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
Turnout57.13%
  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 Increase 262 New New
Popular vote 9,720,767 5,554,778 1,648,406
Percentage 37.65% 21.51% 6.38%
Swing Increase 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.

  1. ^ Chief Ministers. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Uttar Pradesh: A political history". 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "The last time Uttar Pradesh saw 300-plus victory, BJP was just born". Hindustan Times. 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Gandhi tightening grip over 9 states". Observer-Reporter. 18 February 1980. Retrieved 27 June 2013.