1971 Indian general election in Gujarat

The 1971 Indian general election in Gujarat were held for 24 seats. It was part of election 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.^{[citation needed]}

In Gujarat, INC and the new party NCO each won 11 seats each while the Swatantra Party only managed to get two seats.^{[citation needed]}