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1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|
|
|
| Turnout | 65.37% ( 3.26%) |
|---|
|
|
First party
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Second party
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Third party
|
|
|
|
|
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| Leader
|
Parkash Singh Badal
|
|
Balram Jakhar
|
| Party
|
SAD
|
JP
|
INC
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| Seats won
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58
|
25
|
17
|
| Seat change
|
 34
|
25
|
49
|
| Popular vote
|
17,76,602
|
8,47,718
|
18,99,534
|
| Percentage
|
31.41
|
14.99
|
33.59
|
|
|
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab in 1977. The result was a victory for Shiromani Akali Dal, which won 58 of the 117 seats.
Result
| Party
|
contested
|
Seats won
|
change in seats
|
popular vote
|
%
|
|
|
Shiromani Akali Dal
|
70
|
58
|
34
|
17,76,602
|
31.41%
|
|
|
Janata Party
|
41
|
25
|
(new)
|
8,47,718
|
14.99%
|
|
|
Indian National Congress
|
96
|
17
|
49
|
18,99,534
|
33.59%
|
|
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
1,98,144
|
3.50%
|
|
|
Communist Party of India
|
18
|
7
|
3
|
3,72,711
|
6.59%
|
|
|
Independents
|
435
|
2
|
1
|
5,41,958
|
9.58%
|
|
|
Others
|
14
|
0
|
-
|
18,686
|
0.33%
|
| Total[1]
|
682
|
117
|
|
56,55,353
|
|
References
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