1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|
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| Turnout | 64.46% (  6%) | 
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|  | Majority party | Minority party |  
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| Leader | Devi Lal | Bansi Lal |  
| Party | JP | INC(R) |  
| Last election | New | 52 |  
| Seats won | 75 | 3 |  
| Seat change | New |  49 |  
| Popular vote | 1,765,566 | 648,422 |  
| Percentage | 46.70% | 17.15% |  
| Swing | New |  29.76% |  | 
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Elections to the Haryana Legislative Assembly were held in 1977 to elect members of the 90 constituencies in Haryana, India. The Janata Party won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Devi Lal was appointed as the Chief Minister of Haryana.[1] The number of constituencies was set as 90, by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[2]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | 
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|  | Janata Party | 1,765,566 | 46.70 | 75 | 
|  | Indian National Congress | 648,422 | 17.15 | 3 | 
|  | Vishal Haryana Party | 225,478 | 5.96 | 5 | 
|  | Communist Party of India | 29,196 | 0.77 | 0 | 
|  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 23,191 | 0.61 | 0 | 
|  | Socialist Unity Center of India | 2,916 | 0.08 | 0 | 
|  | Republican Party of India | 2,058 | 0.05 | 0 | 
|  | Republican Party of India (Khobragade) | 1,150 | 0.03 | 0 | 
|  | Independents | 1,082,982 | 28.64 | 7 | 
| Total | 3,780,959 | 100.00 | 90 | 
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| Valid votes | 3,780,959 | 98.77 |  | 
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| Invalid/blank votes | 47,101 | 1.23 |  | 
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| Total votes | 3,828,060 | 100.00 |  | 
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| Registered voters/turnout | 5,938,821 | 64.46 |  | 
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| Source: ECI:[3] | 
Elected members
Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
| Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | 
| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 
| 1 | Kalka | 69.19 | Lachhman Singh |  | JP | 31,915 | 70.28 | Kishori Lal |  | Independent | 12,338 | 27.17 | 19,577 | 
| 2 | Naraingarh | 68.70 | Lal Singh |  | JP | 20,909 | 50.28 | Jagjit Singh |  | INC | 12,482 | 30.02 | 8,427 | 
| 3 | Sadhaura | 69.25 | Bhag Mal |  | JP | 23,989 | 52.34 | Prabhu Ram |  | INC | 16,352 | 35.68 | 7,637 | 
| 4 | Chhachhrauli | 75.70 | Kanhaiyalal |  | INC | 16,603 | 37.63 | Ram Rattan Singh |  | Independent | 12,371 | 28.04 | 4,232 | 
| 5 | Yamunanagar | 65.46 | Kamla Devi |  | JP | 28,596 | 64.15 | Girish Chandra |  | INC | 9,953 | 22.33 | 18,643 | 
| 6 | Jagadhri | 71.71 | Brij Mohan |  | JP | 24,091 | 55.66 | Om Prakash Sharma |  | INC | 17,902 | 41.36 | 6,189 | 
| 7 | Mulana | 67.65 | Sher Singh |  | JP | 22,351 | 53.36 | Phool Chand |  | INC | 16,472 | 39.33 | 5,879 | 
| 8 | Ambala Cantt. | 67.82 | Sushma Swaraj |  | JP | 19,639 | 63.45 | Dev Raj Anand |  | INC | 9,815 | 31.71 | 9,824 | 
