1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in May 1980. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Arjun Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister.^[1]

1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

← 1977 28 and 31 May 1980 1985 →
All 320 assembly constituencies 161 seats needed for a majority
Registered	25,349,898
Turnout	49.03%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Arjun Singh Sunderlal Patwa Party INC BJP Leader's seat Churhat (Won) Sehore (Lost) Last election 84 New Seats after 246 60 Seat change 162 Popular vote 57,41,077 36,65,201 Percentage 47.52% 31.38%
Chief Minister before election President's Rule Elected Chief Minister Arjun Singh INC

After the 1972 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the number of constituencies in Madhya Pradesh was increased to 320, following the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.^[2][3] The elections were held after President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ordered the imposition of President's rule in the state on the advice of the Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry, which acted on basis that the victory of the Indian National Congress in the 1980 Indian general election proved that the state government no longer reflected the will of the pepule.^[4]

Result

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Contested	Won
	Indian National Congress	5,741,077	47.52	320	246
	Bharatiya Janata Party	3,665,201	30.34	310	60
	Janata Party (Secular)	582,769	4.82	181	1
	Janata Party (JP)	348,030	2.88	104	2
	Communist Party of India	181,239	1.50	46	2
	Indian National Congress (U)	166,281	1.38	72	–
	Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain	66,627	0.55	53	–
	Republican Party of India (Khobragade)	40,092	0.33	13	1
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	32,663	0.27	7	–
	Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad	18,253	0.15	4	–
	Socialist Unity Centre of India	141	0.00	1	–
	Independents	1,239,931	10.26	288	8
Total		12,082,304	100.00	1399	320
Valid votes		12,082,304	97.21
Invalid/blank votes		346,580	2.79
Total votes		12,428,884	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,349,898	49.03
Source: [5][6]

Elected Members

Constituency	Reserved for	Member	Party
Sheopur	None	Badri Prasad		Indian National Congress
Bijeypur	None	Jagmohan Singh		Indian National Congress
Sabalgarh	None	Suresh Chandra		Indian National Congress
Joura	None	Ramchanran Lal Mishra		Indian National Congress
Sumawali	None	Yogender Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
Morena	None	Maharaj Singh		Indian National Congress
Dimni	SC	Munshilal		Bharatiya Janata Party
Ambah	SC	Kamodilal		Indian National Congress
Gohad	SC	Shreeram Jatav		Bharatiya Janata Party
Mehgaon	None	Rai Singh Bhadoriya		Independent
Attair	None	Parshuramsingh Bhadoriya		Indian National Congress
Bhind	None	Choudhary Dilip Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
Ron	None	Ramashankar		Janata Party
Lahar	None	Ramashankar Chowdhary		Indian National Congress
Gwalior	None	Tara Singh Viyogi		Indian National Congress
Lashkar East	None	Gangaram Bandil		Bharatiya Janata Party
Lashkar West	None	Shitla Sahai		Bharatiya Janata Party
Morar	None	Kaptan Singh		Indian National Congress
Gird	None	Balendu Shukla		Indian National Congress
