Lowest Voter Turnout Lok Sabha Constituencies

1980 Lok Sabha (Parliament) Election · Top 25 constituencies by turnout

In the 1980 Lok Sabha election, the lowest voter turnout was in Koraput (Odisha) at just 25.70%. The full ranked list of the top 25 constituencies is below — click any constituency to see its complete candidate-wise result.

Percentage of registered electors who cast a vote.

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Rank Constituency State Winner Party Turnout
1 Koraput ST Odisha Giridhar Gomango Indian National Congress (I) 25.70%
2 Nabarangpur ST Odisha Khagapati Pradhani Indian National Congress (I) 29.55%
3 Singhbhum ST Bihar Bagun Sumbrui Janta Party 29.85%
4 Keonjhar ST Odisha Harihar Soren Indian National Congress (I) 31.26%
5 Saharsa SC Uttar Pradesh Ram Nihore Rakesh Indian National Congress (I) 32.76%
6 Gonda Uttar Pradesh Anand Singh Alias Annubhaiya Indian National Congress (I) 35.18%
7 Khunti ST Bihar Nirel Enem Horo Jharkhand Party 35.68%
8 Rajmahal ST Bihar Seth Hemrem Indian National Congress (I) 36.12%
9 Bahraich Uttar Pradesh Mulana Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain Indian National Congress (I) 36.84%
10 Mormugao SC Uttar Pradesh Ram Lal Rahi Indian National Congress (I) 37.00%
11 Bastar ST Madhya Pradesh Laxman Karma Indian National Congress (I) 37.21%
12 Mayurbhanj ST Odisha Man Mohan Tudu Indian National Congress (I) 37.23%
13 Mandla ST Madhya Pradesh Chhotelal Sonu Indian National Congress (I) 37.93%
14 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Sheila Kaul Indian National Congress (I) 38.15%
15 Berhampur Odisha Jagannath Rao R. Indian National Congress (I) 38.20%
16 Basti SC Uttar Pradesh Kalpnath Indian National Congress (I) 38.24%
17 Kaiserganj Uttar Pradesh Rana Bir Singh Indian National Congress (I) 38.38%
18 Kolaba Uttar Pradesh Bal Govind Verma Indian National Congress (I) 38.70%
19 Hardoi SC Uttar Pradesh Manni Lal Indian National Congress (I) 39.06%
20 Sonitpur SC Madhya Pradesh Parasram Ram Prasad Indian National Congress (I) 39.06%
21 Phulbani SC Mrutyunjaya Nayak Indian National Congress (I) 39.13%
22 Hazaribagh Bihar Kunwar Basant Narayan Singh Janta Party 39.35%
23 Dahod ST Gujarat Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai Indian National Congress (I) 39.40%
24 Almora Uttar Pradesh Harish Chandra Singh Indian National Congress (I) 39.68%
25 East Delhi SC Uttar Pradesh Kailash Pati Indian National Congress (I) 39.77%

Why this list matters

The lowest-turnout constituencies are typically dense urban ones — Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, parts of Delhi — and Jammu & Kashmir constituencies during periods of unrest. Urban apathy is a long-running concern in Indian politics: cities with educated, connected electorates often turn out at lower rates than the rural seats they criticise. Low turnout can favour parties with the most committed voter base, since they're the ones who show up.

"Lowest turnout" here is filtered to constituencies with valid electors and votes-polled data on file.

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