1980 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
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Registered18,452,344
Turnout51.06%
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All 200 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 101 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 18,452,344 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 51.06% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in May 1980, to elect members of the 200 constituencies in Rajasthan, India. The Indian National Congress (I) won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Jagannath Pahadia was appointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.[1]
After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 200 constituencies.[2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress (Indira) | 3,975,315 | 42.96 | 133 | New | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,721,321 | 18.60 | 32 | New | |
| Janata Party (Secular) | 883,926 | 9.55 | 7 | New | |
| Janata Party | 679,193 | 7.34 | 8 | New | |
| Indian National Congress (Urs) | 516,887 | 5.59 | 6 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 111,476 | 1.20 | 1 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of India | 89,382 | 0.97 | 1 | 0 | |
| Janata Party (Secular - Raj Narain) | 63,321 | 0.68 | 0 | New | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 1,558 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party of India | 55 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 1,210,295 | 13.08 | 12 |  7 | |
| Total | 9,252,764 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 9,252,764 | 98.20 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 169,206 | 1.80 | |||
| Total votes | 9,421,970 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,452,344 | 51.06 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||