Bihar assembly election, Oct 1977
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 49.73% turnout.
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
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
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- CPI
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 301–324 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGHESHWAR | JNPDINBANDHU PD. YADAV | INCJAI KUMAR SINGH | 4820.75% | 60.0% |
| SINGHIA | CPIRAMJATAN PASWAN | INDLAXMI PASWAN | 8881.82% | 47.6% |
| SISAI | JNPLALIT ORAON | INCYUGESH ORAON | 4,00911.74% | 33.6% |
| SITAMARHI | INCRAM SAGAR PD. YADAV | JNPRAMSWARATH RAI | 10,75918.25% | 47.9% |
| SIWAN | JNPGHULAM SARWAR | INCSEROJUL HAGUE | 8,11214.59% | 48.8% |
| SONBARSA | INCMAHMUD ALAM | JNPSURYADEO PURBEY | 7,3799.91% | 64.2% |
| SONBARSA | JNPASHOK KUMAR SINGH | INDSURYA NR YADAV | 7,54611.21% | 57.4% |
| SONEPUR | JNPRAM SUNDER DAS | INDRAMESHWAR PRASAD RAI | 25,33637.74% | 61.1% |
| SUGAULI | CPMRAMASHRAY SINGH | CPIBHUPNARAIN SINGH | 960.17% | 52.8% |
| SULTANGANJ | JNPJAGESHWAR MANDAL | INCRAM RAKSHA PRA YADAV | 12,43519.41% | 53.5% |
| SUPAUL | JNPAMRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | INDMUHAMMAD ZAHIRUDDIN AHMAD | 2,1533.36% | 53.0% |
| SURAJGARHA | INDRAMJEE PRASAD MAHTA | JNPPRASHIDH NARAIN SINGH | 8,25410.50% | 66.5% |
| SURSAND | INCRAM CHARITRA RAI YADAV | JNPRAM CHARITRA MANDAL | 17,04526.57% | 56.9% |
| TAMAR | JNPANIRUDH PATAR | INCBANMALI SINGH MUNDA | 6,10425.81% | 22.7% |
| TARAIYA | JNPDHARAM NATH SINGH | INCPRABHUNATH SINGH | 30,13659.74% | 50.3% |
| TARAPUR | JNPKAUSHALAYA DEVI | INCTARINI PRASAD SINGH | 2,4553.80% | 63.2% |
| THAKURGANJ | JNPMOHAMAD SULEMAM | INCMD. HUSSAIN AZAD | 1,3302.70% | 46.8% |
| TORPA | JKDNIRAL ENAM HORO | JNPDOLI KANDULNA | 4,62313.57% | 39.7% |
| TRIBENIGANJ | JNPANUP LAL YADAV | INCJAGADISH MANDAL | 15,57023.20% | 72.4% |
| TUNDI | JNPSATYA NARAIN DUDANI | INDSHIBU SOREN | 8,53222.13% | 40.8% |
| VAISHALI | JNPNAGENDRA PD. SINGH | INCLALITESH PD. SHAHI | 22,31343.50% | 45.2% |
| WARISNAGAR | JNPPITAMWAR PASWAN | INCBALESHWAR RAM | 3,6966.80% | 54.5% |
| WARSALIGANJ | JNPRAM RATAN SINGH | CPIDEONANDAN PRASAD | 6,0427.96% | 61.0% |
| ZIRADEI | INCRAJA RAM CHOUDHARY | JNPBIPENDRA KUMAR VERMA | 1,0322.31% | 42.8% |
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.
