Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1977
13 constituencies in Punjab, 68.73% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 9 | +8 | 9 | 23,73,331 | 42.30% | +11.45 |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 3 | +3 | 3 | 7,01,553 | 12.50% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2,76,973 | 4.94% | +2.74 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -10 | 13 | 19,55,485 | 34.85% | -11.11 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1,84,876 | 3.29% | -1.20 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -2 | 3 | 92,404 | 1.65% | -4.58 |
| ILPILP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17,191 | 0.31% | — |
| JMDJMD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5,868 | 0.10% | — |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,630 | 0.06% | -0.38 |
- SAD9 (69%)
- BLD3 (23%)
- CPM1 (8%)
- SAD9
- BLD3
- CPM1
- SAD9
- BLD3
- CPM1
Constituency performance
From the 13 results in Punjab
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Lok Sabha election (1971), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat13 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 13 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
Punjab, every Lok Sabha election on record
- SAD
- BLD
- CPM
Constituency results
All 13 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–13 of 13
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMRITSAR | BLDBALDEV PARKASH | INCRAGHUNANDAN LAL | 25,0415.25% | 70.7% |
| BHATINDA | SADDHANNA SINGH | INCGULZAR SINGH | 1,75,31141.24% | 70.0% |
| FARIDKOT | SADPARKASH SINGH | INCAVTAR SINGH | 1,00,70121.09% | 73.9% |
| FEROZEPUR | SADMOHINDER SINGH SAYANWALA | INCMOHINDER SINGH GILL | 1,63,93980.04% | 32.4% |
| GURDASPUR | BLDYAGYA DATT | INCPRABODH CHANDER | 28,1226.99% | 71.4% |
| HOSHIARPUR | BLDBALBIR SINGH | INCDARBARA SINGH | 1,14,61727.44% | 66.7% |
| JULLUNDUR | SADIQBAL SINGH DHILLON | INCSWARAN SINGH | 1,18,10828.06% | 71.1% |
| LUDHIANA | SADJAGDEV SINGH TALWANDI | INCDEVINDER SINGH GARCHA | 1,03,59420.96% | 74.2% |
| PATIALA | SADGURCHARAN SING TOHRA | INCAMARENDER SINGH | 90,31719.96% | 74.7% |
| PHILLAUR | CPMBHAGAT RAM | INCGURCHARAN DASS | 1,49,03132.86% | 69.9% |
| ROPAR | SADBASANT SINGH | INCBUTA SINGH | 82,57217.13% | 75.7% |
| SANGRUR | SADSURJIT SINGH | INCRANJIT SINGH | 1,65,04936.56% | 72.5% |
| TARN TARAN | SADMOHAN SINGH TUR | INCGURDIAL SINGH DHILLON | 79,97017.68% | 70.6% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Punjab 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 Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Shiromani Akali Dal won 9 of 13 seats in Punjab, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Turnout was 68.73% — 56.1 lakh of 81.6 lakh registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 13 Lok Sabha seats.
