The 1977 Lok Sabha (Parliament) election in Madhya Pradesh was held to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) from 40 parliamentary constituencies in the state. Bharatiya Lok Dal emerged as the leading party, winning 37 seats. Independent came second with 1 seats.
A total of 22,782,932 electors were registered to vote across the state. Of these, 12,512,691 votes were polled, resulting in an overall voter turnout of 54.9%. The average victory margin across all constituencies was 74,027 votes, with the closest contest decided by just 2,369 votes and the largest margin reaching 161,785 votes.
A total of 4 political parties won at least one seat in this election. India's Lok Sabha elections use the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, where the candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins the seat. The party or coalition winning a majority of Lok Sabha seats forms the central government and appoints the Prime Minister.
Seat data is not available for this selection.
Seat breakdown: Bharatiya Lok Dal (37), Independent (1), Indian National Congress (1), Republican Party Of India (KHOBRAGADE) (1).
Click on any constituency name to view the full candidate-wise breakdown with individual vote counts, vote share percentages, and party affiliations.
| Sno. | Constituency | Type | State | Winner | Party | Electors | Votes | Turnout | Margin | Margin% | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82-Sarguja | ST | Madhya Pradesh | Larang Sai | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 549984 | 248789 | 45.20% | 100183 | 40.30% | 1977 |
| 2 | 83-Raigarh | ST | Madhya Pradesh | Narhari Prasad Sukhdeo Sai | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 534616 | 264988 | 49.60% | 19812 | 7.50% | 1977 |
| 3 | 84-Janjgir | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Madan Bhaiya | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 581342 | 258652 | 44.50% | 13569 | 5.20% | 1977 |
| 4 | 86-Bilaspur | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Niranjan Prasad Kesharwani | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 546085 | 305653 | 56.00% | 12827 | 4.20% | 1977 |
| 5 | 87-Rajnandgaon | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Madan Tiwary | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 539946 | 299983 | 55.60% | 87933 | 29.30% | 1977 |
| 6 | 88-Durg | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Mohan Bhaiya | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 602735 | 356029 | 59.10% | 51575 | 14.50% | 1977 |
| 7 | 89-Raipur | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Purushottam Lal Kaushik | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 519086 | 325479 | 62.70% | 83612 | 25.70% | 1977 |
| 8 | 90-Mahasamund | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Brijlal Verma | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 567454 | 325640 | 57.40% | 79527 | 24.40% | 1977 |
| 9 | 91-Bastar | ST | Madhya Pradesh | Drigpal Shah Keshri Shah | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 495505 | 212567 | 42.90% | 50054 | 23.50% | 1977 |
| 10 | 92-Kanker | ST | Madhya Pradesh | Aghansingh | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 546877 | 278807 | 51.00% | 53777 | 19.30% | 1977 |
| 11 | 203-Morena | SC | Madhya Pradesh | Chhabiram Argal | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 588278 | 281908 | 47.90% | 81304 | 28.80% | 1977 |
| 12 | 204-Bhind | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Raghubir Singh Machhand | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 649212 | 343476 | 52.90% | 160894 | 46.80% | 1977 |
| 13 | 205-Gwalior | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Narayan Krishna Shejwalker | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 587078 | 338230 | 57.60% | 152192 | 45.00% | 1977 |
| 14 | 206-Guna | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Madhav Rao Scindia | Independent | 634123 | 336579 | 53.10% | 76451 | 22.70% | 1977 |
| 15 | 207-Sagar | SC | Madhya Pradesh | Narmada Prasad Rai | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 539534 | 297815 | 55.20% | 68929 | 23.10% | 1977 |
| 16 | 209-Damoh | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Narendra Singh Yadvendra Singh | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 624578 | 365679 | 58.60% | 149419 | 40.90% | 1977 |
| 17 | 210-Khajuraho | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Laxmi Narain Nayak | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 666008 | 348780 | 52.40% | 161785 | 46.40% | 1977 |
| 18 | 212-Rewa | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Yammuna Prasad | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 659111 | 383903 | 58.30% | 6693 | 1.70% | 1977 |
| 19 | 213-Sidhi | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Surya Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 590957 | 265662 | 45.00% | 76473 | 28.80% | 1977 |
| 20 | 214-Shahdol | ST | Madhya Pradesh | Dalpat Singh Paraste | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 580106 | 249039 | 42.90% | 96559 | 38.80% | 1977 |
| 21 | 215-Jabalpur | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Sharad Yadav | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 587198 | 341316 | 58.10% | 75891 | 22.20% | 1977 |
