Punjab assembly election, Oct 1977
117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 64.52% turnout.
Seats
117
Candidates
682
18 women, 3 elected
Turnout
64.52%
56.6 lakh of 87.6 lakh
Leading party
SAD
58 of 117 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 58 | +34 | 70 | 17,76,602 | 31.41% | +3.77 |
| JNPJanata Party | 25 | +25 | 41 | 8,47,718 | 14.99% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 17 | -49 | 96 | 18,99,534 | 33.59% | -9.25 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 8 | +7 | 8 | 1,98,144 | 3.50% | +0.25 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 7 | -3 | 18 | 3,72,711 | 6.59% | +0.08 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -1 | 435 | 5,41,958 | 9.58% | -2.71 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11,063 | 0.20% | +0.15 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5,250 | 0.09% | -0.12 |
| JMDJMD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,252 | 0.02% | -0.03 |
| ILPILP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,121 | 0.02% | -0.10 |
- SAD58 (50%)
- JNP25 (21%)
- INC17 (15%)
- CPM8 (7%)
- CPI7 (6%)
- IND2 (2%)
- SAD58
- JNP25
- INC17
- CPM8
- CPI7
- IND2
- SAD58
- JNP25
- INC17
- CPM8
- CPI7
- IND2
Constituency performance
From the 117 results in Punjab
Closest contest
JAGRAON
won by 156 (0.27%)
Biggest victory
PANJGRAIN
won by 18,069 (44.05%)
Highest turnout
NABHA
77.40%
Lowest turnout
KHADOOR SAHIB
46.39%
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat117 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 117 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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- SAD
- JNP
- INC
- CPM
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOHAR | INCBAL RAM | JNPSATYA DEV | 8,45916.92% | 67.7% |
| ADAMPUR | JNPSARUP SINGH | CPIKULWANT SINGH | 4,0988.22% | 65.6% |
| AJNALA | SADSHASHPAL SINGH | INCHARCHARAN SINGH | 2,0363.56% | 70.2% |
| AMLOH | SADDALIP SINGH PANDHI | INCHARCHAND SINGH | 12,35122.24% | 66.1% |
| AMRITSAR CENTRAL | JNPBALRAMJIDASS TANDAN | INCDARBARI LAL | 2,6265.06% | 70.1% |
| AMRITSAR NORTH | JNPHARBANS LAL KHANNA | INCPARTAP CHAND BHANDARI | 4,7708.99% | 58.9% |
| AMRITSAR SOUTH | JNPKIRPAL SINGH | INCPIRTHIPAL SINGH | 11,92921.93% | 62.0% |
| AMRITSAR WEST | CPISATYA PAL DANG | JNPKHUSHPAL SINGH | 18,91235.31% | 56.3% |
| ANANDPUR SAHIB - ROPAR | JNPMADHO SINGH | INCSHIV SINGH | 4,0009.09% | 57.3% |
| ATTARI | CPMDARSHAN SINGH | INCGURDIT SINGH | 4,67314.72% | 48.3% |
| BAGHA PURANA | SADTEJ SINGH | INCGURDEEP SINGH | 6,88912.51% | 71.9% |
| BALACHAUR | JNPRAM KISHAN | INDTULSI RAM | 6851.47% | 63.5% |
| BALLUANA | INCUJAGAR SINGH S/O NADAR SINGH | SADSHIV CHAND | 2,5146.02% | 55.5% |
| BANGA | CPMHARBANS SINGH | INCJAGAT RAM | 1,6123.19% | 66.9% |
| BANUR | INCHANS RAJ SHARMA | JNPSHRI CHAND GOYAL | 3,9557.72% | 68.6% |
| BARNALA | SADSURJIT KAUR | INCSOM DUTT | 7,85516.37% | 70.3% |
