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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1977.
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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1977.
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| Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats won | % votes | ||
| 1 | Janata Party | 68 | 53 | 49.01 | ||
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 56 | 9 | 27.32 | ||
| 3 | Independent | 68 | 6 | 21.10 | ||
| Total | 68 | |||||
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| A. C. NO. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Party | Votes | Runner-up Candidates Name | Party | Votes | ||
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| 1 | Kinnaur | (ST) | Thakur Sen Negi | Independent | 10543 | Gyan Singh | Independent | 2937 | ||
| 2 | Rampur | (SC) | Ninzoo Ram | Janata Party | 5572 | Mangat Ram | Independent | 2947 | ||
| 3 | Rohru | GEN | Satya Dev | Janata Party | 9785 | Nehar Singh | Independent | 7113 | ||
| 4 | Jubbal-Kotkhai | GEN | Ram Lal | Indian National Congress | 11115 | Padam Singh Jhina | Janata Party | 5799 | ||
| 5 | Chopal | GEN | Radha Raman | Janata Party | 6466 | Sant Ram | Independent | 3313 | ||
| 6 | Kumarsain | GEN | Bhaskera Nand | Independent | 7199 | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress | 5762 | ||
| 7 | Theog | GEN | Mehar Singh Chauhan | Janata Party | 13081 | Vidya | Indian National Congress | 5839 | ||
| 8 | Simla | GEN | Daulat Ram Chauhan | Janata Party | 14105 | Usha Malhotra | Indian National Congress | 3658 | ||
| 9 | Kasumpti | (SC) | Roop Dass Kashyap | Independent | 6526 | Shonkia Ram Kashyap | Indian National Congress | 4060 | ||
| 10 | Arki | GEN | Nagin Chandra Pall | Janata Party | 10976 | Kameshwar | Communist Party of India | 2659 | ||
| 11 | Doon | GEN | Ram Pratap | Independent | 7827 | Krishna Mohini | Janata Party | 5583 | ||
| 12 | Nalagarh | GEN | Vijayendra Singh | Janata Party | 14684 | Arjun Singh | Independent | 3756 | ||
| 13 | Kasauli | (SC) | Chaman Lal | Janata Party | 5197 | Krishan Datt | Indian National Congress | 4718 | ||
| 14 | Solan | GEN | Gauri Shankar | Janata Party | 7422 | Ishwar Singh | Independent | 2809 | ||
| 15 | Pachhad | (SC) | Shri Ram Jakhmi | Janata Party | 6512 | Vidya Nand | Independent | 3837 | ||
| 16 | Rainka | (SC) | Roop Singh | Janata Party | 8568 | Nain Singh Tomar | Indian National Congress | 4416 | ||
| 17 | Shillai | GEN | Guman Singh Chauhan | Indian National Congress | 5994 | Jagat Singh | Janata Party | 5899 | ||
| 18 | Paonta Doon | GEN | Milkh Raj | Independent | 7643 | Rattan Singh | Indian National Congress | 5081 | ||
| 19 | Nahan | GEN | Shyama Sharma | Janata Party | 11874 | Sunder Singh | Indian National Congress | 4481 | ||
| 20 | Kotkehloor | GEN | Daulat Ram Sankhyan | Janata Party | 12074 | Kuldip Singh | Indian National Congress | 4546 | ||
| 21 | Bilaspur | GEN | Anand Chand | Independent | 8821 | Sant Ram Sant | Janata Party | 7398 | ||
| 22 | Ghumarwin | GEN | Narayan Singh Swami | Janata Party | 11188 | Sita Ram | Indian National Congress | 7728 | ||
| 23 | Geharwin | (SC) | Bachittar Singh | Janata Party | 10466 | Rikhi Ram | Indian National Congress | 2484 | ||
| 24 | Nadaun | GEN | Narain Chand | Indian National Congress | 8361 | Prem Singh | Janata Party | 6197 | ||
| 25 | Hamirpur | GEN | Jagdev Chand | Janata Party | 9322 | Ramesh Chand Verma | Indian National Congress | 6686 | ||
| 26 | Bamsan | GEN | Ranjit Singh Verma | Janata Party | 7623 | Bhumi Dev | Indian National Congress | 5002 | ||
| 27 | Mewa | (SC) | Amar Singh Choudhry | Janata Party | 8533 | Dharam Singh | Indian National Congress | 7512 | ||
| 28 | Nadaunta | GEN | Udho Ram | Janata Party | 9380 | Pramodh Singh | Indian National Congress | 3810 | ||
| 29 | Gagret | GEN | Sadhu Ram | Janata Party | 7520 | Milkhi Ram | Indian National Congress | 6959 | ||
| 30 | Chintpurni | GEN | Hans Raj | Janata Party | 7636 | Onkar Chand | Indian National Congress | 6055 | ||
