1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
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All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.37% (Decrease 3.26%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Parkash Singh Badal Balram Jakhar
Party SAD JP INC
Leader's seat Gidderbaha Abohar
Last election 24 New party 66
Seats won 58 25 17
Seat change Increase 34 Increase 25 Decrease 49
Popular vote 1,776,602 847,718 1,899,534
Percentage 31.41 14.99 33.59
Swing Increase 3.8% Increase 15.0% Decrease 9.3%
Chief Minister before election

President's rule

 Elected Chief Minister

Parkash Singh Badal
SAD.

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1977. The result was a victory for Shiromani Akali Dal, which won 58 of the 117 seats.

Result

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Party Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Popular Vote %
Shiromani Akali Dal 70 58 Increase 34 17,76,602 31.41%
Janata Party 41 25 (new) 8,47,718 14.99%
Indian National Congress 96 17 Decrease 49 18,99,534 33.59%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 8 8 Increase 7 1,98,144 3.50%
Communist Party of India 18 7 Decrease 3 3,72,711 6.59%
Independents 435 2 Decrease 1 5,41,958 9.58%
Others 14 0 - 18,686 0.33%
Total[1] 682 117 56,55,353

Constituency wise results

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#     AC Name[2] AC No. Type Winning Candidate Party Total Electors Total Votes Poll% Margin Margin %
1 Fatehgarh 1 GEN Dr Jodh Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 74,591 51,574 69.1 % 648 1.3%
2 Batala 2 GEN Panna Lal Nayyar Janta Party 78,028 54,763 70.2 % 3,192 5.8%
3 Qadian 3 GEN Mohinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 84,558 55,200 65.3 % 9,367 17.0%
4 Srihargobindpur 4 GEN Natha Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 66,348 42,242 63.7 % 5,003 11.8%
5 Kahnuwan 5 GEN Ujagar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 66,729 45,449 68.1 % 3,961 8.7%
6 Dhariwal 6 GEN Swaran Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 69,219 47,045 68.0 % 1,666 3.5%
7 Gurdaspur 7 GEN Khushhal Bahl Indian National Congress 76,676 53,659 70.0 % 1,053 2.0%
8 Dina Nagar 8 SC Gian Chand Janta Party 73,134 47,230 64.6 % 2,090 4.4%
9 Narot Mehra 9 SC Sunder Singh Indian National Congress 60,618 41,536 68.5 % 2,230 5.4%
10 Pathankot 10 GEN Om Parkash Bhardwaj Janta Party 66,569 44,104 66.3 % 2,486 5.6%
11 Sujanpur 11 GEN Chaman Lal Indian National Congress 59,313 42,768 72.1 % 4,770 11.2%
12 Beas 12 GEN Jiwan Singh Umara Nangal Shiromani Akali Dal 83,636 52,209 62.4 % 9,954 19.1%
13 Majitha 13 GEN Parkash Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 81,115 56,146 69.2 % 4,437 7.9%
14 Verka 14 SC Khajan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 80,757 47,199 58.4 % 950 2.0%
15 Jandiala 15 SC Dalbir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 75,682 41,525 54.9 % 1,535 3.7%
16 Amritsar North 16 GEN Harbans Lal Khanna Janta Party 90,040 53,444 59.4 % 4,770 8.9%
17 Amritsar West 17 GEN Satya Pal Dang Communist Party Of India 95,048 54,082 56.9 % 18,912 35.0%
18 Amritsar Central 18 GEN Balramjidass Tandan Janta Party 74,064 52,313 70.6 % 2,626 5.0%
19 Amritsar South 19 GEN Kirpal Singh Janta Party 87,705 54,841 62.5 % 11,929 21.8%
20 Ajnala 20 GEN Shashpal Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 81,446 57,816 71.0 % 2,036 3.5%
