | 0.02% | — |
| ISPISP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,205 | 0.01% | — |
- INC73 (86%)
- BJS4 (5%)
- CPI4 (5%)
- IND2 (2%)
- BKD1 (1%)
- NCO1 (1%)
- INC73
- BJS4
- CPI4
- IND2
- BKD1
- NCO1
- INC73
- BJS4
- CPI4
- IND2
- BKD1
- NCO1
Constituency performance
From the 85 results in Uttar Pradesh
Closest contest
GONDA
won by 631 (0.30%)
Biggest victory
PADRAUNA
won by 1,49,882 (66.52%)
Highest turnout
MUZAFFARNAGAR
69.77%
Lowest turnout
MISRIKH
25.17%
Seat change
Against Uttar Pradesh's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained49 (58%)
- Changed hands34 (40%)
- New seat2 (2%)
49 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 34 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
Uttar Pradesh, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJS
- CPI
- IND
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 85 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 85
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGRA | INCACHAL SINGH | BKDBABU LAL SINGHAL | 1,13,06141.68% | 51.4% |
| AKBARPUR | INCRAMJI RAM | BKDRAM KISHORE | 66,88430.79% | 39.8% |
| ALIGARH | BKDSHIVE KUMAR SHASTRI | INCMOHD. YOUNUS SALEEM | 35,88110.80% | 60.4% |
| ALLAHABAD | INCHEMWATE NADAN BAHUGUNA | NCOMANGLA PRASAD | 95,88839.49% | 45.2% |
| ALMORA | INCNARENDRA SINGH | BJSSHOBHAN SINGH JINA | 54,42140.70% | 27.7% |
| AMETHI | INCVIDYA DHAR BAJPAI | BJSGOKUL PRASAD PATHAK | 74,97748.36% | 29.1% |
| AMROHA | CPIISHAQUE SAMBHALI | INDCHANDRA PAL SINGH | 31,04211.57% | 50.0% |
| AONLA | INCSAVITRI SHYAM | BJSBRIJ RAJ SINGH | 10,3814.57% | 41.3% |
| AZAMGARH | INCCHANDRAJEET | SSPVISHRAM | 56,66922.82% | 44.6% |
| BAGHPAT | INCRAM CHANDRA VIKAL | BKDRAGHUVIR SINGH | 47,61014.26% | 60.5% |
| BAHRAICH | INCBADLU RAM | BJSOM PRAKASH TYAGI | 25,49514.94% | 32.8% |
| BALLIA | INCCHANDRIKA PRASAD | NCOSHEODUTT | 1,17,51745.41% | 44.9% |
| BALRAMPUR | INCCHANDRA BHAL MANI TEWARI | BJSPRATAP NARAIN TEWARI | 5,7052.38% | 42.1% |
| BANDA | BJSRAM RATAN SHARMA | CPIDEO KUMAR | 7,0423.20% | 39.4% |
| BANSGAON | INCRAM SURAT | SSPMOLHU | 90,02452.74% | 31.7% |
| BARA BANKI | INCKUNWAR RUDRA PRATAP SINGH | SSPRAM SEVAK YADAV | 58,34522.62% | 45.4% |
| BAREILLY | INCSATISH CHANDRA | BJSHARISH KUMAR GANGWAR | 25,34511.35% | 45.6% |
| BASTI | INCANANT PRASAD DHUSIA | NCOSHEO NARAIN | 72,10939.79% | 35.2% |
| BIJNOR | INCSWAMI RAMANAND SHASTRI | BKDMAHI LAL | 1,03,82847.78% | 41.9% |
| BILHAUR | INCSHUSHILA ROHATGI | NCOBHAGWAT PRASAD | 1,01,63537.44% | 50.3% |
