Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Oct 1977
320 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 50.23% turnout.
Seats
320
Candidates
1,994
48 women, 10 elected
Turnout
50.23%
1.17 cr of 2.33 cr
Leading party
JNP
230 of 320 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Madhya Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 230 | +230 | 319 | 55,35,807 | 47.28% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 84 | -136 | 320 | 42,00,717 | 35.88% | -12.05 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | -13 | 1288 | 17,97,553 | 15.35% | +0.62 |
| RRPRRP | 1 | +1 | 4 | 40,406 | 0.35% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -3 | 47 | 1,13,070 | 0.97% | -0.06 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10,851 | 0.09% | -0.02 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7,140 | 0.06% | +0.02 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,492 | 0.02% | -0.25 |
- JNP230 (72%)
- INC84 (26%)
- IND5 (2%)
- RRP1 (0%)
- JNP230
- INC84
- IND5
- RRP1
- JNP230
- INC84
- IND5
- RRP1
Constituency performance
From the 320 results in Madhya Pradesh
Closest contest
JABALPUR CANTONMENT
won by 13 (0.04%)
Biggest victory
KESLUR
won by 11,980 (62.91%)
Highest turnout
BURHANPUR
71.52%
Lowest turnout
BARGHAT
10.17%
Seat change
Against Madhya Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat320 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 320 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
Madhya Pradesh, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- RRP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 320 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABHANPUR | JNPCHETRAM PURUSHOTTAM | INCCHANDRIKA PRASAD SHIVCHARAN | 14,11439.11% | 54.2% |
| AGAR | JNPSATYANARAYAN JATIYA | INCPRAKASH KHARATE | 17,26633.90% | 65.1% |
| AKALTARA | INCRAJENDRA KUMAR SINGH | JNPHARISH KIDIYA | 11,87926.68% | 54.4% |
| ALIRAJPUR | JNPBHAGWAN SINGH CHAUHAN | INCMAGANSINGH PATEL | 6603.09% | 34.4% |
| ALOT | JNPNAVRATAN SANKLA | INCLILADEVI CHAUDHURI | 15,55238.52% | 59.7% |
| AMANGANJ | JNPJAGSURIYA | INCPACHHITA | 9,37529.11% | 43.3% |
| AMARPATAN | JNPRAM HIT | INCGULASHER AHMED | 5,87612.88% | 58.5% |
| AMARWARA | INCDAKHAN SHAH THAKUR | JNPSHANKARSINGH JHAMSINGH THAKUR | 3732.56% | 22.7% |
| AMBAH | JNPCHHOKHELAL | INCPATIRAM | 6,13515.31% | 50.2% |
| AMBIKAPUR | JNPPRABHUNARAYAN TRIPATHI | INCRAVINDER PRATAP | 4,89817.05% | 37.0% |
| AMLA | INCGURUBUX ATULKAR | JNPMADHUKAR PARDHI | 1,7247.93% | 36.8% |
| ANJAD | JNPBABULAL DASHRATH SONI | INCJAWAHARLAL CHIRANJILAL | 3,6559.46% | 59.7% |
| ANUPPUR | JNPJUGAL KISHORE GUPTA | INCSHANKAR PRASAD | 1,1904.09% | 38.1% |
| ARANG | JNPRATANDAS HARDAS | INCVIJAY KUMAR AGAMDAS GURU GOSAI | 2,3637.82% | 48.3% |
| ASHOKNAGAR | JNPCHIMAN LAL GULJARILAL | INCGAJRAM SINGH YADAV | 1,8374.09% | 57.6% |
| ASHTA | JNPNARAYAN SINGH KESRI | INCBANSIDASS KISHANDAS | 10,75020.94% | 63.0% |
| ATTAIR | JNPSHIV SHANKAR LAL ( MUNNA KHERI ) | INCRAMESHWAR DAYAL ARELA | 18,94339.48% | 52.8% |
