1977 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|
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| Registered | 52,345,606 |
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| Turnout | 46.14% |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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| Leader
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Ram Naresh Yadav
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| Party
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JP
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INC
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| Seats before
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New
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215
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| Seats won
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352
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47
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| Seat change
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New
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 168
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| Popular vote
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47.76%
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31.94%
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Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in June 1977 to elect members of the 425 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Janata Party won a majority of seats and Ram Naresh Yadav was appointed the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 425 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]
Background
The previous elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1974, and the Indian National Congress won a majority and formed a Government headed by Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna. Bahuguna was forced to resign by Prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1975 and was replaced by N. D. Tiwari.
The term of the Assembly should have been for five years, until early 1979. The Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, passed during The Emergency in 1976, lengthened the term to six years.
After the come to power of the Janata Party in the 1977 Indian general election, the new government dissolved the state governments run by the Indian National Congress and declared fresh election in thus stats.[4][5][6]
Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Janata Party | 11,351,359 | 47.76 | 352 | New |
| Indian National Congress | 7,592,107 | 31.94 | 47 | –168 |
| Communist Party of India | 611,450 | 2.57 | 9 | –7 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 136,850 | 0.58 | 1 | –1 |
| Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhik Baharatiya) | 74,680 | 0.31 | – | – |
| Republican Party of India (Khobragade) | 67,497 | 0.28 | – | – |
| Muslim League | 48,238 | 0.20 | – | – |
| Republican Party of India | 19,239 | 0.08 | – | – |
| Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha | 10,318 | 0.04 | – | – |
| All India Forward Bloc | 8,543 | 0.04 | – | – |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 7,175 | 0.03 | – | – |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3,027 | 0.01 | – | – |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India | 2,079 | 0.01 | – | – |
| Uttar Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Party | 1,025 | 0.00 | – | – |
| Independents | 3,832,832 | 16.13 | 16 | +12 |
| Total | 23,766,419 | 100.00 | 425 | +1 |
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| Valid votes | 23,766,419 | 98.40 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 386,237 | 1.60 | |
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| Total votes | 24,152,656 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 52,345,606 | 46.14 | |
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| Source: ECI[7] |
Elected members
Bypolls
See also
References
