1980 elections in India

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General Elections

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress (Indira) 84,455,31342.69353+199
Janata Party 37,530,22818.9731–264
Janata Party (Secular) 18,574,6969.3941New
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 12,352,3316.2437+15
Indian National Congress (Urs) 10,449,8595.2813New
Communist Party of India 4,927,3422.4910+3
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,674,0642.362–16
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,236,5372.1416+14
Shiromani Akali Dal 1,396,4120.711–8
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1,285,5170.6540
All India Forward Bloc 1,011,5640.5130
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 493,1430.253+1
Indian Union Muslim League 475,5070.2420
Peasants and Workers Party of India 470,5670.240–5
Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 383,0220.190–2
Kerala Congress 356,9970.181–1
Republican Party of India 351,9870.1800
Socialist Unity Centre of India 307,2240.1600
Jharkhand Party 254,5200.131+1
All India Muslim League 196,8200.1000
United Democratic Front 140,2100.070–1
Shiv Sena 129,3510.070New
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 127,1880.0610
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti 111,9530.0600
People's Party of Arunachal 69,8100.040New
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 61,1610.0300
Peoples Conference53,8910.030New
Manipur Peoples Party 49,2770.0200
Indian Socialist Party 39,3990.020New
Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Bharatiya)38,2260.0200
Sikkim Janata Parishad 31,7500.021New
Muslim Majlis 26,3630.010New
All India Labour Party14,7200.0100
All Party Hill Leaders Conference 13,0580.010New
Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) 11,6320.010New
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress 5,1250.000New
Independents12,717,5106.4390
Appointed Anglo-Indians 20
Total197,824,274100.00531–13
Valid votes197,824,27497.57
Invalid/blank votes4,928,6192.43
Total votes202,752,893100.00
Registered voters/turnout356,205,32956.92
Source: EIC

Overall Result

Date(s)StateGovernment beforeChief Minister beforeGovernment afterElected Chief MinisterMaps
28 May 1980 Tamil Nadu President's Rule All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. G. Ramachandran IN-TN.svg
Goa President's Rule Indian National Congress (Urs) Pratapsingh Rane IN-GA.svg
Manipur President's Rule Indian National Congress Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh IN-MN.svg
Arunachal Pradesh President's Rule Indian National Congress Gegong Apang IN-AR.svg
Bihar President's Rule Indian National Congress Jagannath Mishra IN-BR.svg
Maharashtra President's Rule Indian National Congress A. R. Antulay IN-MH.svg
Madhya Pradesh President's Rule Indian National Congress Arjun Singh IN-MP.svg
Uttar Pradesh President's Rule Indian National Congress Vishwanath Pratap Singh IN-UP.svg
Odisha President's Rule Indian National Congress Janaki Ballabh Patnaik IN-OD.svg
Rajasthan President's Rule Indian National Congress Jagannath Pahadia IN-RJ.svg
Gujarat President's Rule Indian National Congress Madhav Singh Solanki IN-GJ.svg
Pondicherry President's Rule Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. D. R. Ramachandran IN-PY.svg
Kerala President's Rule Left Democratic Front E. K. Nayanar IN-KL.svg
Punjab President's Rule Indian National Congress Darbara Singh IN-PB.svg

Legislative Assembly elections

Arunachal Pradesh

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress (Indira) 72,73442.5813New
People's Party of Arunachal 70,00640.9813Increase2.svg5
Indian National Congress (Urs) 8,3614.890New
Independents 19,71611.544Decrease2.svg1
Total170,817100.00300
Valid votes170,81794.87
Invalid/blank votes9,2355.13
Total votes180,052100.00
Registered voters/turnout258,11269.76
Source: ECI [1]

Bihar

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PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress 7,690,22534.20169
Janata Party (Secular) 3,515,68415.6342
Communist Party of India 2,051,9629.1223
Bharatiya Janata Party 1,891,3258.4121
Indian National Congress (U) 1,649,6957.3414
Janata Party (JP)1,620,7547.2113
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 394,0131.756
Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain 362,3881.611
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 380,8911.6911
Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Bharatiya)128,5170.57–
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 49,4070.221
Jharkhand Party 31,9520.14–
Revolutionary Socialist Party 11,9630.05–
Lokdal 6,7440.03–
Janata Party 6,7330.03–
All India Forward Bloc 5,3090.02–
Bharatiya Socialist Party1,1020.00–
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 7290.00–
Republican Party of India 5680.00–
Independent2,688,94711.9623
Total22,488,908100.00324
Valid votes22,488,90898.62
Invalid/blank votes315,4961.38
Total votes22,804,404100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,815,51057.28

