Bihar assembly election, Jun 1980
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 56.48% turnout.
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
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
- INC(I)
- JNPSC
- IND
- CPI
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 301–324 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGHESHWAR | JNPSCJAI KUMAR SINGH | INC(I)RAM KRISHNA YADAV | 8,21710.91% | 62.2% |
| SINGHIA | CPIRAMJATAN PASWAN | INDJAGDISH PASWAN | 3,0544.32% | 57.5% |
| SISAI | INC(I)BANDI ORAON | BJPLALIT ORAON | 6,34817.61% | 33.0% |
| SITAMURHI | INC(I)PIR MOHAMMAD ANSARI | JNPSCRAM SWARTHA RAI | 2,7053.29% | 57.1% |
| SIWAN | BJPJANARDAN TIWARY | INC(U)AWADH BIHAR CHOUDHARY | 15,13919.96% | 59.7% |
| SONBARSA | INC(I)M. ANWARUL HAQUE | JNPSCINDAL SINGH | 6,0816.78% | 70.7% |
| SONBARSA | INC(U)SURYA NA. YADAV | INC(I)K.K. MANDAL | 8,0438.07% | 72.5% |
| SONEPUR | JNPSCLALU PRASAD | INC(I)JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGH | 9,1679.81% | 73.9% |
| SUGAULI | CPMRAMASHRAY SINGH | INC(I)SURESH KUMAR MISHRA | 16,74423.43% | 60.3% |
| SULTANGANJ | INC(I)NAND KUMAR MANJHI | JNPSCFANINDRA CHOUDHARY | 9,73713.74% | 51.8% |
| SUPAUL | INC(I)UMA SHANKAR SINGH | JNPSCRAMJEE MANDAL SHASTRI | 3030.31% | 67.2% |
| SURAJGARHA | INC(U)RAMJI PRASAD MAHTO | BJPPRASIDH NARAIN SINGH | 5970.56% | 74.7% |
| SURSAND | INC(I)NAGENDRA PRASAD YADAV | INC(U)RAMCHARITRA RAI YADAV | 7180.92% | 61.5% |
| TAMAR | INC(I)TIRU MUCHIRAI MUNDA | CPMBUDHAN LAL MUNDA | 4,66112.21% | 34.8% |
| TARAIYA | INC(I)PRABHU NATH SINGH | BJPRAMDAS RAI | 8,16313.69% | 51.1% |
| TARAPUR | CPINARAYAN YADAV | INC(I)TARNI PRASAD SINGH | 2,5503.19% | 70.0% |
| THAKURGANJ | INC(I)MOH. HUSSAIN AZAD | JNPJPMOH. SULAIMAN | 2,5074.19% | 48.7% |
| TORPA | INC(I)LEYANDAR TIRU | INDSHUSHILA KERKETTA | 1,98313.97% | 15.8% |
| TRIBENIGANJ | INC(I)JAGDISH MANDAL | JNPSCANUP LAL YADAV | 5020.57% | 76.5% |
| TUNDO | JMMBINOD BIHARI MAHTO | INC(I)NORANGDOE SINGH | 12,16121.67% | 50.6% |
| VAISHALI | JNPSCBRISHNA PATEL | INDYOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 22,05825.31% | 69.4% |
| WARISNAGAR | JNPSCPITAMBAR PASWAN | INC(I)PRAMESHWAR RAM | 3,2895.12% | 56.7% |
| WARSALIGANJ | INC(I)BANDI SHANKAR SINGH | CPIDEONANDAN PRASAD | 11,91913.07% | 65.6% |
| ZIRADEI | JNPSCRAGHAV PRASAD | JNPJPVIPENDRA KUMAR VERMA | 2,6784.12% | 58.1% |
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.
