Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha General Election 1971
Communist Party of India (CPI)
All candidates fielded in Lok Sabha General Election 1971 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
87
Contested
23
Won
64
Lost
6,933,627
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | State | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M. Kathamuthu
Winner
219,684 votes
· 54.95%
|
V. Sabasivam
Runner-up
NCO
· 131,957 votes
|
Nagapattinam · 31 | Tamil Nadu | 87,727 |
| 2 |
M. Kalyanasundaram
Winner
217,677 votes
· 49.34%
|
S. P. Thangavelu
Runner-up
NCO
· 197,127 votes
|
Tiruchirappalli · 26 | Tamil Nadu | 20,550 |
| 3 |
K. Balathandayutham
Winner
214,824 votes
· 53.05%
|
Ramaswamy
Runner-up
NCO
· 137,771 votes
|
Coimbatore · 18 | Tamil Nadu | 77,053 |
| 4 |
S. A, Muruganantham
Winner
214,214 votes
· 56.26%
|
S. Palaniswaminathan
Runner-up
SWA
· 154,277 votes
|
Tirunelveli · 36 | Tamil Nadu | 59,937 |
| 5 |
C. K. Chandrappan
Winner
204,483 votes
· 51.41%
|
Pattiam Gopalan
Runner-up
CPM
· 164,659 votes
|
Tellicherry · 2 | Kerala | 39,824 |
| 6 |
Vijay Pal Singh
Winner
203,193 votes
· 54.12%
|
Charan Singh
Runner-up
BKD
· 152,914 votes
|
Muzaffarnagar · 82 | Uttar Pradesh | 50,279 |
| 7 |
K. Bhargavi
Winner
202,569 votes
· 65.24%
|
P. K. Kunjachan
Runner-up
CPM
· 93,672 votes
|
Adoor · 16 | Kerala | 108,897 |
| 8 |
Renu Chakraborty
Runner-up
200,815 votes
· 39.72%
|
Md. Ismail
Winner
CPM
· 284,590 votes
|
Barrackpore · 18 | West Bengal | 83,775 |
| 9 |
Yieswara Reddy
Winner
200,713 votes
· 60.26%
|
Vutukuru Rami Reddy
Runner-up
NCO
· 107,099 votes
|
Cuddapah · 23 | Andhra Pradesh | 93,614 |
| 10 |
Ramavatar Shastri
Winner
191,911 votes
· 50.76%
|
Kailash Pati Mishra
Runner-up
BJS
· 114,485 votes
|
Patna · 35 | Bihar | 77,426 |
| 11 |
C. Janardhanan
Winner
186,709 votes
· 48.07%
|
K. P. Aravindakshan
Runner-up
CPM
· 166,385 votes
|
Trichur · 8 | Kerala | 20,324 |
| 12 |
Indrajit Gupta
Winner
173,795 votes
· 49.00%
|
Kamal Sarkar
Runner-up
CPM
· 146,837 votes
|
Alipore · 17 | West Bengal | 26,958 |
| 13 |
Chandra Shekhar Sinha
Winner
163,733 votes
· 42.19%
|
Vivekanand Sharma
Runner-up
BJS
· 141,315 votes
|
Jehanabad · 41 | Bihar | 22,418 |
| 14 |
Bhola Manjhi
Winner
162,266 votes
· 48.63%
|
Nayan Tara Das
Runner-up
NCO
· 121,137 votes
|
Jamui · 30 | Bihar | 41,129 |
| 15 |
Jharkhande
Winner
143,644 votes
· 54.95%
|
Shyam Sundar Misra
Runner-up
NCO
· 58,689 votes
|
Ghosi · 44 | Uttar Pradesh | 84,955 |
| 16 |
Bhan Singh Bhaura
Winner
138,092 votes
· 51.46%
