1971
19671962Total Constituencies: 45
Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 1971 covered all 45 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 63.18% and won 42 seats, while the IND received 8.26% of the vote and won 0 seats. The PWP won 0 seats with 5.33% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Maharashtra.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 42 | 63.18% | 64.20% | 87,90,135 | |
| IND | 38 | 0 | 8.26% | 9.52% | 11,48,535 |
| PWP | 12 | 0 | 5.33% | 19.80% | 7,41,535 |
| BJS | 13 | 0 | 5.23% | 17.66% | 7,27,177 |
| RPK | 14 | 0 | 2.87% | 8.62% | 3,99,810 |
| NCO | 9 | 0 | 2.72% | 13.80% | 3,78,748 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Rajapur | Madhu Dandavate | PSP | 98,747 | Shiwaram Sawani Khem Sawana Bhonsale | INC | 95,553 | 3,194 | 1.49 |
| Ratnagiri | Shantaram Laxuman Peje | INC | 1,67,740 | Chanrakant Kashinath Parulekar | BJS | 79,502 | 88,238 | 32.93 |
| Kolaba | Sawant Shankar Babaji | INC | 1,28,082 | Datta Patil | PWP | 81,883 | 46,199 | 15.88 |
| Bombay South | Kailas Narain Narula Shivnarain | INC | 1,38,408 | Tata Naval Hormasji | IND | 1,18,659 | 19,749 | 6.72 |
| Bombay Central South | Kader Abdul Saledbnoy | INC | 1,64,199 | Shankar Dattatray Pradhan | SHS | 74,206 | 89,993 | 26.99 |
| Bombay Central | R. D. Bhandare | INC | 2,16,114 | Manohar Joshi | SHS | 1,16,572 | 99,542 | 28.26 |
| Bombay North West | Hari Ramachandra Gokhale | INC | 2,67,164 | Shanti Patel | NCO | 1,62,271 | 1,04,893 | 23.49 |
| Bombay North East | Rajaram Gopal Kulkarni Alias Raja | INC | 2,83,792 | Mukundrao Sundarrao Agaskar | BJS | 1,08,513 | 1,75,279 | 33.62 |
| Bhiwandi | Shrikrishna Vaijanath Dhamankar | INC | 1,63,684 | Ram Jethmalani | IND | 97,203 | 66,481 | 19.93 |
| Dahanu (St) | Laxman Karadya Dumada | INC | 1,28,228 | Lahanu Shidawa Kom | CPM | 34,628 | 93,600 | 41.51 |
| Nasik | Bhanudas Ramchandra Kavde | INC | 2,08,898 | Dhairyashilrao Yashwantrao Pawar | BKD | 63,157 | 1,45,741 | 51.73 |
| Malegaon (St) | Zamru Manglu Kahandole | INC | 2,04,538 | Arjun Tulshiram Pawar | BKD | 56,459 | 1,48,079 | 54.44 |
| Nandurbar (St) | Tukaram Huraji Gavit | INC | 1,57,728 | Madhav Bandu More | BJS | 65,694 | 92,034 | 38.34 |
| Dhulia | Chudaman Ananda Patil | INC | 2,04,461 | Sonusingh Dhansing Patil | NCO | 71,748 | 1,32,713 | 46.31 |
| Jalgaon | Krishnarao Madhavrao Patil | INC | 1,89,304 | Gajananrao Raghunathrao Garud | PSP | 61,335 | 1,27,969 | 42.39 |
| Buldana | Yadav Shivram Mahajan | INC | 2,06,180 | Uttamrao Laxman Patil | BJS | 92,457 | 1,13,723 | 36.9 |
| Khamgaon (Sc) | Arjun Shripat Kasture | INC | 2,28,216 | Dagadu Zangoji Palaspagar | RPK | 47,371 | 1,80,845 | 63.91 |
| Akola | K. M. Asgar Hussain Sardarkhan | INC | 2,55,162 | Motiram Udebhan Lahane | BJS | 88,713 | 1,66,449 | 45.67 |
| Amravati | Krishna Gulab Deshmukh | INC | 2,71,002 | Sukhadeo Fagoji Tidke | RPK | 55,098 | 2,15,904 | 61.83 |
| Ramtek | Amrut Ganpat Sonar | INC | 2,80,054 | Anandrao Jairam Kalamkar | FBL | 48,312 | 2,31,742 | 68.7 |
