Elections Archive

Lok Sabha 1980

National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.

Seats
543
Electors
35,62,05,329
Votes polled
20,27,52,893
Turnout
56.9%

Lok Sabha composition

Seat arc coloured by party.

Majority mark at 272 seats.

Alliance / party

Toggle party seats or curated alliance rollups.

Alliance map not curated for 1980.

Total seats529

529 of 543 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped

National map

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Closest races in 1980

Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.

1980 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#1

Deoria

Photo finish

77votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

Ramayan Rai

INC(I)

vs

Runner-up

Ramdhari Shastri

JNP(S)

Open constituency result →

1980 · Haryana

#2

Faridabad

Photo finish

158votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

Tayyab Hussain

INC(I)

vs

Runner-up

Khurshed Ahmed

JNP

Open constituency result →

1980 · Bihar 1947 1999

#3

Saharsa

Nail-biter

1,255votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

Kamal Jha

INC(I)

vs

Runner-up

Vinayak Yadav

JNP(S)

Open constituency result →

1980 · West Bengal

#4

Raiganj

Nail-biter

1,305votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

Golam Yazdani

INC(I)

vs

Runner-up

Abdul Hafiz

CPM

Open constituency result →

1980 · Bihar 1947 1999

#5

Balia

Nail-biter

1,900votes

0.5% of valid votes

Winner

Surya Singh

CPI

vs

Runner-up

Chandrabhanu Devi

INC(I)

Open constituency result →

1980 · Haryana

#6

Ambala

Very close

2,295votes

0.6% of valid votes

Winner

Suraj Bhan

JNP

vs

Runner-up

Som Nath

INC(I)

Open constituency result →

1980 · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999

#7

Mandsaur

Very close

2,683votes

0.6% of valid votes

Winner

Bhanwarlal Nahata

INC(I)

vs

Runner-up

Laxminarayan Pandey

JNP

Open constituency result →

1980 · Karnataka

#8

Bangalore South

Very close

2,727votes

0.6% of valid votes

Winner

T.R. Shamanna

JNP

vs

Runner-up

D.P. Sharma

INC(I)

Open constituency result →

1980 · Kerala

#9

Ernakulam

Very close

2,502votes

0.6% of valid votes

Winner

Xavier Arakal

INC(I)

vs

Runner-up

Henry Austin

INC(U)

Open constituency result →

1980 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#10

Bareilly

Very close

1,710votes

0.6% of valid votes

Winner

Nisar Khan

JNP(S)

vs

Runner-up

Ram Khanna

INC(I)

Open constituency result →

1980 · Bihar 1947 1999

#11

Madhubani

Very close

3,223votes

0.7% of valid votes

Winner

Shafiqullah Ansari

INC(I)

vs

Runner-up

Bhogendra Jha

CPI

Open constituency result →

1980 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#12

Jaunpur

Very close

2,763votes

0.7% of valid votes

Winner

Azizulla

JNP(S)

vs

Runner-up

Raj Deo

INC(I)

Open constituency result →

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By state

State results 1980
StateSeatsLeading partyLeading seats
Andaman Nicobar Islands1INC(I)1
Andhra Pradesh 2742INC(I)41
Arunachal Pradesh2INC(I)2
Assam14party-unknown-148712
Bihar 1947 199954INC(I)30
Chandigarh1INC(I)1
Dadra Nagar Haveli1INC(I)1
Daman Diu1party-unknown-14871
Delhi7INC(I)6
Goa Daman And Diu2INC(U)1
Gujarat26INC(I)25
Haryana10INC(I)5
Himachal Pradesh4INC(I)4
Jammu Kashmir6JKN3
Karnataka28INC(I)27
Kerala20CPM7
Lakshadweep1INC(U)1
Madhya Pradesh 1947 199940INC(I)35
Maharashtra48INC(I)39
Manipur2CPI1
Meghalaya2INC(I)1
Mizoram1IND1
Nagaland1IND1
Odisha21INC(I)20
Pondicherry1INC(I)1

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Party board

Party results 1980
PartySeats wonContestedVote shareTotal votes
INC(I)35349242.7%8,44,55,313
JNP(S)412949.4%1,86,11,590
CPM37646.2%1,23,52,331
JNP3143218.9%3,74,93,334
DMK16162.1%42,36,537
INC(U)132125.3%1,04,49,859
CPI10472.5%49,27,342
IND92,8266.4%1,27,17,510
RSP4865.0%12,85,517
FBL32151.0%10,11,564
JKN3525.0%4,93,143
MUL2524.0%4,75,507
ADK2242.4%46,74,064
SAD1771.0%13,96,412
KEC1218.0%3,56,997
JKD12213.0%2,54,520
MAG126.0%1,27,188
SJP112.0%31,750
PWP0524.0%4,70,567
RPK02519.0%3,83,022
RPI03218.0%3,51,987
SUC01816.0%3,07,224
IML0110.0%1,96,820
UDF017.0%1,40,210
SHS027.0%1,29,351

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Party efficiency

Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list

  • knife-edge: 36
  • marginal: 54
  • competitive: 75
  • comfortable: 148
  • safe: 215

Lok Sabha 1980 · 543 seats

INC(I)JNP(S)CPMJNPDMKINC(U)CPIINDRSPFBLJKNMULADKSADKECJKDVote share →Seat share →

Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.

PartySeatsVote %Seat %Efficiency
INC(I)35342.7%65.0%1.52×
JNP(S)419.4%7.6%0.80×
CPM376.2%6.8%1.09×
JNP3118.9%5.7%0.30×
DMK162.1%2.9%1.38×
INC(U)135.3%2.4%0.45×
CPI102.5%1.8%0.74×
IND96.4%1.7%0.26×
RSP465.0%0.7%0.01×
FBL351.0%0.6%0.01×
JKN325.0%0.6%0.02×
MUL224.0%0.4%0.02×
ADK22.4%0.4%0.16×
SAD171.0%0.2%0.00×
KEC118.0%0.2%0.01×
JKD113.0%0.2%0.01×