Election Name: | 1977 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
Country: | India |
Type: | Legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
Previous Year: | 1972 |
Next Election: | 1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
Next Year: | 1980 |
Seats For Election: | All 320 assembly constituencies |
Majority Seats: | 161 |
Election Date: | 6 October 1977 |
Turnout: | 52.73% |
Image1: | Kailash Chandra Joshi.JPG |
Leader1: | Kailash Chandra Joshi |
Leader Since1: | 1980 |
Party1: | Janata Party |
Last Election1: | New Party |
Seats1: | 230 |
Seat Change1: | 230 |
Popular Vote1: | 55,35,807 |
Percentage1: | 47.28% |
Leader2: | Shyama Charan Shukla |
Leader Since2: | 1969 |
Party2: | Indian National Congress |
Last Election2: | - |
Seats2: | 84 |
Seat Change2: | 136 |
Popular Vote2: | 42,00,717 |
Percentage2: | 35.88% |
Chief Minister | |
Before Election: | President's rule |
After Election: | Kailash Chandra Joshi |
After Party: | Janata Party |
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in October 1977. The Janata Party won a majority of seats and Kailash Chandra Joshi was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.[1]
The number of constituencies in Madhya Pradesh were increased to 320, following the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[2] [3]
Source:[4]
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 |
Constituency | Reserved for | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sheopur | None | Gulab Singh | ||
Bijeypur | None | Ajit Kumar | ||
Sabalgarh | None | Sridharlal Hardenia | ||
Joura | None | Subedar Singh | ||
Sumawali | None | Jahar Singh | ||
Morena | None | Jabar Singh | ||
Dimni | SC | Munshilal | ||
Ambah | SC | Chhokhelal | ||
Gohad | SC | Bhurelal | ||
Mehgaon | None | Rameshwar Dayal Dantrey | ||
Attair | None | Shiv Shankar Lal | ||
Bhind | None | Om Kumari Kushwah | ||
Ron | None | Rasal Singh | ||
Lahar | None | Ram Shankar Singh | ||
Gwalior | None | Jagdish Gupta | ||
Lashkar East | None | Naresh Johri | ||
Lashkar West | None | Shitala Sahai | ||
Morar | None | Madhav Rao Shanker Rao Indapurakar | ||
Gird | None | Vishnu Datt Tiwari | ||
Dabra | None | Gopiram | ||
Bhander | SC | Nand Lal Saroniya | ||
Seondha | None | Tulsi Ram | ||
Datia | None | Shyam Sunder | ||
Karera | None | Sushma Singh | ||
Pohri | None | Damodar Prasad | ||
Shivpuri | None | Mahavir Prasad Jain | ||
Pichhore | None | Kamal Singh | ||
Kolaras | SC | |||
Guna | None | Dharamswarup Saxena | ||
Chachaura | None | Krishna Vallabha Bhanwarlal | ||
Raghogarh | None | Digvijaya Singh | ||
Shadora | SC | Har Lal | ||
Ashoknagar | None | Chiman Lal Guljarilal | ||
Mungaoli | None | Chandramohan Rawat | ||
Bina | None | Bhagirath Balgaiya | ||