| BATALA | JNPPANNA LAL NAYYAR | INCVISHWA MITTAR SEKHRI | 3,1925.88% | 69.5% |
| BEAS | SADJIWAN SINGH UMARA NANGAL | INCSOHAN SINGH JALLAL USMAN | 9,95419.35% | 61.5% |
| BHADAUR | SADKUNDAN SINGH | INCBACHAN SINGH | 8,69320.42% | 59.9% |
| BHATINDA | JNPHITABHILASHI | INCRAM NATH | 3,4186.80% | 63.3% |
| BHOLATH | SADSUKHJINDER SINGH | INDBAWA HARNAM SINGH | 13,14628.04% | 70.1% |
| BUDHLADA | SADTARA SINGH | INCGURDEV SINGH | 4,94910.19% | 68.3% |
| CHAMKAUR SAHIB | SADSATWANT KAUR | INCPRITHVI SINGH AZAD | 11,76025.19% | 67.7% |
| DAKALA | INCLAL SINGH | JNPTEJA SINGH | 6051.22% | 63.9% |
| DAKHA | SADCHARANJIT SINGH | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | 11,73022.25% | 57.6% |
| DASUYA | INCGURBACHAN SINGH | JNPHARDYAL SINGH | 1,6073.77% | 58.5% |
| DHANAULA | CPMSAMPURAN SINGH | INCRAJINDER KAUR | 2,9075.97% | 72.4% |
| DHARAMKOT | CPISARWAN SINGH | INDMUKHTIAR SINGH S/O THEJA SINGH | 9812.39% | 55.7% |
| DHARIWAL | SADSWARAN SINGH | CPIRAJ KUMAR | 1,6663.58% | 67.1% |
| DHURI | SADSANT SINGH | CPIACHHRA SINGH | 9,35217.74% | 68.3% |
| DINA NAGAR | JNPGIAN CHAND | INCJAI MUNI | 2,0904.49% | 63.6% |
| DIRBHA | SADBALDEV SINGH | INCHARI SINGH | 10,01823.41% | 61.6% |
| FARIDKOT | SADMANMOHAN SINGH | INCMEHAR SINGH | 10,64219.77% | 66.8% |
| FATEHGARH | SADDR JODH SINGH | INCSANTOKH SING RANDHAWA | 6481.28% | 67.9% |
| FAZILKA | INCKANSHI RAM | JNPAAD LAL | 3,4847.86% | 65.9% |
| FIROZEPUR | JNPGARDHARA SINGH | INCBAL MUKAND | 2340.52% | 63.7% |
| FIROZEPUR CANTONMENT | SADHARPREET SINGH | INCGURNAIB SINGH | 4,83510.67% | 67.5% |
| GARHDIWALA | JNPDHARAM PAUL | INCGURMAIL SINGH | 5,97414.69% | 56.1% |
| GARHSHANKAR | CPIDARSHAN SINGH | JNPBHAGYA CHANDER | 1,1232.74% | 56.2% |
| GHANAUR | SADJASDEV KAUR SANDHU | INCGURDEV SINGH S/O BUDH RAM | 5,39512.52% | 63.7% |
| GIDDAR BAHA | SADPARKASH SINGH | INCBALDEV SINGH | 14,16325.55% | 70.9% |
| GURDASPUR | INCKHUSHAL BEHAL | JNPSARDARI LAL | 1,0531.99% | 69.0% |
| GURU HAR SAHAI | INCLACHHMAN SINGH | JNPKHUSHIAL CHAND | 7,40614.37% | 67.4% |
| HOSHIARPUR | JNPOM PARKASH | INCKUNDAN SINGH | 9432.04% | 62.5% |
| JAGRAON | SADDALIP SINGH | INCJAGRUP SINGH | 1560.27% | 65.6% |
| JALALABAD | CPIMEHTAB SINGH | INDRAJINDER SINGH | 17,79536.92% | 62.7% |
| JANDIALA | SADDALBIR SINGH | INCKARNAIL SINGH MARARI | 1,5353.75% | 54.0% |
| JOGA | SADBALDEV SINGH | INCHARBANS SINGH | 7,05113.86% | 74.5% |
| JULLUNDUR CANTONMENT | JNPHARBHAJAN SINGH | INCBALBIR SINGH | 1,3553.15% | 63.6% |
| JULLUNDUR CENTRAL | JNPMAN MOHAN KALIA | INCASHOK NANDA | 10,43924.39% | 58.3% |
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 assembly election, Oct 1977?
Shiromani Akali Dal won 58 of 117 seats in Punjab, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab assembly election, Oct 1977?
Turnout was 64.52% — 56.6 lakh of 87.6 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 117 assembly seats.
