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 201–250 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAHARAJGANJ | JNPUMA SHANKAR SINGH | INDNAND KISHORE SINGH | 26,48041.61% | 56.7% |
| MAHESHPUR | JNPBISHAWNATH MURMU | INCKALIDAS MURMU | 2,73110.83% | 27.7% |
| MAHISHI | JNPPARMESHWAR KUMAR | INCLATHAN CHOUDHARY | 28,44837.13% | 63.9% |
| MAHNAR | JNPMUNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | INCAKLHILESH KUMAR RAY | 35,91048.24% | 63.1% |
| MAHUA | JNPPHUDENI PRASAD | INCSARYU RAM | 32,44170.88% | 42.4% |
| MAIRWA | JNPPHULCHAND RAM | INCRAM NARAYAN RAM | 26,89058.40% | 45.6% |
| MAITHANI | CPISITARAM MISHRA | JNPMITHLESH KUMAR SINGH | 1,5873.00% | 50.2% |
| MAJHGAON | JNPGOWARDHAN NAYAK | INDDEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | 5,10821.70% | 26.1% |
| MAJORGANJ | JNPSURENDRA RAM | INCDIP NARAIN PASWAN | 4,0608.71% | 43.0% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | JNPRAM JATAN SINHA | INCRAMASHRAYA PRASAD SINGH | 15,42619.28% | 63.3% |
| MANDAR | INCKARAM CHAND BHAGAT | JNPKAILASH ORAON | 310.07% | 40.2% |
| MANDU | JNPGOPAL SHARAN SINGH | INCTAPESHWAR DEO | 13,36733.43% | 33.3% |
| MANER | JNPSURYADEO SINGH | INCRAM NAGINA SINGH | 7,29611.38% | 56.6% |
| MANIGACHHI | INCNAGENDRA JHA | JNPINDRAKANT JHA | 6,0808.96% | 66.0% |
| MANIHARI | JNPRAM SIPHAI YADAV | INCAMARNATH SINGH YADAV | 12,42338.96% | 41.0% |
| MANIKA | JNPYAMUNA SINGH | INDFANCIS JANDARITY XAXA | 13,00342.51% | 42.1% |
| MANJHI | JNPRAM BAHADUR SINGH | INCRAMESHWAR DUTTA SHARMA | 33,44547.54% | 62.8% |
| MANOHARPUR | INDRATNAKAR NAYAK | JKPRASAI BHAWAR | 3,53714.54% | 28.4% |
| MARHAURA | JNPSURYA SINGH | INCBHISHMA PRASAD YADAV | 11,19318.97% | 53.3% |
| MASRAKH | JNPKRISHNADEO NARAIN SINGH | INDKASHI NATH RAI | 26,06647.20% | 47.7% |
| MASSAURHI | JNPRAMDEO PRASAD YADAV | INCRAJ KISHORE PRASAD | 8941.05% | 63.8% |
| MINAPUR | JNPNAGENDRA PD. SINGH | INDJANAKDHARI PD. KUSHWAHA | 3,0565.22% | 52.8% |
| MIRGANJ | JNPBHAVESH CHANDRA PRASAD | INCANANT PRASAD SINGH | 5,0739.87% | 47.2% |
| MOHANIA | JNPRAM KRISHNA RAM | INCBANSROPAN CHAMAR | 4,1049.89% | 38.1% |
| MOHIUDDIN NAGAR | JNPPREMLATA RAI | INCRAM ANUGRAH NARAYAN SINGH | 8,21810.35% | 62.0% |
| MOKAMEH | INCKRISHNA SHAHI | JNPCHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD | 1,1491.61% | 58.0% |
| MONGHYR | JNPSYED JABIR HUSSAIN | INDRAMDEO SINGH YADAV | 41,44152.51% | 59.9% |
| MOTIHARI | INCPRABHAWATI GUPTA | JNPRAGHUNATH GUPTA | 15,45329.80% | 43.8% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | JNPMANJAY LAL | CPIRAMDEV SHARMA | 13,68125.73% | 43.5% |
| NABINAGAR | JNPYUGAL SINGH | CPIDHARMDEO SINGH | 4,8929.67% | 44.4% |
| NALA | CPIBISHESWAR KHAN | JNPBHAGWAT SINGH AZAD | 11,28034.20% | 32.3% |
| NALANDA | INCSHYAM SUNDAR PRASAD | JNPKRISHNADEO PRASAD | 1,0081.51% | 57.5% |
| NARPATGANJ | JNPJANARDAN YADAV | INCSATYA NARAYAN YADAV | 7,37313.01% | 51.9% |
| NATHNAGAR | JNPSUDHA SRIVASTAVA | INCCHUNCHUN PD. YADAV | 7,39914.29% | 47.5% |
| NAUTAN | INCKEDAR PANDEY | JNPBHAWAI PRASAD JAISWAL | 15,04132.79% | 46.3% |
| NAWADA | CPMGANESH SHANKER VIDYARTHI | INDJEHAL PRASAD | 39,44650.75% | 58.0% |
| NIRSA | INDKRIPA SHANKER CHATTERJEE | CPMGOPI KANT BAXI | 17,93736.59% | 44.4% |
| NOKHA | JNPGOPAL NARAIN SINGH | INDJAGI CHOUDHARY | 2,0643.53% | 60.2% |
| OBRA | JNPRAM VILAS SINGH | INCNARAIN SINGH | 7,43110.88% | 55.4% |
| PAKAUR | INCHAJI MD. AINUL HAQUE | JNPBENI PRASAD GUPTA | 5,33314.58% | 41.2% |
| PALIGANJ | INDKANHAI SINGH | INCAKHILESHWAR SINGH | 3,3224.23% | 63.5% |
| PANDAUL | JNPSIYA RAM YADAV | INCKUMUD RANJAN JHA | 11,11616.91% | 54.9% |
| PANKI | JNPMOHAN SINGH | INCSANKATESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 2,1095.97% | 39.8% |
| PARBATTA | INDNAYEEM AKHTAR | INCSACHCHIDANAND DAS | 12,65518.28% | 60.3% |
| PARSA | JNPRAMANAND PRASAD YADAV | INCDAROGA PRASAD ROY | 12,78019.43% | 57.6% |
| PARU | JNPSHYAM KUMAR PD. SINGH | INCRAM PRIT RAI | 18,84134.84% | 44.8% |
| PATEPUR | JNPPALTAN RAM | CPIRIJAHAN RAM | 21,52159.34% | 34.0% |
| PATNA CENTRAL | JNPMOHAMMAD SHAHABUDDIN | INCSHAMAYAL NABI | 31,82750.37% | 48.2% |
| PATNA EAST | JNPRAMDEO MAHTO | INCRAM RAN VIJAYA SINGH | 31,66049.54% | 55.1% |
| PATNA WEST | JNPTHAKUR PRASAD | CPISURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 30,11543.46% | 43.1% |
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.