| BADNAGAR | JNPUDAISINGH PANDYA | INCSADASHIV KASHIRAM | 13,75830.07% | 66.6% |
| BADNAWAR | JNPGOERDHAN SHARMA | INCCHIRONJILAL KALURAM | 8,31119.29% | 62.4% |
| BADWARA | JNPBACHHAN NAYAK | INCN.V. RAMAN | 1,0933.01% | 54.3% |
| BAGICHA | INCBALSYUS BOLVA | JNPGHANSHYAM SINGH ADALSAI | 4,96114.95% | 50.0% |
| BAGLI | JNPKAILASH CHANDRA JOSHI | INCINANEE SATISH CHANDRA RAMGOPAL | 16,63842.18% | 62.6% |
| BAHORIBAND | JNPTARACHAND CHAURASIA | INCLAXMIPRASAD | 8,39421.29% | 54.3% |
| BAIHAR | JNPSUDHANVASINGH NETAM | INDBAIRAGISINGH | 2391.18% | 31.0% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | JNPJWALA PRASAD | INCGULAB GUPTA | 9962.57% | 45.6% |
| BAJAG | JNPCHINTARAM MASRAM | INDRAMBHAJAN PATTA | 1,5639.01% | 29.5% |
| BALAGHAT | INCNAND KISHORE SHRAMA | JNPGOURISHNKAR BISEN | 21,44340.22% | 67.2% |
| BALOD | INDMISHRILAL KHATRI | INCHEERALAL | 4,3769.44% | 59.5% |
| BALODA BAZAR | JNPVANSRAJ MAHABIR PRASAD | INCKRISHNA KUMAR YADU KANAHIYALAL | 6,69918.18% | 52.4% |
| BANDA | JNPSHIVRAJ SINGH | INCTH. BHAGWAN SINGH | 8,55918.87% | 61.6% |
| BARELI | JNPSUDHAR SINGH | INCJASWANT SINGH | 1,1482.60% | 63.6% |
| BARGHAT | INCBHARATLAL BISEN | JNPJAGESHWAR NATH BISEN | 2,3735.71% | 10.2% |
| BARGI | JNPSHIVPRASAD CHINPURIA | INCCHANDRIKA PRASAD TRIPATHI | 4,01713.05% | 43.0% |
| BARWAHA | JNPRAMESH SHARMA | INCRANA BALBAHADURSINGH | 11,52628.63% | 57.9% |
| BARWANI | JNPUMARAOSINGH PARVATSINGH | INCUMARAOSINGH PATEL | 8,03226.93% | 49.1% |
| BASNA | INCBIRENDRA BAHADUR SINGH LAL BAHADUR | JNPVISHNU SHARAN BHARAT DAS | 3,55713.69% | 40.8% |
| BASODA | JNPJAMNA PRASAD BEHARILAL | INCJAWAHARMAL | 10,34422.75% | 61.4% |
| BEMETARA | INCLAXMAN PRASAD VAIDYA | JNPMAHESH TIWARI | 1,3413.96% | 51.5% |
| BEOHARI | JNPBAIJNATH SINGH | INCRAM KISHORE SHUKLA | 5,75717.37% | 46.8% |
| BERASIA | JNPGAURI SHANKER KOUSHAL | INCSHER SINGH THAKUR | 12,76834.19% | 50.4% |
| BETUL | INDMADHAV GOPAL NASEREE | INCMAROTEERAO PANSE | 4871.75% | 46.0% |
| BHAINSDEHI | JNPPATIRAM | INCKALYA SINGH | 3,89119.66% | 30.8% |
| BHANDER | JNPNAND LAL SARONIYA | INCRAJARAM SINGH | 10,31023.88% | 55.6% |
| BHANPURI | JNPBALIRAM MAHADEO KASHYAP | INDRAMDEO | 11,26550.15% | 36.7% |
| BHANUPRATAPPUR | JNPPYARELAL SUKLALSINGH | INCJHARDOORAM RAWATE | 4,80019.70% | 35.7% |
| BHATAPARA | INCJAGDISH PRASAD AGGARWAL | JNPNANDKUMAR PARASHRAM | 1,8725.13% | 50.3% |
| BHATGAON | INCKANHAIYALAL KASORIYA | JNPRESHAMLAL JANGDE | 5,62719.67% | 36.8% |
| BHIKANGAON | JNPDONGAR SINGH PATEL | INCSOBHAGSINGH | 10,50839.53% | 40.4% |
| BHILAI | JNPDINKAR DHAGE | INCPHULCHAND BAFNA | 7,38114.66% | 49.4% |
| BHIND | JNPOM KUMARI KUSHWAH | INCNAVIN CHANDRA | 15,89231.79% | 51.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Madhya Pradesh 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 Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Oct 1977?
Janata Party won 230 of 320 seats in Madhya Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Oct 1977?
Turnout was 50.23% — 1.17 cr of 2.33 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Madhya Pradesh have?
Madhya Pradesh has 320 assembly seats.
