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.
Constituency Details ConstituencyElectorsVotersPolling %Baramulla48904027394956.02Srinagar519706 - -Anantnag51113230699860.06Ladakh776314800061.83Udhampur57877033896958.57Jammu69135841007259.31 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.pdfSTATISTICAL 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
Results
Party-wise Results Party Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− JKNC 4,93,143 36.88 2.96 5 3 1 INC(I) 2,49,760 18.68 New 1 1 New INC(U) 1,94,138 14.52 New 2 1 New JP 1,15,503 8.64 0.41 1 0 IND 2,84,459 21.28 20.20 20 1 Total 13,37,003 100% - 29 6 -
List of Elected MPs ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidateParty Votes %CandidateParty Votes % Votes %1BaramullaKhawaja Mubarak ShahJKNC178,53367.57Muzaffar Hussain BaigIND75,25628.48103,27739.092SrinagarFarooq AbdullahJKNCWon Uncontested3AnantnagGh. Rasool KochakJKNC179,02060.47Ali Mohd. NaikIND95,05032.1183,97028.364LadakhPhuntsog NamgyalIND20,31444.47Kacho Habib Ullah KhanJKNC14,26231.226,05213.255UdhampurKaran SinghINC(U)176,75753.38Devi Das ThakurJKNC121,32836.6455,42916.746JammuGirdhari Lal DograINC(I)249,76062.46Thakur Baldev SinghJP115,50328.88134,25733.58
See also
Elections in Jammu and Kashmir
References