The 1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu saw elections for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (Indira) and its ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who won 37 out of 39 seats. Many observers considered it an upset defeat[ 1] for the ruling state party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , and its general secretary M. G. Ramachandran, which only won 2 seats—Gobichettipalayam and Sivakasi. Prior to the election, INC leader Indira Gandhi had formed an alliance with the DMK, resulting in an important part of her victory in the nationwide election that returned her to the office of Prime Minister of India.
Seat Allotment
Congress Front No. Party Election Symbol Leader Seats 1. Indian National Congress Indira Gandhi 22 2. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi 16 3. Indian Union Muslim League 1
Janata Alliance
Voting and results Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left Alliance Party Popular Vote Percentage Swing Seats won Seat Change DMK+ Indian National Congress (Indira) 5,821,411 31.62% 9.35% 20 6 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,236,537 23.01% 4.40% 16 14 Independent 232,567 1.26% 1 Total 10,290,515 55.89% 15.01% 37 21 AIADMK+ All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,674,064 25.38% 4.66% 2 15 Janata Party 1,465,782 7.96% 9.71% 0 3 Communist Party of India 660,940 3.59% 1.01% 0 3 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 591,869 3.21% 1.65% 0 Total 7,392,655 40.14% 13.73% 2 21 Janata Party (Secular) 98,729 0.54% new party 0 new party Indian National Congress (Urs) 41,671 0.23% new party 0 new party Republican Party of India 9,497 0.05% 0.03% 0 Independents 579,677 3.15% 2.07% 0 Total 18,412,744 100.00% 39 Valid Votes 18,412,744 98.11% Invalid Votes 355,074 1.89% Total Votes 18,767,818 100.00% Reigstered Voters/Turnout 28,113,893 66.76% 0.37%
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was part of an alliance with Indira Congress in 1977, while the DMK is in alliance with them for the 1980 election
List of Elected MPs Constituency Winner Party Margin Runner-upa Partya Madras North G. Lakshmanan DMK 99,318 M. S. Abdul Khader AIADMK Madras Central A. Kalanidhi DMK 105,049 P. Ramachandran JP Madras South R. Venkataraman INC(I) 120,362 E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath AIADMK Sriperumbudur T. Nagaratnam DMK 82,777 S. Jaganathan AIADMK Chengalpattu Era. Anbarasu INC(I) 110,016 R. Mohanarangam AIADMK Arakkonam A. M. Velu INC(I) 117,361 A. M. Raghunathan AIADMK Vellore A. K. A. Abdul Samad IUML 79,546 V. Dhandayuthapani JP Tiruppattur S. Murugaiyan DMK 115,361 M. Panduranganr AIADMK Vandavasi D. Pattuswamy Mudaliar INC(I) 127,154 C. A. Venugopal Gounder AIADMK Tindivanam S. S. Ramasamy Padayachi INC(I) 156,898 V. Munusamy Thirukkuralar AIADMK Cuddalore R. Muthukumaran INC(I) 108,651 Aravinda Pala Pajanor AIADMK Chidambaram V. Kulandaivelu DMK 138,725 S. Mahalingam CPI(M) Dharmapuri K. Arjunan DMK 66,871 G. Bhuvarahan JP Krishnagiri Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy INC(I) 100,511 V. Rajagopal AIADMK Rasipuram B. Devarajan INC(I) 59,872 S. Anbalagan AIADMK Salem C. Palaniappan DMK 26,258 P. Kamnan AIADMK Tiruchengode M. Kandaswamy DMK 21,218 R. Kolandaivelu AIADMK Nilgiris R. Prabhu INC(I) 85,743 T. T. S. Thippiah JP Gobichettipalayam G. Chinnasamy AIADMK 13,875 N. R. Thiruvenkadam INC(I) Coimbatore Ram Mohan DMK 56,109 Parvathi Krishnan CPI Pollachi C. T. Dhandapani DMK 15,735 M. A. M. Natarajan AIADMK Palani A. Senapathi Gounder INC(I) 59,568 P. S. K. Lakhmipathy Raju JP Dindigul K. Maya Thevar DMK 26,746 V. Rajan Chellappa AIADMK Madurai A. G. Subburaman INC(I) 69,195 A. Balasubramanyam CPI(M) Periyakulam Cumbum N. Natarajan DMK 19,882 S. Ramasamy AIADMK Karur S. A. Dorai Sebastian INC(I) 74,143 K. Kanagaraj AIADMK Tiruchirappalli N. Selvaraj DMK 73,599 T. K. Rangarajan CPI(M) Perambalur K. B. S. Mani INC(I) 99,172 S. Thangaraju AIADMK Mayiladuthurai Kudanthai N. Ramalingam INC(I) 92,005 S. Govindasamy JP Nagapattinam M. Thazhai Karunanithi DMK 10,674 K. Murugayan CPI Thanjavur S. Singaravadivel INC(I) 44,539 K. Thangamuthu AIADMK Pudukkottai V. N. Swaminathan INC(I) 16,099 Kuzha Chellaya AIADMK Sivaganga R. V. Swaminathan INC(I) 134,561 D. Pandian CPI Ramanathapuram M. S. K. Sathyendran DMK 84,133 P. Anbalagan AIADMK Sivakasi N. Soundararajan AIADMK 6,612 V. Jayalakshmi INC(I) Tirunelveli D. S. A. Sivaprakasam DMK 59,962 V. Arunachalam AIADMK Tenkasi M. Arunachalam INC(I) 108,316 S. Rajagopalan JP Tiruchendur K. T. Kosalram INC 113,819 N. Soundarapandian JP Nagercoil N. Dennis INC(I) 38,408 P. Vijayaraghavan JP
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu
Cabinet Ministers Minister Party Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha Portfolios R. Venkataraman INC Madras South Ministry of Finance
See also
References ^ "From the archives: Why is 1980 Tamil Nadu Assembly election worthy of note?". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021 .
Bibliography Volume I, 1980 Indian general election, 7th Lok Sabha
External links Website of Election Commission of India CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History