Lok Sabha 1977
National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.
- Seats
- 543
- Electors
- 32,11,74,327
- Votes polled
- 19,42,63,915
- Turnout
- 60.5%
Lok Sabha composition
Seat arc coloured by party.
Majority mark at 272 seats.
Alliance / party
Toggle party seats or curated alliance rollups.
Alliance map not curated for 1977.
542 of 543 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped
National map
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Closest races in 1977
Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.
1977 · Maharashtra
#1KOLHAPUR
Photo finish
165votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
Desai Balwantrao
PWP
Runner-up
Mane Dattatray
INC
Open constituency result →
1977 · Assam
#2Dhubri
Nail-biter
590votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Ahmmad Hossen
INC
Runner-up
Zahirul Islam
BLD
Open constituency result →
1977 · Karnataka
#3Hassan
Nail-biter
1,081votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
S. Gowda
BLD
Runner-up
G. Nalluregowda
INC
Open constituency result →
1977 · Gujarat
#4Godhra
Nail-biter
1,380votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
Desai Kanaiyalal
INC
Runner-up
Mody Homi
BLD
Open constituency result →
1977 · West Bengal
#5Jangipur
Very close
2,186votes
0.7% of valid votes
Winner
Sasankasekher Sanyal
CPM
Runner-up
Lutfal (Haji)
INC
Open constituency result →
1977 · Tamil Nadu
#6Vellore
Very close
3,161votes
0.7% of valid votes
Winner
Dhandayuthapani V.
NCO
Runner-up
Abdul Samad
IND
Open constituency result →
1977 · Kerala
#7Mukundapuram
Very close
4,220votes
0.9% of valid votes
Winner
A. George
INC
Runner-up
S. Menon
IND
Open constituency result →
1977 · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999
#8Chhindwara
Tight race
2,369votes
1.0% of valid votes
Winner
Gargishankar Mishra
INC
Runner-up
Pratulchandra Dwivedi
BLD
Open constituency result →
1977 · Gujarat
#9Jamnagar
Tight race
2,670votes
1.1% of valid votes
Winner
Vinodbhai Sheth
BLD
Runner-up
Jadeja Pratapsinghji
INC
Open constituency result →
1977 · Kerala
#10Kasaragod
Tight race
5,042votes
1.1% of valid votes
Winner
Ramachandran Kadannappally
INC
Runner-up
M. Rai
CPM
Open constituency result →
1977 · Karnataka
#11Kanakapura
Tight race
4,652votes
1.1% of valid votes
Winner
M. Murthy
INC
Runner-up
M. Rajasekharan
BLD
Open constituency result →
1977 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#12Secunderabad
Tight race
3,847votes
1.2% of valid votes
Winner
M. Hashim
INC
Runner-up
T. Kantamma
BLD
Open constituency result →
By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman Nicobar Islands | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh 27 | 42 | INC | 41 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | IND | 1 |
| Assam | 14 | INC | 10 |
| Bihar 1947 1999 | 54 | BLD | 52 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | BLD | 1 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Daman Diu | 1 | party-unknown-1487 | 1 |
| Delhi | 7 | BLD | 7 |
| Goa Daman And Diu | 2 | INC | 1 |
| Gujarat | 26 | BLD | 16 |
| Haryana | 10 | BLD | 10 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | BLD | 4 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 6 | INC | 3 |
| Karnataka | 28 | INC | 26 |
| Kerala | 20 | INC | 11 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | 40 | BLD | 37 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | INC | 20 |
| Manipur | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | IND | 1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | IND | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | UDF | 1 |
| Odisha | 21 | BLD | 15 |
| Pondicherry | 1 | ADK | 1 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLD | 295 | 405 | 41.3% | 7,80,62,828 |
| INC | 154 | 492 | 34.5% | 6,52,11,589 |
| CPM | 22 | 53 | 4.3% | 81,13,659 |
| ADK | 18 | 21 | 2.9% | 54,80,378 |
| IND | 9 | 1,224 | 5.5% | 1,03,93,617 |
| SAD | 9 | 9 | 1.3% | 23,73,331 |
| CPI | 7 | 91 | 2.8% | 53,22,088 |
| PWP | 5 | 6 | 55.0% | 10,30,232 |
| RSP | 4 | 4 | 45.0% | 8,51,164 |
| FBL | 3 | 4 | 34.0% | 6,33,644 |
| NCO | 3 | 19 | 1.7% | 32,52,217 |
| RPK | 2 | 12 | 51.0% | 9,56,072 |
| MUL | 2 | 6 | 30.0% | 5,65,007 |
| KEC | 2 | 2 | 26.0% | 4,91,674 |
| JKN | 2 | 3 | 26.0% | 4,83,192 |
| DMK | 2 | 19 | 1.8% | 33,23,320 |
| JKP | 1 | 1 | 7.0% | 1,26,288 |
| UDF | 1 | 1 | 7.0% | 1,24,627 |
| MAG | 1 | 2 | 6.0% | 1,18,748 |
| KCP | 0 | 3 | 28.0% | 5,26,937 |
| MLO | 0 | 2 | 17.0% | 3,18,979 |
| SUC | 0 | 18 | 15.0% | 2,80,995 |
| VHP | 0 | 1 | 10.0% | 1,92,867 |
| RPI | 0 | 5 | 8.0% | 1,55,972 |
| JKD | 0 | 7 | 6.0% | 1,16,961 |
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Party efficiency
Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list
- knife-edge: 22
- marginal: 27
- competitive: 44
- comfortable: 125
- safe: 322
Lok Sabha 1977 · 543 seats
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLD | 295 | 41.3% | 54.3% | 1.31× |
| INC | 154 | 34.5% | 28.4% | 0.82× |
| CPM | 22 | 4.3% | 4.1% | 0.94× |
| ADK | 18 | 2.9% | 3.3% | 1.14× |
| IND | 9 | 5.5% | 1.7% | 0.30× |
| SAD | 9 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.32× |
| CPI | 7 | 2.8% | 1.3% | 0.46× |
| PWP | 5 | 55.0% | 0.9% | 0.02× |
| RSP | 4 | 45.0% | 0.7% | 0.02× |
| FBL | 3 | 34.0% | 0.6% | 0.02× |
| NCO | 3 | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.32× |
| RPK | 2 | 51.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| MUL | 2 | 30.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| JKN | 2 | 26.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| KEC | 2 | 26.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| DMK | 2 | 1.8% | 0.4% | 0.21× |