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1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

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1977 Bihar legislative assembly election

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Legislative Assembly seats
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Karpoori Thakur Jagannath Mishra
Party JP INC CPI
Leader since 1977 1975
Seats before New 167 35
Seats after 214 57 21
Seat change New Decrease 110 Decrease 14

CM before election

President's rule
N/A

Elected CM

Karpoori Thakur
JP

1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in 1977 to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in the state of Bihar, India. The Janata Party's decisive victories in the state and political elections ensured Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur's victory.[1][2][3]

Results

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Party Seats Contested Seats Won Seats Change Vote Share
Janata Party 311 214 Increase 214 42.7%
Indian National Congress 286 57 Decrease 110 23.6%
Independent politician 2206 24 Increase 7 23.7%
Communist Party of India 73 21 Decrease 14 7.0%
Communist Party of India 16 4 Decrease 14 0.9%
Jharkhand Party 31 2 Increase 1 0.4%
Akhil Bharatiya Shoshit Samaj Dal 26 1 New 0.8%
All India Jharkhand Party 21 1 New 0.5%

Elected members

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Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)
Member Party
Dhanaha None Har Deo Prasad Indian National Congress
Bagha SC Narsingh Baitha Indian National Congress
Ramnagar None Arjun Bikram Shah Indian National Congress
Shikarpur SC Sitaram Prasad Indian National Congress
Sikta None Faiyazul Azam Indian National Congress
Lauria None Vishwa Mohan Sharma Indian National Congress
Chunpatia None Vir Singh Janata Party
Bettiah None Gauri Shankar Pandey Indian National Congress
Nautan None Kedar Pandey Indian National Congress
Raxaul None Sagir Ahmad Indian National Congress
Sugauli None Ramashray Singh Communist Party of India
Motihari None Prabhawati Gupta Indian National Congress
Adapur None Ram Prit Rai Indian National Congress
Dhaka None Siyaram Thakur Janata Party
Ghorasahan None Rajendra Pratap Singh Indian National Congress
Madhuban None Rup Lal Rai Indian National Congress
Pipra SC Tulsi Ram Communist Party of India
Kesariya None Pitambar Singh Communist Party of India
Harsidhi None Yagul Kishore Prasad Singh Janata Party
Gobindganj None Ramashankar Pandey Indian National Congress
Kateya None Nagina Rai Indian National Congress
Bhore SC Jamuna Ram Janata Party
Mirganj None Bhavesh Chandra Prasad Janata Party
Gopalganj None Radhika Devi Janata Party
Barauli None Ahdul Ghafoor Indian National Congress
Baikunthpur None Braj Kishore Narain Singh Janata Party
Basantpur None Vidya Bhaushan Singh Janata Party
Goreakothi None Krishna Kant Singh Indian National Congress
Siwan None Ghulam Sarwar Janata Party
Mairwa SC Phulchand Ram Janata Party
Darauli None Krishna Pratap Singh Indian National Congress
Ziradei None Raja Ram Choudhary Indian National Congress
Maharajganj None Uma Shankar Singh Janata Party
Raghunathpur None Bikram Kaur Janata Party
Manjhi None Ram Bahadur Singh Janata Party
Baniapur None Rama Kant Pandey Janata Party
Masrakh None Krishnadeo Narain Singh Janata Party
Taraiya None Dharam Nath Singh Janata Party
