1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1977.

These were the elections to the legislative assembly having 320 seats in undivided Madhya Pradesh.[1]

1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
All 320 assembly constituencies
161 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47.28%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Kailash Chandra Joshi Shyama Charan Shukla
Party JP INC
Leader since 1980 1969
Last election N/A -
Seats won 230 84
Seat change 230 136
Popular vote 55,35,807 42,00,717
Percentage 35.88% 35.88%
Chief Minister before election

President's rule
Republic of India

 Elected Chief Minister

Kailash Chandra Joshi
JP

Madhya Pradesh Result

[2]

SN Party Seats
Contested		 Seats
won		 Seats
Changed		 %
Votes
1 Janata Party 319 230 N/A 47.28%
2 Indian National Congress (I) 320 84 -136 35.88%
3 Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 4 1 N/A 2.88%
4 Independent 320 5 -13 15.35%
Total 320
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References
  1. "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1977". elections.in. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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