1980 general election
The 7th Lok Sabha. Polled, counted 7 January 1980.
Seats declared
529
265 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC(I)
353 seats · majority
Candidates
4,629
147 women, 30 elected
Turnout
55.54%
19.8 cr of 35.6 cr
The house
529 seats, each dot one constituency
- INC(I)353
- JNPS41
- CPM37
- JNP31
- DMK16
- INC(U)13
- CPI10
- IND9
- Others19
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous general election
ADK
-16
CPM
+15
DMK
+14
SAD
-8
PWP
-5
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I)INC(I) | 353 | — | 492 | 46.0% | 8,44,55,313 | 42.69% | — | 7 |
| JNPSJNPS | 41 | — | 293 | 17.6% | 1,85,74,696 | 9.39% | — | 152 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 37 | +15 | 64 | 43.6% | 1,23,52,331 | 6.24% | +1.95 | 9 |
| JNPJanata Party | 31 | — | 433 | 23.6% | 3,75,30,228 | 18.97% | — | 116 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 16 | +14 | 16 | 55.2% | 42,36,537 | 2.14% | +0.38 | 0 |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 13 | — | 212 | 13.4% | 1,04,49,859 | 5.28% | — | 143 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 10 | +3 | 47 | 27.3% | 49,27,342 | 2.49% | -0.33 | 17 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | 0 | 2826 | 1.2% | 1,27,17,510 | 6.43% | +0.93 | 2794 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 4 | 0 | 8 | 38.2% | 12,85,517 | 0.65% | +0.20 | 3 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 3 | 0 | 21 | 12.5% | 10,11,564 | 0.51% | +0.18 | 17 |
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 3 | +1 | 5 | 52.6% | 4,93,143 | 0.25% | -0.01 | 0 |
| ADKADK | 2 | -16 | 24 | 41.0% | 46,74,064 | 2.36% | -0.54 | 0 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19.5% | 4,75,507 | 0.24% | -0.06 | 3 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 1 | -8 | 7 | 42.9% | 13,96,412 | 0.71% | -0.55 | 0 |
| KECKerala Congress | 1 | -1 | 2 | 48.2% | 3,56,997 | 0.18% | -0.08 | 0 |
| JKDJKD | 1 | +1 | 22 | 3.7% | 2,54,520 | 0.13% | +0.07 | 21 |
| MAGMAG | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36.0% | 1,27,188 | 0.06% | 0.00 | 0 |
| SJPSJP | 1 | — | 1 | 61.6% | 31,750 | 0.02% | — | 0 |
| PWPPWP | 0 | -5 | 5 | 25.1% | 4,70,567 | 0.24% | -0.31 | 1 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | -2 | 25 | 4.4% | 3,83,022 | 0.19% | -0.31 | 23 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2.7% | 3,51,987 | 0.18% | +0.10 | 31 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.8% | 3,07,224 | 0.15% | +0.01 | 18 |
| IMLIML | 0 | — | 1 | 45.6% | 1,96,820 | 0.10% | — | 0 |
| UDFUDF | 0 | -1 | 1 | 49.0% | 1,40,210 | 0.07% | +0.01 | 0 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | — | 2 | 15.6% | 1,29,351 | 0.07% | — | 1 |
| TUSTUS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.5% | 1,11,953 | 0.06% | +0.04 | 2 |
| PPAPPA | 0 | — | 2 | 40.2% | 69,810 | 0.04% | — | 0 |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.8% | 61,161 | 0.03% | +0.02 | 21 |
| PPCPPC | 0 | — | 1 | 42.0% | 53,891 | 0.03% | — | 0 |
| MRPMRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.3% | 49,277 | 0.03% | -0.03 | 1 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | — | 16 | 0.7% | 39,399 | 0.02% | — | 16 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.3% | 38,226 | 0.02% | -0.03 | 8 |
| MUMMUM | 0 | — | 4 | 2.1% | 26,363 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| ILPILP | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.6% | 14,720 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 7 |
| AHLAHL | 0 | — | 1 | 11.8% | 13,058 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| SCRSCR | 0 | — | 1 | 22.6% | 11,632 | 0.01% | — | 0 |
| SPCSPC | 0 | — | 1 | 10.0% | 5,125 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
States & union territories
