Communist Party of India (CPI), founded in 1925, contested the 1971 Lok Sabha election across multiple states and won 23 seats. The following summary presents its overall electoral performance, including seats contested, votes received and vote share.
| CPI Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 87 |
| Seats won | 23 |
| Total votes received | 69,33,627 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 27.09% |
| Overall vote share | 4.73% |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 5 | 9.85 | 30.8 | 14,67,157 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 3 | 10.54 | 26.54 | 13,78,813 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 5.43 | 53.26 | 8,66,399 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 5.94 | 21.75 | 7,76,019 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | 3.7 | 34.59 | 7,60,686 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 9.09 | 54.15 | 5,93,761 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 1.91 | 10.51 | 2,66,096 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 6.22 | 44.31 | 2,53,800 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 4.31 | 26.25 | 1,92,277 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 5.65 | 16.29 | 1,70,978 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 9.34 | 88,411 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 14.98 | 27.85 | 38,900 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.49 | 10.93 | 34,268 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 6.76 | 6.76 | 27,899 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1.65 | 6.67 | 11,249 |
| Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share (%) | Vote Share on Contested (%) | Total Votes Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 2.48 | 6,914 |