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Closest Lok Sabha contests in 1980

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Historical election results Official outcomes as published by the Election Commission of India, compiled by third parties and not verified by VotingBharat.com. Data sources

Narrowest winning margins
MarginConstituencyYearWinnerRunner-up
77Deoria Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Ramayan Rai (INC(I))Ramdhari Shastri (JNP(S))
158Faridabad Haryana1980Tayyab Hussain (INC(I))Khurshed Ahmed (JNP)
1,255Saharsa Bihar (1947-1999)1980Kamal Nath Jha (INC(I))Vinayak Pd. Yadav (JNP(S))
1,305Raiganj West Bengal1980Golam Yazdani (INC(I))Abdul Hafiz (CPM)
1,710Bareilly Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Nisar Yar Khan (JNP(S))Ram Singh Khanna (INC(I))
1,900Balia Bihar (1947-1999)1980Surya Narayan Singh (CPI)Chandrabhanu Devi (INC(I))
2,295Ambala Haryana1980Suraj Bhan (JNP)Som Nath (INC(I))
2,435Arunachal East Arunachal Pradesh1980Sobeng Tayeng (INC(I))Bakin Pertin (PPA)
2,502Ernakulam Kerala1980Xavier Varghese Arakal (INC(I))Henry Austin (INC(U))
2,683Mandsaur Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Bhanwarlal Rajmal Nahata (INC(I))Laxminarayan Pandey (JNP)
2,727Bangalore South Karnataka1980T.R. Shamanna (JNP)D.P. Sharma (INC(I))
2,754Patan Gujarat1980Parmar Hiralal Ranchhoddas (INC(I))Chavda Khemchanbhai Somabhai (JNP)
2,763Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Azizulla (JNP(S))Raj Deo (INC(I))
2,949Lakshadweep Lakshadweep1980Muhammad Sayeed Padannatha (INC(U))Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam (JNP)
3,223Madhubani Bihar (1947-1999)1980Shafiqullah Ansari (INC(I))Bhogendra Jha (CPI)
3,331Vaishali Bihar (1947-1999)1980Kishroi Sinha (JNP)Laliteshwar Prasad Sahi (INC(I))
3,513Dumka Bihar (1947-1999)1980Shibu Siren (IND)Prithivi Chand Kisku (INC(I))
4,100South Delhi Delhi1980Charanjit Singh (West Friends Colony) (INC(I))Vijay Kumar Malhotra (JNP)
4,330Muvattupuzha Kerala1980George Joseph (Baby Mundackal) (IND)George J. Mathew (KEC)
4,355Arunachal West Arunachal Pradesh1980Prem Khandu Thungon (INC(I))Kuru Hasang (PPA)
4,684Jaipur Rajasthan1980Satish Chandra Agarwal (JNP)Dinesh Chnadra Swami (INC(I))
5,045New Delhi Delhi1980Atal Bihari Vajpayee (JNP)C.M. Stephen (INC(I))
5,080Vidisha Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Pratapbhanu Krishnagopal (INC(I))Raghavji (JNP)
5,247Tarn Taran Punjab1980Lehna Singh (SAD)Gurdial Singh Dhillon (INC(I))
5,291Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Jainul Bashar (INC(I))Sarjoo Pandey (CPI)
5,375Kottayam Kerala1980Skaria Thomas (KEC)K.M. Chandy (INC(I))
5,402Hapur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Anwar (JNP(S))Prem Mohan (INC(I))
5,506Motihari Bihar (1947-1999)1980Kamla Mishra Madhukar (CPI)Prabhawati Gupta (INC(I))
5,605Jhalawar Rajasthan1980Chatur Bhuj (JNP)Brijraj Singh (INC(I))
5,743Kendrapara Odisha1980Bijoynanda Patanaik (JNP(S))Gaya Chandra Bhuyan (INC(I))
5,759Nagaland Nagaland1980Chingwang (IND)Rano M. Shaiza (UDF)
6,052Ladakh Jammu & Kashmir1980Phuntsog Namgyal (IND)Kacho Habib Ullah Khan (JKN)
6,063Chirayinkil Kerala1980A. A. Rahim (INC(I))Vayalar Ravi (INC(U))
6,110Farrukhabad Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Daya Ram Shakya (JNP)Siya Ram Gangwar (INC(I))
