Bihar assembly election, Oct 1977
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 49.73% turnout.
Seats
324
Candidates
2,994
97 women, 13 elected
Turnout
49.73%
1.74 cr of 3.5 cr
Leading party
JNP
214 of 324 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 214 | +214 | 311 | 74,23,101 | 42.68% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 57 | -110 | 286 | 41,01,522 | 23.58% | -9.54 |
| INDIndependent | 24 | +7 | 2206 | 41,27,495 | 23.73% | +12.96 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 21 | -14 | 73 | 12,17,706 | 7.00% | +0.06 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | +4 | 16 | 1,61,526 | 0.93% | -0.68 |
| JKDJKD | 2 | +1 | 31 | 72,303 | 0.42% | -0.11 |
| SSDSSD | 1 | +1 | 26 | 1,39,414 | 0.80% | — |
| JKPJKP | 1 | -2 | 21 | 78,406 | 0.45% | -0.42 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40,257 | 0.23% | -0.05 |
| PHJPHJ | 0 | -2 | 5 | 14,806 | 0.09% | -0.44 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11,235 | 0.06% | -0.05 |
| WPIWPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,354 | 0.01% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,531 | 0.01% | -0.02 |
| BRPBRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 902 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 0.00% | — |
- JNP214 (66%)
- INC57 (18%)
- IND24 (7%)
- CPI21 (6%)
- CPM4 (1%)
- JKD2 (1%)
- Others2 (1%)
- JNP214
- INC57
- IND24
- CPI21
- CPM4
- JKD2
- Others2
- JNP214
- INC57
- IND24
- CPI21
- CPM4
- JKD2
- SSD1
- JKP1
Constituency performance
From the 324 results in Bihar
Closest contest
MANDAR
won by 31 (0.07%)
Biggest victory
MAHUA
won by 32,441 (70.88%)
Highest turnout
GHOSHI
81.43%
Lowest turnout
JAMA
20.64%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat324 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 324 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Bihar, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTIAH | INCGAURI SHANKAR PANDEY | JNPMADAN LAL SINHANIA | 3,8166.68% | 47.5% |
| BHABHUA | JNPSHIB PARIKSHA SINGH | INCSHYAM NARAYAN PANDEY | 9,81016.36% | 52.6% |
| BHAGALPUR | JNPBIJOY KUMAR MITRA | INCTALIB ANSARI | 20,24744.35% | 41.9% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | JNPRAM CHANDRA PRASAD KESHRI | INCSHANKAR PRATAP DEO | 1,3833.75% | 36.5% |
| BHORE | JNPJAMUNA RAM | INCALGU RAM | 17,44341.56% | 35.4% |
| BIBHUTPUR | INCBANDHU MAHTO | JNPSURESH PRASAD MAHTO | 7631.15% | 51.1% |
| BIHAR | CPIDEVNATH PRASAD | JNPTAQUE REHMAN | 2470.32% | 56.4% |
| BIHPUR | CPISITARAM SINGH AZAD | JNPRAM BRIKSH KUMAR | 3,9797.33% | 50.3% |
| BIKRAM | JNPKAILASH PATI MISHRA | INCDIWAKAR SHARMA | 23,19534.81% | 61.0% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | JNPEKHLAK AHMAD | SSDMEGHRAJ MEDHAWI | 11,18417.01% | 53.1% |
| BISFI | CPIRAJ KUMAR PURBEY | JNPSIRAZUL ISLAM | 22,04626.13% | 64.5% |
| BISHNUPUR | INCKARTIK ORAON | JNPGOURI SHANKAR ORAON | 14,68235.81% | 41.5% |
| BISHRAMPUR | INDVINOD SINGH | INCLAKSHMI NARAIN DUBEY | 11,80624.74% | 49.0% |
| BOCHAHA | JNPKAMAL PASWAN | INCHARI LAL RAM | 21,22042.96% | 45.1% |
| BODH GAYA | JNPRAJESH KUMAR | CPIBALIK RAM | 16,00329.21% | 59.8% |
