1980 Indian general election in Gujarat

India held general elections to the 7th Lok Sabha in January 1980. The Janata Party alliance came into power after the elections to the 6th Lok Sabha held in 1977, riding the public anger against the Congress and the Emergency but its position was weak. The loose coalition barely held on to a majority with only 295 seats in the Lok Sabha and never quite had a firm grip on power.[1][2][3]

INC(I) won 25 seats out of 26 seats in Gujarat with only Mehsana seat bagged by the Janata Party.

Parties and alliances

  Indian National Congress (Indira)

No. Party Seats contested
1. Indian National Congress (Indira) 26

  Janata Party

No. Party Seats contested
1. Janata Party 26

List of Candidates

Constituency INC(I) JP
No. Name Party Candidate Party Candidate
1 Kutch INC(I) Mehta Mahipatray Mulshanker JP Dava Anantray Devshanker
2 Surendranagar INC(I) Digvijaysinh Pratapsinhji Zala JP Parmar Juvansinh Jilubha
3 Jamnagar INC(I) Jadeja Dolatsinhji Pratapsinhji JP Vinodbhai B. Sheth
4 Rajkot INC(I) Mavani Ramjibhai Bhurabhai JP Shukla Chimanbhai Harilal
5 Porbandar INC(I) Odedra Maldeji Mandlikji JP Patel Dharmasinbhai Dahyabhai
6 Junagadh INC(I) Patel Mohanlal Laljibhai JP Shah Virendrakumar Jeevanlal
7 Amreli INC(I) Ravani Navinchandra Parmananddas JP Jasvant Mehta
8 Bhavnagar INC(I) Gohil Gigabhai Bhavubhai JP Shah Jayaben Vajubhai
9 Dhandhuka (SC) INC(I) Makwana Narsinhbhai Karsanbhai JP Parmar Natvarlal Bhagvandas
10 Ahmedabad INC(I) Maganbhai Barot JP Krushnavadan Joshi
11 Gandhinagar INC(I) Amrit Mohanal Patel JP Puroshottam Ganesh Navalankar
12 Mehsana INC(I) Raval Narendrakumar Mohanlal JP Chaudhary Motibhai Ranchhodbhai
13 Patan (SC) INC(I) Parmar Hiralal Ranchhoddas JP Chavda Khemchanbhai Somabhai
14 Banaskantha INC(I) Bheravdan Khetdanji Gadhavi JP Achhva Kasambhai Mahmadbhai
15 Sabarkantha INC(I) Patel Shantubhai Cunibhai JP H. M. Patel
16 Kapadvanj INC(I) Solanki Natavarsinhji Kesarisinghji JP Vaghela Shankarji Laxmanji
17 Dohad (ST) INC(I) Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai JP Minama Govindsinh Lalchandbhai
18 Godhra INC(I) Maharaol Jaydeepsinhji Subhagsinhji JP Mody Piloo Homi
19 Kaira INC(I) Ajitsinh Fulsinhji Dabhi JP Chauhan Prabhatbhai Hathisingh
20 Anand INC(I) Ishvarbhai Khodabhai Chavda JP Mahida Dilipsinh Ashabhai (Vedalankar)
21 Chhota Udaipur (ST) INC(I) Rathawa Amarsinhbhai Viriyabhai JP Rathawa Mohansinh Chhotubhai
22 Baroda INC(I) Gaekwad Ranjitsinhji Pratapsinhji JP Patel Prabhudas Khushalbhai
23 Broach INC(I) Patel Ahmedbhai Mohammedbhai JP Deshmukh Chandubhai Shanabhai
24 Surat INC(I) Patel Chhaganbhai Devabhai JP Ashok Ranjitram Mehta
25 Mandvi (ST) INC(I) Gamit Chhitubhai Devjibhai JP Amarsinh Zinabhai Chaudhari
26 Bulsar (ST) INC(I) Patel Uttambhai Harjibhai JP Jadav Ramubhai Balubhai

Results

Results by Party

Party Name Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
INC(I) 48,55,820 54.84 26 25
JP 32,66,561 36.89 26 1
JP(S) 2,56,781 2.90 10 0
INC(U) 1,52,550 1.72 12 0
CPI 20,270 0.23 1 0
IND 3,02,029 3.41 94 0
Total 88,54,011 100% - 169 26 -

Vote share

Vote share by party in Gujarat
  1. Indian National Congress (Indira) (54.8%)
  2. Janata Party (36.9%)
  3. Janata Party (Secular) (2.90%)
  4. Indian National Congress (Urs) (1.72%)
  5. Communist Party of India (0.23%)
  6. Independents (3.41%)

Seat share

Seat share by party in Gujarat
  1. Indian National Congress (Indira) (96.2%)
  2. Janata Party (3.85%)

