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Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election were held in the Indian Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu in 1980, to elect 30 members to the Goa Legislative Assembly. [2] The Indian National Congress (Urs) won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote and Pratapsingh Rane was sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu [3]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||||
| Indian National Congress (Urs) | 134,651 | 38.36 | 20 | New | |||||
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 127,714 | 36.36 | 7 | –8 | |||||
| Janata Party | 14,431 | 4.11 | 0 | –3 | |||||
| Indian National Congress | 12,338 | 3.51 | 0 | –10 | |||||
| Janata Party (Secular) | 6,045 | 1.72 | 0 | New | |||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1,089 | 0.31 | 0 | New | |||||
| Independents | 54,773 | 15.60 | 3 | +1 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,232 | – | – | – | |||||
| Total | 363,273 | 100 | 30 | +1 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 522,652 | 69.51 | – | – | |||||
| Source: Election Commission of India | |||||||||
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