Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha General Election 1977
Communist Party of India (CPI)
All candidates fielded in Lok Sabha General Election 1977 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
91
Contested
7
Won
84
Lost
5,322,088
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | State | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Murugaiyan S.G.
Winner
278,419 votes
· 53.95%
|
Thazhai Karunnanithi M.
Runner-up
DMK
· 237,609 votes
|
Nagapattinam · 30 | Tamil Nadu | 40,810 |
| 2 |
M. Kalyanasundaram
Winner
276,390 votes
· 57.10%
|
Y. Venkateswara Dikshidar
Runner-up
NCO
· 200,345 votes
|
Tiruchirappalli · 27 | Tamil Nadu | 76,045 |
| 3 |
Parvathi Krishnan
Winner
267,424 votes
· 52.06%
|
Lakshmanan S.V.
Runner-up
NCO
· 246,246 votes
|
Coimbatore · 20 | Tamil Nadu | 21,178 |
| 4 |
M. N. Govindan Nair
Winner
244,277 votes
· 56.34%
|
P. Viswambharan
Runner-up
BLD
· 174,455 votes
|
Trivandrum · 20 | Kerala | 69,822 |
| 5 |
P. K. Kodiyan
Winner
227,939 votes
· 54.04%
|
K. Chandrasekharan Shastri
Runner-up
CPM
· 187,372 votes
|
Adoor · 17 | Kerala | 40,567 |
| 6 |
C. K. Chandrappan
Winner
225,328 votes
· 50.38%
|
O. Bharathan
Runner-up
CPM
· 212,451 votes
|
Cannanore · 2 | Kerala | 12,877 |
| 7 |
K. A. Rajan
Winner
221,815 votes
· 52.04%
|
Aravindakshan
Runner-up
CPM
· 184,309 votes
|
Trichur · 9 | Kerala | 37,506 |
| 8 |
Indrajit Gupta
Runner-up
193,986 votes
· 45.97%
|
Asoke Krishna Dutt
Winner
BLD
· 215,766 votes
|
Dum Dum · 20 | West Bengal | 21,780 |
| 9 |
Choubey Narayan
Runner-up
145,937 votes
· 44.77%
|
Ghosal Sudhir Kumar
Winner
BLD
· 180,061 votes
|
Midnapore · 32 | West Bengal | 34,124 |
| 10 |
Vijay Kumar Yadav
Runner-up
143,662 votes
· 27.28%
|
Birendra Prasad
Winner
BLD
· 284,684 votes
|
Nalanda · 34 | Bihar | 141,022 |
| 11 |
Bhogendra Jha
Runner-up
143,422 votes
· 30.65%
|
Hukmdeo Narain Yadav
Winner
BLD
· 200,543 votes
|
Madhubani · 13 | Bihar | 57,121 |
| 12 |
Jadu Gopal Sen
Runner-up
120,256 votes
· 31.62%
|
Dinen Bhattacharya
Winner
CPM
· 260,071 votes
|
Serampore · 26 | West Bengal | 139,815 |
| 13 |
Hirendra Nath Mukherjee
Runner-up
108,028 votes
· 30.68%
|
Pratap Chandra Chunder
Winner
BLD
· 237,787 votes
|
Calcutta North East · 22 | West Bengal | 129,759 |
| 14 |
Nitaipada Sarkar
Runner-up
106,428 votes
· 29.49%
|
Bibha Ghosh (goswami )
Winner
CPM
· 193,714 votes
|
Nabadwip · 12 | West Bengal | 87,286 |
| 15 |
Surya Narayan Singh
Runner-up
99,140 votes
· 26.51%
|
Ramajiwan Singh
Winner
BLD
· 146,772 votes
|
Balia · 19 | Bihar | 47,632 |
| 16 |
Mohammad Elias
Runner-up
97,450 votes
· 28.07%
|
Somnath Chatterjee
