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{{short description|Law governing body of Punjab}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Seventh Punjab Legislative Assembly
| native_name =
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| legislature = '''Punjab Legislative Assembly'''
| coa_pic =
| coa_res = 250px
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| house_type = Unicameral
| term_length = 1977-1980
| body =
| houses =
| foundation = 30 June 1977
| disbanded = 17 February 1980
| preceded_by = [[Sixth Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| succeeded_by = [[Eighth Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| leader1_type = [[List of Speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]<ref name="speakerpunjab">{{cite web|url=http://speakerpunjab.gov.in/former-speakers/|website=speakerpunjab.gov.in|title=Former speaker of punjab vidhan sabha|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
| leader1 = [[Ravi Inder Singh (industrialist)|Ravi Inder Singh]]
| party1 =
| leader2 =
| leader3_type = [[List of Deputy Speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker]]<ref name="page13">page xiii of ''[http://www.punjabassembly.nic.in/images/docs/compendium_doc.pdf Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium]''. [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]. Retrieved on 6 January 2022.</ref>
| leader3 = Panna Lal Nayyar
| leader4 =
| leader5_type = Leader of House<br>([[List of chief ministers of Punjab, India|Chief Minister]])
| leader5 =[[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| leader6 =
| leader7_type = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]
| leader7 = [[Balram Jakhar]]
| leader8 =
| committees1 =
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| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|first-past-the-post]]
| voting_system2 =
| last_election1 = [[1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| next_election1 = [[1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| redistricting =
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| members = '''117'''<ref>[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3448-punjab-1977/?do=download Statistical Report of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1977] (Pdf). ''eci.gov.in''. Retrieved 20 January 2022.</ref>
| structure1 = Seventh Punjab legislative assembly.png
| structure1_res = 300px
| political_groups1 = '''[[Government of Punjab, India|Government]] (98)'''{{efn|The given members of parties were at the time of the formation of the Government. The numbers changed later on due to defections, resignations, mergers or splits}}
* {{Color box|{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}|border=darkgray}} [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD+]] (83)
** {{Color box|{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}|border=darkgray}} [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] (58)
** {{Color box|{{party color|Janata Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Janata Party|JP]] (25)
* [[Confidence and supply]] (15)
** {{Color box|#FF5C5C|border=darkgray}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPIM]] (8)
** {{Color box|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|border=darkgray}} [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] (7)
'''Opposition (19)'''
* {{Color box|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|border=darkgray}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (17)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (2)

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The '''1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election''' was the seventh [[Punjab Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] ([[State Legislative Assembly (India)|Legislative Assembly]]) election of the state. [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] and [[Janata Party]] coalition emerged as the victorious with 83 seats in the 117-seat legislature in the election. The [[Indian National Congress]] became the official opposition, holding 17 seats. On 17 February 1980, Assembly dissolved prematurely and president rule was imposed.{{efn|name=PR|''[[President's rule]]'' may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.<ref>Amberish K. Diwanji. "[http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm A dummy's guide to President's rule]". [[Rediff.com]]. 15 March 2005.</ref>}}

==History==
After withdrawal of [[Emergency in India|National Emergency]] in India, fresh election held in Punjab along with other States. [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] and [[Janata Party]] fought election in coalition and won. [[Communist Party of India]] and [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] extended outside support to the Government.<ref>[https://idcindia.org/wp-content/themes/idc/pdf/CoalitionpoliticsPunjab.pdf Coalition politics in Punjab] (Pdf), P. 83. Retrieved 23 January 2022.</ref>

Despite [[Indian National Congress]] contested more seats than Janata Party but could able to won 17 seats and stood at third place for the first time in Punjab.

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Terms of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|7th]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 1977–1980| ]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Punjab, India]]

7th Punjab Assembly - Revision history

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