1980 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1980 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election

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All 425 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 213 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.13%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader V. P. Singh[1] Charan Singh Party INC JP(S) INC(U) Alliance Indian National Congress+ Janata Party (Secular)+ Indian National Congress (U)+ Leader's seat Tindwari Last election 47 New New Seats won 309 [2] 59 13 Seat change 262 New New Popular vote 9,720,767 5,554,778 1,648,406 Percentage 37.65% 21.51% 6.38% Swing 5.74% New New   Fourth party   Party BJP Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party+ Last election New Seats won 11 Seat change New Popular vote 2,777,731 Percentage 10.76% Swing New
Chief Minister before election President's Rule Elected Chief Minister V. P. Singh Indian National Congress

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in May 1980. The Indian National Congress remained the largest party, winning 309 ^[3] of the 425 seats.

The elections were held after President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ordered the imposition of President's rule in the state on the advice of the Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry, which acted on basis that the victory of the Indian National Congress in the 1980 Indian general election proved that the state government no longer reflected the will of the pepule.^[4] These outset Banarasi Das-led Janata Party Government. Das joined Charan Singh's Janata Party (Secular) following the split in the Janata party.