West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1977
42 constituencies in West Bengal, 58.44% turnout.
Seats
42
Candidates
171
5 women, 2 elected
Turnout
58.44%
1.47 cr of 2.51 cr
Leading party
CPM
17 of 42 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 17 | -3 | 20 | 38,39,091 | 26.15% | -8.15 |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 15 | +15 | 15 | 31,51,318 | 21.46% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 3 | -10 | 34 | 43,12,418 | 29.37% | +1.18 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 3 | +3 | 3 | 6,31,200 | 4.30% | +1.60 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | +2 | 3 | 5,78,786 | 3.94% | +1.91 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 79 | 9,93,450 | 6.77% | +0.98 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -3 | 8 | 9,52,997 | 6.49% | -4.05 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2,06,541 | 1.41% | +0.54 |
| IGLIGL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12,509 | 0.09% | -0.47 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,599 | 0.02% | — |
- CPM17 (40%)
- BLD15 (36%)
- INC3 (7%)
- FBL3 (7%)
- RSP3 (7%)
- IND1 (2%)
- CPM17
- BLD15
- INC3
- FBL3
- RSP3
- IND1
- CPM17
- BLD15
- INC3
- FBL3
- RSP3
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 42 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
JANGIPUR
won by 2,186 (0.69%)
Biggest victory
ARAMBAGH
won by 2,07,437 (53.28%)
Highest turnout
BARRACKPORE
70.31%
Lowest turnout
DARJEELING
41.92%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Lok Sabha election (1971), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat42 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 42 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
West Bengal, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- CPM
- BLD
- INC
- FBL
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 42 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–42 of 42
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPURDUARS | RSPPIUS TIRKEY | INCTUNA ORAON | 40,56813.74% | 56.4% |
| ARAMBAGH | BLDPRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN | INCSANTI MOHAN ROY | 2,07,43753.28% | 67.0% |
| ASANSOL | CPMROBIN SEN | INCSYED MOHAMMAD JALAL | 72,22726.10% | 42.8% |
| BALURGHAT | RSPPALAS BARMAN | INCRASENDRA NATH BURMAN | 54,56315.26% | 64.1% |
| BANKURA | BLDMONDAL BIJOY | INCSHANKAR NARAYAN SINGH DEO | 80,07726.00% | 51.0% |
| BARASAT | FBLCHITTA BASU | CPIRANEN SEN | 1,15,79431.92% | 59.5% |
| BARRACKPORE | INCSOUGATA ROY | CPMMAHAMMAD ISMAIL | 1,41,01430.82% | 70.3% |
| BASIRHAT | BLDALHAJ M.A. HANNAN | INCA.K.M. ISHAQUE | 12,1863.56% | 58.6% |
| BERHAMPORE | RSPTRIDIP CHAUDHURI | INCSUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY | 1,02,18026.85% | 59.0% |
| BIRBHUM | CPMGADADHAR SAHA | INCBIRENDABAN SAHA | 30,54910.97% | 50.4% |
| BOLPUR | CPMSARADISH ROY | CPIDURGA BANERJEE | 35,95113.99% | 46.7% |
| BURDWAN | BLDRAJ KRISHNA DAWN | INCSHYAMA PRASAD KUNDU | 71,00320.03% | 55.5% |
