Lok Sabha General Election 1980
Tamil Nadu
39 parliamentary constituencies — party tallies, map, and winners.
Party Wise Results
Tamil Nadu — seats, contested & votes| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) · Indian Natioanl Congress (I) | 20 | 22 | 31.62% | 5,821,411 |
| DMK · Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 16 | 16 | 23.01% | 4,236,537 |
| ADK · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | 24 | 25.38% | 4,674,064 |
| IND · Independent | 1 | 37 | 4.41% | 812,298 |
| JnP · Jan Parishad | 0 | 9 | 7.96% | 1,465,782 |
| CPI · Communist Party of India | 0 | 3 | 3.59% | 660,940 |
| CPM · Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 3 | 3.21% | 591,869 |
| JNP(S) · Janta Party (Secular) | 0 | 13 | 0.54% | 98,729 |
| INC(U) · Indian National Congress (U) | 0 | 10 | 0.23% | 41,617 |
| RPI · Republican Party of India | 0 | 2 | 0.05% | 9,497 |
| Total | 39 | — | 100% | 18,412,744 |
Party Wise Results
Seats won (Doughnut)Tamil Nadu Constituency Map
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Party Wise Vote Share
Votes polled in Tamil Nadu (Pie)Constituencies
Winner · vote share · margin| Constituency | Winner | Vote share | Margin over runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Madras North
#1
|
Lakshmanan G.
Male
DMK
|
57.33% | 99,318 |
|
Madras Central
#2
|
Kalanidhi A.
Male
DMK
|
59.54% | 105,049 |
|
Madras South
#3
|
Venkataraman R.
Male
INC(I)
|
60.34% | 120,362 |
|
Sriperumbudur
#4
|
Nagaratnam T.
Male
DMK
|
57.45% | 82,777 |
|
Chengalpattu
#5
|
Anbarasu Era
Male
INC(I)
|
59.86% | 110,016 |
|
Arakkonam
#6
|
Velu A.M.
Male
INC(I)
|
60.83% | 117,361 |
|
Vellore
#7
|
Abdul Samad A.K.A.
Male
IND
|
55.11% | 79,546 |
|
Tiruppattur
#8
|
Murugian S.
Male
DMK
|
62.84% | 115,361 |
|
Vandavasi
#9
|
Pattuswamy D.
Male
INC(I)
|
62.36% | 127,154 |
|
Tindivanam
#10
|
Ramaswamy Padayatchi S.S.
Male
INC(I)
|
65.50% | 156,898 |
|
Cuddalore
#11
|
Muthukumaran R.
Male
INC(I)
|
59.39% | 108,651 |
|
Chidambaram
#12
|
Kulandaivelu V.
Male
DMK
|
63.59% | 138,725 |
|
Dharmapuri
#13
|
Arjunan K.
Male
DMK
|
55.55% | 66,871 |
|
Krishnagiri
#14
|
Ramamurthy K.
Male
INC(I)
|
63.03% | 100,511 |
|
Rasipuram
#15
|
Devarajan B.
Male
INC(I)
|
54.58% | 59,872 |
|
Salem
#16
|
Palaniappan C.
Male
DMK
|
50.85% | 26,258 |
|
Tiruchengode
#17
|
Kandaswamy M.
Male
DMK
|
51.51% | 21,218 |
|
Nilgiris
#18
|
Prabhu R.
Male
INC(I)
|
57.18% | 85,743 |
|
Gobichettipalayam
#19
|
Chinnasamy G.
Male
ADK
|
49.90% | 13,875 |
|
Coimbatore
#20
|
Ram Mohan Alias Era Mohan R.
Male
DMK
|
54.29% | 56,109 |
|
Pollachi
#21
|
Dhandapani C.T.
Male
DMK
|
51.41% | 15,735 |
|
Palani
#22
|
Sanapathi Goundar A.
Male
INC(I)
|
53.41% | 59,568 |
|
Dindigul
#23
|
Maya Thevar K.
Male
DMK
|
51.78% | 26,746 |
|
Madurai
#24
|
Subburaman A.G.
Male
INC(I)
|
55.57% | 69,195 |
|
Periyakulam
#25
|
Natarajan Cumbum N.
Male
DMK
|
51.30% | 19,882 |
|
Karur
#26
|
Dorai Sebastian S.A.
Male
INC(I)
|
55.48% | 74,134 |
|
Tiruchirappalli
#27
|
Selvaraju N.
Male
DMK
|
54.32% | 73,599 |
|
Perambalur
#28
|
Mani K.B.S.
Male
INC(I)
|
58.89% | 99,172 |
|
Mayiladuturai
#29
|
Kudanthai Ramalingam N.
Male
INC(I)
|
57.20% | 92,005 |
|
Nagapattinam
#30
|
Karunanithi-Thazhai
Male
DMK
|
50.98% | 10,674 |
|
Thanjavur
#31
|
Singaravadivel S.
Male
INC(I)
|
52.94% | 44,539 |
|
Pudukkottai
#32
|
V.N. Swamynathan
Male
INC(I)
|
49.92% | 16,099 |
|
Sivaganga
#33
|
Swaminathan R.V.
Male
INC(I)
|
60.81% | 134,561 |
|
Ramanathapuram
#34
|
Sathiyendran M.S.K.
Male
DMK
|
56.66% | 84,133 |
|
Sivakasi
#35
|
Sourdararajan N.
Male
ADK
|
46.07% | 6,612 |
|
Tirunelveli
#36
|
Sivaprakasam D.S.A.
Male
DMK
|
54.89% | 59,962 |
|
Tenkasi
#37
|
Arunachalam M.
Male
INC(I)
|
62.42% | 108,316 |
|
Tiruchendur
#38
|
Kosalram K. T.
Male
INC(I)
|
51.78% | 113,819 |
|
Nagercoil
#39
|
Dennis, N.
Male
INC(I)
|
51.32% | 38,408 |