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1977 elections in India
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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
Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Seats Change | Vote Share | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janata Party | 311 | 214 | 214 | 42.7% | |
Indian National Congress | 286 | 57 | 110 | 23.6% | |
Independent politician | 2206 | 24 | 7 | 23.7% | |
Communist Party of India | 73 | 21 | 14 | 7.0% | |
Communist Party of India | 16 | 4 | 14 | 0.9% | |
Jharkhand Party | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0.4% | |
Akhil Bharatiya Shoshit Samaj Dal | 26 | 1 | New | 0.8% | |
All India Jharkhand Party | 21 | 1 | New | 0.5% |
Goa, Daman and Diu
Political Party |
Seats contested |
Seats won |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Seat change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 29 | 15 | 116,339 | 38.49% | 3 | |
Indian National Congress | 27 | 10 | 87,461 | 28.94% | 9 | |
Janata Party | 30 | 3 | 69,823 | 23.10% | 3 | |
Independents | 57 | 2 | 28,022 | 9.27% | 1 | |
Total | 145 | 30 | 302,237 |
Haryana
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:[2] |
Himachal Pradesh
Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats won | % votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Janata Party | 68 | 53 | 49.01 |
2 | Indian National Congress | 56 | 9 | 27.32 |
3 | Independent | 68 | 6 | 21.10 |
Total | 68 |
Source [3]
Jammu and Kashmir
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in June 1977,[4] which are generally regarded as the first 'free and fair' elections in the state.[5] Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, newly revived from the former Plebiscite Front, won an overwhelming majority and re-elected Sheikh Abdullah as the Chief Minister.[6]
Kerala
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
Source:[7]