Madhya Pradesh assembly election, May 1980
320 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 47.66% turnout.
Seats
320
Candidates
2,000
50 women, 18 elected
Turnout
47.66%
1.21 cr of 2.53 cr
Leading party
INC(I)
246 of 320 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Madhya Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I)INC(I) | 246 | +246 | 320 | 57,41,077 | 47.52% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 60 | +60 | 310 | 36,65,201 | 30.34% | — |
| INDIndependent | 8 | +3 | 840 | 12,39,931 | 10.26% | -5.09 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 2 | +2 | 124 | 3,48,030 | 2.88% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | +2 | 46 | 1,81,239 | 1.50% | +0.53 |
| JNPSCJanata Party (Secular) | 1 | +1 | 204 | 5,82,769 | 4.82% | — |
| RPKRPK | 1 | +1 | 13 | 40,092 | 0.33% | +0.31 |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1,66,281 | 1.38% | — |
| JNPSRJNPSR | 0 | 0 | 53 | 66,627 | 0.55% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32,663 | 0.27% | +0.21 |
| RRPRRP | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18,253 | 0.15% | -0.19 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 0.00% | — |
- INC(I)246 (77%)
- BJP60 (19%)
- IND8 (3%)
- JNPJP2 (1%)
- CPI2 (1%)
- JNPSC1 (0%)
- Others1 (0%)
- INC(I)246
- BJP60
- IND8
- JNPJP2
- CPI2
- JNPSC1
- Others1
- INC(I)246
- BJP60
- IND8
- JNPJP2
- CPI2
- JNPSC1
- RPK1
Constituency performance
From the 320 results in Madhya Pradesh
Closest contest
SEHORE
won by 176 (0.41%)
Biggest victory
CHANDRAPUR
won by 30,342 (74.52%)
Highest turnout
MANAWAR
72.72%
Lowest turnout
NIWAS
20.84%
Seat change
Against Madhya Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained1 (0%)
- Changed hands314 (98%)
- New seat5 (2%)
1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 314 changed hands. 5 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
Madhya Pradesh, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC(I)
- BJP
- IND
- JNPJP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 320 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABHANPUR | INC(I)TETKU | BJPRIKHIDAS VAISHNAV | 7312.00% | 53.3% |
| AGAR | BJPBHURELAL FIROZIA | INC(I)KHYALILAL MALVIYA | 1,9914.31% | 53.6% |
| AKALTARA | INC(I)DHIRENDER KUMAR SINGH | BJPJAWAHAR DUBEY | 17,56744.97% | 43.2% |
| ALIRAJPUR | INC(I)MAGAN SINGH PATEL | JNPSCBHAGIRATH BHANWAR | 5,26924.41% | 31.3% |
| ALOT | BJPTHANWAR CHAND | INC(I)RAM CHANDER SURYA VANSHI | 7,74218.52% | 64.5% |
| AMANGANJ | INC(I)SUNDARA | JNPSCRAMSEWAK FAUJDAR | 6,86425.24% | 33.4% |
| AMARPATAN | INC(I)RAJENDRA KUMAR SINGH | BJPRAM HIT GUPTA | 9,01317.64% | 59.3% |
| AMARWARA | INC(I)PREM NARAYAN JAGDISH PRASAD | BJPSHANKARSINGH JHAMSINGH | 9,44358.77% | 22.8% |
| AMBAH | INC(I)KAMODILAL | JNPJPKISHORA | 2820.85% | 36.3% |
| AMBIKAPUR | INC(I)MADAN GOPAL | BJPLOCHAN SINGH | 19,39160.35% | 36.9% |
| AMLA | INC(I)GURUBUX ATULKAR | BJPMAROTIRAO SITARAM WAMANKAR | 3,55420.27% | 28.6% |
| ANJAD | INC(I)MANGILAL TEJSINGH | BJPGUMAN SINGH BHIKAJI | 3,5699.01% | 55.5% |
| ANUPPUR | INC(I)BISHANLAL | BJPKAMLESHWAR PRASAD | 13,35949.56% | 32.3% |
| ARANG | INC(I)VIJAYKUMAR | INDJAYTA | 13,06042.97% | 45.4% |
| ASHOKNAGAR | INC(I)MAHENDER SINGH | BJPNEELAM SINGH | 7,74418.71% | 47.5% |
| ASHTA | BJPDEVI LAL REKWAL | INC(I)RAJA RAM JHA | 3,3036.81% | 53.3% |
