Madhya Pradesh assembly election, May 1980
320 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 47.66% turnout.
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
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
- INC(I)
- BJP
- IND
- JNPJP
Assembly seat results
All 320 seats, alphabetical · showing 301–320 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMAWALI | BJPYOGENDER SINGH | INC(I)LOKENDER SINGH | 1,8874.55% | 50.8% |
| SURAJPUR | INC(I)LAL VIJAY PRATAP | BJPSHEO PRATAP | 6,49820.64% | 40.4% |
| SURKHI | INC(I)BITTAL BHAI LALLUBHAI | JNPSCLAXMINARAYAN YADAV | 8,25621.77% | 53.6% |
| SUSNER | INC(I)RANA NATWAR SINGH | BJPHARI BHAN | 2,9785.66% | 66.9% |
| SUWASARA | BJPCHAMPALAL ARYA | INC(I)MADANLAL KALURAM SANGARA | 3350.69% | 56.5% |
| TAKHATPUR | INC(I)TAHERBHAI | BJPMANHARLAL PANDEY | 4,98612.15% | 59.3% |
| TANAKHAR | INC(I)LALKRITI KUMAR SINGH | BJPMANRAKHAN SINGH | 2,8519.87% | 38.3% |
| TAPKARA | INC(I)DENESHWAR SAI | BJPNAND KUMAR SAI | 1,8235.75% | 45.9% |
| TARANA | INC(I)DURGA PRASAD SURYAVANSHI | BJPNARAYAN SINGH KESHARI | 1,2732.87% | 59.1% |
| TEONTHAR | INC(I)SHRINIWAS TEWARI | BJPSUSHEEL KUMAR | 6,17711.95% | 57.3% |
| THANDLA | INC(I)KANTILAL BHURIYA | JNPSCNANJIBHAI | 5,70421.70% | 41.3% |
| TIKAMGARH | INC(I)SARDAR SINGH | BJPGOEL MAGANLAL | 14,00629.24% | 51.9% |
| TIMARNI | INC(I)SHYAMLAL BALMIKI PARDESHI | BJPMANOHAR LAL RATHOD | 2380.70% | 49.2% |
| UDAIPURA | BJPDILIP SINGH | INC(I)MOHD. HANIF | 5,65913.48% | 50.6% |
| UJJAIN NORTH | INC(I)RAJENDER JAIN | BJPRADHEY SHYAM UPADHYAY | 2,3005.19% | 53.5% |
| UJJAIN SOUTH | INC(I)MAHAVIR PRASAD VASHISTHA | BJPBABULAL JAIN | 3,4177.97% | 62.1% |
| UMARIA | INC(I)SHANTI SHARMA | JNPSCVIRENDER KUMAR | 1,8926.13% | 38.6% |
| VIDISHA | BJPMOHAR SINGH | INC(I)HIRDAY MOHAN | 7871.45% | 61.2% |
| VIJAIRAGHOGARH | INC(I)R. K. SHARMA | BJPLAL RAJENDER SINGH | 5,56514.39% | 50.8% |
| WARASEONI | JNPJPK. D. DESHMUKH | INC(I)SURAJLAL RAMRATAN | 3,8178.07% | 69.5% |
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.







