Elections to the

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, also known as Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house. Member of the Legislative Assembl ...

were held in June 1977 to elect members of the 425 constituencies in

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, India. The

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won a majority of seats and Ram Naresh Yadav was appointed the

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. The number of constituencies was set as 425 by the recommendation of the

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Background

The previous elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1974, and the

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won a majority and formed a Government headed by Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna. Bahuguna was forced to resign by Prime minister

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in 1975 and was replaced by N. D. Tiwari. The term of the Assembly should have been for five years, until early 1979. The

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, passed during The Emergency in 1976, lengthened the term to six years. After the come to power of the

in the

1977 Indian general election General elections were held in India between 16 and 20 March 1977 to elect the members of the sixth Lok Sabha. The elections took place during the Emergency period, which expired on 21 March 1977, shortly before the final results were announc ...

, the new government dissolved the

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run by the Indian National Congress and declared fresh election in thus states.

Result

Elected members

Bypolls

References

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State Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh 1970s in Uttar Pradesh June 1977 in Asia

Background

Result

Elected members

Bypolls

See also

References