1977 Indian General Election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns Emergency period
gptkbp:community_impact shift in political landscape
gptkbp:controversy allegations of rigging
gptkbp:date March 1977
gptkbp:demographics diverse electorate
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
formation of government
Janata Party led government
gptkbp:faction Janata Party coalition
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:India
gptkbp:historical_significance restoration of democracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1977 Indian General Election
gptkbp:impact end of Congress dominance
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Ram_Manohar_Lohia
gptkb:B._R._Ambedkar
gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkb:M._S._Swaminathan
gptkb:Sanjay_Gandhi
gptkb:Charan_Singh
gptkb:Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee
gptkb:Lal_Krishna_Advani
gptkb:K._R._Narayanan
gptkb:S._R._Bommai
gptkb:B._S._Bhanot
gptkb:K._C._Pant
gptkb:Jagjivan_Ram
gptkb:Raj_Narain
gptkb:Morarji_Desai
H. M. Patel
S. S. Ray
D. P. Chattopadhyaya
G. M. Banatwala
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkb:Morarji_Desai
gptkbp:notable_album March 21, 1977
gptkbp:notable_inductees over 4000
gptkbp:outcome formation of non-Congress government
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Janata_Party
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:preceded_by 1971 Indian General Election
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_India
gptkb:South_India
East India
West India
gptkbp:result Janata Party victory
gptkbp:seating_capacity 298
542
gptkbp:significant_event first election after Emergency
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:1980_Indian_General_Election
gptkbp:voter_turnout 60.4%
gptkbp:voting_method First-past-the-post
gptkbp:year gptkb:1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1980_Indian_General_Election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5