1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1980
January 1980
39 (of 542) seats to the Lok Sabha
Registered28,113,893
Turnout66.76% 0.37%
  First party Second party
 
Leader M. Karunanidhi M. G. Ramachandran
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance Congress Alliance Janata alliance+LF
Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 37 2
Seat change 21 21
Popular vote 10,290,515 7,392,655
Percentage 55.89% 40.14%
Swing 15.01% 13.73%
1980 Election map (by constituencies)
Green = INC(I)+ and Blue = JP+
Seat wise Result
Prime Minister before election

Charan Singh
JP(S)

 Elected Prime Minister

Indira Gandhi
INC(I)

The 1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu saw elections for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (Indira) and its ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who won 37 out of 39 seats. Many observers considered it an upset defeat for the ruling state party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and its general secretary M. G. Ramachandran, which only won 2 seats—Gobichettipalayam and Sivakasi. Prior to the election, INC leader Indira Gandhi had formed an alliance with the DMK, resulting in an important part of her victory in the nationwide election that returned her to the office of Prime Minister of India.

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