1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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All 320 assembly constituencies
161 seats needed for a majority
Registered25,349,898
Turnout49.03%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Arjun Singh Sunderlal Patwa
Party INC BJP
Leader's seat Churhat Sehore
Last election 84 New
Seats after 246 60
Seat change Increase162
Popular vote 57,41,077 36,65,201
Percentage 47.52% 31.38%
Chief Minister before election

President's Rule

 Elected Chief Minister

Arjun Singh
INC

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in May 1980. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Arjun Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.[1]

After the 1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the number of constituencies in Madhya Pradesh was increased to 320, following the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[2][3] 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]

  1. ^ "मध्‍यप्रदेश के माननीय मुख्‍यमंत्रियों/सदन का नेता की सूची" [List of the honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]. mpvidhansabha.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1980". elections.in. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Gandhi tightening grip over 9 states". Observer-Reporter. 18 February 1980. Retrieved 16 Aug 2024.