1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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.

1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1977

All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.37% ( 3.26%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Parkash Singh Badal Balram Jakhar
Party SAD JP INC
Last election 24 New party 6
Seats won 58 25 17
Seat change 34 25 49
Popular vote 1,776,602 847,718 1,899,534
Percentage 31.41 14.99 33.59
Swing 3.8% 15.0% 9.3%

Chief Minister before election

President's rule

Elected Chief Minister

Parkash Singh Badal
SAD.

Result

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

References

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