Khurai | SC | Ram Prasad | ||
Banda | None | Shivraj Singh | ||
Naryaoli | SC | Lila Dhar | ||
Sagar | None | Shivkumar Jwalaprasad | ||
Surkhi | None | |||
Rehli | None | Mahadeo Prasad Hazari | ||
Deori | None | Parshuram Sahu | ||
Niwari | None | Gauri Shankar Shukla | ||
Jatara | None | Akhand Pratap Singh | ||
Khargapur | SC | Nathu Ram Ahirwar | ||
Tikamgarh | None | Magan Lal Goyal | ||
Malehra | None | Jang Bahadur Singh | ||
Bijawar | None | Mukund Sakharam | ||
Chhatarpur | None | Jagdamba Prasad Nigam | ||
Maharajpur | SC | Ram Dayal | ||
Chandla | None | Raghunath Singh Kalyan Singh | ||
Nohata | None | Narendra Singh Thakur | ||
Damoh | None | Prabhu Narain Tandon | ||
Patharia | SC | Jiwan Lal Kanchhadilal | ||
Hatta | None | Ram Krishna Kusmariya | ||
Panna | None | Lokendrasingh | ||
Amanganj | None | Jagsuriya | ||
Pawai | None | Uma Shankar | ||
Maihar | None | Narayan Singh | ||
Nagod | None | Nagendra Singh | ||
Raigaon | SC | Vishweshwar Prasad | ||
Chitrakoot | None | Ramanand Singh | ||
Satna | None | Arun Singh | ||
Rampur Baghelan | None | Prabhakar Singh | ||
Amarpatan | None | Ram Hit | ||
Rewa | None | Premalal Mishra | ||
Gurh | None | Chandramani Tripathi | ||
Mangawan | None | Lal Rukmani Raman Pratap Singh | ||
Sirmaur | None | Sita Prasad Sharma | ||
Teonthar | None | |||
Deotalab | SC | Khalawan Bhir | ||
Mauganj | None | Achyuta Nand | ||
Churahat | None | Arjun Singh[5] | ||
Sidhi | None | Indrajeet Kumar | ||
Gopadbanas | None | Ram Khilawan | ||
Dhauhani | ST | Someshwar Singh | ||
Deosar | ST | Jagannath Singh | ||
Singrauli | SC | Ramcharitra | ||
Beohari | None | Baijnath Singh | ||
Umaria | None | Nripendra Singh | ||
Nowrozabad | ST | Gyan Singh | ||
Jaisinghnagar | ST | Ramnath Singh | ||
Kotma | ST | Babulal Singh | ||
Anuppur | ST | Jugal Kishore Gupta | ||
Sohagpur | None | Krishna Pal Singh | ||
Pushprajgarh | ST | Hazari Singh | ||
Manendragarh | ST | Ram Singh | ||
Baikunthpur | None | Jwala Prasad | ||
Premnagar | ST | Sahadeo Singh | ||
Surajpur | ST | Rewati Raman Mishra | ||
Pal | ST | Shiv Pratap | ||
Samri | ST | Amin | ||
Lundra | ST | Asan Ram | ||
Pilkha | ST | Nar Narayan | ||
Ambikapur | ST | Prabhunarayan Tripathi | ||
Sitapur | ST | Sukhi Ram | ||
Bagicha | ST | Balsyus Bolva | ||
Jashpur | ST | Sukh Ram | ||
Tapkara | ST | |||
Pathalgaon | ST | Ram Pukar Singh | ||
Dharamjaigarh | ST | Ghanesh Ram Rathia | ||
Lailunga | ST | Surendra Singh | ||
Raigarh | None | Ram Kumar Aggarwal | ||
Kharsia | None | Laxmi Prasad Patel | ||
Saria | None | Kumari Kamla Devi Naresh Chandra Singh | ||
Sarangarh | SC | Hulasram Manhar | ||
Rampur | ST | Nankiram Kanwar | ||
Katghora | None | Bodhram | ||
Tanakhar | ST | Bishal Singh | ||
Marwahi | ST | Bhawar Singh Parte | ||
