1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the 8th Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1980.
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Constituencies
The elections were held for 147 constituencies, of which 22 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 34 for Scheduled Tribes and 91 unreserved.
Contesting parties
There are eight national parties CPI, INC(I), INC(U), BJP, JNP, CPM, JNP(SC) and JNP(SR), Two stateparties FBL and RSP two registered unrecognised party JKD and SUC and some Independent Politiciantook part in this assembly election. Indian National Congress (I)[2] emerged as the winner by winning 118[3] seats. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik become the Chief Minister and Sarat Deb become the Leader of Opposition in the 8th Orissa Assembly.
Results
| Political Party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | Net Change in seats | % of Seats |
Votes | Vote % | Change in vote % | |
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| Indian National Congress (I) | 147 | 118 | "NEW" | 80.27 | 30,37,487 | 47.78 | "NEW" | ||
| Indian National Congress (U) | 98 | 2 | "NEW" | 1.36 | 4,46,818 | 10.49 | "NEW" | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 28 | 0 | NA | 0 | 86,421 | 7.09 | NA | ||
| Communist Party of India | 27 | 4 |  0 | 3.57 | 2,33,971 | 2.72 |  3.4 | ||
| Independent | 248 | 7 | N/A | 4.76 | 7,55,087 | 15.77 | N/A | ||
| Total Seats | 147 ( 7) | Voters | 1,39,09,115 | Turnout | 65,49,074 (47.08%) | ||||
References
- "Chief Minister of Odisha". Cm.odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- "Orissa 1980 - Orissa - Election Commission of India". Eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1980". Elections.in. 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- "Orissa 1980". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
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