Punjab assembly election, May 1980
117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 63.43% turnout.
Seats
117
Candidates
722
19 women, 6 elected
Turnout
63.43%
62.5 lakh of 98.6 lakh
Leading party
INC(I)
63 of 117 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Punjab
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I)INC(I) | 63 | +63 | 117 | 28,25,827 | 45.19% | — |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 37 | -21 | 73 | 16,83,266 | 26.92% | -4.49 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 9 | +2 | 18 | 4,03,718 | 6.46% | -0.13 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 5 | -3 | 13 | 2,53,985 | 4.06% | +0.56 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | 0 | 376 | 4,07,799 | 6.52% | -3.06 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | +1 | 41 | 4,05,106 | 6.48% | — |
| JNPSCJanata Party (Secular) | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1,30,307 | 2.08% | — |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 80,805 | 1.29% | — |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 58,335 | 0.93% | — |
| JNPSRJNPSR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,768 | 0.06% | — |
- INC(I)63 (54%)
- SAD37 (32%)
- CPI9 (8%)
- CPM5 (4%)
- IND2 (2%)
- BJP1 (1%)
- INC(I)63
- SAD37
- CPI9
- CPM5
- IND2
- BJP1
- INC(I)63
- SAD37
- CPI9
- CPM5
- IND2
- BJP1
Constituency performance
From the 117 results in Punjab
Closest contest
BAGHA PURANA
won by 123 (0.22%)
Biggest victory
PANJGRAIN
won by 17,077 (38.79%)
Highest turnout
NABHA
79.02%
Lowest turnout
KHADOOR SAHIB
46.67%
Seat change
Against Punjab's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained40 (34%)
- Changed hands77 (66%)
40 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 77 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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC(I)
- SAD
- CPI
- CPM
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOHAR | INC(I)SAJJAN KUMAR | BJPCHARAN DASS | 9,03315.85% | 63.1% |
| ADAMPUR | CPIKULWANT SINGH | INC(I)IQBAL SINGH | 5,4009.15% | 65.8% |
| AJNALA | INC(I)HARCHARAN SINGH | SADSHASHPAL SINGH | 3,4415.79% | 70.4% |
| AMLOH | SADDILIP SINGH PANDHI | INC(I)HARCHAND SINGH | 1,4762.38% | 65.4% |
| AMRITSAR CENTRAL | INC(I)DARBARI LAL | BJPDEV DUTT SHARMA | 8,14015.67% | 68.6% |
| AMRITSAR NORTH | INC(I)BRIJ BHUSHAN MEHRA | BJPHARBANS LAL KHANNA | 9,12018.66% | 51.7% |
| AMRITSAR SOUTH | INC(I)PIRTHIPAL SINGH | JNPJPKIRPAL SINGH | 1,7613.23% | 59.9% |
| AMRITSAR WEST | INC(I)SEWA RAM | CPISATYA PAL DANG | 3,6426.27% | 55.2% |
| ANANDPUR SAHIB - ROPAR | INC(I)BASANT SINGH | SADAJIT SINGH | 3,5857.45% | 61.9% |
| ATTARI | CPMDARSHAN SINGH CHABAL | INC(I)GURDIT SINGH ATISHBAJ | 8,56321.94% | 54.8% |
| BAGHA PURANA | SADTEJ SINGH | INC(I)AVTAR SINGH BRAR | 1230.22% | 64.4% |
| BALACHAUR | INC(I)DALIP CHAND | JNPJPRAM KISHAN KATARIA | 9,93319.81% | 57.8% |
| BALLUANA | INC(I)UJAGAR SINGH S/O NADAR SINGH | CPIDANA RAM | 1,7113.90% | 52.7% |
| BANGA | INC(I)JAGAT RAM | CPMBHAGAT RAM | 5,3039.66% | 65.5% |
| BANUR | INC(I)VINOD KUMAR | JNPSCBALBIR | 8,89616.59% | 64.4% |
