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 51–100 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHOJPUR | BJPSHALIGRAM | INC(I)ASLAM SHERKHAN | 10,30023.19% | 53.2% |
| BHOPAL NORTH | INC(I)RASOOL AHMAD SIDDIQUIE | CPIMOHINI DEVI SHRIVASTWA | 7,13320.20% | 34.9% |
| BHOPAL SOUTH | INC(I)SATYANARAYANA AGARWAL | BJPGOURISHANKAR KAUSHAL | 9,81221.64% | 34.3% |
| BIAORA | BJPDATTATRAI MADHAVRAV JAGTAP | INC(I)CHHAGAT SINGH PIYAR SINGH | 5,73514.64% | 52.7% |
| BICHHIA | INC(I)MANIK LAL PARETI | BJPSHYAM LAL | 4052.58% | 22.4% |
| BIJAPUR | INC(I)MAHADEO RANA | INDRAJENDRA KUMAR | 3,37417.49% | 29.9% |
| BIJAWAR | INC(I)YADEVENDRA SINGH ALLIAS LALURAJA | BJPMUKUND SAKHARAM NEWALKAR | 1,7664.59% | 42.3% |
| BIJEYPUR | INC(I)JAGMOHAN SINGH | BJPBABOOLAL MEWARA | 4,1559.74% | 54.0% |
| BILASPUR | INC(I)B. R. YADAV | BJPPRATAP SINGH KASTURIA | 12,31629.58% | 49.3% |
| BILHA | INC(I)CHITRAKANTJAISWAL | BJPBHANU PRATAP GUPTA | 7,83422.13% | 47.1% |
| BINA | INC(I)ARVIND BHAI | BJPPREM CHANDRA RAI | 4,0279.57% | 60.7% |
| BINDRANAWAGARH | BJPBALRAM | INC(I)ISHWAR SINGH | 2,6868.86% | 41.0% |
| BIRENDRANAGAR | INC(I)BALRAM SINGH BAIS | BJPTHAKUR DARBAR SINGH | 10,95630.53% | 48.9% |
| BOHANI | INC(I)VINAY SHANKAR SHANKERLAL | BJPSUJAN SINGH JAINARAYAN SINGH | 7,63121.35% | 50.5% |
| BUDHNI | INC(I)K. N. PRADHAN | BJPRAMESH SHRIVASTAVA VAKIL | 7,66215.00% | 59.3% |
| BURHANPUR | INC(I)MD. HAROON MD. AMIN. | BJPMD. AKHTAHAR MD. ALAUDDIN | 7,28115.49% | 59.0% |
| CHACHAURA | INC(I)DEVENDER SINGH | JNPSCSHIVNARAYAN MINA | 6801.64% | 53.2% |
| CHAMPA | INC(I)CHARANDAS MAHANT | BJPBALIHAR SINGH | 17,20142.25% | 45.3% |
| CHANDLA | INC(I)CHATURVEDI SATYAVRAT | INDANSARI MOHAMMAD GANI | 8,73419.61% | 51.9% |
| CHANDRAPUR | INC(I)BHAWANI LAL | INDMANIYA RAM | 30,34274.52% | 53.4% |
| CHAURAI | INC(I)VAIJNATH PRASAD SAXENA | CPIKURAKSINGH HARNAM LODHI | 9,46244.88% | 31.0% |
| CHHATARPUR | INC(I)SHANKAR PRATAP SINGH BHADUR SINGH | JNPJPJAGDAMBA PRASAD | 4610.96% | 51.9% |
| CHHINDWARA | INC(I)VIJAYKUMAR DHANPAL | BJPTRIVEDI MUNINDRA | 13,22048.81% | 34.6% |
| CHITRAKOOT | INC(I)RAM CHANDRA BAJPAYEE | JNPJPRAMNAND SINGH | 3,3877.63% | 54.3% |
| CHITRAKOTE | BJPLAKHAN JAISINGH | INC(I)SUKHURAM KARMA | 2,33719.35% | 21.3% |
| CHOWKI | INC(I)GOVERDHAN NETAM | INDLAL BHISHAMDEO SHAH | 9643.76% | 35.2% |
| CHURAHAT | INC(I)ARJUN SINGH | JNPJPCHANDRA PRATAP TIWARI | 24,21350.73% | 58.0% |
| DABRA | BJPJAGGANNATH SINGH | INC(I)GOVIND SINGH | 7901.99% | 49.4% |
| DAMOH | INC(I)CHANDRANARAYAN RAMDHAN | BJPKRISHNA ANAND ANANDKUMAR | 8,39521.13% | 47.2% |
| DAMUA | INC(I)PARASRAM DHURVE | BJPYASHWANT SINGH MANDIRSHAH | 3,95022.04% | 25.5% |
| DANTEWADA | CPIMAHENDRA KARMA | INC(I)DINESH KUMAR KUNJAM | 7564.31% | 25.7% |
| DATIA | INC(I)SHYAM SUNDER SHYAM | JNPSCSHAMBHU DAYAL | 4,88111.70% | 52.1% |
| DEORI | BJPPARASHURAM SAHU | INC(I)DINESH KUMAR KISHORILAL | 7941.70% | 61.3% |
| DEOSAR | INC(I)PATIRAJ SINGH | BJPJAGGANNATH SINGH | 3,81215.37% | 31.3% |
| DEOTALAB | INC(I)RAM KHELAWAN | INC(U)CHHOTELAL BHORAI | 4,24316.07% | 30.8% |
| DEPALPUR | BJPNIRBHAY SINGH PATEL | INC(I)RAMCHANDRA AGARWAL | 6,61412.59% | 67.0% |
| DEWAS | INC(I)CHANDRA PRABASH SHEKHAR | BJPHINDU SINGH PARMAR | 4,3368.49% | 62.3% |
| DHAMDHA | INC(I)PIYARELAL BELCHANDAN | INDARUN KUMAR AGARWAL | 5,59311.56% | 60.2% |
| DHAMTARI | INC(I)JAYABEN | BJPSANMUKHDAS PANJWANI | 7,40512.92% | 66.2% |
| DHAR | BJPVIKARAM VARMA | INC(I)SURENDRA SINGH NEEMKHERA | 3,4507.03% | 55.6% |
| DHARAMJAIGARH | INC(I)CHANESHRAM RATHIYA | BJPPREM SINGH | 10,47235.82% | 38.2% |
| DHARAMPURI | INC(I)KIRAT SINGH THAKUR | BJPDHIRENDER SINGH CHAUHAN | 8,18818.94% | 58.6% |
| DHARSIWA | INC(I)MAHANT RAMESHWAR GIRI | INDTILAK RAM | 4,0108.51% | 64.3% |
| DHAUHANI | INC(I)JAGWA DEVI | JNPJPSOMESHWAR SINGH | 9,61540.34% | 31.8% |
| DHULKOT | INC(I)CHIDA NATHU | BJPMAL SINGH LATU | 8,86726.27% | 47.7% |
| DIMNI | BJPMUNSHILAL | INC(I)RAMESHCHANDRA | 3,61612.71% | 35.6% |
| DINDORI | INC(I)DHARAM SINGH MASRAM | BJPPARWATI MARKAM | 4,97630.59% | 24.7% |
| DONDI LOHARA | INC(I)JHUMAKLAL BHENDIA | INDJHANAK | 11,61824.40% | 51.8% |
| DONGARGAON | INC(I)HIRARAM VERMA | JNPSRVIDYABHUSHAN THAKUR | 2,65410.11% | 43.9% |
| DONGARGARH | INC(I)TUMAN LAL | INDD. R. BANDHE | 10,35535.59% | 38.9% |
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.
