1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election: Difference between revisions

1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly; 59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	64.33% ( 1.04%)
Chief Minister before election; President's rule;	Elected Chief Minister ; Darbara Singh; INC

Revision as of 02:06, 7 December 2021

In the 1980 elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, the Congress party achieved an overall majority.


Party	contested	Seats won	change in seats	popular vote	%
Indian National Congress	117	63	46	28,25,827	45.19%
Shiromani Akali Dal	73	37	21	16,83,266	26.92%
Communist Party of India	18	9	2	4,03,718	6.46%
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	13	5	3	2,53,985	4.06%
Bharatiya Janata Party	41	1	(new)	4,05,106	6.48%
Independents	376	2		4,07,799	6.52%
Others	84	0	-	2,73,215	4.36%
Total	722	117		62,52,916

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