Bihar (1947-1999) Lok Sabha 1980
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
Seats won
- INC(I) 30
- JNP 8
- JNP(S) 5
- INC(U) 4
- CPI 4
- IND 2
- JKD 1
| Party | Seats | Seat share | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | 30 | 55.6% | 44.78% |
| JNP | 8 | 14.8% | 39.72% |
| JNP(S) | 5 | 9.3% | 46.83% |
| INC(U) | 4 | 7.4% | 43.98% |
| CPI | 4 | 7.4% | 37.87% |
| IND | 2 | 3.7% | 35.89% |
| JKD | 1 | 1.9% | 36.44% |
Vote share (share of votes) and seat share (share of seats) are different measures.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araria (SC) | Dumar Lal Baitha | INC(I) | 62,824 | 55.8% |
| Arrah | Chandradeo Prasad Verma | JNP(S) | 8,949 | 50.3% |
| Aurangabad | Satyendra Narain Singh | JNP | 174,829 | 60.2% |
| Bagaha (SC) | Bhola Raut | INC(I) | 123,398 | 42.3% |
| Balia | Surya Narayan Singh | CPI | 1,900 | 54.5% |
| Banka | Chandra Shekhar Singh | INC(I) | 76,423 | 50.9% |
| Barh | Dharmvir Singh | INC(U) | 31,606 | 62.0% |
| Begusarai | Krishna Shahi | INC(I) | 172,723 | 59.4% |
| Bettiah | Kedar Pandey | INC(I) | 104,725 | 45.4% |
| Bhagalpur | Bhagwat Jha Azad | INC(I) | 76,685 | 54.8% |
| Bikramganj | Tapeshwar Singh | INC(I) | 21,386 | 56.0% |
| Buxar | K. K. Tiwari | INC(I) | 31,724 | 45.5% |
| Chapra | Satyadeo Singh | JNP | 8,781 | 51.7% |
| Chatra | Ranjit Singh | INC(I) | 45,586 | 41.8% |
| Darbhanga | Hari Nath Mishra | INC(I) | 58,201 | 64.7% |
| Dhanbad | A. K. Roy | IND | 15,306 | 48.9% |
| Dumka (ST) | Shibu Siren | IND | 3,513 | 48.1% |
| Gaya (SC) | Ramswaroop Ram | INC(I) | 33,927 | 55.0% |
| Giridih | Bindeshwari Dubey | INC(I) | 26,029 | 44.8% |
| Godda | Samin Udin | INC(I) | 30,342 | 50.1% |
| Gopalganj | Nagina Rai | INC(I) | 63,820 | 46.5% |
| Hajipur (SC) | Ram Vilas Paswan | JNP(S) | 145,839 | 61.1% |
| Hazaribagh | Kunwar Basant Narayan Singh | JNP | 29,364 | 39.3% |
| Jahanabad | Mahendara Prasad | INC(I) | 28,142 | 66.2% |
| Jamshedpur | Rudra Pratap Sarangi | JNP | 10,457 | 48.4% |
| Jhanjharpur | Dhanik Lal Mandal | JNP(S) | 45,483 | 65.6% |
| Katihar | Shah Tarique Anwar | INC(I) | 38,156 | 52.1% |
| Khagaria | Satish Pd. Singh | INC(I) | 53,769 | 59.3% |
| Khunti (ST) | Nirel Enem Horo | JKD | 19,879 | 35.7% |
| Kishanganj | Zamilur Rahman | INC(I) | 99,049 | 45.6% |
| Kodarma | Reet Lal Pd. Verma | JNP | 22,366 | 40.4% |
| Lohardaga (ST) | Kartik Oraon | INC(I) | 69,346 | 40.8% |
| Madhepura | Rajendra Pd. Yadav | INC(U) | 57,498 | 59.8% |
| Madhubani | Shafiqullah Ansari | INC(I) | 3,223 | 61.7% |
| Maharajganj | Krishna Pratap Singh | INC(I) | 30,932 | 43.1% |
| Monghyr | Devendra Prasad Yadav | INC(U) | 64,133 | 59.3% |
| Motihari | Kamla Mishra Madhukar | CPI | 5,506 | 47.0% |
| Muzaffarpur | George Farnandes | JNP(S) | 23,109 | 60.2% |
| Nalanda | Vijay Kumar Yadav | CPI | 62,601 | 64.2% |
| Nawada (SC) | Kunwar Ram | INC(I) | 56,187 | 52.0% |
| Palamau (SC) | Kamla Kumari | INC(I) | 45,340 | 40.8% |
| Patna | Ramavatar Shastri | CPI | 20,413 | 47.5% |
| Purnea | Madhuri Singh | INC(I) | 61,956 | 50.4% |
| Rajmahal (ST) | Seth Hemrem | INC(I) | 40,190 | 36.1% |
| Ranchi | Shiva Prasad Sahu | INC(I) | 38,126 | 40.7% |
| Rosera (SC) | Baleshwar Ram | INC(I) | 19,395 | 62.9% |
| Saharsa | Kamal Nath Jha | INC(I) | 1,255 | 62.1% |
| Samastipur | Ajit Kumar Mehta | JNP(S) | 86,524 | 55.9% |
| Sasaram (SC) | Jagjiwan Ram | JNP | 51,170 | 52.1% |
| Sheohar | Ram Dulari Singh | INC(I) | 51,392 | 53.1% |
| Singhbhum (ST) | Bagun Sumbrui | JNP | 16,808 | 29.9% |
| Sitamarhi | Baliram Bhagat | INC(U) | 32,249 | 57.8% |
| Siwan | M. Yusuf | INC(I) | 15,599 | 47.0% |
| Vaishali | Kishroi Sinha | JNP | 3,331 | 49.6% |