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| Registered | 23,064,983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 16,565,949 (71.82%) 4.74% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1971 Indian general election polls inTamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. After winning in 1967, DMK supported the Congress party underIndira Gandhi, and the 25 DMK MPs, ensured her to stay in power as a minority government, from 1969 to 1971.[1] This state was crucial forIndira Gandhi to hold, in order for her to stay in power. The result was a victory forIndian National Congress (Indira) and its allyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam winning 38 seats (with 5 seats going to the Left Front), whileOpposition Congress andSwatantra Party could only win 1 seat. DMK won every seat it contested except the seat contested byK. Kamarajar inNagercoil.
| No. | Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
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| 1. | Indian National Congress (Organization) |  | K. Kamaraj | 29 | |
| 2. | Swatantra Party |  | C. Rajagopalachari | 9 | |
| 3. | Samyukta Socialist Party |  | George Fernandes | 1 | |
| Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,622,758 | 35.25% | 0.53% | 23 | 2 | ||
| Indian National Congress (Requistionist) | 1,995,567 | 12.51% | 29.18% | 9 |  6 | |||
| Communist Party of India | 866,399 | 5.43% | 3.74% | 4 | 4 | |||
| All India Forward Bloc | 208,431 | 1.31% | 1 | |||||
| Independents | 175,940 | 1.10% | 0.07% | 1 |  | |||
| Total | 8,869,095 | 55.60% | 24.73% | 38 | 9 | |||
| Democratic Front | Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 4,853,534 | 30.43% | new party | 1 | new party | ||
| Swatantra Party | 1,479,693 | 9.28% | 0.12% | 0 | 6 | |||
| Samyukta Socialist Party | 141,605 | 0.89% | new party | 0 | new party | |||
| Total | 6,474,832 | 40.60% | 31.44% | 1 | 5 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 260,833 | 1.64% | 5.21% | 0 | 4 | |||
| Independents | 344,452 | 2.16% | 1.00% | 0 | | |||
| Total | 15,949,212 | 100.00% | | 39 | | |||
| Valid Votes | 15,949,212 | 96.28% | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 616,437 | 3.72% | ||||||
| Total Votes | 16,565,649 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Registered Voters/Turnout | 23,064,983 | 71.82% | 4.74% | |||||
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