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 51–100 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTIAH | INC(I)GAURI SHANKAR PANDEY | INDSHEO SHANKAR KANODIA | 8,95612.34% | 53.5% |
| BHABHUA | INC(I)SHYAM NARAYAN PANDEY | CPIRAM LAL SINGH | 12,33415.70% | 58.1% |
| BHAGALPUR | INC(I)SHEO CHANDRA JHA | JNPSCBANARSI PRASAD GUPTA | 3,3135.53% | 48.9% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | INC(I)SHANKAR PRATAP DEO | JNPSCRAM CHANDRA PRASAD KOSH | 22,23339.44% | 46.3% |
| BHORE | INC(I)ALAGU RAM | JNPJPSURENDRA RAM | 15,10524.72% | 47.4% |
| BIBHUTPUR | CPMRAMDEO VERMA | INC(I)BANDHU MAHTO | 5,6967.31% | 52.5% |
| BIHAR | CPIDEONATH PRASAD | INC(I)NASIM UDDIN ANSARI | 9,84010.18% | 61.1% |
| BIHPUR | INC(I)RAJENDRA PRASAD SHARMA | BJPVRAHMA DEO MANDAL | 8,88212.52% | 60.9% |
| BIKRAM | CPIRAM NATH YADAV | INC(I)DIWAKAR SHARMA | 1,9492.20% | 70.3% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | JNPJPAKHLAQUE AHMAD | INC(I)RAJMUKH SINGH | 13,15915.49% | 61.1% |
| BISFI | CPIRAJKUMAR PURBEY | INC(I)AZIZ NOORUDIN | 7,1497.06% | 71.4% |
| BISHNUPUR | INC(I)DHUKHLA BHAGAT | BJPKARMA ORAON | 9,34429.02% | 28.5% |
| BISHRAMPUR | JNPJPVINODH SINGH | INDCHANDRA SHEKHAR DUBEY | 8,97115.28% | 52.0% |
| BOCHAHA | JNPJPRAMAI RAM | CPIRIGHAN RAM | 3,9116.75% | 47.8% |
| BODH GAYA | CPIBALIK RAM | JNPSCRAJESH KUMAR | 1150.19% | 60.6% |
| BOKARO | JNPSCAKLU RAM MAHTO | BJPSAMRESH SINGH | 9,82410.35% | 53.9% |
| BORIO | INC(I)JOHN HEMROM | JMMSHEO MARANDI | 3,83511.41% | 29.9% |
| BRAHMPUR | INC(I)RISHI KESH TIWARI | BJPSWAMI NATH TIWARI | 2,7743.58% | 48.8% |
| BUXAR | INC(I)JAG NARAIN TRIVEDI | CPITEJ NARAIN SINGH | 10,92918.79% | 49.6% |
| CHAIBASA | INDMUKTIDANI SAMBRUI | INDHARISH CHANDRA DEOGAM | 5,70519.72% | 29.3% |
| CHAINPUR | BJPLAL MUNI CHOUBEY | JNPSCRAM LAHIN SINGH | 3480.60% | 54.5% |
| CHAKAI | BJPFALGUNI PRASAD YADAV | JNPJPNARENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 8,37412.40% | 58.6% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | JMMDEVENDRA MANJHI | BJPJAGANNATH BANKIRA | 12,76134.95% | 40.3% |
| CHANDANKIYARI | INDHARU RAJIWAR | INC(I)SATIKA DHOBA | 9,61124.45% | 37.8% |
| CHANDI | INC(I)RAMRAJ PRASAD SINGH | JNPSCHARI NARAIN SINGH | 25,22731.56% | 68.0% |
| CHANPATIA | CPIVIRBAL SHARMA | INC(I)PRABHAT KISHORE DWIVEDI | 6,16813.00% | 44.2% |
| CHAPRA | JNPSCJANAK YADAV | JNPJPMITHILESH KUMAR SINGH | 5,7307.10% | 53.9% |
| CHATRA | INC(I)MAHESH RAM | BJPBIKU RAM | 16,87046.34% | 29.8% |
| CHAUTHAM | INC(I)GHANSHYAM SINGH | JNPSCJAGDAMBI MANDAL | 2,1352.58% | 65.3% |
| CHENARI | INC(I)DUDNATH PASWAN | JNPSCCHHEDI PRASAD | 13,56318.15% | 56.7% |
| CHERIA BARIARPUR | CPISUKHDEO MAHTO | INC(I)HARIHAR MAHTO | 1,1261.84% | 53.2% |
| CHHATAPUR | INC(I)KUMBH NARIN SARDAR | JNPSCSITARAM PASWAN | 16,85423.16% | 64.2% |
| CHHATARPUR | INC(I)RADHA KRISHNA KISHORE | JNPSCJORAWAR RAM | 14,17240.39% | 36.3% |
| COLGONG | INC(I)SADANAND SINGH | JNPSCJAGESHWAR MANDAL | 38,53443.72% | 65.5% |
| DALSINGHSARAI | INC(I)JAGDISH PRASAD CHOUDHARY | JNPSCRAMPADARATH MAHTO | 1,7052.32% | 52.7% |
| DALTONGANJ | BJPINDER SINGH NAMDHARI | INC(I)DINANATH TEWARY | 4,6488.59% | 44.1% |
| DANAPUR | INC(I)BUDH DEO SINGH | INC(U)SUKH SAGAR SINGH | 1,9702.90% | 56.6% |
| DARAULI | INC(I)CHANDRIKA PANDEY | INC(U)MRITYUNJAY PRASAD SINGH | 5,1318.16% | 54.1% |
| DARBHANGA | INC(I)ABDUL SAMI NADVI | JNPSCKAMESHWAR PURBE | 6,9949.93% | 57.3% |
| DARBHANGA RURAL | JNPSCJAGDISH CHOUDHARY | INC(I)JAGDISH PASWAN | 14,85119.62% | 67.9% |
| DEHRI | JNPSCMOHAMMAD ILIAS HUSSAIN | INC(I)KURSHID ANWAR | 2,0332.90% | 52.3% |
| DEO | INC(I)DILKESHWAR RAM | CPIGANESHI PRASAD | 31,78755.86% | 47.6% |
| DEOGHAR | INC(I)BAIDYA NATH DAS | CPIRABI KANT DAS | 15,69932.98% | 37.5% |
| DHAKA | INC(I)MOTIUR RAHMAN | INDPREM SHANKER KUMAR | 21,95322.65% | 68.4% |
| DHAMDAHA | JNPSCSURJA NARAYAN SINGH YADAV | INC(I)JAINARYANA MEHTA | 7,67711.34% | 56.6% |
| DHANAHA | INC(I)HARDEO PRASAD | JNPSCRANG LALL PRASAD | 6,71716.54% | 43.1% |
| DHANBAD | INC(I)YOGESHWAR PRASAD YOGESH | CPMGOPI KANT BAKSHI | 24,06134.83% | 44.9% |
| DHANWAR | INC(I)TILAKDHARI PRASAD SINGH | BJPHARIHAR NARAYAN PRABHAKAR | 3,9357.38% | 46.4% |
| DHURAIYA | CPINARESH DAS | INC(I)RAMRUP HARIZAN | 6,4458.85% | 59.6% |
| DINARA | INC(I)LAKSHMAN RAI | JNPSCRAMDHANI SINGH | 7,0018.15% | 70.9% |
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.
