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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = No
| turnout = 65.37% ({{decrease}} 3.26%)
| previous_election = 1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1972
| next_election = 1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1980
| election_date = 1977
| seats_for_election = All 117 seats in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| image1 = [[File:ParkashSinghBadal.JPG|80x80px]]
| leader1 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| party1 = Shiromani Akali Dal
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats1 = 58
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 34
| popular_vote1 = 17,76,602
| percentage1 = 31.41
| swing1 =
| image2 = [[File:Noimage.png|80x80px]]
| leader2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| party2 = Janata Party
| seats2 = 25
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 25
| popular_vote2 = 8,47,718
| percentage2 = 14.99
| swing2 =
| image3 = Dr Balram Jakhar.jpg
| image3_size = 80x80px
| leader3 = [[Balram Jakhar]]
| leaders_seat3 =
| party3 = Indian National Congress
| seats3 = 17
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 49
| popular_vote3 = 18,99,534
| percentage3 = 33.59
| swing3 =
| title = [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = Elected [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[President's rule]]
| before_party =
| after_election = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| after_party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] . [[President's rule]]
| majority_seats = 59
}}

'''Legislative Assembly elections''' were held in the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] in 1977. The result was a victory for [[Shiromani Akali Dal]], which won 58 of the 117 seats.

==Result==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!colspan=2|Party
!contested
!Seats won
!change in seats
!popular vote
!%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}"|
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
|70
|58
|{{increase}} 34
|17,76,602
|31.41%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[Janata Party]]
|41
|25
|(new)
|8,47,718
|14.99%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|96
|17
|{{decrease}} 49
|18,99,534
|33.59%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|8
|8
|{{increase}} 7
|1,98,144
|3.50%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|18
|7
|{{decrease}} 3
|3,72,711
|6.59%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|435
|2
|{{decrease}} 1
|5,41,958
|9.58%
|-
!
|Others
|14
|0
| -
|18,686
|0.33%
|-
!colspan=2 |Total<ref>{{cite web |title=Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1977 |url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html |website=elections.in}}</ref>
!682
!117
!
!56,55,353
!
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Punjab (India) elections}}

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