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 151–200 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEOLARI | INCVIMLA VARMA KRISHNA PRASAD VARMA | JNPRAJENDRA AGGRAWAL | 4,48212.63% | 47.5% |
| KESKAL | JNPMANGLI JHADU RAM | INCBALSINGH SHORI | 3,51022.25% | 27.4% |
| KESLUR | JNPJOGA HADMA | INCPRABHUNATH BHANDARI | 11,98062.91% | 28.8% |
| KHACHROD | JNPPURUSOTTAM VIPAT | INCBALESHWAR DAYAL JAYASWAL | 7,23515.17% | 64.3% |
| KHAIRAGARH | JNPMANIK GUPTA | INCSHIBENDRA BAHADURSINGH | 4,98515.16% | 47.6% |
| KHAIRALANJEE | INCSHANKAR SAO | INDBHOOPSINGH CHANDANLAL | 9472.21% | 65.4% |
| KHALLARI | JNPRAMESH | INCPURANLAL ABYAYRAM | 10,66332.83% | 46.8% |
| KHANDWA | JNPGOVIND PRASAD GITE | INCNANDA MANDLOI | 3,8439.80% | 57.0% |
| KHARGAPUR | JNPNATHU RAM AHIRWAR | INDPARWATLAL AHIRWAR | 7,36923.61% | 41.0% |
| KHARGONE | JNPNAVNEET MAHAJAN | INCCHANDRAKANTA RAMAKANT KHODE | 5,82212.89% | 60.6% |
| KHARSIA | INCLAXMI PRASAD PATEL | JNPSATRUGHANLAL PATEL | 20,48250.91% | 54.0% |
| KHATEGAON | JNPKINKAR NARMADAPRASAD GOVIND RAM | INCBHODSINGH CHHABRRA DARYOSINGH | 10,04027.30% | 58.0% |
| KHERTHA | INCVASUDEO CHANDRAKAR | JNPYASWANT SINGH BELCHANDAN | 5,41913.98% | 56.9% |
| KHILCHIPUR | JNPNARAYAN SINGH PANWAR | INCKANHAIYALAL KHUBAN SINGH | 21,15145.87% | 56.5% |
| KHUJJI | JNPPRAKASH YADAV | INCHARI PRASAD SHUKLA | 6,52219.63% | 47.9% |
| KHURAI | JNPRAM PRASAD | INCHARI SHANKAR | 4,22511.10% | 55.4% |
| KIRNAPUR | INCJHANKARSINGH CHANDANLAL | JNPBHUWANLAL GIRMAJEE | 6,54416.91% | 58.0% |
| KOLARAS | JNPKAMTA PRASAD | INCTULA RAM | 10,22434.60% | 36.8% |
| KONDAGAON | INCMANKURAM SODI | JNPSUKMAN POYAN MALSAI | 1,9478.43% | 41.6% |
| KONTA | JNPKORAM GOPAL KRISTAIYA | INDAASMAN GANGADHAR | 5,45137.17% | 24.8% |
| KOTA | INCM. P. DUBEY | JNPD. R. AGRAWAL | 740.24% | 47.8% |
| KOTMA | JNPBABULAL SINGH | INCGIRJA KUMARI | 7,29037.79% | 24.6% |
| KUKSHI | INCPRATAPSINH BAGHEL | INDGOVINDSINH VESTA | 3,35310.01% | 47.3% |
| KURUD | JNPYESHWANT RAO MEGHAWALE | INCBALGOVIND TARACHAND | 8,14318.30% | 58.5% |
| KURWAI | JNPRAM CHARAN LAL | INCJIWAN BUDHA | 5,16215.89% | 51.1% |
| LAHAR | JNPRAM SHANKAR SINGH | INCRAM SHANKAR CHOUDHARY | 5,59010.05% | 63.5% |
| LAILUNGA | INCSURENDRA SINGH | JNPPREM SINGH SIDAR | 4,65525.52% | 27.6% |
| LAKHNADON | INCSATYENDRA SINGH DEEP SINGH THAKUR | JNPLALBEER SINGH | 3,33613.46% | 39.2% |
| LANJI | INCYASHWANT RAO KHONGAL | JNPNARBADA PRASAD | 3,0256.67% | 68.3% |
| LASHKAR EAST | JNPNARESH JOHRI | INCJOGENDER SINGH | 17,22548.88% | 48.4% |
| LASHKAR WEST | JNPSHITALA SAHAI | INCRAGHUNATH RAO DIGAMBAR PAPRIKAR | 16,88948.87% | 50.7% |
| LORMI | JNPPHOOL CHAND JAIN | INCRAJENDRA SHUKLA | 7,36416.99% | 64.5% |
| LUNDRA | JNPASAN RAM | INCBHOLA | 3,90217.00% | 34.0% |
| MAHARAJPUR | JNPRAM DAYAL | INCLAXMANDAS | 10,73327.98% | 41.2% |
| MAHASAMUND | JNPMOHD. YAKUB AH. KARIM | INCJEEVANLAL PALATURAM | 6,71219.37% | 52.1% |
| MAHESHWAR | JNPNATHUBHAI SAWALE | INCSITARAM SADHO | 1,2092.90% | 61.6% |
| MAHIDPUR | JNPSHIV NARAYAN CHOUDHRY | INCNARAYAN PRASAD SHARMA | 7,81019.57% | 64.4% |
| MAIHAR | JNPNARAYAN SINGH | INCLALJI PATEL | 14,48029.87% | 61.1% |
| MAJHOLI | INCGONTIA TRIMBAKESHWAR PRASAD DUBEY | JNPRAJBHANU SHUKLA | 5,95215.07% | 60.2% |
| MALEHRA | JNPJANG BAHADUR SINGH | CPIKAPOOR CHANDRA | 9,89323.36% | 50.4% |
| MALKHARODA | INCBED RAM | JNPNANDRAM MANHAR | 7,18720.72% | 40.6% |
| MANASA | JNPRAMCHANDRA BASAR | INCSURAJMAL TUGNAWAT | 13,05430.24% | 62.3% |
| MANAWAR | INCSHIVBHANU SOLANKI | JNPJAGMOHANSINGH CHAUHAN | 4,05010.89% | 57.5% |
| MANDIRHASOD | JNPRAM LAL JODHAN | INDMANVISHRAM TANDON | 4,38621.53% | 59.6% |
| MANDLA | JNPVIJAY DATT JHA | INCNARAYANEE DEVI | 6,16427.75% | 35.3% |
| MANDSAUR | JNPSUNDERLAL PATWA | INCDHANSUKHLAL NANDLAL BHACHAWAT | 9,18317.67% | 67.0% |
| MANENDRAGARH | JNPRAM SINGH | INCVIJAYA | 4,89319.39% | 31.2% |
| MANGAWAN | INCLAL RUKMANI RAMAN PRATAP SINGH | JNPKAUSHAL PRASAD MISHRA | 4,2938.85% | 56.4% |
| MARO | JNPGOPHELAL KURREE | INCKISHANLAL KURRE | 5511.61% | 48.2% |
| MARWAHI | INCBHAWAR SINGH PARTE | JNPBANSHILAL | 4,08116.05% | 36.9% |
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.
