1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election

6 October 1977
All 90 seats in the Haryana Legislative Assembly 46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	64.46%(6%)
Majority party Minority party   Party JP INC Last election New Party 52 seats Seats won 75 3 Seat change New Party (75) 49 Popular vote 1765566 648422 Percentage 46.70% 17.15% Swing New Party 29.76%
Chief Minister before election Devi Lal JP Elected Chief Minister Devi Lal JP

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Haryana in 1977.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Janata Party	1,765,566	46.70	75
	Indian National Congress	648,422	17.15	3
	Vishal Haryana Party	225,478	5.96	5
	Communist Party of India	29,196	0.77	0
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	23,191	0.61	0
	Socialist Unity Center of India	2,916	0.08	0
	Republican Party of India	2,058	0.05	0
	Republican Party of India (Khobragade)	1,150	0.03	0
	Independents	1,082,982	28.64	7
Total		3,780,959	100.00	90
Valid votes		3,780,959	98.77
Invalid/blank votes		47,101	1.23
Total votes		3,828,060	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,938,821	64.46
Source: ECI: