1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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All 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
74 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Sarat Kumar Deb
Party Indian National Congress (I) JNP(SC)
Leader's seat Athagarh Aul
Seats won 118 13
Seat change Increase 87 New
Popular vote 30,37,487 12,38,745
Percentage 47.78 25.92
Swing Decrease 13.0 New
Chief Minister before election

Vacant
President's rule

Elected Chief Minister

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik[1]
Indian National Congress (I)

Elections to the 8th Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1980.

  1. ^ "Chief Minister of Odisha". Cm.odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-05-13.