Results- Constituency wise

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Kutch Mehta Mahipatray Mulshanker INC(I) 1,33,163 49.07 Dava Anantray Devshanker JNP 1,12,212 41.35 20,951 7.72
2 Surendranagar Digvijaysinh Pratapsinhji Zala INC(I) 1,93,632 57.35 Parmar Juvansinh Jilubha JNP 1,09,116 32.32 84,516 25.03
3 Jamnagar Jadeja Dolatsinhji Pratapsinhji INC(I) 1,33,978 52.23 Vinodbhai B. Sheth JNP 76,191 29.70 57,787 22.53
4 Rajkot Mavani Ramjibhai Bhurabhai INC(I) 1,58,220 51.46 Shukla Chimanbhai Harilal JNP 1,04,744 34.07 53,476 17.39
5 Porbandar Odedra Maldeji Mandlikji INC(I) 1,62,721 57.72 Patel Dharmasinbhai Dahyabhai JNP 1,02,413 36.33 60,308 21.39
6 Junagadh Patel Mohanlal Laljibhai INC(I) 1,59,923 48.52 Shah Virendrakumar Jeevanlal JNP 1,49,142 45.25 10,781 3.27
7 Amreli Ravani Navinchandra Parmananddas INC(I) 1,74,241 63.98 Jasvant Mehta JNP 74,103 27.21 1,00,138 36.77
8 Bhavnagar Gohil Gigabhai Bhavubhai INC(I) 1,31,082 51.66 Shah Jayaben Vajubhai JNP 77,153 30.41 53,929 21.25
9 Dhandhuka (SC) Makwana Narsinhbhai Karsanbhai INC(I) 1,81,096 62.62 Parmar Natvarlal Bhagvandas JNP 94,223 32.58 86,873 30.04
10 Ahmedabad Maganbhai Barot INC(I) 2,48,206 60.98 Krushnavadan Joshi JNP 1,40,053 34.41 1,08,153 26.57
11 Gandhinagar Amrit Mohanal Patel INC(I) 2,41,694 54.45 Puroshottam Ganesh Navalankar JNP 1,92,477 43.36 49,217 11.09
12 Mehsana Chaudhary Motibhai Ranchhodbha JNP 1,61,040 37.93 Raval Narendrakumar Mohanlal INC(I) 1,41,612 33.35 19,428 4.58
13 Patan (SC) Parmar Hiralal Ranchhoddas INC(I) 1,23,864 47.95 Chavda Khemchanbhai Somabhai JNP 1,21,110 46.89 2,754 1.06
14 Banaskantha Bheravdan Khetdanji Gadhavi INC(I) 1,84,057 60.58 Achhva Kasambhai Mahmadbhai JNP 94,570 31.13 89,487 29.45
15 Sabarkantha Patel Shantubhai Cunibhai INC(I) 2,02,194 55.73 H. M. Patel JNP 1,22,895 33.87 79,299 21.86
16 Kapadvanj Solanki Natavarsinhji Kesarisinghji INC(I) 1,82,274 53.23 Vaghela Shankarji Laxmanji JNP 1,32,178 38.60 50,096 14.63
17 Dohad (ST) Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai INC(I) 1,34,226 60.89 Minama Govindsinh Lalchandbhai JNP 57,103 25.90 77,123 34.99
18 Godhra Maharaol Jaydeepsinhji Subhagsinhji INC(I) 1,87,481 55.81 Mody Piloo Homi JNP 1,24,512 37.06 62,969 18.75
19 Kaira Ajitsinh Fulsinhji Dabhi INC(I) 2,45,758 61.93 Chauhan Prabhatbhai Hathisinh JNP 1,38,536 34.91 1,07,222 27.02
20 Anand Ishvarbhai Khodabhai Chavda INC(I) 2,56,897 60.98 Mahida Dilipsinh Ashabhai (Vedalankar) JNP 1,42,636 33.86 1,14,261 27.12
21 Chhota Udaipur (ST) Rathawa Amarsingh Viriyabhai INC(I) 2,09,984 59.29 Rathawa Mohansinh Chhotubhai JNP 1,37,501 38.82 72,483 20.47
22 Baroda Gaekwad Ranjitsinh Pratapsinhji INC(I) 2,65,277 58.20 Patel Prabhudas Khushalbhai JNP 1,69,784 37.25 95,493 20.95
23 Broach Patel Ahmedbhai Mohammedbhai INC(I) 2,12,847 56.91 Deshmukh Chandubhai Shanabhai JNP 1,30,003 34.76 82,844 22.15
24 Surat Patel Chhaganbhai Devabhai INC(I) 2,34,263 50.54 Ashok Ranjitram Mehta JNP 2,07,602 44.79 26,661 5.75
25 Mandvi (ST) Gamit Chhitubhai Devjibhai INC(I) 1,77,889 51.88 Amarsinh Zinabhai Chaudhri JNP 1,41,970 41.40 35,919 10.48
26 Bulsar (ST) Patel Uttambhai Harjibhai INC(I) 1,79,241 51.71 Jadav Ramubhai Balubhai JNP 1,53,294 44.23 25,947 7.48

References

  1. ^ "Elections in Gujarat in 1980".
  2. ^ "7th India General Election".
  3. ^ "Indian Political Journey".
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