Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1980
Raghunath Pandey of Indian National Congress (I) won the Muzaffarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1980 state assembly election, securing 69,252 votes (67.60% vote share). The runner-up was Ram Kirpal Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 13,409 votes.
A total of 24 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghunath Pandey | 69252 | 67.60% | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 2 | Ram Kirpal Singh | 13409 | 13.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Ramdeo Sharma | 12356 | 12.10% | Communist Party Of India |
| 4 | Binay Bhushan | 2428 | 2.40% | Janata Party (SECULAR) - CH. CHARAN SINGH |
| 5 | Kedar Nath Prasad | 1772 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Syed Izhar Hassain | 811 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 7 | Narain Agarwal | 659 | 0.60% | Janata Party (JP) |
| 8 | Kanhaiya Saran | 280 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 9 | Kamleshwar Prasad Singh | 207 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Ram Sajiwan Thakur | 158 | 0.20% | Indian National Congress (U) |
| 10 | Lal Babu Prasad | 158 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | J.P.S. Jitendra | 156 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Basudeo Singh | 130 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Kunkun Mahto | 112 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Pathak Raj | 109 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Jitendra Prasad Harsh | 108 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Mathura Prasad | 72 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 18 | Prabhat Singh | 62 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Rabindra Mohan Prasad Madhur | 54 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Ashok Kumar | 52 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Mehendra Nath Gupta | 41 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 22 | Vinod Kumar Sahi | 31 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 23 | Bindeshwar Thakur | 24 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 24 | Saket Bihari | 22 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Muzaffarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1980 Assembly election, 24 candidates contested for this seat. Raghunath Pandey (Indian National Congress (I)) emerged as the winner securing 69,252 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.