Closest Lok Sabha contests in 1977
Historical election results Official outcomes as published by the Election Commission of India, compiled by third parties and not verified by VotingBharat.com. Data sources
| Margin | Constituency | Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | Kolhapur Maharashtra | 1977 | Desai Dajiba Balwantrao (PWP) | Mane Shankarrao Dattatray (INC) |
| 590 | Dhubri Assam | 1977 | Ahmmad Hossen (INC) | Zahirul Islam (BLD) |
| 1,081 | Hassan Karnataka | 1977 | S. Nanjesha Gowda (BLD) | G. L. Nalluregowda (INC) |
| 1,380 | Godhra Gujarat | 1977 | Desai Hitendrabhai Kanaiyalal (INC) | Mody Pillo Homi (BLD) |
| 2,186 | Jangipur West Bengal | 1977 | Sasankasekher Sanyal (CPM) | Lutfal Haque (Haji) (INC) |
| 2,369 | Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1977 | Gargishankar Ramkrishna Mishra (INC) | Pratulchandra Dwivedi (BLD) |
| 2,643 | Phulbani Odisha | 1977 | Sribatcha Digal (BLD) | Bakshi Nayak (INC) |
| 2,670 | Jamnagar Gujarat | 1977 | Vinodbhai B. Sheth (BLD) | Jadeja Daulatsinghji Pratapsinghji (INC) |
| 2,814 | Lakshadweep Lakshadweep | 1977 | Muhammed Sayeed Padannatha (INC) | Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam (IND) |
| 2,877 | Ladakh Jammu & Kashmir | 1977 | Parvati Devi (INC) | Mohammad Ali Alias Ali Kargil (IND) |
| 3,031 | Nowrangpur Odisha | 1977 | Khagapati Pradhani (INC) | Rabisingh Majhi (BLD) |
| 3,161 | vellore Tamil Nadu | 1977 | Dhandayuthapani V. (NCO) | Abdul Samad (IND) |
| 3,393 | Dahod Gujarat | 1977 | Damor Somjibhai Pujabhai (INC) | Minama Govindsingh Lalchandbhai (BLD) |
| 3,646 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1977 | Patel Ramubhai Ravjibhai (INC) | Gond Devaji Raju (BLD) |
| 3,777 | Aska Odisha | 1977 | Rama Chandra Rath (INC) | Ananta Narayan Singhdeo (BLD) |
| 3,847 | Secunderabad Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1977 | M. M. Hashim (INC) | T. Laxmi Kantamma (BLD) |
| 4,220 | Mukundapuram Kerala | 1977 | A. C. George (INC) | S. C. S. Menon (IND) |
| 4,652 | Kanakapura Karnataka | 1977 | M. V. Chandrasekhara Murthy (INC) | M. V. Rajasekharan (BLD) |
| 4,765 | Shillong Meghalaya | 1977 | Hoping Stone Lyngdoh (IND) | Peter Garnette Marbaniang (INC) |
| 5,042 | Kasaragod Kerala | 1977 | Ramachandran Kadannappally (INC) | M. Ramanna Rai (CPM) |
| 5,047 | Tripura West Tripura | 1977 | SAchindralal Singha (BLD) | Tarit Mohan Dsgupta (INC) |
| 5,321 | Mandya Karnataka | 1977 | K. Chickalingaiah (INC) | M. Srinivas (BLD) |
| 5,433 | Surendranagar Gujarat | 1977 | Amin Ramdas Kishordas ( R. K. Amin ) (BLD) | Shah Manubhai Mansukhlal (INC) |
| 5,469 | Bhubaneswar Odisha | 1977 | Sivaji Patnaik (CPM) | Chintamani Panigrahi (INC) |
| 6,148 | Tezpur Assam | 1977 | Purnanarayan Sinha (BLD) | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati (INC) |
| 6,693 | Rewa Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1977 | Yammuna Prasad (BLD) | Maha Martand Singh (IND) |
| 7,285 | Ernakulam Kerala | 1977 | Henry Austin (INC) | K. N. Raveendranath (CPM) |
| 7,562 | Cuddapah Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1977 | Kandala Obul Reddy (INC) | Vutukuru Rami Reddy (BLD) |
| 7,648 | Arunachal East Arunachal Pradesh | 1977 | Bakin Pertin (IND) | Nyeodek Yonggam (INC) |
| 7,851 | Latur Maharashtra | 1977 | Patil Uddhavrao Sahebrrao (PWP) | Patil Pandharinath Gyanoba (INC) |
| 8,070 | Badagara Kerala | 1977 | K. P. Unnikrishnan (INC) | Arangil Sreedharan (BLD) |
| 8,100 | Nagaland Nagaland | 1977 | Rano M. Shaiza (UDF) | Hokishe Sema (INC) |
