Maharashtra, Lok Sabha election 1977
48 constituencies in Maharashtra, 58.53% turnout.
Seats
48
Candidates
211
9 women, 3 elected
Turnout
58.53%
1.69 cr of 2.89 cr
Leading party
INC
20 of 48 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Maharashtra
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 20 | -22 | 47 | 79,42,267 | 47.02% | -16.16 |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 19 | +19 | 31 | 53,02,964 | 31.39% | — |
| PWPPWP | 5 | +5 | 6 | 10,30,232 | 6.10% | +0.77 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | +3 | 3 | 6,01,158 | 3.56% | +3.08 |
| RPKRPK | 1 | +1 | 5 | 7,31,289 | 4.33% | +1.46 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 114 | 10,29,117 | 6.09% | -2.16 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,40,605 | 0.83% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,13,717 | 0.67% | -1.24 |
- INC20 (42%)
- BLD19 (40%)
- PWP5 (10%)
- CPM3 (6%)
- RPK1 (2%)
- INC20
- BLD19
- PWP5
- CPM3
- RPK1
- INC20
- BLD19
- PWP5
- CPM3
- RPK1
Constituency performance
From the 48 results in Maharashtra
Closest contest
KOLHAPUR
won by 165 (0.04%)
Biggest victory
SATARA
won by 1,91,601 (56.17%)
Highest turnout
CHIMUR
69.02%
Lowest turnout
DAHANU
47.39%
Seat change
Against Maharashtra's previous Lok Sabha election (1971), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat48 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 48 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
Maharashtra, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BLD
- PWP
- CPM
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 48 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–48 of 48
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHMEDNAGAR | INCSHINDE ANNASAHEB PANDURANG | BLDGADE MOHANRAO ABASAHEB | 64,81319.99% | 56.4% |
| AKOLA | INCSATHE VASANTRAO PURUSHOTTAM | BLDLAHANE MOTIRAM UDAYBHANJI | 61,49916.36% | 63.8% |
| AMRAVATI | INCBONDE NANA MAHADEO | BLDKALOTI HARIBHAU DATTATRAYA | 1,60,66244.42% | 62.2% |
| AURANGABAD | BLDBAPU KALDATE | INCCHANDRASHEKHAR RAJURKAR | 57,08916.04% | 54.2% |
| BARAMATI | BLDSAMBHAJIRAO KAKADE | INCGADGIL VITHAL NARHAR | 30,7008.17% | 59.4% |
| BEED | CPMBURANDE GANGADHAR APPA | INCLAXMAN SHANKARAO DESHMUKH | 51,89715.13% | 49.1% |
| BHANDARA | BLDMANKAR LAXMANRAO BISANJI | INCGUPTA CHHEDILAL BUDHANLAL | 51,63313.15% | 64.6% |
| BOMBAY NORTH | BLDGORE MRINAL KESHAV | INCRIDWAN HARRIS | 1,47,09035.44% | 62.9% |
| BOMBAY NORTH CENTRAL | CPMAHILYA P. RANGNEKAR | INCBHANDARE R. D. | 69,91517.69% | 58.4% |
| BOMBAY NORTH EAST | BLDSUBRAMANIAM SWAMY | INCKULKARNI RAJARAM ALIAS RAJA GOPAL | 1,23,12228.97% | 60.9% |
| BOMBAY NORTH WEST | BLDRAM JETHMALANI | INCGOKHALE HARI RAMCHANDRA | 93,49923.18% | 62.6% |
| BOMBAY SOUTH | BLDRAJADA RATANSINGH GOKULDAS | INCANKLESHWARIA RAMANLAL CHHOTALAL | 64,39416.11% | 58.3% |
| BOMBAY SOUTH CENTRAL | BLDKAMBLE BAPU CHANDRASEN | INCHOSHING VASANT RANGANATH | 53,70314.08% | 58.2% |
| BULDHANA | RPKGAWAI DAULAT GUNAJI | RPIJADHAO GOPALRAO SAKHARAM | 42,85512.53% | 59.0% |
| CHANDRAPUR | BLDRAJE VISHVESHVARRAO | INCABDUL SHAFEE | 88,98623.65% | 63.3% |
| CHIMUR | INCTHAKUR KRISHNARAO DAGOJI | RPKGHODICHOR MANOHAR RAGHOJI | 62,96914.44% | 69.0% |
| DAHANU | CPMKOM LAHANU SHIDAVA | INCDUMADA LAXMAN KAKADYA | 52,66617.65% | 47.4% |
