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The 1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu saw elections for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (Indira) and its ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who won 37 out of 39 seats. Many observers considered it an upset defeat[1] for the ruling state party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and its general secretary M. G. Ramachandran, which only won 2 seats—Gobichettipalayam and Sivakasi. Prior to the election, INC leader Indira Gandhi had formed an alliance with the DMK, resulting in an important part of her victory in the nationwide election that returned her to the office of Prime Minister of India.
Voting and results[edit]
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
Results by Alliance[edit]
- The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was part of an alliance with Indira Congress in 1977, while the DMK is in alliance with them for the 1980 election
List of Elected MPs[edit]
Constituency
|
Winner
|
Party
|
Margin
|
Runner-upa
|
Partya
|
Madras North
|
G. Lakshmanan
|
DMK
|
99,318
|
M. S. Abdul Khader
|
AIADMK
|
Madras Central
|
A. Kalanidhi
|
DMK
|
105,049
|
P. Ramachandran
|
JNP
|
Madras South
|
R. Venkataraman
|
INC(I)
|
120,362
|
E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath
|
AIADMK
|
Sriperumbudur
|
T. Nagaratnam
|
DMK
|
82,777
|
S. Jaganathan
|
AIADMK
|
Chengalpattu
|
Era. Anbarasu
|
INC(I)
|
110,016
|
R. Mohanarangam
|
AIADMK
|
Arakkonam
|
A. M. Velu
|
INC(I)
|
117,361
|
A. M. Raghunathan
|
AIADMK
|
Vellore
|
A. K. A. Abdul Samad
|
IND/IUML
|
79,546
|
V. Dhandayuthapani
|
JNP
|
Tiruppattur
|
S. Murugaiyan
|
DMK
|
115,361
|
M. Panduranganr
|
AIADMK
|
Vandavasi
|
D. Pattuswamy Mudaliar
|
INC(I)
|
127,154
|
C. A. Venugopal Gounder
|
AIADMK
|
Tindivanam
|
S. S. Ramasamy Padayachi
|
INC(I)
|
156,898
|
V. Munusamy Thirukkuralar
|
AIADMK
|
Cuddalore
|
R. Muthukumaran
|
INC(I)
|
108,651
|
Aravinda Pala Pajanor
|
AIADMK
|
Chidambaram
|
V. Kulandaivelu
|
DMK
|
138,725
|
S. Mahalingam
|
CPM
|
Dharmapuri
|
K. Arjunan
|
DMK
|
66,871
|
G. Bhuvarahan
|
JNP
|
Krishnagiri
|
K. Ramamurthy
|
INC(I)
|
100,511
|
V. Rajagopal
|
AIADMK
|
Rasipuram
|
B. Devarajan
|
INC(I)
|
59,872
|
S. Anbalagan
|
AIADMK
|
Salem
|
C. Palaniappan
|
DMK
|
26,258
|
P. Kamnan
|
AIADMK
|
Tiruchengode
|
M. Kandaswamy
|
DMK
|
21,218
|
R. Kolandaivelu
|
AIADMK
|
Nilgiris
|
R. Prabhu
|
INC(I)
|
85,743
|
T. T. S. Thippiah
|
JNP
|
Gobichettipalayam
|
G. Chinnasamy
|
AIADMK
|
13,875
|
N. R. Thiruvenkadam
|
INC(I)
|
Coimbatore
|
Ram Mohan
|
DMK
|
56,109
|
Parvathi Krishnan
|
CPI
|
Pollachi
|
C. T. Dhandapani
|
DMK
|
15,735
|
M. A. M. Natarajan
|
AIADMK
|
Palani
|
A. Senapathi Gounder
|
INC(I)
|
59,568
|
P. S. K. Lakhmipathy Raju
|
JNP
|
Dindigul
|
K. Maya Thevar
|
DMK
|
26,746
|
V. Rajan Chellappa
|
AIADMK
|
Madurai
|
A. G. Subburaman
|
INC(I)
|
69,195
|
A. Balasubramanyam
|
CPM
|
Periyakulam
|
Cumbum N. Natarajan
|
DMK
|
19,882
|
S. Ramasamy
|
AIADMK
|
Karur
|
S. A. Dorai Sebastian
|
INC(I)
|
74,143
|
K. Kanagaraj
|
AIADMK
|
Tiruchirappalli
|
N. Selvaraj
|
DMK
|
73,599
|
T. K. Rangarajan
|
CPM
|
Perambalur
|
K. B. S. Mani
|
INC(I)
|
99,172
|
S. Thangaraju
|
AIADMK
|
Mayiladuthurai
|
Kudanthai N. Ramalingam
|
INC(I)
|
92,005
|
S. Govindasamy
|
JNP
|
Nagapattinam
|
M. Thazhai Karunanithi
|
DMK
|
10,674
|
K. Murugayan
|
CPI
|
Thanjavur
|
S. Singaravadivel
|
INC(I)
|
44,539
|
K. Thangamuthu
|
AIADMK
|
Pudukkottai
|
V. N. Swaminathan
|
INC(I)
|
16,099
|
Kuzha Chellaya
|
AIADMK
|
Sivaganga
|
R. V. Swaminathan
|
INC(I)
|
134,561
|
D. Pandian
|
CPI
|
Ramanathapuram
|
M. S. K. Sathyendran
|
DMK
|
84,133
|
P. Anbalagan
|
AIADMK
|
Sivakasi
|
N. Soundararajan
|
AIADMK
|
6,612
|
V. Jayalakshmi
|
INC(I)
|
Tirunelveli
|
D. S. A. Sivaprakasam
|
DMK
|
59,962
|
V. Arunachalam
|
AIADMK
|
Tenkasi
|
M. Arunachalam
|
INC(I)
|
108,316
|
S. Rajagopalan
|
JNP
|
Tiruchendur
|
K. T. Kosalram
|
INC
|
113,819
|
N. Soundarapandian
|
JNP
|
Nagercoil
|
N. Dennis
|
INC(I)
|
38,408
|
P. Vijayaraghavan
|
JNP
|
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu[edit]
Cabinet Ministers[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
Volume I, 1980 Indian general election, 7th Lok Sabha
External links[edit]
Template:Tamil Nadu general elections