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 151–200 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMTARA | INCDURGA PRASAD SINGH | JNPGANESH CHANDRA CHAUDHARY | 3,2108.51% | 41.1% |
| JAMUA | JNPSHUKAR RAWIDAS | INCTANESHWAR AZAD | 16,30350.50% | 31.8% |
| JAMUI | JNPTRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH | INCPANCHANAN SINGH | 27,15440.05% | 56.8% |
| JANDAHA | JNPMUNSHI LAL RAY | INCBHAGDEV SINGH | 15,94727.98% | 48.0% |
| JARMUNDI | INDDIP NATH RAI | INDABHAY KANT PRASAD | 1,0472.91% | 40.1% |
| JHAJHA | JNPSHEONANDAN JHA | INCSHIV PRASAD YADAV | 24,39056.82% | 47.0% |
| JHANJHARPUR | INCJAGANNATH MISHRA | JNPJAGDISH NARAIN CHAUDHARY | 20,92728.82% | 71.7% |
| JHARIA | JNPSURYA DEO SINGH | CPISHIV KUMAR ROY | 5,65010.24% | 46.1% |
| JOKIHAT | JNPTASLIMUDDIN | INCMOIDUR RAHMAN | 3,1705.90% | 58.3% |
| JUGSULAI | JNPKARTIK KUMAR | INCRATUL MUCHI | 12,05844.37% | 26.9% |
| KADWA | INDKHAJA SAHID HUSSAIN | INDMANGAN INSAN | 7,73316.19% | 53.5% |
| KALYANPUR | JNPBASHISHTHA NARAYAN SINGH | INCRAM NARESH TRIVEDI | 19,76132.79% | 51.5% |
| KANKE | JNPHIRA RAM TOOFANI | INCRAM RATAN RAM | 11,09033.36% | 33.9% |
| KANTI | JNPTHAKUR PD. SINGH | SUCNALINI RANJAN SINGH | 7,85317.74% | 42.8% |
| KARAKAT | JNPTRIBHUWAN SINGH | INDTULSI SINGH | 15,73822.19% | 57.2% |
| KASBA | INCJAI NARAYAN MEHTA | JNPBHUBNESHWAR ARYA | 2550.52% | 47.2% |
| KATEYA | INCNAGINA RAI | JNPRAJMANGAL MISHRA | 15,64923.35% | 59.5% |
| KATIHAR | JNPJAGBANDHU ADHIKARI | CPIRAJ KISHARE PRASAD SINGH | 20,90447.15% | 44.1% |
| KATORIA | JNPGUNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | INDSURESH PRASAD YADAV | 9872.51% | 36.0% |
| KEOTI | JNPDURGA DAS RATHAUR | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 26,27341.49% | 53.1% |
| KESARIYA | CPIPITAMBAR SINGH | JNPRAI HARISHANKAR SHARMA | 6,38211.38% | 50.6% |
| KHAGARIA | INDRAM SHARAN YADAV | CPIRAM PRAVESH PD. SINGH | 8,03513.68% | 58.3% |
| KHAJAULI | JNPRAM KARAN PASWAN | CPIRAM LAKHAN RAM 'RAMAN' | 10,12516.60% | 55.1% |
| KHARAGPUR | JNPSHAMESHER JANG BAHADUR SINGH | CPIRAMDEO SINGH | 26,00239.91% | 57.3% |
| KHARASAWAN | JNPDEBI LAL MATI SOY | JKPMANORANJAN BODRA | 9,33940.05% | 25.3% |
| KHIJRI | JNPSUKHARI ORAON | JKPS. LAKRA | 13,49037.74% | 34.5% |
| KHUNTI | JNPKHUDIA PAHAN | JKDJOHAN PAHAN | 3,88912.24% | 36.2% |
| KISHANGANJ | INCRAFIQUI ALAM | JNPBADRI NARAYAN MANDAL | 11,31321.56% | 50.7% |
| KISHANGANJ | JNPRAJ NANDAN PRASAD | INDBISHNUDEO SINGH | 15,21828.18% | 54.8% |
| KISHUNPUR | JNPBAIDHYA NATH MEHTA | INCYAMUNA PRASAD MANDAL | 32,20151.38% | 59.1% |
| KODARMA | JNPVISHWANATH MODI | INCRAJENDRA NATH DAWN | 10,43421.47% | 46.9% |
| KOLEBIRA | JKDBIRSING MUNDA | JNPWILLIAM MUNDA (LUGUN) | 6011.81% | 35.6% |
| KONCH | JNPNARESH PRASAD SINGH | INCRAJKUMARI DEVI | 3,1704.97% | 53.5% |
| KORHA | JNPSITA RAM DAS | INCBISWANATH RISHI | 10,91628.54% | 41.6% |
| KUMARKHAND | JNPNAWAL KISHORE RISHIDEO | INCJANAK RAM | 17,05235.41% | 45.7% |
| KURHANI | JNPSABHU SARAN SHAHI | INCHIND KESHARI YADAV | 32,81755.98% | 55.8% |
| KURTHA | SSDNAGNANI | JNPS.M. ZAHIRUDDIN | 1,2801.63% | 62.7% |
| LAKHISARAI | JNPKAPILDEO SINGH | INCARJUN SINGH | 22,46427.92% | 61.6% |
| LALGANJ | JNPARUN KUMAR SINHA | INCUMESH PRASAD SINGH | 23,06745.70% | 45.6% |
| LATCHAR | JNPRAMDEO | INCBHOLA DAYAL | 13,81165.85% | 26.8% |
| LAUKAHA | INCKULDEO GOIT | JNPABDUL HAI PAYAMI | 4880.75% | 67.6% |
| LAURIA | INCVISHWA MOHAN SHARMA | JNPBINAY SHANKAR SINGH | 8,39418.55% | 46.8% |
| LITIPARA | INDSIMON MARANDI | INDMARANG MURMU | 1490.80% | 21.7% |
| LOHARDAGA | INCINDRANATH BHAGAT | JNPKHADAG SINGH EKKA | 10,24927.17% | 43.4% |
| MADHEPUR | INCRADHANANDAN JHA | JNPMAHAVIR PR. MAHTON | 4,6045.72% | 75.7% |
| MADHEPURA | JNPRADHA KANT YADAV | INCJAI KRISHNA YADAV | 21,89935.72% | 53.9% |
| MADHUBAN | INCRUP LAL RAI | JNPMAHENDRA RAI | 3,8256.34% | 52.0% |
| MADHUBANI | JNPDIGAMBAR THAKUR | INCLOKESH NATH JHA | 12,00715.35% | 62.5% |
| MADHUPUR | JNPAJIT KUMAR BANEERJEE | INCCHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD | 4,3808.65% | 46.5% |
| MAHAGAMA | JNPSAYEED | INCAWADH BIHARI SINGH | 3,4516.60% | 46.6% |
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.