Marhaura None Surya Singh Janata Party
Jalalpur None Cameshwar Singh Janata Party
Chapra None Mithlesh Kumar Singh Janata Party
Garkha SC Muneshwar Choudhary Janata Party
Parsa None Ramanand Prasad Yadav Janata Party
Sonepur None Ram Sunder Das Janata Party
Hajipur None Jagannath Prasad Yadav Janata Party
Raghopur None Vabulal Shastri Janata Party
Mahnar None Muneshwar Prasad Singh Janata Party
Jandaha None Munshi Lal Ray Janata Party
Patepur SC Paltan Ram Janata Party
Mahua SC Phudeni Prasad Janata Party
Lalganj None Arun Kumar Sinha Janata Party
Vaishali None Nagendra Pd. Singh Janata Party
Paru None Shyam Kumar Pd. Singh Janata Party
Sahebganj None Bhagya Naraian Rai Communist Party of India
Baruraj None Balendra Prasad Singh Communist Party of India
Kanti None Thakur Pd. Singh Janata Party
Kurhani None Sabhu Saran Shahi Janata Party
Sakra SC Shivanandan Paswan Janata Party
Muzaffarpur None Manjay Lal Janata Party
Bochaha SC Kamal Paswan Janata Party
Gaighatti None Vinodanand Singh Janata Party
Aurai None Ganesh Prasad Yadav Janata Party
Minapur None Nagendra Pd. Singh Janata Party
Runisaidpur None Nawal Kishore Sahi Janata Party
Belsand None Raghubansh Prasad Singh Janata Party
Sheohar None Raghunath Jha Indian National Congress
Sitamarhi None Ram Sagar Prasad Yadav Indian National Congress
Bathnaha None Suryadeo Rai Indian National Congress
Majorganj SC Surendra Ram Janata Party
Sonbarsa None Mahmud Alam Indian National Congress
Sursand None Ram Charitra Rai Yadav Indian National Congress
Pupri None Habib Ahmad Janata Party
Benipatti None Tej Narayan Jha Communist Party of India
Bisfi None Raj Kumar Purbey Communist Party of India
Harlakhi None Baidya Nath Yadav Communist Party of India
Khajauli SC Ram Karan Paswan Janata Party
Babubarhi None Deo Narayan Yadav Janata Party
Madhubani None Digambar Thakur Janata Party
Pandaul None Siya Ram Yadav Janata Party
Jhanjharpur None Jagannath Mishra Indian National Congress
Phulparas None Devendra Prasad Yadav Janata Party
Laukaha None Kuldeo Goit Indian National Congress
Madhepur None Radhanandan Jha Indian National Congress
Manigachhi None Nagendra Jha Indian National Congress
Bahera None Abdul Bari Siddiqui Janata Party
Ghanshyampur None Mahavir Prasad Janata Party
Baheri None Taj Narayan Yadav Janata Party
Darbhanga Rural SC Jagadish Choudhary (kabirchak) Janata Party
Darbhanga None Shivnath Verma Janata Party
Keoti None Durga Das Rathaur Janata Party
Jale None Kapildeo Thakur Janata Party
Hayaghat None Anirudh Prasad Janata Party
Kalyanpur None Bashishtha Narayan Singh Janata Party
Warisnagar SC Pitamwar Paswan Janata Party
Samastipur None Chandra Shekhar Singh Janata Party
Sarairanjan None Yashoda Nand Singh Janata Party
Mohiuddin Nagar None Premlata Rai Janata Party
Dalsinghsarai None Yashwant Kumar Choudhary Janata Party
Bibhutpur None Bandhu Mahto Indian National Congress
Rosera None Prayag Mandal Independent
Singhia SC Ramjatan Paswan Communist Party of India
Hasanpur None Gajendra Prasad Himansu Janata Party
Balia None Chand Chur Dev Janata Party
Maithani None Sitaram Mishra Communist Party of India
Begusarai None Bhola Singh Indian National Congress
Barauni None Suryanarayan Singh Communist Party of India
Bachwara None Ramdeo Rai Indian National Congress
Cheria Bariarpur None Harihar Mahton Indian National Congress
Bakhri SC Ram Chandra Paswan Communist Party of India