21 Raja Sansi 21 GEN Dalip Singh Tapiala Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 71,441 45,603 63.8 % 8,332 18.3%
22 Attari 22 SC Darshan Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 65,680 32,112 48.9 % 4,673 14.6%
23 Tarn Taran 23 GEN Manjinder Singh Behla Independent 77,603 51,350 66.2 % 1,069 2.1%
24 Khadoor Sahib 24 SC Naranjan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 74,117 34,799 47.0 % 5,095 14.6%
25 Naushahra Panwan 25 GEN Ranjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 71,694 48,258 67.3 % 844 1.7%
26 Patti 26 GEN Niranjan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 82,127 45,569 55.5 % 5,451 12.0%
27 Valtoha 27 GEN Jagir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 78,608 45,362 57.7 % 8,085 17.8%
28 Adampur 28 GEN Sarup Singh Janta Party 75,919 50,374 66.4 % 4,098 8.1%
29 Jullundur Cantonment 29 GEN Harbhajan Singh Janta Party 67,644 43,477 64.3 % 1,355 3.1%
30 Jullundur North 30 GEN Ramesh Chander Janta Party 74,506 50,451 67.7 % 3,149 6.2%
31 Jullundur Central 31 GEN Man Mohan Kalia Janta Party 73,380 43,136 58.8 % 10,439 24.2%
32 Jullundur South 32 SC Darshan Singh Indian National Congress 61,497 40,126 65.2 % 12,387 30.9%
33 Kartarpur 33 SC Bhagat Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 73,727 51,040 69.2 % 1,759 3.4%
34 Lohian 34 GEN Balwant Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 84,947 56,033 66.0 % 11,160 19.9%
35 Nakodar 35 GEN Umrao Singh Indian National Congress 79,904 54,564 68.3 % 1,275 2.3%
36 Nur Mahal 36 GEN Sarwon Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 79,880 55,308 69.2 % 8,767 15.9%
37 Banga 37 SC Harbans Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 75,673 51,188 67.6 % 1,612 3.1%
38 Nawan Shahr 38 GEN Jatinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 98,294 70,727 72.0 % 3,635 5.1%
39 Phillaur 39 SC Sarwan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 78,210 49,309 63.0 % 5,920 12.0%
40 Bholath 40 GEN Sukhjinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 66,850 47,707 71.4 % 13,146 27.6%
41 Kapurthala 41 GEN Hukam Chand Janta Party 60,235 37,902 62.9 % 3,209 8.5%
42 Sultanpur 42 GEN Atma Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 64,522 41,445 64.2 % 14,190 34.2%
43 Phagwara 43 SC Sadhu Ram Janta Party 79,263 50,427 63.6 % 4,710 9.3%
44 Balachaur 44 GEN Ram Kishan Janta Party 73,591 47,265 64.2 % 685 1.4%
45 Garhshankar 45 GEN Darshan Singh Communist Party Of India 72,946 41,597 57.0 % 1,123 2.7%
46 Mahilpur 46 SC Kartar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 68,411 40,684 59.5 % 10,372 25.5%
47 Hoshiarpur 47 GEN Om Parkash Janta Party 73,802 46,736 63.3 % 943 2.0%
48 Sham Chaurasi 48 SC Dev Raj Nasrala Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 72,499 43,325 59.8 % 6,145 14.2%
49 Tanda 49 GEN Upkar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 74,800 50,797 67.9 % 7,217 14.2%
50 Garhdiwala 50 SC Dharam Paul Janta Party 72,468 41,496 57.3 % 5,974 14.4%
51 Dasuya 51 GEN Gurbachan Singh Indian National Congress 73,003 43,774 60.0 % 1,607 3.7%
52 Mukerian 52 GEN Kewal Krishna Indian National Congress 73,682 52,985 71.9 % 5,713 10.8%
53 Jagraon 53 GEN Dalip Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 88,956 58,993 66.3 % 156 0.3%
