Lowest Voter Turnout Lok Sabha Constituencies

1977 Lok Sabha (Parliament) Election · Top 25 constituencies by turnout

In the 1977 Lok Sabha election, the lowest voter turnout was in Koraput (Odisha) at just 25.99%. The full ranked list of the top 25 constituencies is below — click any constituency to see its complete candidate-wise result.

Percentage of registered electors who cast a vote.

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Rank Constituency State Winner Party Turnout
1 Koraput ST Odisha Giridhar Gomango Indian National Congress 25.99%
2 Nabarangpur ST Odisha Khagapati Pradhani Indian National Congress 27.64%
3 Varanasi Punjab Mohinder Singh Sayanwala Shiromani Akali Dal 32.70%
4 Phulbani SC Odisha Sribatcha Digal Bharatiya Lok Dal 33.01%
5 Bahraich ST Bihar Karia Munda Bharatiya Lok Dal 33.93%
6 Sambhal ST Bihar Bagun Sumbrui All India Jharkhand Party 34.46%
7 Keonjhar ST Odisha Govinda Munda Bharatiya Lok Dal 34.71%
8 Berhampur Odisha Jagannath Rao R. Indian National Congress 35.37%
9 Kalahandi Odisha Pratap Keshari Deo Independent 35.63%
10 Rae Bareli ST Gujarat Damor Somjibhai Pujabhai Indian National Congress 36.18%
11 Sonitpur SC Madhya Pradesh Govind Ram Miri Bharatiya Lok Dal 37.08%
12 Mayurbhanj ST Odisha Chandra Mohan Sinha Bharatiya Lok Dal 38.54%
13 Mandla ST Madhya Pradesh Shyamlal Dhurve Bharatiya Lok Dal 39.24%
14 Tura Meghalaya Purna A. Sangma Indian National Congress 39.48%
15 Etawah ST Bihar Father Anthoni Murmu Bharatiya Lok Dal 39.95%
16 Sundargarh ST Odisha Debananda Amat Bharatiya Lok Dal 40.02%
17 Bhubaneswar Odisha Sivaji Patnaik Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 40.39%
18 Bolangir Odisha Ainthu Sahoo Bharatiya Lok Dal 40.60%
19 Chapra SC Uttar Pradesh Ram Nihor Rakesh Bharatiya Lok Dal 41.10%
20 Robertsganj ST Bihar Bateshwar Hemram Bharatiya Lok Dal 41.42%
21 Deogarh Odisha Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Bharatiya Lok Dal 42.24%
22 Deoria ST Madhya Pradesh Drigpal Shah Keshri Shah Bharatiya Lok Dal 42.90%
23 Balrampur ST Madhya Pradesh Dalpat Singh Paraste Bharatiya Lok Dal 42.93%
24 Sitapur Bihar Ritlal Prasad Verma Bharatiya Lok Dal 43.38%
25 Darjeeling West Bengal Krishna Bahadur Chettri Indian National Congress 43.55%

Why this list matters

The lowest-turnout constituencies are typically dense urban ones — Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, parts of Delhi — and Jammu & Kashmir constituencies during periods of unrest. Urban apathy is a long-running concern in Indian politics: cities with educated, connected electorates often turn out at lower rates than the rural seats they criticise. Low turnout can favour parties with the most committed voter base, since they're the ones who show up.

"Lowest turnout" here is filtered to constituencies with valid electors and votes-polled data on file.

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