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 101–150 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMKA | JMMSTEPHAN MARANDI | INDSTENSHILA HEMBROM | 5,19311.65% | 40.5% |
| DUMRAON | INC(I)RAJA RAM ARYA | CPIRAM ACHARAY SINGH | 6,5009.05% | 51.7% |
| DUMRI | JMMSHIBA MAHTO | JNPSCLALCHAND MAHTO | 5,26311.62% | 42.5% |
| FATEHPUR | INC(I)JITAN RAM MANJHI | INC(U)RAM NARESH PRASAD | 13,32421.42% | 50.0% |
| FATWA | JNPSCPUNIT ROV | INC(I)KAULESHWAR DAS | 4,7827.34% | 48.3% |
| FORBESGANJ | INC(I)SARYU MISHRA | CPINAKSHTRA MALAKAN | 7,65910.92% | 59.8% |
| GAIGHATTI | BJPJITENDRA PRASAD SINGH | JNPSCVINODANAND SINGH | 13,14516.84% | 61.2% |
| GANDEY | INC(I)SARFARAZ AHMAD | INDSALKHAN SORAN | 8,39317.22% | 47.2% |
| GARHWA | INC(I)YUGAL KISHORE PANDEY | BJPGOPI NATH SINGH | 3,2016.76% | 41.6% |
| GARKHA | INC(I)RAGHU NANDAN MANJI | JNPSCAMRIT CHOUDHARY | 2,9775.55% | 44.9% |
| GAYA MUFFASIL | INC(I)AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | INC(U)SURENDRA PRASAD | 14,53615.59% | 66.1% |
| GAYA TOWN | INC(I)JAI KUMAR PALIT | CPISHAKIL AHMAD KHAN | 3,1114.74% | 50.3% |
| GHANSHYAMPUR | INC(I)MAHENDRA NARAIN JHA | JNPSCMAHABIR PRASAD | 24,88521.84% | 83.6% |
| GHATSILA | CPITIKARAM MAJHI | INC(I)SASHI BHUSAN MANKI | 4,05512.46% | 30.4% |
| GHORASAHAN | INC(I)RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH | INC(U)LAL BABOO PRASAD | 7,0649.30% | 62.4% |
| GHOSI | BJPJAGDISH SHARMA | CPIRAMASHRAY PD. SINGH | 7,3546.41% | 82.8% |
| GIRIDIH | INC(I)URMILA DEBI | CPICHATURNAN MISHRA | 16,79832.27% | 50.5% |
| GOBINDGANJ | INC(I)RAMASHANKAR PANDEY | CPMUMAKANT SHUKLA | 3,7755.25% | 56.3% |
| GOBINDPUR | INC(I)GAYATRI DEVI | BJPLAXMI NARAYAN SINGH | 24,48427.10% | 62.7% |
| GODDA | INC(I)HEMANT KUMAR JHA | JMMSUMRIT MANDAL | 5,3755.74% | 72.7% |
| GOH | CPIRAM SARAN YADAV | INC(I)SHRINIWAS | 17,69421.09% | 65.6% |
| GOMIA | BJPCHHATRU RAM MAHTO | INC(I)DINESH KUMAR CHOUBEY | 9,95223.14% | 41.6% |
| GOPALGANJ | INDKALI PRASAD PANDEY | INC(U)JAGAT NARAIN SINGH | 13,59517.81% | 62.0% |
| GOPALPUR | INC(I)MADAN PRASAD SINGH | CPIMANIRAM SINGH | 8,86712.48% | 59.7% |
| GOREAKOTHI | INC(I)AJIT KUMAR SINGH | BJPINDRADEO PRASAD | 19,06327.23% | 58.4% |
| GUMLA | INC(I)BAIRAGI ORAON | INDJAI RAM ORAON | 8,78624.18% | 35.9% |
| GURUA | INC(I)MD. SHAHJAN | JNPJPSHANKAR DAYAL SINGH | 3,1034.07% | 64.7% |
| HAJIPUR | INC(I)JAGANNATH PD. RAI | INC(U)BASKIT RAI | 1,2391.59% | 61.4% |
| HARLAKHI | INC(I)MITHILESH KUMAR PANDEY | CPIBAIDYANATH YADAV | 1380.18% | 62.4% |
| HARNAUT | INDARUN KUMAR SINGH | JNPSCNITISH KUMAR | 5,0606.55% | 65.5% |
| HARSIDHI | INC(I)MD. HADAYTULLAH KHAN | CPIDURGADATT PRASAD | 11,08517.36% | 58.7% |
| HASANPUR | JNPSCGAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSU | CPIPRAYAG CHAND MUKHIA | 3,0314.24% | 62.0% |
| HATIA | JNPJPSUBODH KANT SAHAY | INC(I)P. N. SINGH | 6051.28% | 42.1% |
| HAYAGHAT | INC(I)MADAN MOHAN CHOUDHARY | JNPSCKAFIL AHMAD | 1,3441.69% | 70.8% |
| HAZARIBAGH | INC(I)RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD | JNPJPRADHEY SHYAM AMBASTHA | 7,38615.28% | 39.1% |
| HILSA | BJPJAGDISH PRASAD | JNPSRBHOLA PRASAD SINGH | 3,9113.99% | 70.8% |
| HISUA | INDATIYA SINGH | CPILAL NARAIN SINGH | 7,94914.19% | 43.9% |
| HUSSAINABAD | INC(I)HARIHAR SINGH | CPIBRAJ NANDAN SINGH | 17,79834.97% | 47.7% |
| ICHAGARH | INDGHANSHYAM MAHATO | INDPRAVAT KUMARADITYA DEO | 11,36722.04% | 46.9% |
| IMAMGANJ | INC(I)SHRICHAND SINGH | JNPSCISHWAR DAS | 19,20144.34% | 40.2% |
| ISLAMPUR | INC(I)PANKAJ KUMAR SINHA | CPIKRISHNA VALLABH PRASAD SINGH | 1,6131.51% | 76.8% |
| JAGANNATHPUR | INDMANGAL SINGH LAMAI | INC(I)THEODORE BODRA | 1,5375.50% | 34.1% |
| JAGDISHPUR | INDBIR BAHADUR SINGH | JNPSCHARI NARAYAN SINGH | 4,1825.65% | 44.9% |
| JAHANABAD | INC(U)TARA GUPTA | INC(I)FIDA HUSSAIN | 9,5838.38% | 78.2% |
| JALALPUR | INC(I)KUMAR KALIKA SINGH | BJPMADHUSUDAN SINGH | 10,44715.77% | 49.4% |
| JALE | CPIABDUL SALAM | INC(I)SUSHIL KUMAR JHA | 5,9768.10% | 58.6% |
| JAMA | JMMDEWAN SOREN | INDPROME MURMU | 9,01325.63% | 35.0% |
| JAMALPUR | JNPSCUPENDRA PRASAD VERMA | JNPJPAKCHHAY LAL | 1,7692.34% | 56.8% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | BJPDINANATH PANDEY | INC(I)RAMASHRAY PRASAD | 1150.22% | 43.7% |
| JAMSHEDPUR WEST | INC(I)MD. SAMSUDDIN KHAN | BJPMARIGENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 580.12% | 45.0% |
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.
