1971 Indian general election
1–10 March 1971
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518 of the 521 seats in the Lok Sabha 260 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 274,189,132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 55.27% ( 5.77pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by constituency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in India between 1 and 10 March 1971 to elect members of the fifth Lok Sabha. They were the fifth general elections since independence in 1947. Members were elected from 518 single-seat constituencies. Under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, the Indian National Congress (R) led a campaign which focused on reducing poverty and won a landslide victory, overcoming a split in the party and regaining many of the seats lost in the previous election.