1977 Indian general election in Gujarat

none August 2019 The 1977 Indian general election was held to constitute the 6th Lok Sabha. Polling was held between 16 and 20 March 1977. It was held during the Emergency period, which ceased on 21 March 1977, right before the final results were announced.India 1977 http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/INDIA_1977_E.PDF General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II) https://hindi.eci.gov.in/files/file/4116-general-election-1977-vol-i-ii/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201130205758/https://hindi.eci.gov.in/files/file/4116-general-election-1977-vol-i-ii/ 2020-11-30 2026-03-20 भारत निर्वाचन आयोग en-US The election resulted in a heavy defeat for the Indian National Congress (INC) government, with the incumbent Prime Minister and INC party leader Indira Gandhi losing her Lok Sabha seat from Rae Bareli. The call for the restoration of democracy by revoking the Emergency is considered to be a major reason for the sweeping victory for the opposition Janata alliance,M.R. Masani, "India's Second Revolution," Asian Affairs (1977) 5#1 pp 19–38. whose leader Morarji Desai was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of India on 24 March 1977. In Gujarat, Janata Party/ BLD won 16 seats while INC won 10 seats out of a total of 26 seats. The number of seats increased to 26 from 24 from the previous election. Party-wise results summary Results by Party Party Name Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− Bharatiya Lok DalBLD/JP 40,19,124 49.54 26 16 Indian National CongressINC 38,06,126 46.92 2.07 26 10 1 Independent (politician) IND 2,87,121 3.54 2.08 60 0 Total 81,12,371 100% - 112 26 - Results- Constituency wise ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidateParty Votes %CandidateParty Votes % Votes %1Kutch54.80%Anant DaveJanata PartyJP115,51450.00Mehta Mahipatray MulshankarIndian National CongressINC104,69745.3210,8174.682Surendranagar58.34%Amin Ramdas KishordasJanata PartyJP139,92749.50Shah Manubhai MansukhlalIndian National CongressINC134,49447.585,4331.923Jamnagar52.50%Vinodbhai ShethJanata PartyJP121,79049.99D. P. JadejaIndian National CongressINC119,12048.902,6701.094Rajkot51.87%Keshubhai PatelJanata PartyJP143,05146.94Arvindkumar Mohanlal PatelIndian National CongressINC127,25041.7515,8015.195Porbandar52.60%Dharmasinhbhai PatelJanata PartyJP143,25253.44Dhami Ramniklal KababhaiIndian National CongressINC118,82344.3224,4299.126Junagadh64.93%Narendra NathwaniJanata PartyJP167,56751.83Adani Ratubhai MulshankerIndian National CongressINC155,71448.1711,8533.667Amreli54.13%Dwarkadas Mohanlal PatelIndian National CongressINC140,58654.51Gondhiya Narsinhdas GordhandasJanata PartyJP81,58031.6359,00622.888Bhavnagar51.50%Prasannavadan Manilal MethaJanata PartyJP128,79250.75Chabildas Pragjibhai MethaIndian National CongressINC117,65546.3611,1374.399Dhandhuka (SC)51.55%Natverlal ParmarJanata PartyJP134,52749.09Rathod Balvantrai RamjibhaiIndian National CongressINC106,76138.9627,76610.1310Ahmedabad66.03%Ahesan JafriIndian National CongressINC187,71550.59Brahmkumar BhattJanata PartyJP177,70247.9010,0132.6911Gandhinagar63.69%Purushottam MavalankarJanata PartyJP221,96757.41Govindbhai C. PatelIndian National CongressINC161,85041.8660,11715.5512Mehsana65.21%Patel Maniben VallabhbhaiJanata PartyJP240,77662.96Patel Natvarlal Amratlal GagabhaiIndian National CongressINC118,66431.03122,11231.9313Patan (SC)53.00%Chavda Khemchandbhai SomabhaiJanata PartyJP182,97361.36Vanakar Punamchandbhai MithabhaiIndian National CongressINC109,40736.6973,56624.6714Banaskantha56.12%Chaudhary Motibhai RanchhodbhaiJanata PartyJP168,64861.89Popatlal Mulshankar JoshiIndian National CongressINC103,86538.1164,78323.7815Sabarkantha58.21%H. M. PatelJanata PartyJP164,50253.87Kumarshri Rajendra Sinhji DaljitsinhjiIndian National CongressINC126,44041.4138,06212.4616Kapadvanj58.96%Vaghela Shankarji LaxmanjiJanata PartyJP188,39058.17Rathod NatvarSinh TakhatsinhIndian National CongressINC120,41937.1867,97120.9917Dohad (ST)36.18%Damor Somjibhai PujabhaiIndian National CongressINC89,53850.97Minama Govindsingh LalchandbhaiJanata PartyJP86,14549.033,3931.9418Godhra57.05%Desai Hitendrabhai KanaiyalalIndian National CongressINC138,63448.64Mody Pillo HomiJanata PartyJP137,25448.161,3800.4819Kaira70.52%Dharmsinh DesaiIndian National CongressINC211,88453.55Vaghela ShankarbhaI DesaibhaiJanata PartyJP170,04042.9741,84410.5820Anand71.12%Ajitsinh Fulsinh DabhiIndian National CongressINC221,09956.51Jadav Himatsinh KhodsinhJanata PartyJP158,32040.4662,77916.0521Chhota Udaipur (ST)60.17%Rathawa Amarsinh ViriyabhaiIndian National CongressINC170,34355.02Rathawa Manharbhai VirsingbhaiJanata PartyJP129,22041.7441,12313.2822Baroda69.14%Fatehsinghrao GaekwadIndian National CongressINC219,10154.18Patel Manubhai MotilalJanata PartyJP178,17844.0640,92310.1223Broach63.37%Ahmed PatelIndian National CongressINC189,81556.81Unia Suleman EssufJanata PartyJP126,93637.9962,87918.8224Surat68.83%Morarji DesaiJanata PartyJP206,20652.46Chauhan Jashvantsingh Dan SinghIndian National CongressINC184,74647.0021,4605.4625Mandvi (ST)62.84%Chhitubhai GamitIndian National CongressINC183,60956.04Chaudhary Mukundbhai JanabhaiJanata PartyJP144,00643.9639,60312.0826Bulsar (ST)59.31%Patel Nanubhai NichhabhaiJanata PartyJP161,86151.11Patel Nirmalaben HarjibhaiIndian National CongressINC143,89745.4317,9645.68 References Category:Indian general elections in Gujarat Gujarat Category:1970s in Gujarat Category:Long stubs with short prose