Dabra	None	Jaggannath Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
Bhander	SC	Kamlapat Arya		Indian National Congress
Seondha	SC	Mangal Singh		Indian National Congress
Datia	None	Shyam Sunder Shyam		Indian National Congress
Karera	None	Hanumant Singh		Indian National Congress
Pohri	None	Hari Ballabh Shukla		Indian National Congress
Shivpuri	None	Ganeshram Goutam		Indian National Congress
Pichhore	None	Bhaiya Saheb		Indian National Congress
Kolaras	SC	Pooran Singh Kanhaiyalal		Indian National Congress
Guna	None	Shiv Pratap Singh		Indian National Congress
Chachaura	None	Devender Singh		Indian National Congress
Raghogarh	None	Digvijay Singh		Indian National Congress
Shadora	SC	Ram Suman		Indian National Congress
Ashoknagar	None	Mahender Singh		Indian National Congress
Mungaoli	None	Gajram Singh		Indian National Congress
Bina	None	Arvind Bhai		Indian National Congress
Khurai	SC	Harishankar Mangal Prasad Ahirwar		Indian National Congress
Banda	None	Premnarayan Gorelal		Indian National Congress
Naryaoli	SC	Uttam Chand Kundanlal Khatik		Indian National Congress
Sagar	None	Shivkumar Jwalaprasad		Indian National Congress
Surkhi	None	Bittal Bhai Lallubhai		Indian National Congress
Rehli	None	Mahadev Prasad Manoharlal		Indian National Congress
Deori	None	Parashuram Sahu		Bharatiya Janata Party
Niwari	None	Chaturvedi Ram Rattan		Indian National Congress
Jatara	None	Swami Prasad Pastor		Independent
Khargapur	SC	Ahirwar Nathuram Bhamera		Indian National Congress
Tikamgarh	None	Sardar Singh		Indian National Congress
Malehra	None	Kapurchand Pyarelal		Communist Party of India
Bijawar	None	Yadevendra Singh Allias Laluraja		Indian National Congress
Chhatarpur	None	Shankar Pratap Singh Bhadur Singh		Indian National Congress
Maharajpur	SC	Ahirwar Laxman Das		Indian National Congress
Chandla	None	Chaturvedi Satyavrat		Indian National Congress
Nohata	None	Ratnesh Solomon Peter Solomon		Indian National Congress
Damoh	None	Chandranarayan Ramdhan		Indian National Congress
Patharia	SC	Gopaldas Munnilal		Indian National Congress
Hatta	None	Snehsalila Hazari		Indian National Congress
Panna	None	Het Ram Dubey		Indian National Congress
Amanganj	SC	Sundara		Indian National Congress
Pawai	None	Captain Jaipal Singh		Indian National Congress
Maihar	None	Vijay Narayan		Indian National Congress
Nagod	None	Nagendra Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
Raigaon	SC	Ramashraya Prasad		Indian National Congress
Chitrakoot	None	Ram Chandra Bajpayee		Indian National Congress
Satna	None	Lalta Prasad Khare		Indian National Congress
Rampur Baghelan	None	Harsh Singh		Indian National Congress
Amarpatan	None	Rajendra Kumar Singh		Indian National Congress
Rewa	None	Muni Prasad		Indian National Congress
Gurh	None	Rajendra Prasad		Indian National Congress
Mangawan	None	Champa Devi		Indian National Congress
Sirmaur	None	Rajmani Patel		Indian National Congress
Teonthar	None	Shriniwas Tewari		Indian National Congress
Deotalab	SC	Ram Khelawan		Indian National Congress
Mauganj	None	Achyutanand		Indian National Congress
Churahat	None	Arjun Singh		Indian National Congress
Sidhi	None	Indrajit Kumar		Indian National Congress
Gopadbanas	None	Kamleshwar Prasad		Indian National Congress
Dhauhani	ST	Jagwa Devi		Indian National Congress
Deosar	ST	Patiraj Singh		Indian National Congress
Singrauli	SC	Banshmani Prasad		Indian National Congress
