Delhi assembly election, Oct 1977
56 assembly constituencies in Delhi, 54.41% turnout.
Seats
56
Candidates
249
7 women, 4 elected
Turnout
54.41%
14.9 lakh of 27.4 lakh
Leading party
JNP
46 of 56 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Delhi
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 46 | +46 | 56 | 7,83,873 | 52.58% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | -34 | 52 | 5,38,974 | 36.15% | -12.39 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -2 | 128 | 1,14,112 | 7.65% | +2.08 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -3 | 4 | 47,340 | 3.18% | -0.68 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,364 | 0.16% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,238 | 0.15% | — |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,344 | 0.09% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 394 | 0.03% | +0.02 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 0.01% | — |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 0.01% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0.00% | -1.21 |
- JNP46 (82%)
- INC10 (18%)
- JNP46
- INC10
- JNP46
- INC10
Constituency performance
From the 56 results in Delhi
Closest contest
DEV NAGAR
won by 237 (1.10%)
Biggest victory
R.K.PURAM
won by 6,666 (47.30%)
Highest turnout
NARELA
68.48%
Lowest turnout
BARA KHAMBA
38.70%
Seat change
Against Delhi's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat56 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 56 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
Delhi, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- JNP
- INC
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 56 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 56
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJMERI GATE | JNPSANWAL DASS GUPTA | INCMIRZA SIDDIQ ALI | 2,0569.06% | 63.2% |
| ANAND PARBAT | INCDHARAM DASS SHASTRI | JNPHARISH CHANDRA CHOUDHRY | 1,0224.10% | 52.8% |
| ASHOK NAGAR | JNPVISHNU DUTT | INCRAJINDER KUMAR TANWAR | 14,37834.58% | 52.9% |
| BALLIMARAN | JNPVISHWAMBHAR DATT SHARMA | INCMEHTAB CHAND JAIN | 6,04723.10% | 61.8% |
| BARA KHAMBA | JNPSHIV CHARAN GUPTA | INCO.P. SHARMA | 1,2829.46% | 38.7% |
| BAWANA | JNPROHTAS | INDKARTAR SINGH | 6,54326.33% | 66.7% |
| CHANDNI CHOWK | JNPRAJ KUMAR JAIN | INCRAMA SHANKER | 6,85226.93% | 60.7% |
| CIVIL LINES | JNPKANWAR LAL SHARMA | INCBHIKU RAM | 9844.15% | 50.6% |
| DELHI CONTONMENT | INCVIMAL NAGI | JNPINDER SEN | 4413.15% | 56.4% |
| DEPUTY GANJ | JNPSHYAM CHANRAN GUPTA | INCHAR SARUP | 4,37318.07% | 58.7% |
| DEV NAGAR | INCMOTI LAL BAKOLIA | JNPTRAVATI JATAV | 2371.10% | 60.1% |
| GANDHI NAGAR | JNPSOM NATH | INCKARTAR SINGH SOKHI | 4,30316.85% | 55.0% |
| GHONDA | JNPFATEH SINGH | INCWAZIR KHAN | 3,44810.05% | 48.3% |
| GITA COLONY | JNPISHWAR DASS MAHAJAN | INCBRIJ LAL | 11,34730.07% | 55.4% |
| GOLE MARKET | JNPSWARUP CHAND 'RAJAN' | INCRAM NATH CHANDELIVA | 2,56622.41% | 40.5% |
| HAUZ KHAS | JNPK.K. GUPTA | INCJUGAL KISHORE | 6,48134.30% | 42.7% |
