Madhya Pradesh · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1980 ST
Laxman Karma of Indian National Congress (I) won the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh in the 1980 general election, with a winning margin of 15,050 votes (8.00%).
6 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 505,816 registered electors and 188,193 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 37.20%. This is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1980 Lok Sabha election, Laxman Karma of Indian National Congress (I) secured victory in the Bastar constituency (Madhya Pradesh) with a margin of 15,050 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, ensuring tribal community representation in India's Parliament.
Out of 505,816 registered electors, 188,193 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 37.20%. A total of 6 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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