6,220Kota Rajasthan1980Krishan Kumar Goyal (JNP)Brij Suinder (INC(I))
6,259Shahjahanpur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Kr. Jatendra Prasad (INC(I))Satya Pal Singh (JNP(S))
6,296Ghosi Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Jharkhande (CPI)Kalpnath (INC(I))
6,612Sivakasi Tamil Nadu1980Sourdararajan N. (ADK)Jayalakshimi V. (INC(I))
7,033Idukki Kerala1980M.M. Lawrence (CPM)T.S. John (IND)
7,615Sangrur Punjab1980Gurcharan Singh (INC(I))Surjit Singh (SAD)
7,892Jhunjhunu Rajasthan1980Bhim Singh (JNP)Sumitra Singh (INC(U))
8,072Dausa Rajasthan1980Nawal Kishore Sharma (INC(I))Nathu Singh (JNP)
8,118Delhi Sadar Delhi1980Jagdish Tytler (INC(I))Kanwar Lal Gupta (JNP)
8,340Etah Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Malik Mohd. Mishir A.Khan (INC(I))Mahadipak Singh (JNP)
8,361Shajapur Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Fulchand Verma (JNP)Ram Bhajan Gausar (INC(I))
8,781Chapra Bihar (1947-1999)1980Satyadeo Singh (JNP)Lallu Prasad (JNP(S))
8,949Arrah Bihar (1947-1999)1980Chandradeo Prasad Verma (JNP(S))Imamul Hai Khan (JNP)
9,190Bilhaur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Ram Narain Tripathi (INC(I))Raghunath Singh (JNP)
9,383Lalganj Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Chhagur (JNP(S))Ramdhan (JNP)
9,652Asansol West Bengal1980Ananda Gopal Mukhopadhya (INC(I))Robin Sen (CPM)
9,811Bombay North Central Maharashtra1980Pramila Madhu Dandvate (JNP)Hoshing Vasantrao (INC(I))
9,890Churu Rajasthan1980Daulat Ram Saran (JNP(S))Alam Ali Khan (JNP)
9,934Budaun Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Mohammad Asrar Ahmad (INC(I))Brij Pal Singh (JNP(S))
10,036Bhind Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Kalicharan Sharma (INC(I))Rama Shankar Singh (JNP(S))
10,275Thane Maharashtra1980Mhalgi Ramchandra Kashinath (JNP)Hegde Prabhakar Madhavrao (INC(I))
10,457Jamshedpur Bihar (1947-1999)1980Rudra Pratap Sarangi (JNP)V.G. Gopal (INC(I))
10,467Moradabad Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Ghulam Mohammad Khan (JNP(S))Naubat Ram (INC(I))
10,562Bijapur Karnataka1980Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna (INC(I))Khed Ningappa Siddappa (JNP)
10,674Nagapattinam Tamil Nadu1980Karunanithi-Thazhai (DMK)Murugayan K. (CPI)
10,781Junagadh Gujarat1980Patel Mohanlal Laljibhai (INC(I))Shah Virendrakumar Jeewanlal (JNP)
11,220Machhlishahr Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Sheo Sharan Verma (JNP(S))Nageshwar Dwivedi (INC(I))
11,326Ujjain Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Satyanarayan Jatiya (JNP)Sujjan Singh Vishnar (INC(I))
11,946Inner Manipur Manipur1980Ngangom Mohendra (CPI)Nirngthoujam Benoy Singh (INC(I))
12,088Palghat Kerala1980V.S. Vijaya Raghavan (INC(I))T. Sivadasa Menon (CPM)
12,259Bharatpur Rajasthan1980Rajesh Pilot (INC(I))Nathi Singh (JNP(S))
12,759Malda West Bengal1980Abdul Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Chawdhury (INC(I))Dinesh Chandra Joarder (CPM)
13,580Dadra And Nagar Haveli Dadra Nagar Haveli1980Mahala Ramji Potla (INC(I))Gond Devaji Raju (JNP)
13,602Bhopal Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Shankardayal Sharma (INC(I))Arif Beg (JNP)
13,717Chail Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Ram Nihore Rakesh (INC(I))B.L. Shailesh (JNP(S))
