In the 1980 elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly, the Congress party achieved an overall majority.
Result Source:Punjab Assembly Election Results in 1980, Elections.in. PartyContested Seats wonSeats +/-popular vote %Indian National Congress117634628,25,82745.19%Shiromani Akali Dal73372116,83,26626.92%Communist Party of India18924,03,7186.46%Communist Party of India (Marxist)13532,53,9854.06%Bharatiya Janata Party411(new)4,05,1066.48%Independents37624,07,7996.52%Others 840 -2,73,2154.36%Total72211762,52,916
Results by constituency AC NameAC No.TypeWinning CandidatePartyTotal ElectorsTotal VotesPoll%MarginMargin %1Fatehgarh1GENSantokh SinghIndian National Congress (I)75,79655,81573.6 %1,9603.5%2Batala2GENGopal Krishan ChatrathIndian National Congress (I)80,75253,88866.7 %5,61610.4%3Qadian3GENMohinder SinghShiromani Akali Dal90,40262,21268.8 %1,6122.6%4Srihargobindpur4GENNatha SinghShiromani Akali Dal73,44951,06269.5 %4,8449.5%5Kahnuwan5GENUjagar SinghShiromani Akali Dal76,35452,27268.5 %3880.7%6Dhariwal6GENRaj KumarCommunist Party Of India80,15150,14762.6 %9,10618.2%7Gurdaspur7GENRattan LalIndian National Congress (I)82,28350,22761.0 %2,5175.0%8Dina Nagar8SCJai MuniIndian National Congress (I)81,26646,78157.6 %12,72427.2%9Narot Mehra9SCAmar NathIndian National Congress (I)67,83442,40362.5 %10,51224.8%10Pathankot10GENRam SarupIndian National Congress (I)75,24246,35961.6 %1,7673.8%11Sujanpur11GENChaman LalIndian National Congress (I)63,95541,66965.2 %9,46822.7%12Beas12GENJiwan Singh UmranangalShiromani Akali Dal92,59163,44168.5 %1,6922.7%13Majitha13GENParkash SinghShiromani Akali Dal84,00458,14769.2 %5,1948.9%14Verka14SCSohan SinghCommunist Party Of India90,11551,69157.4 %3460.7%15Jandiala15SCTara SinghShiromani Akali Dal87,03249,07756.4 %1370.3%16Amritsar North16GENBrij Bhushan MehraIndian National Congress (I)94,50949,37152.2 %9,12018.5%17Amritsar West17GENSewa RamIndian National Congress (I)1,05,35058,72355.7 %3,6426.2%18Amritsar Central18GENDarbari LalIndian National Congress (I)75,70552,35169.2 %8,14015.5%19Amritsar South19GENPirthipal SinghIndian National Congress (I)90,94554,95660.4 %1,7613.2%20Ajnala20GENHarcharan SinghIndian National Congress (I)84,33559,92671.1 %3,4415.7%21Raja Sansi21GENIqbal SinghIndian National Congress (I)77,00651,60367.0 %1,2282.4%22Attari22SCDarshan Singh ChabalCommunist Party Of India (MARXIST)71,18939,55455.6 %8,56321.6%23Tarn Taran23GENPrem Singh LalpuraShiromani Akali Dal85,20057,41867.4 %5,81610.1%24Khadoor Sahib24SCLakha SinghIndian National Congress (I)81,12938,54547.5 %2,0155.2%25Naushahra Panwan25GENSurinder Singh KaironIndian National Congress (I)77,88455,30471.0 %2410.4%26Patti26GENNaranjan SinghShiromani Akali Dal90,18054,64760.6 %9,22716.9%27Valtoha27GENMajor Singh UbokeShiromani Akali Dal82,64854,56566.0 %3,6186.6%28Adampur28GENKulwant SinghCommunist Party Of India89,68959,63666.5 %5,4009.1%29Jullundur Cantonment29GENRam Lal ChettiIndian National Congress (I)81,14841,85551.6 %13,14531.4%30Jullundur North30GENGurdial SainiIndian National Congress (I)88,77256,15863.3 %3,5316.3%31Jullundur Central31GENYashIndian National Congress (I)85,49848,06056.2 %4180.9%32Jullundur South32SCDarshan Singh KaypeeIndian National Congress (I)74,24944,30059.7 %15,12234.1%33Kartarpur33SCJagjit SinghIndian National Congress (I)83,64653,58364.1 %6,38111.9%34Lohian34GENBalwant SinghShiromani Akali Dal95,67870,37273.6 %12,60617.9%35Nakodar35GENDarbara SinghIndian