Raghopur None Asesar Goit Janata Party
Kishunpur None Baidhya Nath Mehta Janata Party
Supaul None Amrendra Prasad Singh Janata Party
Tribeniganj None Anup Lal Yadav Janata Party
Chhatapur SC Sitaram Paswan Janata Party
Kumarkhand SC Nawal Kishore Rishideo Janata Party
Singheshwar None Dinbandhu Prasad Yadav Janata Party
Saharsa None Shankar Pd Tekriwal Janata Party
Mahishi None Parmeshwar Kumar Janata Party
Simri-bakhtiarpur None Choudhary Mohammad Salahuddin Indian National Congress
Madhepura None Radha Kant Yadav Janata Party
Sonbarsa None Ashok Kumar Singh Janata Party
Kishanganj None Raj Nandan Prasad Janata Party
Alamnagar None Birendra Kumar Singh Janata Party
Rupauli None Shaligram Singh Tomar Janata Party
Dhamdaha None Surya Narayan Singh Yadav Janata Party
Banmankhi SC Balbodh Paswan Janata Party
Raniganj SC Adhik Lal Paswan Janata Party
Narpatganj None Janardan Yadav Janata Party
Forbesganj None Saryu Mishra Indian National Congress
Araria None Srideo Jha Indian National Congress
Sikti None Md. Azim Uddin Independent
Jokihat None Taslimuddin Janata Party
Bahadurganj None Islamuddin Bagi Janata Party
Thakurganj None Mohamad Sulemam Janata Party
Kishanganj None Rafiqui Alam Indian National Congress
Amour None Chandra Shekhar Jha Janata Party
Baisi None Hasibur Rahman Indian National Congress
Kasba None Jai Narayan Mehta Indian National Congress
Purnea None Dev Nath Roy Janata Party
Korha SC Sita Ram Das Janata Party
Barari None Basudeo Prasad Singh Janata Party
Katihar None Jagbandhu Adhikari Janata Party
Kadwa None Khaja Sahid Hussain Independent
Barsoi None Abu Nayeem Chand Independent
Pranpur None Mahendra Narain Yadav Janata Party
Manihari None Ram Siphai Yadav Janata Party
Rajmahal None Dhruv Bhagat Independent
Borio ST Benjamin Murmu Janata Party
Barhait ST Parmeshwar Humbrom Janata Party
Litipara ST Simon Marandi Independent
Pakaur None Haji Md. Ainul Haque Indian National Congress
Maheshpur ST Bishawnath Murmu Janata Party
Sikaripara ST Babulal Kisku Janata Party
Nala None Bisheswar Khan Communist Party of India
Jamtara None Durga Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
Sarath None Chandra Mouleshwar Singh Janata Party
Madhupur None Ajit Kumar Baneerjee Janata Party
Deoghar SC Veena Rani Janata Party
Jarmundi None Dip Nath Rai Independent
Dumka ST Mahadeo Marandi Janata Party
Jama ST Madan Besra Indian National Congress
Poreyahat None Kamla Kant Pd. Sinha Urf Lallu Janata Party
Godda None Lakhan Mahto Janata Party
Mahagama None Sayeed Janata Party
Pirpainti None Ambika Prasad Communist Party of India
Colgong None Sadanand Singh Indian National Congress
Nathnagar None Sudha Srivastava Janata Party
Bhagalpur None Bijoy Kumar Mitra Janata Party
Gopalpur None Mani Ram Singh Communist Party of India
Bihpur None Sitaram Singh Azad Communist Party of India
Sultanganj None Jageshwar Mandal Janata Party
Amarpur None Janardhan Yadav Janata Party
Dhuraiya SC Naresh Das Communist Party of India
Banka None Sindheshwar Prasad Singh Janata Party
Belhar None Chaturbhuj Prasad Singh Janata Party
Katoria None Guneshwar Prasad Singh Janata Party
Chakai None Phalguni Prasad Yadav Independent
Jhajha None Sheonandan Jha Janata Party
Tarapur None Kaushalaya Devi Janata Party
Kharagpur None Shamesher Jang Bahadur Singh Janata Party
Parbatta None Nayeem Akhtar Independent
Chautham None Jagdambi Mandal Independent
Khagaria None Ram Sharan Yadav Independent
