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 51–100 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHOJPUR | JNPPARAB CHAND LAKHMICHAND | INCGULAB CHAND MULCHAND | 9,79022.96% | 59.5% |
| BHOPAL NORTH | JNPHAMID QURESHI | CPIBAL KRISHNA GUPTA | 11,97732.23% | 40.4% |
| BHOPAL SOUTH | JNPBABULAL GOUR | INCLADLI SHRAN SINHA | 18,94645.57% | 39.4% |
| BIAORA | JNPDATTATRE RAO MADHO RAO | INCRAMKARAN UGRA | 14,91445.33% | 48.5% |
| BICHHIA | JNPMANGILAL | INCPHOOLSINGH | 6,76661.18% | 16.9% |
| BIJAPUR | JNPMAHADEV AYATOO RAM | INCKISTAYYA PAPIYA | 8,57842.89% | 34.5% |
| BIJAWAR | JNPMUKUND SAKHARAM | INCDASHRATH | 10,13923.48% | 52.0% |
| BIJEYPUR | JNPAJIT KUMAR | INCBADRI PRASAD | 3,2058.00% | 57.5% |
| BILASPUR | INCB. R. YADAV | JNPANAND MISHRA | 3,1487.93% | 49.9% |
| BILHA | INCCHITRA KANT JAISWAL | JNPBHUVNESHWAR PRASAD GAURAHA | 7,14921.26% | 47.4% |
| BINA | JNPBHAGIRATH BALGAIYA | INCSIDHNATH TIWARI | 7,79919.79% | 61.8% |
| BINDRANAWAGARH | JNPBALRAM JUGSAY | INCPARBATI KUMARI | 8,90334.73% | 37.6% |
| BIRENDRANAGAR | INCBALRAM SINGH BAIS | RRPYASHWANTRAJ SINGH | 1,0163.30% | 47.0% |
| BOHANI | INCSUJANSINGH | JNPKRANTI KUMAR CHOUHAN | 1,4703.79% | 61.5% |
| BUDHNI | JNPSHALIGRAM VAKIL | INCSAYD. AIJAZ ALI SARFARAZ ALI (PUTAN) | 13,14533.16% | 50.1% |
| BURHANPUR | INCSHIV KUMAR SINGH NAWAL SINGH | JNPSAYED ZIA -UL-HAQUE | 5,45010.74% | 71.5% |
| CHACHAURA | JNPKRISHNA VALLABHA BHANWARLAL | INCKAILASHNRAYAN | 13,67035.24% | 57.2% |
| CHAMPA | INCBISAHU DAS MAHANT | JNPTUNDILAL | 4,77811.89% | 49.0% |
| CHANDLA | JNPRAGHUNATH SINGH KALYAN SINGH | INCMOHAMMAD GANI ANSARI | 14,42332.20% | 57.3% |
| CHANDRAPUR | INCBHAWANILAL VARMA | JNPRAMESHWAR PRASAD | 24,59958.02% | 59.4% |
| CHAURAI | INCBAIJNATH PRASAD SAXENA | INDMEHARSINGH MAHTABSINGH CHOUDHRY | 2,8438.85% | 50.9% |
| CHHATARPUR | JNPJAGDAMBA PRASAD NIGAM | INCBRIJGOPAL DENGA | 14,64834.80% | 49.3% |
| CHHINDWARA | INCBIJAY KUMAR PANTI(HITLAR) | JNPJITENDRA KUMAR BIHARILAL | 2,1486.22% | 48.6% |
| CHITRAKOOT | JNPRAMANAND SINGH | INCKRISHNA PRASAD SHARMA | 6,05215.70% | 53.2% |
| CHITRAKOTE | JNPLAKHANJAI SNGH | INCLAXMAN KARMA | 5,46342.84% | 21.9% |
| CHOWKI | JNPMANJHLA KUMAR ( BHUPENDRA SHAH ) | INCGOVERDHAN NETAM | 1,4485.80% | 36.6% |
| CHURAHAT | INCARJUN SINGH | JNPJAGAT BAHADUR SINGH | 7,99520.07% | 52.9% |
| DABRA | JNPGOPIRAM | INCPAHAD SINGH | 5,32111.65% | 63.5% |
| DAMOH | INCPRABHU NARAIN TANDON | JNPSANTOSH BHARATI | 6961.61% | 55.6% |
| DAMUA | JNPMANDIR SA | INDPARASRAM DHURVE | 3,12317.31% | 30.0% |
| DANTEWARA | JNPSUKULDHAR BHAWANI | CPISONARAM SOREE | 2,47914.43% | 25.6% |
| DATIA | INCSHYAM SUNDER | JNPHARIHAR NIWAS | 880.21% | 57.9% |
| DEORI | JNPPARSHURAM SAHU | INCDWARKA PRASAD KATARE | 6,76817.94% | 56.7% |
| DEOSAR | JNPJAGANNATH SINGH | INCBALRAJ SINGH | 9,37248.28% | 28.1% |
| DEOTALAB | JNPKHALAWAN BHIR | INCRAMKHELAWAN | 3,88513.76% | 36.6% |
| DEPALPUR | JNPPATAN PATODI | INCBAPU SINGH MANDLOI | 3,1896.62% | 68.3% |
| DEWAS | JNPSHANKAR KANNUNGO TRIMBAKRAO | INCSURENDRA SINGH MADANSINGH | 5,95114.23% | 60.6% |
| DHAMDHA | JNPDHARAMPAL SINGH GUPTA | INCPYARELAL | 2,0034.78% | 56.5% |
| DHAMTARI | JNPPANDHRIRAO KHUSHALRAO | INCKESHRIMAL BUDHMAL | 5,1799.83% | 66.5% |
| DHAR | JNPVIKRAM VERMA | INCSURENDRASINGH NEEMKHEDA | 15,78037.38% | 53.9% |
| DHARAMJAIGARH | INCGHANESH RAM RATHIA | JNPLALJEET SINGH DALJEET SINGH | 3,21012.80% | 34.0% |
| DHARAMPURI | INCKIRATSINGH | JNPLAXMANSINGH SOLANKI | 1,5274.00% | 58.9% |
| DHARSIWA | JNPASHWINI KUMAR LAKHANLAL | INCDAULATRAM RAMDAYAL VARMA | 7,93419.44% | 62.8% |
| DHAUHANI | JNPSOMESHWAR SINGH | INCJAGWA | 6,12626.35% | 35.1% |
| DHULKOT | JNPMALSINGH LATU | INCCHIDA NATTHU | 2,8348.84% | 48.5% |
| DIMNI | JNPMUNSHILAL | INCAMRAIYA SUMER SINGH | 7,27725.14% | 40.8% |
| DINDORI | INDMOTI SINGH SANDHYA | JNPPARWATIBAI MAYKOM | 6,00134.06% | 28.7% |
| DONDI LOHARA | INCJHUMMUKLAL BHEDIYA | JNPKUNJEELAL BHANDARI | 14,00733.38% | 47.9% |
| DONGARGAON | JNPVIDYA BHUSHAN THAKUR | INCHEERARAM VARMA | 9,99336.30% | 47.0% |
| DONGARGARH | JNPVINAYAK MESHRAM | INCTUMMANLAL | 4,86815.64% | 43.9% |
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.
