1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
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All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.33% (Decrease 1.04%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Darbara Singh Harchand Singh Longowal
Party INC SAD CPI
Leader's seat Nakodar (won) Muktsar (won) -
Seats won 63 37 9
Seat change Increase 46 Decrease 21 Increase 2
Popular vote 2,825,827 1,683,266 403,718
Percentage 45.19% 26.92% 6.46%
Swing Increase 11.6% Decrease 4.5% Decrease 0.2%
CM before election

President's rule

 Elected CM

Darbara Singh
INC

In the 1980 elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, the Congress party achieved an overall majority.