Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1980
54 constituencies in Bihar, 50.98% turnout.
Seats
54
Candidates
594
19 women, 5 elected
Turnout
50.98%
2.02 cr of 3.97 cr
Leading party
INC(I)
30 of 54 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I)INC(I) | 30 | +30 | 54 | 73,77,583 | 36.44% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 8 | +8 | 54 | 47,68,323 | 23.55% | — |
| JNPSJNPS | 5 | +5 | 36 | 33,58,613 | 16.59% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | +4 | 14 | 14,75,238 | 7.29% | +1.66 |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 4 | +4 | 16 | 13,66,819 | 6.75% | — |
| INDIndependent | 2 | +1 | 391 | 14,98,639 | 7.40% | +2.80 |
| JKDJKD | 1 | +1 | 13 | 1,42,447 | 0.70% | +0.25 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,90,273 | 0.94% | +0.74 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33,567 | 0.17% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19,417 | 0.10% | -0.31 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11,110 | 0.05% | -0.02 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,863 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,701 | 0.01% | — |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,364 | 0.01% | — |
- INC(I)30 (56%)
- JNP8 (15%)
- JNPS5 (9%)
- CPI4 (7%)
- INC(U)4 (7%)
- IND2 (4%)
- Others1 (2%)
- INC(I)30
- JNP8
- JNPS5
- CPI4
- INC(U)4
- IND2
- Others1
- INC(I)30
- JNP8
- JNPS5
- CPI4
- INC(U)4
- IND2
- JKD1
Constituency performance
From the 54 results in Bihar
Closest contest
SAHARSA
won by 1,255 (0.26%)
Biggest victory
BAGAHA
won by 1,23,398 (43.79%)
Highest turnout
JAHANABAD
65.25%
Lowest turnout
SINGHBHUM
28.73%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Lok Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained1 (2%)
- Changed hands52 (96%)
- New seat1 (2%)
1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 52 changed hands. 1 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 Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC(I)
- JNP
- JNPS
- CPI
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 54 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 54
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARARIA | INC(I)DUMAR LAL BAITHA | JNPSNAWAL KISHORE BHARTI | 62,82416.36% | 54.6% |
| ARRAH | JNPSCHANDRADEO PRASAD VERMA | JNPIMAMUL HAI KHAN | 8,9492.17% | 49.7% |
| AURANGABAD | JNPSATYENDRA NARAIN SINGH | INC(I)SIDHNATH SINGH | 1,74,82938.78% | 59.4% |
| BAGAHA | INC(I)BHOLA RAUT | INC(U)NARSING BAITHA | 1,23,39843.79% | 41.6% |
| BALIA | CPISURYA NARAYAN SINGH | INC(I)CHANDRABHANU DEVI | 1,9000.50% | 53.4% |
| BANKA | INC(I)CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH | JNPSLIMAYE MADHU | 76,42322.17% | 49.9% |
| BARH | INC(U)DHARMVIR SINGH | JNPKAMLA DEVI | 31,6066.60% | 61.4% |
| BEGUSARAI | INC(I)KRISHNA SHAHI | JNPSSHYAM NANDAN MISHRA | 1,72,72338.16% | 58.6% |
| BETTIAH | INC(I)KEDAR PANDEY | JNPSFAZLUR RAHMAN | 1,04,72533.17% | 44.6% |
| BHAGALPUR | INC(I)BHAGWAT JHA AZAD | JNPSJAGESHWAR MANDAL | 76,68518.42% | 53.8% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | INC(I)TAPESHWAR SINGH | JNPSRAM AWDHESH SINGH | 21,3864.91% | 55.3% |
| BUXAR | INC(I)K. K. TIWARI | CPISURAJ PRASAD | 31,7248.95% | 44.7% |
| CHAPRA | JNPSATYADEO SINGH | JNPSLALLU PRASAD | 8,7812.26% | 50.9% |
| CHATRA | INC(I)RANJIT SINGH | JNPSUKDEO PRASAD VERMA | 45,58617.08% | 40.5% |