National Congress (I)88,92060,30567.8 %7231.2%36Nur Mahal36GENSarwan SinghCommunist Party Of India (MARXIST)86,70261,84471.3 %4,2136.8%37Banga37SCJagat RamIndian National Congress (I)83,82255,63966.4 %5,3039.5%38Nawan Shahr38GENDilbagh SinghIndependent1,11,72476,19368.2 %15,61420.5%39Phillaur39SCSarwan SinghShiromani Akali Dal89,87651,87657.7 %2,1214.1%40Bholath40GENSukhjinder SinghShiromani Akali Dal74,30652,89771.2 %4,7849.0%41Kapurthala41GENRaghbir SinghShiromani Akali Dal66,20842,31763.9 %2,9216.9%42Sultanpur42GENAtma SinghShiromani Akali Dal68,57750,39373.5 %6,64213.2%43Phagwara43SCPiara Ram DhanowaliaIndian National Congress (I)88,17458,17666.0 %1,5892.7%44Balachaur44GENDalip ChandIndian National Congress (I)86,78950,66358.4 %9,93319.6%45Garhshankar45GENSarwan RamIndian National Congress (I)82,63847,82757.9 %3,2096.7%46Mahilpur46SCKartar Singh S/o Ranjha SinghShiromani Akali Dal74,73640,77454.6 %5,97614.7%47Hoshiarpur47GENMaster Kundan SinghIndian National Congress (I)85,32850,83359.6 %6,29512.4%48Sham Chaurasi48SCHari Mittar HansIndian National Congress (I)82,92348,99459.1 %1,7033.5%49Tanda49GENSurjit KaurIndian National Congress (I)85,49752,91361.9 %1,0802.0%50Garhdiwala50SCJoginder NathIndian National Congress (I)85,60544,64852.2 %1260.3%51Dasuya51GENGurbachan SinghIndian National Congress (I)83,49347,53556.9 %10,30521.7%52Mukerian52GENKewal KrishanIndian National Congress (I)85,84353,69462.5 %18,44134.3%53Jagraon53GENJagrup SinghIndian National Congress (I)97,48261,98363.6 %6,1099.9%54Raikot54GENJagdev SinghIndian National Congress (I)90,23757,74364.0 %2,5954.5%55Dakha55SCBasant SinghShiromani Akali Dal1,03,68861,14759.0 %4,4477.3%56Qila Raipur56GENArjan SinghShiromani Akali Dal92,82953,34957.5 %8681.6%57Ludhiana North57GENSardari Lal KapurIndian National Congress (I)89,49055,71862.3 %8,06014.5%58Ludhiana West58GENJoginder Pall PandeyIndian National Congress (I)85,70248,72256.9 %13,32227.3%59Ludhiana East59GENOm Parkash GuptaIndian National Congress (I)79,62951,33864.5 %11,55222.5%60Ludhiana Rural60GENBir Paul SinghIndian National Congress (I)1,07,62058,92754.8 %12,73521.6%61Payal61GENBeant SinghIndian National Congress (I)88,95664,03072.0 %2,9364.6%62Kum Kalan62SCDaya SinghCommunist Party Of India (MARXIST)84,64546,64855.1 %1,1342.4%63Samrala63GENKaram SinghIndian National Congress (I)79,50153,04666.7 %7,49314.1%64Khanna64SCShamsher SinghIndian National Congress (I)81,04956,63269.9 %3,4316.1%65Nangal65GENSarla ParasherIndian National Congress (I)76,80048,92063.7 %2,4925.1%66Anandpur Sahib - Ropar66GENBasant SinghIndian National Congress (I)77,76548,72962.7 %3,5857.4%67Chamkaur Sahib67SCSatwant KaurShiromani Akali Dal75,86844,83159.1 %5,07511.3%68Morinda68GENRavi Inder SinghShiromani Akali Dal85,37757,41567.2 %4,2587.4%69Kharar69GENJagat SinghIndian National Congress (I)87,20150,15857.5 %5,26210.5%70Banur70GENVinod KumarIndian National Congress (I)83,25754,40865.3 %8,89616.4%71Rajpura71GENBalwant SinghCommunist Party Of India (MARXIST)83,78654,62965.2 %8,41515.4%72Ghanaur72GENJasdev KaurShiromani Akali Dal74,70151,22668.6 %6951.4%73Dakala73GENLal SinghIndian National Congress (I)87,45559,42668.0 %2,1053.5%74Shutrana74SCBaldev SinghCommunist Party Of India83,69949,10158.7 %7,16214.6%75Samana75GENSant RamIndian National Congress (I)97,38259,86861.5 %6,68511.2%76Patiala Town76GENBram MohindraIndian National Congress (I)83,52149,85359.7 %7,92515.9%77Nabha77GENGurdarshan SinghIndian National