Kota | None | M. P. Dubey | ||
Lormi | None | Phool Chand Jain | ||
Mungeli | SC | Rameshwar Prasad Kosaria | ||
Jarhagaon | SC | Bhanu Pratap Gupta | ||
Takhatpur | None | Manharanlal Pandey | ||
Bilaspur | None | B. R. Yadav | ||
Bilha | None | Chitra Kant Jaiswal | ||
Masturi | SC | Banshilal Ghritlahare | ||
Sipat | None | Radheyshyam Shukla | ||
Akaltara | None | Rajendra Kumar Singh | ||
Pamgarh | None | Shivprasad Sharma | ||
Champa | None | Bisahu Das Mahant | ||
Sakti | None | Raja Surendra Bahadur | ||
Malkharoda | SC | Bed Ram | ||
Chandrapur | None | Bhawanilal Varma | ||
Raipur Town | None | Rajani D. P. Upasane | ||
Raipur Rural | None | Ramesh Warlyani | ||
Abhanpur | None | Chetram Purushottam | ||
Mandirhasod | None | Ram Lal Jodhan | ||
Arang | SC | Ratandas Hardas | ||
Dharsiwa | None | Ashwini Kumar Lakhanlal | ||
Bhatapara | None | Jagdish Prasad Aggarwal | ||
Baloda Bazar | None | Vansraj Mahabir Prasad | ||
Pallari | SC | Phulsingh Budhu | ||
Kasdol | None | Dhani Ram Sahu | ||
Bhatgaon | SC | Kanhaiyalal Kasoriya | ||
Saraipali | None | Mohanlal Ramprasad | ||
Basna | None | Birendra Bahadur Singh Lal Bahadur | ||
Khallari | None | Ramesh | ||
Mahasamund | None | Mohd. Yakub Ah. Karim | ||
Rajim | None | Pawan Diwan Sukhramdhar | ||
Bindranawagarh | ST | Balram Jugsay | ||
Sihawa | ST | Madhav Laxman | ||
Kurud | None | Yeshwant Rao Meghawale | ||
Dhamtari | None | Pandhrirao Khushalrao | ||
Bhanupratappur | ST | Pyarelal Suklalsingh | ||
Kanker | ST | Harishankar Ramnath | ||
Keskal | ST | Mangli Jhadu Ram | ||
Kondagaon | ST | Mankuram Sodi | ||
Bhanpuri | ST | Baliram Mahadeo Kashyap | ||
Jagdalpur | ST | Birendra Pandey | ||
Keslur | ST | Joga Hadma | ||
Chitrakote | ST | Lakhanjai Sngh | ||
Dantewara | ST | Sukuldhar Bhawani | ||
Konta | ST | Koram Gopal Kristaiya | ||
Bijapur | ST | Mahadev Ayatoo Ram | ||
Narayanpur | ST | Gadru Ram Sori | ||
Maro | SC | Gophelal Kurree | ||
Bemetara | None | Laxman Prasad Vaidya | ||
Saja | None | Pradeep Kumar Choube | ||
Dhamdha | None | Dharampal Singh Gupta | ||
Durg | None | |||
Bhilai | None | Dinkar Dhage | ||
Patan | None | Keju Ram Varma | ||
Gunderdehi | None | Ghana Ram | ||
Khertha | None | Vasudeo Chandrakar | ||
Balod | None | Mishrilal Khatri | ||
Dondi Lohara | ST | Jhummuklal Bhediya | ||
Chowki | ST | Manjhla Kumar (Bhupendra Shah) | ||
Khujji | None | Prakash Yadav | ||
Dongargaon | None | Vidya Bhushan Thakur | ||
Rajnandgaon | None | Thakur Darbar Singh | ||
Dongargarh | SC | Vinayak Meshram | ||
Khairagarh | None | Manik Gupta | ||
Birendranagar | None | Balram Singh Bais | ||
Kawardha | None | Shashi Prabha Devi | ||
Baihar | ST | Sudhanvasingh Netam | ||
Lanji | None | Yashwant Rao Khongal | ||
Kirnapur | None | Jhankarsingh Chandanlal | ||
