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Punjab Vidhan Sabha 1977

Results board · 117 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StatePunjab
Seats
117
Constituencies
Majority
59
Seats needed of 117
Electors
87.65L
On the roll
Votes polled
57.29L
65.4% of electors
Median turnout
65.9%
Median of 117 seats
SAD short
−1
Below majority · 58 − 59

[01]Seat matrix

117 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 117 seats: SAD 58, JNP 25, INC 17, CPI(M) 8, CPI 7, IND 2. Majority line at 59 seats. Hemicycle of 117 seats: SAD 58, JNP 25, INC 17, CPI(M) 8, CPI 7, IND 2. Majority line at 59 seats.
Majority · 59 of 117SAD 58 · 1 short of majority
SAD 5849.6% Shiromani Akali Dal
JNP 2521.4% Janata Party
INC 1714.5% Indian National Congress
CPI(M) 86.8% Communist Party of India (Marxist)
CPI 76.0% Communist Party of India
IND 21.7% Independents

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 33.6%17 seats · 14.5%
SAD 31.4%58 seats · 49.6%
JNP 15.0%25 seats · 21.4%
CPI 6.6%7 seats · 6.0%
CPI(M) 3.5%8 seats · 6.8%
Others 9.9%2 seats · 1.7%

Vote share not published

  • IND2 seats

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. SAD converted 31.4% of votes into 49.6% of seats, a seat premium of 18.2 pp.

    58 ÷ 117 = 49.6% · 49.6 − 31.4 = +18.2

  2. INC polled 33.6% of votes, the highest share, but won 17 seats (14.5%).

    17 ÷ 117 = 14.5% · 14.5 − 33.6 = −19.1

  3. Shutrana was decided by 135 votes, the closest of 117 seats; Kot Kapura had the widest margin, 21,683.

    min / max of margin over 117 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 4 seats were won by a margin under 1%; SAD won 2 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 4 of 117 · SAD 2

  5. In SC-reserved seats SAD won 15 of 29 (51.7%), against 49.6% of all seats.

    15 ÷ 29 = 51.7% · 58 ÷ 117 = 49.6%

  6. Turnout ran from 47.0% in Khadoor Sahib to 78.6% in Nabha; the median seat polled 65.9%.

    min / median / max over 117 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

117 of 117 seats carry a turnout
025507510065.9%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 21.7% of seats
50–60 2017.1% of seats
60–70 7261.5% of seats
70–80 2319.7% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestKhadoor Sahib47.0%
  • HighestNabha78.6%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