| BUDAUN | INCKARAN SINGH YADAV | BJSONKAR SINGH | 21,1377.99% | 49.0% |
| BULANDSHAHR | INCSURENDRA PAL SINGH | BJSHIMMAT SINGH | 34,25511.39% | 54.9% |
| CHAIL | INCCHHOTE LAL | NCOHASURIA DIN | 42,88927.56% | 29.3% |
| CHANDAULI | INCSUDHAKER PANDEY | BKDMOTI RAM SHASTRI | 14,3874.77% | 55.0% |
| DEHRA DUN | INCMULKI RAJ | BJSNITYA NAND SWAMI | 1,41,52550.97% | 54.0% |
| DEORIA | INCBISHWANATH ROY | SSPMAHENDRA SINGH YADAV | 1,07,03650.97% | 37.1% |
| DOMARIAGANJ | INCKESHAV DEV MALVIYA | BJSPANDIT NARAIN SWARUP SHARMA | 63,58323.13% | 49.9% |
| ETAH | INCROHAN LAL | BKDMULTAN SINGH | 16,5595.73% | 56.2% |
| ETAWAH | INCSHREE SHANKAR TEWARI | SSPARJUN SINGH | 58,69021.55% | 53.9% |
| FAIZABAD | INCRAM KRISHNA SINHA | NCOSUCHETA KRIPALANI | 77,69038.32% | 42.7% |
| FARRUKHABAD | INCAWADHESH CHANDRA SINGH | BKDRAJENDRA SINGH YADAV | 33,88111.83% | 52.1% |
| FATEHPUR | INCSANT BUX SINGH | NCOBRAJ LAL VERMA | 54,58323.21% | 42.1% |
| FIROZABAD | INCCHHATRAPATI AMBESH | BKDSHIV CHARAN LAL | 90,30555.21% | 30.5% |
| GARHWAL | INCPRATAP SINGH | NCOMEHARWAN SINGH | 90,22464.42% | 30.7% |
| GHATAMPUR | INCTULA RAM | SSPMADARI LAL | 81,90237.25% | 39.9% |
| GHAZIPUR | CPISARJOO PANDEY | NCOSHRI NARAIN SINGH | 65,49323.92% | 49.5% |
| GHOSI | CPIJHARKHANDE | NCOSHYAM SUNDAR MISRA | 84,95532.50% | 46.0% |
| GONDA | NCOANAND SINGH | INCDEVENDRA PRATAP SINGH | 6310.30% | 42.4% |
| GORAKHPUR | INCNARSINGH NARIAN | INDAVEDH NATH | 37,57814.62% | 52.1% |
| HAMIRPUR | INCSWAMI BRAHMANAND JI | BKDTEJ PRATAP SINGH | 55,66020.72% | 52.2% |
| HAPUR | INCB. P. MAURYA | BKDPRAKASHVIR SHASTRI | 1,08,74329.37% | 64.0% |
| HARDOI | INCKINDER LAL | NCOPARMAI LAL | 33,02416.74% | 37.2% |
| HATHRAS | INCCHANDRA PAL SHAILANI | BJSKARAN SINGH VERMA | 61,83326.26% | 42.9% |
| JALAUN | INCCHOWDHARY RAM SEWAK | BJSKUNJI LAL AHIRWAR | 25,8888.81% | 55.4% |
| JAUNPUR | INCRAJDEO SINGH | BKDMAHDI JAFRI | 1,03,59238.87% | 48.9% |
| JHANSI | INCGOVIND DASS RICHHARIA | NCOSUSHILA NAYAR | 74,57127.90% | 49.8% |
| KAIRANA | INCSHAFQUAT JANG | BKDGHAYOOR ALI KHAN | 72,76623.48% | 55.3% |
| KAISARGANJ | BJSSHAKUNTALA NAYAR | INCBASANT KUNWARI | 2,5981.41% | 35.8% |
| KANNAUJ | INCS. N. MISRA | BJSRAM PRAKASH TRIPATHI | 43,11516.96% | 44.7% |
| KANPUR | INDS. M. BANERJEE | BJSBABU RAM SHUKLA | 89,19936.51% | 48.3% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Uttar Pradesh alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.