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%
Leader V. P. Singh[1] Charan Singh Party INC JP(S) INC(U) Alliance Indian National Congress Janata Party (Secular) Indian National Congress (U) 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   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) (JNP (SC))	59
Indian National Congress (U) (INC (U))	13
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	11
Communist Party of India (CPI)	6
Janata Party (JNP(JP))	4
Janata Party (Secular) (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.