1980 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir explained

Election Name:Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir, 1980
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:Indian general election, 1977 (Jammu and Kashmir)
Previous Year:1977
Next Election:Indian general election, 1984 (Jammu and Kashmir)
Next Year:1984
Election Date:3,6 Jan
Map Size:200px

The 1980 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 7th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 3 seats, Indian National Congress (I) won 1, Indian National Congress (U) won 1 seat and an independent candidate Phuntsog Namgyal of Ladakh constituency won 1 seat.[1]

Constituency Details

ConstituencyElectorsVotersPolling %
Baramulla48904027394956.02
Srinagar519706--
Anantnag51113230699860.06
Ladakh776314800061.83
Udhampur57877033896958.57
Jammu69135841007259.31
[2] [3]

Results

Party-wise Results

PartyElected MPs
INC (U)1
INC (I)1
JKN3
IND1
Total6

List of Elected MPs

No.ConstituencyName of elected M.P.Party affiliationWin Margin %
1 Jammu and Kashmir National Conference39.09%
2 Farooq Abdullah (Returned) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference-
3 Gh. Rasool Kochak Jammu and Kashmir National Conference28.36%
4 Phuntsog Namgyal Independent13.25%
5 Indian National Congress (U)16.74%
6 Indian National Congress (I)21.27%

See also

References

  1. Web site: 1980 India General (7th Lok Sabha) Elections Results. www.elections.in. 2018-04-07.
  2. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1980 TO THE SEVENTH LOK SABHA VOLUME II - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_II_LS_80.pdf
  3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1980 TO THE SEVENTH LOK SABHA VOLUME I - http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf