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 251–300 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAJGARH | JNPJAMNALAL BHANWARLAL | INDGULABCHAND | 14,76246.49% | 41.9% |
| RAJIM | JNPPAWAN DIWAN SUKHRAMDHAR | INCSHYAMCHARAN SHUKLA | 11,16922.69% | 65.0% |
| RAJNANDGAON | JNPTHAKUR DARBAR SINGH | INCBALBIR KHANUJA | 6,32115.34% | 58.6% |
| RAJPUR | JNPVEERSINGH DEVISINGH | INCBARKUBHAI CHOUHAN | 2,0656.01% | 52.0% |
| RAMPUR | JNPNANKIRAM KANWAR | INCPYARELAL | 2,0557.31% | 42.8% |
| RAMPUR BAGHELAN | JNPPRABHAKAR SINGH | INCBRAJRAJ SINGH | 5,63812.71% | 58.3% |
| RATLAM RURAL | JNPSURAJMAL JAIN | INCHARIRAM PATIDAR | 7,70021.72% | 55.1% |
| RATLAM TOWN | JNPHIMMAT KOTHARI | INCAKBARALI ARIF | 6,85115.43% | 64.7% |
| REHLI | INCMAHADEO PRASAD HAZARI | JNPRAMESH CHAND | 1,5974.49% | 59.6% |
| REWA | JNPPREMALAL MISHRA | INCSHATRUGHAN SINGH TIWARI | 7,32015.70% | 49.8% |
| RON | JNPRASAL SINGH | INCPREM KUMARI RAJE | 11,84327.97% | 55.1% |
| SABALGARH | JNPSRIDHARLAL HARDENIA | INCHARICHARANLAL | 3,5167.15% | 62.0% |
| SAGAR | INCSHIVKUMAR JWALAPRASAD | JNPNARAYAN SHANKAR TRIVEDI | 5,26611.78% | 58.8% |
| SAILANA | JNPKAMJI | INCPRABHUDAYAL GAHLOT | 14,15840.00% | 55.8% |
| SAJA | JNPPRADEEP KUMAR CHOUBE | INCLALGAYENDRA SINGH | 1,8424.65% | 54.4% |
| SAKTI | INCRAJA SURENDRA BAHADUR | INDNANDLAL SAHU | 13,73138.12% | 51.1% |
| SAMRI | JNPAMIN | INDRAM PRASAD | 8,30337.08% | 37.0% |
| SANCHI | JNPGOURISHANKER | INCUMRAOSINGH | 14,21437.47% | 50.3% |
| SARAIPALI | INCMOHANLAL RAMPRASAD | JNPJAGDISHLAL LAKHESINGH | 1,7925.10% | 48.1% |
| SARANGARH | INCHULASRAM MANHAR | INDAWDHARAM BHARDWAJ WAKIL | 2,7089.70% | 36.3% |
| SARANGPUR | INDAMARSINGH MOTILAL | INCHAZARI SHIVEJI | 5,36513.59% | 54.0% |
| SARDARPUR | INCMOOLCHAND PATEL | JNPBHERUSINGH CHAUHAN | 6121.84% | 45.6% |
| SARIA | INCKUMARI KAMLA DEVI NARESH CHANDRA SINGH | JNPLAKHIRAM | 17,50941.07% | 59.3% |
| SATNA | INCARUN SINGH | JNPHUKUM CHAND | 6201.24% | 57.0% |
| SAUSAR | INCREWNATH NATHUJEE CHOURE | JNPNAMDEV BALEERAM DHOTE | 6,63116.86% | 56.4% |
| SAWER | JNPARJUN SINGH DHARU | INCRADHAKISHAN MALVIYA | 2,3186.30% | 53.0% |
| SEHORE | JNPSABITA BAJPAI | INCAZIZ QURESHI | 10,24826.57% | 60.6% |
| SENDHWA | JNPRAOJI KALJI | INCSHOBHARAM PATEL | 2,99311.47% | 45.9% |
| SEONDHA | JNPTULSI RAM | INCSHIVCHARAN | 7,04515.57% | 60.7% |
| SEONI | INCPRABHA BHARGWA | JNPRAJENDRA NARAYANDAS GUPTA | 2,6366.82% | 52.4% |
| SEONI-MALWA | INCHAZARILAL RAGHUBANSHI | JNPSABBARSINGH KUNJEELAL | 3,7958.70% | 61.7% |
| SHADORA | JNPHAR LAL | INCKHUSHALCHAND CHHOTELAL | 2570.94% | 39.5% |
| SHAHPUR | JNPDESHMUKH DHAIRYASHEEL RAO KESHAV RAO (BABA | INCPRAHALAD RAO VAIDHYA | 3,4729.40% | 60.4% |
| SHAHPURA | JNPANUP SINGH MARABI | INCSADAN SINGH | 10,05760.56% | 26.1% |
| SHAJAPUR | JNPSHASHIKANT SHENDURNAIKAR | INCTARAJOYATI SHARMA | 9,59917.27% | 67.4% |
| SHAMSHABAD | JNPGIRISCHAND RAMSAHAY | INCGYANENDRA KUMAR | 11,20528.07% | 54.4% |
| SHEOPUR | JNPGULAB SINGH | INCVISHNUSHARAN SINGH | 5,82415.69% | 56.1% |
| SHIVPURI | JNPMAHAVIR PRASAD JAIN | INCGANESH LAL JAIN | 10,12325.20% | 50.1% |
| SHUJALPUR | JNPSHALL KUMAR SHARMA | INCVIDDHYADHAR JOSHI | 11,49022.36% | 64.0% |
| SIDHI | INCINDRAJEET KUMAR | JNPKESHAV PRASAD SINGH | 2,1257.95% | 38.4% |
| SIHAWA | JNPMADHAV LAXMAN | INCRAMJI | 5,29120.56% | 38.5% |
| SIHORA | JNPDHANYA KUMAR | INCBABUBHAI | 2,4445.76% | 59.6% |
| SINGRAULI | JNPRAMCHARITRA | INDDADOO | 9,54240.17% | 31.5% |
| SIPAT | INCRADHEYSHYAM SHUKLA | JNPBADRIDHAR DIWAN | 7,22120.39% | 54.5% |
| SIRMAUR | JNPSITA PRASAD SHARMA | INCRAJMANI PATEL | 6,57014.44% | 52.5% |
| SIRONJ | JNPSHARIF MASTER | INCHAFIJ YAKUB | 17,90943.96% | 59.0% |
| SITAMAU | JNPPT. BASANTILAL SHARMA | INCBHANWARLAL RAJMAL NAHATA | 10,52221.19% | 65.8% |
| SITAPUR | INCSUKHI RAM | INDBHUBANESWAR NATH | 9,00336.81% | 39.2% |
| SOHAGPUR | INCKRISHNA PAL SINGH | JNPDADAN RAM GUPTA | 3,7528.91% | 53.6% |
| SONKATCH | JNPDEVILAL RAIKWAL BULCHAND | INCKHUMBANCHAND GOLIA GOKUL PRASAD | 10,55822.21% | 69.9% |
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.
