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 201–250 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASOD | INCRAMJI MAHAJAN | JNPISNAJEE UGHADE | 3,91711.58% | 54.9% |
| MASTURI | INCBANSHILAL GHRITLAHARE | JNPGANESH RAM ANANT | 7,49631.26% | 35.3% |
| MAUGANJ | INCACHYUTA NAND | JNPKESHAVPRASAD PANDEY | 6001.54% | 52.1% |
| MEHGAON | JNPRAMESHWAR DAYAL DANTREY | INCRAISINGH BHADORIA | 4650.97% | 64.7% |
| MHOW | INCGHANSHYAM SETH PATIDAR | JNPBHERULAL PATIDAR | 2490.59% | 60.4% |
| MORAR | JNPMADHAV RAO SHANKER RAO INDAPURAKAR | INCRAJINDRA SINGH | 5,34012.89% | 54.5% |
| MORENA | JNPJABAR SINGH | INCSOBARAN SINGH MAWAI | 3,3448.97% | 49.3% |
| MULTAI | INDMANIRAM BARANGE | INCRADHAKRISHNA GARG | 9062.85% | 49.7% |
| MUNGAOLI | JNPCHANDRAMOHAN RAWAT | INCCOLLECTORSINGH MITHUSINGH | 1,4803.26% | 58.1% |
| MUNGELI | JNPRAMESHWAR PRASAD KOSARIA | INCDAYALDAS KURVRA | 8442.02% | 57.8% |
| MURWARA | JNPVIBHASH CHANDRA | INCLAKHAN SINGH | 6,30514.06% | 55.2% |
| NAGOD | JNPNAGENDRA SINGH | INCMAHENDRA SINGH | 6,78014.28% | 67.1% |
| NAINPUR | JNPGHANSHYAM PRASAD | INCNARAYAN PRASAD SONI | 9,69935.64% | 44.4% |
| NARAYANPUR | JNPGADRU RAM SORI | INCBADRINATH JAIDEV | 8,07638.95% | 35.9% |
| NARSIMHAPUR | JNPSURENDRA KUMAR DHORELIAURF MUNNA BHAIYA | INCVINAYSHANKAR SHANKARLAL | 3,5347.86% | 63.8% |
| NARSINGARH | JNPSIDDHUMAL DALLUMAL | INCMANGILAL RAMNARAYAN BHANDARI | 11,85927.68% | 56.1% |
| NARYAOLI | INCLILA DHAR | JNPJAMUNA PRASAD MISTRI AHIRWAL | 3,53010.37% | 49.1% |
| NEEMUCH | JNPKANHAIYALAL DUNGERWAL | INCRAGHUNANDAN PRASAD | 14,67728.92% | 60.8% |
| NEPANAGAR | JNPBRIJMOHAN MISHRA | INCTANWANT SINGH HARNAM SINGH KEER | 7,66623.03% | 55.5% |
| NIMARKHEDI | JNPRAGHURAJSINGH TOMAR | INCTARUN KUMAR NAGDA | 15,51042.57% | 51.3% |
| NIWARI | JNPGAURI SHANKAR SHUKLA | INCPAHALWANSINGH YADAV | 7,47914.03% | 57.1% |
| NIWAS | JNPRUP SINGH | INCHEERALAL | 6,07447.26% | 21.5% |
| NOHATA | JNPNARENDRA SINGH THAKUR | INCKUNJBEHARILAL GURU | 8,64418.94% | 56.4% |
| NOWROZABAD | JNPGYAN SINGH | INCJAGANNATH SINGH | 9,34138.51% | 37.6% |
| PAL | JNPSHIV PRATAP | INCDEVAI MARABEE | 9,80649.68% | 29.4% |
| PALLARI | INCPHULSINGH BUDHU | JNPDEAYATANTDAS JAGTARANDAS | 8682.89% | 41.4% |
| PAMGARH | INCSHIVPRASAD SHARMA | JNPHEMLAL | 2,7816.84% | 43.9% |
| PANAGAR | INCD.P. PATHAK | INDBHAGWAT PRASAD PATEL | 5,57216.72% | 48.9% |
| PANDHANA | JNPSAKHARAM DEOKARAN | INCHIRALAL SILAWAL | 11,82530.45% | 55.6% |
| PANDHURNA | INCMADHAVLAL DUBEY | JNPPURUSHOTTAM PILAJEE PAWAR | 11,22326.43% | 64.3% |
| PANNA | JNPLOKENDRASINGH | INCHETRAM DUBE | 16,11533.55% | 60.1% |
| PARASIA | INCDAMODAR TULSIRAM (DAMU PATIL) | JNPGANGADEEN BABU | 1,1393.64% | 49.0% |
| PARASWADA | INCTEJLAL TEMBHARE | INDPRATAPLAL CHITRAM BISEN | 8,68723.45% | 51.9% |
| PATAN | INCPRITHVI SINGH | JNPAJAY SINGH | 4,95514.51% | 52.6% |
| PATAN | INCKEJU RAM VARMA | JNPNEELMANI | 6,24714.90% | 59.3% |
| PATHALGAON | INCRAM PUKAR SINGH | JNPMANGAL SAI | 8343.16% | 37.6% |
| PATHARIA | JNPJIWAN LAL KANCHHADILAL | INCGOPALDAS MUNNILAL | 4,57313.65% | 48.4% |
| PAWAI | JNPUMA SHANKAR | INCJAGDISH SINGH | 5,15512.21% | 50.5% |
| PETLAWAD | JNPPRATAP SINGH | INCAMARSINGH DAODAR | 11,08241.99% | 39.1% |
| PICHHORE | JNPKAMAL SINGH | INDLAXMINARAYAN | 2,2344.01% | 59.4% |
| PILKHA | JNPNAR NARAYAN | INDMAHENDRA PRASAD | 12,79347.14% | 36.1% |
| PIPARIA | JNPRAMCHANDRA MAHESHWARI | INCREWASHANKAR PALIWAL | 13,24134.21% | 52.3% |
| POHRI | JNPDAMODAR PRASAD | INCPRAHLAD SINGH | 3,5149.12% | 53.3% |
| PREMNAGAR | JNPSAHADEO SINGH | INCKHELSAI SINGH | 4,85224.31% | 29.2% |
| PUSHPRAJGARH | JNPHAZARI SINGH | INCDALBIR SINGH | 8,43144.76% | 28.7% |
| RAGHOGARH | INCDIG VIJAY SINGH | JNPDINESH CHANDRA SHARMA | 2,2515.49% | 61.7% |
| RAIGAON | JNPVISHWESHWAR PRASAD | INCRAMASHRAYA PRASAD | 1,5154.16% | 50.8% |
| RAIGARH | INCRAM KUMAR AGGARWAL | JNPMAMA BANARASI | 16,52442.28% | 53.3% |
| RAIPUR RURAL | JNPRAMESH WARLYANI | INCSWARUP CHAND JAIN MANIK CHAND JAIN | 5,25313.62% | 53.3% |
| RAIPUR TOWN | JNPRAJANI D. P. UPASANE | INCSHARDA CHARAH RAGHUBAR PRASAD | 4,86011.27% | 53.6% |
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.
