Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Oct 1977
320 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 50.23% turnout.
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
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
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- RRP
Assembly seat results
All 320 seats, alphabetical · showing 301–320 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMAWALI | JNPJAHAR SINGH | INCRAJ BAHADUR SINGH | 4,16010.56% | 53.6% |
| SURAJPUR | JNPREWATI RAMAN MISHRA | INDUMESHWAR SARAN SINGH DEO | 5,29716.43% | 45.1% |
| SURKHI | JNPLAXMINARAYAN YADAV | INCBHARAT SINGH BHAPAL | 3,1079.23% | 53.7% |
| SUSNER | JNPHARI BHAU JOSHI | INCHARIMARAYAN PATEL | 12,40826.91% | 65.2% |
| SUWASARA | JNPCHAMPALALA ARYA | INCASHARAM VARMA | 13,83630.51% | 60.8% |
| TAKHATPUR | JNPMANHARANLAL PANDEY | INCROHINI KUMAR BAJPAI | 2,4336.53% | 58.3% |
| TANAKHAR | JNPBISHAL SINGH | INCLALKIRTI KUMAR SINGH | 10,57136.98% | 40.6% |
| TAPKARA | JNPNAND KUMAR SAI | INDJOLPHOLHEM DHANKUNWAR | 7,24921.79% | 51.0% |
| TARANA | JNPNAGULAL MALVIYA | INCSAGARMAL MALVIYA | 7,20016.59% | 64.5% |
| TEONTHAR | INCSHRINIWAS TIWARI | JNPRAMALAKHANA SINGH | 7631.51% | 60.5% |
| THANDLA | JNPMANNAJI | INCKANTILAL BHURIA | 4,90619.68% | 44.1% |
| TIKAMGARH | JNPMAGAN LAL GOYAL | INCSARDAR SINGH | 4,53510.10% | 54.4% |
| TIMARNI | JNPMANOHARLAL HAZARILAL | INCRAVIPRASAD GHANSHYAM | 2,8609.01% | 50.1% |
| UDAIPURA | JNPGOVERDHAN SINGH | INCGOUTAM BAIJNATH | 10,22124.93% | 53.8% |
| UJJAIN NORTH | JNPBABULAL JAIN | INCRAJENDRA KUMAR JAIN | 7,09615.72% | 60.1% |
| UJJAIN SOUTH | JNPGOVINDRAO VISHVANATH NAIK | INCVAHIDUDDIN QURESHI | 5,18712.65% | 59.9% |
| UMARIA | JNPNRIPENDRA SINGH | INCRANVIJAY PRATAP SINGH | 9,47131.16% | 42.0% |
| VIDISHA | JNPNARSINGHDAS GOYAL | INCHRIDAYA MOHAN | 13,76830.02% | 59.1% |
| VIJAIRAGHOGARH | JNPLAXMICHAND BAJHAL | INCARVIND PATHAK | 5,20413.76% | 55.2% |
| WARASEONI | JNPK.D. DESHMUKH BATHU | INCSURAJLAL BISEN | 1,1382.60% | 66.2% |
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.
