1977 general election
The 6th Lok Sabha. Polled, counted 21 March 1977.
Seats declared
542
272 needed for a majority
Largest party
BLD
295 seats · majority
Candidates
2,439
74 women, 19 elected
Turnout
58.84%
18.9 cr of 32.1 cr
The house
542 seats, each dot one constituency
- BLD295
- INC154
- CPM22
- ADK18
- IND9
- SAD9
- CPI7
- PWP5
- Others23
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous general election
INC
-198
DMK
-21
CPI
-16
NCO
-13
SAD
+8
IND
-5
PWP
+5
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 295 | — | 405 | 56.6% | 7,80,62,828 | 41.32% | — | 5 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 154 | -198 | 492 | 38.7% | 6,52,11,589 | 34.52% | -9.16 | 18 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 22 | -3 | 53 | 41.2% | 81,13,659 | 4.29% | -0.83 | 9 |
| ADKADK | 18 | — | 21 | 59.1% | 54,80,378 | 2.90% | — | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | -5 | 1224 | 2.4% | 1,03,93,617 | 5.50% | -2.87 | 1190 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 9 | +8 | 9 | 61.5% | 23,73,331 | 1.26% | +0.38 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 7 | -16 | 91 | 16.0% | 53,22,088 | 2.82% | -1.91 | 68 |
| PWPPWP | 5 | +5 | 6 | 49.7% | 10,30,232 | 0.55% | +0.04 | 0 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 4 | +1 | 4 | 57.5% | 8,51,164 | 0.45% | -0.04 | 0 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 3 | -13 | 19 | 38.2% | 32,52,217 | 1.72% | -8.71 | 0 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 3 | +1 | 4 | 43.1% | 6,33,644 | 0.34% | -0.32 | 1 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | -21 | 19 | 38.6% | 33,23,320 | 1.76% | -2.08 | 0 |
| RPKRPK | 2 | +2 | 12 | 22.3% | 9,56,072 | 0.51% | +0.14 | 6 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25.4% | 5,65,007 | 0.30% | +0.02 | 4 |
| KECKerala Congress | 2 | -1 | 2 | 54.0% | 4,91,674 | 0.26% | -0.11 | 0 |
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 2 | — | 3 | 53.5% | 4,83,192 | 0.26% | — | 0 |
| JKPJKP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73.3% | 1,26,288 | 0.07% | -0.12 | 0 |
| UDFUDF | 1 | — | 1 | 51.7% | 1,24,627 | 0.07% | — | 0 |
| MAGMAG | 1 | +1 | 2 | 40.5% | 1,18,748 | 0.06% | +0.03 | 0 |
| KCPKCP | 0 | — | 3 | 39.7% | 5,26,937 | 0.28% | — | 0 |
| MLOMLO | 0 | — | 2 | 37.4% | 3,18,979 | 0.17% | — | 0 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4.5% | 2,80,995 | 0.15% | +0.04 | 17 |
| VHPVHP | 0 | -1 | 1 | 41.7% | 1,92,867 | 0.10% | -0.14 | 0 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | — | 5 | 7.7% | 1,55,972 | 0.08% | — | 4 |
| JKDJKD | 0 | — | 7 | 7.2% | 1,16,961 | 0.06% | — | 6 |
| MRPMRP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.5% | 1,09,130 | 0.06% | +0.04 | 1 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | — | 8 | 2.8% | 96,753 | 0.05% | — | 8 |
| RCIRCI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.6% | 45,047 | 0.02% | -0.02 | 1 |
| TUSTUS | 0 | — | 2 | 6.1% | 35,916 | 0.02% | — | 2 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.7% | 35,419 | 0.02% | -0.03 | 3 |
| PHJPHJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.3% | 27,116 | 0.01% | -0.03 | 3 |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.5% | 26,169 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 5 |
| ILPILP | 0 | — | 2 | 2.0% | 17,191 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| IGLIGL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.8% | 12,509 | 0.01% | -0.04 | 1 |
| JMDJMD | 0 | — | 2 | 0.6% | 5,868 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
States & union territories
Seats and the parties that won them
