1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
In the 1980 elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, the Congress party achieved an overall majority.
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All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly 59 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 64.33% ( 1.04%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1980[1] | ||||||
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| Party | contested | Seats won | change in seats | popular vote | % | |
| Indian National Congress | 117 | 63 |  46
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28,25,827 | 45.19% | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 73 | 37 | 21
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16,83,266 | 26.92% | |
| Communist Party of India | 18 | 9 | 2
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4,03,718 | 6.46% | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 13 | 5 | 3
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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 | |||
References
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1980, Elections.in.