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 251–300 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAJGARH | BJPGUPTA JAMNALAL | INC(I)JAMIL AHMAD KHAN | 3,4749.47% | 44.3% |
| RAJIM | INC(I)JIWANLAL SAHU | BJPPUNITRAM | 2470.55% | 54.4% |
| RAJNANDGAON | INDKISHORILAL SHUKLA | INC(I)PASHA VAKIL | 10,94225.45% | 56.3% |
| RAJPUR | INC(I)BARKUBHAI CHOUHAN | BJPMAYABHAI SISODIYA | 3,1609.33% | 53.5% |
| RAMPUR | INC(I)PYARELAL | BJPNANKI RAM KANWAR | 3,5149.87% | 47.6% |
| RAMPUR BAGHELAN | INC(I)HARSH SINGH | JNPSCTOSHAN SINGH | 9432.02% | 55.3% |
| RATLAM RURAL | INC(I)SHANTILAL AGARWAL | BJPSURAJMAL JAIN | 4,37110.44% | 57.6% |
| RATLAM TOWN | BJPHIMMAT KOTHARI | INC(I)KHURSHID ANWAR | 1,5603.24% | 63.4% |
| REHLI | INC(I)MAHADEV PRASAD MANOHARLAL | BJPVISHNUPRASAD SHOBHALAL | 6,75217.31% | 58.9% |
| REWA | INC(I)MUNI PRASAD | JNPJPPREM LAL MISHRA | 10,18724.02% | 41.4% |
| RON | JNPSCRAMASHANKAR | INC(I)SOBARANSINGH | 5,46712.17% | 54.5% |
| SABALGARH | INC(I)SURESH CHANDRA | BJPNAVAL SINGH | 1,1852.12% | 63.6% |
| SAGAR | INC(I)SHIVKUMAR JWALAPRASAD | BJPKAMTA PRASAD RAMNATH | 16,49442.10% | 49.3% |
| SAILANA | INC(I)PRABHUDAYAL GEHLOT | INDKODAR SINGDA | 3,6859.64% | 52.0% |
| SAJA | INC(I)KUMARI DEVI CHAUBEY | BJPSATYANARAIN MISHRA | 16,40342.11% | 52.0% |
| SAKTI | INC(I)RAJA SURENDER BAHADUR | BJPMEGHARAM | 14,78438.93% | 48.7% |
| SAMRI | BJPLARANG SAI | INC(I)RAM PRASAD | 2,0386.96% | 45.2% |
| SANCHI | BJPGOURI SHANKAR | INC(I)MUNNALAL | 3,54610.19% | 42.0% |
| SARAIPALI | INC(I)MOHANLAL | BJPJAGDISHLAL | 10,51724.28% | 53.1% |
| SARANGARH | INC(I)HULAS RAM MANHAR | INDKANTHARAM | 13,90247.65% | 35.8% |
| SARANGPUR | BJPAMAR SINGH KOTHAR | INC(I)BHANWARLAL YADAV | 5,74614.60% | 48.2% |
| SARDARPUR | INC(I)MOOL CHAND PATEL | BJPGANPAD SINGH PATEL | 16,17438.20% | 46.8% |
| SARIA | INC(I)KAMLA KUMARI | BJPSAKRAJIT NAIK | 8,39319.59% | 57.5% |
| SATNA | INC(I)LALTA PRASAD KHARE | JNPSCMURLIDHAR SHARMA | 15,74832.30% | 48.5% |
| SAUSAR | INC(I)RAVNATH CHORE | INDDEORAO PATURKAR | 16,75748.50% | 46.7% |
| SAWER | BJPPRAKASH | INC(I)RADHAKISHAN MALVIYA | 2,9446.59% | 54.5% |
| SEHORE | BJPSUNDER LAL PATWA | INC(I)AMAR CHAND ROHILA | 1760.41% | 61.8% |
| SENDHWA | INC(I)SHOBHARAM PATEL | BJPBABU SINGH BHIM SINGH BAGHEL | 2,4548.12% | 46.2% |
| SEONDHA | INC(I)MANGAL SINGH | BJPARGAL CHHABIRAM | 3,11210.33% | 36.5% |
| SEONI | INC(I)ABDUL REHMAN FARUQUI | BJPKIRAT SINGH BAGHEL | 1,1383.30% | 42.9% |
| SEONI-MALWA | INC(I)HAZARILAL RAGHU VANSHI | JNPSCSABBAR SINGH KUNJILAL | 6,02312.89% | 61.0% |
| SHADORA | INC(I)RAM SUMAN | BJPHUKUM CHAND KACHWAH | 1,0214.09% | 32.8% |
| SHAHPUR | INC(I)DESHMUKH DHAIRYA SHEEL KESHAVRAO | BJPNAND KUMAR SINGH CHAUHAN | 5,82612.93% | 62.5% |
| SHAHPURA | INC(I)SUNDERLAL URETI | BJPMOTI SINGH DHOKAI SINGH SANDYA | 1,6678.81% | 28.4% |
| SHAJAPUR | INC(I)TARRAJYOTI SHARMA | BJPSHASIKANT SHENDURNIKAR | 10,51519.41% | 58.4% |
| SHAMSHABAD | BJPBRIJMOHANDAS MAHESHWARI | INC(I)SURESH KUMAR KASHIRAM | 3,4618.27% | 53.1% |
| SHEOPUR | INC(I)BADRI PRASAD | INC(U)SATYA BHANU SINGH | 6,50116.27% | 52.4% |
| SHIVPURI | INC(I)GANESHRAM GOUTAM | BJPGOPAL KRISHAN DANDOLIYA | 3,2027.99% | 45.1% |
| SHUJALPUR | BJPSHAIL KUMAR SHARMA | INC(I)SAID LALA | 7,30813.22% | 61.4% |
| SIDHI | INC(I)INDRAJIT KUMAR | INDDHARAMRAJ SINGH | 12,22333.62% | 45.6% |
| SIHAWA | INC(I)RAM NATH | BJPRAM DAYAL | 11,76734.84% | 48.0% |
| SIHORA | INC(I)MANJU DEVI | BJPDHANYA KUMAR JAIN | 7,62218.68% | 51.4% |
| SINGRAULI | INC(I)BANSHMANI PRASAD | JNPJPRAM BHAROSE | 4191.57% | 31.0% |
| SIPAT | INC(I)RADHEY SHYAM | BJPPANDIT RAMNARAYAN SHASTRI | 9,38624.91% | 53.3% |
| SIRMAUR | INC(I)RAJMANI PATEL | JNPJPSITA PRASAD SHARMA | 2,3665.24% | 47.9% |
| SIRONJ | BJPRADHARAMAN BHARGAVA | INC(I)KAISARZAMAN | 3,1087.41% | 56.0% |
| SITAMAU | BJPKAILASH CHAWLA | INC(I)DHANSUKHLAL BHACHAWAT | 5090.90% | 67.0% |
| SITAPUR | INC(I)SUKHI RAM | INDASSIYA | 7,12930.64% | 34.7% |
| SOHAGPUR | INC(I)KRISHNAPAL SINGH | BJPLALLU SINGH | 17,04340.93% | 48.4% |
| SONKATCH | INC(I)BAPULAL KISHAN LAL MALVIYA | BJPSURAJMAL BUNKAR | 9361.99% | 62.6% |
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.