Winner
CPM
· 236,085 votes
|
Jadavpur · 18 | West Bengal | 138,635 |
| 17 |
Durga Banerjee
Runner-up
93,012 votes
· 36.20%
|
Saradish Roy
Winner
CPM
· 128,963 votes
|
Bolpur · 41 | West Bengal | 35,951 |
| 18 |
Kamla Mishra Madhukar
Lost
90,151 votes
· 25.10%
|
Thakur Rampati Singh
Winner
BLD
· 167,732 votes
|
Motihari · 3 | Bihar | 73,953 |
| 19 |
Ranen Sen
Runner-up
87,900 votes
· 24.23%
|
Chitta Basu
Winner
FBL
· 203,694 votes
|
Barasat · 13 | West Bengal | 115,794 |
| 20 |
Dharma Bhiksham Bommagani
Lost
80,632 votes
· 20.60%
|
Mohd. Abdul Lateef
Winner
INC
· 208,892 votes
|
Nalgonda · 41 | Andhra Pradesh | 107,034 |
| 21 |
Nallamala Prasada Rao
Lost
72,530 votes
· 17.84%
|
Jalagam Kondala Rao
Winner
INC
· 208,617 votes
|
Khammam · 40 | Andhra Pradesh | 85,989 |
| 22 |
Indra Deep Singh
Lost
72,096 votes
· 17.30%
|
Shyam Nandan Mishra
Winner
BLD
· 185,382 votes
|
Begusarai · 33 | Bihar | 35,228 |
| 23 |
Yogendra Sharma
Lost
62,741 votes
· 15.56%
|
Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav
Winner
BLD
· 230,687 votes
|
Khagaria · 31 | Bihar | 149,292 |
| 24 |
Bhan Singh Bhaura
Lost
62,639 votes
· 14.73%
|
Dhanna Singh
Winner
SAD
· 262,864 votes
|
Bhatinda · 11 | Punjab | 175,311 |
| 25 |
Jharkhande
Lost
61,835 votes
· 17.76%
|
Shivram
Winner
BLD
· 191,190 votes
|
Ghosi · 44 | Uttar Pradesh | 113,632 |
| 26 |
Suraj Prasad
Lost
59,612 votes
· 13.54%
|
Rama Nand Tiwary
Winner
BLD
· 286,418 votes
|
Buxar · 37 | Bihar | 203,713 |
| 27 |
Chandra Shekhar Singh
Lost
59,467 votes
· 12.13%
|
Hari Lal Prasad Sinha
Winner
BLD
· 317,954 votes
|
Jahanabad · 41 | Bihar | 250,970 |
| 28 |
Ramavatar Shastri
Runner-up
59,238 votes
· 11.87%
|
Maha Maya Prasad Sinha
Winner
BLD
· 382,363 votes
|
Patna · 35 | Bihar | 323,125 |
| 29 |
Munir Alam Khan
Lost
54,030 votes
· 10.85%
|
Shyam Sunder Das
Winner
BLD
· 261,321 votes
|
Sitamarhi · 11 | Bihar | 90,094 |
| 30 |
Desari Nagabhushana Rao
Lost
52,786 votes
· 11.62%
|
Godey Murahari
Winner
INC
· 239,733 votes
|
Vijayawada · 13 | Andhra Pradesh | 120,037 |
| 31 |
Lokanath Choudhury
Lost
51,732 votes
· 12.96%
|
Pradyumna Kishore Bal
Winner
BLD
· 228,620 votes
|
Jagatsinghpur · 7 | Orissa | 109,951 |
| 32 |
Duti Krushna Panda
Lost
44,554 votes
· 15.30%
|
Rama Chandra Rath
Winner
INC
· 121,721 votes
|
Aska · 10 | Orissa | 3,777 |
| 33 |
Kamreshwar Singh
Lost
44,336 votes
· 9.64%
|
Bindhyeshwari Prasad Mandal
Winner
BLD
· 301,076 votes
|
Madhepura · 21 | Bihar | 200,717 |
| 34 |
Chennamaneni Rajeswara Rao
Lost
44,055 votes
· 12.32%
|
M. Satyanarayan Rao
Winner
INC
· 210,349 votes
|
Karimnagar · 37 | Andhra Pradesh | 114,048 |
