1977 elections in India

{{Election results

|image=350px

|party1=Janata Party|votes1=78062828|seats1=295|sc1=+209

|party2=Indian National Congress (R)|votes2=65211589|seats2=154|sc2=–198

|party3=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes3=8113659|seats3=22|sc3=–3

|party4=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes4=5480378|seats4=18|sc4=New

|party5=Communist Party of India|votes5=5322088|seats5=7|sc5=–16

|party6=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes6=3323320|seats6=2|sc6=–21

|party7=Indian National Congress (Organisation)|votes7=3252217|seats7=3|sc7=–13

|party8=Shiromani Akali Dal|votes8=2373331|seats8=9|sc8=+8

|party9=Peasants and Workers Party of India|votes9=1030232|seats9=5|sc9=+5

|party10=Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|votes10=956072|seats10=2|sc10=+2

|party11=Revolutionary Socialist Party|votes11=851164|seats11=4|sc11=+1

|party12=All India Forward Bloc|votes12=633644|seats12=3|sc12=+1

|party13=Indian Union Muslim League|votes13=565007|seats13=2|sc13=0

|party14=Kerala Congress (Pillai Group)|votes14=526937|seats14=0|sc14=New

|party15=Kerala Congress|votes15=491674|seats15=2|sc15=–1

|party16=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|votes16=483192|seats16=2|sc16=New

|party17=Muslim League (Opposition)|votes17=318979|seats17=0|sc17=New

|party18=Socialist Unity Centre of India|votes18=280995|seats18=0|sc18=0

|party19=Vishal Haryana Party|votes19=192867|seats19=0|sc19=–1

|party20=Republican Party of India|votes20=155972|seats20=0|sc20=–1

|party21=All India Jharkhand Party|votes21=126288|seats21=1|sc21=0

|party22=United Democratic Front|votes22=124627|seats22=1|sc22=New

|party23=Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party|votes23=118748|seats23=1|sc23=+1

|party24=Jharkhand Party|votes24=116961|seats24=0|sc24=New

|party25=Manipur Peoples Party|votes25=109130|seats25=0|sc25=0

|party26=Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya)|votes26=96753|seats26=0|sc26=New

|party27=Revolutionary Communist Party of India|votes27=45047|seats27=0|sc27=0

|party28=Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti|votes28=35916|seats28=0|sc28=New

|party29=Hindu Mahasabha|votes29=35419|seats29=0|sc29=0

|party30=Bihar Prant Hul Jharkhand|votes30=27116|seats30=0|sc30=0

|party31=Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad|votes31=26169|seats31=0|sc31=0

|party32=All India Labour Party|votes32=17191|seats32=0|sc32=New

|party33=Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|votes33=12509|seats33=0|sc33=0

|party34=All India Shiromani Baba Jivan Singh Mazabhi Dal|votes34=5868|seats34=0|sc34=New

|party35=Independents|votes35=10393617|seats35=9|sc35=–5

|row55=Appointed Anglo-Indians|seats55=2|sc55=0

|invalid=5346411

|electorate=321174327

|total_sc=+23

|source=[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4116-general-election-1977-vol-i-ii/?do=download&r=9749&confirm=1&t=1&csrfKey=6df04992cf2c2fe96a9487465b425663 ECI]

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{{Main|1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election}}

{{Main|1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election}}

{{election table|title=Summary of results of the Goa Legislative Assembly election, 1977{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3844-goa-1977/}}|sortable=yes}}

|- align=center

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" class="unsortable"|

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats contested

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seats won

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Number of Votes

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |% of Votes

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |Seat change

|-

| {{party color cell|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party}}

|align="left"|Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party||29||15||116,339||38.49%||{{decrease}} 3

|-

| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}

|align="left"|Indian National Congress||27||10||87,461||28.94%||{{increase}} 9

|-

| {{party color cell|Janata Party}}

|align="left"|Janata Party||30||3||69,823||23.10%||{{increase}} 3

|-

| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}

|align="left"|Independents||57||2||28,022||9.27%||{{increase}} 1

|-

|

|align="left"|Total||145||30||302,237||||

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|}

{{Main|1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election}}

{{Election results

|image=File:India Haryana Legislative Assembly 1977.svg

|party1=Janata Party|votes1=1765566|seats1=75|sc1=

|party2=Indian National Congress|votes2=648422|seats2=3|sc2=

|party3=Vishal Haryana Party|votes3=225478|seats3=5|sc3=

|party4=Communist Party of India|votes4=29196|seats4=0|sc4=

|party5=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes5=23191|seats5=0|sc5=

