Tamil Nadu · 1980
State seat map, party leadership, and constituency results.
- Seats
- 39
- Turnout
- 66.8%
- Electors
- 2,81,13,893
- Votes polled
- 1,87,67,818
- NOTA
- 0
- Leading party
- INC(I)
State map
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Party leaderboard
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39 of 39 seats shown
Constituencies
| Constituency | Category | Winner | Runner-up | Vote share | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arakkonam | SC | Velu A.M. (INC(I)) | Ragunathan A.M. (ADK) | 60.8% | 1,17,361 (25.6%) | 66.7% |
| Chengalpattu | GEN | Anbarasu Era (INC(I)) | Mohanarangam R. (ADK) | 59.9% | 1,10,016 (23.3%) | 71.8% |
| Chidambaram | GEN | Kulandaivelu V. (DMK) | Mahalingam S. (CPM) | 63.6% | 1,38,725 (29.2%) | 70.1% |
| Coimbatore | GEN | Ram Mohan Alias Era Mohan R. (DMK) | Parvathi Krishnan (CPI) | 54.3% | 56,109 (11.0%) | 66.1% |
| Cuddalore | GEN | Muthukumaran R. (INC(I)) | Arvinda Bala Pajanor (ADK) | 59.4% | 1,08,651 (24.6%) | 65.6% |
| Dharmapuri | GEN | Arjunan K. (DMK) | Bhuvarahan G. (JNP) | 55.5% | 66,871 (17.7%) | 55.4% |
| Dindigul | GEN | Maya Thevar K. (DMK) | Rajan Chellappa V. (ADK) | 51.8% | 26,746 (5.7%) | 63.6% |
| Gobichettipalayam | GEN | Chinnasamy G. (ADK) | Thiruvankadam N.R. (INC(I)) | 49.9% | 13,875 (3.3%) | 64.1% |
| Karur | GEN | Dorai Sebastian S.A. (INC(I)) | Kanagaraj K. (ADK) | 55.5% | 74,134 (14.6%) | 67.4% |
| Krishnagiri | GEN | Ramamurthy K. (INC(I)) | Rajahagopal V. (ADK) | 63.0% | 1,00,511 (28.4%) | 55.2% |
| Madras Central | GEN | Kalanidhi A. (DMK) | Ramachandran P. (JNP) | 59.5% | 1,05,049 (21.6%) | 67.9% |
| Madras North | SC | Lakshmanan G. (DMK) | Abdul Khader M.S. (ADK) | 57.3% | 99,318 (19.2%) | 71.3% |
| Madras South | GEN | Venkataraman R. (INC(I)) | Sulochana Sampath E.V.K. (ADK) | 60.3% | 1,20,362 (22.1%) | 68.1% |
| Madurai | GEN | Subburaman A.G. (INC(I)) | Balassubramanyam A. (CPM) | 55.6% | 69,195 (13.2%) | 67.6% |
| Mayiladuturai | SC | Kudanthai Ramalingam N. (INC(I)) | Govindasamy S. (JNP) | 57.2% | 92,005 (18.0%) | 77.0% |
| Nagapattinam | GEN | Karunanithi-thazhai (DMK) | Murugayan K. (CPI) | 51.0% | 10,674 (2.0%) | 80.9% |
| Nagercoil | GEN | Dennis, N. (INC(I)) | Vijayaraghavan, P. (JNP) | 51.3% | 38,408 (10.5%) | 55.9% |
| Nilgiris | SC | Prabhu R. (INC(I)) | Thippiah T.T.S. (JNP) | 57.2% | 85,743 (17.9%) | 66.4% |
| Palani | GEN | Sanapathi Goundar A. (INC(I)) | Lakshimipathyraju P.S.K (JNP) | 53.4% | 59,568 (13.8%) | 57.8% |
| Perambalur | SC | Mani K.B.S. (INC(I)) | Thangaraju S. (ADK) | 58.9% | 99,172 (20.7%) | 70.6% |
| Periyakulam | SC | Natarajan Cumbum N. (DMK) | Ramasamy S. (ADK) | 51.3% | 19,882 (4.0%) | 68.8% |
| Pollachi | GEN | Dhandapani C.T. (DMK) | Natarajan M.A.M. (ADK) | 51.4% | 15,735 (3.5%) | 65.8% |
| Pudukkottai | GEN | V.N. Swamynathan (INC(I)) | Kuzha Chellaiya (ADK) | 49.9% | 16,099 (2.7%) | 80.7% |
| Ramanathapuram | GEN | Sathiyendran M.S.K. (DMK) | Anbalagan P. (ADK) | 56.7% | 84,133 (17.3%) | 67.1% |
| Rasipuram | SC | Devarajan B. (INC(I)) | Anbalagan S. (ADK) | 54.6% | 59,872 (13.8%) | 60.1% |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | 20 | 22 | 31.6% | 58,21,411 |
| DMK | 16 | 16 | 23.0% | 42,36,537 |
| ADK | 2 | 24 | 25.4% | 46,74,064 |
| IND | 1 | 146 | 4.4% | 8,12,298 |
| JNP | 0 | 9 | 8.0% | 14,65,782 |
| CPI | 0 | 3 | 3.6% | 6,60,940 |
| CPM | 0 | 3 | 3.2% | 5,91,869 |
| JNP(S) | 0 | 13 | 0.5% | 98,729 |
| INC(U) | 0 | 10 | 0.2% | 41,617 |
| RPI | 0 | 2 | 0.1% | 9,497 |
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