1980 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in May 1980, to elect members of the 200 constituencies in Rajasthan, India. The Indian National Congress (I) won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Jagannath Pahadia was appointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.[1]
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All 200 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 101 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 18,452,344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 51.06% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 200 constituencies.[2]
Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress (Indira) | 3,975,315 | 42.96 | 133 | New | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,721,321 | 18.60 | 32 | New | |
| Janata Party (Secular) | 883,926 | 9.55 | 7 | New | |
| Janata Party | 679,193 | 7.34 | 8 | New | |
| Indian National Congress (Urs) | 516,887 | 5.59 | 6 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 111,476 | 1.20 | 1 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of India | 89,382 | 0.97 | 1 | 0 | |
| Janata Party (Secular - Raj Narain) | 63,321 | 0.68 | 0 | New | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 1,558 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party of India | 55 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1,210,295 | 13.08 | 12 | +7 | |
| Total | 9,252,764 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 9,252,764 | 98.20 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 169,206 | 1.80 | |||
| Total votes | 9,421,970 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,452,344 | 51.06 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||
Elected Members
References
- "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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