|party6=Socialist Unity Center of India|votes6=2916|seats6=0|sc6=

|party7=Republican Party of India|votes7=2058|seats7=0|sc7=

|party8=Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|votes8=1150|seats8=0|sc8=

|party9=Independents|votes9=1082982|seats9=7|sc9=

|electorate=5938821

|invalid=47101

|source=ECI:{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3819-haryana-1977 |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Haryana |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=12 September 2021}}

}}

{{Main|1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}

Source [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH]

{{Main|1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election}}

Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in June 1977,[http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html 1977 J&K elections] which are generally regarded as the first 'free and fair' elections in the state.{{sfn|Guha|2008|loc=Section 23.III}}

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, newly revived from the former Plebiscite Front, won an overwhelming majority and re-elected Sheikh Abdullah as the Chief Minister.[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf Statistical report J&K 1977]

{{Election results

|image=File:India Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1977.svg

|party1=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|votes1=807166|seats1=47|sc1=0

|party2=Janata Party|votes2=414259|seats2=13|sc2=New

|party3=Indian National Congress (R)|votes3=294911|seats3=11|sc3={{decrease}}47

|party4=Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir|votes4=62654|seats4=1|sc4={{decrease}}4

|party20=Others|votes20=1903|seats20=0|sc20=0

|party21=Independents|votes21=165477|seats21=4|sc21={{increase}}1

|total_sc={{increase}}1

|invalid=57734

|electorate=2684992

|source=ECI{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3791-jammu-kashmir-1977/ |title=Jammu & Kashmir 1977 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 June 2022}}

}}

{{Main|1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election}}

{{Main|1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}

Source:{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/Statistical%20Report%201977%20Madhya%20Pradesh.pdf|website=eci.nic.in|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=27 May 2018}}

{{Main|1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election}}

{{Election results

|image=File:India Nagaland Legislative Assembly 1977.svg

|party1=United Democratic Front|votes1=127445|seats1=35|sc1=+10

|party2=Indian National Congress|votes2=65616|seats2=15|sc2=New

|party3=National Convention of Nagaland|votes3=38528|seats3=1|sc3=New

|party4=Independents|votes4=93405|seats4=9|sc4=–3

|total_sc=0

|invalid=6407

|electorate=403454

|source=ECI{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3635-nagaland-1977/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=16 August 2021}}

}}

{{Main|1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election}}

{{Main|1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election}}

{{Main|1977 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election}}

{{Election results

|image=File:India Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 1977.svg

|party1=Janata Party|votes1=4160373|seats1=152|sc1=New

|party2=Indian National Congress|votes2=2599772|seats2=41|sc2=–104

|party3=Communist Party of India|votes3=91640|seats3=1|sc3=–3

|party4=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes4=61682|seats4=1|sc4=+1

|party5=Indian Union Muslim League|votes5=21889|seats5=0|sc5=New

|party6=Vishal Haryana Party|votes6=1290|seats6=0|sc6=New

|party7=Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad|votes7=320|seats7=0|sc7=New

|party21=Independents|votes21=1319053|seats21=5|sc21=–6

|total_sc=+16

|invalid=177653

|electorate=15494289

|source=ECI{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3385-rajasthan-1977/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=26 December 2021}}

}}

{{Main|1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election}}

The sixth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on June 10, 1977. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election defeating its rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R), the AIADMK founder and a leading Tamil film actor, was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time. The election was a four cornered contest between the AIADMK, DMK, the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Janata Party. Earlier on 17 October 1972, M.G.R had founded the AIADMK following his expulsion from the DMK after differences arose between him and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi. On 31 January 1976, Karunanidhi's government was dismissed by the central government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi citing corruption charges against Karunanidhi and President's rule was imposed on the state. Karunanidhi had been at odds with Indira Gandhi over his opposition to Emergency and allied with Janata Party founded by Jayaprakash Narayan. Meanwhile, M.G.R had developed a close relationship with Indira Gandhi and supported the Emergency. M.G.R remained as Chief Minister until his death in 1987, winning the next two elections held in 1980 and 1984.