| ATTAIR | INC(I)PARSHURAMSINGH BHADORIYA | BJPCHOUDHARY RAMKUMAR VAKIL | 8,62318.52% | 46.5% |
| BADNAGAR | BJPUDAI SINGH PANDYA | INC(I)SADASHIV YADAV | 2,0724.07% | 65.7% |
| BADNAWAR | INC(I)RAGHUNATH SINGH | BJPRAMESH CHANDRA SINGH | 5981.22% | 63.6% |
| BADWARA | INC(I)H. GULAM AHMAD | JNPSCBACCHAN NAYAK | 3,4829.12% | 51.8% |
| BAGICHA | INC(I)BLASIUS EKKA | BJPBIKRAM RAM | 5,43419.42% | 40.0% |
| BAGLI | BJPKAILASH JOSHI | INC(I)CHHATAR SINGH SAJAN SINGH | 11,90325.90% | 59.2% |
| BAHORIBAND | INC(I)SARVAN KUMAR | BJPTARACHAND CHAURASIYA | 14,42431.95% | 56.1% |
| BAIHAR | INC(I)GANPAT SINGH | BJPSUNDHAWA SINGH NETAM | 6652.56% | 36.8% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | INC(I)DEVENDER KUMARI | BJPDWARIKA PRASAD | 18,69940.24% | 47.1% |
| BAJAG | INC(I)JODHA SINGH MARKAN | BJPRAMBHAJAN PATTA | 3,59320.05% | 28.4% |
| BALAGHAT | INC(I)SURENDRA NATH KHARE | INDGOURISHANKAR CHATURBHUJ | 10,66521.48% | 57.7% |
| BALOD | INC(I)HIRALAL SONBOIR | BJPNARAYANRAO PAWAR | 9,75623.50% | 50.4% |
| BALODA BAZAR | INC(I)GANESHSHANKAR | JNPJPBANSHRAJ | 11,61931.20% | 49.5% |
| BANDA | INC(I)PREMNARAYAN GORELAL | BJPSHEORAJ SINGH | 1,7263.60% | 56.8% |
| BARELI | INC(I)JASWANT SINGH | BJPMADAN LAL | 6,96414.29% | 63.5% |
| BARGHAT | INC(I)MAHESH PRASAD MISHRA | BJPBHARATLAL BISEN | 13,21833.96% | 48.4% |
| BARGI | INC(I)NANHELAL DHURVEY | BJPRAGHUNATH SINGH MARKO | 5,68522.20% | 32.1% |
| BARWAHA | BJPKAILASH PANDIT | INC(I)AMOLKAR CHAND CHHAJED | 2,4755.17% | 61.3% |
| BARWANI | INC(I)UMRO SINGH FATLA | BJPUMRO SINGH PARVAT SINGH | 9692.63% | 54.4% |
| BASNA | INC(I)MAHENDRA BAHADUR SINGH | BJPPUNEETRAM | 10,20630.09% | 48.2% |
| BASODA | BJPPHOOL CHAND VERMA | INC(I)RAM SINGH ROOP SINGH | 8,44619.14% | 54.6% |
| BEMETARA | INC(I)RAVENDRA SINGH | BJPGHANSHYAM SINGH | 8,40121.21% | 58.1% |
| BEOHARI | INC(I)RAM KISHORE SHUKLA | JNPSCLAVKESH SINGH | 9,41025.97% | 45.9% |
| BERASIA | BJPLAXMINARAYAN SHARMA | INC(I)SURENDER SINGH SOLANKI | 5,35112.01% | 52.0% |
| BETUL | BJPMADHEV GOPAL NASERI | INC(I)MAROTIRAO NARAYANRAO PANSE | 2,0408.33% | 36.4% |
| BHAINSDEHI | BJPKESHAR SINGH CHAUHAN | INC(I)KALYANSINGH BALAJI CHAUHAN | 6,28427.82% | 33.0% |
| BHANDER | INC(I)KAMLAPAT ARYA | BJPPOORANSINGH PALAIYA | 6,16017.79% | 40.5% |
| BHANPURI | BJPBALIRAM MAHADEO KASHYAP | INC(I)ANTU RAM KASHYAP | 3,04812.39% | 37.0% |
| BHANUPRATAPPUR | INC(I)GANGA POTAI | INDJHADURAM RAOTE | 2,1297.49% | 38.0% |
| BHATAPARA | INC(I)JAGDISH PRASAD AGGARWAL | BJPDUKALHARAM | 7,03718.62% | 49.1% |
| BHATGAON | INC(I)KUMAR BHATIYA | INDBAHARILAL GIRI | 10,78742.36% | 30.2% |
| BHIKANGAON | BJPDONGAR SINGH PATEL | INC(I)JUWANSINGH ANAR SINGH | 9913.24% | 44.4% |
| BHILAI | INC(I)PHOOLCHAND BAPNA | CPMP. K. MOITRA | 8,79017.18% | 44.3% |
| BHIND | BJPCHOUDHARY DILIP SINGH | INC(I)YASHWANT SINGH KUSHWAH | 4,8739.07% | 48.6% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Madhya Pradesh 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 Madhya Pradesh assembly election, May 1980?
INC(I) won 246 of 320 seats in Madhya Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Madhya Pradesh assembly election, May 1980?
Turnout was 47.66% — 1.21 cr of 2.53 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Madhya Pradesh have?
Madhya Pradesh has 320 assembly seats.
