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Turnout and NOTA: Lok Sabha 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

Turnout by election

Bar height = turnout (votes polled ÷ electors).

Highest turnout

Highest turnout, 1980
ConstituencyTurnout
Lakshadweep88.8%
Andaman And Nicobar Islands84.5%
Panskura84.0%
Outer Manipur82.2%
Inner Manipur81.2%
Nagapattinam80.9%
Pudukkottai80.7%
Tripura West80.6%
Pondicherry80.4%
Arambagh80.3%
Murshidabad80.3%
Krishnagar79.7%
Tamluk79.6%
Tripura East79.4%
Basirhat78.9%

Lowest turnout

Lowest turnout, 1980
ConstituencyTurnout
Koraput25.7%
Nowrangpur29.5%
Singhbhum29.9%
Keonjhar31.3%
Chail32.8%
Gonda35.2%
Khunti35.7%
Rajmahal36.1%
Bahraich36.8%
Misrikh37.0%
Bastar37.2%
Mayurbhanj37.2%
Mandla37.9%
Lucknow38.2%
Berhampur38.2%

Turnout by state

State turnout, 1980
StateTurnoutSeats
Lakshadweep88.8%1
Andaman Nicobar Islands84.5%1
Manipur81.7%2
Puducherry80.4%1
Tripura80.0%2
Dadra Nagar Haveli72.8%1
West Bengal70.6%42
Goa, Daman & Diu69.5%2
Arunachal Pradesh68.6%2
Tamil Nadu66.8%39
Delhi64.9%7
Haryana64.8%10
Chandigarh63.9%1
Nagaland63.9%1
Punjab62.7%13
Kerala62.2%20
Himachal Pradesh58.7%4
Karnataka57.7%28
Andhra Pradesh (historical key)56.9%42
Maharashtra56.8%48
Mizoram56.1%1
Gujarat55.4%26
Rajasthan54.7%25
Assam53.4%2
Bihar (1947-1999)51.9%54
Madhya Pradesh (1947-1999)51.8%40
Meghalaya51.2%1
Uttar Pradesh (1947-1999)50.0%85
Jammu & Kashmir48.1%6
Odisha46.3%21
Sikkim44.7%1

NOTA

None of the above, share of votes polled
YearNOTA votesShare
20146,000,1971.08%
20196,513,4761.06%
20246,372,2200.99%
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VotingBharat.com. "Turnout and NOTA: Lok Sabha 1980." https://votingbharat.com/insights/turnout/lok-sabha/1980/ (accessed 23 October 2026). Data: Election Commission of India via IndiaVotes.com.