Bihar assembly election, Jun 1980
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 56.48% turnout.
Seats
324
Candidates
3,002
76 women, 11 elected
Turnout
56.48%
2.25 cr of 3.98 cr
Leading party
INC(I)
169 of 324 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I)INC(I) | 169 | +169 | 311 | 76,90,225 | 34.20% | — |
| JNPSCJanata Party (Secular) | 42 | +42 | 254 | 35,15,684 | 15.63% | — |
| INDIndependent | 23 | -1 | 1347 | 26,88,947 | 11.96% | -11.77 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 23 | +2 | 135 | 20,51,962 | 9.12% | +2.12 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 21 | +21 | 246 | 18,91,325 | 8.41% | — |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 14 | +14 | 185 | 16,49,695 | 7.34% | — |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 13 | +13 | 240 | 16,20,754 | 7.21% | — |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 11 | +11 | 31 | 3,80,891 | 1.69% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 6 | +2 | 27 | 3,94,013 | 1.75% | +0.82 |
| JNPSRJNPSR | 1 | +1 | 153 | 3,62,388 | 1.61% | — |
| SUCSUC | 1 | +1 | 7 | 49,407 | 0.22% | -0.01 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | -1 | 23 | 1,28,517 | 0.57% | -0.23 |
| JKDJKD | 0 | -2 | 26 | 31,952 | 0.14% | -0.27 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11,963 | 0.05% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6,744 | 0.03% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | -214 | 2 | 6,733 | 0.03% | -42.65 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5,309 | 0.02% | -0.04 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,102 | 0.00% | — |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 729 | 0.00% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 568 | 0.00% | — |
- INC(I)169 (52%)
- JNPSC42 (13%)
- IND23 (7%)
- CPI23 (7%)
- BJP21 (6%)
- INC(U)14 (4%)
- Others32 (10%)
- INC(I)169
- JNPSC42
- IND23
- CPI23
- BJP21
- INC(U)14
- Others32
- INC(I)169
- JNPSC42
- IND23
- CPI23
- BJP21
- INC(U)14
- JNPJP13
- JMM11
- CPM6
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 324 results in Bihar
Closest contest
KADWA
won by 30 (0.05%)
Biggest victory
BARBIGHA
won by 54,147 (65.29%)
Highest turnout
BAHERA
85.86%
Lowest turnout
TORPA
15.76%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained19 (6%)
- Changed hands290 (90%)
- New seat15 (5%)
19 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 290 changed hands. 15 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Bihar, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC(I)
- JNPSC
- IND
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPUR | JNPSCSHARMIM UDIN HASMI | INC(I)SAJAWAL RAI | 3,2824.97% | 51.5% |
| ALAMNAGAR | JNPSCBIRENDRA KUMAR | INC(I)VIDYAKAR KAVI | 7,6039.68% | 66.5% |
| ALAULI | INC(I)MISHRI SADA | JNPSCPASHUPATI KUMAR | 9,44016.11% | 54.4% |
| AMARPUR | INC(I)NIL MOHAN SINGH | JNPSCDHIRENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 3,0003.76% | 63.1% |
| AMOUR | INC(I)M. MOIJUDDIN MINSHI | JNPSRNAZMUDDIN | 1,3452.18% | 59.3% |
| ARARIA | JNPSCMOH. TASILMUDDIN | INC(I)SHRIDEO JHA | 10,48314.63% | 65.5% |
| ARRAH | INC(I)S.M. ISA | JNPSCSUMITRA DEVI | 23,38934.53% | 46.7% |
| ARWAL | INDKRISHNANDAN PD. SINGH | INC(I)DEO KUMAR SHARMA | 1,4371.47% | 67.0% |
| ASTHAWAN | INC(I)AYODHYA PRASAD | CPIARJUN PRASAD SINGH | 16,35317.18% | 76.1% |
| ATRI | INC(U)SURENDRA PRASAD | BJPBABULAL SINGH | 14,00712.28% | 81.5% |
| AURAI | JNPSCGANESH PRASAD YADAV | INC(I)TRIBENI PRASAD SINGH | 4,3164.75% | 72.2% |
| AURANGABAD | INDRAM NARESH SINGH | SSDSURAJDEO SINGH | 6,7939.11% | 59.8% |