Congress (I)91,25972,94979.9 %1,5342.1%78Amloh78SCDilip Singh PandhiShiromani Akali Dal94,85562,93766.4 %1,4762.3%79Sirhind79GENBirdevinder SinghIndian National Congress (I)95,49667,82971.0 %11,92617.6%80Dhuri80GENSant SinghShiromani Akali Dal86,46458,39867.5 %3,7336.4%81Malerkotla81GENSajida BegumIndian National Congress (I)95,03467,51971.0 %13,88520.6%82Sherpur82SCChand SinghCommunist Party Of India (MARXIST)79,40852,48866.1 %12,04623.0%83Barnala83GENSurjit SinghShiromani Akali Dal79,75760,04075.3 %3,3105.5%84Bhadaur84SCKundan SinghShiromani Akali Dal81,18951,63263.6 %7,60414.7%85Dhanaula85GENRajinder KaurIndian National Congress (I)76,10456,51474.3 %2,1493.8%86Sangrur86GENSukhdev SinghShiromani Akali Dal79,22258,35073.7 %4,7768.2%87Dirbha87GENBaldev SinghShiromani Akali Dal79,62058,80073.9 %6,06310.3%88Sunam88GENGurbachan SinghShiromani Akali Dal82,58951,87662.8 %13,21725.5%89Lehra89GENAmar SinghCommunist Party Of India79,01246,25058.5 %8,13717.6%90Balluana90SCUjagar Singh S/o Nadar SinghIndian National Congress (I)83,13744,54553.6 %1,7113.8%91Abohar91GENSajjan KumarIndian National Congress (I)90,30957,82164.0 %9,03315.6%92Fazilka92GENKanshi RamIndian National Congress (I)79,66151,15964.2 %10,38920.3%93Jalalabad93GENManga SinghIndian National Congress (I)90,81255,63361.3 %9,74017.5%94Guru Har Sahai94GENKhushal ChandBharatiya Janta Party88,15363,08371.6 %1,4412.3%95Firozepur95GENBal MukandIndian National Congress (I)86,36654,22262.8 %7,06913.0%96Firozepur Cantonment96GENGurnaib Singh BrarIndian National Congress (I)80,70758,42272.4 %1,6102.8%97Zira97GENHarcharan Singh HeroShiromani Akali Dal84,26760,54971.9 %2,9384.9%98Dharamkot98SCSarwan SinghCommunist Party Of India82,93842,44751.2 %14,31333.7%99Moga99GENNachattar SinghIndian National Congress (I)86,54752,73560.9 %5,77410.9%100Bagha Purana100GENTej SinghShiromani Akali Dal86,33456,45665.4 %1230.2%101Nihal Singh Wala101SCSaghar SinghCommunist Party Of India81,03453,82266.4 %4,0367.5%102Panjgrain102SCGurdev Singh BadalShiromani Akali Dal84,37244,61052.9 %17,07738.3%103Kot Kapura103GENBhagwan DassIndian National Congress (I)90,45359,98566.3 %11,61119.4%104Faridkot104GENJasmat Singh DhillonIndependent88,53765,00273.4 %6,2989.7%105Muktsar105GENHarchand SinghShiromani Akali Dal89,98161,54168.4 %4030.7%106Giddar Baha106GENParksah SinghShiromani Akali Dal88,69967,38876.0 %10,68315.9%107Malout107SCMatu RamIndian National Congress (I)85,29247,67155.9 %1570.3%108Lambi108GENHardipinder SinghShiromani Akali Dal88,50256,74764.1 %10,68118.8%109Talwandi Sabo109GENAvtar SinghIndian National Congress (I)71,19556,53779.4 %11,10019.6%110Pakka Kalan110SCBhagat SinghShiromani Akali Dal78,50949,00862.4 %3,5837.3%111Bhatinda111GENSurinder SinghIndian National Congress (I)97,49361,43963.0 %9701.6%112Nathana112SCGulzar SinghIndian National Congress (I)78,10051,23765.6 %3,6777.2%113Rampura Phul113GENBabu SinghCommunist Party Of India79,16556,15870.9 %3,6666.5%114Joga114GENBaldev Singh KhialaShiromani Akali Dal76,59856,87974.3 %7,68213.5%115Mansa115GENButa SinghCommunist Party Of India80,71754,31867.3 %8,63215.9%116Budhlada116GENParshotam SinghShiromani Akali Dal78,77956,13571.3 %2,0253.6%117Sardulgarh117GENBalwinder SinghShiromani Akali Dal75,77558,93277.8 %9,86716.7%
Bye Elections # AC NameNoWinning CandidateParty1Faridkot104J.Kaur(W)SAD2Nangal65R.P.KalseraINC
See also Eighth Punjab Legislative Assembly
Elections in Punjab
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