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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1977
68 seats · 51 changed party since 1972
Party standings
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1977 · 3 parties won seats
- JNP53
- INC9
- IND6
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 5378% | 5,64,635 | 49.0% | 68 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 913% | 3,14,780 | 27.3% | 56 |
| INDIndependent | 69% | 2,43,141 | 21.1% | 195 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 00% | 27,462 | 2.4% | 8 |
+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1977 · winner by seat
68 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 35
1977 · selected
Majority 35
JNP53INC9IND6
1972 · previous
Majority 35
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1972 → 1977
1972 1977· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
0.0
49.0
53.2
27.3
28.3
21.1
7.7
0.0
5.0
0.0
JNPINCINDBJSLRP
Seat change
1977 seats minus 1972 seats
seats lostseats gained
JNP
0 → 53
+53
INC
53 → 9
−44
IND
7 → 6
−1
CPM
1 → 0
−1
BJS
5 → 0
−5
LRP
2 → 0
−2
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1972 → 1977
share lostshare gained
JNP
0.0% → 49.0%
+49.0%
CPM
1.1% → 0.2%
−0.9%
NCO
2.1% → 0.0%
−2.1%
LRP
5.0% → 0.0%
−5.0%
IND
28.3% → 21.1%
−7.2%
BJS
7.7% → 0.0%
−7.7%
INC
53.2% → 27.3%
−25.9%
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
Bharmour
+138.0%
Chopal
+127.7%
Nalagarh
+126.3%
Rainka
+123.1%
Bhattiyat
+122.7%
Karsog
+121.6%
Rajnagar
+119.5%
Nahan
+115.7%
Banikhet
+113.5%
Gangath
+111.8%
Rampur
+108.6%
Jaswan
+107.8%
Closest races · 1977
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1977
68 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1972
- AniINC7.6%
- ArkiJNP58.3%
- BaijnathINC11.8%
- BalhJNP2.1%
- BamsanJNP15.3%
- BanikhetJNP38.1%
- BanjarJNP20.0%
- BharmourJNP27.0%
- BhattiyatJNP60.4%
- BilaspurIND8.8%
- ChachiotJNP36.1%
- ChambaJNP20.6%
- ChintpurniJNP9.2%
- ChopalJNP22.0%
- DarangJNP3.6%
- DharampurJNP18.5%
- DharamsalaJNP19.9%
- DoonIND11.7%
- GagretJNP3.6%
- GangathJNP12.1%
- GeharwinJNP54.1%
- GhumarwinJNP17.7%
- GopalpurINC50.8%
- GulerJNP5.0%
- HamirpurJNP15.4%
- JaswanJNP25.4%
- JawalamukhiJNP12.0%
- JawaliJNP23.8%
- Joginder NagarJNP5.7%
- Jubbal-KotkhaiINC28.8%
- KangraJNP10.2%
- KarsogJNP34.7%
- KasauliJNP3.4%
- KasumptiIND17.2%
- KinnaurIND48.5%
- KotkehloorJNP43.3%
- KuluJNP14.9%
- KumarsainIND7.3%
- KutleharJNP20.9%
- Lahaul and SpitiJNP55.4%
- MandiINC23.9%
- MewaJNP6.1%
- NachanJNP27.2%
- NadaunINC11.8%
- NadauntaJNP31.4%
- NagrotaINC26.1%
- NahanJNP44.8%
- NalagarhJNP52.0%
- NurpurINC6.1%
- PachhadJNP18.1%
- PalampurJNP13.1%
- Paonta DoonIND13.2%
- PragpurJNP32.5%
- RainkaJNP29.7%
- RajgirJNP13.0%
- RajnagarJNP38.3%
- RampurJNP21.0%
- RohruJNP15.1%
- SantokgarhJNP27.7%
- ShahpurJNP29.2%
- ShillaiINC0.6%
- SimlaJNP52.3%
- SolanJNP30.1%
- SulahJNP35.1%
- SundernagarJNP5.4%
- TheogJNP38.3%
- ThuralJNP43.0%
- UnaJNP11.4%