1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1962.

These were the elections to the legislative assembly having 288 seats in undivided Madhya Pradesh.[1]

1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
All 288 assembly constituencies
145 seats needed for a majority
Turnout44.52%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Kailash Nath Katju undeclared
Party INC BJS
Last election 232 12
Seats won 142 41
Seat change 90 29
Popular vote 25,27,257 10,92,237
Percentage 38.54% 16.66%
Chief Minister before election


Indian National Congress

 Elected Chief Minister

Kailash Nath Katju
INC

Madhya Pradesh Result

[2]

SN Party Seats
Contested		 Seats
won		 Seats
Changed		 %
Votes
1 Indian National Congress (I) 288 142 -90 38.54%
2 Bharatiya Jana Sangh 195 41 +29 30.34%
3 Praja Socialist Party 140 33 +21 2.88%
4 Socialist Party 86 14 +14 4.73%
5 Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad 76 10 +5 4.73%
6 Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha 50 6 -1 4.73%
7 Swatantra Party 43 2 +2 1.23%
8 Communist Party of India 42 1 -1 2.02%
9 Independent 320 39 +19 10.26%
Total 288

References
  1. "Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1985". elections.in. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADHYA PRADESH" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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