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Rajasthan assembly election, Oct 1977

The 6th Rajasthan legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
200
101 needed for a majority
Largest party
JNP
152 seats · majority
Candidates
1,150
32 women, 7 elected
Turnout
53.28%
82.6 lakh of 1.55 cr

The house

200 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

200SEATS
  • JNP152
  • INC41
  • IND5
  • CPI1
  • CPM1

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous Rajasthan assembly election (1972)

INC
-104
IND
-6
CPI
-3

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
JNPJanata Party152—20050.4%41,60,37350.39%—3
INCIndian National Congress41-10418633.6%25,99,77231.49%-19.6512
INDIndependent5-67284.3%13,19,05315.98%-1.38694
CPICommunist Party of India1-31023.3%91,6401.11%-0.454
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1+11410.8%61,6820.75%-0.2111
MULIndian Union Muslim League0—95.8%21,8890.27%—8
VHPVHP0021.6%1,2900.02%-0.632
RRPRRP0—10.7%3200.00%—1

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Rajasthan at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of Oct 1977

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
HAWAMAHALRajasthanJNPBHANWAR LAL SHARMAINCRAMESHWAR PRASAD MAHESHWARI28,01778.21%
CHHABRARajasthanJNPPREM SINGHINCKISHORI LAL25,05659.65%
MANOHAR THANARajasthanJNPVITHAL PRASAD SHARMAINDRUSTAM KHAN15,09256.28%
BADI SADRIRajasthanJNPVRIDHI CHANDINCSHANKAR LAL20,59856.28%
DANPURRajasthanJNPBAHADUR SINGHINCMANJI23,74153.89%
JHALRAPATANRajasthanJNPNIRMAL KUMARINCJHUJHAR SINGH21,59552.83%
CHITTORGARHRajasthanJNPLAXMA SINGHINCNIRMALA KUMARI22,82552.17%
NAINWARajasthanJNPMANAK LALINCRAM NARAIN14,85551.84%
NOKHARajasthanJNPUDA RAM HATILAINDGOVIND RAM16,37651.71%
VALLABHNAGARRajasthanJNPKAMLENDRA SINGHINCGULAB SNGH SHAKTAWAT24,72351.51%

Closest results of Oct 1977

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
AHORERajasthanJNPGOPAL SINGHINCBHAGRAJ CHOUDHARY180.04%
BAYANARajasthanJNPMUKAT BEHARI LALINDSHIV CHARAN SINGH1620.32%
NASIRABADRajasthanJNPBHANWAR LAL AIRUNINCGOVIND SINGH1390.36%
LACHHMANGARHRajasthanINCPARAS RAMJNPRAM DEO1940.46%
SOJATRajasthanINCMADHAV SINGHJNPRAJENDRA SINGH4951.14%
BHOPALGARHRajasthanINCPARAS RAM MADERNAJNPBHERA RAM7021.34%
SHEORajasthanJNPKAN SINGHINCTAGA RAM CHOUDHARY5251.36%
DHOLPURRajasthanJNPJAGDISH SINGHINCBANWARI LAL7931.52%
SADULPURRajasthanJNPJAYA NARAININDDEEP CHAND7591.64%
MAHUWARajasthanJNPUMRAO SINGHINCCHHUTTAN LAL8741.90%