Puducherry assembly election, Mar 1980
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 76.87% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 14 | +11 | 15 | 68,030 | 27.73% | +14.24 |
| INC(I)INC(I) | 10 | +10 | 13 | 58,680 | 23.92% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 3 | -4 | 9 | 22,892 | 9.33% | -17.12 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -1 | 55 | 25,991 | 10.59% | +4.45 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | +1 | 2 | 4,944 | 2.02% | — |
| ADKADK | 0 | -14 | 18 | 45,623 | 18.60% | -12.36 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -1 | 7 | 13,578 | 5.53% | +0.01 |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5,171 | 2.11% | — |
| JNPSJNPS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 406 | 0.17% | — |
- DMK14 (47%)
- INC(I)10 (33%)
- JNP3 (10%)
- IND2 (7%)
- CPM1 (3%)
- DMK14
- INC(I)10
- JNP3
- IND2
- CPM1
- DMK14
- INC(I)10
- JNP3
- IND2
- CPM1
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained6 (20%)
- Changed hands24 (80%)
6 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 24 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Puducherry, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- DMK
- INC(I)
- JNP
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | DMKP. SUBBURAYAN | ADKM. PANDURANGAN | 2,27222.17% | 76.7% |
| BAHOUR | JNPP. UTHIRAVELU | CPIA. RAMAMURTHY | 1,59219.70% | 80.1% |
| BUSSY | INC(I)C. M. ACHRAFF | ADKR. P. JOSEPH | 2,18252.23% | 70.9% |
| CASSICADE | INC(I)V. KATHIRVELU | JNPANSARI P. DURAISAMY | 2,23229.19% | 69.8% |
| COTCHERY | DMKG. PANJAVARNAM | INDT. SUBBAIYA | 1,62919.68% | 79.5% |
| EMBALOM | INC(I)G. MURUGESAN | ADKN. RAMAJAYAM | 3,26044.24% | 79.4% |
| KARAIKAL | INDV. M. SALIH MARICAR | JNPM. JEMBULINGAM | 2,58429.88% | 65.4% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | INC(I)S. SAVARIRAJAN | ADKS. RAMASSAMY | 2,64935.05% | 76.0% |
| KURUVINATHAM | DMKM. A. SHANMUGAM | JNPK. R. SUBRAMANIA PADAYACHI | 1,01311.54% | 83.8% |
| LAWSPET | INC(I)M. O. H. FAROOK | ADKG. GOPALAKRISHNAN | 6,85460.05% | 80.5% |
| MAHE | CPMK. V. RAGHAVAN | INDC. V. SULAIMAN HAJEE | 4648.47% | 73.7% |
| MANNADIPETH | DMKD. RAMACHANDRAN | ADKS. MANICKAVACHAKAN | 2,03222.17% | 85.7% |
| MODELIARPETH | INC(I)V. KOTHANDARAMAN ALIAS SABAPATHY | CPIM. MANJINI | 2,30821.24% | 79.4% |
| MUTHIALPET | DMKG. PALANIRAJA | ADKA. V. VAITHILINGAM | 3,94033.94% | 74.8% |
| NEDUNCADU | INC(I)M. CHANDIRAKASU | ADKP. NATESAN | 3,23042.30% | 79.3% |
| NELLITHOPE | DMKP. RAMALINGAM | ADKB. MANIMARAN | 1,90925.56% | 73.4% |
| NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE | DMKV. M. C. SIVAKUMAR | ADKV. M. O. VARADAPILLAI | 1,36214.70% | 80.7% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | JNPR. SUBBARAYA GOUNDER | INC(I)V. VAITHILINGAM | 1251.48% | 87.1% |
| ORLEAMPETH | DMKNA. MANIMARAN ALIAS NA. MARIMUTHU | ADKP. K. LOGANATHAN | 2,90130.27% | 71.7% |
| OSSUDU | DMKP. MURTHY | ADKK. DHAKSHINAMURTHY | 2,74835.67% | 76.1% |
| OUPALAM | DMKSITHA VEDANAYAGAM | ADKC. N. PARTHASARATHY | 3,24241.91% | 75.0% |
| OZHUKARAI | DMKG. PERUMAL RAJA | ADKR. SOMASIMDARA | 2,80833.77% | 78.5% |
| PALLOOR | INC(I)N. K. SACHINDRANATH | INC(U)A. V. SREEDHARAN | 1001.79% | 77.8% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | DMKL. JOSEPH MARIADASS | CPIV. SUBBIAH | 79819.49% | 62.4% |
| REDDIARPALAYAM | INC(I)RENUKA APPADURAI | CPIN. GURUSAMY | 2,89328.07% | 73.7% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | JNPV. PETHAPERUMAL | CPIN. KANDEBAN | 2,27022.99% | 75.4% |
| THIRUBUVANAI | INC(I)P. CATTAVARAYANE | ADKD. ANNAMALAI | 3,73244.83% | 77.6% |
| TIRUNALLAR | DMKN. V. RAMALINGAM | ADKA. SOUNDARARENGAM | 1732.15% | 80.2% |
| VILLENOUR | DMKM. VENUGOPAL | ADKS. SELLAPPAN ALIAS MEENAKSHISUNDARAM | 7458.65% | 77.6% |
| YANAM | INDKAMICHETTY SRI PARASSOURAMA VARAPRASSADA RAO NAIDU | INC(I)ABDUL KHADER JEELANI MOHAMMED | 2685.33% | 84.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Puducherry 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 Puducherry assembly election, Mar 1980?
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 14 of 30 seats in Puducherry, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Puducherry assembly election, Mar 1980?
Turnout was 76.87% — 2.45 lakh of 3.19 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?
Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.