| 22 | 216-Mandla | ST | Madhya Pradesh | Shyamlal Dhurve | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 497295 | 195129 | 39.20% | 72799 | 37.30% | 1977 |
| 23 | 217-Balaghat | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Kacharu Lal Hemraj Jain | Republican Party Of India (KHOBRAGADE) | 546723 | 299484 | 54.80% | 49708 | 16.60% | 1977 |
| 24 | 218-Chhindwara | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Gargishankar Ramkrishna Mishra | Indian National Congress | 514364 | 243307 | 47.30% | 2369 | 1.00% | 1977 |
| 25 | 219-Hoshangabad | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Kamath Hari Vishnu | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 561979 | 327492 | 58.30% | 108171 | 33.00% | 1977 |
| 26 | 220-Vidisha | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Raghavji | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 587424 | 354506 | 60.40% | 123734 | 34.90% | 1977 |
| 27 | 221-Bhopal | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Arif Beg | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 616993 | 381028 | 61.80% | 108526 | 28.50% | 1977 |
| 28 | 222-Rajgarh | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Pandit Vashant Kumar Ram Krishna | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 577412 | 325636 | 56.40% | 151535 | 46.50% | 1977 |
| 29 | 224-Ujjain | SC | Madhya Pradesh | Hukumchand Kachhaway | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 550046 | 372839 | 67.80% | 69097 | 18.50% | 1977 |
| 30 | 225-Mandsaur | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Laxminarayan Pandey | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 598330 | 409872 | 68.50% | 51107 | 12.50% | 1977 |
| 31 | 227-Dhar | ST | Madhya Pradesh | Bharat Singh Gulab Singh | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 542947 | 322804 | 59.50% | 45374 | 14.10% | 1977 |
| 32 | 228-Indore | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Kalyan Jain | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 560665 | 363014 | 64.80% | 36636 | 10.10% | 1977 |
| 33 | 229-Khargone | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Rameshwar Patidar | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 537398 | 344491 | 64.10% | 35858 | 10.40% | 1977 |
| 34 | 230-Khandwa | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Parmanand Thakurdas Govindjiwala | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 524670 | 330516 | 63.00% | 54023 | 16.30% | 1977 |
| 35 | 231-Betul | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Subhash Chandra Ahuja | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 504032 | 235157 | 46.70% | 26923 | 11.40% | 1977 |
| 36 | 487-Nainital Udhamsingh Nagar | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Sukhendra Singh | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 593300 | 367563 | 62.00% | 152577 | 41.50% | 1977 |
| 37 | 586-Seoni | GEN | Madhya Pradesh | Nirmal Chandra Jain | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 552085 | 289629 | 52.50% | 53561 | 18.50% | 1977 |
| 38 | 587-Shajapur | SC | Madhya Pradesh | Phool Chand Verma | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 580748 | 420597 | 72.40% | 84792 | 20.20% | 1977 |
| 39 | 731-Kaziranga | ST | Madhya Pradesh | Bhagirath Bhawar | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 518465 | 267704 | 51.60% | 62672 | 23.40% | 1977 |
| 40 | 732-Sonitpur | SC | Madhya Pradesh | Govind Ram Miri | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 628243 | 232949 | 37.10% | 12176 | 5.20% | 1977 |
Data-driven analysis of the 1977 Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha election results, covering competitiveness, candidate performance, and voter behaviour.
The victory margin is the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the runner-up. A constituency with a margin under 5,000 votes is considered closely fought. The average margin in Madhya Pradesh 1977 was 74,027 votes.
The 10 parliamentary constituencies decided by the narrowest margins.
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin |
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Candidates receiving less than one-sixth (16.67%) of valid votes forfeit their security deposit. A high forfeiture rate indicates a party fielded candidates in constituencies with little voter support.
NOTA (None of the Above) allows voters to reject all candidates. When NOTA votes exceed the victory margin, it signals significant voter dissatisfaction.
| Constituency | NOTA Votes | Win Margin | NOTA > Margin? |
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The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of India's Parliament. Members of Parliament (MPs) are directly elected by voters in their respective parliamentary constituencies through universal adult suffrage.
Madhya Pradesh is divided into 40 parliamentary constituencies. The constituencies are categorized as: GEN (27 seats), ST (8 seats), SC (5 seats). SC and ST reserved constituencies ensure representation for historically marginalized communities.
India follows the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes wins the seat. Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).