West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1980
42 constituencies in West Bengal, 68.97% turnout.
Seats
42
Candidates
285
9 women, 2 elected
Turnout
68.97%
2.05 cr of 2.98 cr
Leading party
CPM
28 of 42 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in West Bengal
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 28 | +11 | 31 | 81,99,926 | 39.91% | +13.76 |
| INC(I)INC(I) | 4 | +4 | 41 | 75,00,578 | 36.51% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 4 | +1 | 4 | 10,71,623 | 5.22% | +1.27 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9,36,012 | 4.56% | +0.26 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | +3 | 3 | 8,78,793 | 4.28% | -2.21 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9,31,154 | 4.53% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 109 | 3,31,448 | 1.61% | -5.15 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2,55,503 | 1.24% | -0.16 |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2,47,433 | 1.20% | — |
| JNPSJNPS | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1,04,071 | 0.51% | — |
| JKDJKD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50,192 | 0.24% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21,272 | 0.10% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16,061 | 0.08% | +0.05 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 576 | 0.00% | — |
- CPM28 (67%)
- INC(I)4 (10%)
- RSP4 (10%)
- FBL3 (7%)
- CPI3 (7%)
- CPM28
- INC(I)4
- RSP4
- FBL3
- CPI3
- CPM28
- INC(I)4
- RSP4
- FBL3
- CPI3
Constituency performance
From the 42 results in West Bengal
Closest contest
RAIGANJ
won by 1,305 (0.28%)
Biggest victory
DIAMOND HARBOUR
won by 1,45,932 (29.99%)
Highest turnout
PANSKURA
82.65%
Lowest turnout
CALCUTTA NORTH WEST
50.98%
Seat change
Against West Bengal's previous Lok Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained21 (50%)
- Changed hands21 (50%)
21 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 21 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
West Bengal, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- CPM
- INC(I)
- RSP
- FBL
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 42 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–42 of 42
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALIPURDUARS | RSPPIUS TIRKEY | INC(I)TUNA ORAON | 1,15,45728.45% | 61.4% |
| ARAMBAGH | CPMBIJOY KRISHNA MODAK | JNPPRAFULLA CHANDRA SEN | 42,9918.02% | 79.1% |
| ASANSOL | INC(I)ANANDA GOPAL MUKHOPADHYA | CPMROBIN SEN | 9,6522.36% | 53.6% |
| BALURGHAT | RSPBARMAN PALAS | INC(I)RANAJIT SARKAR | 80,32815.73% | 74.1% |
| BANKURA | CPMACHARIA BASUDEB | INC(I)SINGH DEO SAHANKAR NARAYAN | 43,9119.91% | 61.5% |
| BARASAT | FBLCHITTA BASU | INC(I)HARASIT GHOSH | 93,92016.73% | 74.0% |
| BARRACKPORE | CPMMAHAMMED ISMAIL | INC(I)DEVI GHOSAL | 1,03,92522.10% | 67.2% |
| BASIRHAT | CPIINDRAJIT GUPTA | INC(I)ABDUL GAFFAR QUAZI | 95,85417.75% | 77.5% |
| BERHAMPORE | RSPTRIDIB CHAUDHARI | INC(I)JAGADISH SINHA | 92,26917.24% | 68.7% |
| BIRBHUM | CPMGADADHAR SAHA | INC(I)BADAL CHANDRA BAGDI | 40,6639.43% | 65.5% |
| BOLPUR | CPMSARADISH ROY | INC(I)PRANAB KUMAR MUKHERJEE | 68,62914.25% | 72.2% |
