Which one of the following statements is correct about the results of…

Which one of the following statements is correct about the results of 1971 elections?

(A) The Congress(R)-CPI alliance won more seats and votes than the Congress had ever won in the first four general elections.

(B) The Congress(O)-CPI alliance won 375 seats in Lok Sabha.

(D) The Congress (O) could get less than one-fourth of the votes secured by Indira Gandhi’s party.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C) and (D) only

(A) The Congress(R)-CPI alliance won more seats and votes than the Congress had ever won in the first four general elections. Correct.

(B) The Congress(O)-CPI alliance won 375 seats in Lok Sabha. Incorrect. The 375 seats were won by the Congress(R)-CPI alliance; the Congress(O) won merely 16 seats. Only the letter in the bracket differs from the true line.

(C) Indira Gandhi’s Congress (R) won 352 seats with about 44 percent of popular votes on its own. Correct.

(D) The Congress (O) could get less than one-fourth of the votes secured by Indira Gandhi’s party. Correct. It did so in spite of having so many stalwarts.

NCERT (2025-26): “The outcome and after … The results of the Lok Sabha elections of 1971, were as dramatic as was the decision to hold these elections. The Congress(R)-CPI alliance won more seats and votes than the Congress had ever won in the first four general elections. The combine won 375 seats in Lok Sabha and secured 48.4 per cent votes. Indira Gandhi’s Congress(R) won 352 seats with about 44 per cent of the popular votes on its own. Contrast this with the performance of the Congress(O): the party with so many stalwarts could get less than one-fourth of the votes secured by Indira Gandhi’s party and win merely 16 seats.…”