| State / UT | Seats | Turnout | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 85 | 55.3% | BLD85 |
| Bihar | 54 | 59.6% | BLD52IND1JKP1 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | 58.5% | INC20BLD19PWP5CPM3 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | 60.6% | INC41BLD1 |
| West Bengal | 42 | 58.4% | CPM17BLD15FBL3RSP3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 40 | 51.9% | BLD37IND1RPK1INC1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | 65.7% | ADK17INC14NCO3CPI3 |
| Karnataka | 28 | 61.3% | INC26BLD2 |
| Gujarat | 26 | 57.5% | BLD16INC10 |
| Rajasthan | 25 | 55.1% | BLD24INC1 |
| Odisha | 21 | 42.6% | BLD15INC4CPM1IND1 |
| Kerala | 20 | 77.3% | INC11CPI4MUL2KEC2 |
| Assam | 14 | 52.9% | INC10BLD3IND1 |
| Punjab | 13 | 68.7% | SAD9BLD3CPM1 |
| Haryana | 10 | 71.9% | BLD10 |
| Delhi | 7 | 70.6% | BLD7 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 6 | 55.7% | INC3JKN2IND1 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 58.1% | BLD4 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 43.8% | INC1IND1 |
| Goa, Daman and Diu | 2 | 61.4% | MAG1INC1 |
| Manipur | 2 | 59.0% | INC2 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | 47.9% | IND1INC1 |
| Tripura | 2 | 67.9% | BLD1INC1 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 71.0% | INC1 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 66.5% | BLD1 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | 64.3% | INC1 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | 84.2% | INC1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | 49.3% | IND1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | 51.0% | UDF1 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 72.5% | ADK1 |
| Sikkim | 1 | 0.0% | INC1 |
Largest victories of 1977
| Constituency | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAJIPUR | Bihar | BLDRAM VILAS PASWAN | INCBALESHWAR RAM | 4,24,54580.84% |
| FEROZEPUR | Punjab | SADMOHINDER SINGH SAYANWALA | INCMOHINDER SINGH GILL | 1,63,93980.04% |
| CHAPRA | Bihar | BLDLALU PRASAD | INCRAM SHEKHAR PRASAD SINGH | 3,73,80077.36% |
| VAISHALI | Bihar | BLDDIGVIJOY NARAIN SINGH | INCNAWAL KISHORE SINGH | 3,65,49771.32% |
| NAWADA | Bihar | BLDNATHUNI RAM | INCMAHABIR CHAUDHARY | 3,62,70170.89% |
| KARNAL | Haryana | BLDBHAGWAT DAYAL | INCJAGDISH PRASAD | 2,76,83666.57% |
| ROHTAK | Haryana | BLDSHER SINGH | INCMUNPHOOL SINGH | 2,59,64566.09% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | Bihar | BLDGEORGE FERNANDES | INCNITISHWER PRASAD SINGH | 3,34,21765.91% |
| SONEPAT | Haryana | BLDMUKHTIAR SINGH | INCSUBHASHNI | 2,80,22365.39% |
| PATNA | Bihar | BLDMAHA MAYA PRASAD SINHA | CPIRAMAVATAR SHASTRI | 3,23,12564.74% |
Closest results of 1977
| Constituency | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOLHAPUR | Maharashtra | PWPDESAI DAJIBA BALWANTRAO | INCMANE SHANKARRAO DATTATRAY | 1650.04% |
| DHUBRI | Assam | INCAHMMAD HOSSEN | BLDZAHIRUL ISLAM | 5900.18% |
| HASSAN | Karnataka | BLDS. NANJESHA GOWDA | INCG. L. NALLUREGOWDA | 1,0810.26% |
| GODHRA | Gujarat | INCDESAI HITENDRABHAI KANAIYALAL | BLDMODY PILLO HOMI | 1,3800.48% |
| JANGIPUR | West Bengal | CPMSASANKASEKHER SANYAL | INCLUTFAL HAQUE (HAJI) | 2,1860.69% |
| VELLORE | Tamil Nadu | NCODHANDAYUTHAPANI V. | INDABDUL SAMAD | 3,1610.70% |
| MUKUNDAPURAM | Kerala | INCA. C. GEORGE | INDS. C. S. MENON | 4,2200.91% |
| CHHINDWARA | Madhya Pradesh | INCGARGISHANKAR RAMKRISHNA MISHRA | BLDPRATULCHANDRA DWIVEDI | 2,3691.04% |
| JAMNAGAR | Gujarat | BLDVINODBHAI B. SHETH | INCJADEJA DAULATSINGHJI PRATAPSINGHJI | 2,6701.10% |
| KASARAGOD | Kerala | INCRAMACHANDRAN KADANNAPPALLY | CPMM. RAMANNA RAI | 5,0421.12% |