1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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Elections to the 8th Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1980.
Constituencies[]
The elections were held for 147 constituencies, of which 22 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 34 for Scheduled Tribes and 91 unreserved.
Contesting parties[]
There are eight national parties CPI, INC(I), INC(U), BJP, JNP, CPM, and , Two stateparties FBL and RSP two registered unrecognised party JKD and SUC and some Independent Politiciantook part in this assembly election. Indian National Congress (I)[2] emerged as the winner by winning 118[3] seats. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik become the Chief Minister and Sarat Deb become the Leader of Opposition in the 8th Orissa Assembly.
Results[]
Political Party | Flag | Seats Contested |
Won | Net Change in seats |
% of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | Change in vote % | |
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Indian National Congress (I) | 147 | 118 | "NEW" | 80.27 | 30,37,487 | 47.78 | "NEW" | ||
Indian National Congress (U) | 98 | 2 | "NEW" | 1.36 | 4,46,818 | 10.49 | "NEW" | ||
Bharatiya Janata Party | 28 | 0 | NA | 0 | 86,421 | 7.09 | NA | ||
Communist Party of India | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3.57 | 2,33,971 | 2.72 | 3.4 | ||
Independent | 248 | 7 | N/A | 4.76 | 7,55,087 | 15.77 | N/A | ||
Total Seats | 147 ( 7) | Voters | 1,39,09,115 | Turnout | 65,49,074 (47.08%) |
References[]
- ^ "Chief Minister of Odisha". Cm.odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "Orissa 1980 - Orissa - Election Commission of India". Eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1980". Elections.in. 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "Orissa 1980". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
Categories:
- Odisha Legislative Assembly
- State Assembly elections in Odisha
- 1980 State Assembly elections in India