| DARBHANGA | INC(I)HARI NATH MISHRA | JNPSHUKMDEO NARAYAN YADAV | 58,20112.43% | 64.0% |
| DHANBAD | INDA. K. ROY | INC(I)YOGESHWAR PRASAD 'YOGESH' | 15,3063.85% | 48.0% |
| DUMKA | INDSHIBU SIREN | INC(I)PRITHIVI CHAND KISKU | 3,5131.18% | 46.3% |
| GAYA | INC(I)RAMSWAROOP RAM | JNPISHWAR CHAUDHARY | 33,9278.82% | 54.3% |
| GIRIDIH | INC(I)BINDESHWARI DUBEY | JNPRAMDAS SINGH | 26,0298.75% | 43.5% |
| GODDA | INC(I)SAMIN UDIN | JNPJAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV | 30,3428.73% | 48.9% |
| GOPALGANJ | INC(I)NAGINA RAI | JNPDWARKA NATH TIWARI | 63,82019.03% | 45.7% |
| HAJIPUR | JNPSRAM VILAS PASWAN | JNPMEDNI PASWAN | 1,45,83931.62% | 60.6% |
| HAZARIBAGH | JNPKUNWAR BASANT NARAYAN SINGH | INC(I)AZIMA HUSSAIN | 29,36410.73% | 38.3% |
| JAHANABAD | INC(I)MAHENDARA PRASAD | CPICHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH | 28,1424.99% | 65.3% |
| JAMSHEDPUR | JNPRUDRA PRATAP SARANGI | INC(I)V.G. GOPAL | 10,4573.33% | 47.3% |
| JHANJHARPUR | JNPSDHANIK LAL MANDAL | INC(I)JAGANNATH MISHRA | 45,4839.98% | 65.0% |
| KATIHAR | INC(I)SHAH TARIQUE ANWAR | JNPYUVRAJ | 38,15612.21% | 51.0% |
| KHAGARIA | INC(I)SATISH PD. SINGH | JNPSSUMITRA DEVI | 53,76912.94% | 58.2% |
| KHUNTI | JKDNIREL ENEM HORO | JNPKARIA MUNDA | 19,8799.75% | 34.3% |
| KISHANGANJ | INC(I)ZAMILUR RAHMAN | JNPHALIMUDDIN AHMAD | 99,04931.47% | 44.8% |
| KODARMA | JNPREET LAL PD. VERMA | INC(I)JAVED WARSI | 22,3668.41% | 39.2% |
| LOHARDAGA | INC(I)KARTIK ORAON | JNPKARMA ORAON | 69,34627.65% | 39.3% |
| MADHEPURA | INC(U)RAJENDRA PD. YADAV | INC(I)RAMENDRA KUMAR YADAV RAVI | 57,49813.06% | 59.0% |
| MADHUBANI | INC(I)SHAFIQULLAH ANSARI | CPIBHOGENDRA JHA | 3,2230.68% | 61.0% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | INC(I)KRISHNA PRATAP SINGH | JNPRAMDEO SINGH | 30,9329.50% | 42.6% |
| MONGER | INC(U)DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | INC(I)TARINI PRASAD SINGH | 64,13313.81% | 58.4% |
| MOTIHARI | CPIKAMLA MISHRA MADHUKAR | INC(I)PRABHAWATI GUPTA | 5,5061.64% | 46.2% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | JNPSGEORGE FARNANDES | JNPDIGVIJAY NARAIN SINGH | 23,1095.10% | 59.5% |
| NALANDA | CPIVIJAY KUMAR YADAV | INC(U)SIDHESHWAR PRASAD | 62,60112.09% | 63.3% |
| NAWADA | INC(I)KUNWAR RAM | CPMPREM PRADEEP | 56,18712.86% | 51.4% |
| PALAMAU | INC(I)KAMLA KUMARI | JNPRAMDENI RAM | 45,34016.96% | 39.7% |
| PATNA | CPIRAMAVATAR SHASTRI | JNPMAHAMAYA PD. SINHA | 20,4134.86% | 47.0% |
| PURNEA | INC(I)MADHURI SINGH | JNPSNIYANAND ARYA | 61,95618.44% | 49.0% |
| RAJMAHAL | INC(I)SETH HEMREM | JNPPALU HASDA | 40,19018.09% | 35.3% |
| RANCHI | INC(I)SHIVA PRASAD SAHU | JNPSHIVA KUMAR SINHA | 38,12613.84% | 39.7% |
| ROSERA | INC(I)BALESHWAR RAM | JNPSRAM SEWAK HAZARI | 19,3954.19% | 62.3% |
| SAHARSA | INC(I)KAMAL NATH JHA | JNPSVINAYAK PD. YADAV | 1,2550.26% | 61.2% |
| SAMASTIPUR | JNPSAJIT KUMAR MEHTA | INC(I)K. K. MANDAL | 86,52418.40% | 55.3% |
| SASARAM | JNPJAGJIWAN RAM | INC(I)MAHABIR PASWAN | 51,17013.30% | 51.2% |
| SHEOHAR | INC(I)RAM DULARI SINGH | INC(U)HARI KISHORE SINGH | 51,39212.38% | 52.5% |
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, Lok Sabha election 1980?
INC(I) won 30 of 54 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1980?
Turnout was 50.98% — 2.02 cr of 3.97 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 54 Lok Sabha seats.