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 151–200 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMTARA | CPIARUN KUMAR BOSE | INC(I)MD. FURKAN ANSARI | 240.05% | 46.9% |
| JAMUA | INC(I)TANESHWAR AZAD | CPIBALDEO HAZARA | 2,0084.38% | 40.3% |
| JAMUI | INDHARDEO PRASAD | JNPJPTRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH | 4,4424.79% | 68.0% |
| JANDAHA | INDBIRENDRA SINGH | JNPSCSHIB PRASAD SINGH | 1,6871.73% | 73.4% |
| JARMUNDI | INDJAWAHAR PARSAD SINGH | INDDIP NATH RAI | 6,03011.52% | 53.1% |
| JHAJHA | INC(I)SHIV NANDAN PRASAD | JNPSCSHIV NANDAN JHA | 7,71214.60% | 52.5% |
| JHANJHARPUR | INC(I)JAGANNATH MISHRA | JNPSCRAM DEO BHANDARI | 49,18951.57% | 84.7% |
| JHARIA | JNPJPSURYADEO SINGH | INC(I)RAM NARAYAN SHARMA | 18,05426.54% | 46.4% |
| JOKIHAT | INC(I)MOIDUR REHMAN | INDJAHORUDDIN | 1,3652.33% | 55.7% |
| JUGSALAI | CPITULSI RAJAK | INC(I)RATUL MUCHI | 12,27525.95% | 38.4% |
| KADWA | INDMANGAN INSAN | INC(I)USHMAN GANI | 300.05% | 63.1% |
| KALYANPUR | INC(I)RAM SUKUMARI DEVI | JNPSCBASHISHTHA NARAIN SINGH | 3,1543.64% | 64.9% |
| KANKE | INC(I)RAM RATAN RAM | CPIB. D. RAM | 8132.07% | 29.4% |
| KANTI | SUCNAILINI RANJAN SINGH | INC(I)SHAMBHU SHARAN THAKUR | 10,70717.77% | 53.5% |
| KARAKAT | JNPSCTULSI SINGH | CPIRAM JI PRASAD SINGH | 14,90516.10% | 67.3% |
| KASBA | INC(I)MD. YASIN | JNPSCSHIV CHARAN MEHTA | 3,3264.55% | 58.7% |
| KATEYA | INC(I)SIHASWAR SAHI | BJPBACHA CHOUBEY | 6,6508.24% | 65.5% |
| KATIHAR | INC(I)SITARAM CHAMARIA | BJPJAGBANDHU ADHIKARI | 1,6442.58% | 53.0% |
| KATORIA | INC(U)SURESH PRASAD YADAV | INC(I)JAI PRAKASH MISHRA | 11,30617.95% | 52.0% |
| KEOTI | INC(I)SHAMAOLE NABI | JNPSCFUZIUR RAHMAN | 8,2688.63% | 67.6% |
| KESARIYA | JNPJPRAI HARISHANKAR SHARMA | INC(I)LAXMAN SINGH | 1,8842.48% | 62.5% |
| KHAGARIA | JNPSCRAM SHARAN YADAV | INC(I)KRISHNA CHANDAR VERMA | 20,23625.53% | 66.4% |
| KHAJAULI | CPIRAM LAKHAN RAM RAMAN | INC(I)BILAT PASWAN | 3,4304.72% | 58.6% |
| KHARAGPUR | JNPSCJAI PRA. NA. YADAV | INC(I)SADANAND SINGH | 1,9042.46% | 59.0% |
| KHARSWAN | BJPDEBI LAL MATISOY | INDSIDIU MEMBREM | 4,44215.75% | 28.5% |
| KHIJRI | INC(I)UMRAON SADHO KUJUR | INDS. LAKRA | 4,3549.40% | 36.8% |
| KHUNTI | INC(I)SAMU PAHAN | BJPHATHIRAM MUNDA | 4,58522.01% | 22.6% |
| KISHANGANJ | INC(I)SINGHESHWAR MEHTA | JNPSCRAJ NANDAN PRASAD | 1,6242.26% | 58.6% |
| KISHANGANJ | JNPSCMOH. MUSTAQUE | INC(I)RAFIQUE ALAM | 8,72012.55% | 56.2% |
| KISHANPUR | INC(I)VISHWANATH GURMAITA | JNPSCYADUBANS KUMAR YADAV | 3090.42% | 60.9% |
| KODARMA | INC(I)RAJENDRA NATH DAWN | INC(U)RAMESH PRASAD YADAV | 14,36225.20% | 50.7% |
| KOLEBIRA | INC(I)S. K. BAGE | JNPSRWILLIAM LUGUN | 5,73325.55% | 22.9% |
| KONCH | INC(I)RAJ KUMARI DEVI | JNPSCMUNDRIKA SINGH | 22,73125.64% | 67.2% |
| KORHA | INC(I)VISHWANATH RISHI | JNPSCBHOOP LAL PASWAN | 9,96924.88% | 39.8% |
| KUMARKHAND | JNPSCNAWAL KISHORE BHARTI | INC(I)JAIKRISHNA HAZARA | 14,29422.93% | 52.0% |
| KURHANI | JNPSCRAM PRAIKSHAN SAH | JNPJPSADHU SHARAN SAHI | 1,8882.27% | 68.5% |
| KURTHA | JNPSCSAKDEO PRASAD YADAV | SSDNAGMANI | 5,7615.73% | 72.1% |
| LAKHISARAI | INC(I)ASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA | INDYADUBANSH SINGH | 9,5169.93% | 53.6% |
| LALGANJ | INC(I)LALITESHWAR PRASAD SHAHI | JNPSCJAY NARAIN PRASAD NISAD | 22,85730.60% | 63.6% |
| LATEHAR | INC(I)INDRA NATH BHAHGAT | BJPRAMDEO RAM | 1,8817.40% | 27.9% |
| LAUKAHA | CPILAL BIHARI YADAV | INC(I)KULDEO GOIT | 9,86611.26% | 79.8% |
| LAURIA | INC(I)VISHWAMOHAN SHARMA | JNPJPAJAJ AHMAD | 17,48331.51% | 50.5% |
| LITIPARA | JMMSAIMON MARANDI | JNPJPKHIRSTO CHANDRA MALTO | 7,85720.02% | 42.2% |
| LOHARDAGA | INC(I)INDRA NATH BHAGAT | BJPARUN ORAON | 18,27050.49% | 34.6% |
| MADHEPUR | INC(I)RADHANANDAN JHA | JNPSCSIYA RAM YADAV | 35,85735.26% | 84.5% |
| MADHEPURA | JNPSCRADHA KANT YADAV | INC(I)MANINDRA KUMAR YADAV | 10,13013.58% | 58.1% |
| MADHUBAN | INC(I)VRAJ KISHORE SINGH | JNPSCMAHENDRA RAI | 28,49234.30% | 65.5% |
| MADHUBANI | JNPSCRAJ KUMAR MAHASETH | INC(I)PADMA CHAUBEY | 2,8273.67% | 55.5% |
| MADHUPUR | INC(I)KRISHNA NAND JHA | BJPAJIT KUMAR BANERJEE | 21,30335.82% | 49.7% |
| MAHAGAMA | INC(I)AWADH BIHARI SINGH | JNPSCSIDIQUE | 15,12419.82% | 58.7% |
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.