| BARNALA | SADSURJIT SINGH | INC(I)NARINDER SINGH | 3,3105.60% | 74.2% |
| BATALA | INC(I)GOPAL KRISHAN CHATRATH | BJPBALDEV MITTER | 5,61610.53% | 66.0% |
| BEAS | SADJIWAN SINGH UMRANANGAL | INC(I)GURDIAL SINGH DHILLON | 1,6922.71% | 67.5% |
| BHADAUR | SADKUNDAN SINGH | INC(I)BACHAN SINGH | 7,60414.99% | 62.5% |
| BHATINDA | INC(I)SURINDER SINGH | CPIMOHINDER SINGH | 9701.60% | 62.0% |
| BHOLATH | SADSUKHJINDER SINGH | INC(I)NARANJAN SINGH | 4,7849.34% | 68.9% |
| BUDHLADA | SADPARSHOTAM SINGH | INC(I)GURDEV SINGH | 2,0253.67% | 70.0% |
| CHAMKAUR SAHIB | SADSATWANT KAUR | INC(I)KARNAIL SINGH | 5,07511.44% | 58.5% |
| DAKALA | INC(I)LAL SINGH | SADAJAIB SINGH | 2,1053.60% | 66.9% |
| DAKHA | SADBASANT SINGH | INC(I)JAGJIT SINGH | 4,4477.38% | 58.1% |
| DASUYA | INC(I)GURBACHAN SINGH | CPMCHANAN SINGH DHOOT | 10,30522.04% | 56.0% |
| DHANAULA | INC(I)RAJINDER KAUR | CPMSUMINDER KAUR | 2,1493.86% | 73.2% |
| DHARAMKOT | CPISARWAN SINGH | INC(I)MUKHTIAR SINGH | 14,31334.18% | 50.5% |
| DHARIWAL | CPIRAJ KUMAR | INC(I)SEVA SINGH | 9,10618.42% | 61.7% |
| DHURI | SADSANT SINGH | INC(I)MAN SINGH | 3,7336.50% | 66.4% |
| DINA NAGAR | INC(I)JAI MUNI | SADDARSHAN SINGH MAJBOOR | 12,72427.65% | 56.6% |
| DIRBHA | SADBALDEV SINGH | INC(I)CHITWANT SINGH | 6,06310.51% | 72.5% |
| FARIDKOT | INDJASMAT SINGH DHILLON | SADJASWINDER SINGH BRAR | 6,2989.81% | 72.5% |
| FATEHGARH | INC(I)SANTOKH SINGH | SADNIRMAL SINGH | 1,9603.55% | 72.9% |
| FAZILKA | INC(I)KANSHI RAM | BJPSATYA DEV | 10,38920.56% | 63.4% |
| FIROZEPUR | INC(I)BAL MUKAND | BJPGARDHARA SINGH | 7,06913.27% | 61.7% |
| FIROZEPUR CANTONMENT | INC(I)GURNAIB SINGH BRAR | SADMOHINDER SINGH SAYANWALA | 1,6102.79% | 71.4% |
| GARHDIWALA | INC(I)JOGINDER NATH | SADPARKASH SINGH | 1260.29% | 51.6% |
| GARHSHANKAR | INC(I)SARWAN RAM | CPIDARSHAN SINGH | 3,2096.80% | 57.1% |
| GHANAUR | SADJASDEV KAUR | INC(I)GURDEV SINGH S/O BUDH RAM | 6951.38% | 67.6% |
| GIDDAR BAHA | SADPARKSAH SINGH | INC(I)JAGMEET SINGH | 10,68316.02% | 75.2% |
| GURDASPUR | INC(I)RATTAN LAL | SADJOHAR SINGH | 2,5175.08% | 60.2% |
| GURU HAR SAHAI | BJPKHUSHAL CHAND | INC(I)LACHMAN SINGH | 1,4412.31% | 70.6% |
| HOSHIARPUR | INC(I)MASTER KUNDAN SINGH | BJPSURJIT SINGH JATPURI | 6,29512.50% | 59.0% |
| JAGRAON | INC(I)JAGRUP SINGH | SADHARJINDER SINGH | 6,1099.95% | 63.0% |
| JALALABAD | INC(I)MANGA SINGH | CPIMEHTAB SINGH | 9,74017.74% | 60.4% |
| JANDIALA | SADTARA SINGH | INC(I)KARNAIL SINGH | 1370.28% | 55.6% |
| JOGA | SADBALDEV SINGH KHIALA | INC(I)BALBIR SINGH | 7,68213.79% | 72.8% |
| JULLUNDUR CANTONMENT | INC(I)RAM LAL CHETTI | JNPJPHARBHAJAN SINGH | 13,14531.77% | 51.0% |
| JULLUNDUR CENTRAL | INC(I)YASH | BJPMANMOHAN KALIA | 4180.88% | 55.7% |
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 assembly election, May 1980?
INC(I) won 63 of 117 seats in Punjab, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Punjab assembly election, May 1980?
Turnout was 63.43% — 62.5 lakh of 98.6 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Punjab have?
Punjab has 117 assembly seats.