| 9 | Ambala City | 63.53 | Shiv Prasad |  | JP | 28,237 | 75.99 | Lekh Wati Jain |  | INC | 8,279 | 22.28 | 19,958 | 
| 10 | Naggal | 72.78 | Sumer Chand |  | JP | 22,522 | 52.39 | Har Mohinder Singh |  | INC | 19,253 | 44.79 | 3,269 | 
| 11 | Indri | 71.59 | Des Raj |  | JP | 30,386 | 67.52 | Surjit Singh |  | INC | 13,493 | 29.98 | 16,893 | 
| 12 | Nilokheri | 70.58 | Shiv Ram |  | JP | 16,953 | 40.82 | Daljit Singh |  | Independent | 7,757 | 18.68 | 9,196 | 
| 13 | Karnal | 62.20 | Ram Lal |  | JP | 25,236 | 65.55 | Ram Sarup |  | INC | 7,303 | 18.97 | 17,933 | 
| 14 | Jundla | 51.44 | Prem Singh |  | JP | 14,919 | 45.58 | Banwari Ram |  | Independent | 11,093 | 33.89 | 3,826 | 
| 15 | Gharaunda | 64.82 | Ram Pal Singh |  | JP | 17,949 | 43.50 | Om Parkash S/O Hari Chand |  | Independent | 6,997 | 16.96 | 10,952 | 
| 16 | Assandh | 49.53 | Jogi Ram |  | JP | 22,537 | 72.65 | Karam Chand |  | INC | 3,953 | 12.74 | 18,584 | 
| 17 | Panipat | 63.93 | Fateh Chand |  | JP | 28,988 | 69.61 | Kasturi Lal |  | INC | 9,721 | 23.34 | 19,267 | 
| 18 | Samalkha | 66.63 | Mool Chand |  | JP | 16,273 | 37.70 | Hari Singh |  | INC | 8,027 | 18.59 | 8,246 | 
| 19 | Naultha | 66.57 | Satbir S/O Arjan |  | JP | 22,023 | 54.94 | Mansa Ram |  | INC | 8,662 | 21.61 | 13,361 | 
| 20 | Shahbad | 67.07 | Surinder Singh |  | JP | 20,327 | 51.12 | Amir Chand |  | INC | 7,182 | 18.06 | 13,145 | 
| 21 | Radaur | 68.30 | Lehri Singh |  | JP | 19,868 | 52.07 | Ram Singh |  | Independent | 8,728 | 22.88 | 11,140 | 
| 22 | Thanesar | 70.52 | Devendra Sharma |  | JP | 28,044 | 69.19 | Om Prakash |  | INC | 12,126 | 29.92 | 15,918 | 
| 23 | Pehowa | 67.80 | Tara Singh |  | JP | 16,992 | 39.40 | Piara Singh |  | INC | 7,904 | 18.33 | 9,088 | 
| 24 | Guhla | 57.38 | Ishwar Singh |  | JP | 20,824 | 57.94 | Sant Ram |  | Independent | 5,057 | 14.07 | 15,767 | 
| 25 | Kaithal | 71.01 | Raghunath |  | JP | 20,846 | 52.46 | Om Prabha |  | Independent | 16,901 | 42.53 | 3,945 | 
| 26 | Pundri | 67.11 | Agnivesh |  | JP | 24,256 | 58.85 | Antram |  | INC | 7,546 | 18.31 | 16,710 | 
| 27 | Pai | 64.50 | Jagjit Singh Pohlu |  | VHP | 17,997 | 45.86 | Kushal Pal Singh |  | JP | 13,827 | 35.24 | 4,170 | 
| 28 | Hassangarh | 60.26 | Sant Kumar |  | JP | 19,191 | 50.69 | Sheonath |  | VHP | 11,429 | 30.19 | 7,762 | 
| 29 | Kiloi | 61.33 | Hari Chand |  | JP | 19,357 | 54.72 | Ranbir Singh Hooda |  | INC | 10,530 | 29.77 | 8,827 | 
| 30 | Rohtak | 65.96 | Mangal Sein |  | JP | 33,650 | 67.20 | Kishan Das |  | INC | 16,109 | 32.17 | 17,541 | 
| 31 | Meham | 64.50 | Har Sarup |  | JP | 21,509 | 49.20 | Wazir Singh |  | Independent | 7,524 | 17.21 | 13,985 | 
| 32 | Kalanaur | 57.20 | Jai Narain |  | JP | 23,213 | 69.80 | Kartar Devi |  | INC | 7,079 | 21.29 | 16,134 | 
| 33 | Beri | 66.12 | Ran Singh |  | JP | 22,228 | 53.30 | Dalip Singh |  | Independent | 18,244 | 43.75 | 3,984 | 
| 34 | Salhawas | 56.95 | Ram Narain |  | JP | 20,982 | 57.74 | Raj Singh |  | Independent | 6,145 | 16.91 | 14,837 | 
| 35 | Jhajjar | 53.36 | Mange Ram |  | JP | 18,001 | 49.05 | Banarasi Dass |  | VHP | 8,057 | 21.95 | 9,944 | 
| 36 | Badli, Haryana | 59.43 | Hardwari Lal |  | Independent | 12,715 | 34.88 | Udey Singh |  | JP | 12,328 | 33.82 | 387 | 
