1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
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Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 1980 was held in 1980 to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly[1].This is a list of the results of the 1980 general election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar, a state in India, including a list of successful candidates. After the elections, the Congress emerged as the largest party, and Jagannath Mishra was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar (8 June 1980- 14 August 1983), after Chandrashekhar Singh become the Chief Minister of Bihar from ( 14 August 1983-12 March 1985).
Party-wise performance
| S. No. | Abbreviation | Party | Party Flag | Seats contested | Seats won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
- | 21 |
| 2 | CPI | Communist Party of India |  |
- | 23 |
| 3 | CPM | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
- | 6 |
| 4 | INC(I) | Indian National Congress (I) | File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg | - | 169 |
| 5 | INC(U) | Indian National Congress (U) | File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg | - | 14 |
| 6 | JNP | Janata Party | |
- | 14 |
| 7 | JNP(SC) | Janata Party (Secular) | |
- | 42 |
| 8 | JNP(SR) | Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain | |
- | 1 |
| 9 | JMM | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
- | 11 |
| 10 | SUC | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Suc) |  |
- | 1 |
| 11 | IND | Independent | |
- | 23 |
References
- ^ "1980 Election Result". www.elections.in.