1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in March 1980, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1][2] The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the popular vote and the most seats, and M. D. R. Ramachandran was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[3][4]
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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 319,137 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 80.41% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 68,030 | 27.73 | 14 | +11 | |
| Indian National Congress (Indira) | 58,680 | 23.92 | 10 | +8 | |
| Janata Party | 22,892 | 9.33 | 3 | –4 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 4,944 | 2.02 | 1 | +1 | |
| Others | 64,778 | 26.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 26,001 | 10.60 | 2 | –1 | |
| Total | 245,325 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 245,325 | 95.60 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 11,278 | 4.40 | |||
| Total votes | 256,603 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 319,137 | 80.41 | |||
| Source: ECI[5] | |||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muthialpet | None | G. Palaniraja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Cassicade | None | V. Kathirvelu | Indian National Congress | |
| Raj Bhavan | None | L. Joseph Mariadass | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Bussy | None | C. M. Achraff | Indian National Congress | |
| Oupalam | None | Sitha Vedanayagam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Orleampeth | None | Na. Manimaran Alias Na. Marimuthu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Nellithope | None | P. Ramalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Modeliarpeth | None | V. Kothandaraman Alias Sabapathy | Indian National Congress | |
| Ariankuppam | None | P. Subburayan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Embalom | SC | G. Murugesan | Indian National Congress | |
| Nettapakkam | None | R. Subbaraya Gounder | Janata Party | |
| Kuruvinatham | None | M. A. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Bahour | SC | P. Uthiravelu | Janata Party | |
| Thirubuvanai | SC | P. Cattavarayane | Indian National Congress | |
| Mannadipeth | None | D. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ossudu | SC | P. Murthy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Villenour | None | M. Venugopal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ozhukarai | None | G. Perumal Raja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thattanchavady | None | V. Pethaperumal | Janata Party | |
| Reddiarpalayam | None | Renuka Appadurai | Indian National Congress | |
| Lawspet | None | M. O. H. Farook | Indian National Congress | |
| Cotchery | None | G. Panjavarnam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Karaikal | None | V. M. Salih Maricar | Independent | |
| Karaikal South | None | S. Savarirajan | Indian National Congress | |
| Neravy-grand Aldee | None | V. M. C. Sivakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tirunallar | None | N. V. Ramalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Neduncadu | SC | M. Chandirakasu | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahe | None | K. V. Raghavan | Communist Party of India | |
| Palloor | None | N. K. Sachindranath | Indian National Congress | |
| Yanam | None | Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu | Independent | |
References
- "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
5th election: 1980 .. The DMK was the single-largest party ... The Congress won 10 seats ... (and) formed a coalition that continued in power for three years, with M.D.R. Ramachandran of DMK as chief minister.
- "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1980" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- Debjani Dutta (28 March 2021). "Big trouble in little Puducherry". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
MDR Ramachandran govt of the DMK assumed charge on January 16, 1980, fell on June 24, 1983
- "Pondicherry Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
External links
- "Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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