Beohari	None	Ram Kishore Shukla		Indian National Congress
Umaria	None	Shanti Sharma		Indian National Congress
Nowrozabad	ST	Gyan Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
Jaisinghnagar	ST	Kamla Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Kotma	ST	Bhagwandeen		Indian National Congress
Anuppur	ST	Bishanlal		Indian National Congress
Sohagpur	None	Krishnapal Singh		Indian National Congress
Pushprajgarh	ST	Ambika Singh		Indian National Congress
Manendragarh	ST	Bijay Singh		Indian National Congress
Baikunthpur	None	Devender Kumari		Indian National Congress
Premnagar	ST	Chandan Singh		Indian National Congress
Surajpur	ST	Lal Vijay Pratap		Indian National Congress
Pal	ST	Deo Sai		Indian National Congress
Samri	ST	Larang Sai		Bharatiya Janata Party
Lundra	ST	Bhola		Indian National Congress
Pilkha	ST	Prem Sai		Indian National Congress
Ambikapur	ST	Madan Gopal		Indian National Congress
Sitapur	ST	Sukhi Ram		Indian National Congress
Bagicha	ST	Blasius Ekka		Indian National Congress
Jashpur	ST	Luic Beck		Indian National Congress
Tapkara	ST	Deneshwar Sai		Indian National Congress
Pathalgaon	ST	Rampukar Singh		Indian National Congress
Dharamjaigarh	ST	Chaneshram Rathiya		Indian National Congress
Lailunga	ST	Surender Kumar Singh		Indian National Congress
Raigarh	None	Krishan Kumar		Indian National Congress
Kharsia	None	Laxmiprasad Patel		Indian National Congress
Saria	None	Kamla Kumari		Indian National Congress
Sarangarh	SC	Hulas Ram Manhar		Indian National Congress
Rampur	ST	Pyarelal		Indian National Congress
Katghora	None	Bodharam		Indian National Congress
Tanakhar	ST	Lalkriti Kumar Singh		Indian National Congress
Marwahi	ST	Bhanwar Singh		Indian National Congress
Kota	None	Mathura Prasad Dubey		Indian National Congress
Lormi	None	Baijnath Chandra Kar		Indian National Congress
Mungeli	SC	Khelendass		Indian National Congress
Jarhagaon	SC	Shiv Prasad		Indian National Congress
Takhatpur	None	Taherbhai		Indian National Congress
Bilaspur	None	B. R. Yadav		Indian National Congress
Bilha	None	Chitrakantjaiswal		Indian National Congress
Masturi	SC	Banshilal		Indian National Congress
Sipat	None	Radhey Shyam		Indian National Congress
Akaltara	None	Dhirender Kumar Singh		Indian National Congress
Pamgarh	None	Shiv Prasad Sharma		Indian National Congress
Champa	None	Charandas Mahant		Indian National Congress
Sakti	None	Raja Surender Bahadur		Indian National Congress
Malkharoda	SC	Vedram		Indian National Congress
Chandrapur	None	Bhawani Lal		Indian National Congress
Raipur Town	None	Swarupchan Jain		Indian National Congress
Raipur Rural	None	Tarunprasad		Indian National Congress
Abhanpur	None	Tetku		Indian National Congress
Mandirhasod	None	Ramesh Bais		Bharatiya Janata Party
Arang	SC	Vijaykumar		Indian National Congress
Dharsiwa	None	Mahant Rameshwar Giri		Indian National Congress
Bhatapara	None	Jagdish Prasad Aggarwal		Indian National Congress
Baloda Bazar	None	Ganeshshankar		Indian National Congress
Palari	SC	Phool Singh		Indian National Congress
Kasdol	None	Kanhaiyalal Sharma		Indian National Congress
Bhatgaon	SC	Kumar Bhatiya		Indian National Congress
Saraipali	None	Mohanlal		Indian National Congress
Basna	None	Mahendra Bahadur Singh		Indian National Congress
Khallari	None	Laxminarayan Induria		Indian National Congress
Mahasamund	None	Maksudanlal		Indian National Congress
Rajim	None	Jiwanlal Sahu		Indian National Congress
