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Bihar Lok Sabha 1980

Results board · 54 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateBihar
Seats
54
Constituencies
Majority
28
Seats needed of 54
Electors
3.97Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
2.02Cr
51.0% of electors
Median turnout
50.4%
Median of 54 seats
INC lead
+2
Above majority · 30 − 28

[01]Seat matrix

54 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 54 seats: INC 30, JNP 8, JPS 5, INC(U) 4, CPI 4, IND 2, JKD 1. Majority line at 28 seats. Hemicycle of 54 seats: INC 30, JNP 8, JPS 5, INC(U) 4, CPI 4, IND 2, JKD 1. Majority line at 28 seats.
Majority · 28 of 54INC 30 · +2 above majority
INC 3055.6% Indian National Congress
JNP 814.8% Janata Party
JPS 59.3% Janta Party (SECULAR)
INC(U) 47.4% Indian National Congress (U)
CPI 47.4% Communist Party of India
IND 23.7% Independents
JKD 11.9% Jan Kranti Dal

[02]Vote share

Not in the source

The source carries no state-level vote share for Bihar 1980.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Saharsa was decided by 1,255 votes, the closest of 54 seats; Aurangabad had the widest margin, 1,74,829.

    min / max of margin over 54 seats with a recorded margin

  2. 4 seats were won by a margin under 1%; INC won 2 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 4 of 54 · INC 2

  3. In SC-reserved seats INC won 6 of 8 (75.0%), against 55.6% of all seats.

    6 ÷ 8 = 75.0% · 30 ÷ 54 = 55.6%

  4. Turnout ran from 28.7% in Singhbhum to 65.3% in Jahanabad; the median seat polled 50.4%.

    min / median / max over 54 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

54 of 54 seats carry a turnout
025507510050.4%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 2750.0% of seats
50–60 1833.3% of seats
60–70 916.7% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestSinghbhum28.7%
  • HighestJahanabad65.3%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