| CALCUTTA NORTH EAST | BLDPRATAP CHANDRA CHUNDER | CPIHIRENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE | 1,29,75936.85% | 54.9% |
| CALCUTTA NORTH WEST | BLDBIJOY SINGH NAHAR | INCASHOKE KUMAR SEN | 69,63322.18% | 52.7% |
| CALCUTTA SOUTH | BLDDILIP CHAKRAVARTY | INCPRIYA RANJAN DAS MUNSHI | 67,94017.49% | 59.4% |
| CONTAI | BLDGUHA SAMAR | INCSUDHANGSHU PANDA | 1,94,51451.17% | 65.3% |
| COOCH BEHAR | FBLAMRENDRANATH ROY PRADHAN | INCBENOY KRISHNA DASCHOWDHURY | 1,02,85829.37% | 61.4% |
| DARJEELING | INCKRISHNA BAHADUR CHETTRI | CPMRATANLAL BRAHMAN | 18,4807.05% | 41.9% |
| DIAMOND HARBOUR | CPMJYOTIRMOY BASU | INCBIREN MAHANTI | 1,56,40441.23% | 62.4% |
| DUM DUM | BLDASOKE KRISHNA DUTT | CPIINDRAJIT GUPTA | 21,7805.16% | 60.4% |
| DURGAPUR | CPMKRISHNA CHANDRA HALDAR | INCMANORANJAN PRAMANIK | 91,43126.41% | 51.1% |
| HOOGHLY | CPMBIJOY KRISHNA MODAK | INCBISHNU CHARAN BANERJEE | 1,06,25929.72% | 63.8% |
| HOWRAH | CPMSAMAR MUKHERJEE 11DHARMATALA LANE | INCNITYANANDA DEY | 1,04,73127.76% | 56.3% |
| JADAVPUR | CPMSOMNATH CHATTERJEE | CPIMOHAMMAD ELIAS | 1,38,63539.94% | 55.6% |
| JALPAIGURI | INDKHAGENDRA NATH DASGUPTA | INCMAYA RAY | 57,69819.04% | 57.2% |
| JANGIPUR | CPMSASANKASEKHER SANYAL | INCLUTFAL HAQUE (HAJI) | 2,1860.69% | 56.1% |
| JHARGRAM | CPMJADUNATH KISKU | INCAMIYA KUMAR KISKU | 47,59513.83% | 59.7% |
| JOYNAGAR | BLDSAKTI KUMAR SARKAR | INCNIRMAL KANTI MONDAL | 60,63716.42% | 59.0% |
| KATWA | INCDHIRENDRA NATH BASU | CPMSYED MANSUR HABIBULLAH | 11,8803.30% | 62.6% |
| KRISHNAGAR | CPMRENUPADA DAS | INCSHIBSANKAR BANDYOPADHAYAY | 91,36828.43% | 60.1% |
| MALDA | CPMDINESH CHANDRA JOARDAR | INCPRANAB KUMAR MUKHERJEE | 29,7088.28% | 65.3% |
| MATHURAPUR | CPMMUKUNDA KUMAR MONDAL | INCPURNENDU SEKHAR NASKAR | 41,59210.73% | 64.4% |
| MIDNAPORE | BLDGHOSAL SUDHIR KUMAR | CPICHOUBEY NARAYAN | 34,12410.47% | 56.3% |
| MURSHIDABAD | BLDSYED KAZIM ALI MEERZA | INCAZIZUR RAHMAN | 36,08910.26% | 60.0% |
| NABADWIP | CPMBIBHA GHOSH (GOSWAMI ) | CPINITAIPADA SARKAR | 87,28624.19% | 56.8% |
| PANSKURA | BLDABHA MAITI | INCPHULRENU GUHA | 98,13727.01% | 69.9% |
| PURULIA | FBLCHITTARANJAN MAHATA | INCPASHUPATI MAHATO | 1,16,55239.62% | 50.5% |
| RAIGANJ | BLDMD. HAYAT ALI | INCABEDIN ANOWARUL | 67,12419.95% | 59.7% |
| SERAMPORE | CPMDINEN BHATTACHARYA | CPIJADU GOPAL SEN | 1,39,81536.76% | 60.5% |
| TAMLUK | BLDSUSHIL KUMAR DHARA | INCSATIS CHANDRA SAMANTA | 1,18,57528.77% | 68.3% |
| ULUBERIA | CPMSHYAMAPRASANNA BHATTACHARYYA | INCNIRMALENDU BHATTACHARJEE | 1,14,49928.93% | 64.8% |
| VISHNUPUR | CPMAJIT KUMAR SAHA | INCGOUR CHANDRA LOHAR | 1,30,37435.91% | 60.4% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in West Bengal 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 West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 17 of 42 seats in West Bengal, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1977?
Turnout was 58.44% — 1.47 cr of 2.51 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 42 Lok Sabha seats.
