Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Jul 1977
76 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, 65.04% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jammu and Kashmir
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 47 | +47 | 75 | 8,07,166 | 46.22% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 13 | +13 | 72 | 4,14,259 | 23.72% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 11 | -47 | 63 | 2,94,911 | 16.89% | -38.55 |
| INDIndependent | 4 | -5 | 174 | 1,65,477 | 9.48% | -17.29 |
| JMIJMI | 1 | -4 | 19 | 62,654 | 3.59% | -3.59 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,903 | 0.11% | -0.27 |
- JKN47 (62%)
- JNP13 (17%)
- INC11 (14%)
- IND4 (5%)
- JMI1 (1%)
- JKN47
- JNP13
- INC11
- IND4
- JMI1
- JKN47
- JNP13
- INC11
- IND4
- JMI1
Constituency performance
From the 76 results in Jammu and Kashmir
Seat change
Against Jammu and Kashmir's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat76 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 76 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
Jammu and Kashmir, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- JKN
- JNP
- INC
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 76 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 76
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKHNOOR | INCDHARAM PAL | INDGOBIND RAM | 4,11817.96% | 69.3% |
| AMIRAKADAL | JKNGULAM MOHI UD DIN SHAH | JNPGULAM MOHI U DIN WANI (KARRA) | 4,17516.61% | 72.6% |
| ANANTNAG | JKNMIRZA MOHD AFZAL BEG | JNPSHEIKH ABDUL MAJID | 6,61026.26% | 86.6% |
| BADGAM | JKNGHULAM HUSSAIN GEELANI | JNPAGHA SAYEED HASSAN | 2,5258.78% | 80.8% |
| BANDIPORA | JKNMOHAMAD KHALIL | INCMOHAMAD ANWAR KHAN | 15,73361.89% | 64.1% |
| BANIHAL | JKNMOLVI ABDUL RASHID | INCMODH. AKTHAR NIZAMI | 4,17028.97% | 50.6% |
| BARAMULLA | JKNGHULAM UD DIN SHAH | JMIGHULAM MEHA SAFI | 7,03734.02% | 64.3% |
| BARI BRAHMINAN | JNPGURBACHAN KUMARI | INCGOURI SHANKAR | 6032.91% | 58.6% |
| BASOHLI | INCMANGAT RAM | INDUTTAM CHAND | 9445.86% | 44.5% |
| BEERWAH | JKNAHMAD SAEED | JNPSYED ALI SHAH | 7,18129.24% | 69.7% |
| BHADARWAH | JNPNARAIN DASS | JKNTHAKUR DASS | 7907.14% | 35.5% |
| BHILLAWAR | JNPDHIAN SINGH | INCTHAKUR RANDHIR SINGH | 6,07028.35% | 53.4% |
| BIJBEHARA | JKNAGDUL GANI SHAH | INCMUFTI MOHAMAD SAYEED | 7,97831.75% | 80.9% |
| BISHNA | INCPARMA NAND | JNPRAM CHAND | 2,0849.53% | 61.3% |
| CHADURA | JKNABDUL SAMAD MIR | INCMIR GHULAM MUSTAFA | 8,40441.60% | 68.9% |
| CHARI SHARIF | JKNABDUL RAHIM RATHER | INCABDUL QAYOOM | 10,00248.74% | 69.2% |
| CHENANI GHORDI | INCBHIM SINGH | JNPISHAR DASS | 3,66925.07% | 43.7% |
| CHHAMB | INDRAM NATH | INCDEWAN SINGH | 5,24621.61% | 73.2% |
| DARHAL | JKNMOHD. HUSSAIN | INCABDUL RASHID | 6,71634.04% | 45.9% |
| DEVSAR | JKNGHULAM NABI KOCHAK | INCMANOHAR NATH | 10,29841.38% | 77.2% |