| 8,331 | Anantnag Jammu & Kashmir | 1977 | Mohd. Shafi Qureshi (INC) | Ab. Razak Mir (IND) |
| 8,734 | Srikakulam Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1977 | Rajgopalarao Boddepalli (INC) | Gouthu Latchanna (BLD) |
| 9,468 | Mormugao Goa, Daman & Diu | 1977 | Faleiro Eduardo Martinho (INC) | Ribeiro Dionisio Francisco (MAG) |
| 10,013 | Ahmedabad Gujarat | 1977 | Ahesan Jafri (INC) | Brahmkumar Bhatt (BLD) |
| 10,042 | Deogarh Odisha | 1977 | Pabitra Mohan Pradhan (BLD) | Badkumar Pratap Gangadeb (INC) |
| 10,232 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands Andaman Nicobar Islands | 1977 | Manoranjan Bhakta (INC) | K.R. Ganesh (IND) |
| 10,297 | Yavatmal Maharashtra | 1977 | Jawade Shridharrao Natthobaji (INC) | Yembadwar Nanasaheb Narayanrao (IND) |
| 10,447 | Chittoor Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1977 | P. Rajagopal Naidu (INC) | N. P. Changalraya Naidu (BLD) |
| 10,817 | Kutch Gujarat | 1977 | Dave Anantray Devshankar (BLD) | Mehta Mahipatray Mulshankar (INC) |
| 11,066 | Panaji Goa, Daman & Diu | 1977 | Kasar Amrut Shivram (MAG) | Kakodkar Purushottam Keshav (INC) |
| 11,137 | Bhavnagar Gujarat | 1977 | Prasannavadan Manilal Methta (BLD) | Chabildas Pragjibhai Metha (INC) |
| 11,241 | Nashik Maharashtra | 1977 | Hande Vithalrao Ganpatrao (BLD) | Thakre Baburao Ganpat (INC) |
| 11,349 | Mayurbhanj Odisha | 1977 | Chandra Mohan Sinha (BLD) | Chaitanya Prasad Majhi (INC) |
| 11,853 | Junagadh Gujarat | 1977 | Nathwani Narendra Pragji (BLD) | Adani Ratubhai Mulshanker (INC) |
| 11,880 | Katwa West Bengal | 1977 | Dhirendra Nath Basu (INC) | Syed Mansur Habibullah (CPM) |
| 12,176 | Sarangarh Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1977 | Govind Ram Miri (BLD) | Gondil Prasad Anuragi (INC) |
| 12,186 | Basirhat West Bengal | 1977 | Alhaj M.A. Hannan (BLD) | A.K.M. Ishaque (INC) |
| 12,186 | Jalgaon Maharashtra | 1977 | Borole Yashwant Mansaram (BLD) | Mahajan Yadav Shivaram (INC) |
| 12,827 | Bilaspur Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1977 | Niranjan Prasad Kesharwani (BLD) | Ashok Rao (INC) |
| 12,877 | Cannanore Kerala | 1977 | C. K. Chandrappan (CPI) | O. Bharathan (CPM) |
| 13,183 | Tripura East Tripura | 1977 | Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barma (INC) | Dasaratha Deb (CPM) |
| 13,569 | Janjgir Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1977 | Madan Bhaiya (BLD) | Ramgopal Tiwari (INC) |
| 13,704 | Calicut Kerala | 1977 | V. A. Seyid Muhammad (INC) | M. Kamalam (BLD) |
| 13,814 | Erandol Maharashtra | 1977 | Patil Sonusing Dhansing (BLD) | Patil Krishnarao Madhavrao (INC) |
| 14,034 | Tura Meghalaya | 1977 | Purna A. Sangma (INC) | Mody K. Marak (IND) |
| 14,209 | Dibrugarh Assam | 1977 | Haren Bhumji (INC) | Golap Borbora (BLD) |
| 14,429 | Koraput Odisha | 1977 | Giridhar Gomango (INC) | Mutika Papanna (BLD) |
| 14,829 | Madras South Tamil Nadu | 1977 | Venkataraman R. (INC) | Murasoli Maran (DMK) |
| 14,871 | Palghat Kerala | 1977 | A. Sunnasahib (INC) | T. Sivadasa Menon (CPM) |
| 15,437 | Malegaon Maharashtra | 1977 | Mahale Hari Shankar (BLD) | Kahandole Zamaru Mangalu (INC) |
| 15,801 | Rajkot Gujarat | 1977 | Patel Keshubhai Savdasbhai (BLD) | Arvindkumar Mohanlal Patel (INC) |
| 16,008 | Mizoram Mizoram | 1977 | R. Rothuama (IND) | C. L. Ruala (INC) |
| 17,964 | Bulsar Gujarat | 1977 | Patel Nanubhai Nichhabhai (BLD) | Patel Nirmalabhen Harjibhai (INC) |
| 18,480 | Darjeeling West Bengal | 1977 | Krishna Bahadur Chettri (INC) | Ratanlal Brahman (CPM) |
| 19,201 | Pondicherry Puducherry | 1977 | Aravinda Bala Pajanor (ADK) | Ansari Duraisamy (NCO) |
| 19,526 | Khed Maharashtra | 1977 | Annasaheb Magar (INC) | Mukundrao Patil (BLD) |
| 19,812 | Raigarh Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1977 | Narhari Prasad Sukhdeo Sai (BLD) | Ummed Singh (INC) |
| 20,154 | Nagaur Rajasthan | 1977 | Nathu Ram (INC) | Kishan Lal Shah (BLD) |
| 21,178 | Coimbatore Tamil Nadu | 1977 | Parvathi Krishnan (CPI) | Lakshmanan S.V. (NCO) |
| 21,460 | Surat Gujarat | 1977 | Desai Morarji Ranchhodji (BLD) | Chauhan Jashvantsingh Dan Singh (INC) |
| 21,674 | Bijapur Karnataka | 1977 | Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna (INC) | Nagathan Irappa Chanamallappa (BLD) |
| 21,685 | Jodhpur Rajasthan | 1977 | Ranchordas Gattani (BLD) | Poonam Chand Bishnoi (INC) |
| 21,780 | Dum Dum West Bengal | 1977 | Asoke Krishna Dutt (BLD) | Indrajit Gupta (CPI) |
| 24,429 | Porbandar Gujarat | 1977 | Patel Dharmasinhbhai Dahyabhai (BLD) | Dhami Ramniklal Kababhai (INC) |
| 24,574 | Jalna Maharashtra | 1977 | Pundalik Hari Danve (BLD) | Manikrao Palodkar (INC) |
| 25,041 | Amritsar Punjab | 1977 | Baldev Parkash (BLD) | Raghunandan Lal (INC) |
| 25,300 | Ratnagiri Maharashtra | 1977 | Parulekar Bapusaheb (BLD) | Peje Santaram Laxman (INC) |
| 25,659 | Inner Manipur Manipur | 1977 | N. Tombi Singh (INC) | Alimudin (MRP) |
| 26,923 | Betul Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999) | 1977 | Subhash Chandra Ahuja (BLD) | Narendra Kumar Salve (INC) |
| 27,333 | Faridabad Haryana | 1977 | Dharam Vir Vasisht (BLD) | Khurshid Ahmad (IND) |
| 27,766 | Dhandhuka Gujarat | 1977 | Parmar Natavarlal Bhagavandas (BLD) | Rathod Balvantrai Ramjibhai (INC) |
| 27,939 | Jammu Jammu & Kashmir | 1977 | Thakur Baldev Singh (IND) | Balraj Puri (JKN) |
| 28,122 | Gurdaspur Punjab | 1977 | Yagya Datt (BLD) | Prabodh Chander (INC) |
| 28,553 | Silchar Assam | 1977 | Rashida Haque Choudhury (INC) | Noorul Huda (CPM) |
| 28,687 | Jorhat Assam | 1977 | Tarun Gogoi (INC) | Dulal Chandra Barua (BLD) |
| 29,708 | Malda West Bengal | 1977 | Dinesh Chandra Joardar (CPM) | Pranab Mukherjee (INC) |
| 30,300 | Karimganj Assam | 1977 | Nihar Ranjan Laskar (INC) | Lilamoy Das (BLD) |
| 30,549 | Birbhum West Bengal | 1977 | Gadadhar Saha (CPM) | Birendaban Saha (INC) |
| 30,700 | Baramati Maharashtra | 1977 | Sambhajirao Kakade (BLD) | Gadgil Vithal Narhar (INC) |
| 30,728 | Autonomous District Assam | 1977 | Biren Singh Engti (INC) | Sonaram Thaosen (IND) |
| 31,539 | Parbhani Maharashtra | 1977 | Deshmukh Sheshrao Apparao (PWP) | Limbajirao Alias Ramrao Nagorao Raut (INC) |
| 31,744 | Parvathipuram Andhra Pradesh (historical key) | 1977 | Vyrichorla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo (INC) | Satya Prasad Thatraj Veeravara Thodarmal (BLD) |
| 33,364 | Ichalkaranji Maharashtra | 1977 | Mane Rajaram Alias Balasaheb Shankarrao (INC) | Desai Kakasaheb Gopalrao (BLD) |
| 34,043 | Solapur Maharashtra | 1977 | Damani Surajratan Fatehchand (INC) | Kadadi Madeppa Bandappa (BLD) |
| 34,124 | Midnapore West Bengal | 1977 | Ghosal Sudhir Kumar (BLD) | Choubey Narayan (CPI) |
| 34,394 | Kanara Karnataka | 1977 | Kadam Balsu Pursu (INC) | Ramakrishna Hegde (BLD) |
| 34,883 | Khunti Bihar (1947-1999) | 1977 | Karia Munda (BLD) | Nirel Mundu (JKD) |
| 35,228 | Begusarai Bihar (1947-1999) | 1977 | Shyam Nandan Mishra (BLD) | Tarkeshri Sinha (INC) |
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