| DHULIA | INCPATIL VIJAYKUMAR NAVAL | BLDPATIL UTTAMRAO LAXMANRAO | 52,14916.58% | 56.9% |
| ERANDOL | BLDPATIL SONUSING DHANSING | INCPATIL KRISHNARAO MADHAVRAO | 13,8143.93% | 58.8% |
| HINGOLI | BLDPATIL CHANDRAKANT RAMKRISHNA | INCDESHMUKH BALAJIRAO GOPALRAO | 35,75111.52% | 52.0% |
| ICHALKARANJI | INCMANE RAJARAM ALIAS BALASAHEB SHANKARRAO | BLDDESAI KAKASAHEB GOPALRAO | 33,3648.57% | 67.7% |
| JALGAON | BLDBOROLE YASHWANT MANSARAM | INCMAHAJAN YADAV SHIVARAM | 12,1863.48% | 59.5% |
| JALNA | BLDPUNDALIK HARI DANVE | INCMANIKRAO PALODKAR | 24,5747.85% | 50.9% |
| KARAD | INCCHAVAN PREMLABAI DAJISAHEB | PWPDESAI BHAUSAHEB BALWANT | 1,70,81552.02% | 52.2% |
| KHED | INCANNASAHEB MAGAR | BLDMUKUNDRAO PATIL | 19,5266.59% | 53.6% |
| KOLABA | PWPDINKAR BALU PATIL | INCSHANKAR BABAJI SAWANT | 53,32115.43% | 58.8% |
| KOLHAPUR | PWPDESAI DAJIBA BALWANTRAO | INCMANE SHANKARRAO DATTATRAY | 1650.04% | 67.8% |
| KOPARGAON | INCVIKHE EKNATHRAO VITHALRAO | BLDPAWAR KISHORE RAMESHWAR | 98,54436.41% | 53.0% |
| LATUR | PWPPATIL UDDHAVRAO SAHEBRRAO | INCPATIL PANDHARINATH GYANOBA | 7,8512.23% | 58.2% |
| MALEGAON | BLDMAHALE HARI SHANKAR | INCKAHANDOLE ZAMARU MANGALU | 15,4375.54% | 50.3% |
| NAGPUR | INCAWARI GEV MANCHARSHA | RPKKHOBRAGADE BHAURAO DEWAJI | 41,55310.76% | 63.4% |
| NANDED | PWPDHONDGE KESHAVRAO SHANKARRAO | INCMHAISEKAR GOVINDRAO RAMCHANDRA | 1,33,82035.81% | 57.5% |
| NANDURBAR | INCNAIK SURUPSINGH HARIYA | BLDPADVI DILAWARSINGH DONGARSINGH | 67,44022.01% | 58.9% |
| NASHIK | BLDHANDE VITHALRAO GANPATRAO | INCTHAKRE BABURAO GANPAT | 11,2413.44% | 53.4% |
| OSMANABAD | INCSHRANGARE TUKARAM SADASHIV | BLDSARWADE KAMLAKARRAO RUKMAJI | 61,54422.51% | 48.3% |
| PANDHARPUR | INCTHORAT SANDIPAN BHAGWAN | RPKKALE TATYASAHEB MANOHAR | 98,45231.86% | 50.0% |
| PARBHANI | PWPDESHMUKH SHESHRAO APPARAO | INCLIMBAJIRAO ALIAS RAMRAO NAGORAO RAUT | 31,53910.57% | 51.9% |
| PUNE | BLDMOHAN DHARIA | INCVASANT THORAT | 48,16712.79% | 62.1% |
| RAJAPUR | BLDMADHU DANDAVATE | INCGOPALRAO MAYEKAR | 1,16,38235.77% | 60.6% |
| RAMTEK | INCBARVE JATIRAMJI CHAITRAMJI | INDRAM HEDAOO | 42,94911.79% | 62.8% |
| RATNAGIRI | BLDPARULEKAR BAPUSAHEB | INCPEJE SANTARAM LAXMAN | 25,3007.89% | 58.5% |
| SANGLI | INCGOTKHINDE GANAPATRAO TUKARAM | BLDVASUDEO DAJI JADHAV | 56,29417.17% | 57.6% |
| SATARA | INCCHAVAN YASHVANTRAO BALWANTRAO | BLDLAVANGARE NITIN JAGANNATH | 1,91,60156.17% | 58.8% |
| SOLAPUR | INCDAMANI SURAJRATAN FATEHCHAND | BLDKADADI MADEPPA BANDAPPA | 34,04310.23% | 63.4% |
| THANE | BLDMHALGI RAMCHANDRA KASHINATH | INCDESHMUKH PANDURANG SHIVRAM | 82,74621.19% | 54.1% |
| WARDHA | INCGODE SANTOSHRAO VYANKATRAO | INDDHOTE JAMBUWANTRAO BAPURAO | 1,16,65428.10% | 68.2% |
| WASHIM | INCNAIK VASANTRAO PHULSING | RPKKHANDARE SHANKARRAO SAMBHUJI | 73,15720.58% | 66.1% |
| YEOTMAL | INCJAWADE SHRIDHARRAO NATTHOBAJI | INDYEMBADWAR NANASAHEB NARAYANRAO | 10,2972.64% | 67.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Indian National Congress won 20 of 48 seats in Maharashtra, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Maharashtra, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Turnout was 58.53% — 1.69 cr of 2.89 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Maharashtra have?
Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats.