In the 1971 West Bengal Lok Sabha Election, Communist Party of India (CPI) contested 15 constituencies and won 3 seats. Across these constituencies, CPI candidates received 1,378,813 votes, accounting for 26.54% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, CPI secured 10.54% vote share.
| CPI Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 15 |
| Seats won | 3 |
| Total votes received | 13,78,813 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 26.54% |
| Overall vote share | 10.54% |
The table below lists CPI candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Votes Received | Party Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPORE | Indrajit Gupta | 1 | 1,73,795 | 49 |
| AUSGRAM (SC) | Ram Panchanan | 3 | 57,387 | 16.63 |
| BALURGHAT (SC) | Biswas Jiabin Krishna | 4 | 35,140 | 10.46 |
| BANKURA | J . M . Biswas | 3 | 46,723 | 19.01 |
| BARASAT | Ranendra Nath Sen | 1 | 1,11,806 | 33.29 |
| BARRACKPORE | Renu Chakraborty | 2 | 2,00,815 | 39.72 |
| BASIRHAT | Mohammad Elias | 3 | 53,755 | 17.24 |
| CALCUTTA NORTH EAST | Hiren Mukherjee | 1 | 1,13,230 | 40.34 |
| GHATAL | Kar Prabhat | 3 | 62,824 | 17.48 |
| MALDA | Seikh Siddique | 4 | 33,185 | 10.15 |
| MATHURAPUR (SC) | Kansari Haldar | 3 | 91,688 | 22.19 |
| MIDNAPORE | Choubey Narayan | 2 | 1,18,317 | 33.96 |
| SERAMPORE | Jadu Gopal Sen | 2 | 1,05,072 | 30.7 |
| TAMLUK | Aruna Asaf Ali | 2 | 1,35,023 | 34.3 |
| VISHNUPUR (SC) | Indrajit Tangi | 4 | 40,053 | 13.54 |
State wise CPI performance in Lok Sabha Election 1971 |
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| Andhra Pradesh |
| Assam |
| Bihar |
| Himachal Pradesh |
| Kerala |
| Madhya Pradesh |
| Maharashtra |
| Manipur |
| Mysore |
| Orissa |
| Punjab |
| Rajasthan |
| Tamil Nadu |
| Tripura |
| Uttar Pradesh |
| West Bengal |