| DODA | JNPGULAM QADIR WANI | JKNATTA ULLAH SOHARAWARDY | 9587.00% | 47.2% |
| DORU | JKNHAJI ABDUL GANI KHAN | INCSNEER AKI BODA | 5,34525.42% | 70.7% |
| GANDERBAL | JKNSHEIKH MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH | INDALI MOHAMD TARIA | 22,65376.35% | 84.5% |
| GULABGARH | JKNHAJI BULAND KHAN | INCMOHD. AYUB KHAN | 5,52036.80% | 46.5% |
| GULMARG | JKNMOHMAD AKBAR LONE | JNPMIRZA GHULAM AHAMAD BEG | 13,36666.91% | 39.2% |
| HABAKADAL | JKNGHULAM MOHAMMAD BUTT | JNPJAG MOHINI | 2,2726.60% | 69.2% |
| HANDWARA | JNPABDUL GANI LONE | JKNSHARIF UD DIN | 2,3197.06% | 81.4% |
| HAVELI | JKNGHULAM AHMED | JNPLAL HUSSAIN MUSTAQ | 4,29924.74% | 47.3% |
| HAZARATBAL | JKNHISSA UD DIN | JNPMOHD ILIYAS | 17,95162.93% | 80.1% |
| HIRANAGAR | INCGIRDHARI LAL DOGRA | JNPRATTAN LAL | 3,71113.73% | 68.5% |
| HOMSHALIBUG | JKNABDUL SALAM DEVA | JMIALI MOHD. DAR | 7,06230.94% | 79.5% |
| IDGAH | JNPABDUL RASHID KABLI | JKNGHULAM RASOOL RASHI | 1,9575.66% | 79.4% |
| INDERWAL | JKNGHULAM MOHD SHEIKH | JNPABDUL GHANI GONI | 2,76623.18% | 36.0% |
| JAMMU CANTONMENT | INCPARDUMAN SINGH | JNPVED BHASIN | 1740.89% | 54.3% |
| JAMMU EAST | JNPRAM NATH BHALGOTRA | INCAMRIT KUMAR MALHOTRA | 8,03837.68% | 52.4% |
| JAMMU WEST | JNPHARBANS LAL BHAGOTRA | INCROMESH CHANDER | 3,35716.78% | 52.9% |
| JANDRAH GHAROTA | JNPDHAN RAJ | INCRANJIT SINGH | 2,43810.86% | 59.9% |
| KANGAN | JKNBASHIR AHMAD | JNPMOHD. AFZI | 17,71874.14% | 73.3% |
| KARGIL | JKNMUNSHI HABIBULLAH | INCKACHO MOHMAD ALI | 2,52810.15% | 70.5% |
| KARNAH | JKNGHULAM QADIR MIR | INCMOHD. YUNUS | 4,71617.67% | 64.5% |
| KATHUA | JNPDHAIN CHAND | INCPUNJABU RAM ALIAS PUNJAB SINGH | 9994.48% | 59.8% |
| KHAN SAHIB | JKNHAKIM MOHAMMED YASIN SHAH | JNPGHULAM QADIR WAR | 11,83355.91% | 61.6% |
| KISHTWAR | JKNBASHIR AHMED KICHLOO | JNPGHULAM HUSSAIN ARMAN | 5253.65% | 49.3% |
| KOKERNAG | JKNMALIK GHULAM UD DIN | INCPEER HISSAM UD DIN | 9,51541.97% | 70.4% |
| KULGAM | JKNGHULAM NABI DAR | JMIABDUL RAZAK MIR | 2,43011.73% | 72.3% |
| KUPWARA | JKNASSAD ULLAH SHAH | JNPGHULAM NABI | 8,94636.62% | 60.6% |
| LANGET | JKNMOHAMMAD SULTAN GANAI | INDABDUL GANI MIR | 8,31934.76% | 71.1% |
| LEH | INCSONAM NARBOO | JNPSOHAM GYALTSAN | 4,28622.34% | 61.3% |
| MARH | JNPTULSI RAM | INCSUSHIL KUMAR | 9745.81% | 53.4% |
| MENDHAR | INDRAFIQ HISSAIN KHAN | JKNMOHD. SADIQ | 770.36% | 64.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Jammu and Kashmir 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 Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Jul 1977?
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won 47 of 76 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Jul 1977?
Turnout was 65.04% — 17.5 lakh of 26.8 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Jammu and Kashmir have?
Jammu and Kashmir has 76 assembly seats.
