1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

1980 Bihar legislative assembly election

← 1977 31 May 1980 1985 →
324 seats to the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jagannath Mishra Ram Sundar Das Party INC Janata Party (Secular) Seats won 169 46 Popular vote 7,690,225 Percentage 34.20
Chief Minister before election President's rule Elected Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra INC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in 1980, to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly.^[1][2] After the elections, the Congress emerged as the largest party, and Jagannath Mishra was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Later, Chandrashekhar Singh became the Chief Minister from 14 August 1983 to 12 March 1985.

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 government no longer reflected the will of the pepule.^[3]