Bindranawagarh	ST	Balram		Bharatiya Janata Party
Sihawa	ST	Ram Nath		Indian National Congress
Kurud	None	Chandrahas		Indian National Congress
Dhamtari	None	Jayaben		Indian National Congress
Bhanupratappur	ST	Ganga Potai		Indian National Congress
Kanker	ST	Atmaram Dhruwa		Independent
Keskal	ST	Lambodar Baliar		Indian National Congress
Kondagaon	ST	Mankuram Sodi		Indian National Congress
Bhanpuri	ST	Baliram Mahadeo Kashyap		Bharatiya Janata Party
Jagdalpur	ST	Bhursuram Nag		Indian National Congress
Keslur	ST	Joga Hadma		Bharatiya Janata Party
Chitrakote	ST	Lakhan Jaisingh		Bharatiya Janata Party
Dantewada	ST	Mahendra Karma		Communist Party of India
Konta	ST	Jogiya Muka		Independent
Bijapur	ST	Mahadeo Rana		Indian National Congress
Narayanpur	ST	Shambhunath Naik		Janata Party
Maro	SC	Derhu Prasad Dhratlehare		Indian National Congress
Bemetara	None	Ravendra Singh		Indian National Congress
Saja	None	Kumari Devi Chaubey		Indian National Congress
Dhamdha	None	Piyarelal Belchandan		Indian National Congress
Durg	None	Motilal Vora		Indian National Congress
Bhilai	None	Phoolchand Bapna		Indian National Congress
Patan	None	Chelaram Chandrakar		Indian National Congress
Gunderdehi	None	Harihar Prasad Sharma		Indian National Congress
Khertha	None	Vasudeo Chandrakar		Indian National Congress
Balod	None	Hiralal Sonboir		Indian National Congress
Dondi Lohara	ST	Jhumaklal Bhendia		Indian National Congress
Chowki	ST	Goverdhan Netam		Indian National Congress
Khujji	None	Hari Prasad Sukla		Independent
Dongargaon	None	Hiraram Verma		Indian National Congress
Rajnandgaon	None	Kishorilal Shukla		Independent
Dongargarh	SC	Tuman Lal		Indian National Congress
Khairagarh	None	Rashmi Devi		Indian National Congress
Birendranagar	None	Balram Singh Bais		Indian National Congress
Kawardha	None	Hamidullah Khan		Independent
Baihar	ST	Ganpat Singh		Indian National Congress
Lanji	None	Yashwantrao Balaram Khongl		Indian National Congress
Kirnapur	None	Bhuwanlal Girmaji		Bharatiya Janata Party
Waraseoni	None	K. D. Deshmukh		Janata Party
Khairlanji	None	Domansingh Nagpure Alias Baba Patel		Republican Party of India
Katangi	None	Lochanlal Thakre Narayan		Bharatiya Janata Party
Balaghat	None	Surendra Nath Khare		Indian National Congress
Paraswada	None	Tejlal Tambhare Harishchandra		Indian National Congress
Nainpur	ST	Laxmi Prasad Uike		Indian National Congress
Mandla	ST	Mohanlal		Indian National Congress
Bichhia	ST	Manik Lal Pareti		Indian National Congress
Bajag	ST	Jodha Singh Markan		Indian National Congress
Dindori	ST	Dharam Singh Masram		Indian National Congress
Shahpura	ST	Sunderlal Ureti		Indian National Congress
Niwas	ST	Dalpat Singh Uike		Indian National Congress
Bargi	ST	Nanhelal Dhurvey		Indian National Congress
Panagar	ST	Bhishm Shah		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur Cantonment	None	Dinesh Chand		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur East	SC	Maya Devi		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur Central	None	Haji Inayat Mohd.		Indian National Congress
Jabalpur West	None	Chandra Kumar		Indian National Congress
Patan	None	Guru Bhagwat Prasad		Indian National Congress
Majholi	None	Vijai		Indian National Congress
Sihora	None	Manju Devi		Indian National Congress
Bahoriband	None	Sarvan Kumar		Indian National Congress
Murwara	None	Chandra Darshan		Indian National Congress
