1971 Indian general election in Bihar

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Vijoy 15 million people voted in the state of Bihar in the 1971 Indian general election, a turnout of 49%. The Indian National Congress won 39 seats from a total of 53.

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National parties

Statistics

Size of electorate: Bihar

MenWomenTotal
162715821474836931019951
Voter turnoutPoll PercentageNo. of polling stations
1518662848.96%36487

List of successful candidates: Bihar

  1. Bagaha (SC); Bhola Raut INC
  2. Motihari; Bibhuti Mishra INC
  3. Bettiah; Kamal Nath Tiwari INC
  4. Gopalganj; Dwarika Nath Tiwary INC
  5. Siwan; Mohamad Yusuf INC
  6. Chapra; Ram Shekhar Prasad Singh INC
  7. Maharajganj; Ramdeo Singh SSP
  8. Kesaria; Kamla Mishra Madhukar CPI
  9. Hajipur; Digvijay Narain Singh NCO
  10. Muzaffarpur; Nawal Kishore Sinha INC
  11. ≠Sitamarhi;; Nagendra Prasad Yadav INC
  12. Pupri; Hari Kishore Singh INC
  13. Jainagar; Bhogendra Jha CPI
  14. Madhubani; Jagannath Mishra INC
  15. Samastipur; Yamuna Prasad Mandal INC
  16. Darbhanga; Vinoda Nand Jha INC
  17. Rosera (SC); Ram Bhagat Paswan INC
  18. Saharsa; Chiranjib Jha INC
  19. Madhipura; Rajendra Prasad Yadav INC
  20. Araria (SC); Tul Mohan Ram INC
  21. Kishanganj; Jamilur Rahman INC
  22. Purnea; Mohammad Tahir INC
  23. Katihar; Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav BJS
  24. Rajmahal (St); Iswar Marandi INC
  25. Godda Jagdish N#Mandal INC
  26. Dumka (St); Satya Charan Besra INC
  27. Banka; Shiv Chandika Prasad INC
  28. Bhagalpur; Bhagwat Jha Azad INC
  29. Monghyr; Deonandan Prasad Yadav INC
  30. Jamui (SC); Bhola Manjhi CPI
  31. Khagaria; Shivshankar Prasad Yadav SSP
  32. Begusarai; Shyamnandan Mishra NCO
  33. Nalanda; Sedheshwar Prasad INC
  34. Barh; Dharamvir Singh INC
  35. Patna; Ramavatar Shastri CPI
  36. Shahabad; Bali Ram Bhagat INC
  37. Buxar; Anant Prasad Sharma INC
  38. Bikramganj; Sheo Pujan Singh INC
  39. Sasaram (SC); Jag Jiwan Ram INC
  40. Aurangabad; Satyendra Narayan Sinha NCO
  41. Jehanabad; Chandra Shekhar Sinha CPI
  42. Nawada; Sukhdeo Prasad Verma INC
  43. Gaya (SC); Ishwar Choudhary BJS
  44. Chatra; Shankar Dayal Singh INC
  45. Giridih; Chapalendu Bhattacharyya INC
  46. Dhanbad; Ram Narain Sharma INC
  47. Hazaribagh; Damodar Pandey INC
  48. Ranchi; Prashant Kumar Ghosh INC
  49. Jamshedpur; Sardar Swaran Singh INC
  50. Singhbhum (St); Moran Singh Purty Jkp
  51. Khunti (St); Nirel Enem Horo Ind
  52. Lohardaga (St); Kartik Oraon INC
  53. Palamau (SC); Kamla Kumari INC

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