Tamil Nadu assembly election, Jun 1980
The 3rd Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
234
118 needed for a majority
Largest party
ADK
129 seats · majority
Candidates
1,029
17 women, 5 elected
Turnout
64.54%
1.88 cr of 2.92 cr
The house
234 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- ADK129
- DMK37
- INC(I)31
- CPM11
- CPI9
- IND8
- GKC6
- JNPJP2
- Others1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Tamil Nadu assembly election (1977)
DMK
-11
JNP
-10
IND
+7
CPI
+4
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADKADK | 129 | -1 | 177 | 50.4% | 73,03,010 | 38.75% | +8.39 | 0 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 37 | -11 | 112 | 45.7% | 41,64,389 | 22.10% | -2.80 | 0 |
| INC(I)INC(I) | 31 | — | 114 | 43.4% | 39,41,900 | 20.92% | — | 0 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 11 | -1 | 16 | 47.6% | 5,96,406 | 3.17% | +0.37 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 9 | +4 | 15 | 43.9% | 5,01,032 | 2.66% | -0.25 | 1 |
| INDIndependent | 8 | +7 | 467 | 3.5% | 13,52,622 | 7.18% | +2.63 | 436 |
| GKCGKC | 6 | — | 10 | 44.1% | 3,22,440 | 1.71% | — | 0 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 2 | — | 95 | 6.9% | 5,22,641 | 2.77% | — | 87 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44.6% | 65,536 | 0.35% | +0.05 | 0 |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 0 | — | 3 | 29.3% | 52,119 | 0.28% | — | 1 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | — | 10 | 1.6% | 13,177 | 0.07% | — | 10 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.2% | 6,637 | 0.04% | +0.01 | 4 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | -10 | 1 | 2.2% | 2,335 | 0.01% | -16.66 | 1 |
| JNPSRJNPSR | 0 | — | 3 | 0.3% | 762 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Tamil Nadu at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Jun 1980
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDIPATTI | Tamil Nadu | ADKRAJENDRAN, S. S. | INC(I)KANDASAMY, K. | 27,98237.60% |
| COLACHEL | Tamil Nadu | DMKRETNARAJ | ADKSANOTSHAM, M. | 21,82234.06% |
| SIVAKASI | Tamil Nadu | ADKBALAKRISHNAN, V. | DMKALAGU THEVAR, S. | 25,73329.73% |
| BHAVANI | Tamil Nadu | ADKNARAYANAN, P. G. | INC(I)MADESWARAN, M. P. V. | 21,22629.27% |
| THANDARAMBATTU | Tamil Nadu | DMKVENUGOPAL, D | GKCKASINATHAN, U | 21,06929.04% |
| VEDASANDUR | Tamil Nadu | ADKBALASUBRAMANIAN, V. P. | INC(I)RAJU, G. P. V. | 25,27127.77% |
| VELLAKOIL | Tamil Nadu | ADKRAMASAMI, D. | INC(I)NALLASENAPATHY SAKKARAI MANDRADIAR, N. | 24,95127.43% |
| TARAMANGALAM | Tamil Nadu | INDSEMMALAI, S | INC(I)NARAYANAN, R | 22,38327.23% |
| KILLIYOOR | Tamil Nadu | JNPJPVIJAYARAGHAVAN P. | DMKRUSSEL RAJ C. | 14,83025.54% |
| EGMORE | Tamil Nadu | INC(I)ELLAYAPERUMAL,L | INC(U)SIVANESAN,D.R | 14,75623.64% |
Closest results of Jun 1980
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THIRUVONAM | Tamil Nadu | INC(I)SIVAGNANAM, N. | ADKDURAI GOVINDARAJAN | 620.07% |
| ILAYANGUDI | Tamil Nadu | CPISIVASAMY, S. | DMKMALAIKKANNAN, V. | 560.08% |
| SATHYAMANGALAM | Tamil Nadu | ADKRANGASAMY, R. | INC(I)RASAPPA, C. R. | 600.09% |
| ACHARAPAKKAM | Tamil Nadu | ADKGANESAN,C | DMKMANAVALAN,C.M | 1190.17% |
| COIMBATORE EAST | Tamil Nadu | CPMRAMANI, K. | INC(I)GANGA NAIR | 1330.18% |
| SHOLINGHUR | Tamil Nadu | ADKGOPAL, C | DMKMOORTHY, K | 1570.22% |
| THIRUNAVALUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKSUBRAMANIAN, V | ADKMANOHARAN, T.N.G.A | 1730.23% |
| MELMALAYANUR | Tamil Nadu | ADKCHINNADURAI, A | INC(I)PERUMAL NAINAR, V | 1980.24% |
| THIRUMAYAM | Tamil Nadu | INC(I)SUNDARARAJ, N. | ADKPULAVAR PONNAMBALAM | 2230.26% |
| THOTTIAM | Tamil Nadu | INC(I)PERIASAMI, R. | INDJAYARAJ, T. P. K. | 3070.35% |