page_title: 1977 Pakistani general election
hierarchical_section_title: 1977 Pakistani general election
caption_attribution_description: English: Pakistan Map showing National Assembly Constituencies and Winning parties
context_page_description: General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 March 1977 to elect the 216 members of the National Assembly. They were the second general elections held in Pakistan and the first after the war which saw East Pakistan break away to become the independent state of Bangladesh.
  The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party over the Pakistan National Alliance, an alliance of nine parties opposed to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. However, the PNA accusing PPP of rigging the elections, allegations denied by the PPP. The claims sparked unrest that resulted in mass demonstrations and violent anti-Bhutto protests. Bhutto and the security forces were unable to control the situation, resulting in Martial Law being declared. The Chief of Army Staff Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq subsequently called a secret meeting of senior military officials to plan a coup, which was successfully executed with the government overthrown and parliament dissolved, resulting in Pakistan entering its third period of military rule.
context_section_description: General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 March 1977 to elect the 216 members of the National Assembly. They were the second general elections held in Pakistan and the first after the war which saw East Pakistan break away to become the independent state of Bangladesh.
  The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) over the Pakistan National Alliance (PNA), an alliance of nine parties opposed to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. However, the PNA accusing PPP of rigging the elections, allegations denied by the PPP. The claims sparked unrest that resulted in mass demonstrations and violent anti-Bhutto protests. Bhutto and the security forces were unable to control the situation, resulting in Martial Law being declared. The Chief of Army Staff Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq subsequently called a secret meeting of senior military officials to plan a coup, which was successfully executed with the government overthrown and parliament dissolved, resulting in Pakistan entering its third period of military rule.
caption: Results by constituency
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