Indian general election, 1971

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_general_election,_1971
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 1 March 1971
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:followedBy Indian general election, 1977
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkb:Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee
gptkb:C._Rajagopalachari
gptkb:Morarji_Desai
gptkbp:Lok_Sabha_term gptkb:5th_Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:mainCandidate 2,784
gptkbp:majoritySeats 260
gptkbp:notableEvent Indira Gandhi's landslide victory
First election after 1969 bank nationalization
Preceded Bangladesh Liberation War
Split of Indian National Congress into Congress (R) and Congress (O)
gptkbp:party gptkb:Bharatiya_Jana_Sangh
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress_(R)
gptkb:Samyukta_Socialist_Party
gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress_(O)
gptkbp:precededBy Indian general election, 1967
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkbp:result 10 March 1971
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 518
gptkbp:seats_won_by_Bharatiya_Jana_Sangh 22
gptkbp:seats_won_by_Communist_Party_of_India 23
gptkbp:seats_won_by_Indian_National_Congress_(O) 16
gptkbp:seats_won_by_Indian_National_Congress_(R) 352
gptkbp:seats_won_by_Samyukta_Socialist_Party 13
gptkbp:slogan Garibi Hatao
gptkbp:stateElectorate 275,480,980
gptkbp:type parliamentary
gptkbp:voterTurnout 55.3%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Indian_National_Congress_(R)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_National_Congress_split_of_1969
gptkb:AIR_1975_SC_2299
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
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