General elections were held in India to constitute the 5th Lok Sabha in March 1971.
The 27 Indian states and union territories were represented by 518 constituencies, each with a single seat.
[1] Under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, the Indian National Congress (R) led a campaign which focused on reducing poverty and won a landslide victory, overcoming a split in the party and regaining many of the seats lost in the previous election.
[2] In Gujarat, INC and the new party NCO won 11 seats each while the Swatantra party only managed to get 2 seats.