| BABUBARHI | INC(I)MAHENDRA NARAIN JHA | JNPJPDEO NARAIN YADAV | 15,35019.24% | 73.9% |
| BACHWARA | INC(I)RAMDEO ROY | CPIAYODHEYA PRASAD SINGH | 3,2304.29% | 60.9% |
| BAGHA | INC(I)TRILOKI HARIJAN | BJPMELAHA MEHTO | 20,58637.65% | 42.1% |
| BAGHMARA | INC(I)SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH | INDBASDEO HAZARI | 20,94933.06% | 50.5% |
| BAGODAR | INDKHARAGDHARI NARAYAN SINGH | INC(I)HRIDAY NARAYAN DEO | 9,91821.11% | 39.3% |
| BAHADURGANJ | INC(I)NAJUMUDDIN | INDKALIMUDDIN | 7,07712.22% | 53.1% |
| BAHARAGORA | CPIDEVI PADA UPADHYAYA | INC(I)VISHNU PADA GHOSH | 6,90211.14% | 56.0% |
| BAHERA | INC(I)PARMA NAND JHA | JNPSCABDUL BARI SIDDIQUE | 20,42219.34% | 85.9% |
| BAHERI | INC(I)RAMA KANT JHA | JNPSCRAM LAKHAN YADAV | 18,52318.53% | 74.8% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | JNPJPBRAJ KISHORE NARAIN SINGH | JNPSCDEDOAT RAI | 6,71810.07% | 55.5% |
| BAISI | INDSAYAD MOINUDDIN | INC(I)HASIBUR RAHMAN | 5,85810.93% | 56.3% |
| BAKHRI | CPIRAMCHANDRA PASWAN | INC(I)YUGAL KISHORE SHARMA | 6,33210.95% | 53.9% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | INC(U)RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV | INC(I)RAM CHANDRA SINGH CHAUHAN | 39,12434.32% | 85.2% |
| BALIA | JNPSCSRINARHYAN YADAV | INC(I)CHANDRABHANU DEVI | 6,9228.76% | 62.7% |
| BANIAPUR | INC(I)UMA PANDEY | BJPRAMA KANT PANDEY | 5,3129.33% | 48.5% |
| BANKA | INC(I)THAKUR KAMAKHAYS PRASAD SINGH | JNPJPSIDESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 19,86334.02% | 53.5% |
| BANMANKHI | INC(U)JAIKANT PASWAN | INC(I)RASHIK LAL RISHIDEO | 2730.48% | 45.2% |
| BARACHATTI | INC(I)G. S. RAMCHANDRA DASS | INC(U)MOHAN RAM | 2,3734.20% | 49.7% |
| BARARI | INC(I)KARUNESHWAR SINGH | JNPSCSAPANA DEVI | 5,5529.81% | 58.4% |
| BARAULI | INC(U)ABDUL GHAFOOR | INC(I)ADNAN KHAN | 14,06123.71% | 49.9% |
| BARAUNI | CPIRAMESHWAR SINGH | INC(I)SIDHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 6,4327.92% | 59.0% |
| BARBIGHA | INC(I)MAHABIR CHOUDHARY | JNPSCRAMJI PRASAD | 54,14765.29% | 68.2% |
| BARH | INDVISHWA MOHAN CHOUDHRY | JNPSCBIJAY KRISHNA SINGH | 1,5861.60% | 72.0% |
| BARHAIT | INC(I)THOMAS HANSDA | INDMASIH SOREN | 2,7196.43% | 74.5% |
| BARHARA | INC(I)RAMJEE PRASAD SINGH | JNPJPRAGHUWENDRA PRATAP SINGH | 3880.54% | 49.8% |
| BARHI | INC(I)NIRANJAN PRASAD SINGH | CPIRAM LAKHAN SINGH | 2,5016.19% | 43.4% |
| BARKAGAON | CPIRAMENDRA KUMAR | INC(I)KAILASH PATI SINGH | 14,82024.35% | 44.6% |
| BARKATHA | CPIBHUWANESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA | INC(I)LALITA RAJYA LAXMI | 1,3892.42% | 49.4% |
| BARSOI | INC(I)BEULA DOZA | JNPJPYUVRAJ | 1,1422.03% | 55.6% |
| BARURAJ | INC(I)JAMUNA SINGH | JNPSCSHASHI KUMAR RAI | 1,0071.16% | 65.7% |
| BASANTPUR | JNPSCMANIK CHAND ROY | INC(I)TARKESHWAR NATH SINGH | 19,37721.81% | 65.2% |
| BATHNAHA | INC(U)SURYADEO RAI | INC(I)CAPTAIN RAMNIWAS | 4,7284.80% | 67.3% |
| BEGUSARAI | INC(I)BHOLA SINGH | CPMBASUDEO SINGH | 5,4998.04% | 56.9% |
| BELAGANJ | INC(U)SHATRUGHNA SHARAN SINGH | INDMAHESH PD. YADAV | 2,5152.67% | 74.3% |
| BELHAR | INDCHANDRA MAULESHWAR SINGH (LALLAN) | JNPSCCHATURBHUJ PRASAD SINGH | 7,85713.16% | 55.3% |
| BELSAND | JNPSCRAGHUBANS PRASAD SINGH | INC(I)RAMANAND SINGH | 1,5632.20% | 60.1% |
| BENIPATTI | INC(I)YUGESHWAR JHA | CPITEJNARAIN JHA | 4,5405.71% | 64.0% |
| BERMO | BJPRAMDAS SINGH | INC(I)KUNWAR PRASAD SINGH | 5,9859.54% | 47.7% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Jun 1980?
INC(I) won 169 of 324 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Jun 1980?
Turnout was 56.48% — 2.25 cr of 3.98 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 324 assembly seats.