| 31 | Santokgarh | GEN | Vijay Kumar Joshi | Janata Party | 14058 | Kashmiri Lal Joshi | Indian National Congress | 7111 | ||
| 32 | Una | GEN | Des Raj | Janata Party | 8001 | Surendar Nath | Independent | 5314 | ||
| 33 | Kutlehar | GEN | Ram Nath Sharma | Janata Party | 9836 | Sarla Devi | Indian National Congress | 6000 | ||
| 34 | Nurpur | GEN | Sant Mahajan | Indian National Congress | 12617 | Kewal Singh | Janata Party | 11105 | ||
| 35 | Gangath | (SC) | Durga Dass | Janata Party | 9416 | Shankar Singh | Communist Party of India | 7261 | ||
| 36 | Jawali | GEN | Sujan Singh Pathania | Janata Party | 9965 | Vikram Singh | Indian National Congress | 5075 | ||
| 37 | Guler | GEN | Harbans Singh | Janata Party | 6649 | Chander Kumar | Independent | 5905 | ||
| 38 | Jaswan | GEN | Agya Ram | Janata Party | 8504 | Paras Ram | Communist Party of India | 4760 | ||
| 39 | Pragpur | (SC) | Yog Raj | Janata Party | 9881 | Dalip Singh | Indian National Congress | 5036 | ||
| 40 | Jawalamukhi | GEN | Kashmir Singh Rana | Janata Party | 6992 | Ishwar Chand | Independent | 4827 | ||
| 41 | Thural | GEN | Gian Chand | Janata Party | 8705 | Tara Chand | Independent | 1922 | ||
| 42 | Rajgir | (SC) | Guler Chand | Janata Party | 6571 | Milkhi Ram Goma | Indian National Congress | 4729 | ||
| 43 | Baijnath | GEN | Sant Ram | Indian National Congress | 9200 | Om Prakash Kauda | Janata Party | 7175 | ||
| 44 | Palampur | GEN | Sarvan Kumar | Janata Party | 9930 | Bidhi Chand | Indian National Congress | 7633 | ||
| 45 | Sullah | GEN | Shanta Kumar | Janata Party | 11832 | Bidhi Chand | Communist Party of India | 5685 | ||
| 46 | Nagrota | GEN | Hardyal | Indian National Congress | 11652 | Saminder Prakash | Janata Party | 6687 | ||
| 47 | Shahpur | GEN | Ram Rattan | Janata Party | 9812 | Kultar Chand Rana | Indian National Congress | 4796 | ||
| 48 | Dharamsala | GEN | Brij Lal | Janata Party | 8576 | Chander Verkar | Indian National Congress | 5649 | ||
| 49 | Kangra | GEN | Pratap Chaudhary | Janata Party | 8739 | Surinder Paul | Indian National Congress | 6839 | ||
| 50 | Bhattiyat | GEN | Shiv Kumar | Janata Party | 8881 | Jagdish Chand | Independent | 1710 | ||
| 51 | Banikhet | GEN | Gian Chand | Janata Party | 13235 | Des Raj | Indian National Congress | 5681 | ||
| 52 | Rajnagar | (SC) | Mohan Lal | Janata Party | 9848 | Vidya Dhar | Indian National Congress | 4367 | ||
| 53 | Chamba | GEN | Kishori Lal | Janata Party | 11239 | Sagar Chand | Indian National Congress | 7393 | ||
| 54 | Bharmour | (ST) | Ram Chand | Janata Party | 7223 | Thakar Singh | Independent | 3903 | ||
| 55 | Lahaul and Spiti | (ST) | Thakur Devi Singh | Janata Party | 5649 | Shiv Chand | Independent | 1548 | ||
| 56 | Kullu | GEN | Kunj Lal | Janata Party | 9688 | Raj Krishan Gour | Indian National Congress | 6324 | ||
| 57 | Banjar | GEN | Maheshwar Singh | Janata Party | 10478 | Dile Ram Shabab | Indian National Congress | 6495 | ||
| 58 | Anni | (SC) | Ishar Dass | Indian National Congress | 5573 | Sharda Devi | Janata Party | 4486 | ||
| 59 | Karsog | (SC) | Joginder Pal | Janata Party | 7582 | Sangat Ram | Independent | 3200 | ||
| 60 | Chachiot | GEN | Moti Ram | Janata Party | 10423 | Karam Singh | Indian National Congress | 4588 | ||
| 61 | Nachan | (SC) | Dile Ram | Janata Party | 7222 | Tehal Dass | Indian National Congress | 3751 | ||
| 62 | Sundernagar | GEN | Roop Singh | Janata Party | 5105 | Ajit Ram | Independent | 4278 | ||
| 63 | Balh | (SC) | Tulsi Ram | Janata Party | 8157 | Piroo Ram | Indian National Congress | 7765 | ||
| 64 | Gopalpur | GEN | Rangila Ram | Indian National Congress | 12735 | Hari Singh | Independent | 2925 | ||
| 65 | Dharampur | GEN | Om Chand | Janata Party | 9139 | Bhikha Ram | Indian National Congress | 5908 | ||
| 66 | Joginder Nagar | GEN | Ghulab Singh | Janata Party | 5705 | Rattan Lal | Indian National Congress | 4815 | ||
| 67 | Darang | GEN | Kaul Singh | Janata Party | 6588 | Dina Nath Gautam | Independent | 6057 | ||
| 68 | Mandi | GEN | Sukh Ram | Indian National Congress | 12150 | Lila Devi | Janata Party | 6917 | ||
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