| BOKARO | INDSAMRESH SINGH | JNPIMAMUL HAI KHAN | 2050.45% | 36.2% |
| BORIO | JNPBENJAMIN MURMU | INDGOPINATH SOREN | 17,03163.12% | 26.9% |
| BRAHMPUR | JNPRAMAKANT THAKUR | INCRISHIKESH TIWARI | 1,6583.17% | 37.7% |
| BUXAR | INCJAGNARAIN TRIVEDI | JNPBASHISTA NARAIN SINGH | 8,41717.20% | 47.1% |
| CHAIBASA | JKPMUKTIDANI SUMBRUI | JNPSUKHDEO BANRA | 1,9898.33% | 27.1% |
| CHAINPUR | JNPLALMUNI CHOUBEY | INCBHOLA SINGH | 18,16234.75% | 53.1% |
| CHAKAI | INDFALGUNI PD. YADAV | JNPKUMAR NARENDRA PD. SINGH | 950.20% | 45.0% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | JNPJAGANATH BAKIRA | JKPDEVENDRA MANJHI | 7,98824.38% | 39.6% |
| CHANDANKIYARI | INCRAM DAS RAM | JNPDURGA CHARAN DAS | 3,99318.25% | 23.8% |
| CHANDI | JNPHARI NARAIN SINGH | INCKESHWAR PRASAD | 15,94422.83% | 65.9% |
| CHAPRA | JNPMITHLESH KUMAR SINGH | INDJANAK YADAV | 17,88728.06% | 54.9% |
| CHATRA | JNPS. AHMAD SABR | INDPRAJAPALAK NATH SINGH | 1760.55% | 29.8% |
| CHAUTHAM | INDJAGDAMBI MANDAL | INCGHANSHYAM SINGH | 13,32820.85% | 60.1% |
| CHENARI | JNPRAM BACHAN PASWAN | INCDUDHNATH PASWAN | 4,2038.40% | 43.6% |
| CHERIA BARIARPUR | INCHARIHAR MAHTON | JNPJUBAIR AZAM ZAFFRI | 18,14328.66% | 58.8% |
| CHHATAPUR | JNPSITARAM PASWAN | INCKUMBHA NARAYAN SARDAR | 15,41332.74% | 49.3% |
| CHHATARPUR | JNPJORAWAR RAM | INCMALDEO RAM | 8,35634.19% | 29.9% |
| CHUNPATIA | JNPVIR SINGH | CPIBIRWAL SHARMA | 9212.13% | 43.6% |
| COLGONG | INCSADANAND SINGH | JNPBALRAM CHAND GHOSH | 3,8986.39% | 50.4% |
| DALSINGHSARAI | JNPYASHWANT KUMAR CHOUDHARY | INCJAGDISH PRASAD CHOUDHARY | 8,37114.34% | 48.4% |
| DALTONGANJ | JNPPURAN CHAND | INCDINANATH TIWARY | 12,91633.95% | 35.2% |
| DARAULI | INCKRISHNA PRATAP SINGH | JNPRAMAYAN CHOUDHARY | 5,59411.66% | 45.0% |
| DARBHANGA | JNPSHIVNATH VERMA | CPIRAMBALLABH JALAN | 28,08445.85% | 57.8% |
| DARBHANGA RURAL | JNPJAGADISH CHOUDHARY ( KABIRCHAK ) | INCKEDAR PASWAN | 39,56459.60% | 68.5% |
| DEHRI | JNPBASAWAN SINGH | INCKHALID ANWAR ANSARI | 4,7908.80% | 47.4% |
| DEO | JNPRAM LAGAN RAM | INCDILHESHWAR RAM | 9,51420.50% | 42.4% |
| DEOGHAR | JNPVEENA RANI | INCBAIDYA NATH DAS | 13,94035.47% | 34.4% |
| DHAKA | JNPSIYARAM THAKUR | INCHAFIZ IDRIS ANSARI | 11,88415.63% | 59.8% |
| DHAMDAHA | JNPSURYA NARAYAN SINGH YADAV | INCRAM NARAYAN MANDAL | 19,78432.90% | 55.1% |
| DHANAHA | INCHAR DEO PRASAD | JNPYOGENDRA PD. SRIVASTAVA | 1240.37% | 38.7% |
| DHANBAD | INCYOGESHWAR PRASAD 'YOGESH' | JNPKALAWATI DEVI | 2,1254.82% | 38.7% |
| DHANWAR | JNPHARIHAR NARAYAN PRABHKAR | INDGULAM RASUL ANSARI | 13,68136.45% | 36.8% |
| DHURAIYA | CPINARESH DAS | JNPLAL MOHAN PASWAN | 9,55319.80% | 45.5% |
| DINAPUR | INCRAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV | JNPCHHABILA SINGH | 4,6977.10% | 61.8% |
| DINARA | JNPSHEOPUJAN SINGH | INCLAKSHMAN RAI | 5,0378.04% | 58.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Oct 1977?
Janata Party won 214 of 324 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Oct 1977?
Turnout was 49.73% — 1.74 cr of 3.5 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 324 assembly seats.
