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 51–76 of 76
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAGIN | JKNABDUS SAMAD TELI | JNPGHULAM MOHMMAD BAVAN | 5,45924.23% | 76.4% |
| NOORABAD | JKNWALIMOHD ITOO | INCABDUL AZIZ ZARGAR | 6,81832.29% | 68.5% |
| NOWSHERA | INCBELI RAM | INDRATTAN SINGH | 4161.64% | 58.9% |
| PAHALGAM | JKNPIYAREE LAL HANDOO | JNPGHULAM RASOOL KOCHAH | 10,48148.82% | 71.9% |
| PAMPORE | JKNMALIK MOHI UD DIN | JNPPEER GHULAM HASSAN MASOODI | 20,46873.46% | 79.9% |
| PATTAN | JKNABDUL RASHID SHAHEEN | JNPMOLVLFTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI | 3,00410.31% | 84.8% |
| PULWAMA | JKNMOHAMMAD IBRAHIM DAR | JMIABDUL KASHID WANI | 16,17562.74% | 70.0% |
| RAJOURI | INCTALIB HUSSAIN | JKNMOHD. SHARIF | 2,0258.62% | 58.3% |
| RAMBAN | JKNPREM NATH | INDLABHU RAM | 4373.60% | 44.7% |
| RAMNAGAR | JNPPRITHVI CHAND | INCRAM DASS | 3,22923.53% | 37.3% |
| RANBIR SINGH PURA | INCJANAK RAJ | JNPRANGIL SINGH | 5,43720.91% | 73.4% |
| REASI | JNPRISHI KUMAR KAUSHAL | JKNRAGHUNATH DAS | 7,23238.48% | 54.0% |
| REFIBAD | JKNMOHAMMAD DILLAWAR MIR | INCGHULAM RASOOL KAR | 11,17952.12% | 68.8% |
| SAMBA | INDDHAYAN SINGH | INCHARBANS SINGH | 1,6216.54% | 60.6% |
| SANGRAMA | JKNGHULAM RASOOL | JNPSHARIF UD DIN | 11,50359.75% | 70.6% |
| SHAWNGAS | JKNMOHD. ASHRAF KHAN | INCMOHAMAD MAQBOOL | 11,40651.44% | 73.7% |
| SHOPIAN | JKNSHEIKH MODH. MANSOOR | JMIHAKIM GHULAM NABI | 10,37040.66% | 70.0% |
| SONAWARI | JKNABDUL AZIZ PARRY | JNPMOHD, AKBAR LON | 11,15135.97% | 80.4% |
| SOPORE | JMISYED ALI SHAH GEELANI | JKNHAKEEM HABIBULLAH | 330.10% | 83.8% |
| SURAN | INCMOHD. ASLAM | JKNMOHD. SYED BEG | 2,26210.20% | 67.7% |
| TRAL | JKNMOHD. SUBHAN BHAT | INDALI MOHD. NAIK | 1,4565.04% | 82.4% |
| UDHAMPUR | INDSHIV CHARAN | INCFAQIR CHAND | 6002.83% | 52.5% |
| URI | JKNMOHD. SHAFI | INCMOHD. MAZAFFAR KHAN | 8,61247.36% | 66.3% |
| WACHI | JKNGHULAM QADIR WANI | INCBASHIR AHMED MAGREY | 13,51854.30% | 74.3% |
| ZADIBAL | JKNGHULAM AHMAD SHUNTHOO | JNPSALIN ANWAR DHAR | 1,8794.14% | 80.5% |
| ZAINAKADAL | JKNMOLVI MOHD. YASIN HAMDANI | JNPSHEIKH ALI MOHAMMAD | 8,93823.59% | 84.0% |
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.
