Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1980
13 constituencies in Punjab, 61.33% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I)INC(I) | 12 | +12 | 13 | 31,33,473 | 52.45% | — |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 1 | -8 | 7 | 13,96,412 | 23.37% | -18.92 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5,95,491 | 9.97% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 105 | 3,17,185 | 5.31% | +2.01 |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,52,647 | 2.56% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1,51,269 | 2.53% | -2.40 |
| JNPSJNPS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,31,951 | 2.21% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75,994 | 1.27% | -0.37 |
| ILPILP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13,103 | 0.22% | -0.09 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,249 | 0.07% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,264 | 0.04% | — |
- INC(I)12 (92%)
- SAD1 (8%)
- INC(I)12
- SAD1
- INC(I)12
- SAD1
Constituency performance
From the 13 results in Punjab
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Lok Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained1 (8%)
- Changed hands12 (92%)
1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 12 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
Punjab, every Lok Sabha election on record
- INC(I)
- SAD
Constituency results
All 13 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–13 of 13
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMRITSAR | INC(I)RAGHUNANDAN LAL | JNPBALDEV PRAKASH | 1,11,68422.67% | 62.5% |
| BHATINDA | INC(I)HAKAM SINGH | SADDHANNA SINGH | 17,0094.20% | 57.2% |
| FARIDKOT | INC(I)GURBINDER KAUR | SADBALWANT SINGH RAMOOWALLA | 20,6614.37% | 61.2% |
| FEROZEPUR | INC(I)BAL RAM | INC(U)IQBAL SINGH | 1,94,21443.18% | 59.5% |
| GURDASPUR | INC(I)SUKHBANS KAUR | JNPP.N.LEKHI | 1,51,73935.46% | 62.6% |
| HOSHIARPUR | INC(I)ZAIL SINGH | JNPSBALBIR SINGH | 1,25,18627.23% | 62.8% |
| JULLUNDUR | INC(I)RAJINDER SINGH SPARROW | JNPSARAR SARUP SINGH | 72,32117.00% | 58.7% |
| LUDHIANA | INC(I)DEVINDER SINGH GARCHA | SADBALBIR SINGH | 65,50613.61% | 58.1% |
| PATIALA | INC(I)AMARENDER SINGH | SADAJIT SINGH | 78,97917.28% | 62.1% |
| PHILLAUR | INC(I)CH. SUNDAR SINGH | CPMBHAGAT RAM | 67,43714.48% | 60.0% |
| ROPAR | INC(I)BUTA SINGH | SADBASANT SINGH | 43,0188.28% | 68.0% |
| SANGRUR | INC(I)GURCHARAN SINGH | SADSURJIT SINGH | 7,6151.58% | 66.3% |
| TARN TARAN | SADLEHNA SINGH | INC(I)GURDIAL SINGH DHILLON | 5,2471.21% | 58.4% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Punjab 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 Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1980?
INC(I) won 12 of 13 seats in Punjab, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab, Lok Sabha election 1980?
Turnout was 61.33% — 59.7 lakh of 97.4 lakh registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 13 Lok Sabha seats.