File:1977 tamil nadu legislative election map by parties.png

{{Election table|title=Summary of the 1977 June Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results}}

|-

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Alliance/Party

!style="width:4px" |

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats won

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Change

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Popular Vote

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Vote %

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Adj. %^‡

|-

! style="background-color:#009900; color:white"|AIADMK+ alliance

! style="background-color: {{party color|AIADMK}}" |

| 144

| +142

| 5,734,692

|style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" colspan=2 | 33.5%

|-

|AIADMK

! style="background-color: #008000" |

| 130

| +130

| 5,194,876

| 30.4%

| 35.4%

|-

|CPI(M)

! style="background-color: #000080" |

| 12

| +12

| 477,835

| 2.8%

| 33.0%

|-

|FBL

! style="background-color: #800000" |

| 1

| –

| 35,361

| 0.2%

| 62.0%

|-

|IND

! style="background-color: olive" |

| 1

| –

| 26,620

| 0.2%

| 42.9%

|-

! style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white"|DMK

! style="background-color: {{party color|DMK}}" |

| 48

| -136

| 4,258,771

|style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" colspan=2 | 24.9%

|-

|DMK

! style="background-color: #FF0000" |

| 48

| -136

| 4,258,771

| 24.9%

| 25.3%

|-

! style="background-color:#00FFFF; color:black"|Congress alliance

! style="background-color: #00FFFF" |

| 32

| +24

| 3,491,490

|style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" colspan=2 | 20.4%

|-

|INC

! style="background-color: #00FFFF" |

| 27

| +27

| 2,994,535

| 17.5%

| 20.8%

|-

|CPI

! style="background-color: #0000FF" |

| 5

| -3

| 496,955

| 2.9%

| 20.4%

|-

! style="background-color:yellow; color:black"|Janata

! style="background-color:yellow" |

| 10

| +10

| 2,851,884

|style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" colspan=2 | 16.7%

|-

|JNP

! style="background-color: #FFFF00" |

| 10

| +10

| 2,851,884

| 16.7%

| 16.8%

|-

! style="background-color:gray; color:white"|Others

! style="background-color:gray" |

| 1

| -7

| 751,712

|style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" colspan=2 | 4.4%

|-

|IND

! style="background-color: #666666" |

| 1

| -7

| 751,712

| 4.4%

| –

|-

| style="text-align:center;" |Total

! style="background-color: " |

| 234

| –

| 17,108,146

| 100%

| style="text-align:center;" | –

|-

|}{{refbegin}}

‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.

Sources: Election Commission of India {{cite web

| last = Election Commission of India

| title = 1977 Election Statistical Report

| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf

| access-date = 19 April 2009

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007141448/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf

| archive-date = 7 Oct 2010}}

{{refend}}

{{Main|1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election}}

{{Election results

|image=File:India Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1977.svg

|party1=Janata Party|votes1=11351359|seats1=352|sc1=New

|party2=Indian National Congress|votes2=7592107|seats2=47|sc2=–168

|party3=Communist Party of India|votes3=611450|seats3=9|sc3=–7

|party4=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes4=136850|seats4=1|sc4=–1

|party20=Others|votes20=241821|seats20=0|sc20=0

|party21=Independents|votes21=3832832|seats21=16|sc21=+12

|total_sc=+1

|invalid=386237

|electorate=52345606

|source=ECI{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3253-uttar-pradesh-1977/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=22 January 2022}}

}}

{{Main|1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election}}

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal on 14 June 1977.{{cite book|author1=West Bengal (India)|author2=Jatindra Chandra Sengupta|title=West Bengal District Gazetteers: Nadiā|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TluAAAAMAAJ|year=1978|publisher=State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers|page=420}} The polls took place after the ousting of Indira Gandhi's government at the Centre. The Left Front won a landslide victory, much to the surprise of the left parties themselves. The 1977 election marked the beginning of the 34-year Left Front rule in West Bengal, with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Jyoti Basu leading the first Left Front cabinet.

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• {{citation|last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |author-link=Ramachandra Guha |title=India after Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy |publisher=Pan Macmillan |year=2008 |isbn=978-0330396110 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29lXtwoeA44C}}

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• [http://eci.nic.in Election Commission of India]

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