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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1977 Bihar legislative assembly election
| country = India
| flag_year =
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| previous_election = [[Bihar Assembly Election, 1972]]
| previous_year = [[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| next_election = [[Bihar Assembly Election, 1980]]
| next_year = [[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| election_date =
| seats_for_election = Legislative Assembly seats
| turnout =
| image1 =
| leader1 = [[Karpoori Thakur]]
| leader_since1 = 1977
| party1 = Janata Party
| seats_before1 = New
| seats_after1 = 214
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 214
| leader2 = ---
| leader_since2 = ---
| party2 = Communist Party of India
| seats_before2 = 35
| seats_after2 = 21
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 14
| leader3 = [[Jagannath Mishra]]
| leader_since3 = 1975
| party3 = Indian National Congress (I)
| seats_before3 = 167
| seats_after3 = 57
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 110
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar|CM]]
| posttitle =
| before_election = [[President's rule]]
| before_colour =
| after_election = [[Karpoori Thakur]]
| after_colour = {{party color|Janata Party}}
| before_party = N/A
| after_party = Janata Party
| result =
}}
'''1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election''' was held in 1977 to elect members to the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] in the state of Bihar, India. The [[Janata Party|Janata Party's]] decisive victories in the state and political elections ensured Chief Minister [[Karpoori Thakur]]'s victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html/|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977|website=Elections in India|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.indiaspend.com/cover-story/38-year-old-legacy-hangs-over-bihar-polls-23718|title=38-Year-Old Legacy Hangs Over Bihar Polls|date=2015-10-15|website=IndiaSpend|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19800315-pm-indira-gandhi-dismisses-governments-in-nine-states-looks-to-put-congress-in-power-806503-2014-02-06|title=PM Indira Gandhi dismisses governments in nine states, looks to put Congress in power|date=March 15, 1980|first=Arul B.|last1=Louis|first2=Prabhu|last2=Chawla|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>

==Results==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
!colspan=2|Party!! Seats Contested !! Seats Won !! Seats Change !! Vote Share
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} || 311 || 214 || {{increase}} 214 || 42.7%
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 286 || 57 || {{decrease}} 110 || 23.6%
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}} || 2206 || 24 || {{increase}} 7 || 23.7%
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 73 || 21 || {{decrease}} 14 || 7.0%
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} || 16 || 4 || {{decrease}} 14 || 0.9%
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Party}} || 31 || 2 || {{increase}} 1 || 0.4%
|-
|{{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Shoshit Samaj Dal}} || 26 || 1 || New || 0.8%
|-
|{{Full party name with color|All India Jharkhand Party}} || 21 || 1 || New || 0.5%
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:State Assembly elections in Bihar|1977]]
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[[Category:1977 State Assembly elections in India|Bihar]]

1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

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