1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1980.

These were the elections to the legislative assembly having 320 seats in undivided Madhya Pradesh.[1]

1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

All 320 assembly constituencies 161 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	49.03%
Leader Arjun Singh Sunderlal Patwa Party INC BJP Leader since Churhat Sehore Last election 84 New Seats after 246 60 Seat change 162 Popular vote 57,41,077 36,65,201 Percentage 47.52% 31.38%
Chief Minister before election President's Rule Elected Chief Minister Arjun Singh INC

Madhya Pradesh Result

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SN	Party	Seats Contested	Seats won	Seats Changed	% Votes
1	Indian National Congress (I)	320	246		47.52%
2	Bharatiya Janata Party	310	60		30.34%
3	Communist Party of India	46	2		1.50%
4	Janata Party	124	2		2.88%
5	Janata Party (Secular)	204	1		4.82%
6	Republican Party of India (Khobragade)	13	1		0.33%
6	Independent	288	8		10.26%
	Total		320

References

1. "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1980". elections.in. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
2. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Madhya Pradesh, Chief Electoral Officer. Retrieved 9 December 2020.