India General Election (Parliament) · 543 Constituencies · 25 States & UTs
The 1977 Indian general election was held across 543 Lok Sabha constituencies in 25 states and union territories. A total of 321,174,327 electors were registered and 194,263,915 votes were polled, recording a national voter turnout of 60.5%. Bharatiya Lok Dal won the most seats with 295, followed by Indian National Congress with 154 seats.
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| State / UT | Seats | Leading Party | Won | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | Indian National Congress | 41 | 62.5% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | Independent | 1 | 24.5% |
| Assam | 14 | Indian National Congress | 10 | 54.9% |
| Bihar | 54 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 52 | 60.8% |
| Delhi | 7 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 7 | 71.3% |
| Goa | 1 | Indian National Congress | 1 | 62.0% |
| Gujarat | 26 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 16 | 59.2% |
| Haryana | 10 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 10 | 73.3% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 4 | 59.6% |
| Karnataka | 28 | Indian National Congress | 26 | 63.2% |
| Kerala | 20 | Indian National Congress | 11 | 79.2% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 40 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 37 | 54.9% |
| Maharashtra | 48 | Indian National Congress | 20 | 60.3% |
| Manipur | 2 | Indian National Congress | 2 | 60.1% |
| Meghalaya | 2 | Independent | 1 | 49.9% |
| Mizoram | 1 | Independent | 1 | 49.9% |
| Nagaland | 1 | United Democratic Front | 1 | 52.8% |
| Pondicherry | 1 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 73.6% |
| Punjab | 13 | Shiromani Akali Dal | 9 | 70.1% |
| Rajasthan | 25 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 24 | 56.9% |
| Sikkim | 1 | Indian National Congress | 1 | - |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17 | 67.1% |
| Tripura | 2 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 1 | 70.1% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 85 | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 85 | 56.4% |
| West Bengal | 42 | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 17 | 60.2% |