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 51–100 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULLUNDUR NORTH | JNPRAMESH CHANDER | INCGURDIAL SAINI | 3,1496.30% | 67.1% |
| JULLUNDUR SOUTH | INCDARSHAN SINGH | JNPROSHAN LAL | 12,38731.25% | 64.5% |
| KAHNUWAN | SADUJAGAR SINGH | INCSATNAM SINGH | 3,9618.85% | 67.0% |
| KAPURTHALA | JNPHUKAM CHAND | INCKIRPAL SINGH | 3,2098.62% | 61.8% |
| KARTARPUR | SADBHAGAT SINGH | INCJAGJIT SINGH | 1,7593.49% | 68.3% |
| KHADOOR SAHIB | SADNARANJAN SINGH | CPISWARAN SINGH | 5,09514.82% | 46.4% |
| KHANNA | SADBACHAN SINGH | INCSHAMSHER SINGH | 8931.79% | 67.2% |
| KHARAR | SADBACHITTAR SINGH | CPISHANSHER SINGH JOSH | 8,92820.24% | 65.1% |
| KOT KAPURA | SADJASWINDER SINGH | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | 21,68342.38% | 60.8% |
| KUM KALAN | CPMDAYA SINGH | INCSHAM SINGH SANDHU | 4,2118.84% | 60.7% |
| LAMBI | SADGURDAS SINGH | INCGURDASHAN SINGH | 9,28018.44% | 64.6% |
| LEHRA | INDCHITWANT SINGH | JNPBRISH BHAN | 2,9306.33% | 67.6% |
| LOHIAN | SADBALWANT SINGH | INDCHARANJIT SINGH | 11,16020.20% | 65.0% |
| LUDHIANA EAST | INCOM PARKASH GUPTA | SADSURJAN SINGH | 1,0292.14% | 69.3% |
| LUDHIANA NORTH | JNPKAPOOR CHAND | INCSARDARI LAL | 2,7024.88% | 69.4% |
| LUDHIANA RURAL | SADDHANRAJ SINGH | INCTARAK SINGH | 3,7447.29% | 60.8% |
| LUDHIANA WEST | JNPA. VISHWANATHAN | INCJOGINDER PAL PANDEY | 5,04810.71% | 63.6% |
| MAHILPUR | SADKARTAR SINGH | INCRAM RATTAN | 10,37225.90% | 58.5% |
| MAJITHA | SADPARKASH SINGH | INCKIRPAL SINGH | 4,4377.98% | 68.5% |
| MALERKOTLA | SADANWAR AHMAD KHAN | INCSAJIDA BEGAM | 5,6859.09% | 75.3% |
| MALOUT | CPIDAUA RAM | SADSUJAN SINGH | 2,0534.45% | 64.5% |
| MANSA | JNPDES RAJ | CPIJANGIR SINGH | 3,2756.77% | 66.2% |
| MOGA | JNPRUP LAL | INCIQBAL SINGH | 5,99611.69% | 66.0% |
| MORINDA | SADRAVI INDER SINGH | INCRANDHIR SINGH | 8,24915.61% | 68.0% |
| MUKERIAN | INCKEWAL KRISHNA | JNPBISHAMBAR NATH | 5,71310.93% | 70.9% |
| MUKTSAR | INCKANWARJIT SINGH | SADGURMIT SINGH | 1,0041.89% | 69.5% |
| NABHA | INCGURDARSHAN SINGH | SADNARINDER SINGH | 5,8209.04% | 77.4% |
| NAKODAR | INCUMRAO SINGH | SADPRITAM SINGH SARINH | 1,2752.37% | 67.3% |
| NANGAL | JNPMADAN MOHAN | INCSARLA PRASHAR | 3,6077.90% | 65.1% |
| NAROT MEHRA | INCSUNDER SINGH | JNPMAHASHA PURAN CHAND | 2,2305.45% | 67.5% |
| NATHANA | SADTEJA SINGH | INCGULZAR SINGH | 12,22529.83% | 57.6% |
| NAUSHAHRA PANWAN | SADRANJIT SINGH | INDSURINDER SINGH | 8441.77% | 66.6% |
| NAWAN SHAHR | SADJATINDER SINGH | INCDILBAGH SINGH | 3,6355.20% | 71.1% |
| NIHAL SINGH WALA | SADGURDEV SINGH | CPISAGGHAR SINGH | 2,5395.00% | 72.3% |
| NUR MAHAL | CPMSARWON SINGH | INCDARSHAN SINGH | 8,76716.03% | 68.5% |
| PAKKA KALAN | SADSUKHDEV SINGH | CPIGURSEWAK | 6,06813.84% | 62.7% |
| PANJGRAIN | SADGURDEV SINGH | INCSURJIT SINGH | 18,06944.05% | 53.4% |
| PATHANKOT | JNPOM PARKASH BHARDWAJ | INCRAM SINGH | 2,4865.69% | 65.6% |
| PATIALA TOWN | SADSARDAR SINGH | INDSHAMBHU PRASHAD | 2430.54% | 62.3% |
| PATTI | SADNIRANJAN SINGH | INCGURDIP SINGH | 5,45112.11% | 54.8% |
| PAYAL | INCBENAT SINGH | SADJARNAIL SINGH | 5,2609.31% | 70.5% |
| PHAGWARA | JNPSADHU RAM | INCPIARA RAM DHANOWALIA | 4,7109.44% | 62.9% |
| PHILLAUR | SADSARWAN SINGH | INCSURINDER KUMAR | 5,92012.19% | 62.1% |
| QADIAN | SADMOHINDER SINGH | INCTRIPT RANINDER SINGH | 9,36717.20% | 64.4% |
| QILA RAIPUR | SADARJAN SINGH | INDANIL PARTAP | 6,34012.42% | 58.7% |
| RAIKOT | SADDEV RAJ SINGH | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | 4,1387.93% | 64.8% |
| RAJA SANSI | CPMDALIP SINGH TAPIALA | INCAMARJIT SINGH KAMASKA | 8,33218.47% | 63.2% |
| RAJPURA | JNPHARBANS LAL | INCPREM SINGH PREM | 12,99528.30% | 64.9% |
| RAMPURA PHUL | CPIBABU SINGH | SADHARBANS SINGH | 2,3314.34% | 75.1% |
| SAMANA | SADGURDEV SINGH | INCBRIJ LAL | 6,08012.66% | 57.9% |
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.
