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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1980

30 seats · 23 changed party since 1977

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Party standings

Puducherry Assembly Election, 1980 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 14 seatsIndian National Congress — 10 seatsJanata Party — 3 seatsIndependent — 2 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 1 seat1630of 30 seats
  • DMK14
  • INC10
  • JNP3
  • IND2
  • CPM1

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam1447%68,03027.7%15
INCIndian National Congress1033%58,68023.9%13
JNPJanata Party310%22,8929.3%9
INDIndependent27%26,00110.6%55
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)13%4,9442.0%2
AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam00%45,62318.6%18
CPICommunist Party of India00%13,5785.5%7
INCUINCU00%5,1712.1%9

+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Puducherry Assembly Election, 1980 · winner by seat

30 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 16

1980 · selected
Majority 16
DMK14INC10JNP3IND2CPM1
1977 · previous
Majority 16

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1977 → 1980

1977 1980· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
13.5
27.7
17.4
23.9
26.5
9.3
6.1
10.6
31.0
18.6
5.5
5.5
DMKINCJNPINDAIADMKCPI

Seat change

1980 seats minus 1977 seats

seats lostseats gained
DMK
3 → 14
+11
INC
2 → 10
+8
JNP
7 → 3
−4
IND
3 → 2
−1
CPM
0 → 1
+1
AIADMK
14 → 0
−14
CPI
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1977 → 1980

share lostshare gained
DMK
13.5% → 27.7%
+14.2%
INC
17.4% → 23.9%
+6.5%
IND
6.1% → 10.6%
+4.5%
INCU
0.0% → 2.1%
+2.1%
CPM
0.0% → 2.0%
+2.0%
AIADMK
31.0% → 18.6%
−12.4%
JNP
26.5% → 9.3%
−17.1%

Biggest DMK–AIADMK swings

Seats where the DMK-vs-AIADMK vote gap moved most, 1977 → 1980. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (DMK share − AIADMK share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward DMK; to the left, toward AIADMK.

toward AIADMKtoward DMK
Kuruvinatham
+72.2%
Ossudu
+65.9%
Muthialpet
+63.1%
Oupalam
+61.4%
Orleampeth
+60.6%
Mannadipeth
+59.8%
Raj Bhavan
+59.7%
Cotchery
+55.2%
Nellithope
+42.7%
Bahour
+39.9%
Cassicade
+35.2%
Ozhukarai
+30.4%

Closest races · 1980

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1980

30 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1977