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Gujarat assembly election, May 1980

The 5th Gujarat legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
182
92 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC(I)
141 seats · majority
Candidates
974
24 women, 5 elected
Turnout
46.92%
77.8 lakh of 1.66 cr

The house

182 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

182SEATS
  • INC(I)141
  • JNPJP21
  • IND10
  • BJP9
  • JNPSC1

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous Gujarat assembly election (1975)

IND
-5

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INC(I)INC(I)141—18251.0%39,71,23851.04%—0
JNPJPJNPJP21—15227.2%17,71,85322.77%—36
INDIndependent10-54364.1%7,75,8139.97%-1.61405
BJPBharatiya Janata Party9—12720.0%10,90,65214.02%—66
JNPSCJanata Party (Secular)1—167.4%49,2780.63%—14
INC(U)INC(U)0—345.5%75,7660.97%—31
CPICommunist Party of India00115.7%25,2590.33%+0.1311
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)0054.9%11,3750.15%+0.105
JNPSRJNPSR0—111.9%9,8990.13%—11

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Gujarat at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of May 1980

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
CHOTILAGujaratINC(I)MAKAWANA KARAMSIBHAI KNAJIBHAIINC(U)DABHI MOHANLAL TULSHIBHAI17,48581.57%
BORSADGujaratINC(I)GOHEL UMEDBHAI FATEHSINHJNPJPPATEL CHATURBHAI BHAILALBHAI27,74462.78%
NIJHARGujaratINC(I)VASAVA GOVINDBHAI BARAKIABHAIJNPJPVALVI NURJIBHAI MANJIBHAI22,65059.68%
RAJKOT RURALGujaratINC(I)VAGHELA BHANUBHAI GIGABHAIJNPJPRATHOD DALPATRAM MITHARAM13,85156.66%
RANDHIKPURGujaratINC(I)GONDIA BADIABHAI MULJIBHAIJNPJPKISHORI RUPABHAI MANJIBHAI9,67754.40%
SOJITRAGujaratINC(I)MAKWANA SHANTABAHEN YOGENDRAKUMARJNPJPVAGHELA GANGABEN AMROTLAL26,00454.16%
SHAHER KOTDAGujaratINC(I)MANUBHAI PARMARJNPJPMOHANLAL MAKWANA21,91253.95%
SARSAGujaratINC(I)GOVINDBHAI J. PATELBJPPATEL RAMESHBHAI MOHANBHAI19,92353.87%
CHAKALASIGujaratINC(I)AMARSINHJI BHUPATSINHJI VAGHELAINC(U)VAGHELA GAGABHAI DALABHAI24,31553.16%
JAMBUSARGujaratINC(I)SOLANKI MAGANBHAI BHUKHANBHAIJNPJPPATEL CHIMANBHAI JIBHAIBHAI27,77652.61%

Closest results of May 1980

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
DANTAGujaratJNPJPHARISINH CHAVDAINC(I)ABDULREHMAN SIDIKBHAI MEMON1460.32%
BAYADGujaratINC(I)RAMSINGH RUPSINGH SOLANKIJNPJPKODERBHAI JOITABHAI PATEL2180.53%
KHAMBHALIAGujaratINDMADAM HEMATBHAI RAMBHAIINC(I)TANNA JAGJIVANDAS JAMNADAS5601.38%
SURAT CITY EASTGujaratINC(I)CHOHAN JASHAWANTSINH DANSINHBJPKASHIRAM CHHABILDAS RANA5741.45%
RAJULAGujaratINC(I)VARU PARTPBHAI SURAGBHAIINDPATEL BABUBHAI POPATBHAI6341.51%
SOMNATHGujaratJNPJPVADHER RUDABHAI DEVSHIINC(I)INDIRABEN CHUNILAL VYAS6971.54%
VAGDODGujaratJNPJPTHAKOR KESHAJI SHANKERJIINC(I)TRIVEDI VIJAYKUMAR MADHAVLAL8241.67%
LUNAVADAGujaratINC(I)SOLANKI DHIRENDRASINHJI VIRBHADRASINHJIJNPJPPATEL HIRABHAI HARIBHAI8051.73%
JODIYAGujaratJNPJPPATEL BHANJI BHIMJIINDMANANI JAYANTILAL RAVJIBHAI7501.75%
ELLIS BRIDGEGujaratJNPJPBABUBHAI VASANWALAINC(I)DR. PANNALAL SHAH8021.78%

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Gujarat assembly election, May 1980?

INC(I) won 141 of 182 seats, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat assembly election, May 1980?

Turnout was 46.92% — 77.8 lakh of 1.66 cr registered electors voted.

How many candidates contested the Gujarat assembly election, May 1980?

974 candidates contested 182 seats.