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Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 1971

Explore the complete constituency-wise results of the 1971 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar. This page lists every parliamentary constituency in the state with the winning candidate, their party affiliation, total votes polled, voter turnout percentage, and victory margin.

India's Lok Sabha elections use the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, where the candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins the seat. Click on any constituency name below to view the full candidate-wise breakdown, vote shares, and detailed analysis.

53
Constituencies
31019951
Total Electors
15186628
Votes Polled
49.0%
Avg Turnout
Seat Share

Seat data is not available for this selection.

Sno. Constituency Type State Winning Candidate Party Electors Votes Turnout Margin Margin% Year
1 46-Sitamarhi GEN Bihar Nagendra Prasad Yadav Indian National Congress 631884 425411 67.30% 28725 6.80% 1971
2 47-Madhubani ST Bihar Kartik Oraon Indian National Congress 503999 198981 39.50% 66486 33.40% 1971
3 48-Jhanjharpur GEN Bihar Sardar Swaran Singh Indian National Congress 602867 180720 30.00% 206 0.10% 1971
4 50-Araria SC Bihar Tul Mohan Ram Indian National Congress 527567 206878 39.20% 83185 40.20% 1971
5 53-Purnia GEN Bihar Mohammad Tahir Indian National Congress 551113 213754 38.80% 20164 9.40% 1971
6 54-Madhepura GEN Bihar Rajendra Prasad Yadav Indian National Congress 597248 320914 53.70% 27909 8.70% 1971
7 56-Muzaffarpur GEN Bihar Nawal Kishore Sinha Indian National Congress 608535 408728 67.20% 88574 21.70% 1971
8 59-Siwan GEN Bihar Mohamad Yusuf Indian National Congress 612732 309840 50.60% 27221 8.80% 1971
9 60-Maharajganj GEN Bihar Jagannath Mishra Indian National Congress 595485 358036 60.10% 87901 24.60% 1971
10 64-Samastipur GEN Bihar Yamuna Prasad Mandal Indian National Congress 619551 342224 55.20% 75716 22.10% 1971
11 65-Begusarai GEN Bihar Shyamnandan Mishra Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 628724 357545 56.90% 5462 1.50% 1971
12 67-Bhagalpur GEN Bihar Bhagwat Jha Azad Indian National Congress 606019 321834 53.10% 61039 19.00% 1971
13 68-Banka GEN Bihar Shiv Chandika Prasad Indian National Congress 559147 275068 49.20% 11075 4.00% 1971
14 70-Nalanda GEN Bihar Sedheshwar Prasad Indian National Congress 631607 391876 62.00% 129700 33.10% 1971
15 71-Patna Sahib GEN Bihar Ramavatar Shastri Communist Party Of India 670979 384186 57.30% 77426 20.20% 1971
16 75-Sasaram SC Bihar Jag Jiwan Ram Indian National Congress 612265 322156 52.60% 122200 37.90% 1971
17 77-Jahanabad GEN Bihar Chandra Shekhar Sinha Communist Party Of India 608878 394254 64.80% 22418 5.70% 1971
18 80-Nawada GEN Bihar Sukhdeo Prasad Verma Indian National Congress 634509 400431 63.10% 53281 13.30% 1971
19 81-Jamui SC Bihar Bhola Manjhi Communist Party Of India 654630 339077 51.80% 41129 12.10% 1971
20 132-Mandi GEN Bihar Ramdeo Singh Samyukta Socialist Party 603066 294836 48.90% 1008 0.30% 1971
21 141-Rajmahal ST Bihar Iswar Marandi Indian National Congress 490794 129061 26.30% 18765 14.50% 1971
22 143-Godda SC Bihar Ishwar Choudhary Bhartiya Jan Sangh 539404 253735 47.00% 7099 2.80% 1971
23 148-Ranchi GEN Bihar Prashant Kumar Ghosh Indian National Congress 546790 189739 34.70% 16420 8.70% 1971
24 150-Singhbhum ST Bihar Moran Singh Purty All India Jharkhand Party 511040 84699 16.60% 12339 14.60% 1971
25 153-Palamau SC Bihar Kamla Kumari Indian National Congress 552932 170773 30.90% 34223 20.00% 1971
26 155-Chikkodi GEN Bihar Shankar Dyal Singh Indian National Congress 546816 161031 29.50% 10081 6.30% 1971
27 181-Chikballapur GEN Bihar Ram Shekhar Prasad Singh Indian National Congress 624439 310930 49.80% 39170 12.60% 1971
