Results/Lok Sabha/Gujarat/1977 Results/Lok Sabha
ECI results
State board · Lok Sabha

Gujarat Lok Sabha 1977

Results board · 26 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateGujarat
Seats
26
Constituencies
Majority
14
Seats needed of 26
Electors
1.41Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
83.54L
59.2% of electors
Median turnout
58.7%
Median of 26 seats
BLD lead
+2
Above majority · 16 − 14

[01]Seat matrix

26 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 26 seats: BLD 16, INC 10. Majority line at 14 seats. Hemicycle of 26 seats: BLD 16, INC 10. Majority line at 14 seats.
Majority · 14 of 26BLD 16 · +2 above majority
BLD 1661.5% Bharatiya Lok Dal
INC 1038.5% Indian National Congress

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
BLD 49.5%16 seats · 61.5%
INC 46.9%10 seats · 38.5%
Others 3.6%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. BLD converted 49.5% of votes into 61.5% of seats, a seat premium of 12.0 pp.

    16 ÷ 26 = 61.5% · 61.5 − 49.5 = +12.0

  2. INC polled 46.9% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 10 seats (38.5%).

    10 ÷ 26 = 38.5% · 38.5 − 46.9 = −8.4

  3. Godhra was decided by 1,380 votes, the closest of 26 seats; Mehsana had the widest margin, 1,22,112.

    min / max of margin over 26 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; INC won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 26 · INC 1

  5. Turnout ran from 36.2% in Dahod to 71.1% in Anand; the median seat polled 58.7%.

    min / median / max over 26 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

26 of 26 seats carry a turnout
025507510058.7%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 13.8% of seats
50–60 1453.8% of seats
60–70 934.6% of seats
70–80 27.7% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestDahod36.2%
  • HighestAnand71.1%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

26 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Gujarat Lok Sabha 1977, all 26 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 KutchSC Dave Anantray Devshankar Bharatiya Lok Dal 2,40,319 10,817 4.5 54.8
02 Surendranagar Amin Ramdas Kishordas ( R. K. Amin ) Bharatiya Lok Dal 2,92,268 5,433 1.9 58.3
03 Jamnagar Vinodbhai B. Sheth Bharatiya Lok Dal 2,51,803 2,670 1.1 52.5
04 Rajkot Patel Keshubhai Savdasbhai Bharatiya Lok Dal 3,13,341 15,801 5.0 51.9
05 Porbandar Patel Dharmasinhbhai Dahyabhai Bharatiya Lok Dal 2,76,295 24,429 8.8 52.6
06 Junagadh Nathwani Narendra Pragji Bharatiya Lok Dal 3,35,230 11,853 3.5 64.9
07 Amreli Dwarkadas Mohanlal Patel Indian National Congress 2,67,457 59,006 22.1 54.1
08 BhavnagarSC Prasannavadan Manilal Methta Bharatiya Lok Dal 2,62,543 11,137 4.2 51.5
09 Dhandhuka Parmar Natavarlal Bhagavandas Bharatiya Lok Dal 2,83,228 27,766 9.8 51.6
10 Ahmedabad Ahesan Jafri Indian National Congress 3,78,527 10,013 2.6 66.0
11 Gandhinagar Purushottam Ganesh Mavalankar Bharatiya Lok Dal 3,94,699 60,117 15.2 63.7
12 MehsanaWIDEST Patel Maniben Vallabhbhai Bharatiya Lok Dal 3,88,731 1,22,112 31.4 65.2
13 Patan Chavda Khemchandbhai Somabhai Bharatiya Lok Dal 3,03,870 73,566 24.2 53.0
14 Banaskantha Chaudhary Motibhai Ranchhodbhai Bharatiya Lok Dal 2,83,574 64,783 22.8 56.1
15 Sabarkantha H. M. Patel Bharatiya Lok Dal 3,16,530 38,062 12.0 58.2
16 Kapadvanj Vaghela Shankarji Laxmanji Bharatiya Lok Dal 3,30,969 67,971 20.5 59.0
17 Dahod Damor Somjibhai Pujabhai Indian National Congress 1,84,171 3,393 1.8 36.2
18 GodhraCLOSEST Desai Hitendrabhai Kanaiyalal Indian National Congress 2,95,163 1,380 0.5 57.1
19 KairaST Desai Dharmsingh Dadubhai Indian National Congress 4,04,195 41,844 10.4 70.5
20 Anand Ajitsinh Fulsinh Dabhi Indian National Congress 4,01,323 62,779 15.6 71.1
21 Chhota UdaipurST Rathawa Amarsinh Viriyabhai Indian National Congress 3,21,022 41,123 12.8 60.2
22 Baroda Gaekwad Fatesinhrao Pratapsinhrao Indian National Congress 4,11,857 40,923 9.9 69.1
23 BroachST Patel Ahmedbhai Mohmadbhai Indian National Congress 3,45,057 62,879 18.2 63.4
24 Surat Desai Morarji Ranchhodji Bharatiya Lok Dal 4,01,238 21,460 5.3 68.8
25 Mandvi Gamit Chhitubhai Devjibhai Indian National Congress 3,40,473 39,603 11.6 62.8
26 BulsarST Patel Nanubhai Nichhabhai Bharatiya Lok Dal 3,30,000 17,964 5.4 59.3
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,22,112 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1977 · Gujarat · 26 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

An unhandled error has occurred. Reload