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Odisha Assembly Election, 1977
147 seats · vs 1974 (146-seat house — comparison approximate)
Party standings
Odisha Assembly Election, 1977 · 5 parties won seats
- JNP110
- INC26
- IND9
- CPI1
- CPM1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 11075% | 25,27,787 | 49.2% | 147 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2618% | 15,94,505 | 31.0% | 146 |
| INDIndependent | 96% | 7,38,545 | 14.4% | 264 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 11% | 1,83,485 | 3.6% | 25 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 11% | 45,219 | 0.9% | 4 |
+ 3 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Odisha Assembly Election, 1977 · winner by seat
146 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 74
1977 · selected
Majority 74
JNP110INC26IND9CPI1CPM1
1974 · previous
Majority 74
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1974 → 1977
1974 1977· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
0.0
49.2
37.4
31.0
13.1
14.4
4.9
3.6
26.5
0.0
12.1
0.0
JNPINCINDCPIUTCSWA
Seat change
1977 seats minus 1974 seats
seats lostseats gained
JNP
0 → 110
+110
INC
69 → 26
−43
IND
7 → 9
+2
CPI
7 → 1
−6
CPM
3 → 1
−2
JKD
1 → 0
−1
UTC
35 → 0
−35
SWA
21 → 0
−21
SOP
2 → 0
−2
JAC
1 → 0
−1
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1974 → 1977
share lostshare gained
JNP
0.0% → 49.2%
+49.2%
IND
13.1% → 14.4%
+1.3%
BJS
0.4% → 0.0%
−0.4%
NCO
0.5% → 0.0%
−0.5%
JAC
1.2% → 0.0%
−1.2%
CPI
4.9% → 3.6%
−1.3%
SOP
1.8% → 0.0%
−1.8%
INC
37.4% → 31.0%
−6.4%
SWA
12.1% → 0.0%
−12.1%
UTC
26.5% → 0.0%
−26.5%
Biggest JNP–INC swings
Seats where the JNP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1974 → 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
Dhenkanal
+126.3%
Soro
+109.2%
Cuttack Sadar
+97.8%
Kakatpur
+96.2%
Hindol
+96.2%
Kissannagar
+90.9%
Rourkela
+87.2%
Basta
+86.1%
Talcher
+85.8%
Birmaharajpur
+85.5%
Champua
+85.1%
Patkura
+84.6%
Closest races · 1977
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1977
147 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1974
- AnandapurJNP33.1%
- AngulJNP38.8%
- AskaJNP21.5%
- AthgarhJNP15.3%
- AthmallikJNP15.0%
- AulJNP29.6%
- BahaldaJNP30.9%
- BaisingaJNP11.0%
- BalasoreJNP24.5%
- BalikudaJNP17.7%
- BalipatnaJNP44.7%
- BalligudaIND23.5%
- BangriposiJNP17.8%
- BankiINC12.3%
- BarambaIND12.9%
- BarchanaJNP8.1%
- BargarhJNP28.0%
- Bari-DerabisiJNP29.5%
- BaripadaINC5.9%
- BastaJNP17.1%
- BasudevpurJNP7.3%
- BeguniaINC4.3%
- BerhampurIND23.3%
- BhadrakJNP24.2%
- BhandaripokhariJNP30.8%
- BhanjanagarJNP19.1%
- BhatliJNP11.2%
- BhawanipatnaINC24.7%
- BhograiJNP27.5%
- BhubaneswarJNP35.8%
- BijepurJNP30.6%
- BinjharpurJNP16.5%
- BinkaIND12.3%
- BiramitrapurJNP0.2%
- BirmaharajpurJNP42.5%
- Bissam-CuttackINC19.1%
- BolangirJNP29.8%
- BonaiJNP25.3%
- BoudhJNP21.7%
- BrahmagiriJNP16.8%
- BrajarajnagarINC9.0%
- ChampuaJNP37.7%
- ChandbaliJNP23.4%
- ChatrapurCPI8.4%
- ChikatiJNP13.2%
- ChilkaJNP14.7%
- ChitrakondaJNP22.2%
- ChoudwarJNP28.8%
- Cuttack CityJNP37.4%
- Cuttack SadarJNP33.8%
- DabugamJNP17.6%
- DaspallaINC5.9%
- DeogarhJNP38.1%
- DhamnagarJNP8.4%
- DharamgarhINC4.1%
- DharamsalaJNP8.7%
- DhenkanalJNP69.8%
- ErsamaJNP12.8%
- GobindpurJNP8.8%
- GondiaJNP48.9%
- GopalpurINC0.6%
- GunupurINC20.9%
- HindolJNP13.7%
- HinjiliINC19.4%
- JaganathprasadJNP33.6%
- JagatsinghpurJNP17.2%
- JajpurJNP28.1%
- JaleswarJNP33.0%
- JashipurJNP34.4%
- JatniJNP30.0%
- JeyporeINC30.8%
- JharsugudaINC6.0%
- JunagarhINC14.0%
- KakatpurJNP42.8%
- KamakhyanagarJNP1.4%
- KantabanjiINC0.4%
- KaranjiaJNP24.8%
- KavisuryanagarJNP4.6%
- KendraparaJNP29.7%
- KeonjharJNP32.2%
- KesingaJNP7.5%
- KhallikoteJNP29.2%
- KhandaparaIND2.4%
- KhariarIND32.9%
- KhuntaINC8.7%
- KhurdaJNP4.5%
- KissannagarJNP30.0%
- KodalaJNP8.3%
- KodingaINC0.4%
- KoksaraINC25.2%
- KoraiJNP21.1%
- KoraputJNP45.9%
- KotpadINC33.0%
- KuchindaINC7.1%
- KulianaJNP7.8%
- LaikeraJNP5.0%
- LakshmipurJNP4.2%
- LoisinghaJNP11.5%
- MahangaJNP27.7%
- MalkangiriJNP34.2%
- MelchhamundaJNP24.3%
- MohanaIND2.9%
- NarlaINC25.3%
- NawaparaJNP27.5%
- NayagarhJNP28.6%
- NilgiriJNP5.6%
- NimaparaJNP12.2%
- NowrangpurINC30.0%
- PadampurJNP30.7%
- PallaharaIND2.9%
- ParlakhemundiIND0.3%
- PatamundaiJNP30.3%
- PatanJNP46.6%
- PatkuraJNP36.7%
- PatnagarhJNP36.9%
- PhulbariJNP24.3%
- PipliJNP20.2%
- PottangiJNP5.7%
- PuriJNP34.4%
- RaghunathpaliJNP36.5%
- RairakholJNP21.7%
- RairangpurJNP31.3%
- RajgangpurJNP21.6%
- RajnagarJNP31.4%
- RamagiriINC10.2%
- RamchandrapurJNP3.8%
- RanpurCPM1.8%
- RayagadaINC27.9%
- RourkelaJNP48.6%
- SaintalaJNP13.8%
- SalepurJNP41.1%
- SambalpurJNP11.1%
- SatyabadiJNP19.3%
- SimuliaJNP11.5%
- SonepurJNP4.2%
- SoroJNP43.0%
- SukindaJNP11.9%
- SundargarhINC11.7%
- SurudaJNP14.8%
- TalcherJNP52.9%
- TalsaraJNP17.3%
- TelkoiJNP28.4%
- TirtolJNP41.6%
- TitilagarhINC0.0%
- UdalaJNP5.3%
- UdayagiriJNP11.4%
- UmarkoteJNP24.3%