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'''Elections in India in 1977''' included Legislative Assembly ([[Vidhan Sabha]]) elections in several [[States and territories of India|Indian states]], including [[Goa]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Tamil Nadu]], and [[West Bengal]].

==Legislative Assembly elections==
===Goa===
An election was held in the [[India]]n [[Union territory]] of [[Goa]] in 1977, to elect 30 members to the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]].<ref name= pdf>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1977 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GOA |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3844-goa-1977/}}</ref>

===Himachal Pradesh===
{{Main|1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}

===Jammu and Kashmir===
{{Main|1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election}}
Elections for the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] were held in June 1977,<ref>[http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html 1977 J&K elections]</ref> which are generally regarded as the first 'free and fair' elections in the state.{{sfn|Guha|2008|loc=Section 23.III}}
[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]], newly revived from the former [[Plebiscite Front]], won an overwhelming majority and re-elected [[Sheikh Abdullah]] as the Chief Minister.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf Statistical report J&K 1977]</ref>

===Nagaland===
{{Main|1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election}}

===Tamil Nadu===
{{Main|1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election}}
The sixth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on June 10, 1977. [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) won the election defeating its rival [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK). [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (M.G.R), the AIADMK founder and a leading [[Kollywood|Tamil film]] actor, was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time. The election was a four cornered contest between the AIADMK, DMK, the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and the [[Janata Party]]. Earlier on 17 October 1972, M.G.R had founded the AIADMK following his expulsion from the DMK after differences arose between him and DMK leader [[M. Karunanidhi]]. On 31 January 1976, Karunanidhi's government was dismissed by the central government of Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] citing corruption charges against Karunanidhi and [[President's rule]] was imposed on the state. Karunanidhi had been at odds with Indira Gandhi over his opposition to [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] and allied with [[Janata Party]] founded by [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]. Meanwhile, M.G.R had developed a close relationship with [[Indira Gandhi]] and supported the Emergency. M.G.R remained as Chief Minister until his death in 1987, winning the next two elections held in [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]] and [[1984 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election|1984]].

===West Bengal===
{{Main|1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election}}
[[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] elections were held in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]] on 14 June 1977.<ref name="(India)Sengupta1978">{{cite book|author1=West Bengal (India)|author2=Jatindra Chandra Sengupta|title=West Bengal District Gazetteers: Nadiā|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TluAAAAMAAJ|year=1978|publisher=State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers|page=420}}</ref> The polls took place after the ousting of [[Indira Gandhi]]'s government at the Centre. The [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] won a landslide victory, much to the surprise of the left parties themselves. The 1977 election marked the beginning of the 34-year Left Front rule in West Bengal, with [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] leader [[Jyoti Basu]] leading the first Left Front cabinet.

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{citation|last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |author-link=Ramachandra Guha |title=India after Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy |publisher=Pan Macmillan |year=2008 |isbn=978-0330396110 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=29lXtwoeA44C}}

==External links==
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*[http://eci.nic.in Election Commission of India]

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