13,875Gobichettipalayam Tamil Nadu1980Chinnasamy G. (ADK)Thiruvankadam N.R. (INC(I))
13,983Saidpur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Rajnath Sonkar Shastri (JNP(S))Ram Sagar (JNP)
14,185Pratapgarh Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Ajit Pratap Singh (INC(I))Jai Singh (JNP(S))
14,800Parvathipuram Andhra Pradesh (historical key)1980K.C.Suryanarayana Deo Vyricherla (INC(U))Narsimha Rao Viswasrai (INC(I))
15,050Bastar Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Laxman Karma (INC(I))Samaruram Pargania (JNP)
15,170Bombay South Maharashtra1980Rajda Ratasinh Gokuldas (JNP)Deora Murli Sitaram (INC(I))
15,306Dhanbad Bihar (1947-1999)1980A. K. Roy (IND)Yogeshwar Prasad 'Yogesh' (INC(I))
15,599Siwan Bihar (1947-1999)1980M. Yusuf (INC(I))Mrityunjay Prasad Verma (JNP)
15,641Bara Banki Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Ram Kinkar (JNP(S))Baijnath Kureel (INC(I))
15,735Pollachi Tamil Nadu1980Dhandapani C.T. (DMK)Natarajan M.A.M. (ADK)
15,767Sambhal Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Bijendra Pal Singh (INC(I))Shanti Devi (JNP(S))
15,954Salempur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Ram Nagina Misra (INC(I))Ram Naresh Kushwaha (JNP(S))
15,988Mandla Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Chhotelal Sonu (INC(I))Shyamlal Dhurve (JNP)
16,002Robertsganj Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Ram Pyare Panika (INC(I))Ram Nihore Ram (JNP(S))
16,099Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu1980V.N. Swamynathan (INC(I))Kuzha Chellaiya (ADK)
16,141Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Hari Kesh Bahadur (INC(I))Deep Narain Yadav (JNP(S))
16,415Agra Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Nihal Singh (INC(I))Adi Ram Singhal (JNP)
16,434Jalaun Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Nathuram Shakyawar (INC(I))Ram Sewak (JNP(S))
16,808Singhbhum Bihar (1947-1999)1980Bagun Sumbrui (JNP)Theodore Bodra (INC(I))
17,009Bathinda Punjab1980Hakam Singh (INC(I))Dhanna Singh (SAD)
17,235Chandni Chowk Delhi1980Bhiku Ram Jain (INC(I))Sikandar Bakht (JNP)
17,978Aligarh Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Indra Kumari (JNP(S))Ghan Shyam Singh (INC(I))
18,161Darjeeling West Bengal1980Ananda Pathak (CPM)K.B. Chettri (INC(I))
18,606Silchar Assam1980Santosh Mohan Dev (Rana Dev) (INC(I))Rashida Haque Chaudhury (INC(U))
19,287Alwar Rajasthan1980Ram Singh Yadav (INC(I))Ramji Lal Yadav (JNP)
19,395Rosera Bihar (1947-1999)1980Baleshwar Ram (INC(I))Ram Sewak Hazari (JNP(S))
19,428Mehsana Gujarat1980Chaudhary Motibhai Ranchhodbhai (JNP)Raval Narendrakumar Mohanlal (INC(I))
19,879Khunti Bihar (1947-1999)1980Nirel Enem Horo (JKD)Karia Munda (JNP)
19,882Periyakulam Tamil Nadu1980Natarajan Cumbum N. (DMK)Ramasamy S. (ADK)
19,941Khalilabad Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)1980Krishna Chandra Pandey (INC(I))Brij Bhushan (JNP(S))
20,118Sikkim Sikkim1980Pahal Man Subba (SJP)R.C. Paudyal (SCR)
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VotingBharat.com. "Closest Lok Sabha contests in 1980." https://votingbharat.com/insights/closest/lok-sabha/1980/ (accessed 23 October 2026). Data: Election Commission of India via IndiaVotes.com.