| 35 |
Satyanarayana Vanka
Lost
42,358 votes
· 9.19%
|
Alluri Subhash Chandra Bose
Winner
INC
· 256,519 votes
|
Narasapur · 10 | Andhra Pradesh | 114,357 |
| 36 |
Sarjoo Pandey
Lost
41,403 votes
· 11.37%
|
Gauri Shanker Rai
Winner
BLD
· 195,258 votes
|
Ghazipur · 50 | Uttar Pradesh | 94,345 |
| 37 |
Katkuri Ramachandra Reddy
Lost
40,808 votes
· 9.27%
|
G. S. Reddy
Winner
INC
· 217,430 votes
|
Miryalguda · 42 | Andhra Pradesh | 49,679 |
| 38 |
Udal
Lost
39,013 votes
· 11.08%
|
Chandra Shekher
Winner
BLD
· 233,194 votes
|
Varanasi · 52 | Uttar Pradesh | 171,854 |
| 39 |
Deshpande Roza Vidyadhar
Lost
38,897 votes
· 10.19%
|
Kamble Bapu Chandrasen
Winner
BLD
· 194,786 votes
|
Bombay South Central · 5 | Maharashtra | 53,703 |
| 40 |
Satrughan Besra
Lost
38,655 votes
· 16.57%
|
Bateshwar Hemram
Winner
BLD
· 115,386 votes
|
Dumka · 27 | Bihar | 53,254 |
| 41 |
Kailas Baitha
Lost
38,327 votes
· 13.96%
|
Jagannath Prasad
Winner
BLD
· 138,443 votes
|
Bagaha · 1 | Bihar | 40,688 |
| 42 |
Chaturanan Mishra
Lost
35,809 votes
· 12.45%
|
Kunwar Basant Narain Singh
Winner
BLD
· 186,058 votes
|
Hazaribagh · 48 | Bihar | 141,117 |
| 43 |
Gujjala Yallamanda Reddy
Lost
35,551 votes
· 7.89%
|
Puli Venkata Reddy
Winner
INC
· 252,206 votes
|
Ongole · 18 | Andhra Pradesh | 89,325 |
| 44 |
M. V. Bhadram
Lost
33,564 votes
· 9.97%
|
Dronamraju Satyanarayana
Winner
INC
· 171,657 votes
|
Visakhapatnam · 4 | Andhra Pradesh | 42,829 |
| 45 |
Kedar Das
Lost
33,130 votes
· 12.64%
|
Rudra Pratap Sarangi
Winner
BLD
· 131,419 votes
|
Jamshedpur · 50 | Bihar | 63,753 |
| 46 |
Nagangom Mahendro Singh
Lost
32,897 votes
· 13.28%
|
N. Tombi Singh
Winner
INC
· 105,740 votes
|
Inner Manipur · 1 | Manipur | 25,659 |
| 47 |
Jogen Gogoi
Lost
32,081 votes
· 10.65%
|
Tarun Gogoi
Winner
INC
· 148,902 votes
|
Jorhat · 12 | Assam | 28,687 |
| 48 |
Deshpande V.D.
Lost
31,246 votes
· 10.07%
|
Patil Chandrakant Ramkrishna
Winner
BLD
· 144,991 votes
|
Hingoli · 29 | Maharashtra | 35,751 |
| 49 |
Nagawade Balasaheb Nabaji
Lost
29,947 votes
· 9.24%
|
Shinde Annasaheb Pandurang
Winner
INC
· 179,550 votes
|
Ahmednagar · 39 | Maharashtra | 64,813 |
| 50 |
Ishaq Sambhi
Lost
29,937 votes
· 8.48%
|
Chandrapal Singh
Winner
BLD
· 209,895 votes
|
Amroha · 6 | Uttar Pradesh | 136,494 |
| 51 |
Gangadhar Paikaray
Lost
29,778 votes
· 12.50%
|
Sivaji Patnaik
Winner
CPM
· 106,960 votes
|
Bhubaneswar · 9 | Orissa | 5,469 |
| 52 |
Homi F. Daji
Lost
29,725 votes
· 8.45%
|
Kalyan Jain
Winner
BLD
· 174,278 votes
|
Indore · 37 | Madhya Pradesh | 36,636 |
| 53 |
Parma Nand Singh 'madan'
Lost
29,028 votes
· 5.65%
|
Karpoori Thakur
Winner
