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Goa, Daman & Diu Legislative Assembly election, 1977 was held in Indian Union territory of Goa in 1977, to elect 30 members to the Goa Legislative Assembly. [1]
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| Political Party | Seats contested | Seats won | Number of Votes | % of Votes | Seat change | ||||
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 29 | 15 | 116,339 | 38.49% |  3 | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 27 | 10 | 87,461 | 28.94% |  9 | ||||
| Janata Party | 30 | 3 | 69,823 | 23.10% | 3 | ||||
| Independents | 57 | 2 | 28,022 | 9.27% | 1 | ||||
| Total | 145 | 30 | 302,237 | ||||||
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