PUDUCHERRY · 1980
Seats30
Electors3.19 L
Votes polled2.57 L
Median turnout81.9%
Party standings
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
14
of 30 seats · 46.7%
2 short of a majority
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
14
Indian National Congress (I)
10
Janta Party
3
Independent
2
Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)
1
Vote share by party
| Party | Seats | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | 14 | 27.7% | |
| INC(I) | 10 | 23.9% | |
| JNP | 3 | 9.3% | |
| OTHERS | 2 | 15.0% | |
| CPM | 1 | — | |
| ADK | — | 18.6% | |
| CPI | — | 5.5% |
Every seat
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Margin | Margin % | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthialpet | G. Palaniraja | DMK | 12,114 | 3,940 | 32.5 | 78.1 |
| 2 | Cassicade | V. Kathirvelu | INCI | 7,986 | 2,232 | 27.9 | 72.9 |
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | L. Joseph Mariadass | DMK | 4,298 | 798 | 18.6 | 65.5 |
| 4 | Bussy | C. M. Achraff | INCI | 4,307 | 2,182 | 50.7 | 73.1 |
| 5 | Oupalam | Sitha Vedanayagam | DMK | 7,983 | 3,242 | 40.6 | 77.4 |
| 6 | Orleampeth | Na. Manimaran Alias Na. Marimuthu | DMK | 10,101 | 2,901 | 28.7 | 75.6 |
| 7 | Nellithope | P. Ramalingam | DMK | 7,897 | 1,909 | 24.2 | 77.6 |
| 8 | Modeliarpeth | V. Kothandaraman Alias Sabapathy | INCI | 11,268 | 2,308 | 20.5 | 82.3 |
| 9 | Ariankuppam | P. Subburayan | DMK | 10,949 | 2,272 | 20.8 | 81.9 |
| 10 | EmbalomSC | G. Murugesan | INCI | 7,755 | 3,260 | 42.0 | 83.6 |
| 11 | Nettapakkam | R. Subbaraya Gounder | JP | 8,689 | 125 | 1.4 | 89.9 |
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | M. A. Shanmugam | DMK | 9,269 | 1,013 | 10.9 | 88.5 |
| 13 | BahourSC | P. Uthiravelu | JP | 8,486 | 1,592 | 18.8 | 84.1 |
| 14 | ThirubuvanaiSC | P. Cattavarayane | INCI | 8,560 | 3,732 | 43.6 | 79.8 |
| 15 | Mannadipeth | D. Ramachandran | DMK | 9,539 | 2,032 | 21.3 | 89.2 |
| 16 | OssuduSC | P. Murthy | DMK | 8,168 | 2,748 | 33.6 | 80.7 |
| 17 | Villenour | M. Venugopal | DMK | 9,125 | 745 | 8.2 | 82.2 |
| 18 | Ozhukarai | G. Perumal Raja | DMK | 8,944 | 2,808 | 31.4 | 84.4 |
| 19 | Thattanchavady | V. Pethaperumal | JP | 10,326 | 2,270 | 22.0 | 78.9 |
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | Renuka Appadurai | INCI | 10,695 | 2,893 | 27.1 | 76.5 |
| 21 | Lawspet | M. O. H. Farook | INCI | 11,744 | 6,854 | 58.4 | 82.9 |
| 22 | Cotchery | G. Panjavarnam | DMK | 8,815 | 1,629 | 18.5 | 84.6 |
| 23 | Karaikal | V. M. Salih Maricar | IND | 9,102 | 2,584 | 28.4 | 68.8 |
| 24 | Karaikal South | S. Savarirajan | INCI | 7,777 | 2,649 | 34.1 | 78.2 |
| 25 | Neravy-Grand Aldee | V. M. C. Sivakumar | DMK | 9,528 | 1,362 | 14.3 | 83.0 |
| 26 | Tirunallar | N. V. Ramalingam | DMK | 8,421 | 173 | 2.1 | 84.0 |
| 27 | NeduncaduSC | M. Chandirakasu | INCI | 8,035 | 3,230 | 40.2 | 83.4 |
| 28 | Mahe | K. V. Raghavan | CPIM | 5,738 | 464 | 8.1 | 77.2 |
| 29 | Palloor | N. K. Sachindranath | INCI | 5,756 | 100 | 1.7 | 80.1 |
| 30 | Yanam | Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu | IND | 5,228 | 268 | 5.1 | 87.4 |