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Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1980

Results board · 30 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StatePuducherry
Seats
30
Constituencies
Majority
16
Seats needed of 30
Electors
3.19L
On the roll
Votes polled
2.57L
80.4% of electors
Median turnout
81.3%
Median of 30 seats
DMK short
−2
Below majority · 14 − 16

[01]Seat matrix

30 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 30 seats: DMK 14, INC 10, JNP 3, IND 2, CPI(M) 1. Majority line at 16 seats. Hemicycle of 30 seats: DMK 14, INC 10, JNP 3, IND 2, CPI(M) 1. Majority line at 16 seats.
Majority · 16 of 30DMK 14 · 2 short of majority
DMK 1446.7% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
INC 1033.3% Indian National Congress
JNP 310.0% Janata Party
IND 26.7% Independents
CPI(M) 13.3% Communist Party of India (Marxist)

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
DMK 27.7%14 seats · 46.7%
INC 23.9%10 seats · 33.3%
AIADMK 18.6%0 seats
JNP 9.3%3 seats · 10.0%
CPI 5.5%0 seats
Others 15.0%3 seats · 10.0%

Vote share not published

  • IND2 seats
  • CPI(M)1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. DMK converted 27.7% of votes into 46.7% of seats, a seat premium of 19.0 pp.

    14 ÷ 30 = 46.7% · 46.7 − 27.7 = +19.0

  2. AIADMK polled 18.6% of votes, the 3rd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 30 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 18.6 = −18.6

  3. Palloor was decided by 100 votes, the closest of 30 seats; Lawspet had the widest margin, 6,854.

    min / max of margin over 30 seats with a recorded margin

  4. In SC-reserved seats DMK won 1 of 5 (20.0%), against 46.7% of all seats.

    1 ÷ 5 = 20.0% · 14 ÷ 30 = 46.7%

  5. Turnout ran from 65.5% in Raj Bhavan to 89.9% in Nettapakkam; the median seat polled 81.3%.

    min / median / max over 30 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

30 of 30 seats carry a turnout
025507510081.3%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 26.7% of seats
70–80 1136.7% of seats
≥ 80% 1756.7% of seats
  • LowestRaj Bhavan65.5%
  • HighestNettapakkam89.9%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

30 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1980, all 30 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Muthialpet G. Palaniraja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 12,114 3,940 32.5 78.1
02 Cassicade V. Kathirvelu Indian National Congress 7,986 2,232 27.9 72.9
03 Raj Bhavan L. Joseph Mariadass Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,298 798 18.6 65.5
04 Bussy C. M. Achraff Indian National Congress 4,307 2,182 50.7 73.1
05 Oupalam Sitha Vedanayagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,983 3,242 40.6 77.4
06 Orleampeth Na. Manimaran Alias Na. Marimuthu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,101 2,901 28.7 75.6
07 Nellithope P. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,897 1,909 24.2 77.6
08 Modeliarpeth V. Kothandaraman Alias Sabapathy Indian National Congress 11,268 2,308 20.5 82.3
09 Ariankuppam P. Subburayan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,949 2,272 20.8 81.9
10 EmbalomSC G. Murugesan Indian National Congress 7,755 3,260 42.0 83.6
11 Nettapakkam R. Subbaraya Gounder Janata Party 8,689 125 1.4 89.9
12 Kuruvinatham M. A. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,269 1,013 10.9 88.5
13 BahourSC P. Uthiravelu Janata Party 8,486 1,592 18.8 84.1
14 ThirubuvanaiSC P. Cattavarayane Indian National Congress 8,560 3,732 43.6 79.8
15 Mannadipeth D. Ramachandran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,539 2,032 21.3 89.2
16 OssuduSC P. Murthy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,168 2,748 33.6 80.7
17 Villenour M. Venugopal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,125 745 8.2 82.2
18 Ozhukarai G. Perumal Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,944 2,808 31.4 84.4
19 Thattanchavady V. Pethaperumal Janata Party 10,326 2,270 22.0 78.9
20 Reddiarpalayam Renuka Appadurai Indian National Congress 10,695 2,893 27.1 76.5
21 LawspetWIDEST M. O. H. Farook Indian National Congress 11,744 6,854 58.4 82.9
22 Cotchery G. Panjavarnam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,815 1,629 18.5 84.6
23 Karaikal V. M. Salih Maricar Independent 9,102 2,584 28.4 68.8
24 Karaikal South S. Savarirajan Indian National Congress 7,777 2,649 34.1 78.2
25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V. M. C. Sivakumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,528 1,362 14.3 83.0
26 Tirunallar N. V. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,421 173 2.1 84.0
27 NeduncaduSC M. Chandirakasu Indian National Congress 8,035 3,230 40.2 83.4
28 Mahe K. V. Raghavan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5,738 464 8.1 77.2
29 PalloorCLOSEST N. K. Sachindranath Indian National Congress 5,756 100 1.7 80.1
30 Yanam Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu Independent 5,228 268 5.1 87.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 6,854 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1980 · Puducherry · 30 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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