Waraseoni | None | K.D. Deshmukh Bathu | ||
Khairalanjee | None | Shankar Sao | ||
Katangi | None | Lochanlal Thare Narayan | ||
Balaghat | None | Nand Kishore Shrama | ||
Paraswada | None | Tejlal Tembhare | ||
Nainpur | ST | Ghanshyam Prasad | ||
Mandla | ST | Vijay Datt Jha | ||
Bichhia | ST | Mangilal | ||
Bajag | ST | Chintaram Masram | ||
Dindori | ST | Moti Singh Sandhya | ||
Shahpura | ST | Anup Singh Marabi | ||
Niwas | ST | Rup Singh | ||
Bargi | ST | Shivprasad Chinpuria | ||
Panagar | ST | D.P. Pathak | ||
Jabalpur Cantonment | None | Dinesh Chand Mishra | ||
Jabalpur East | SC | Kailash Surajbalee Sonkar | ||
Jabalpur Central | None | Jaishiri Benerjee | ||
Jabalpur West | None | K.L. Dubey | ||
Patan | None | Prithvi Singh | ||
Majholi | None | Gontia Trimbakeshwar Prasad Dubey | ||
Sihora | None | Dhanya Kumar | ||
Bahoriband | None | Tarachand Chaurasia | ||
Murwara | None | Vibhash Chandra | ||
Badwara | None | |||
Vijairaghogarh | None | Laxmichand Bajhal | ||
Gadarwara | None | Nageen Kochar | ||
Bohani | None | Sujansingh | ||
Narsimhapur | None | Surendra Kumar Dhoreliaurf Munna Bhaiya | ||
Gotegaon | SC | Saraschandra Jharia | ||
Lakhnadon | ST | Satyendra Singh Deep Singh Thakur | ||
Ghansor | ST | Vasant Rao Uike | ||
Keolari | None | Vimla Varma Krishna Prasad Varma | ||
Barghat | None | Bharatlal Bisen | ||
Seoni | None | Prabha Bhargwa | ||
Jamai | ST | Sunderlal Brijlal | ||
Chhindwara | None | Bijay Kumar Panti(Hitlar) | ||
Parasia | SC | Damodar Tulsiram (Damu Patil) | ||
Damua | ST | Mandir Sa | ||
Amarwara | ST | Dakhan Shah Thakur | ||
Chaurai | None | Baijnath Prasad Saxena | ||
Sausar | None | Rewnath Nathujee Choure | ||
Pandhurna | None | Madhavlal Dubey | ||
Piparia | None | Ramchandra Maheshwari | ||
Hoshangabad | None | Ramesh Bargale | ||
Itarsi | None | Narmada Prasad Soni | ||
Seoni-Malwa | None | Hazarilal Raghubanshi | ||
Timarni | SC | Manoharlal Hazarilal | ||
Harda | None | Babulal Silapuria (Nazirjee) | ||
Multai | None | Maniram Barange | ||
Masod | None | |||
Bhainsdehi | ST | Patiram | ||
Betul | None | Madhav Gopal Naseree | ||
Ghora Dongri | ST | Jangusingh Uike | ||
Amla | SC | Gurubux Atulkar | ||
Budhni | None | Shaligram Vakil | ||
Ichhawar | None | Narayan Prasad Gupta | ||
Ashta | SC | Narayan Singh Kesri | ||
Sehore | None | Sabita Bajpai | ||
Govindpura | None | Laxmi Narain Sharma | ||
Bhopal South | None | Babulal Gour | ||
Bhopal North | None | Hamid Qureshi | ||
Berasia | None | Gauri Shanker Koushal | ||
Sanchi | SC | Gourishanker | ||
Udaipura | None | Goverdhan Singh | ||
Bareli | None | Sudhar Singh | ||
Bhojpur | None | Parab Chand Lakhmichand | ||
Kurwai | SC | Ram Charan Lal | ||
Basoda | None | Jamna Prasad Beharilal | ||
Vidisha | None | Narsinghdas Goyal | ||
