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 201–250 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAHARAJGANJ | JNPJPUMASHANKAR SINGH (SAWAN BIGRAH) | INC(I)ANUSUYA JAYASWAL | 5,0396.82% | 59.3% |
| MAHESHPUR | JMMDEVIDHAN BASERA | INDKALIDAS MURMU | 6,29214.36% | 44.2% |
| MAHISHI | INC(I)LAHTAN CHAUDHRY | INC(U)SATYA NA. YADAV | 26,60329.21% | 68.9% |
| MAHNAR | JNPSCMUNSHILAL RAI | INC(I)RAM PRASAD SINGH | 15,08016.29% | 69.1% |
| MAHUA | JNPSCDESAI CHAUDHARY | INC(I)SARYUG RAM | 11,63915.12% | 65.0% |
| MAIRWA | INC(I)RAM NARAIN RAM | CPMGIRDHARI RAM | 2,8405.74% | 44.3% |
| MAJHGAON | INC(I)DEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | INDDURMU KALUNDIA | 8,91739.89% | 24.1% |
| MAJORGANJ | INC(I)RAM BRIKSHA RAM | INC(U)DINKAR RAM | 26,02735.99% | 59.1% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | INC(I)RAMESHREY PRADHAN SINGH | JNPJPRAM YALAN SINHA | 28,34826.88% | 73.7% |
| MANDAR | INC(I)KARAM CHAND BHAGAT | JNPSCLALU ORAON | 18,17437.72% | 36.8% |
| MANDU | JNPSCRAMNIKA GUPTA | INC(I)TAPESHWAR DEO | 9901.89% | 38.3% |
| MANER | INDRAM NAGINA SINGH | JNPSCSURYADEO TYAGI | 18,80921.89% | 66.6% |
| MANIGACHHI | INC(I)NAGENDRA JHA | JNPSCINDRA KANT JHA | 31,61636.03% | 76.3% |
| MANIHARI | JNPJPRAM SIPAHI YADAV | INC(I)MUBARAK HUSSAIN | 1,5953.12% | 60.8% |
| MANIKA | BJPYAMUNA SINGH | INC(I)MAHAVIR BHAGAT | 1,4625.15% | 34.8% |
| MANJHI | INC(I)RAMESHWAR DUTTA SHARMA | JNPJPRAM BAHADUR SINGH | 4920.71% | 54.9% |
| MANOHARPUR | BJPRATNAKAR NAYAK | JMMMACHUWA GAGRAI | 8623.49% | 26.8% |
| MARHAURA | INC(I)BHISHMA PRASAD YADAV | INDAMAR KR. PANDEY | 9,21811.04% | 67.6% |
| MASAURHI | JNPSCGANESH PRASAD SINGH | JNPSRRABINDRA PRASAD | 17,68015.65% | 74.0% |
| MASRAKH | INC(I)RAM DEO SINGH | INC(U)KASHI NATH RAI | 13,99821.18% | 51.8% |
| MATIHANI | INC(I)PRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA | CPIDEVKINANDAN SINGH | 13,27320.18% | 56.1% |
| MINAPUR | CPIJANKDHARI PRASAD KUSHWAHA | INC(I)MAHENDRA SAHNI | 5,7777.34% | 66.2% |
| MIRGANJ | JNPJPRAJ MANGAL MISHRA | INC(I)ANANT PRASAD SINGH | 12,57117.18% | 60.4% |
| MOHANIA | INC(I)MAHAVIR PASWANI | JNPJPBHAGWAT PRASAD | 9,57118.16% | 43.1% |
| MOHIUDDIN NAGAR | INC(U)RAM CHANDRA RAI | INC(I)ANUGRAH NARAIN SINGH | 5,3444.63% | 78.6% |
| MOKAMAH | INC(I)SHYAM SUNDER SINGH | CPISHEO SHANKAR SINGH | 5,2906.12% | 61.2% |
| MONGHYR | JNPSCRAMDEO SINGH YADAV | INC(I)IZHARUL HAQUE | 4,7074.95% | 63.2% |
| MOTIHARI | INC(I)PRABHAWATI GUPTA | CPITRIVENI TIWARI | 1,5332.18% | 51.4% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | INC(I)RAGHUNATH PANDEY | BJPRAM KIRPAL SINGH | 55,84354.50% | 66.7% |
| NABINAGAR | INC(I)RADHUBANSH PD. SINGH | INC(U)RAM NANDAN SINGH | 5,6887.69% | 58.9% |
| NALA | CPIBISHESHWAR KHAN | INDUMA PRASANNA MAHTO | 3,8817.28% | 47.2% |
| NALANDA | INDRAM NARESH SINGH | INC(I)SHYAM SUNDER PRASAD | 12,50312.57% | 75.6% |
| NARPATGANJ | BJPJANARDAN YADAV | INC(U)SATYA NARAIN YADAV | 1,8562.61% | 55.5% |
| NATHNAGAR | INC(I)TALIB ANSARI | INDCHUNCHUN PRASAD YADAV | 2,6823.51% | 60.1% |
| NAUTAN | INC(I)KAMLA DEVI | CPIRAWAKANT DWIVEDI | 5,60710.99% | 47.6% |
| NAWADA | CPMGANESH SHANKAR VIDYARTHI | INC(U)RAMESHWAR YADAV | 13,89913.60% | 64.1% |
| NIRSA | INDKRIPA SHANKAR CHATTERJEE | INC(I)CHANDAN GHOSH | 31,51453.75% | 44.5% |
| NOKHA | JNPSCJANGI SINGH CHOUDHARY | INC(I)JAGDISH OJHA | 23,80230.35% | 67.2% |
| OBRA | BJPVIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | JNPJPRAM VALASH SINGH | 5,4045.71% | 65.6% |
| PAKAUR | CPMABDUL HAKIM | INC(I)HAZI MOH. AINUL HAQUE | 3,0165.56% | 54.0% |
| PALIGANJ | INC(U)RAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV | BJPKANHAI SINGH | 29,30224.48% | 81.0% |
| PANDAUL | INC(I)KUMUD RANJAN JHA | JNPJPVIJAY KUMAR MISHRA | 1,3411.48% | 68.3% |
| PANKI | INC(I)SANKTESHWAR SINGH | BJPHIRSHI KESH SINGH | 5,64213.14% | 42.6% |
| PARBATTA | INC(I)RAM CHANDRA MISHRA | JNPSCNAYEEM AKHTAR | 24,84427.54% | 66.8% |
| PARSA | INC(I)DAROGA PRASAD RAI | CPIRAM NATH SINGH | 41,29251.24% | 62.9% |
| PARU | JNPSRNITISHWAR PRASAD SINGH | INC(I)VAIDEHI DEVI | 1,8912.30% | 61.8% |
| PATEPUR | JNPSCSHIV NANDAN PAWAN | INC(I)BALESHWAR SINGH | 5,6999.12% | 54.2% |
| PATNA CENTRAL | BJPSHALINDRA NATH SHRIVASTAVA | INC(I)ANIL HAIDER | 4,2816.17% | 44.0% |
| PATNA EAST | INC(I)SARAD KUMAR JAIN | BJPRAM DEO MAHTO | 2800.42% | 50.5% |
| PATNA WEST | INC(I)RANJEET SINHA | INC(U)KRISHNA NANDAN SAHAY | 1,6411.86% | 42.2% |
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.
