Rajasthan, Lok Sabha election 1980
25 constituencies in Rajasthan, 53.34% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Rajasthan
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I)INC(I) | 18 | +18 | 25 | 40,40,398 | 42.64% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 4 | +4 | 25 | 29,99,170 | 31.65% | — |
| JNPSJNPS | 2 | +2 | 16 | 11,40,571 | 12.04% | — |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 1 | +1 | 12 | 5,66,318 | 5.98% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 169 | 6,40,120 | 6.76% | +3.79 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51,524 | 0.54% | +0.06 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21,778 | 0.23% | -0.15 |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12,290 | 0.13% | +0.04 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,810 | 0.03% | — |
- INC(I)18 (72%)
- JNP4 (16%)
- JNPS2 (8%)
- INC(U)1 (4%)
- INC(I)18
- JNP4
- JNPS2
- INC(U)1
- INC(I)18
- JNP4
- JNPS2
- INC(U)1
Constituency performance
From the 25 results in Rajasthan
Seat change
Against Rajasthan's previous Lok Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands25 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 25 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
Rajasthan, every Lok Sabha election on record
- INC(I)
- JNP
- JNPS
- INC(U)
Constituency results
All 25 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–25 of 25
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJMER | INC(I)ACHARYA BHAGWAN DEV | JNPSRIKARAN SARDA | 43,37911.92% | 55.3% |
| ALWAR | INC(I)RAM SINGH YADAV | JNPRAMJI LAL YADAV | 19,2876.06% | 47.9% |
| BANSWARA | INC(I)BHIKHA BHAI | JNPVITHALJI | 88,58123.88% | 58.1% |
| BARMER | INC(I)VIRDHI CHAND | JNPCHANDRAVEER SINGH | 37,9779.18% | 52.2% |
| BAYANA | INC(I)JAGANNATH PERSAD PAHADIA | JNPBUDDHI RAM LAHRI | 31,18910.21% | 45.3% |
| BHARATPUR | INC(I)RAJESH PILOT | JNPSNATHI SINGH | 12,2593.60% | 52.5% |
| BHILWARA | INC(I)GIRDHARI LAL | JNPROOP LAL SOMANI | 74,34921.59% | 48.9% |
| BIKANER | INC(I)MANFOOL SINGH | JNPSHARI RAM | 61,54212.49% | 55.9% |
| CHITTORGARH | INC(I)NRIMALA KUMARI | JNPVIRDHI CHAND | 34,6379.49% | 52.5% |
| CHURU | JNPSDAULAT RAM SARAN | JNPALAM ALI KHAN | 9,8902.35% | 57.0% |
| DAUSA | INC(I)NAWAL KISHORE SHARMA | JNPNATHU SINGH | 8,0722.24% | 50.7% |
| GANGANAGAR | INC(I)BIRBAL | JNPSBEGA RAM | 85,84019.64% | 59.1% |
| JAIPUR | JNPSATISH CHANDRA AGARWAL | INC(I)DINESH CHNADRA SWAMI | 4,6841.23% | 52.2% |
| JALORE | INC(I)VIRDA RAM | JNPHUKAM RAM | 1,46,98144.01% | 45.1% |
| JHALAWAR | JNPCHATUR BHUJ | INC(I)BRIJRAJ SINGH | 5,6051.62% | 55.6% |
| JHUNJHUNU | JNPBHIM SINGH | INC(U)SUMITRA SINGH | 7,8921.84% | 54.6% |
| JODHPUR | INC(I)ASHOK GAHLOT | JNPBALBIR SINGH KACHHWAH | 52,51913.40% | 53.7% |
| KOTA | JNPKRISHAN KUMAR GOYAL | INC(I)BRIJ SUINDER | 6,2201.80% | 53.9% |
| NAGAUR | INC(U)NATHU RAM | JNPGORDHAN SONI | 23,2155.00% | 62.5% |
| PALI | INC(I)MOOL CHAND DAGA | JNPDEVKI NANDAN PATODIYA | 1,08,11629.16% | 53.0% |
| SALUMBER | INC(I)JAI NARAIN | JNPHIRA LAL AHARI | 77,05124.64% | 50.3% |
| SAWAI MADHOPUR | INC(I)RAM KUMAR | JNPMEETHA LAL | 48,13113.87% | 48.4% |
| SIKAR | JNPSKUMBHA RAM ARYA | INC(I)SHRIKISHNA | 34,1327.67% | 57.4% |
| TONK | INC(I)BANWARI LAL BAIRWA | JNPRAM KANWAR BAIRWA | 31,2029.08% | 50.4% |
| UDAIPUR | INC(I)MOHAN LAL SUKHADIA | JNPBHANU KUMAR SHASTRI | 51,89712.08% | 58.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Rajasthan 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 Rajasthan, Lok Sabha election 1980?
INC(I) won 18 of 25 seats in Rajasthan, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Rajasthan, Lok Sabha election 1980?
Turnout was 53.34% — 94.7 lakh of 1.78 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Rajasthan have?
Rajasthan has 25 Lok Sabha seats.







