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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1980

Results board · 39 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateTamil Nadu
Seats
39
Constituencies
Majority
20
Seats needed of 39
Electors
2.81Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
1.88Cr
66.8% of electors
Median turnout
66.7%
Median of 39 seats
INC margin
0
Exactly at majority · 20 − 20

[01]Seat matrix

39 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 39 seats: INC 20, DMK 16, AIADMK 2, IND 1. Majority line at 20 seats. Hemicycle of 39 seats: INC 20, DMK 16, AIADMK 2, IND 1. Majority line at 20 seats.
Majority · 20 of 39INC 20 · at majority
INC 2051.3% Indian National Congress
DMK 1641.0% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
AIADMK 25.1% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
IND 12.6% Independents

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 31.6%20 seats · 51.3%
AIADMK 25.4%2 seats · 5.1%
DMK 23.0%16 seats · 41.0%
JNP 8.0%0 seats
CPI 3.6%0 seats
Others 8.4%1 seat · 2.6%

Vote share not published

  • IND1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 31.6% of votes into 51.3% of seats, a seat premium of 19.7 pp.

    20 ÷ 39 = 51.3% · 51.3 − 31.6 = +19.7

  2. AIADMK polled 25.4% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 2 seats (5.1%).

    2 ÷ 39 = 5.1% · 5.1 − 25.4 = −20.3

  3. Sivakasi was decided by 6,612 votes, the closest of 39 seats; Tindivanam had the widest margin, 1,56,898.

    min / max of margin over 39 seats with a recorded margin

  4. In SC-reserved seats INC won 3 of 7 (42.9%), against 51.3% of all seats.

    3 ÷ 7 = 42.9% · 20 ÷ 39 = 51.3%

  5. Turnout ran from 55.2% in Krishnagiri to 80.9% in Nagapattinam; the median seat polled 66.7%.

    min / median / max over 39 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

39 of 39 seats carry a turnout
025507510066.7%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 410.3% of seats
60–70 2564.1% of seats
70–80 820.5% of seats
≥ 80% 25.1% of seats
  • LowestKrishnagiri55.2%
  • HighestNagapattinam80.9%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

39 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1980, all 39 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Madras NorthSC Lakshmanan G. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,27,126 99,318 18.8 71.3
02 Madras Central Kalanidhi A. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,93,806 1,05,049 21.3 67.9
03 Madras South Venkataraman R. Indian National Congress 5,52,796 1,20,362 21.8 68.1
04 Sriperumbudur Nagaratnam T. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,51,190 82,777 18.3 62.6
05 Chengalpattu Anbarasu Era Indian National Congress 4,84,102 1,10,016 22.7 71.8
06 ArakkonamSC Velu A.M. Indian National Congress 4,68,113 1,17,361 25.1 66.7
07 Vellore Abdul Samad A.K.A. Independent 4,30,318 79,546 18.5 60.8
08 Tiruppattur Murugian S. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,44,712 1,15,361 25.9 64.7
09 Vandavasi Pattuswamy D. Indian National Congress 4,68,039 1,27,154 27.2 65.5
10 TindivanamWIDEST Ramaswamy Padayatchi S.S. Indian National Congress 4,55,048 1,56,898 34.5 63.4
11 Cuddalore Muthukumaran R. Indian National Congress 4,54,244 1,08,651 23.9 65.6
12 Chidambaram Kulandaivelu V. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,87,049 1,38,725 28.5 70.1
13 DharmapuriSC Arjunan K. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,84,635 66,871 17.4 55.4
14 Krishnagiri Ramamurthy K. Indian National Congress 3,62,269 1,00,511 27.7 55.2
15 Rasipuram Devarajan B. Indian National Congress 4,41,588 59,872 13.6 60.1
16 Salem Palaniappan C. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,70,633 26,258 5.6 68.1
17 Tiruchengode Kandaswamy M. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,47,419 21,218 3.9 61.6
18 Nilgiris Prabhu R. Indian National Congress 4,88,097 85,743 17.6 66.4
19 GobichettipalayamSC Chinnasamy G. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,34,266 13,875 3.2 64.1
20 Coimbatore Ram Mohan Alias Era Mohan R. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,18,780 56,109 10.8 66.1
21 Pollachi Dhandapani C.T. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,64,211 15,735 3.4 65.8
22 Palani Sanapathi Goundar A. Indian National Congress 4,40,801 59,568 13.5 57.8
23 Dindigul Maya Thevar K. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,81,438 26,746 5.6 63.6
24 Madurai Subburaman A.G. Indian National Congress 5,33,277 69,195 13.0 67.6
25 Periyakulam Natarajan Cumbum N. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,06,263 19,882 3.9 68.8
26 Karur Dorai Sebastian S.A. Indian National Congress 5,14,544 74,134 14.4 67.4
27 TiruchirappalliSC Selvaraju N. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,19,651 73,599 14.2 71.9
28 Perambalur Mani K.B.S. Indian National Congress 4,90,148 99,172 20.2 70.6
29 MayiladuturaiSC Kudanthai Ramalingam N. Indian National Congress 5,20,978 92,005 17.7 77.0
30 Nagapattinam Karunanithi-Thazhai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,53,290 10,674 1.9 80.9
31 Thanjavur Singaravadivel S. Indian National Congress 5,12,635 44,539 8.7 77.6
32 Pudukkottai V.N. Swamynathan Indian National Congress 6,00,327 16,099 2.7 80.7
33 Sivaganga Swaminathan R.V. Indian National Congress 5,14,079 1,34,561 26.2 70.9
34 Ramanathapuram Sathiyendran M.S.K. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,94,332 84,133 17.0 67.1
35 SivakasiCLOSEST Sourdararajan N. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,17,475 6,612 1.3 68.4
36 Tirunelveli Sivaprakasam D.S.A. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,75,645 59,962 12.6 67.7
37 TenkasiSC Arunachalam M. Indian National Congress 4,47,818 1,08,316 24.2 65.9
38 Tiruchendur Kosalram K. T. Indian National Congress 4,45,880 1,13,819 25.5 63.3
39 Nagercoil Dennis, N. Indian National Congress 3,70,796 38,408 10.4 55.9
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,56,898 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1980 · Tamil Nadu · 39 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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