Badwara	None	H. Gulam Ahmad		Indian National Congress
Vijairaghogarh	None	R. K. Sharma		Indian National Congress
Gadarwara	None	Nagin Kochar		Bharatiya Janata Party
Bohani	None	Vinay Shankar Shankerlal		Indian National Congress
Narsimhapur	None	Shyam Sunder Narayan Mushran		Indian National Congress
Gotegaon	SC	Ramkishan Hajji		Indian National Congress
Lakhanadon	ST	Satendra Singh Deepsingh Thakur		Indian National Congress
Ghansor	ST	Takkan Singh Markam		Indian National Congress
Keolari	None	Vimla Verma Krashna Prasad Verma		Indian National Congress
Barghat	None	Mahesh Prasad Mishra		Indian National Congress
Seoni	None	Abdul Rehman Faruqui		Indian National Congress
Jamai	ST	Ganpat Singh Dhurye Moti Singh Dhurye		Indian National Congress
Chhindwara	None	Vijaykumar Dhanpal		Indian National Congress
Parasia	SC	Damu Patil		Indian National Congress
Damua	ST	Parasram Dhurve		Indian National Congress
Amarwara	ST	Prem Narayan Jagdish Prasad		Indian National Congress
Chaurai	None	Vaijnath Prasad Saxena		Indian National Congress
Sausar	None	Ravnath Chore		Indian National Congress
Pandhurna	None	Madhav Lal Dubey		Indian National Congress
Piparia	None	Savita Banerjee		Indian National Congress
Hoshangabad	None	Madhukarrao Vishnupant Harne		Bharatiya Janata Party
Itarsi	None	Vijay Kumar (Kaku Bhai)		Indian National Congress
Seoni-Malwa	None	Hazarilal Raghu Vanshi		Indian National Congress
Timarni	SC	Shyamlal Balmiki Pardeshi		Indian National Congress
Harda	None	Vishnu Shivkumar Rajoriya		Indian National Congress
Multai	None	Maniram Barange		Independent
Masod	None	Ramji Mahajan		Indian National Congress
Bhainsdehi	ST	Keshar Singh Chauhan		Bharatiya Janata Party
Betul	None	Madhev Gopal Naseri		Bharatiya Janata Party
Ghora Dongri	ST	Ramjilal Uike Manju		Bharatiya Janata Party
Amla	SC	Gurubux Atulkar		Indian National Congress
Budhni	None	K. N. Pradhan		Indian National Congress
Ichhawar	None	Hari Charan Verma		Indian National Congress
Ashta	SC	Devi Lal Rekwal		Bharatiya Janata Party
Sehore	None	Sunder Lal Patwa		Bharatiya Janata Party
Govindpura	None	Baboolal Gaur		Bharatiya Janata Party
Bhopal South	None	Satyanarayana Agarwal		Indian National Congress
Bhopal North	None	Rasool Ahmad Siddiquie		Indian National Congress
Berasia	None	Laxminarayan Sharma		Bharatiya Janata Party
Sanchi	SC	Gouri Shankar		Bharatiya Janata Party
Udaipura	None	Dilip Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
Bareli	None	Jaswant Singh		Indian National Congress
Bhojpur	None	Shaligram		Bharatiya Janata Party
Kurwai	SC	Panbai		Indian National Congress
Basoda	None	Phool Chand Verma		Bharatiya Janata Party
Vidisha	None	Mohar Singh		Bharatiya Janata Party
Shamshabad	None	Brijmohandas Maheshwari		Bharatiya Janata Party
Sironj	None	Radharaman Bhargava		Bharatiya Janata Party
Biaora	None	Dattatrai Madhavrav Jagtap		Bharatiya Janata Party
Narsingarh	None	Siddumal Dhallumal		Bharatiya Janata Party
Sarangpur	SC	Amar Singh Kothar		Bharatiya Janata Party
Rajgarh	None	Gupta Jamnalal		Bharatiya Janata Party
Khilchipur	None	Kanhaiyalal Khubansing		Indian National Congress
Shujalpur	None	Shail Kumar Sharma		Bharatiya Janata Party
Gulana	None	Laxman Singh Dodia		Indian National Congress
Shajapur	None	Tarrajyoti Sharma		Indian National Congress
Agar	SC	Bhurelal Firozia		Bharatiya Janata Party
Susner	None	Rana Natwar Singh		Indian National Congress
