Bajpai held the seat and represented the constituency in the Fifth Lok Sabha.

1971 Indian general election: Amethi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vidya Dhar Bajpai 96,312 62.13 +26.32
BJS Gokul Prasad Pathak 21,335 13.76 −19.98
INC (O) Wast Nabvi 19,051 12.29 N/A
Bharatiya Kranti Dal Kailash Nath Singh 11,787 7.60 N/A
Ram Rajya Parishad Basudev Shastri 6,541 4.22 N/A
Margin of victory 74,977 48.37 +46.30
Turnout 160,395 30.05 −7.29
INC hold Swing +26.32