Alauli SC Pashupati Kumar Paras Janata Party
Monghyr None Syed Jabir Hussain Janata Party
Jamalpur None Suresh Kumar Singh Janata Party
Surajgarha None Ramjee Prasad Mahta Independent
Jamui None Tripurari Prasad Singh Janata Party
Sikandra SC Nagina Chaudhary Janata Party
Lakhisarai None Kapildeo Singh Janata Party
Sheikhpura None Rajo Singh Indian National Congress
Barbigha SC Nain Tara Dass Janata Party
Asthawan None Indradeo Chaudhary Independent
Bihar None Devnath Prasad Communist Party of India
Rajgir SC Satyadeo Narain Arya Janata Party
Nalanda None Shyam Sundar Prasad Indian National Congress
Islampur None Krishna Vallabh Prasad Singh Communist Party of India
Hilsa None Jagdish Prasad Janata Party
Chandi None Hari Narain Singh Janata Party
Harnaut None Bhola Prasad Singh Independent
Mokameh None Krishna Shahi Indian National Congress
Barh None Ranasheolakhapati Singh Janata Party
Bakhtiarpur None Budhdeo Singh Indian National Congress
Fatwa SC Kameshwar Paswan Janata Party
Massaurhi None Ramdeo Prasad Yadav Janata Party
Patna West None Thakur Prasad Janata Party
Patna Central None Mohammad Shahabuddin Janata Party
Patna East None Ramdeo Mahto Janata Party
Dinapur None Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav Indian National Congress
Maner None Suryadeo Singh Janata Party
Phulwari SC Ram Prit Paswan Janata Party
Bikram None Kailashpati Mishra Janata Party
Paliganj None Kanhai Singh Independent
Sandesh None Ram Dayal Singh Janata Party
Barhara None Ambika Saran Singh Janata Party
Arrah None Sumitra Devi Janata Party
Shahpur None Jai Narain Mishra Janata Party
Brahmpur None Ramakant Thakur Janata Party
Buxar None Jagnarain Trivedi Indian National Congress
Rajpur SC Nand Kishore Prasad Janata Party
Dumraon None Ramashray Singh Communist Party of India
Jagdishpur None Satya Narain Singh Independent
Piro None Raghupati Gop Janata Party
Sahar SC Dineshwar Prasad Janata Party
Karakat None Tribhuwan Singh Janata Party
Bikramganj None Ekhlak Ahmad Janata Party
Dinara None Sheopujan Singh Janata Party
Ramgarh None Sachidanand Singh Janata Party
Mohania SC Ram Krishna Ram Janata Party
Bhabhua None Shib Pariksha Singh Janata Party
Chainpur None Lalmuni Chaubey Janata Party
Sasaram None Bipin Bihari Sinha Janata Party
Chenari SC Ram Bachan Paswan Janata Party
Nokha None Gopal Narain Singh Janata Party
Dehri None Basawan Singh Janata Party
Nabinagar None Yugal Singh Janata Party
Deo SC Ram Lagan Ram Janata Party
Aurangabad None Ram Naresh Singh Indian National Congress
Rafiganj None Md. Hussain Ansari Janata Party
Obra None Ram Vilas Singh Janata Party
Goh None Ram Saran Yadav Communist Party of India
Arwal None Baneshwar Prasad Singh Janata Party
Kurtha None Nagnani Shoshit Samaj Dal
Makhdumpur None Ram Jatan Sinha Janata Party
Jahanabad None Ram Chandra Yadav Janata Party
Ghoshi None Jagdish Sharma Janata Party
Balaganj None Shambhu Prasad Singh Janata Party
Konch None Naresh Prasad Singh Janata Party
Gaya Muffasil None Vijay Kumar Singh Janata Party
Gaya Town None Sushila Sahay Janata Party
Imamganj SC Ishwar Das Janata Party
Gurua None Upendra Nath Verma Janata Party
Bodh Gaya SC Rajesh Kumar Janata Party
Barachatti SC Bhagwati Devi Janata Party
Fatehpur SC Mohan Ram Janata Party
Atri None Mundrika Singh Janata Party
Nawada None Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi Communist Party of India