54 Raikot 54 GEN Dev Raj Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 80,543 52,772 65.5 % 4,138 7.8%
55 Dakha 55 SC Charanjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 91,530 53,457 58.4 % 11,730 21.9%
56 Qila Raipur 56 GEN Arjan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 86,949 51,857 59.6 % 6,340 12.2%
57 Ludhiana North 57 GEN Kapoor Chand Janta Party 79,766 55,918 70.1 % 2,702 4.8%
58 Ludhiana West 58 GEN A. Vishwanathan Janta Party 74,113 47,565 64.2 % 5,048 10.6%
59 Ludhiana East 59 GEN Om Parkash Gupta Indian National Congress 69,368 48,628 70.1 % 1,029 2.1%
60 Ludhiana Rural 60 GEN Dhanraj Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 84,494 52,095 61.7 % 3,744 7.2%
61 Payal 61 GEN Benat Singh Indian National Congress 80,188 57,339 71.5 % 5,260 9.2%
62 Kum Kalan 62 SC Daya Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 78,413 48,158 61.4 % 4,211 8.7%
63 Samrala 63 GEN Prehlad Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 73,399 48,130 65.6 % 6,626 13.8%
64 Khanna 64 SC Bachan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 74,391 50,690 68.1 % 893 1.8%
65 Nangal 65 GEN Madan Mohan Janta Party 70,130 46,205 65.9 % 3,607 7.8%
66 Anandpur Sahib - Ropar 66 GEN Madho Singh Janta Party 76,815 44,539 58.0 % 4,000 9.0%
67 Chamkaur Sahib 67 SC Satwant Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal 68,948 47,119 68.3 % 11,760 25.0%
68 Morinda 68 GEN Ravi Inder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 77,775 53,275 68.5 % 8,249 15.5%
69 Kharar 69 GEN Bachittar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 67,816 44,616 65.8 % 8,928 20.0%
70 Banur 70 GEN Hans Raj Sharma Indian National Congress 74,724 52,035 69.6 % 3,955 7.6%
71 Rajpura 71 GEN Harbans Lal Janta Party 70,732 46,491 65.7 % 12,995 28.0%
72 Ghanaur 72 GEN Jasdev Kaur Sandhu Shiromani Akali Dal 67,661 43,555 64.4 % 5,395 12.4%
73 Dakala 73 GEN Lal Singh Indian National Congress 77,889 50,652 65.0 % 605 1.2%
74 Shutrana 74 SC Baldev Singh Communist Party Of India 76,479 47,858 62.6 % 135 0.3%
75 Samana 75 GEN Gurdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 82,953 48,814 58.8 % 6,080 12.5%
76 Patiala Town 76 GEN Sardar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 72,423 45,499 62.8 % 243 0.5%
77 Nabha 77 GEN Gurdarshan Singh Indian National Congress 83,180 65,365 78.6 % 5,820 8.9%
78 Amloh 78 SC Dalip Singh Pandhi Shiromani Akali Dal 84,063 56,348 67.0 % 12,351 21.9%
79 Sirhind 79 GEN Randhir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 84,323 58,994 70.0 % 2,858 4.8%
80 Dhuri 80 GEN Sant Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 77,164 53,379 69.2 % 9,352 17.5%
81 Malerkotla 81 GEN Anwar Ahmad Khan Shiromani Akali Dal 83,057 63,235 76.1 % 5,685 9.0%
82 Sherpur 82 SC Chand Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 71,938 42,861 59.6 % 13,155 30.7%
83 Barnala 83 GEN Surjit Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal 68,262 48,720 71.4 % 7,855 16.1%
84 Bhadaur 84 SC Kundan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 71,042 43,294 60.9 % 8,693 20.1%
85 Dhanaula 85 GEN Sampuran Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 67,308 49,413 73.4 % 2,907 5.9%
86 Sangrur 86 GEN Gurdial Singh Janta Party 69,053 47,084 68.2 % 2,796 5.9%
87 Dirbha 87 GEN Baldev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 69,513 43,712 62.9 % 10,018 22.9%
