1980 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in 1989. The Indian National Congress remained the largest party, winning 309 [3] of the 425 seats.

1980 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election

All 425 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 213 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.13%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader V. P. Singh[1] Charan Singh Party INC JNP(SC) INC(U) Alliance Indian National Congress JNP(SC) Leader's seat Tindwari Last election 47 New Party New Party Seats won 309 [2] 59 13 Seat change 262 59 13 Popular vote 9,720,767 5,554,778 1,648,406 Percentage 37.65% 21.51% 6.38% Swing 21.51 6.38   Fourth party   Party BJP Alliance BJP Last election New Party Seats won 11 Seat change 11 Popular vote 2777731 Percentage 10.76% Swing 10.76
Chief Minister before election President's Rule Elected Chief Minister V. P. Singh Indian National Congress

Results

Party Name	Seats
Indian National Congress (INC)	309
Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh (JNP (SC))	59
Indian National Congress (U)(INC (U))	13
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	11
Communist Party of India (CPI)	6
Janata Party (JP) (JNP(JP))	4
Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain (JNP(SR))	4
Soshit Samaj Dal(Akhil Bharatiya) (SSD)	1
Independent	17
Total	425

References

1. Chief Ministers. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 27 July 2013.
2. "Uttar Pradesh: A political history". 11 March 2017.
3. "The last time Uttar Pradesh saw 300-plus victory, BJP was just born". Hindustan Times. 12 March 2017.