Rajauli SC Babu Lal Independent
Gobindpur None Bhatu Mahto Janata Party
Warsaliganj None Ram Ratan Singh Janata Party
Hisua None Babu Lal Singh Janata Party
Kodarma None Vishwanath Modi Janata Party
Barhi None Lalita Rajya Lakshmi Janata Party
Chatra None S. Ahmad Sabr Janata Party
Simaria SC Upendra Nath Das Janata Party
Barkagaon None Kailash Pati Singh Janata Party
Ramgarh None Bishwanath Choudhary Janata Party
Mandu None Gopal Sharan Singh Janata Party
Hazaribagh None Rani De Janata Party
Barkatha None Sukhdeo Yadav Janata Party
Dhanwar None Harihar Narayan Prabhkar Janata Party
Bagodar None Gautam Sagar Rana Janata Party
Jamua SC Shukar Rawidas Janata Party
Gandey None Laxman Swarnkar Janata Party
Giridih None Chaturanan Mishra Communist Party of India
Dumri None Lalchand Mahto Janata Party
Gomia None Chharru Ram Mahto Janata Party
Bermo None Mithilesh Kumar Janata Party
Bokaro None Samresh Singh Independent
Tundi None Satya Narain Dudani Janata Party
Baghmara None Shankar Dayal Singh Indian National Congress
Sindri None Anand Mahto Independent
Nirsa None Kripa Shanker Chatterjee Independent
Dhanbad None Yogeshwar Prasad 'yogesh' Indian National Congress
Jharia None Surya Deo Singh Janata Party
Chandankiyari SC Ram Das Ram Indian National Congress
Baharagora None Bishna Pada Ghosh Indian National Congress
Ghatsila ST Tika Ram Majhi Communist Party of India
Potka ST Sanatan Sardar Janata Party
Jugsulai SC Kartik Kumar Janata Party
Jamshedpur East None Dina Nath Pandey Janata Party
Jamshedpur West None Mohd. Ayub Khan Janata Party
Ichagarh None Ghansyam Mahto Independent
Seraikella ST Kade Majhi Janata Party
Chaibasa ST Muktidani Sumbrui All India Jharkhand Party
Majhgaon ST Gowardhan Nayak Janata Party
Jaganathpur ST Barju Hansda Janata Party
Manoharpur ST Ratnakar Nayak Independent
Chakradharpur ST Jaganath Bakira Janata Party
Kharasawan ST Debi Lal Mati Soy Janata Party
Tamar ST Anirudh Patar Janata Party
Torpa ST Niral Enam Horo Jan Kranti Dal
Khunti ST Khudia Pahan Janata Party
Silli None Rajendra Singh Communist Party of India
Khijri ST Sukhari Oraon Janata Party
Ranchi None Nani Gopal Mitra Janata Party
Hatia None Subodh Kant Sahay Janata Party
Kanke SC Hira Ram Toofani Janata Party
Mandar ST Karam Chand Bhagat Indian National Congress
Sisai ST Lalit Oraon Janata Party
Kolebira ST Birsing Munda Jan Kranti Dal
Simdega ST Nirmal Kumar Besra Janata Party
Gumla ST Jayram Oraon Independent
Bishnupur ST Kartik Oraon Indian National Congress
Lohardaga ST Indranath Bhagat Indian National Congress
Latchar SC Ramdeo Janata Party
Manika ST Yamuna Singh Janata Party
Panki None Mohan Singh Janata Party
Daltonganj None Puran Chand Janata Party
Garhwa None Vinod N.dixit Janata Party
Bhawanathpur None Ram Chandra Prasad Keshri Janata Party
Bishrampur None Vinod Singh Independent
Chhatarpur SC Jorawar Ram Janata Party
Hussainabad None Harihar Singh Indian National Congress

References

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  1. ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections in India. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. ^ "38-Year-Old Legacy Hangs Over Bihar Polls". IndiaSpend. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. ^ Louis, Arul B.; Chawla, Prabhu (March 15, 1980). "PM Indira Gandhi dismisses governments in nine states, looks to put Congress in power". India Today. Retrieved 2020-04-11.