Tarana	SC	Durga Prasad Suryavanshi		Indian National Congress
Mahidpur	None	Anandilal Chhajalani		Indian National Congress
Khachrod	None	Purushottam Rao Vipat		Bharatiya Janata Party
Badnagar	None	Udai Singh Pandya		Bharatiya Janata Party
Ghatiya	SC	Nagulal Malviya		Bharatiya Janata Party
Ujjain North	None	Rajender Jain		Indian National Congress
Ujjain South	None	Mahavir Prasad Vashistha		Indian National Congress
Depalpur	None	Nirbhay Singh Patel		Bharatiya Janata Party
Mhow	None	Ghanshyam Seth Patidar		Indian National Congress
Indore-I	None	Chandra Shekhar Vyas		Indian National Congress
Indore-Ii	None	Kanhaiyalal Yadav		Indian National Congress
Indore-Iii	None	Mahesh Joshi		Indian National Congress
Indore-Iv	None	Yagyadatt Sharma		Indian National Congress
Indore-V	None	Suresh Seth		Indian National Congress
Sawer	SC	Prakash		Bharatiya Janata Party
Dewas	None	Chandra Prabash Shekhar		Indian National Congress
Sonkatch	SC	Bapulal Kishan Lal Malviya		Indian National Congress
Hatpipliya	None	Tejsingh Sendhav		Bharatiya Janata Party
Bagli	None	Kailash Joshi		Bharatiya Janata Party
Khategaon	None	Kinkar Narmada Prasad		Bharatiya Janata Party
Harsud	ST	Motilal Manang		Bharatiya Janata Party
Nimarkhedi	None	Raghuraj Singh Toma		Bharatiya Janata Party
Pandhana	SC	Sakha Ram Dev Karan Patel		Bharatiya Janata Party
Khandwa	None	Gangacharan Mishra		Indian National Congress
Nepanagar	None	Tanwant Singh Keer		Indian National Congress
Shahpur	None	Deshmukh Dhairya Sheel Keshavrao		Indian National Congress
Burhanpur	None	Md. Haroon Md. Amin.		Indian National Congress
Bhikangaon	ST	Dongar Singh Patel		Bharatiya Janata Party
Barwaha	None	Kailash Pandit		Bharatiya Janata Party
Maheshwar	SC	Sitaram Sadho		Indian National Congress
Kasrawad	None	Rameshchandra Anandrao		Indian National Congress
Khargone	None	Chandra Kanta Ramakant		Indian National Congress
Dhulkot	ST	Chida Nathu		Indian National Congress
Sendhwa	ST	Shobharam Patel		Indian National Congress
Anjad	ST	Mangilal Tejsingh		Indian National Congress
Rajpur	ST	Barkubhai Chouhan		Indian National Congress
Barwani	ST	Umro Singh Fatla		Indian National Congress
Manawar	ST	Shivbhanu Solanki		Indian National Congress
Dharampuri	ST	Kirat Singh Thakur		Indian National Congress
Dhar	None	Vikaram Varma		Bharatiya Janata Party
Badnawar	None	Raghunath Singh		Indian National Congress
Sardarpur	ST	Mool Chand Patel		Indian National Congress
Kukshi	ST	Pratap Singh Baghel		Indian National Congress
Alirajpur	ST	Magan Singh Patel		Indian National Congress
Jobat	ST	Amar Singh		Indian National Congress
Jhabua	ST	Bapu Singh Damar		Indian National Congress
Petlawad	ST	Gangabai		Indian National Congress
Thandla	ST	Kantilal Bhuriya		Indian National Congress
Ratlam Town	None	Himmat Kothari		Bharatiya Janata Party
Ratlam Rural	None	Shantilal Agarwal		Indian National Congress
Sailana	ST	Prabhudayal Gehlot		Indian National Congress
Jaora	None	Kunwar Bharat Singh		Indian National Congress
Alot	SC	Thanwar Chand		Bharatiya Janata Party
Manasa	None	Nand Ramdas Balkavi Bairagi		Indian National Congress
Garoth	None	Mohanlal Sethia		Bharatiya Janata Party
Suwasara	SC	Champalal Arya		Bharatiya Janata Party
Sitamau	None	Kailash Chawla		Bharatiya Janata Party
Mandsaur	None	Shyamsunder Patidar		Indian National Congress
Neemuch	None	Raghunandan Prasad Verma		Indian National Congress
Jawad	None	Virender Kumar Saklecha		Bharatiya Janata Party