54 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Bihar Lok Sabha 1980, all 54 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 BagahaSC Bhola Raut Indian National Congress 2,81,814 1,23,398 43.8 41.6
02 Bettiah Kedar Pandey Indian National Congress 3,15,743 1,04,725 33.2 44.6
03 Motihari Kamla Mishra Madhukar Communist Party of India 3,36,055 5,506 1.6 46.2
04 Gopalganj Nagina Rai Indian National Congress 3,35,421 63,820 19.0 45.7
05 Siwan M. Yusuf Indian National Congress 3,33,772 15,599 4.7 46.4
06 Maharajganj Krishna Pratap Singh Indian National Congress 3,25,600 30,932 9.5 42.6
07 Chapra Satyadeo Singh Janata Party 3,88,636 8,781 2.3 50.9
08 HajipurSC Ram Vilas Paswan Janta Party (SECULAR) 4,61,213 1,45,839 31.6 60.6
09 Vaishali Kishroi Sinha Janata Party 3,64,471 3,331 0.9 48.8
10 Muzaffarpur George Farnandes Janta Party (SECULAR) 4,52,946 23,109 5.1 59.5
11 Sitamarhi Baliram Bhagat Indian National Congress (U) 4,64,937 32,249 6.9 57.1
12 Sheohar Ram Dulari Singh Indian National Congress 4,15,180 51,392 12.4 52.5
13 Madhubani Shafiqullah Ansari Indian National Congress 4,71,807 3,223 0.7 61.0
14 Jhanjharpur Dhanik Lal Mandal Janta Party (SECULAR) 4,55,571 45,483 10.0 65.0
15 Darbhanga Hari Nath Mishra Indian National Congress 4,68,351 58,201 12.4 64.0
16 RoseraSC Baleshwar Ram Indian National Congress 4,63,426 19,395 4.2 62.3
17 Samastipur Ajit Kumar Mehta Janta Party (SECULAR) 4,70,222 86,524 18.4 55.3
18 Barh Dharmvir Singh Indian National Congress (U) 4,79,125 31,606 6.6 61.4
19 Balia Surya Narayan Singh Communist Party of India 3,81,702 1,900 0.5 53.4
20 SaharsaCLOSEST Kamal Nath Jha Indian National Congress 4,91,714 1,255 0.3 61.2
21 Madhepura Rajendra Pd. Yadav Indian National Congress (U) 4,40,145 57,498 13.1 59.0
22 ArariaSC Dumar Lal Baitha Indian National Congress 3,83,911 62,824 16.4 54.6
23 Kishanganj Zamilur Rahman Indian National Congress 3,14,774 99,049 31.5 44.8
24 Purnea Madhuri Singh Indian National Congress 3,35,914 61,956 18.4 49.0
25 Katihar Shah Tarique Anwar Indian National Congress 3,12,405 38,156 12.2 51.0
26 RajmahalST Seth Hemrem Indian National Congress 2,22,165 40,190 18.1 35.3
27 DumkaST Shibu Siren Independent 2,98,721 3,513 1.2 46.3
28 Godda Samin Udin Indian National Congress 3,47,555 30,342 8.7 48.9
29 Banka Chandra Shekhar Singh Indian National Congress 3,44,705 76,423 22.2 49.9
30 Bhagalpur Bhagwat Jha Azad Indian National Congress 4,16,266 76,685 18.4 53.8
31 Khagaria Satish Pd. Singh Indian National Congress 4,15,633 53,769 12.9 58.2
32 Monger Devendra Prasad Yadav Indian National Congress (U) 4,64,377 64,133 13.8 58.4
33 Begusarai Krishna Shahi Indian National Congress 4,52,652 1,72,723 38.2 58.6
34 Nalanda Vijay Kumar Yadav Communist Party of India 5,17,792 62,601 12.1 63.3
35 Patna Ramavatar Shastri Communist Party of India 4,20,310 20,413 4.9 47.0
36 Arrah Chandradeo Prasad Verma Janta Party (SECULAR) 4,12,485 8,949 2.2 49.7
37 Buxar K. K. Tiwari Indian National Congress 3,54,286 31,724 9.0 44.7
38 SasaramSC Jagjiwan Ram Janata Party 3,84,770 51,170 13.3 51.2
39 Bikramganj Tapeshwar Singh Indian National Congress 4,35,503 21,386 4.9 55.3
40 AurangabadWIDEST Satyendra Narain Singh Janata Party 4,50,777 1,74,829 38.8 59.4
41 Jahanabad Mahendara Prasad Indian National Congress 5,63,543 28,142 5.0 65.3
42 NawadaSC Kunwar Ram Indian National Congress 4,36,973 56,187 12.9 51.4
43 GayaSC Ramswaroop Ram Indian National Congress 3,84,817 33,927 8.8 54.3
44 Chatra Ranjit Singh Indian National Congress 2,66,838 45,586 17.1 40.5
45 Kodarma Reet Lal Pd. Verma Janata Party 2,66,089 22,366 8.4 39.2
46 Giridih Bindeshwari Dubey Indian National Congress 2,97,520 26,029 8.8 43.6
47 Dhanbad A. K. Roy Independent 3,98,003 15,306 3.9 48.0
48 Hazaribagh Kunwar Basant Narayan Singh Janata Party 2,73,762 29,364 10.7 38.3
49 Ranchi Shiva Prasad Sahu Indian National Congress 2,75,488 38,126 13.8 39.7
50 Jamshedpur Rudra Pratap Sarangi Janata Party 3,14,166 10,457 3.3 47.3
51 SinghbhumST Bagun Sumbrui Janata Party 1,64,979 16,808 10.2 28.7
52 KhuntiST Nirel Enem Horo Jan Kranti Dal 2,03,867 19,879 9.8 34.3
53 LohardagaST Kartik Oraon Indian National Congress 2,50,759 69,346 27.7 39.3
54 PalamauSC Kamla Kumari Indian National Congress 2,67,301 45,340 17.0 39.7
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,74,829 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1980 · Bihar · 54 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesThe source has no state-level summary for this election

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