Vidhan Sabha · Tamil Nadu · Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1980
Communist Party of India (CPI)
All candidates fielded in Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1980 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
15
Contested
9
Won
6
Lost
501,032
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ambikapathy, M
Winner
51,818 votes
· 56.33%
|
Gopalasamy Thenkondar M
Runner-up
INC(I)
· 33,496 votes
|
Mannargudi · 178 | 18,322 |
| 2 |
Karuppiah, A. T
Winner
46,406 votes
· 56.83%
|
Kovai Thangam
Runner-up
INC(I)
· 33,354 votes
|
Valparai · 110 | 13,052 |
| 3 |
Subbiah, K. R
Runner-up
46,387 votes
· 48.38%
|
Rajkumar Vijaya Regunatha Thondaiman
Winner
INC(I)
· 47,660 votes
|
Pudukkottai · 191 | 1,273 |
| 4 |
Karuppaiah, R
Winner
44,525 votes
· 52.96%
|
Srinivasa Reddiar, P. E
Runner-up
INC(I)
· 36,336 votes
|
Kulithalai · 155 | 8,189 |
| 5 |
Nallapan, T. K
Winner
44,210 votes
· 54.69%
|
Jaganathan, N. K. P
Runner-up
INC(I)
· 32,543 votes
|
Perundurai · 119 | 11,667 |
| 6 |
Alagarasamy, S
Winner
39,442 votes
· 51.37%
|
Jeyalakshmi, V
Runner-up
INC(I)
· 30,792 votes
|
Koilpatti · 212 | 8,650 |
| 7 |
Pandian,d
Runner-up
36,455 votes
· 49.05%
|
Ponnurangam,p
Winner
DMK
· 37,390 votes
|
Royapuram · 1 | 935 |
| 8 |
Sivasamy, S
Winner
34,437 votes
· 46.51%
|
Malaikkannan, V
Runner-up
DMK
· 34,381 votes
|
Ilayangudi · 197 | 56 |
| 9 |
Arumugam, M
Winner
33,294 votes
· 54.22%
|
Palanisamy, S. N
Runner-up
INC(I)
· 23,623 votes
|
Avanashi · 102 | 9,671 |
| 10 |
Appadurai, M
Winner
33,071 votes
· 52.11%
|
Veluchami, O. S
Runner-up
INC(I)
· 30,393 votes
|
Pottapidaram · 211 | 2,678 |
| 11 |
Poongavanam, N. A
Winner
31,918 votes
· 46.48%
|
Shanmugasundaram, A. K
Runner-up
INC(I)
· 26,639 votes
|
Katpadi · 36 | 5,279 |
| 12 |
Narayanan Nair, M. S
Runner-up
23,636 votes
· 37.52%
|
Hutchi, K
Winner
DMK
· 36,780 votes
|
Gudalur · 128 | 13,144 |
| 13 |
Shanmugam Koothakudi, S
Lost
18,141 votes
· 22.18%
|
Valmigi, V
Winner
INC(I)
· 34,342 votes
|
Tiruppattur · 194 | 14,226 |
| 14 |
Munireddi, N
Lost
13,383 votes
· 21.75%
|
Rajaram Naidu, D.R
Winner
INC(I)
· 25,558 votes
|
Thalli · 75 | 2,957 |
| 15 |
Perumal, S. R
Lost
3,909 votes
· 4.76%
|
Semmalai, S
Winner
IND
· 49,597 votes
|
Taramangalam · 85 | 22,383 |