|
Bhagat Singh
Runner-up
SAD
· 119,769 votes
|
Bhatinda · 13 | Punjab | 18,323 |
| 17 |
Sarjoo Pandey
Winner
135,703 votes
· 49.56%
|
Shri Narain Singh
Runner-up
NCO
· 70,210 votes
|
Ghazipur · 50 | Uttar Pradesh | 65,493 |
| 18 |
Aruna Asaf Ali
Runner-up
135,023 votes
· 34.30%
|
Satis Chandra Samanta
Winner
BAC
· 142,294 votes
|
Tamluk · 28 | West Bengal | 7,271 |
| 19 |
Yogendra Sharma
Runner-up
129,374 votes
· 36.90%
|
Shyamnandan Mishra
Winner
NCO
· 134,836 votes
|
Begusarai · 32 | Bihar | 5,462 |
| 20 |
Kamla Mishra Madhukar
Winner
127,338 votes
· 52.26%
|
Basudeo Narain Singh
Runner-up
NCO
· 77,051 votes
|
Kesaria · 8 | Bihar | 50,287 |
| 21 |
Bhogendra Jha
Winner
119,333 votes
· 35.05%
|
Mahendra Narain Jha
Runner-up
INC
· 88,403 votes
|
Jainagar · 13 | Bihar | 30,930 |
| 22 |
Choubey Narayan
Runner-up
118,317 votes
· 33.96%
|
Subodh Chandra Hansda
Winner
INC
· 140,326 votes
|
Midnapore · 30 | West Bengal | 22,009 |
| 23 |
Teja Singh
Winner
115,708 votes
· 38.00%
|
Baldev Singh
Runner-up
SAD
· 115,498 votes
|
Sangrur · 12 | Punjab | 210 |
| 24 |
Hiren Mukherjee
Winner
113,230 votes
· 40.34%
|
Piyus Kanti Das Gupta
Runner-up
CPM
· 110,939 votes
|
Calcutta North East · 20 | West Bengal | 2,291 |
| 25 |
Ranendra Nath Sen
Winner
111,806 votes
· 33.29%
|
Hemanta Gangopadhyay
Runner-up
CPM
· 102,567 votes
|
Barasat · 12 | West Bengal | 9,239 |
| 26 |
Punjaji Bapuji Kadu
Runner-up
110,050 votes
· 37.20%
|
Eknath Vithalrao Vikhe
Winner
INC
· 179,492 votes
|
Kopargaon · 37 | Maharashtra | 69,442 |
| 27 |
Jadu Gopal Sen
Runner-up
105,072 votes
· 30.70%
|
Dinendra Nath Bhattacharyya
Winner
CPM
· 167,530 votes
|
Serampore · 24 | West Bengal | 62,458 |
| 28 |
Dutikrishna Panda
Winner
102,956 votes
· 41.75%
|
Bijaya Nanda Pattanayak
Runner-up
UTC
· 100,098 votes
|
Bhanjanagar · 9 | Orissa | 2,858 |
| 29 |
Indra Deep Singh
Runner-up
97,378 votes
· 33.35%
|
Ramdeo Singh
Winner
SSP
· 98,386 votes
|
Maharajganj · 7 | Bihar | 1,008 |
| 30 |
D. Nagabhushana Rao
Runner-up
95,913 votes
· 26.61%
|
K. L. Rao
Winner
INC
· 251,917 votes
|
Vijayawada · 13 | Andhra Pradesh | 156,004 |
| 31 |
Ishaque Sambhali
Winner
92,580 votes
· 34.50%
|
Chandra Pal Singh
Runner-up
IND
· 61,538 votes
|
Amroha · 6 | Uttar Pradesh | 31,042 |
| 32 |
Kansari Haldar
Lost
91,688 votes
· 22.19%
|
Madhurjya Haldar
Winner
CPM
· 111,656 votes
|
Mathurapur · 15 | West Bengal | 1,585 |
| 33 |
Deo Kumar
Runner-up
89,728 votes
· 40.80%
|
Ram Ratan Sharma
Winner
BJS
· 96,770 votes
|
Banda · 59 | Uttar Pradesh | 7,042 |
| 34 |
Rameshwar Nath Tewari
