1977
Total Constituencies: 28
Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 1977 covered all 28 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 56.80% and won 26 seats, while the BLD received 39.89% of the vote and won 2 seats. The IND won 0 seats with 2.58% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Karnataka.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 26 | 56.80% | 56.80% | 58,33,567 | |
| BLD | 28 | 2 | 39.89% | 39.89% | 40,96,690 |
| IND | 17 | 0 | 2.58% | 4.15% | 2,65,185 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.40% | 3.60% | 41,108 | |
| RPK | 2 | 0 | 0.33% | 5.38% | 33,575 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Bidar (Sc) | Shankardev Balaji Rao | INC | 1,68,554 | Ramchandra Veerappa | BLD | 1,18,324 | 50,230 | 16.66 |
| Gulbarga | Sidram Reddi | INC | 1,88,381 | Govind Vadeyaraj | BLD | 1,02,989 | 85,392 | 27.5 |
| Raichur | Rajshekhar Mallappa | INC | 2,12,232 | M. Nagappa Basappa | BLD | 75,810 | 1,36,422 | 47.36 |
| Koppal | Sidrameshwara Swamy Basayya | INC | 2,23,451 | Sanganna Andanappa | BLD | 97,672 | 1,25,779 | 38.3 |
| Bellary | K. S. Veera Bhadrappa | INC | 2,58,589 | N. Thippanna | BLD | 1,13,045 | 1,45,544 | 39.16 |
| Davangere | Kondajji Basappa | INC | 2,44,200 | K. G. Maheswarappa | BLD | 1,52,078 | 92,122 | 22.35 |
| Chitradurga | K. Mallanna | INC | 2,27,926 | H. C. Boraiah | BLD | 1,41,272 | 86,654 | 23.3 |
| Tumkur | K. Lakkappa | INC | 2,37,086 | S. Mallikarjuniah | BLD | 1,70,269 | 66,817 | 16.24 |
| Chikballapur | M. V. Krishnappa | INC | 2,07,589 | G. Narayana Gowda | BLD | 1,59,115 | 48,474 | 12.24 |
| Kolar (Sc) | G. Y. Krishnan | INC | 1,96,290 | Y. Ramakrishna | BLD | 1,23,274 | 73,016 | 20.78 |
| Kanakapura | M. V. Chandrasekhara Murthy | INC | 1,92,111 | M. V. Rajasekharan | BLD | 1,87,459 | 4,652 | 1.14 |
| Bangalore North | C. K. Jafar Sharif | INC | 1,98,669 | M. Chandrasekhar | BLD | 1,58,485 | 40,184 | 10.96 |
| Bangalore South | K. S. Hegde | BLD | 2,21,974 | K. Hanumantaiya | INC | 1,80,809 | 41,165 | 9.83 |
| Mandya | K. Chickalingaiah | INC | 2,00,360 | M. Srinivas | BLD | 1,95,039 | 5,321 | 1.28 |
| Chamarajanagar (Sc) | B. Rachaiah | INC | 2,14,233 | V. Sreenivasa Prasad | BLD | 1,42,615 | 71,618 | 18.56 |
| Mysore | H. D. Tulsidas | INC | 1,95,657 | M. S. Gurupadaswamy | BLD | 1,53,989 | 41,668 | 11.43 |
| Mangalore | Janardhana Poojari | INC | 2,33,458 | A. K. Subbaiah | BLD | 1,55,130 | 78,328 | 20.16 |
| Udupi | T. A. Pai | INC | 2,24,788 | V. S. Acharya | BLD | 1,21,326 | 1,03,462 | 28.32 |
| Hassan | S. Nanjesha Gowda | BLD | 2,07,560 | G. L. Nalluregowda | INC | 2,06,479 | 1,081 | 0.26 |
| Chikmagalur | D. B. Chandre Gowda | INC | 2,08,239 | B. L. Subbamma | BLD | 1,43,671 | 64,568 | 18.34 |
| Shimoga | A. R. Badarinarayan | INC | 2,36,065 | J. H. Patel | BLD | 1,61,229 | 74,836 | 18.84 |
| Kanara | Kadam Balsu Pursu | INC | 1,95,974 | Ramakrishna Hegde | BLD | 1,61,580 | 34,394 | 9.07 |
| Dharwad South | Mohsin F. H. | INC | 2,39,210 | C. M. Ibrahim | BLD | 1,47,270 | 91,940 | 23.31 |
| Dharwad North | Mahishi Sarojini Bindurao | INC | 2,05,627 | Joshi Jaganath Rao Anant | BLD | 1,51,199 | 54,428 | 15.26 |
| Belgaum | Kotrashetti Appayappa Karaveerappa | INC | 1,78,331 | Patil Paravatgouda Basangouda | BLD | 1,14,329 | 64,002 | 20.08 |
| Chikkodi (Sc) | B. Shankaranand | INC | 1,73,166 | Karale Laxman Bhimarao | BLD | 1,27,666 | 45,500 | 14.12 |
| Bagalkot | Patil Sanganagouda Basangouda | INC | 2,12,393 | Tungal Keshavrao Krishnappa | BLD | 1,40,295 | 72,098 | 20.44 |
| Bijapur | Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna | INC | 1,73,700 | Nagathan Irappa Chanamallappa | BLD | 1,52,026 | 21,674 | 6.66 |
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