BLD
· 401,935 votes
|
Samastipur · 17 | Bihar | 327,434 |
| 54 |
Mohammad Ahmad
Lost
28,781 votes
· 9.41%
|
Tej Pratap Singh
Winner
BLD
· 165,488 votes
|
Hamirpur · 60 | Uttar Pradesh | 81,275 |
| 55 |
Sode Ramaiah
Lost
27,966 votes
· 10.80%
|
Radha Bai Ananda Rao
Winner
INC
· 155,198 votes
|
Bhadrachalam · 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 95,968 |
| 56 |
Vidhyasagar Nautiyal
Lost
26,776 votes
· 11.08%
|
Trepansingh Negi
Winner
BLD
· 141,338 votes
|
Tehri Garhwal · 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 71,071 |
| 57 |
Ramdeo Sharma
Lost
26,408 votes
· 5.21%
|
George Fernandes
Winner
BLD
· 396,687 votes
|
Muzaffarpur · 10 | Bihar | 334,217 |
| 58 |
Malkit Chand
Lost
24,393 votes
· 5.38%
|
Bhagat Ram
Winner
CPM
· 276,973 votes
|
Phillaur · 5 | Punjab | 149,031 |
| 59 |
Ramchandra Sarvate
Lost
23,639 votes
· 7.24%
|
Narayan Krishna Shejwalker
Winner
BLD
· 219,838 votes
|
Gwalior · 3 | Madhya Pradesh | 152,192 |
| 60 |
Jagdish Narain
Lost
23,604 votes
· 7.75%
|
Om Prakash Tyagi
Winner
BLD
· 186,946 votes
|
Bahraich · 31 | Uttar Pradesh | 101,419 |
| 61 |
Prasanna Kumar Panda
Lost
23,543 votes
· 9.51%
|
Pabitra Mohan Pradhan
Winner
BLD
· 117,057 votes
|
Deogarh · 18 | Orissa | 10,042 |
| 62 |
Amirul Hasan
Lost
23,481 votes
· 6.61%
|
Lakhan Lal Kapoor
Winner
BLD
· 199,034 votes
|
Purnea · 24 | Bihar | 92,037 |
| 63 |
Dhireswar Kalita
Lost
22,135 votes
· 7.79%
|
Renuka Devi Barktaki
Winner
BLD
· 149,255 votes
|
Gauhati · 7 | Assam | 36,440 |
| 64 |
Ram Narain Prasad Yadav
Lost
21,377 votes
· 8.50%
|
Ritlal Prasad Verma
Winner
BLD
· 169,387 votes
|
Kodarma · 45 | Bihar | 116,028 |
| 65 |
Sheo Bachan Singh
Lost
21,194 votes
· 4.39%
|
Lalu Prasad
Winner
BLD
· 415,409 votes
|
Chapra · 7 | Bihar | 373,800 |
| 66 |
Thangkhanpau Guite
Lost
20,609 votes
· 9.47%
|
Yangmaso Shaiza
Winner
INC
· 105,111 votes
|
Outer Manipur · 2 | Manipur | 76,062 |
| 67 |
Ram Charan
Lost
20,508 votes
· 6.88%
|
Ram Kinkar
Winner
BLD
· 206,061 votes
|
Bara Banki · 29 | Uttar Pradesh | 147,411 |
| 68 |
Pitambar Panda
Lost
20,283 votes
· 5.94%
|
Samarendra Kundu
Winner
BLD
· 190,219 votes
|
Balasore · 2 | Orissa | 59,461 |
| 69 |
Udai Lal
Lost
19,234 votes
· 5.85%
|
Heera Bhai
Winner
BLD
· 198,354 votes
|
Banswara · 16 | Rajasthan | 87,399 |
| 70 |
Sriniwas Gudi
Lost
19,152 votes
· 6.17%
|
Sidram Reddi
Winner
INC
· 188,381 votes
|
Gulbarga · 2 | Karnataka | 85,392 |
| 71 |
Gaya Singh
Lost
17,658 votes
· 5.91%
|
A. K. Roy
Winner
IND
· 205,495 votes
|
Dhanbad · 47 | Bihar | 141,849 |
| 72 |
Ghani Sab
Lost
15,965 votes
· 3.87%
|
Kondajji Basappa
Winner
INC
· 244,200 votes
