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1977 General Election

Held on 7 March 1977

Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats: 156 of 199.

About the 1977 election

Pakistan's 1977 general election was held on 7 March 1977. Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats, 156 of the 199 covered here, followed by PNA (35) and independents (7). 678 candidates contested the National Assembly seats. In the provincial assemblies, PPP won the most seats in Punjab (232 of 240), PPP won the most seats in Sindh (98 of 99), PPP won the most seats in NWFP (60 of 77) and PPP won the most seats in Balochistan (35 of 40). The closest National Assembly result was NA-28 Tribal Area, decided by 51 votes; the largest margin was 118,207 votes in NA-153 Sukkur.

National Assembly

All 199 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 15659.3% of votes Pakistan National Alliance 3535.8% of votes Independents 73.1% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) 11.2% of votes

Punjab Assembly

All 240 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 23283.6% of votes Independents 63.1% of votes Other 213.0% of votes

Sindh Assembly

All 99 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 9893.0% of votes Other 13.2% of votes

NWFP Assembly

All 77 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 6059.7% of votes Other 1125.0% of votes Independents 412.2% of votes Pakistan Muslim League (Qayyum) 21.7% of votes

Balochistan Assembly

All 40 seats
PartySeats
Pakistan Peoples Party 3550.8% of votes Independents 534.4% of votes

Government formed after the 1977 election

Prime ministerZulfikar Ali BhuttoPakistan Peoples Party · from 14 August 1973Chief minister of PunjabSadiq Hussain QureshiPakistan Peoples Party · from 15 July 1975Chief minister of SindhGhulam Mustafa JatoiPakistan Peoples Party · from 25 December 1973Chief minister of Khyber PakhtunkhwaMuhammad Iqbal Khan JadoonPakistan Peoples Party · from 9 April 1977Chief minister of BalochistanMohammad Khan BarozaiPakistan Peoples Party · from 7 December 1976

Who held each office three months after the election, or the first elected (not caretaker) holder after it.

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Common questions

When was the 1977 general election held in Pakistan?

On 7 March 1977.

Which party won the 1977 general election?

Pakistan Peoples Party won the most National Assembly seats: 156 of 199.

What was the closest National Assembly result in 1977?

NA-28 Tribal Area, won by 51 votes.