Runner-up
85,842 votes
· 27.41%
|
Bhagwat Jha Azad
Winner
INC
· 146,881 votes
|
Bhagalpur · 28 | Bihar | 61,039 |
| 35 |
A. R. Devraj
Runner-up
79,851 votes
· 30.67%
|
G. Venkat Swamy
Winner
TPS
· 169,436 votes
|
Siddipet · 32 | Andhra Pradesh | 89,585 |
| 36 |
B. Dharma Biksham
Lost
78,047 votes
· 24.82%
|
Kancherla Ram Krishna Reddy
Winner
TPS
· 111,704 votes
|
Nalgonda · 40 | Andhra Pradesh | 5,398 |
| 37 |
Vasudeo Yadav
Runner-up
68,942 votes
· 25.67%
|
Shiv Chandika Prasad
Winner
INC
· 80,017 votes
|
Banka · 27 | Bihar | 11,075 |
| 38 |
Homi F. Daji
Lost
64,430 votes
· 21.22%
|
Prakash Chandra Sethi
Winner
INC
· 136,534 votes
|
Indore · 32 | Madhya Pradesh | 45,698 |
| 39 |
Kar Prabhat
Lost
62,824 votes
· 17.48%
|
Jagadish Bhattacharyya
Winner
CPM
· 128,366 votes
|
Ghatal · 27 | West Bengal | 1,322 |
| 40 |
V. V. G. Tilak
Runner-up
60,878 votes
· 17.11%
|
Kommareddi Suryanarayana
Winner
INC
· 235,933 votes
|
Eluru · 11 | Andhra Pradesh | 175,055 |
| 41 |
Ram Panchanan
Lost
57,387 votes
· 16.63%
|
Halder Krishna Chandra
Winner
CPM
· 160,100 votes
|
Ausgram · 35 | West Bengal | 90,912 |
| 42 |
Gulabrao Bhaurao Ganacharya
Lost
55,368 votes
· 16.61%
|
Kader Abdul Saledbnoy
Winner
INC
· 164,199 votes
|
Bombay Central South · 5 | Maharashtra | 89,993 |
| 43 |
Ram Jatan Paswan
Lost
53,866 votes
· 22.22%
|
Ram Bhagat Paswan
Winner
INC
· 103,429 votes
|
Rosera · 17 | Bihar | 31,707 |
| 44 |
Mohammad Elias
Lost
53,755 votes
· 17.24%
|
A. K. M. Ishaque
Winner
INC
· 128,640 votes
|
Basirhat · 13 | West Bengal | 54,910 |
| 45 |
Prabhakara Chowdary Chitturi
Runner-up
53,642 votes
· 13.85%
|
S. B. P. Pattabhi Ramarao
Winner
INC
· 250,124 votes
|
Rajahmundry · 8 | Andhra Pradesh | 196,482 |
| 46 |
Mohan Das
Lost
52,240 votes
· 18.01%
|
Banamali Patanaik
Winner
INC
· 117,354 votes
|
Puri · 7 | Orissa | 46,777 |
| 47 |
Suraj Prasad Singh
Lost
49,403 votes
· 17.27%
|
Anant Prasad Sharma
Winner
INC
· 112,541 votes
|
Buxar · 37 | Bihar | 30,064 |
| 48 |
Phani Bora
Runner-up
49,392 votes
· 21.71%
|
Liladhar Kotoki
Winner
INC
· 132,209 votes
|
Nowgong · 10 | Assam | 82,817 |
| 49 |
Gujjula Yalamanda Reddy
Lost
49,085 votes
· 14.94%
|
Puli Venkata Reddy
Winner
INC
· 196,492 votes
|
Kavali · 18 | Andhra Pradesh | 131,114 |
| 50 |
Rustam Satin
Lost
48,892 votes
· 16.54%
|
Raja Ram Shastri
Winner
INC
· 138,789 votes
|
Varanasi · 52 | Uttar Pradesh | 85,848 |
| 51 |
Kedar Das
Runner-up
47,867 votes
· 27.41%
|
Sardar Swaran Singh
Winner
INC
· 48,073 votes
|
Jamshedpur · 49 | Bihar | 206 |
| 52 |