117 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Punjab Vidhan Sabha 1977, all 117 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Fatehgarh Dr Jodh Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 51,574 648 1.3 69.1
02 Batala Panna Lal Nayyar Janata Party 54,763 3,192 5.8 70.2
03 Qadian Mohinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 55,200 9,367 17.0 65.3
04 Srihargobindpur Natha Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 42,242 5,003 11.8 63.7
05 Kahnuwan Ujagar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 45,449 3,961 8.7 68.1
06 Dhariwal Swaran Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 47,045 1,666 3.5 68.0
07 Gurdaspur Khushal Behal Indian National Congress 53,659 1,053 2.0 70.0
08 Dina NagarSC Gian Chand Janata Party 47,230 2,090 4.4 64.6
09 Narot MehraSC Sunder Singh Indian National Congress 41,536 2,230 5.4 68.5
10 Pathankot Om Parkash Bhardwaj Janata Party 44,104 2,486 5.6 66.3
11 Sujanpur Chaman Lal Indian National Congress 42,768 4,770 11.2 72.1
12 Beas Jiwan Singh Umara Nangal Shiromani Akali Dal 52,209 9,954 19.1 62.4
13 Majitha Parkash Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 56,146 4,437 7.9 69.2
14 VerkaSC Khajan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 47,199 950 2.0 58.4
15 JandialaSC Dalbir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 41,525 1,535 3.7 54.9
16 Amritsar North Harbans Lal Khanna Janata Party 53,444 4,770 8.9 59.4
17 Amritsar West Satya Pal Dang Communist Party of India 54,082 18,912 35.0 56.9
18 Amritsar Central Balramjidass Tandan Janata Party 52,313 2,626 5.0 70.6
19 Amritsar South Kirpal Singh Janata Party 54,841 11,929 21.8 62.5
20 Ajnala Shashpal Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 57,816 2,036 3.5 71.0
21 Raja Sansi Dalip Singh Tapiala Communist Party of India (Marxist) 45,603 8,332 18.3 63.8
22 AttariSC Darshan Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 32,112 4,673 14.6 48.9
23 Tarn Taran Manjinder Singh Behla Independent 51,350 1,069 2.1 66.2
24 Khadoor SahibSC Naranjan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 34,799 5,095 14.6 47.0
25 Naushahra Panwan Ranjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 48,258 844 1.7 67.3
26 Patti Niranjan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 45,569 5,451 12.0 55.5
27 Valtoha Jagir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 45,362 8,085 17.8 57.7
28 Adampur Sarup Singh Janata Party 50,374 4,098 8.1 66.4
29 Jullundur Cantonment Harbhajan Singh Janata Party 43,477 1,355 3.1 64.3
30 Jullundur North Ramesh Chander Janata Party 50,451 3,149 6.2 67.7
31 Jullundur Central Man Mohan Kalia Janata Party 43,136 10,439 24.2 58.8
32 Jullundur SouthSC Darshan Singh Indian National Congress 40,126 12,387 30.9 65.2
33 KartarpurSC Bhagat Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 51,040 1,759 3.4 69.2
34 Lohian Balwant Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 56,033 11,160 19.9 66.0
35 Nakodar Umrao Singh Indian National Congress 54,564 1,275 2.3 68.3
36 Nur Mahal Sarwon Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 55,308 8,767 15.9 69.2
37 BangaSC Harbans Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 51,188 1,612 3.1 67.6
38 Nawan Shahr Jatinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 70,727 3,635 5.1 72.0
39 PhillaurSC Sarwan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 49,309 5,920 12.0 63.0
40 Bholath Sukhjinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 47,707 13,146 27.6 71.4
41 Kapurthala Hukam Chand Janata Party 37,902 3,209 8.5 62.9
42 Sultanpur Atma Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 41,445 14,190 34.2 64.2
43 PhagwaraSC Sadhu Ram Janata Party 50,427 4,710 9.3 63.6
44 Balachaur Ram Kishan Janata Party 47,265 685 1.4 64.2
45 Garhshankar Darshan Singh Communist Party of India 41,597 1,123 2.7 57.0
46 MahilpurSC Kartar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 40,684 10,372 25.5 59.5
47 Hoshiarpur Om Parkash Janata Party 46,736 943 2.0 63.3
48 Sham ChaurasiSC Dev Raj Nasrala Communist Party of India (Marxist) 43,325 6,145 14.2 59.8
49 Tanda Upkar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 50,797 7,217 14.2 67.9
50 GarhdiwalaSC Dharam Paul Janata Party 41,496 5,974 14.4 57.3
51 Dasuya Gurbachan Singh Indian National Congress 43,774 1,607 3.7 60.0
52 Mukerian Kewal Krishna Indian National Congress 52,985 5,713 10.8 71.9
53 Jagraon Dalip Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 58,993 156 0.3 66.3
54 Raikot Dev Raj Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 52,772 4,138 7.8 65.5
55 DakhaSC Charanjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 53,457 11,730 21.9 58.4
56 Qila Raipur Arjan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 51,857 6,340 12.2 59.6
57 Ludhiana North Kapoor Chand Janata Party 55,918 2,702 4.8 70.1
58 Ludhiana West A. Vishwanathan Janata Party 47,565 5,048 10.6 64.2
59 Ludhiana East Om Parkash Gupta Indian National Congress 48,628 1,029 2.1 70.1
