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Delhi Assembly Election, 1977

56 seats · 32 changed party since 1972

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Party standings

Delhi Assembly Election, 1977 · 2 parties won seats

Derived
Janata Party — 46 seatsIndian National Congress — 10 seats2956of 56 seats
  • JNP46
  • INC10

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
JNPJanata Party4682%7,83,87352.6%56
INCIndian National Congress1018%5,38,97436.1%52
INDIndependent00%1,14,1127.7%128
CPICommunist Party of India00%47,3403.2%4

+ 7 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Delhi Assembly Election, 1977 · winner by seat

70 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 29

1977 · selected
Majority 29
JNP46INC10
1972 · previous
Majority 29

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1972 → 1977

1972 1977· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
0.0
52.6
48.5
36.1
5.6
7.7
3.9
3.2
38.5
0.0
JNPINCINDCPIBJS

Seat change

1977 seats minus 1972 seats

seats lostseats gained
JNP
0 → 46
+46
INC
44 → 10
−34
IND
2 → 0
−2
CPI
3 → 0
−3
BJS
5 → 0
−5
NCO
2 → 0
−2

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1972 → 1977

share lostshare gained
JNP
0.0% → 52.6%
+52.6%
IND
5.6% → 7.7%
+2.1%
SOP
0.3% → 0.0%
−0.3%
CPI
3.9% → 3.2%
−0.7%
RPI
1.2% → 0.0%
−1.2%
NCO
2.0% → 0.0%
−2.0%
INC
48.5% → 36.1%
−12.4%
BJS
38.5% → 0.0%
−38.5%

Biggest JNP–INC swings

Seats where the JNP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1972 → 1977. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (JNP share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward JNP; to the left, toward INC.

toward INCtoward JNP
Sarai Rohilla
+111.5%
Moti Nagar
+97.9%
Lakshmi Bai Nagar
+94.4%
Sarojini Nagar
+93.5%
Ashok Nagar
+91.5%
Lajpat Nagar
+85.7%
Geeta Colony
+82.9%
Kasturba Nagar
+79.2%
Chandni Chowk
+79.0%
Bara Khamba
+78.1%
Kamla Nagar
+77.6%
Vijay Nagar
+76.5%

Closest races · 1977

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1977

56 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1972