1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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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
Last election 24 New party 6
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

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

#     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 Khushal Behal 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

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

References

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