1980 Goa Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian Union territory of Goa in 1980, to elect 30 members to the Goa Legislative Assembly.[1]

1980 Goa legislative assembly election

1980

All 30 assembly constituencies
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pratapsingh Rane Shashikala Kakodkar
Party INC(U) MGP
Leader's seat Satari Bicholim
(lost) [2]
Seats before 0 15
Seats won 20 7
Seat change 20 8

Chief Minister before election

Shashikala Kakodkar
MGP

Elected Chief Minister

Pratapsingh Rane
INC(U)

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Indian National Congress (Urs)134,65138.3620New
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party127,71436.367–8
Janata Party14,4314.110–3
Indian National Congress12,3383.510–10
Janata Party (Secular)6,0451.720New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)1,0890.310New
Independents54,77315.603+1
Invalid/blank votes12,232
Total363,27310030+1
Registered voters/turnout522,65269.51
Source: Election Commission of India

References

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