28 182-Kolar ST Bihar Nirel Enem Horo Independent 491621 171726 34.90% 2814 1.60% 1971
29 194-Ernakulam ST Bihar Satya Charan Besra Indian National Congress 525852 166147 31.60% 10084 6.10% 1971
30 205-Gwalior GEN Bihar Dwarika Nath Tiwary Indian National Congress 562299 313957 55.80% 80546 25.70% 1971
31 250-Aurangabad GEN Bihar Satyendra Narayan Sinha Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 609643 361216 59.30% 91099 25.20% 1971
32 257-Mumbai North GEN Bihar Deonandan Prasad Yadav Indian National Congress 592073 386652 65.30% 25676 6.60% 1971
33 262-Mumbai South GEN Bihar Bibhuti Mishra Indian National Congress 540484 233205 43.20% 129906 55.70% 1971
34 294-Dhenkanal GEN Bihar Ram Narain Sharma Indian National Congress 570192 238464 41.80% 70923 29.70% 1971
35 311-Hoshiarpur GEN Bihar Damodar Pandey Indian National Congress 575155 178226 31.00% 10988 6.20% 1971
36 467-Gorakhpur GEN Bihar Chapalendu Bhattacharyya Indian National Congress 530962 180711 34.00% 4154 2.30% 1971
37 469-Deoria GEN Bihar Vinoda Nand Jha Indian National Congress 670870 383417 57.20% 57146 14.90% 1971
38 488-Haridwar GEN Bihar Digvijay Narain Singh Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 622672 401687 64.50% 7084 1.80% 1971
39 551-Bagaha SC Bihar Bhola Raut Indian National Congress 544044 200220 36.80% 91639 45.80% 1971
40 553-Barh GEN Bihar Dharamvir Singh Indian National Congress 635516 388724 61.20% 31440 8.10% 1971
41 554-Bettiah GEN Bihar Kamal Nath Tiwari Indian National Congress 549914 204520 37.20% 110377 54.00% 1971
42 555-Bikramganj GEN Bihar Sheo Pujan Singh Indian National Congress 631135 346088 54.80% 95046 27.50% 1971
43 558-Rosera SC Bihar Ram Bhagat Paswan Indian National Congress 577300 245755 42.60% 31707 12.90% 1971
44 559-Saharsa GEN Bihar Chiranjib Jha Indian National Congress 602165 326632 54.20% 76338 23.40% 1971
45 594-Khed GEN Bihar Shivshankar Prasad Yadav Samyukta Socialist Party 633193 352054 55.60% 548 0.20% 1971
46 596-kopargaon GEN Bihar Jamilur Rahman Indian National Congress 513860 214771 41.80% 80914 37.70% 1971
47 634-Chail GEN Bihar Anant Prasad Sharma Indian National Congress 605435 294676 48.70% 30064 10.20% 1971
48 638-Khalilabad GEN Bihar Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav Bhartiya Jan Sangh 563718 286377 50.80% 12889 4.50% 1971
49 642-Shahabad GEN Bihar Bali Ram Bhagat Indian National Congress 602036 364156 60.50% 71443 19.60% 1971
50 650-Bodda GEN Bihar Jagdish N. Mandal Indian National Congress 551225 198068 35.90% 48141 24.30% 1971
51 660-Jainagar GEN Bihar Bhogendra Jha Communist Party Of India 626757 344597 55.00% 30930 9.00% 1971
52 665-Kesariya GEN Bihar Kamla Mishra Madhukar Communist Party Of India 586266 247546 42.20% 50287 20.30% 1971
53 671-Pupri GEN Bihar Hari Kishore Singh Indian National Congress 632544 410319 64.90% 85033 20.70% 1971

Understanding Bihar 1971 Lok Sabha Results

The 1971 Lok Sabha election in Bihar covered 53 parliamentary constituencies. The average voter turnout across the state was 49.0%, reflecting the level of democratic participation among registered electors.

Each constituency in the table above uses India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system, where the candidate receiving the highest number of votes wins the seat regardless of whether they secure an absolute majority. The margin column shows how closely contested each seat was — narrower margins indicate more competitive races.

How to read this data: Click any constituency name to see the full candidate list with individual vote counts, vote share percentages, and visual comparisons. The Type column indicates whether a constituency is General (GEN), Scheduled Caste (SC), or Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved.