1977 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
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Registered15,494,289
Turnout57.76%
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10 June 1977
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All 200 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 101 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 15,494,289 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 57.76% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in June 1977, to elect members of the 200 constituencies in Rajasthan, India. The Janata Party won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was appointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.[1]
After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 200 constituencies.[2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Janata Party | 4,160,373 | 50.39 | 152 | New | |
| Indian National Congress | 2,599,772 | 31.49 | 41 |  104 | |
| Communist Party of India | 91,640 | 1.11 | 1 | 3 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 61,682 | 0.75 | 1 |  1 | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 21,889 | 0.27 | 0 | New | |
| Vishal Haryana Party | 1,290 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 320 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,319,053 | 15.98 | 5 | 6 | |
| Total | 8,256,019 | 100.00 | 200 | 16 | |
| Valid votes | 8,256,019 | 97.89 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 177,653 | 2.11 | |||
| Total votes | 8,433,672 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 15,494,289 | 54.43 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||