| BURDWAN | CPMSUSHIL KUMAR BHATTACHARYA | INC(I)CHOWDHURY NARAYAN | 1,19,72722.00% | 72.1% |
| CALCUTTA NORTH EAST | CPMSUNIL MOITRA | INC(I)AJIT KUMAR PANJA | 27,0696.91% | 53.9% |
| CALCUTTA NORTH WEST | INC(I)ASHOKE KUMAR SEN | FBLSHYAM SUNDAR GUPTA | 43,83313.95% | 51.0% |
| CALCUTTA SOUTH | CPMSATYA SADHAN CHAKRABARTY | INC(I)BHOLANATH SEN | 37,0097.99% | 60.3% |
| CONTAI | CPMGIRI SUDHIR KUMAR | INC(I)PRADIP SARKAR | 89,77419.05% | 73.2% |
| COOCH BEHAR | FBLAMAR ROY PRADHAN | INC(I)AMBIKA CHARAN ROY | 1,18,14623.08% | 72.3% |
| DARJEELING | CPMANANDA PATHAK | INC(I)K.B. CHETTRI | 18,1614.48% | 54.8% |
| DIAMOND HARBOUR | CPMJYOTIRMOY BASU | INC(I)A.K.M. ISHAQUE | 1,45,93229.99% | 69.5% |
| DUM DUM | CPMNIREN GHOSH | INC(I)BARID BARAN DAS | 1,65,67227.48% | 66.8% |
| DURGAPUR | CPMKRISHNA CHANDRA HALDER | INC(I)SURYA KUMAR ROY | 95,18719.10% | 67.4% |
| HOOGHLY | CPMRUP CHAND PAL | INC(I)SANTIMOHAN ROY | 78,39315.70% | 71.2% |
| HOWRAH | CPMSAMAR MUKHERJEE | INC(I)NITYANANDA DEY | 58,30911.74% | 64.0% |
| JADAVPUR | CPMSOMNATH CHATTERJEE | INC(I)SACHINATH MITRA | 1,46,11528.36% | 64.7% |
| JALPAIGURI | CPMSUBODH SEN | INC(I)SRIRAM SINGH | 90,39620.96% | 65.7% |
| JANGIPUR | CPMZAINAL ABEDIN | INC(I)LUTFAL HAQUE | 72,82614.84% | 70.4% |
| JHARGRAM | CPMHASADA MATILAL | INC(I)TUSHAR TUDU | 98,16919.98% | 74.0% |
| JOYNAGAR | RSPSANAT KUMAR MANDAL | INC(I)GOBINDA CHANDRA NASKAR | 48,5299.40% | 74.2% |
| KATWA | CPMSAIFUDDIN CHWDHURY | INC(I)DHIRENDRA NATH BASU | 1,21,16022.56% | 75.3% |
| KRISHNAGAR | CPMRENUPADA DAS | INC(I)SANKAR DAS BANERJI | 66,19113.16% | 77.7% |
| MALDA | INC(I)ABDUL BARKAT ATAUL GHANI KHAN CHAWDHURY | CPMDINESH CHANDRA JOARDER | 12,7592.60% | 73.7% |
| MATHURAPUR | CPMMUKUNDARAM MANDAL | INC(I)BIMLENDU SEKHAR NASKAR | 77,84215.28% | 75.5% |
| MIDNAPORE | CPINARAYAN CHOUBEY | INC(I)SUDHIR KUMAR GHOSAL | 1,24,35125.93% | 71.7% |
| MURSHIDABAD | CPMMASUDAL HASSAIN SYED | INC(I)ABDUS SATTAR | 68,75511.87% | 78.7% |
| NABADWIP | CPMBIDHA GOHSE (GOSWAMI) | INC(I)ANADA MOHAN BISWAS | 83,46515.15% | 76.7% |
| PANSKURA | CPIGITA MUKHERJEE | INC(I)RAJANI KANTA DOLAI | 98,23019.24% | 82.7% |
| PURULIA | FBLCHITTA RANJAN MAHATA | INC(I)RAM PADA SINGHA | 1,04,89225.26% | 59.5% |
| RAIGANJ | INC(I)GOLAM YAZDANI | CPMABDUL HAFIZ | 1,3050.28% | 67.6% |
| SERAMPORE | CPMDINEN BHATTACHARYA | INC(I)GOPAL DAS NAG | 1,06,10721.71% | 63.1% |
| TAMLUK | CPMMISRA SATYAGOPAL | INC(I)SHYAM DAS BHATTACHARYYA | 1,23,05122.77% | 78.4% |
| ULUBERIA | CPMHANNAN MOLLAH | INC(I)ARDHENDU HAZRA | 1,39,07827.77% | 67.8% |
| VISHNUPUR | CPMAJIT KUMAR SAHA | INC(I)TULSI DAS MANDAL | 1,10,20021.46% | 74.2% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in West Bengal 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 West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1980?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 28 of 42 seats in West Bengal, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the West Bengal, Lok Sabha election 1980?
Turnout was 68.97% — 2.05 cr of 2.98 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does West Bengal have?
West Bengal has 42 Lok Sabha seats.
