Jammu and Kashmir, Lok Sabha election 1977
6 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, 55.69% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jammu and Kashmir
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 3 | -2 | 3 | 2,33,144 | 16.37% | -37.69 |
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 2 | +2 | 3 | 4,83,192 | 33.92% | — |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5,90,790 | 41.48% | +9.31 |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,17,198 | 8.23% | — |
- INC3 (50%)
- JKN2 (33%)
- IND1 (17%)
- INC3
- JKN2
- IND1
- INC3
- JKN2
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 6 results in Jammu and Kashmir
Seat change
Against Jammu and Kashmir's previous Lok Sabha election (1971), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat6 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 6 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 Lok Sabha election on record
- INC
- JKN
- IND
Constituency results
All 6 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–6 of 6
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANANTNAG | INCMOHD. SHAFI QURESHI | INDAB. RAZAK MIR | 8,3313.35% | 52.8% |
| BARAMULLA | JKNABDUL AHAD | INDSYED ALISHAH GEELANI | 47,02019.00% | 54.5% |
| JAMMU | INDTHAKUR BALDEV SINGH | JKNBALRAJ PURI | 27,9398.10% | 57.4% |
| LADAKH | INCPARVATI DEVI | INDMOHAMMAD ALI ALIAS ALI KARGIL | 2,8776.63% | 67.0% |
| SRINAGAR | JKNAKBAR JAHAN BEGAM | INDMOLVI IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI | 1,22,64139.54% | 67.1% |
| UDHAMPUR | INCKARAN SINGH | BLDOM PARKASH SARAF | 58,95625.66% | 45.5% |
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, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Indian National Congress won 3 of 6 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Jammu and Kashmir, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Turnout was 55.69% — 14.2 lakh of 25.6 lakh registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Jammu and Kashmir have?
Jammu and Kashmir has 6 Lok Sabha seats.