60 Ludhiana Rural Dhanraj Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 52,095 3,744 7.2 61.7
61 Payal Benat Singh Indian National Congress 57,339 5,260 9.2 71.5
62 Kum KalanSC Daya Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 48,158 4,211 8.7 61.4
63 Samrala Prehlad Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 48,130 6,626 13.8 65.6
64 KhannaSC Bachan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 50,690 893 1.8 68.1
65 Nangal Madan Mohan Janata Party 46,205 3,607 7.8 65.9
66 Anandpur Sahib - Ropar Madho Singh Janata Party 44,539 4,000 9.0 58.0
67 Chamkaur SahibSC Satwant Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal 47,119 11,760 25.0 68.3
68 Morinda Ravi Inder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 53,275 8,249 15.5 68.5
69 Kharar Bachittar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 44,616 8,928 20.0 65.8
70 Banur Hans Raj Sharma Indian National Congress 52,035 3,955 7.6 69.6
71 Rajpura Harbans Lal Janata Party 46,491 12,995 28.0 65.7
72 Ghanaur Jasdev Kaur Sandhu Shiromani Akali Dal 43,555 5,395 12.4 64.4
73 Dakala Lal Singh Indian National Congress 50,652 605 1.2 65.0
74 ShutranaSCCLOSEST Baldev Singh Communist Party of India 47,858 135 0.3 62.6
75 Samana Gurdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 48,814 6,080 12.5 58.8
76 Patiala Town Sardar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 45,499 243 0.5 62.8
77 Nabha Gurdarshan Singh Indian National Congress 65,365 5,820 8.9 78.6
78 AmlohSC Dalip Singh Pandhi Shiromani Akali Dal 56,348 12,351 21.9 67.0
79 Sirhind Randhir Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 58,994 2,858 4.8 70.0
80 Dhuri Sant Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 53,379 9,352 17.5 69.2
81 Malerkotla Anwar Ahmad Khan Shiromani Akali Dal 63,235 5,685 9.0 76.1
82 SherpurSC Chand Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 42,861 13,155 30.7 59.6
83 Barnala Surjit Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal 48,720 7,855 16.1 71.4
84 BhadaurSC Kundan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 43,294 8,693 20.1 60.9
85 Dhanaula Sampuran Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist) 49,413 2,907 5.9 73.4
86 Sangrur Gurdial Singh Janata Party 47,084 2,796 5.9 68.2
87 Dirbha Baldev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 43,712 10,018 22.9 62.9
88 Sunam Sukhdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 48,761 10,448 21.4 69.6
89 Lehra Chitwant Singh Independent 46,999 2,930 6.2 68.6
90 BalluanaSC Ujagar Singh S/o Nadar Singh Indian National Congress 42,246 2,514 6.0 56.2
91 Abohar Bal Ram Indian National Congress 50,467 8,459 16.8 68.3
92 Fazilka Kanshi Ram Indian National Congress 44,757 3,484 7.8 66.6
93 Jalalabad Mehtab Singh Communist Party of India 48,665 17,795 36.6 63.3
94 Guru Har Sahai Lachhman Singh Indian National Congress 52,042 7,406 14.2 68.1
95 Firozepur Gardhara Singh Janata Party 45,466 234 0.5 64.3
96 Firozepur Cantonment Harpreet Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 45,740 4,835 10.6 68.2
97 Zira Hari Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 46,799 9,256 19.8 64.2
98 DharamkotSC Sarwan Singh Communist Party of India 41,525 981 2.4 56.4
99 Moga Rup Lal Janata Party 52,050 5,996 11.5 66.9
100 Bagha Purana Tej Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 55,703 6,889 12.4 72.7
101 Nihal Singh WalaSC Gurdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 51,601 2,539 4.9 73.4
102 PanjgrainSC Gurdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 41,548 18,069 43.5 54.1
103 Kot KapuraWIDEST Jaswinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 51,795 21,683 41.9 61.6
104 Faridkot Manmohan Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 54,411 10,642 19.6 67.6
105 Muktsar Kanwarjit Singh Indian National Congress 54,968 1,004 1.8 72.0
106 Giddar Baha Parkash Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 55,970 14,163 25.3 71.6
107 MaloutSC Daua Ram Communist Party of India 46,588 2,053 4.4 65.2
108 Lambi Gurdas Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 50,924 9,280 18.2 65.4
109 Talwandi Sabo Sukhdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 46,019 5,363 11.7 75.0
110 Pakka KalanSC Sukhdev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 44,494 6,068 13.6 63.6
111 Bhatinda Hitabhilashi Janata Party 50,950 3,418 6.7 64.2
112 NathanaSC Teja Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 41,631 12,225 29.4 58.5
113 Rampura Phul Babu Singh Communist Party of India 54,481 2,331 4.3 76.2
114 Joga Baldev Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 51,637 7,051 13.7 75.6
115 Mansa Des Raj Janata Party 48,987 3,275 6.7 67.0
116 Budhlada Tara Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 49,349 4,949 10.0 69.4
117 Sardulgarh Balwinder Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 44,115 15,715 35.6 67.9
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 21,683 votes

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