1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

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1977 Bihar legislative assembly election

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Legislative Assembly seats
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Karpoori Thakur --- Jagannath Mishra
Party JP CPI INC(I)
Leader since 1977 --- 1975
Seats before New 35 167
Seats after 214 21 57
Seat change Increase 214 Decrease 14 Decrease 110

CM before election

President's rule
N/A

Elected CM

Karpoori Thakur
JP

1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in 1977 to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in the state of Bihar, India. The Janata Party's decisive victories in the state and political elections ensured Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur's victory.[1][2][3]

Results[edit]

Party Seats Contested Seats Won Seats Change Vote Share
Janata Party 311 214 Increase 214 42.7%
Indian National Congress 286 57 Decrease 110 23.6%
Independent politician 2206 24 Increase 7 23.7%
Communist Party of India 73 21 Decrease 14 7.0%
Communist Party of India 16 4 Decrease 14 0.9%
Jharkhand Party 31 2 Increase 1 0.4%
Akhil Bharatiya Shoshit Samaj Dal 26 1 New 0.8%
All India Jharkhand Party 21 1 New 0.5%

References[edit]

  1. "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections in India. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. "38-Year-Old Legacy Hangs Over Bihar Polls". IndiaSpend. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. Louis, Arul B.; Chawla, Prabhu (March 15, 1980). "PM Indira Gandhi dismisses governments in nine states, looks to put Congress in power". India Today. Retrieved 2020-04-11.