1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

For State Assembly election, see 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.
Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1980
January 1980
39 (of 542) seats to the Lok Sabha
Registered28,113,893
Turnout66.76% 0.37%
  First party Second party
 
Leader M. Karunanidhi M. G. Ramachandran
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance Congress Alliance Janata alliance+LF
Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 37 2
Seat change 21 21
Popular vote 10,290,515 7,392,655
Percentage 55.89% 40.14%
Swing 15.01% 13.73%
1980 Election map (by constituencies)
Green = INC(I)+ and Blue = JP+
Seat wise Result
Prime Minister before election

Charan Singh
JP(S)

Elected Prime Minister

Indira Gandhi
INC(I)

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.

Seat Allotment

Congress Front

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Indian National Congress Indira Gandhi 22
2. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi 16
3. Indian Union Muslim League 1

Janata Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. G. Ramachandran 24
2. Janata Party P. Ramachandran 9
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) A. Balasubramaniam 3
4. Communist Party of India P. Manickam 3

Voting and results

Alliance Party Popular Vote Percentage Swing Seats won Seat Change
DMK+ Indian National Congress (Indira) 5,821,411 31.62% 9.35% 20 6
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,236,537 23.01% 4.40% 16 14
Independent 232,567 1.26% 1
Total 10,290,515 55.89% 15.01% 37 21
AIADMK+ All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,674,064 25.38% 4.66% 2 15
Janata Party 1,465,782 7.96% 9.71% 0 3
Communist Party of India 660,940 3.59% 1.01% 0 3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 591,869 3.21% 1.65% 0
Total 7,392,655 40.14% 13.73% 2 21
Janata Party (Secular) 98,729 0.54% new party 0 new party
Indian National Congress (Urs) 41,671 0.23% new party 0 new party
Republican Party of India 9,497 0.05% 0.03% 0
Independents 579,677 3.15% 2.07% 0
Total 18,412,744 100.00% 39
Valid Votes 18,412,744 98.11%
Invalid Votes 355,074 1.89%
Total Votes 18,767,818 100.00%
Registered Voters/Turnout 28,113,893 66.76% 0.37%
  • 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

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 JP
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 IUML 79,546 V. Dhandayuthapani JP
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 CPI(M)
Dharmapuri K. Arjunan DMK 66,871 G. Bhuvarahan JP
Krishnagiri Vazhappady 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 JP
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 JP
Dindigul K. Maya Thevar DMK 26,746 V. Rajan Chellappa AIADMK
Madurai A. G. Subburaman INC(I) 69,195 A. Balasubramanyam CPI(M)
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 CPI(M)
Perambalur K. B. S. Mani INC(I) 99,172 S. Thangaraju AIADMK
Mayiladuthurai Kudanthai N. Ramalingam INC(I) 92,005 S. Govindasamy JP
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 JP
Tiruchendur K. T. Kosalram INC 113,819 N. Soundarapandian JP
Nagercoil N. Dennis INC(I) 38,408 P. Vijayaraghavan JP

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Cabinet Ministers

Minister Party Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha Portfolios
R. Venkataraman INC Madras South Ministry of Finance

See also

References

  1. ^ "From the archives: Why is 1980 Tamil Nadu Assembly election worthy of note?". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

Bibliography

Volume I, 1980 Indian general election, 7th Lok Sabha

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