Goa, Daman and Diu

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress (Urs) 134,65138.3620New
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 127,71436.367–8
Janata Party 14,4314.110–3
Indian National Congress 12,3383.510–10
Janata Party (Secular) 6,0451.720New
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1,0890.310New
Independents 54,77315.603+1
Invalid/blank votes12,232–––
Total363,27310030+1
Registered voters/turnout522,65269.51––
Source: Election Commission of India

Gujarat

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress (I) 3,971,23851.04141New
Janata Party 1,771,85322.7721New
Bharatiya Janata Party 1,090,65214.029New
Janata Party (Secular) 49,2780.631New
Others122,2991.5700
Independents775,8139.9710Decrease2.svg6
Total7,781,133100.001820
Valid votes7,781,13397.48
Invalid/blank votes200,8622.52
Total votes7,981,995100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,501,32848.37
Source: ECI [2]

Kerala

Party Wise Results [3]
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PartySeatsAlliance
Communist Party of India (CPI) 17Left Democratic Front
Communist Party of Indian (Marxist) (CPM) 35
Indian National Congress (U) (INC (U)) 21
Kerala Congress (Pillai Group) (KCP) 1
Kerala Congress (M) (KCM) 8
All India Muslim League (AIMUL)5
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 6
Indian National Congress (I) (INC (I)) 17United Democratic Front
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) 14
Kerala Congress (J) (KEC) 6
Janata Party (JNP) 5
National Democratic Party (NDP)3
Praja Socialist Party (PSP) 1
Independent (IND) 1N/A
Total140LDF-93, UDF-46, IND-1

Madhya Pradesh

Sources: [4] [5]

SNPartySeats
Contested		Seats
won		Seats
Changed		 %
Votes
1 Indian National Congress (I) 32024647.52%
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 3106030.34%
3 Communist Party of India 4621.50%
4 Janata Party 12422.88%
5 Janata Party (Secular) 20414.82%
6 Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 1310.33%
6 Independent 288810.26%
Total320

Maharashtra

Summary of results of the Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1980 [6]
India Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1980.svg
Political PartyCandidatesSeats wonSeat +/-VotesVote %Vote % +/-
Indian National Congress (Indira)
186 / 288 (65%)
286186Increase2.svg 1247,809,53344.50%Increase2.svg 26.16%
Indian National Congress (Urs)
47 / 288 (16%)
19247Decrease2.svg 22 (from INC seats)3,596,58220.49%Decrease2.svg 4.84% (from INC vote share)
Janata Party
17 / 288 (6%)
11117Decrease2.svg 821,511,0428.61%Decrease2.svg 19.38%
Bharatiya Janata Party
14 / 288 (5%)
14514Increase2.svg 141,645,7349.38%Increase2.svg 9.38% (New Party)
Peasants and Workers Party of India
9 / 288 (3%)
419Decrease2.svg 4726,3384.14%Decrease2.svg 1.40%
Communist Party of India
2 / 288 (0.7%)
172Increase2.svg 1230,5701.31%Decrease2.svg 0.17%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2 / 288 (0.7%)
102Decrease2.svg 7162,6510.93%Decrease2.svg 0.76%
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)
1 / 288 (0.3%)
421Decrease2.svg 1239,2861.36%Decrease2.svg 0.05%
Republican Party of India 360Decrease2.svg 2132,7980.76%Decrease2.svg 0.30%
All India Forward Bloc 10Decrease2.svg35,5980.03%Decrease2.svg0.79%
Independents
10 / 288 (3%)
61210Decrease2.svg 181,409,1778.03%Decrease2.svg 6.03%
Total1537288Steady2.svg17,548,65553.30%Decrease2.svg 14.29%

Manipur

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress (I) 158,12721.6313New
Janata Party 144,11219.7110New
Indian National Congress (U) 69,3199.486New
Communist Party of India 53,0557.265–1
Manipur Peoples Party 48,1966.594–16
Janata Party (Secular) 20,6672.830New
Kuki National Assembly 20,6002.822–
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 4,1680.571+1
Janata Party (JP) 9240.130New
Independents211,85528.9819+14
Total731,023100.00600
Valid votes731,02397.55
Invalid/blank votes18,3812.45
Total votes749,404100.00
Registered voters/turnout909,26882.42
Source: ECI [7]