Vemulapalli Srikrishna
Lost
47,428 votes
· 11.39%
|
Kotha Raghuramaiah
Winner
INC
· 260,086 votes
|
Guntur · 16 | Andhra Pradesh | 191,018 |
| 53 |
Nupa Bojji
Runner-up
47,319 votes
· 24.01%
|
B. Radhabai Ananda Rao
Winner
INC
· 115,367 votes
|
Bhadrachalam · 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 68,048 |
| 54 |
Satrughan Besra
Runner-up
46,804 votes
· 29.13%
|
Satya Charan Besra
Winner
INC
· 56,888 votes
|
Dumka · 26 | Bihar | 10,084 |
| 55 |
J . M . Biswas
Lost
46,723 votes
· 19.01%
|
Sankar Narayan Singh Deo
Winner
INC
· 81,144 votes
|
Bankura · 33 | West Bengal | 25,498 |
| 56 |
Dhireswar Kalita
Runner-up
44,482 votes
· 20.11%
|
Dinesh Chandra Goswami
Winner
INC
· 140,483 votes
|
Gauhati · 7 | Assam | 96,001 |
| 57 |
Indrajit Tangi
Lost
40,053 votes
· 13.54%
|
Ajit Kumar Saha
Winner
CPM
· 98,438 votes
|
Vishnupur · 34 | West Bengal | 2,460 |
| 58 |
M. Meghachandra
Runner-up
38,900 votes
· 27.85%
|
N. Tomsi Singh
Winner
INC
· 40,933 votes
|
Inner Manipur · 1 | Manipur | 2,033 |
| 59 |
Ramballabh Jalan
Lost
37,876 votes
· 9.99%
|
Vinoda Nand Jha
Winner
INC
· 130,263 votes
|
Darbhanga · 16 | Bihar | 57,146 |
| 60 |
Prasanna Kumar Panda
Runner-up
37,081 votes
· 18.92%
|
Banamali Babu
Winner
INC
· 79,788 votes
|
Sambalpur · 16 | Orissa | 42,707 |
| 61 |
Z. A. Ahmad
Runner-up
36,813 votes
· 17.92%
|
Mohammad Tahir
Winner
INC
· 56,977 votes
|
Purnea · 22 | Bihar | 20,164 |
| 62 |
Biswas Jiabin Krishna
Lost
35,140 votes
· 10.46%
|
Rasendra Nath Barman
Winner
INC
· 159,896 votes
|
Balurghat · 5 | West Bengal | 85,278 |
| 63 |
Kamanand
Lost
34,268 votes
· 10.93%
|
Hari Prasad
Winner
INC
· 147,519 votes
|
Alwar · 7 | Rajasthan | 74,137 |
| 64 |
Swarna Vemayya
Lost
34,266 votes
· 9.62%
|
Doddav Arapukamakshiah
Winner
INC
· 235,658 votes
|
Nellore · 19 | Andhra Pradesh | 173,934 |
| 65 |
A. B. Bardhan
Lost
33,739 votes
· 9.97%
|
Jambuwantrao Bapurao Bhote
Winner
FBL
· 125,552 votes
|
Nagpur · 21 | Maharashtra | 2,056 |
| 66 |
Seikh Siddique
Lost
33,185 votes
· 10.15%
|
Dinesh Chandrajoarder
Winner
CPM
· 137,071 votes
|
Malda · 6 | West Bengal | 33,766 |
| 67 |
Chaturanan Mishra
Lost
32,168 votes
· 18.36%
|
Chapalendu Bhattacharyya
Winner
INC
· 67,046 votes
|
Giridih · 45 | Bihar | 4,154 |
| 68 |
Biddiki Lakshminarayana
Lost
28,877 votes
· 11.16%
|
Biddika Satyannarayana
Winner
INC
· 190,975 votes
|
Paravathipuram · 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 152,128 |
| 69 |
Jadu Nath Saikia
Runner-up
27,580 votes
· 14.14%
|
Bedabrata Barua
Winner
INC
· 128,268 votes
|
