1971 Indian general election in Bihar
# 1971 Indian general election in Bihar

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.

## National parties

* BJS Bharatiya Jana Sangh
* CPI Communist Party of India
* CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)
* INC Indian National Congress
* NCO Indian National Congress (Organisation)
* PSP Praja Socialist Party
* SSP Samyukta Socialist Party
* SWA Swatantra Party

## Statistics

### Size of electorate: Bihar

| Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - |
| 16271582 | 14748369 | 31019951 |
| Voter turnout | Poll Percentage | No. of polling stations |
| 15186628 | 48.96% | 36487 |

## List of successful candidates: Bihar

* Bagaha (SC); Bhola Raut INC
* Motihari; Bibhuti Mishra INC
* Bettiah; Kamal Nath Tiwari INC
* Gopalganj; Dwarika Nath Tiwary INC
* Siwan; Mohamad Yusuf INC
* Chapra; Ram Shekhar Prasad Singh INC
* Maharajganj; Ramdeo Singh SSP
* Kesaria; Kamla Mishra Madhukar CPI
* Hajipur; Digvijay Narain Singh NCO
* Muzaffarpur; Nawal Kishore Sinha INC
* ≠Sitamarhi;; Nagendra Prasad Yadav INC
* Pupri; Hari Kishore Singh INC
* Jainagar; Bhogendra Jha CPI
* Madhubani; Jagannath Mishra INC
* Samastipur; Yamuna Prasad Mandal INC
* Darbhanga; Vinoda Nand Jha INC
* Rosera (SC); Ram Bhagat Paswan INC
* Saharsa; Chiranjib Jha INC
* Madhipura; Rajendra Prasad Yadav INC
* Araria (SC); Tul Mohan Ram INC
* Kishanganj; Jamilur Rahman INC
* Purnea; Mohammad Tahir INC
* Katihar; Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav BJS
* Rajmahal (St); Iswar Marandi INC
* Godda Jagdish N#Mandal INC
* Dumka (St); Satya Charan Besra INC
* Banka; Shiv Chandika Prasad INC
* Bhagalpur; Bhagwat Jha Azad INC
* Monghyr; Deonandan Prasad Yadav INC
* Jamui (SC); Bhola Manjhi CPI
* Khagaria; Shivshankar Prasad Yadav SSP
* Begusarai; Shyamnandan Mishra NCO
* Nalanda; Sedheshwar Prasad INC
* Barh; Dharamvir Singh INC
* Patna; Ramavatar Shastri CPI
* Shahabad; Bali Ram Bhagat INC
* Buxar; Anant Prasad Sharma INC
* Bikramganj; Sheo Pujan Singh INC
* Sasaram (SC); Jag Jiwan Ram INC
* Aurangabad; Satyendra Narayan Sinha NCO
* Jehanabad; Chandra Shekhar Sinha CPI
* Nawada; Sukhdeo Prasad Verma INC
* Gaya (SC); Ishwar Choudhary BJS
* Chatra; Shankar Dayal Singh INC
* Giridih; Chapalendu Bhattacharyya INC
* Dhanbad; Ram Narain Sharma INC
* Hazaribagh; Damodar Pandey INC
* Ranchi; Prashant Kumar Ghosh INC
* Jamshedpur; Sardar Swaran Singh INC
* Singhbhum (St); Moran Singh Purty Jkp
* Khunti (St); Nirel Enem Horo Ind
* Lohardaga (St); Kartik Oraon INC
* Palamau (SC); Kamla Kumari INC