Seats and the parties that won them
| State / UT | Seats | Turnout | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 85 | 48.8% | INC(I)51JNPS29JNP3CPI1 |
| Bihar | 54 | 51.0% | INC(I)30JNP8JNPS5CPI4 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | 55.2% | INC(I)39JNP8INC(U)1 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | 55.4% | INC(I)41INC(U)1 |
| West Bengal | 42 | 69.0% | CPM28RSP4INC(I)4FBL3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 40 | 50.0% | INC(I)35JNP4IND1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | 65.5% | INC(I)20DMK16ADK2IND1 |
| Karnataka | 28 | 55.9% | INC(I)27JNP1 |
| Gujarat | 26 | 53.7% | INC(I)25JNP1 |
| Rajasthan | 25 | 53.3% | INC(I)18JNP4JNPS2INC(U)1 |
| Odisha | 21 | 44.5% | INC(I)20JNPS1 |
| Kerala | 20 | 61.6% | CPM7INC(I)5INC(U)3MUL2 |
| Punjab | 13 | 61.3% | INC(I)12SAD1 |
| Haryana | 10 | 63.4% | INC(I)5JNPS4JNP1 |
| Delhi | 7 | 64.0% | INC(I)6JNP1 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 6 | 46.6% | JKN3IND1INC(U)1INC(I)1 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 57.6% | INC(I)4 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 65.1% | INC(I)2 |
| Assam | 2 | 52.4% | INC(I)2 |
| Goa, Daman and Diu | 2 | 67.5% | MAG1INC(U)1 |
| Manipur | 2 | 78.7% | CPI1INC(I)1 |
| Tripura | 2 | 78.5% | CPM2 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 82.1% | INC(I)1 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 63.0% | INC(I)1 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | 67.9% | INC(I)1 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | 88.3% | INC(U)1 |
| Meghalaya | 1 | 49.1% | INC(I)1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | 55.6% | IND1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | 62.2% | IND1 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 77.6% | INC(I)1 |
| Sikkim | 1 | 43.6% | SJP1 |
Largest victories of 1980
| Constituency | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KURNOOL | Andhra Pradesh | INC(I)K. VIJAYABHASKARA REDDI | JNPNASIR AHMED | 2,04,84968.49% |
| TURA | Meghalaya | INC(I)PURON A. SANGMA | AHLGROHONSING MARAK | 69,24962.52% |
| SIDDIPET | Andhra Pradesh | INC(I)NANDI YELLAIAH | JNPSBABU RAO | 1,92,53260.75% |
| REWA | Madhya Pradesh | INDMAHARAJA MARTAND SINGH | JNPYAMUNA PRASAD SHASTRI | 2,38,35159.49% |
| RAMTEK | Maharashtra | INC(I)BARVE JATIRAM CHAITRAM | JNPDESHMUKH RAJENDRABABU HANUMANTRAO | 2,14,76356.06% |
| NELLORE | Andhra Pradesh | INC(I)D. KAMAKSHAIAH | CPMT. P. BHANU RAJU | 2,27,25154.86% |
| ADILABAD | Andhra Pradesh | INC(I)G. NARASIMHA REDDY | JNPP. RAJESHWAR RAO | 1,81,95554.82% |
| NIZAMABAD | Andhra Pradesh | INC(I)M. RAMGOPAL REDDY | JNPK. M. KHAN | 2,00,31553.14% |
| YAVATMAL | Maharashtra | INC(I)PATIL UTTAMRAO DEORAO | INC(U)GHUIKHADKHAR BALASAHEB | 2,00,18050.81% |
| MEDAK | Andhra Pradesh | INC(I)INDIRA GANDHI | JNPS. JAIPAL REDDY | 2,19,12449.36% |
Closest results of 1980
| Constituency | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEORIA | Uttar Pradesh | INC(I)RAMAYAN RAI | JNPSRAMDHARI SHASTRI | 770.02% |
| FARIDABAD | Haryana | INC(I)TAYYAB HUSSAIN | JNPKHURSHED AHMED | 1580.04% |
| SAHARSA | Bihar | INC(I)KAMAL NATH JHA | JNPSVINAYAK PD. YADAV | 1,2550.26% |
| RAIGANJ | West Bengal | INC(I)GOLAM YAZDANI | CPMABDUL HAFIZ | 1,3050.28% |
| BALIA | Bihar | CPISURYA NARAYAN SINGH | INC(I)CHANDRABHANU DEVI | 1,9000.50% |
| AMBALA | Haryana | JNPSURAJ BHAN | INC(I)SOM NATH | 2,2950.56% |
| MANDSAUR | Madhya Pradesh | INC(I)BHANWARLAL RAJMAL NAHATA | JNPLAXMINARAYAN PANDEY | 2,6830.60% |
| BANGALORE SOUTH | Karnataka | JNPT.R. SHAMANNA | INC(I)D.P. SHARMA | 2,7270.63% |
| ERNAKULAM | Kerala | INC(I)XAVIER VARGHESE ARAKAL | INC(U)HENRY AUSTIN | 2,5020.63% |
| BAREILLY | Uttar Pradesh | JNPSNISAR YAR KHAN | INC(I)RAM SINGH KHANNA | 1,7100.64% |