| 37 | Bahadurgarh | 60.52 | Mehar Singh |  | JP | 21,732 | 48.59 | Mange Ram |  | Independent | 11,878 | 26.56 | 9,854 | 
| 38 | Baroda | 60.41 | Bhalle Ram |  | JP | 14,705 | 36.22 | Darya Singh |  | Independent | 10,672 | 26.29 | 4,033 | 
| 39 | Gohana | 65.66 | Ganga Ram |  | Independent | 18,649 | 38.47 | Ram Dhari |  | JP | 17,337 | 35.76 | 1,312 | 
| 40 | Kailana | 66.65 | Shanti Devi |  | JP | 19,299 | 43.87 | Rajinder Singh |  | VHP | 14,449 | 32.85 | 4,850 | 
| 41 | Sonipat | 63.71 | Devi Dass |  | JP | 26,456 | 60.44 | Chiranji Lal |  | INC | 12,722 | 29.06 | 13,734 | 
| 42 | Rai | 64.40 | Rizaq Ram |  | JP | 21,186 | 49.89 | Jaswant Singh |  | INC | 16,258 | 38.28 | 4,928 | 
| 43 | Rohat | 61.92 | Om Prakash |  | JP | 23,396 | 57.66 | Nawal Singh |  | INC | 6,897 | 17.00 | 16,499 | 
| 44 | Kalayat | 52.54 | Prit Singh |  | JP | 12,953 | 42.68 | Maru |  | Independent | 5,494 | 18.10 | 7,459 | 
| 45 | Narwana | 71.46 | Shamsher Singh |  | INC | 9,078 | 22.05 | Tek Chand |  | Independent | 8,242 | 20.02 | 836 | 
| 46 | Uchana Kalan | 71.55 | Birender Singh |  | INC | 12,120 | 26.31 | Ranbir Singh |  | JP | 10,488 | 22.77 | 1,632 | 
| 47 | Rajound | 66.51 | Guljar Singh |  | JP | 15,353 | 40.01 | Parsanni Devi |  | INC | 5,968 | 15.55 | 9,385 | 
| 48 | Jind | 70.31 | Mange Ram Gupta |  | Independent | 15,751 | 36.95 | Pratap Singh |  | JP | 9,646 | 22.63 | 6,105 | 
| 49 | Julana | 70.92 | Zile Singh |  | JP | 16,407 | 39.09 | Ghasi Ram |  | Independent | 9,414 | 22.43 | 6,993 | 
| 50 | Safidon | 67.52 | Ram Krishan |  | JP | 18,930 | 43.34 | Pratap Singh |  | INC | 7,192 | 16.47 | 11,738 | 
| 51 | Faridabad | 56.03 | Deep Chand Bhatia |  | JP | 18,671 | 42.77 | Akagar Chand Chaudhry |  | INC | 12,680 | 29.05 | 5,991 | 
| 52 | Mewla–Maharajpur | 59.67 | Gajraj Nagar |  | JP | 13,846 | 34.86 | Mohinder Pratap Singh |  | Independent | 13,074 | 32.92 | 772 | 
| 53 | Ballabgarh | 69.02 | Rajinder Singh |  | Independent | 22,597 | 46.26 | Sharda Rani |  | INC | 16,209 | 33.18 | 6,388 | 
| 54 | Palwal | 69.03 | Mool Chand |  | JP | 24,127 | 50.74 | Kalyan Singh |  | INC | 14,112 | 29.68 | 10,015 | 
| 55 | Hassanpur | 58.00 | Gaya Lal |  | JP | 25,163 | 63.66 | Chhote Lal |  | Independent | 7,785 | 19.70 | 17,378 | 
| 56 | Hathin | 65.85 | Aditya Vesh |  | JP | 15,182 | 35.28 | Chhutmal |  | Independent | 5,665 | 13.16 | 9,517 | 
| 57 | Ferozepur Jhirka | 62.57 | Shakrulla Khan |  | Independent | 9,682 | 22.54 | Yakub Khan |  | Independent | 7,236 | 16.85 | 2,446 | 
| 58 | Nuh | 56.86 | Chaudhary Sardar Khan |  | JP | 15,457 | 44.07 | Din Mohd |  | Independent | 13,699 | 39.06 | 1,758 | 
| 59 | Taoru | 69.28 | Khurshed Ahmed |  | JP | 27,167 | 57.25 | Tayab Hussain |  | INC | 10,913 | 23.00 | 16,254 | 
| 60 | Sohna | 64.37 | Vijay Pal Singh |  | JP | 17,516 | 38.63 | Mahabir Singh |  | Independent | 13,033 | 28.75 | 4,483 | 
| 61 | Gurgaon | 61.29 | Pratap Singh Thakran |  | JP | 15,543 | 38.90 | Ram Chander |  | Independent | 11,327 | 28.35 | 4,216 | 
| 62 | Pataudi | 56.40 | Narayan Singh |  | VHP | 17,232 | 44.21 | Ram Singh |  | JP | 16,528 | 42.41 | 704 | 
| 63 | Badhra | 64.25 | Ran Singh |  | JP | 17,423 | 40.11 | Attar Singh |  | Independent | 15,621 | 35.97 | 1,802 | 