Odisha

Summary of results of the 1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election [8]
Political PartyFlagSeats
Contested		WonNet Change
in seats		 % of
Seats		VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress (I) 147118"NEW"80.2730,37,48747.78"NEW"
Indian National Congress (U) 982"NEW"1.364,46,81810.49"NEW"
Bharatiya Janata Party 280NA086,4217.09NA
Communist Party of India 274Steady2.svg 03.572,33,9712.72Decrease2.svg 3.4
Independent 2487N/A4.767,55,08715.77N/A
Total Seats147 (Increase2.svg 7)Voters1,39,09,115Turnout65,49,074 (47.08%)

Puducherry

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 68,03027.7314Increase2.svg11
Indian National Congress (Indira) 58,68023.9210Increase2.svg8
Janata Party 22,8929.333Decrease2.svg4
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 4,9442.021Increase2.svg1
Others64,77826.4000
Independents26,00110.602Decrease2.svg1
Total245,325100.00300
Valid votes245,32595.60
Invalid/blank votes11,2784.40
Total votes256,603100.00
Registered voters/turnout319,13780.41
Source: ECI [9]

Punjab

Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1980 [10]
PartycontestedSeats wonchange in seatspopular vote%
Indian National Congress 11763Increase2.svg4628,25,82745.19%
Shiromani Akali Dal 7337Decrease2.svg2116,83,26626.92%
Communist Party of India 189Increase2.svg24,03,7186.46%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 135Decrease2.svg32,53,9854.06%
Bharatiya Janata Party 411(new)4,05,1066.48%
Independents 3762Steady2.svg4,07,7996.52%
Others840-2,73,2154.36%
Total72211762,52,916

Rajasthan

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress (Indira) 3,975,31542.96133New
Bharatiya Janata Party 1,721,32118.6032New
Janata Party (Secular) 883,9269.557New
Janata Party 679,1937.348New
Indian National Congress (Urs) 516,8875.596New
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 111,4761.2010
Communist Party of India 89,3820.9710
Janata Party (Secular - Raj Narain) 63,3210.680New
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 1,5580.0200
Republican Party of India 550.000New
Indian Union Muslim League 350.0000
Independents1,210,29513.0812+7
Total9,252,764100.002000
Valid votes9,252,76498.20
Invalid/blank votes169,2061.80
Total votes9,421,970100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,452,34451.06
Source: ECI [11]

Tamil Nadu

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left 1980 tamil nadu legislative election map by parties.png
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
Summary of the 1980 May Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results
Alliance/PartySeats wonChangePopular VoteVote %Adj. %‡
AIADMK+ alliance162+149,328,83948.9%
AIADMK 129-17,303,01038.8%50.4%
CPI(M) 11-1596,4063.2%47.6%
CPI 9+4501,0322.7%43.9%
GKC 6+6322,4401.7%44.1%
IND 6+6488,2962.6%
FBL 1–65,5360.4%44.6%
INC(U) 0–52,1190.3%29.3%
DMK+ alliance69-68,371,71844.4%
DMK 37-114,164,38922.1%45.7%
INC(I) 31+43,941,90020.9%43.4%
IND 1+1265,4291.4%
Others3-81,144,4496.1%
JNP(JP) 2-8522,6412.8%6.9%
IND 1–598,8973.2%–
Total234–18,845,006100%–

‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India [12] and Keesing's Report [13]

Contents

Uttar Pradesh

Party NameSeats
Indian National Congress (INC) 309
Janata Party (Secular) (JNP (SC)) 59
Indian National Congress (U) (INC (U)) 13
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 11
Communist Party of India (CPI) 6
Janata Party (JNP(JP)) 4
Janata Party (Secular) (JNP(SR)) 4
Soshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Bharatiya) (SSD) 1
Independent 17
Total425

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on Generlal Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Madhya Pradesh, Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa". Election Commission of India.
  7. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Orissa 1980". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1980, Elections.in.
  11. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. ↑ Election Commission of India. "1980 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  13. ↑ Keesing's Statistical Report
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