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1980 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1980 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in May 1980. The Indian National Congress remained the largest party, winning 309 [3] of the 425 seats.

Quick facts All 425 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 213 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

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] These outset Banarasi Das-led Janata Party Government. Das joined Charan Singh's Janata Party (Secular) following the split in the Janata party.

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