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Elections to the seventh Orissa Legislative Assembly were held 1977.[1]
Constituencies[edit | edit source]
The elections were held for 147 seats. A total of 604 candidates contested for these 147 seats.[2]
Political Parties[edit | edit source]
In 1974, Utkal Congress merged into Bharatiya Lok Dal to form Orissa Janata Party. Orissa Janata Party which also included Indian National Congress (O) – where "O" stood for "Organisation" or "Old" along with Samyukta Socialist Party and the Bharatiya Jana Sangh came together to form Janata Party to oppose Indira Gandhi and the Congress (R).
Three national parties, Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress, and Janata Party took part in the assembly election.
Results[edit | edit source]
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| Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
| Color | Flag | Name | Symbol | Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− |
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Janata Party |
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2,527,787 | 49.17 | (new) | 147 | 110 | (new) | |
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Indian National Congress |
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1,594,505 | 31.02 |  6.42
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146 | 26 | 43
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Communist Party of India | 
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183,485 | 3.57 | 1.3
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25 | 1 | 6
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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45,219 | 0.88 | 0.3
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4 | 1 | 3
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| - | Independents | - | 738,545 | 14.37 | 1.38
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264 | 9 | 2
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| Total | - | 100 | - | - | 147 | - | |||
| Valid Votes | 5,140,549 | 40.67 | |||||||
| Invalid Votes | 140,861 | - | |||||||
| Total Votes polled / turnout | 5,281,410 | 41.79 | |||||||
| Abstentation | 7,357,972 | - | |||||||
| Total No. of Electors | 12,639,382 | ||||||||
Elected members[edit | edit source]
Government Formation[edit | edit source]
The Janata Party emerged again as the winner by winning 78% of the seats with a vote share of 49%. Nilamani Routray become the Chief Minister of the state.
See also[edit | edit source]
- 1977 elections in India
- 1974 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
- 1980 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "1977 Orissa Legislative Assembly election". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "List of Successful Candidates in Orissa Assembly Election in 1977". Elections.in. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ↑ "1977 Orissa Legislative Assembly election". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 September 2020.