The 1977 Lok Sabha (Parliament) election in West Bengal was held to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) from 42 parliamentary constituencies in the state. Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) emerged as the leading party, winning 17 seats. Bharatiya Lok Dal came second with 15 seats.
A total of 25,122,416 electors were registered to vote across the state. Of these, 15,133,005 votes were polled, resulting in an overall voter turnout of 60.2%. The average victory margin across all constituencies was 82,172 votes, with the closest contest decided by just 2,186 votes and the largest margin reaching 207,437 votes.
A total of 6 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: Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) (17), Bharatiya Lok Dal (15), All India Forward Bloc (3), Indian National Congress (3), Revolutionary Socialist Party (3) and 1 other parties.
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 | 489-Cooch Behar | SC | West Bengal | Amrendranath Roy Pradhan | All India Forward Bloc | 570556 | 363908 | 63.80% | 102858 | 28.30% | 1977 |
| 2 | 490-Alipurduars | ST | West Bengal | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 523297 | 312975 | 59.80% | 40568 | 13.00% | 1977 |
| 3 | 491-Jalpaiguri | GEN | West Bengal | Khagendra Nath Dasgupta | Independent | 529606 | 315866 | 59.60% | 57698 | 18.30% | 1977 |
| 4 | 492-Darjeeling | GEN | West Bengal | Krishna Bahadur Chettri | Indian National Congress | 624898 | 272135 | 43.60% | 18480 | 6.80% | 1977 |
| 5 | 493-Raiganj | GEN | West Bengal | Md. Hayat Ali | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 563672 | 347199 | 61.60% | 67124 | 19.30% | 1977 |
| 6 | 494-Balurghat | SC | West Bengal | Palas Barman | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 557919 | 369396 | 66.20% | 54563 | 14.80% | 1977 |
| 7 | 497-Jangipur | GEN | West Bengal | Sasankasekher Sanyal | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 565255 | 328222 | 58.10% | 2186 | 0.70% | 1977 |
| 8 | 498-Baharampur | GEN | West Bengal | Tridip Chaudhuri | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 645013 | 391275 | 60.70% | 102180 | 26.10% | 1977 |
| 9 | 499-Murshidabad | GEN | West Bengal | Syed Kazim Ali Meerza | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 587057 | 363744 | 62.00% | 36089 | 9.90% | 1977 |
| 10 | 500-Krishnanagar | GEN | West Bengal | Renupada Das | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 534845 | 331367 | 62.00% | 91368 | 27.60% | 1977 |
| 11 | 503-Barrackpur | GEN | West Bengal | Sougata Roy | Indian National Congress | 650725 | 470018 | 72.20% | 141014 | 30.00% | 1977 |
| 12 | 504-Dum Dum | GEN | West Bengal | Asoke Krishna Dutt | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 698781 | 431362 | 61.70% | 21780 | 5.00% | 1977 |
| 13 | 505-Barasat | GEN | West Bengal | Chitta Basu | All India Forward Bloc | 609986 | 372416 | 61.10% | 115794 | 31.10% | 1977 |
| 14 | 506-Basirhat | GEN | West Bengal | Alhaj M.A. Hannan | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 583782 | 351244 | 60.20% | 12186 | 3.50% | 1977 |
| 15 | 507-Jaynagar | SC | West Bengal | Sakti Kumar Sarkar | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 626050 | 380213 | 60.70% | 60637 | 15.90% | 1977 |
| 16 | 508-Mathurapur | SC | West Bengal | Mukunda Kumar Mondal | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 601885 | 397485 | 66.00% | 41592 | 10.50% | 1977 |
| 17 | 509-Diamond Harbour | GEN | West Bengal | Jyotirmoy Basu | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 608458 | 389100 | 64.00% | 156404 | 40.20% | 1977 |
| 18 | 510-Jadavpur | GEN | West Bengal | Somnath Chatterjee | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 624264 | 356636 | 57.10% | 138635 | 38.90% | 1977 |
| 19 | 511-Kolkata Dakshin | GEN | West Bengal | Dilip Chakravarty | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 654202 | 398561 | 60.90% | 67940 | 17.00% | 1977 |
| 20 | 513-Howrah | GEN | West Bengal | Samar Mukherjee 11dharmatala Lane | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 669642 | 389263 | 58.10% | 104731 | 26.90% | 1977 |