Shamshabad | None | Girischand Ramsahay | ||
Sironj | None | Sharif Master | ||
Biaora | None | Dattatre Rao Madho Rao | ||
Narsingarh | None | Siddhumal Dallumal | ||
Sarangpur | SC | Amarsingh Motilal | ||
Rajgarh | None | Jamnalal Bhanwarlal | ||
Khilchipur | None | Narayan Singh Panwar | ||
Shujalpur | None | Shall Kumar Sharma | ||
Gulana | None | Bhavanishankar Gothi | ||
Shajapur | None | Shashikant Shendurnaikar | ||
Agar | SC | |||
Susner | None | Hari Bhau Joshi | ||
Tarana | SC | Nagulal Malviya | ||
Mahidpur | None | Shiv Narayan Choudhry | ||
Khachrod | None | Purusottam Vipat | ||
Badnagar | None | Udaisingh Pandya | ||
Ghatiya | SC | Gangaram Parmar | ||
Ujjain North | None | Babulal Jain | ||
Ujjain South | None | Govindrao Vishvanath Naik | ||
Depalpur | None | Patan Patodi | ||
Mhow | None | Ghanshyam Seth Patidar | ||
Indore-I | None | Om Prakash Rawal | ||
Indore-Ii | None | |||
Indore-Iii | None | Rajendra Dharkar | ||
Indore-Iv | None | Vallabh Sharma | ||
Indore-V | None | Suresh Seth | ||
Sawer | SC | Arjun Singh Dharu | ||
Dewas | None | Shankar Kannungo Trimbakrao | ||
Sonkatch | SC | Devilal Raikwal Bulchand | ||
None | ||||
Bagli | None | Kailash Chandra Joshi | ||
Khategaon | None | Kinkar Narmadaprasad Govind Ram | ||
Harsud | ST | Suraj Mal Balu | ||
Nimarkhedi | None | Raghurajsingh Tomar | ||
Pandhana | SC | Sakharam Deokaran | ||
Khandwa | None | Govind Prasad Gite | ||
Nepanagar | None | Brijmohan Mishra | ||
Shahpur | None | Deshmukh Dhairyasheel Rao Keshav Rao | ||
Burhanpur | None | Shiv Kumar Singh Nawal Singh | ||
Bhikangaon | ST | Dongar Singh Patel | ||
Barwaha | None | Ramesh Sharma | ||
Maheshwar | SC | Nathubhai Sawale | ||
Kasrawad | None | Bankim Joshi | ||
Khargone | None | Navneet Mahajan | ||
Dhulkot | ST | Malsingh Latu | ||
Sendhwa | ST | Raoji Kalji | ||
Anjad | ST | Babulal Dashrath Soni | ||
Rajpur | ST | Veersingh Devisingh | ||
Barwani | ST | Umaraosingh Parvatsingh | ||
Manawar | ST | Shivbhanu Solanki | ||
Dharampuri | ST | Kiratsingh | ||
Dhar | None | Vikram Verma | ||
Badnawar | None | Goerdhan Sharma | ||
Sardarpur | ST | Moolchand Patel | ||
Kukshi | ST | Pratapsinh Baghel | ||
Alirajpur | ST | Bhagwan Singh Chauhan | ||
Jobat | ST | Ajmer Singh | ||
Jhabua | ST | Bapusingh Damer | ||
Petlawad | ST | Pratap Singh | ||
Thandla | ST | Mannaji | ||
Ratlam Town | None | Himmat Kothari | ||
Ratlam Rural | None | Surajmal Jain | ||
Sailana | ST | Kamji | ||
Jaora | None | Komal Singh Rathore | ||
Alot | SC | Navratan Sankla | ||
Manasa | None | Ramchandra Basar | ||
Garoth | None | Ragunandan | ||
Suwasara | SC | Champalala Arya | ||
Sitamau | None | Pt. Basantilal Sharma | ||
Mandsaur | None | |||
Neemuch | None | Kanhaiyalal Dungerwal | ||
Jawad | None | |||