Kaliabor · 11 | Assam | 100,688 |
| 70 |
Barin Chowdhury
Runner-up
24,913 votes
· 12.63%
|
Robindra Nath Kakoty
Winner
INC
· 115,921 votes
|
Dibrugarh · 14 | Assam | 91,008 |
| 71 |
Bhogeswar Dutta
Lost
24,611 votes
· 11.80%
|
Biswanarayan Shastri
Winner
INC
· 89,070 votes
|
Lakhimpur · 13 | Assam | 43,712 |
| 72 |
Kashinath Tatyaba Jadhav
Lost
22,787 votes
· 8.46%
|
Pandit Sayajirao Trimbakrao
Winner
INC
· 187,132 votes
|
Bhir · 32 | Maharashtra | 154,581 |
| 73 |
Vidya Sagar
Lost
22,258 votes
· 15.54%
|
Paripoornanand Palmule
Winner
INC
· 79,820 votes
|
Tehri Garwal · 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 48,235 |
| 74 |
Sudam Deshmukh Alias Waman Dattatray
Lost
21,743 votes
· 6.23%
|
Krishna Gulab Deshmukh
Winner
INC
· 271,002 votes
|
Amravati · 19 | Maharashtra | 215,904 |
| 75 |
Lallu Singh
Lost
16,985 votes
· 8.24%
|
Maharaj Singh
Winner
INC
· 102,981 votes
|
Mainpuri · 69 | Uttar Pradesh | 69,363 |
| 76 |
Prakash Roy
Lost
16,748 votes
· 6.58%
|
Ramsahai Pandey
Winner
INC
· 157,256 votes
|
Rajnandgaon · 19 | Madhya Pradesh | 98,970 |
| 77 |
Kumar Shivaji Thakare
Lost
16,668 votes
· 6.94%
|
Tukaram Huraji Gavit
Winner
INC
· 157,728 votes
|
Nandurbar · 13 | Maharashtra | 92,034 |
| 78 |
S. K. Rai
Lost
16,243 votes
· 7.03%
|
Ram Narain Sharma
Winner
INC
· 107,308 votes
|
Dhanbad · 46 | Bihar | 70,923 |
| 79 |
Saroj Ranjan Chanda
Lost
16,193 votes
· 8.29%
|
Biren Dutta
Winner
CPM
· 88,264 votes
|
Tripura West · 1 | Tripura | 8,238 |
| 80 |
Birchandra Deb Barma
Lost
11,706 votes
· 5.39%
|
Dasaratha Deb
Winner
CPM
· 91,192 votes
|
Tripura East · 2 | Tripura | 21,442 |
| 81 |
Paras Ram
Lost
11,249 votes
· 6.67%
|
Vikram Chand
Winner
INC
· 111,276 votes
|
Kangra · 3 | Himachal Pradesh | 70,888 |
| 82 |
Natthoo Chandhari
Lost
7,703 votes
· 4.95%
|
Chhote Lal
Winner
INC
· 93,661 votes
|
Chail · 57 | Uttar Pradesh | 42,889 |
| 83 |
H. S. Krishnan
Lost
6,914 votes
· 2.48%
|
K. Hanumanthaiya
Winner
INC
· 181,819 votes
|
Bangalore · 11 | Mysore | 104,030 |
| 84 |
Uma Shankar
Lost
3,742 votes
· 1.68%
|
Ranbahadur Singh
Winner
IND
· 158,021 votes
|
Sidhi · 9 | Madhya Pradesh | 105,404 |
| 85 |
Shanker Singh
Lost
3,491 votes
· 2.10%
|
Dhan Shah
Winner
IND
· 126,609 votes
|
Shahdol · 8 | Madhya Pradesh | 97,444 |
| 86 |
Ganpatrao Govindrao Amrutkar
Lost
3,294 votes
· 1.01%
|
Abdul Shafi
Winner
INC
· 161,707 votes
|
Chanda · 24 | Maharashtra | 12,284 |
| 87 |
M. Khurshidbhai
Lost
2,447 votes
· 0.64%
|
Sadashiorao Bapuji Thakre
Winner
INC
· 205,086 votes
|
Yeotmal · 26 | Maharashtra | 35,038 |