1977 elections in India
Elections in India in 1977 included Legislative Assembly elections in several Indian states, including Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.
Legislative Assembly elections
Goa, Daman and Diu
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Himachal Pradesh
| Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats won | % votes |
| 1 | Janata Party | 68 | 53 | 49.01 |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 56 | 9 | 27.32 |
| 3 | Independent | 68 | 6 | 21.10 |
| Total | 68 |
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Jammu and Kashmir
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in June 1977, which are generally regarded as the first 'free and fair' elections in the state.Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, newly revived from the former Plebiscite Front, won an overwhelming majority and re-elected Sheikh Abdullah as the Chief Minister.
Kerala
| Party | Seats | Alliance |
| Indian National Congress | 38 | United Front |
| Communist Party of India | 23 | United Front |
| Kerala Congress | 20 | United Front |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 13 | United Front |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 9 | United Front |
| Communist Party of India | 17 | Opposition |
| Bhartiya Lok Dal | 6 | Opposition |
| All India Muslim League | 3 | Opposition |
| Kerala Congress | 2 | Opposition |
| Independent | 9 | |
| Total | 140 |
Madhya Pradesh
Source:| SN | Party | Seats Contested | Seats won | Seats Changed | % Votes |
| 1 | Janata Party | 319 | 230 | N/A | 47.28% |
| 2 | Indian National Congress (I) | 320 | 84 | -136 | 35.88% |
| 3 | Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 4 | 1 | N/A | 2.88% |
| 4 | Independent | 320 | 5 | -13 | 15.35% |
| Total | 320 |
Odisha
| Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % |
| Janata Party | 147 | 110 | 2527787 | 49.2% |
| Indian National Congress | 146 | 26 | 1594505 | 31.0% |
| Independents | 264 | 9 | 738545 | 14.4% |
| Communist Party of India | 25 | 1 | 183485 | 3.6% |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | 1 | 45219 | 0.9% |
| All India Jharkhand Party | 10 | 0 | 25002 | 0.5% |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India | 6 | 0 | 18773 | 0.4% |
| Jharkhand Party | 2 | 0 | 7233 | 0.1% |
Tamil Nadu
The sixth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on June 10, 1977. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election defeating its rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. M. G. Ramachandran, the AIADMK founder and a leading Tamil film actor, was sworn in as Chief Minister for the first time. The election was a four cornered contest between the AIADMK, DMK, the Indian National Congress and the Janata Party. Earlier on 17 October 1972, M.G.R had founded the AIADMK following his expulsion from the DMK after differences arose between him and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi. On 31 January 1976, Karunanidhi's government was dismissed by the central government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi citing corruption charges against Karunanidhi and President's rule was imposed on the state. Karunanidhi had been at odds with Indira Gandhi over his opposition to [The The Emergency (India)|Emergency (India)|Emergency] and allied with Janata Party founded by Jayaprakash Narayan. Meanwhile, M.G.R had developed a close relationship with Indira Gandhi and supported the Emergency. M.G.R remained as Chief Minister until his death in 1987, winning the next two elections held in 1980 and 1984.! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Alliance/Party
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Tripura
| Party | Seats contested | Seats won | No. of votes | % of votes | 1972 Seats |
| Communist Party of India | 10 | 0 | 6,266 | 0.84% | 1 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 55 | 51 | 352,652 | 47.00% | 16 |
| Indian National Congress | 60 | 0 | 133,240 | 17.76% | 41 |
| Janata Party | 59 | 0 | 78,479 | 10.46% | - |
| All India Forward Bloc | 1 | 1 | 7,800 | 1.04% | 0 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 2 | 12,446 | 1.66% | - |
| Proutist Bloc of India | 6 | 0 | 2,139 | 0.29% | - |
| Congress for Democracy | 59 | 0 | 66,913 | 9.08% | - |
| Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | 28 | 4 | 59,474 | 7.93% | 0 |
| Independents | 48 | 2 | 30,862 | 4.11% | 2 |
| Total | 328 | 60 | 750,271 |