| 64 | Dadri | 61.87 | Hukam Singh |  | JP | 14,449 | 35.13 | Ganpat Rai |  | Independent | 9,349 | 22.73 | 5,100 | 
| 65 | Mundhal Khurd | 67.07 | Tek Ram |  | JP | 20,302 | 48.90 | Devi Parsan |  | INC | 7,703 | 18.55 | 12,599 | 
| 66 | Bhiwani | 64.69 | Bir Singh |  | JP | 17,923 | 38.80 | Sagar Ram Gupta |  | Independent | 15,092 | 32.68 | 2,831 | 
| 67 | Tosham | 70.61 | Sunder Singh |  | Independent | 23,814 | 49.02 | Jangbir Singh |  | Independent | 21,640 | 44.55 | 2,174 | 
| 68 | Loharu | 57.92 | Hira Nand |  | JP | 29,659 | 73.30 | Shri Ram |  | INC | 6,076 | 15.02 | 23,583 | 
| 69 | Bawani Khera | 52.68 | Jagan Nath |  | JP | 26,925 | 76.25 | Amar Singh |  | INC | 6,919 | 19.59 | 20,006 | 
| 70 | Barwala | 68.77 | Jai Narain |  | JP | 16,857 | 36.71 | Thandi Ram |  | Independent | 9,158 | 19.94 | 7,699 | 
| 71 | Narnaund | 68.57 | Virender Singh |  | JP | 25,481 | 58.54 | Saroop Singh |  | INC | 9,763 | 22.43 | 15,718 | 
| 72 | Hansi | 70.25 | Baldev Tayal |  | JP | 22,732 | 48.82 | Amir Chand |  | Independent | 13,539 | 29.08 | 9,193 | 
| 73 | Bhattu Kalan | 68.90 | Devi Lal |  | JP | 27,491 | 65.52 | Prithvi Singh |  | CPI(M) | 13,731 | 32.72 | 13,760 | 
| 74 | Hisar | 62.34 | Balwant Rai Tayal |  | JP | 22,397 | 57.93 | Om Parkash Jindal |  | Independent | 15,065 | 38.97 | 7,332 | 
| 75 | Ghirai | 64.99 | Kanwal Singh |  | JP | 18,991 | 43.21 | Suresh Chander |  | Independent | 9,571 | 21.78 | 9,420 | 
| 76 | Tohana | 60.20 | Karam Singh |  | JP | 23,709 | 59.46 | Bhim Singh |  | INC | 13,390 | 33.58 | 10,319 | 
| 77 | Ratia | 54.92 | Pir Chand |  | JP | 12,197 | 36.80 | Sheopal |  | INC | 9,246 | 27.89 | 2,951 | 
| 78 | Fatehabad | 68.96 | Harphool Singh |  | JP | 13,863 | 28.59 | Lila Krishan |  | Independent | 13,726 | 28.31 | 137 | 
| 79 | Adampur | 72.21 | Bhajan Lal |  | JP | 33,193 | 67.89 | Mohar Singh |  | Independent | 12,390 | 25.34 | 20,803 | 
| 80 | Darba Kalan | 69.60 | Jagdish Kumar |  | Independent | 17,860 | 37.09 | Bahadar Singh |  | INC | 13,221 | 27.46 | 4,639 | 
| 81 | Ellenabad | 62.35 | Bhagi Ram |  | JP | 21,769 | 51.38 | Mani Ram |  | Independent | 14,365 | 33.91 | 7,404 | 
| 82 | Sirsa | 66.56 | Shankar Lal |  | JP | 14,276 | 31.31 | Lachhman Dass Arora |  | Independent | 9,870 | 21.65 | 4,406 | 
| 83 | Rori | 66.91 | Sukhdev Singh |  | JP | 13,368 | 30.07 | Jagdish Nehra |  | INC | 10,962 | 24.66 | 2,406 | 
| 84 | Dabwali | 59.05 | Mani Ram |  | JP | 21,017 | 51.17 | Govardhan Dass Chauhan |  | INC | 13,032 | 31.73 | 7,985 | 
| 85 | Bawal | 57.99 | Shakuntla Bhagwaria |  | JP | 20,637 | 46.46 | Mohan Lal |  | VHP | 17,128 | 38.56 | 3,509 | 
| 86 | Rewari | 63.69 | Ram Singh |  | JP | 19,563 | 44.41 | Shiv Rattan Singh |  | VHP | 19,477 | 44.22 | 86 | 
| 87 | Jatusana | 62.34 | Inderjeet Singh |  | VHP | 19,799 | 39.53 | Raj Singh |  | JP | 14,500 | 28.95 | 5,299 | 
| 88 | Mahendragarh | 68.90 | Dalip Singh |  | VHP | 25,091 | 48.17 | Ram Bilas Sharma |  | JP | 22,933 | 44.02 | 2,158 | 
| 89 | Ateli | 68.22 | Birender Singh |  | VHP | 29,552 | 56.83 | Laxman Singh |  | JP | 17,053 | 32.79 | 12,499 | 
| 90 | Narnaul | 63.27 | Ayodhya Prashad |  | JP | 20,784 | 44.97 | Attar Singh |  | VHP | 9,375 | 20.29 | 11,409 | 
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