1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1980
39 (of 542) seats to the Lok Sabha
Registered	28,113,893
Turnout	66.76% 0.37%
	1980 Election map (by constituencies); Green = INC(I)+ and Blue = JP+

The 1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu saw elections for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (Indira) and its ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who won 37 out of 39 seats. Many observers considered it an upset defeat^[1] for the ruling state party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and its general secretary M. G. Ramachandran, which only won 2 seats—Gobichettipalayam and Sivakasi. Prior to the election, INC leader Indira Gandhi had formed an alliance with the DMK, resulting in an important part of her victory in the nationwide election that returned her to the office of Prime Minister of India.

Seat Allotment

Congress Front

No.		Leader	Seats
1.	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi	22
2.	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. Karunanidhi	16
3.	Indian Union Muslim League		1

Janata Alliance

No.		Leader	Seats
1.	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. G. Ramachandran	24
2.	Janata Party	P. Ramachandran	9
3.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	G. Ramakrishnan	3
4.	Communist Party of India	Tha.Pandian	3

Voting and results

Alliance			Popular Vote	Percentage	Swing	Seats won	Seat Change
	DMK+	Indian National Congress (Indira)	5,821,411	31.62%	9.35%	20	6
		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	4,236,537	23.01%	4.40%	16	14
		Independent	232,567	1.26%		1
		Total	10,290,515	55.89%	15.01%	37	21
	AIADMK+	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	4,674,064	25.38%	4.66%	2	15
		Janata Party	1,465,782	7.96%	9.71%	0	3
		Communist Party of India	660,940	3.59%	1.01%	0	3
		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	591,869	3.21%	1.65%	0
		Total	7,392,655	40.14%	13.73%	2	21
	Janata Party (Secular)		98,729	0.54%	new party	0	new party
	Indian National Congress (Urs)		41,671	0.23%	new party	0	new party
	Republican Party of India		9,497	0.05%	0.03%	0
	Independents		579,677	3.15%	2.07%	0
Total			18,412,744	100.00%		39
Valid Votes			18,412,744	98.11%
Invalid Votes			355,074	1.89%
Total Votes			18,767,818	100.00%
Registered Voters/Turnout			28,113,893	66.76%	0.37%

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was part of an alliance with Indira Congress in 1977, while the DMK is in alliance with them for the 1980 election

List of Elected MPs

Constituency	Winner		Margin	Runner-up^a
Madras North	G. Lakshmanan	DMK	99,318	M. S. Abdul Khader	AIADMK
Madras Central	A. Kalanidhi	DMK	105,049	P. Ramachandran	JP
Madras South	R. Venkataraman	INC(I)	120,362	E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath	AIADMK
Sriperumbudur	T. Nagaratnam	DMK	82,777	S. Jaganathan	AIADMK
Chengalpattu	Era. Anbarasu	INC(I)	110,016	R. Mohanarangam	AIADMK
Arakkonam	A. M. Velu	INC(I)	117,361	A. M. Raghunathan	AIADMK
Vellore	A. K. A. Abdul Samad	IUML	79,546	V. Dhandayuthapani	JP
Tiruppattur	S. Murugaiyan	DMK	115,361	M. Panduranganr	AIADMK
Vandavasi	D. Pattuswamy Mudaliar	INC(I)	127,154	C. A. Venugopal Gounder	AIADMK
Tindivanam	S. S. Ramasamy Padayachi	INC(I)	156,898	V. Munusamy Thirukkuralar	AIADMK
Cuddalore	R. Muthukumaran	INC(I)	108,651	Aravinda Pala Pajanor	AIADMK
Chidambaram	V. Kulandaivelu	DMK	138,725	S. Mahalingam	CPI(M)
Dharmapuri	K. Arjunan	DMK	66,871	G. Bhuvarahan	JP
Krishnagiri	Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy	INC(I)	100,511	V. Rajagopal	AIADMK
Rasipuram	B. Devarajan	INC(I)	59,872	S. Anbalagan	AIADMK
Salem	C. Palaniappan	DMK	26,258	P. Kamnan	AIADMK
Tiruchengode	M. Kandaswamy	DMK	21,218	R. Kolandaivelu	AIADMK
Nilgiris	R. Prabhu	INC(I)	85,743	T. T. S. Thippiah	JP
Gobichettipalayam	G. Chinnasamy	AIADMK	13,875	N. R. Thiruvenkadam	INC(I)
Coimbatore	Ram Mohan	DMK	56,109	Parvathi Krishnan	CPI
Pollachi	C. T. Dhandapani	DMK	15,735	M. A. M. Natarajan	AIADMK
Palani	A. Senapathi Gounder	INC(I)	59,568	P. S. K. Lakhmipathy Raju	JP
Dindigul	K. Maya Thevar	DMK	26,746	V. Rajan Chellappa	AIADMK
Madurai	A. G. Subburaman	INC(I)	69,195	A. Balasubramanyam	CPI(M)
Periyakulam	Cumbum N. Natarajan	DMK	19,882	S. Ramasamy	AIADMK
Karur	S. A. Dorai Sebastian	INC(I)	74,143	K. Kanagaraj	AIADMK
Tiruchirappalli	N. Selvaraj	DMK	73,599	T. K. Rangarajan	CPI(M)
Perambalur	K. B. S. Mani	INC(I)	99,172	S. Thangaraju	AIADMK
Mayiladuthurai	Kudanthai N. Ramalingam	INC(I)	92,005	S. Govindasamy	JP
Nagapattinam	M. Thazhai Karunanithi	DMK	10,674	K. Murugayan	CPI
Thanjavur	S. Singaravadivel	INC(I)	44,539	K. Thangamuthu	AIADMK
Pudukkottai	V. N. Swaminathan	INC(I)	16,099	Kuzha Chellaya	AIADMK
Sivaganga	R. V. Swaminathan	INC(I)	134,561	D. Pandian	CPI
Ramanathapuram	M. S. K. Sathyendran	DMK	84,133	P. Anbalagan	AIADMK
Sivakasi	N. Soundararajan	AIADMK	6,612	V. Jayalakshmi	INC(I)
Tirunelveli	D. S. A. Sivaprakasam	DMK	59,962	V. Arunachalam	AIADMK
Tenkasi	M. Arunachalam	INC(I)	108,316	S. Rajagopalan	JP
Tiruchendur	K. T. Kosalram	INC	113,819	N. Soundarapandian	JP
Nagercoil	N. Dennis	INC(I)	38,408	P. Vijayaraghavan	JP

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Cabinet Ministers

Minister	Party	Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha	Portfolios
R. Venkataraman	INC	Madras South	Ministry of Finance

References

^ "From the archives: Why is 1980 Tamil Nadu Assembly election worthy of note?". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

Bibliography

Volume I, 1980 Indian general election, 7th Lok Sabha

External links

[1] "From the archives: Why is 1980 Tamil Nadu Assembly election worthy of note?". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

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