88 Sunam 88 GEN Sukhdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 70,036 48,761 69.6 % 10,448 21.4%
89 Lehra 89 GEN Chitwant Singh Independent 68,528 46,999 68.6 % 2,930 6.2%
90 Balluana 90 SC Ujagar Singh S/o Nadar Singh Indian National Congress 75,209 42,246 56.2 % 2,514 6.0%
91 Abohar 91 GEN Bal Ram Indian National Congress 73,867 50,467 68.3 % 8,459 16.8%
92 Fazilka 92 GEN Kanshi Ram Indian National Congress 67,248 44,757 66.6 % 3,484 7.8%
93 Jalalabad 93 GEN Mehtab Singh Communist Party Of India 76,852 48,665 63.3 % 17,795 36.6%
94 Guru Har Sahai 94 GEN Lachhman Singh Indian National Congress 76,437 52,042 68.1 % 7,406 14.2%
95 Firozepur 95 GEN Gardhara Singh Janta Party 70,662 45,466 64.3 % 234 0.5%
96 Firozepur Cantonment 96 GEN Harpreet Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 67,085 45,740 68.2 % 4,835 10.6%
97 Zira 97 GEN Hari Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 72,851 46,799 64.2 % 9,256 19.8%
98 Dharamkot 98 SC Sarwan Singh Communist Party Of India 73,667 41,525 56.4 % 981 2.4%
99 Moga 99 GEN Rup Lal Janta Party 77,790 52,050 66.9 % 5,996 11.5%
100 Bagha Purana 100 GEN Tej Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 76,630 55,703 72.7 % 6,889 12.4%
101 Nihal Singh Wala 101 SC Gurdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 70,275 51,601 73.4 % 2,539 4.9%
102 Panjgrain 102 SC Gurdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 76,800 41,548 54.1 % 18,069 43.5%
103 Kot Kapura 103 GEN Jaswinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 84,099 51,795 61.6 % 21,683 41.9%
104 Faridkot 104 GEN Manmohan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 80,549 54,411 67.6 % 10,642 19.6%
105 Muktsar 105 GEN Kanwarjit Singh Indian National Congress 76,359 54,968 72.0 % 1,004 1.8%
106 Giddar Baha 106 GEN Parkash Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 78,217 55,970 71.6 % 14,163 25.3%
107 Malout 107 SC Daua Ram Communist Party Of India 71,492 46,588 65.2 % 2,053 4.4%
108 Lambi 108 GEN Gurdas Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 77,914 50,924 65.4 % 9,280 18.2%
109 Talwandi Sabo 109 GEN Sukhdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 61,339 46,019 75.0 % 5,363 11.7%
110 Pakka Kalan 110 SC Sukhdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 69,989 44,494 63.6 % 6,068 13.6%
111 Bhatinda 111 GEN Hitabhilashi Janta Party 79,417 50,950 64.2 % 3,418 6.7%
112 Nathana 112 SC Teja Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 71,110 41,631 58.5 % 12,225 29.4%
113 Rampura Phul 113 GEN Babu Singh Communist Party Of India 71,492 54,481 76.2 % 2,331 4.3%
114 Joga 114 GEN Baldev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 68,297 51,637 75.6 % 7,051 13.7%
115 Mansa 115 GEN Des Raj Janta Party 73,119 48,987 67.0 % 3,275 6.7%
116 Budhlada 116 GEN Tara Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 71,098 49,349 69.4 % 4,949 10.0%
117 Sardulgarh 117 GEN Balwinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 64,995 44,115 67.9 % 15,715 35.6%

Bypolls

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 #     AC Name No Type State Winning Candidate Party
1 Ferozepur Cantt. 96 NA Punjab M.Singh SAD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1977". elections.in.
  2. ^ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਨਤੀਜੇ ੧੯੭੭.
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