| Nagpur | Jambuwantrao Bapurao Bhote | FBL | 1,25,552 | Rikhabchand Kalyanmal Sharma | INC | 1,23,496 | 2,056 | 0.61 |
| Bhandara | Vishmbhardas Jwalaprasadji Dube | INC | 2,44,946 | Ranjitram Ashok Mehta | NCO | 53,998 | 1,90,948 | 59.7 |
| Chimur | Krishnarao Dagoji Thakur | INC | 2,33,928 | Hansraj Ganapatrao Gajbhiye | RPK | 77,662 | 1,56,266 | 45.78 |
| Chanda | Abdul Shafi | INC | 1,61,707 | Atram Raje Vishweshwarrao Dharmarao | IND | 1,49,423 | 12,284 | 3.78 |
| Wardha | Jagjiwanrao Ganpatrao Kadam | INC | 3,00,645 | Ramchandra Marotrao Ghangare | IND | 51,128 | 2,49,517 | 62.85 |
| Yeotmal | Sadashiorao Bapuji Thakre | INC | 2,05,086 | Jambuwantrao Bapuraoji Dhote | FBL | 1,70,048 | 35,038 | 9.21 |
| Nanded | Venkatrao Babarao Tarodekar | INC | 2,15,848 | Yeshwant Bhimrao Ambedkar | RPK | 85,757 | 1,30,091 | 38.84 |
| Latur (Sc) | Tulshiram Dashrath Kamble | INC | 1,56,771 | Tukaram Sadashiv Shingare | SSP | 65,277 | 91,494 | 37.9 |
| Parbhani | Shivaji Rao Shankar Rao Deshmukh | INC | 1,40,401 | Annasaheb Ramchanda Rao Savane | PWP | 83,106 | 57,295 | 23.31 |
| Jalna | Baburao Janglu Kale | INC | 1,82,017 | Saheb Sakharam Bapu Solanke | SSP | 55,441 | 1,26,576 | 51.02 |
| Aurangabad | Manik Rao Palodkar | INC | 1,94,926 | Ram Bhau Eknath Gavande | BJS | 47,015 | 1,47,911 | 55.35 |
| Bhir | Pandit Sayajirao Trimbakrao | INC | 1,87,132 | Burande Gangadhar Maharudra | CPM | 32,551 | 1,54,581 | 57.41 |
| Osmanabad | Tulshiram Abaji Patil | INC | 1,78,391 | Balbhimrao Narsingrao Deshmukh | PWP | 1,21,246 | 57,145 | 18.47 |
| Sholapur | Surajratan Fatehchand Damani | INC | 1,88,577 | Rangnath Madhav Vaidya | IND | 98,148 | 90,429 | 31.54 |
| Pandharpur (Sc) | Nivrutti Satvaji Kamble | RPG | 1,53,794 | Ramchandra Sakharam Ranshrungare | RPK | 41,422 | 1,12,372 | 50.74 |
| Ahmednagar | Annasaheb Pandurang Shinde | INC | 1,52,262 | Prabhakar Kondaji Bhapkar | IND | 1,04,419 | 47,843 | 17.22 |
| Kopargaon | Eknath Vithalrao Vikhe | INC | 1,79,492 | Punjaji Bapuji Kadu | CPI | 1,10,050 | 69,442 | 23.48 |
| Khed | Anantrao Vithalrao Patil | INC | 1,98,644 | Babasaheb Pandurang Adhav | SSP | 53,549 | 1,45,095 | 55.18 |
| Poona | Mohan Manikchand Dharia | INC | 2,08,150 | Ramchandra Kashinath Mhalgi | BJS | 1,13,662 | 94,488 | 26.77 |
| Baramati | Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar | INC | 1,85,637 | Ramrao Sahebrao Kakade | IND | 54,677 | 1,30,960 | 50.51 |
| Satara | Yeshawantro Balawantrao Chavan | INC | 2,46,100 | Keshavrao Patloji Pawar | PWP | 69,270 | 1,76,830 | 55.48 |
| Karad | Dajisaheb Ramrao Chavan | INC | 2,63,356 | Vithal Ramchandra Baravade | PWP | 19,893 | 2,43,463 | 79.74 |
| Sangli | Ganapati Tukaram Gotkhinde | INC | 2,53,122 | Bhagwanrao Dnyandeo Suryawanshi | PWP | 34,866 | 2,18,256 | 67.4 |
| Hatkanangale | Dattatraya Baburao Kadam | INC | 2,27,363 | Tryambak Seetaram Karkhanis | PWP | 1,42,372 | 84,991 | 22.77 |
| Kolhapur | Rajaram Dadasaheb Nimbalkar | INC | 2,03,631 | Dajiba Balavant Desai | PWP | 95,967 | 1,07,664 | 34.53 |