India General Election (Parliament) · 543 Constituencies · 25 States & UTs
The 1980 Indian general election was held across 543 Lok Sabha constituencies in 25 states and union territories. A total of 356,205,329 electors were registered and 202,752,893 votes were polled, recording a national voter turnout of 56.9%. Indian National Congress (I) won the most seats with 353, followed by Janta Party (SECULAR) with 41 seats.
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| State / UT | Seats | Leading Party | Won | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | Indian National Congress (I) | 41 | 56.9% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | Indian National Congress (I) | 2 | 68.6% |
| Assam | 14 | Data Not Available | 12 | 53.4% |
| Bihar | 54 | Indian National Congress (I) | 30 | 51.9% |
| Delhi | 7 | Indian National Congress (I) | 6 | 64.9% |
| Goa | 2 | Indian National Congress (U) | 1 | 69.5% |
| Gujarat | 26 | Indian National Congress (I) | 25 | 55.4% |
| Haryana | 10 | Indian National Congress (I) | 5 | 64.8% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | Indian National Congress (I) | 4 | 58.7% |
| Karnataka | 28 | Indian National Congress (I) | 27 | 57.7% |
| Kerala | 20 | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 7 | 62.2% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 40 | Indian National Congress (I) | 35 | 51.8% |
| Maharashtra | 48 | Indian National Congress (I) | 39 | 56.8% |
| Manipur | 2 | Communist Party Of India | 1 | 81.7% |
| Meghalaya | 2 | Data Not Available | 1 | 51.2% |
| Mizoram | 1 | Independent | 1 | 56.1% |
| Nagaland | 1 | Independent | 1 | 63.9% |
| Pondicherry | 1 | Indian National Congress (I) | 1 | 80.4% |
| Punjab | 13 | Indian National Congress (I) | 12 | 62.7% |
| Rajasthan | 25 | Indian National Congress (I) | 18 | 54.7% |
| Sikkim | 1 | Sikkim Janata Parishad | 1 | 44.7% |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | Indian National Congress (I) | 20 | 66.8% |
| Tripura | 2 | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 2 | 80.0% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 85 | Indian National Congress (I) | 51 | 50.0% |
| West Bengal | 42 | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 28 | 70.6% |