|
Davangere · 6 | Karnataka | 92,122 |
| 73 |
Y. Eswara Reddy
Lost
15,794 votes
· 3.32%
|
Kandala Obul Reddy
Winner
INC
· 232,351 votes
|
Cuddapah · 23 | Andhra Pradesh | 7,562 |
| 74 |
Bansi Ram
Lost
15,709 votes
· 5.29%
|
Durga Chand
Winner
BLD
· 157,832 votes
|
Kangra · 3 | Himachal Pradesh | 39,004 |
| 75 |
Des Raj
Lost
14,021 votes
· 3.62%
|
Suraj Bhan
Winner
BLD
· 264,590 votes
|
Ambala · 1 | Haryana | 165,494 |
| 76 |
Bhalerao Sadashiv Narayan
Lost
13,627 votes
· 3.89%
|
Borole Yashwant Mansaram
Winner
BLD
· 170,451 votes
|
Jalgaon · 17 | Maharashtra | 12,186 |
| 77 |
Aghore Deb Barma
Lost
13,180 votes
· 4.69%
|
Kirit Bikram Kishore Deb Barma
Winner
INC
· 133,907 votes
|
Tripura East · 2 | Tripura | 13,183 |
| 78 |
Sita Ram
Lost
12,483 votes
· 3.88%
|
Sheo Sampat
Winner
BLD
· 235,164 votes
|
Robertsganj · 53 | Uttar Pradesh | 163,044 |
| 79 |
Harnam Singh
Lost
11,268 votes
· 2.69%
|
Raghbir Singh
Winner
BLD
· 322,164 votes
|
Kurukshetra · 2 | Haryana | 250,842 |
| 80 |
Rati Ram
Lost
10,823 votes
· 3.46%
|
Ramji Lal Yadav
Winner
BLD
· 234,151 votes
|
Alwar · 8 | Rajasthan | 172,478 |
| 81 |
Yogendra Nath Handa
Lost
10,361 votes
· 2.88%
|
Hari Ram Makkasar
Winner
BLD
· 219,436 votes
|
Bikaner · 2 | Rajasthan | 105,244 |
| 82 |
Jag Deo Prasad
Lost
10,147 votes
· 3.17%
|
Raj Keshar Singh
Winner
BLD
· 211,193 votes
|
Machhlishahr · 47 | Uttar Pradesh | 127,056 |
| 83 |
Rajendra Kumar Garg
Lost
9,303 votes
· 2.37%
|
Rasheed Masood
Winner
BLD
· 263,777 votes
|
Saharanpur · 84 | Uttar Pradesh | 163,385 |
| 84 |
Sambal Chakravarti
Lost
8,226 votes
· 2.45%
|
Mohan Bhaiya
Winner
BLD
· 177,922 votes
|
Durg · 21 | Madhya Pradesh | 51,575 |
| 85 |
Vijaipal Singh
Lost
8,146 votes
· 2.03%
|
Saeed Murtaza
Winner
BLD
· 270,644 votes
|
Muzaffarnagar · 82 | Uttar Pradesh | 182,659 |
| 86 |
Radha Krishan Guru
Lost
6,407 votes
· 2.94%
|
Kanwar Lal Gupta
Winner
BLD
· 144,243 votes
|
Delhi Sadar · 6 | NCT of Delhi | 79,871 |
| 87 |
M. C. Narasimhan
Lost
5,991 votes
· 1.43%
|
K. S. Hegde
Winner
BLD
· 221,974 votes
|
Bangalore South · 13 | Karnataka | 41,165 |
| 88 |
Avtar Singh Malhotra
Lost
5,372 votes
· 2.62%
|
Mohinder Singh Sayanwala
Winner
SAD
· 179,894 votes
|
Ferozepur · 13 | Punjab | 163,939 |
| 89 |
Acharya Deepankar
Lost
4,451 votes
· 1.11%
|
Kailash Prakash
Winner
BLD
· 253,035 votes
|
Meerut · 80 | Uttar Pradesh | 124,732 |
| 90 |
Sheila Didi
Lost
2,481 votes
· 2.32%
|
Krishna Kant
Winner
BLD
· 70,808 votes
|
Chandigarh · 1 | Chandigarh | 40,426 |
| 91 |
Mosafir Ram
Lost
2,191 votes
· 0.43%
|
Nathuni Ram
Winner
BLD
· 429,785 votes
|
Nawada · 42 | Bihar | 362,701 |