| 21 | 514-Uluberia | GEN | West Bengal | Shyamaprasanna Bhattacharyya | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 610328 | 404839 | 66.30% | 114499 | 28.30% | 1977 |
| 22 | 515-Srerampur | GEN | West Bengal | Dinen Bhattacharya | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 628219 | 392237 | 62.40% | 139815 | 35.60% | 1977 |
| 23 | 516-Hooghly | GEN | West Bengal | Bijoy Krishna Modak | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 560707 | 367205 | 65.50% | 106259 | 28.90% | 1977 |
| 24 | 517-Arambagh | GEN | West Bengal | Prafulla Chandra Sen | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 580700 | 398708 | 68.70% | 207437 | 52.00% | 1977 |
| 25 | 518-Tamluk | GEN | West Bengal | Sushil Kumar Dhara | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 603246 | 421330 | 69.80% | 118575 | 28.10% | 1977 |
| 26 | 521-Jhargram | ST | West Bengal | Jadunath Kisku | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 575907 | 358585 | 62.30% | 47595 | 13.30% | 1977 |
| 27 | 522-Medinipur | GEN | West Bengal | Guha Samar | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 581866 | 388122 | 66.70% | 194514 | 50.10% | 1977 |
| 28 | 523-Purulia | GEN | West Bengal | Chittaranjan Mahata | All India Forward Bloc | 582892 | 303660 | 52.10% | 116552 | 38.40% | 1977 |
| 29 | 524-Bankura | GEN | West Bengal | Mondal Bijoy | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 603383 | 320481 | 53.10% | 80077 | 25.00% | 1977 |
| 30 | 525-Bishnupur | SC | West Bengal | Ajit Kumar Saha | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 601160 | 376332 | 62.60% | 130374 | 34.60% | 1977 |
| 31 | 528-Asansol | GEN | West Bengal | Robin Sen | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 647254 | 287229 | 44.40% | 72227 | 25.10% | 1977 |
| 32 | 529-Bolpur | GEN | West Bengal | Saradish Roy | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 550289 | 266128 | 48.40% | 35951 | 13.50% | 1977 |
| 33 | 530-Birbhum | SC | West Bengal | Gadadhar Saha | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 553221 | 288116 | 52.10% | 30549 | 10.60% | 1977 |
| 34 | 624-Burdwan | GEN | West Bengal | Raj Krishna Dawn | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 638853 | 363202 | 56.90% | 71003 | 19.50% | 1977 |
| 35 | 625-Calcutta North East | GEN | West Bengal | Pratap Chandra Chunder | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 641747 | 361255 | 56.30% | 129759 | 35.90% | 1977 |
| 36 | 626-Calcutta North West | GEN | West Bengal | Bijoy Singh Nahar | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 595840 | 321742 | 54.00% | 69633 | 21.60% | 1977 |
| 37 | 627-Durgapur | SC | West Bengal | Krishna Chandra Haldar | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 677500 | 359280 | 53.00% | 91431 | 25.40% | 1977 |
| 38 | 628-Katwa | GEN | West Bengal | Dhirendra Nath Basu | Indian National Congress | 575293 | 369898 | 64.30% | 11880 | 3.20% | 1977 |
| 39 | 629-Malda | GEN | West Bengal | Dinesh Chandra Joardar | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 550001 | 368914 | 67.10% | 29708 | 8.10% | 1977 |
| 40 | 630-Nabadwip | SC | West Bengal | Bibha Ghosh (Goswami ) | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 635456 | 371933 | 58.50% | 87286 | 23.50% | 1977 |
| 41 | 631-Panskura | GEN | West Bengal | Abha Maiti | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 519863 | 373170 | 71.80% | 98137 | 26.30% | 1977 |
| 42 | 708-Midnapur | GEN | West Bengal | Ghosal Sudhir Kumar | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 578798 | 338254 | 58.40% | 34124 | 10.10% | 1977 |
Data-driven analysis of the 1977 West Bengal 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 West Bengal 1977 was 82,172 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.
West Bengal is divided into 42 parliamentary constituencies. The constituencies are categorized as: GEN (32 seats), SC (8 seats), ST (2 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).