Elections in India in 1977 included Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha ) elections in several Indian states , including Goa , Himachal Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Tamil Nadu , and West Bengal .
Legislative Assembly elections
Bihar
Main article: 1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
Goa, Daman and Diu
Main article: 1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election
Haryana
Main article: 1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
Party Votes % Seats Janata Party 1,765,566 46.70 75 Indian National Congress 648,422 17.15 3 Vishal Haryana Party 225,478 5.96 5 Communist Party of India 29,196 0.77 0 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 23,191 0.61 0 Socialist Unity Center of India 2,916 0.08 0 Republican Party of India 2,058 0.05 0 Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 1,150 0.03 0 Independents 1,082,982 28.64 7 Total 3,780,959 100.00 90 Valid votes 3,780,959 98.77 Invalid/blank votes 47,101 1.23 Total votes 3,828,060 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,938,821 64.46 Source: ECI:
Himachal Pradesh
Main article: 1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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Jammu and Kashmir
Main article: 1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in June 1977, which are generally regarded as the first 'free and fair' elections in the state.
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference , newly revived from the former Plebiscite Front , won an overwhelming majority and re-elected Sheikh Abdullah as the Chief Minister.
Kerala
Main article: 1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Party Wise Results
Party
Seats
Alliance
Indian National Congress (INC)
38
United Front
Communist Party of India (CPI)
23
Kerala Congress (KEC)
20
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)
13
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
9
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)
17
Opposition
Bhartiya Lok Dal (BLD)
6
All India Muslim League (Opposition) (AIML)
3
Kerala Congress (Pillai Group) (KCP)
2
Independent (IND)
9
Total
140
Madhya Pradesh
Main article: 1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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Nagaland
Main article: 1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election
Odisha
Main article: 1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
Punjab
Main article: 1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
Party
contested
Seats won
change in seats
popular vote
%
Shiromani Akali Dal
70
58
17,76,602
31.41%
Janata Party
41
25
(new)
8,47,718
14.99%
Indian National Congress
96
17
18,99,534
33.59%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
8
8
1,98,144
3.50%
Communist Party of India
18
7
3,72,711
6.59%
Independents
435
2
5,41,958
9.58%
Others
14
0
-
18,686
0.33%
Total
682
117
56,55,353
Rajasthan
Main article: 1977 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
Party Votes % Seats +/– Janata Party 4,160,373 50.39 152 New Indian National Congress 2,599,772 31.49 41 –104 Communist Party of India 91,640 1.11 1 –3 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 61,682 0.75 1 +1 Indian Union Muslim League 21,889 0.27 0 New Vishal Haryana Party 1,290 0.02 0 New Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 320 0.00 0 New Independents 1,319,053 15.98 5 –6 Total 8,256,019 100.00 200 +16 Valid votes 8,256,019 97.89 Invalid/blank votes 177,653 2.11 Total votes 8,433,672 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 15,494,289 54.43 Source: ECI
Tamil Nadu
Main article: 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 .
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
Summary of the 1977 June Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results
Alliance/Party
Seats won
Change
Popular Vote
Vote %
Adj. %
AIADMK+ alliance
144
+142
5,734,692
33.5%
AIADMK
130
+130
5,194,876
30.4%
35.4%
CPI(M)
12
+12
477,835
2.8%
33.0%
FBL
1
–
35,361
0.2%
62.0%
IND
1
–
26,620
0.2%
42.9%
DMK
48
-136
4,258,771
24.9%
DMK
48
-136
4,258,771
24.9%
25.3%
Congress alliance
32
+24
3,491,490
20.4%
INC
27
+27
2,994,535
17.5%
20.8%
CPI
5
-3
496,955
2.9%
20.4%
Janata
10
+10
2,851,884
16.7%
JNP
10
+10
2,851,884
16.7%
16.8%
Others
1
-7
751,712
4.4%
IND
1
-7
751,712
4.4%
–
Total
234
–
17,108,146
100%
–
‡ : 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.
Tripura
Main article: 1977 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
Performance of the political parties in this election
Party
Seats Contested
Seats Won
No. of Votes
% of Votes
1972 Seats
Communist Party of India
10
0
6,266
0.84%
1
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
55
51
352,652
47.00%
16
Indian National Congress
60
0
133,240
17.76%
41
Janata Party
59
0
78,479
10.46%
-
All India Forward Bloc
1
1
7,800
1.04%
0
Revolutionary Socialist Party
2
2
12,446
1.66%
-
Proutist Bloc of India
6
0
2,139
0.29%
-
Congress for Democracy
59
0
66,913
9.08%
-
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti
28
4
59,474
7.93%
0
Independents
48
2
30,862
4.11%
2
Total
328
60
750,271
Uttar Pradesh
Party Votes % Seats +/– Janata Party 11,351,359 47.76 352 New Indian National Congress 7,592,107 31.94 47 –168 Communist Party of India 611,450 2.57 9 –7 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 136,850 0.58 1 –1 Others 241,821 1.02 0 0 Independents 3,832,832 16.13 16 +12 Total 23,766,419 100.00 425 +1 Valid votes 23,766,419 98.40 Invalid/blank votes 386,237 1.60 Total votes 24,152,656 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 52,345,606 46.14 Source: ECI
West Bengal
Main article: 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal on 14 June 1977. 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.
Party
Candidates
Seats
Votes
%
Left Front
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
224
178
5,080,828
35.46
All India Forward Bloc
36
25
750,229
5.24
Revolutionary Socialist Party
23
20
536,625
3.74
Revolutionary Communist Party of India
4
3
75,156
0.52
Marxist Forward Bloc
3
3
58,466
0.41
Biplobi Bangla Congress
2
1
35,457
0.25
LF independent
1
1
32,238
0.22
Janata Party
289
29
2,869,391
20.02
Indian National Congress (R)
290
20
3,298,063
23.02
Communist Party of India
63
2
375,560
2.62
Socialist Unity Centre of India
29
4
211,752
1.48
Indian Union Muslim League
32
1
54,942
0.38
Workers Party of India
2
1
29,221
0.20
Jharkhand Party
2
0
5,701
0.04
Republican Party of India
3
0
1,652
0.01
All India Gorkha League
2
0
810
0.01
Bharater Biplobi Communist Party
1
0
489
0.00
Independents
566
7
912,612
6.37
Total
1,572
294
14,329,201
100
Source: ECI
References
"STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA" . Election Commission of India."Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Haryana" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 12 September 2021.STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
1977 J&K elections
Guha 2008 , Section 23.III.
Statistical report J&K 1977
"STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH" (PDF). eci.nic.in . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 May 2018."Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland" . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 August 2021."Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1977" . elections.in ."Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 26 December 2021.Election Commission of India. "1977 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
"1977 Tripura Election result" ."Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh" . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 January 2022.West Bengal (India); Jatindra Chandra Sengupta (1978). West Bengal District Gazetteers: Nadiā
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