Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1977
28 constituencies in Karnataka, 61.25% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 26 | +26 | 28 | 58,33,567 | 56.80% | — |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 2 | +2 | 28 | 40,96,690 | 39.89% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2,65,185 | 2.58% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41,108 | 0.40% | — |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33,575 | 0.33% | — |
- INC26 (93%)
- BLD2 (7%)
- INC26
- BLD2
- INC26
- BLD2
Constituency performance
From the 28 results in Karnataka
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Lok Sabha election (1971), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat28 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 28 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
Karnataka, every Lok Sabha election on record
- INC
- BLD
Constituency results
All 28 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–28 of 28
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGALKOT | INCPATIL SANGANAGOUDA BASANGOUDA | BLDTUNGAL KESHAVRAO KRISHNAPPA | 72,09820.44% | 56.3% |
| BANGALORE NORTH | INCC. K. JAFAR SHARIF | BLDM. CHANDRASEKHAR | 40,18410.96% | 58.9% |
| BANGALORE SOUTH | BLDK. S. HEGDE | INCK. HANUMANTAIYA | 41,1659.84% | 63.0% |
| BELGAUM | INCKOTRASHETTI APPAYAPPA KARAVEERAPPA | BLDPATIL PARAVATGOUDA BASANGOUDA | 64,00220.08% | 50.6% |
| BELLARY | INCK. S. VEERA BHADRAPPA | BLDN. THIPPANNA | 1,45,54439.16% | 62.6% |
| BIDAR | INCSHANKARDEV BALAJI RAO | BLDRAMCHANDRA VEERAPPA | 50,23016.67% | 49.7% |
| BIJAPUR | INCCHOUDHARI KALINGAPPA BHIMANNA | BLDNAGATHAN IRAPPA CHANAMALLAPPA | 21,6746.65% | 56.5% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | INCB. RACHAIAH | BLDV. SREENIVASA PRASAD | 71,61818.56% | 63.6% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | INCM. V. KRISHNAPPA | BLDG. NARAYANA GOWDA | 48,47412.24% | 63.1% |
| CHIKKODI | INCB. SHANKARANAND | BLDKARALE LAXMAN BHIMARAO | 45,50014.12% | 56.4% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | INCD. B. CHANDRE GOWDA | BLDB. L. SUBBAMMA | 64,56818.35% | 65.8% |
| CHITRADURGA | INCK. MALLANNA | BLDH. C. BORAIAH | 86,65423.30% | 60.0% |
| DAVANGERE | INCKONDAJJI BASAPPA | BLDK. G. MAHESWARAPPA | 92,12222.35% | 67.2% |
| DHARWAD NORTH | INCMAHISHI SAROJINI BINDURAO | BLDJOSHI JAGANATH RAO ANANT | 54,42815.25% | 66.7% |
| DHARWAD SOUTH | INCMOHSIN F. H. | BLDC. M. IBRAHIM | 91,94023.32% | 68.5% |
| GULBARGA | INCSIDRAM REDDI | BLDGOVIND VADEYARAJ | 85,39227.50% | 49.3% |
| HASSAN | BLDS. NANJESHA GOWDA | INCG. L. NALLUREGOWDA | 1,0810.26% | 67.4% |
| KANAKAPURA | INCM. V. CHANDRASEKHARA MURTHY | BLDM. V. RAJASEKHARAN | 4,6521.14% | 60.5% |
| KANARA | INCKADAM BALSU PURSU | BLDRAMAKRISHNA HEGDE | 34,3949.08% | 64.9% |
| KOLAR | INCG. Y. KRISHNAN | BLDY. RAMAKRISHNA | 73,01620.77% | 59.1% |
| KOPPAL | INCSIDRAMESHWARA SWAMY BASAYYA | BLDSANGANNA ANDANAPPA | 1,25,77938.29% | 53.5% |
| MANDYA | INCK. CHICKALINGAIAH | BLDM. SRINIVAS | 5,3211.29% | 68.5% |
| MANGALORE | INCJANARDHANA POOJARI | BLDA. K. SUBBAIAH | 78,32820.16% | 69.9% |
| MYSORE | INCH. D. TULSIDAS | BLDM. S. GURUPADASWAMY | 41,66811.43% | 61.1% |
| RAICHUR | INCRAJSHEKHAR MALLAPPA | BLDM. NAGAPPA BASAPPA | 1,36,42247.36% | 48.0% |
| SHIMOGA | INCA. R. BADARINARAYAN | BLDJ. H. PATEL | 74,83618.84% | 71.0% |
| TUMKUR | INCK. LAKKAPPA | BLDS. MALLIKARJUNIAH | 66,81716.25% | 68.1% |
| UDUPI | INCT. A. PAI | BLDV. S. ACHARYA | 1,03,46228.32% | 69.2% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Karnataka 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 Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Indian National Congress won 26 of 28 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Turnout was 61.25% — 1.03 cr of 1.68 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats.