| JANGPURA | JNPINDER MOHAN SEHGAL | INCJAG PRAVESH CHANDRA | 2,37610.71% | 50.4% |
| KAMLA NAGAR | JNPCHARTI LAL GOEL | INCPARSHOTAM LAL GOEL | 5,09724.18% | 55.5% |
| KARAMPURA | JNPBRIJ MOHAN TOOFAN | CPIPREM SAGAR GUPTA | 2,5398.11% | 57.6% |
| KASTURBA NAGAR | JNPJASWANT SINGH PHULL | INCC.B. GUPTA | 4,08920.58% | 44.7% |
| KRISHNA NAGAR | JNPYOG DHAYAN AHUJA | INCJAGDISH CHANDER MONGIA | 2,9785.53% | 53.9% |
| KUCHA PATI RAM | JNPRAJESH SHARMA ALIAS VASUDEV | INCBHIM SEN | 5,94122.90% | 62.8% |
| LAJPAT NAGAR | JNPRAM LAL VERMA | INCRAGHU NATH KAPUR | 9,07635.58% | 53.9% |
| LAXMIBAI NAGAR | JNPKIDAR NATH SACHDEVA | INCPITTAMBAR DUTT BARTHWAL | 4,95833.17% | 43.4% |
| MADIPUR | INCBHORE LAL | JNPCHANDRA SINGH | 2,3157.43% | 57.9% |
| MALVIYA NAGAR | JNPHANS RAJ SETHI | INCPREM SINGH CHAUHAN | 9,09229.35% | 44.4% |
| MATIA MAHAL | JNPBEGUM KHURSHID | INCHABIBA KIDWAI | 9,16335.19% | 62.0% |
| MEHRAULI | JNPKALKA DASS | INCPURAN CHAND | 10,16944.71% | 51.3% |
| MINTO ROAD | JNPVIRESH PRATAP CHOUDHARY | INCSUBHASH CHOPRA | 7345.37% | 52.3% |
| MODEL TOWN | JNPMAHAVIR VAID | INCCHAMAN LAL SHARMA | 6,04726.19% | 57.3% |
| MOTI NAGAR | JNPMADAN LAL KHURANA | INCYOGENDER SINGH | 10,81346.30% | 62.1% |
| MOTIA KHAN | JNPPUSHPA KALE | INCP.R. MITTAL | 4,85119.28% | 57.6% |
| NAJAFGARH | INCBHARAT SINGH | JNPMAHINDER SINGH | 16,00825.93% | 56.4% |
| NARELA | JNPSHANTI SWAROOP TYAGI | INCHIRA SINGH | 2,56410.31% | 68.5% |
| OKHLA | JNPLALIT MOHAN GAUTAM | INCDEWAN DWARKA KHOSLA | 5,09823.95% | 44.9% |
| PAHAR GANJ | JNPAMAR NATH KUMAR | INCAMAR NATH | 3,01410.67% | 60.9% |
| PALAM | JNPL. SINGH | INCPHOOL SINGH | 1,6415.77% | 55.6% |
| PATEL NAGAR | JNPKEDAR NATH SAHNI | INCBHAGWAN DASS VERMA | 7,17130.58% | 57.1% |
| QASABPURA | JNPMOHD. ISMAIL | INCROSHAN LAL | 3,59215.37% | 64.6% |
| R.K.PURAM | JNPRAM BHAJ | INCJAGDISH CHANDER | 6,66647.30% | 39.9% |
| RAJINDER NAGAR | JNPRAM NATH VIJ | INCRAJ KUMARI SALWAN | 6,81723.16% | 54.4% |
| RAJOURI GARDEN | JNPHARBHAGWAN ARORA | INCHARI SINGH | 6,87123.59% | 58.3% |
| RAM NAGAR | INCBABU RAM SOLANKI | INDMOHAN LAL INDORIA | 3,12512.55% | 58.6% |
| RAMPURA | JNPJANARDAN GUPTA | CPISRI CHAND | 3,41212.42% | 55.9% |
| ROHTAS NAGAR | INCVED PRAKASH | JNPBHARAT NARAIN | 9882.02% | 53.7% |
| SARAI ROHILLA | JNPD.D. VASISHT | CPIB.D. JOSHI | 1,0933.99% | 58.1% |
| SAROJINI NAGAR | JNPP.N. SINGH | INCB.K. ARORA | 5,47240.68% | 40.6% |
| SHADIPUR | INCSUNDERVATI NAVAL PRABHAKAR | JNPOM PARKASH | 6774.36% | 50.0% |
| SHAHDARA | JNPDEVENDRA KUMAR JAIN | INCRAM NARAIN | 3,03310.52% | 60.0% |
| SHAKTI NAGAR | JNPSATYA PAL CHUGH | INCKULA NAND BHARTIYA | 2,70912.00% | 57.3% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Delhi 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 Delhi assembly election, Oct 1977?
Janata Party won 46 of 56 seats in Delhi, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Delhi assembly election, Oct 1977?
Turnout was 54.41% — 14.9 lakh of 27.4 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Delhi have?
Delhi has 56 assembly seats.