Tamil Nadu 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) 20
- DMK 16
- ADK 2
- IND 1
| Party | Seats | Seat share | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | 20 | 51.3% | 57.64% |
| DMK | 16 | 41% | 55.27% |
| ADK | 2 | 5.1% | 47.99% |
| IND | 1 | 2.6% | 55.11% |
Vote share (share of votes) and seat share (share of seats) are different measures.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arakkonam | Velu A.M. | INC(I) | 117,361 | 66.7% |
| Chengalpattu | Anbarasu Era | INC(I) | 110,016 | 71.8% |
| Chidambaram (SC) | Kulandaivelu V. | DMK | 138,725 | 70.1% |
| Coimbatore | Ram Mohan Alias Era Mohan R. | DMK | 56,109 | 66.1% |
| Cuddalore | Muthukumaran R. | INC(I) | 108,651 | 65.6% |
| Dharmapuri | Arjunan K. | DMK | 66,871 | 55.4% |
| Dindigul | Maya Thevar K. | DMK | 26,746 | 63.6% |
| Gobichettipalayam (SC) | Chinnasamy G. | ADK | 13,875 | 64.1% |
| Karur | Dorai Sebastian S.A. | INC(I) | 74,134 | 67.4% |
| Krishnagiri | Ramamurthy K. | INC(I) | 100,511 | 55.2% |
| Madras Central | Kalanidhi A. | DMK | 105,049 | 67.9% |
| Madras North (SC) | Lakshmanan G. | DMK | 99,318 | 71.3% |
| Madras South | Venkataraman R. | INC(I) | 120,362 | 68.1% |
| Madurai | Subburaman A.G. | INC(I) | 69,195 | 67.6% |
| Mayiladuturai (SC) | Kudanthai Ramalingam N. | INC(I) | 92,005 | 77.0% |
| Nagapattinam (SC) | Karunanithi-Thazhai | DMK | 10,674 | 80.9% |
| Nagercoil | Dennis, N. | INC(I) | 38,408 | 55.9% |
| Nilgiris (SC) | Prabhu R. | INC(I) | 85,743 | 66.4% |
| Palani | Sanapathi Goundar A. | INC(I) | 59,568 | 57.8% |
| Perambalur | Mani K.B.S. | INC(I) | 99,172 | 70.6% |
| Periyakulam | Natarajan Cumbum N. | DMK | 19,882 | 68.8% |
| Pollachi | Dhandapani C.T. | DMK | 15,735 | 65.8% |
| Pudukkottai | V.N. Swamynathan | INC(I) | 16,099 | 80.7% |
| Ramanathapuram | Sathiyendran M.S.K. | DMK | 84,133 | 67.1% |
| Rasipuram | Devarajan B. | INC(I) | 59,872 | 60.1% |
| Salem | Palaniappan C. | DMK | 26,258 | 68.1% |
| Sivaganga | Swaminathan R.V. | INC(I) | 134,561 | 70.9% |
| Sivakasi | Sourdararajan N. | ADK | 6,612 | 68.4% |
| Sriperumbudur | Nagaratnam T. | DMK | 82,777 | 62.6% |
| Tenkasi (SC) | Arunachalam M. | INC(I) | 108,316 | 65.9% |
| Thanjavur | Singaravadivel S. | INC(I) | 44,539 | 77.6% |
| Tindivanam | Ramaswamy Padayatchi S.S. | INC(I) | 156,898 | 63.4% |
| Tiruchendur | Kosalram K. T. | INC(I) | 113,819 | 63.3% |
| Tiruchengode | Kandaswamy M. | DMK | 21,218 | 61.6% |
| Tiruchirappalli | Selvaraju N. | DMK | 73,599 | 71.9% |
| Tirunelveli | Sivaprakasam D.S.A. | DMK | 59,962 | 67.7% |
| Tiruppattur | Murugian S. | DMK | 115,361 | 64.7% |
| Vandavasi | Pattuswamy D. | INC(I) | 127,154 | 65.5% |
| vellore | Abdul Samad A.K.A. | IND | 79,546 | 60.8% |