Punjab assembly election, Oct 1977
117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 64.52% turnout.
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
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
- SAD
- JNP
- INC
- CPM
Assembly seat results
All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–117 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMRALA | SADPREHLAD SINGH | CPIJAGJIT SINGH | 6,62613.93% | 64.8% |
| SANGRUR | JNPGURDIAL SINGH | INCGURBUX SINGH | 2,7966.01% | 67.4% |
| SARDULGARH | SADBALWINDER SINGH | INCKIRPAL SINGH | 15,71536.23% | 66.7% |
| SHAM CHAURASI | CPMDEV RAJ NASRALA | INCBHAGAT GURAN DASS | 6,14514.33% | 59.1% |
| SHERPUR | CPMCHAND SINGH | INCJOGINDER SINGH | 13,15531.25% | 58.5% |
| SHUTRANA | CPIBALDEV SINGH | SADGURDEV SINGH | 1350.29% | 61.7% |
| SIRHIND | SADRANDHIR SINGH | INCHARBHAJAN SINGH | 2,8584.90% | 69.2% |
| SRIHARGOBINDPUR | SADNATHA SINGH | CPIGURNAM SINGH | 5,00312.04% | 62.6% |
| SUJANPUR | INCCHAMAN LAL | JNPKESHO DASS | 4,77011.29% | 71.2% |
| SULTANPUR | SADATMA SINGH | INCSADHU SINGH | 14,19034.59% | 63.6% |
| SUNAM | SADSUKHDEV SINGH | INCKULBIR SINGH | 10,44821.78% | 68.5% |
| TALWANDI SABO | SADSUKHDEV SINGH | INCAVTAR SINGH | 5,36311.83% | 73.9% |
| TANDA | SADUPKAR SINGH | INCAJIT SINGH JHIKKA | 7,21714.37% | 67.1% |
| TARN TARAN | INDMANJINDER SINGH BEHLA | SADPREM SINGH LALPURA | 1,0692.10% | 65.5% |
| VALTOHA | SADJAGIR SINGH | INDHAZARA SINGH | 8,08518.06% | 56.9% |
| VERKA | SADKHAJAN SINGH | INCGURMEJ SINGH | 9502.04% | 57.6% |
| ZIRA | SADHARI SINGH | INCNASIB SINGH GILL | 9,25620.02% | 63.5% |
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.
