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 251–300 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHULPARAS | JNPDEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | INCUTTAM LAL YADAV | 34,99340.51% | 78.5% |
| PHULWARI | JNPRAM PRIT PASWAN | CPIDASHRATH PASWAN | 18,14726.30% | 55.3% |
| PIPRA | CPITULSI RAM | JNPBRAHAMDEO RAM SHASTRI | 4,63611.97% | 39.2% |
| PIRO | JNPRAGHUPATI GOPE | INDINDRA MANI SINGH | 3,9986.76% | 47.0% |
| PIRPAINTI | CPIAMBIKA PRASAD | JNPJAMALUDDIN | 6,49110.40% | 55.3% |
| POREYAHAT | JNPKAMLA KANT PD. SINHA URF LALLU | INCBAIKUNTH PRASAD YADAV | 3,92211.06% | 32.0% |
| POTKA | JNPSANATAN SARDAR | JKPSANATAN MANJNI | 10,39135.80% | 27.0% |
| PRANPUR | JNPMAHENDRA NARAIN YADAV | INDABDUL ZALIL | 12,02828.12% | 52.2% |
| PUPRI | JNPHABIB AHMAD | INCRAM BRIKSH CHOUDHARY | 6860.97% | 54.4% |
| PURNEA | JNPDEV NATH ROY | INCKAMAL DEO NARAYAN SINHA | 3,5677.74% | 43.1% |
| RAFIGANJ | JNPMD. HUSSAIN ANSARI | INCGOPAL PRASAD SINGH | 7,28915.49% | 44.7% |
| RAGHOPUR | JNPASESAR GOIT | INCAMRENDRA MISHRA | 14,30023.65% | 54.4% |
| RAGHOPUR | JNPVABULAL SHASTRI | INCKANHAI PAD. SINGH | 25,89237.55% | 57.2% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | JNPBIKRAM KAUR | INCVIJAY DUBEY | 13,35926.51% | 42.1% |
| RAJAULI | INDBABU LAL | JNPBANWARI RAM | 22,18832.93% | 56.4% |
| RAJGIR | JNPSATYADEO NARAIN ARYA | CPICHANDRADEO PRASAD HAMANSU | 23,15730.18% | 64.6% |
| RAJMAHAL | INDDHRUV BHAGAT | INCRAGHUNATH PD. SODANI | 5,16710.23% | 48.6% |
| RAJPUR | JNPNAND KISHORE PRASAD | CPIDHARMRAJ PASWAN | 2,2045.62% | 38.4% |
| RAMGARH | JNPBISHWANATH CHOUDHARY | CPISHABIR AHMAD | 7,03116.84% | 44.0% |
| RAMGARH | JNPSACHIDANAND SINGH | INCPRABHAWATI DEVI | 12,85724.59% | 50.7% |
| RAMNAGAR | INCARJUN BIKRAM SHAH | JNPCHANDER MOHAN PD. RAI | 14,91529.67% | 48.5% |
| RANCHI | JNPNANI GOPAL MITRA | INCJAGANATH PRASAD CHOUDHRY | 12,63237.56% | 35.0% |
| RANIGANJ | JNPADHIK LAL PASWAN | INCBUNDEL PASWAN | 7,39015.76% | 45.7% |
| RAXAUL | INCSAGIR AHMAD | JNPSHANKAR PD. YADAV | 3,5866.86% | 52.8% |
| ROSERA | INDPRAYAG MANDAL | INCRAMSHRAY RAI | 4,1346.14% | 64.4% |
| RUNISAIDPUR | JNPNAWAL KISHORE SAHI | INDTAPESHWAR RAI | 1,6612.79% | 47.7% |
| RUPAULI | JNPSHALIGRAM SINGH TOMAR | CPISARYUG PD. MANDAL | 1,2442.54% | 50.3% |
| SAHAR | JNPDINESHWAR PRASAD | INCRAJ DEO RAM | 17,34740.88% | 36.4% |
| SAHARSA | JNPSHANKAR PD TEKRIWAL | INCRAMESH JHA | 8,95112.63% | 67.3% |
| SAHEBGANJ | CPMBHAGYA NARAIAN RAI | INCSHIV SHARAN SINGH | 16,38435.92% | 40.2% |
| SAKRA | JNPSHIVANANDAN PASWAN | INCFAKIRCHAND RAM | 24,20749.55% | 48.4% |
| SAMASTIPUR | JNPCHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH | INCRAMCHANDRA RAI | 13,13022.89% | 48.0% |
| SANDESH | JNPRAM DAYAL SINGH | INCSONDHARI SINGH | 9,52216.38% | 50.4% |
| SARAIRANJAN | JNPYASHODA NAND SINGH | INCRAMAKANT JHA | 16,52425.75% | 53.1% |
| SARATH | JNPCHANDRA MOULESHWAR SINGH | INDABBAYA CHARAH LAL | 5,64711.14% | 49.3% |
| SASARAM | JNPBIPIN BIHARI SINHA | SSDRAM SEWAK SINGH | 10,06016.77% | 52.1% |
| SERAIKELLA | JNPKADE MAJHI | INDPHUDAN HANSAD | 11,92940.31% | 28.9% |
| SHAHPUR | JNPJAI NARAIN MISHRA | INDRAM PYARE YADAV | 9,96222.45% | 38.2% |
| SHEIKHPURA | INCRAJO SINGH | JNPRAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 20,96931.56% | 58.7% |
| SHEOHAR | INCRAGHUNATH JHA | JNPTHAKUR CHITRANJAN SINGH | 11,57516.45% | 57.5% |
| SHIKARPUR | INCSITARAM PRASAD | JNPDINANATH CHANDRA | 8,63421.09% | 40.5% |
| SIKANDRA | JNPNAGINA CHAUDHARY | INCSAHIL RANI | 18,33230.23% | 52.9% |
| SIKARIPARA | JNPBABULAL KISKU | INDDAVID MERMU | 8,57830.07% | 29.5% |
| SIKTA | INCFAIYAZUL AZAM | CPMSHRI NIVAS PANDEY | 18,90739.20% | 46.2% |
| SIKTI | INDMD. AZIM UDDIN | INCMAYA NAND THAKUR | 9,71914.45% | 58.9% |
| SILLI | CPMRAJENDRA SINGH | JNPGOVIND CHANDRA MAHTO | 5811.69% | 39.1% |
| SIMARIA | JNPUPENDRA NATH DAS | INDMAHENDRA P. SINGH BHOGTA | 11,44235.13% | 33.3% |
| SIMDEGA | JNPNIRMAL KUMAR BESRA | JKDMARSEL KULU | 5,13116.71% | 31.4% |
| SIMRI-BAKHTIARPUR | INCCHOUDHARY MOHAMMAD SALAHUDDIN | INDAYODHYA PD. YADAV | 15,51321.62% | 61.4% |
| SINDRI | INDANAND MAHTO | JNPTAPESHWAR SINGH | 2,4815.47% | 38.9% |
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.
