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 101–150 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURG | INC(I)MOTILAL VORA | BJPMUKHTIYAR SINGH | 20,58236.88% | 50.6% |
| GADARWARA | BJPNAGIN KOCHAR | INC(I)NARENDER KUMAR LAXMINARAYAN | 1,7934.66% | 52.9% |
| GAROTH | BJPMOHANLAL SETHIA | INC(I)SATYANARAYAN CHOUBE | 9611.92% | 57.9% |
| GHANSOR | INC(I)TAKKAN SINGH MARKAM | INDDHANIRAM UIKE | 8,20532.01% | 35.7% |
| GHATIYA | BJPNAGULAL MALVIYA | INC(I)AWANTIKA PRASAD MARMET | 1,3743.29% | 52.8% |
| GHORA DONGRI | BJPRAMJILAL UIKE MANJU | INC(I)VISHRAM SINGH MAWASE | 3,09713.33% | 27.6% |
| GIRD | INC(I)BALENDU SHUKLA | BJPSHYAM BEHARI MISHRA | 1,2743.56% | 43.7% |
| GOHAD | BJPSHREERAM JATAV | INC(I)CHATURBHUJ | 1,4103.94% | 44.2% |
| GOPADBANAS | INC(I)KAMLESHWAR PRASAD | INDGIRIJA KUMAR SINGH | 11,62634.31% | 43.0% |
| GOTEGAON | INC(I)RAMKISHAN HAJJI | BJPSARASCHAND JHARIYA | 5,42713.72% | 52.6% |
| GOVINDPURA | BJPBABOOLAL GAUR | INC(I)R. D. TRIPATHI | 1,5253.31% | 46.9% |
| GULANA | INC(I)LAXMAN SINGH DODIA | BJPRAJMAL BHIMAVAD | 4,4688.69% | 61.8% |
| GUNA | INC(I)SHIV PRATAP SINGH | BJPGAJADHAR PRASAD | 2,3765.45% | 45.0% |
| GUNDERDEHI | INC(I)HARIHAR PRASAD SHARMA | BJPTAL SINGH SARJOO | 5,66514.56% | 56.0% |
| GURH | INC(I)RAJENDRA PRASAD | BJPSHIV PRASAD PATEL | 4,97411.62% | 45.1% |
| GWALIOR | INC(I)TARA SINGH VIYOGI | CPIBALAKDAS | 5,77212.44% | 51.0% |
| HARDA | INC(I)VISHNU SHIVKUMAR RAJORIYA | BJPSHIVNARAYAN TANKE | 2,1145.47% | 56.6% |
| HARSUD | BJPMOTILAL MANANG | INC(I)MANGAL SINGH KORKU GULARI | 2,1467.49% | 39.3% |
| HATPIPLYA | BJPTEJ SINGH KARAN SINGH SENDHAV | INC(I)JAGDIPENDARSINGH HOLKAR | 7,17314.15% | 68.2% |
| HATTA | INC(I)SNEHSALILA HAZARI | BJPRAM KRISHNA KUSMARIA | 6,93914.15% | 56.8% |
| HOSHANGABAD | BJPMADHUKARRAO VISHNUPANT HARNE | INC(I)AMBIKA PRASAD SHUKLA (NEELAM) | 1,2062.69% | 52.5% |
| ICHHAWAR | INC(I)HARI CHARAN VERMA | BJPNARAYANPRASAD GUPTA ALIAS NAHASAHEB | 9,33023.13% | 58.5% |
| INDORE-I | INC(I)CHANDRA SHEKHAR VYAS | BJPSATYANARAYAN SATTAN | 4,0849.02% | 55.2% |
| INDORE-II | INC(I)KANHAIYALAL YADAV | CPIHOMI DAJI | 4,8999.52% | 52.8% |
| INDORE-III | INC(I)MAHESH JOSHI | BJPRAJENDER DHARKAR | 5,30213.64% | 53.2% |
| INDORE-IV | INC(I)YAGYADATT SHARMA | BJPSHRI VALLABH SHARMA | 1,1342.36% | 50.0% |
| INDORE-V | INC(I)SURESH SETH | BJPPRITAMLAL DUA | 17,62434.47% | 45.7% |
| ITARSI | INC(I)VIJAY KUMAR (KAKU BHAI) | BJPNARBADA PRASAD SONI (SUKU BHAIYA) | 13,29337.31% | 41.7% |
| JABALPUR CANTONMENT | INC(I)DINESH CHAND | BJPS.S. GUMAR | 7,56327.35% | 33.7% |
| JABALPUR CENTRAL | INC(I)HAJI INAYAT MOHD. | BJPJAISHRI BANERJEE | 4,83015.63% | 41.9% |
| JABALPUR EAST | INC(I)MAYA DEVI | BJPSURESH | 10,49438.68% | 31.8% |
| JABALPUR WEST | INC(I)CHANDRA KUMAR | BJPONKAR PRASAD | 7,58723.14% | 35.6% |
| JAGDALPUR | INC(I)BHURSURAM NAG | BJPLAKHMU BHARTI | 5,19921.18% | 32.6% |
| JAISINGHNAGAR | INC(I)KAMLA PRASAD SINGH | JNPJPRAMNATH SINGH | 2,0748.33% | 30.8% |
| JAMAI | INC(I)GANPAT SINGH DHURYE MOTI SINGH DHURYE | BJPMANSHARAM VADIWA | 3,26220.40% | 25.2% |
| JAORA | INC(I)KUNWAR BHARAT SINGH | BJPKANTILAL KHARIWAL | 3,5677.69% | 61.3% |
| JARHAGAON | INC(I)SHIV PRASAD | BJPPUNOLOOLAL | 8,20723.88% | 48.2% |
| JASHPUR | INC(I)LUIC BECK | BJPSUKHRAM LALLU | 4,08013.67% | 43.5% |
| JATARA | INDSWAMI PRASAD PASTOR | INC(I)THAKURDAS YADAV | 7431.72% | 52.3% |
| JAWAD | BJPVIRENDER KUMAR SAKLECHA | INC(I)KANHAIYALAL NAGORI | 1,6992.76% | 69.2% |
| JHABUA | INC(I)BAPU SINGH DAMAR | BJPPADAM SINGH CHOUHAN | 10,79346.54% | 29.5% |
| JOBAT | INC(I)AMAR SINGH | JNPSCMADAN SINGH BHAWOR | 7,36039.12% | 24.7% |
| JOURA | INC(I)RAMCHANRAN LAL MISHRA | BJPKALICHARAN | 9221.98% | 55.4% |
| KANKER | INDATMARAM DHRUWA | INC(I)BAL SINGH SORI | 5,09920.64% | 37.0% |
| KARERA | INC(I)HANUMANT SINGH | BJPSUSHMA SINGH | 9,00320.01% | 47.3% |
| KASDOL | INC(I)KANHAIYALAL SHARMA | INDJITENDER VIJAY BHADUR SINGH | 13,36334.94% | 43.7% |
| KASRAWAD | INC(I)RAMESHCHANDRA ANANDRAO | BJPBABU SINGH SOLANKI | 6,05812.87% | 58.4% |
| KATANGI | BJPLOCHANLAL THAKRE NARAYAN | INC(I)CHHEDILAL JAGANNATH | 3,5848.23% | 63.2% |
| KATGHORA | INC(I)BODHARAM | BJPBANSHILAL | 12,61134.49% | 40.1% |
| KAWARDHA | INDHAMIDULLAH KHAN | RRPRANI SHASHI PRABHA DEVI | 1,4853.09% | 62.9% |
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.
