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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1977

76 seats · vs 1967 (75-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1977 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
JKN — 47 seatsJanata Party — 13 seatsIndian National Congress — 11 seatsIndependent — 4 seatsJMI — 1 seat3976of 76 seats
  • JKN47
  • JNP13
  • INC11
  • IND4
  • JMI1

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
JKNJKN4762%8,07,16646.2%75
JNPJanata Party1317%4,14,25923.7%72
INCIndian National Congress1114%2,94,91116.9%63
INDIndependent45%1,65,4779.5%174
JMIJMI11%62,6543.6%19

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

Constituency map

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1977 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 39

1977 · selected
Majority 39
JKN47JNP13INC11IND4JMI1
1967 · previous
Majority 38

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1967 → 1977

1967 1977· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
17.2
46.2
0.0
23.7
53.0
16.9
8.6
9.5
0.0
3.6
16.5
0.0
3.3
0.0
JKNJNPINCINDJMIBJSDNC

Seat change

1977 seats minus 1967 seats

seats lostseats gained
JKN
8 → 47
+39
JNP
0 → 13
+13
INC
61 → 11
−50
IND
3 → 4
+1
JMI
0 → 1
+1
BJS
3 → 0
−3

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1967 → 1977

share lostshare gained
JKN
17.2% → 46.2%
+29.1%
JNP
0.0% → 23.7%
+23.7%
JMI
0.0% → 3.6%
+3.6%
IND
8.6% → 9.5%
+0.9%
CPI
0.5% → 0.1%
−0.4%
PSP
1.0% → 0.0%
−1.0%
DNC
3.3% → 0.0%
−3.3%
BJS
16.5% → 0.0%
−16.5%
INC
53.0% → 16.9%
−36.1%

Biggest JKN–INC swings

Seats where the JKN-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1967 → 1977. Bold = the seat changed hands.

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

toward INCtoward JKN
Pampore
+144.2%
Gulabgarh
+129.5%
Darhal
+105.1%
Amirakadal
+104.9%
Sonawari
+98.1%
Shopian
+93.2%
Kishtwar
+89.5%
Ganderbal
+88.2%
Kangan
+87.1%
Bandipora
+81.9%
Chadura
+75.5%
Khan Sahib
+73.9%

Closest races · 1977

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

All constituencies · 1977

76 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1967