1980
19771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 4
Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 1980 covered all 4 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC(I) received the highest statewide vote share at 52.08% and won 4 seats, while the JNP received 36.38% of the vote and won 0 seats. The JNP(S) won 0 seats with 5.31% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Himachal Pradesh.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | 4 | 4 | 52.08% | 52.08% | 6,53,018 |
| JNP | 4 | 0 | 36.38% | 36.38% | 4,56,166 |
| JNP(S) | 3 | 0 | 5.31% | 7.47% | 66,618 |
| IND | 4 | 0 | 3.98% | 3.98% | 49,955 |
| 1 | 0 | 1.94% | 7.40% | 24,372 | |
| INC(U) | 1 | 0 | 0.30% | 1.14% | 3,740 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Simla (Sc) | Krishan Dutt | INC(I) | 1,36,841 | Balak Ram | JNP | 1,01,707 | 35,134 | 13.1 |
| Mandi | Vir Bahadur Singh | INC(I) | 1,66,949 | Ganga Singh | JNP | 1,08,595 | 58,354 | 19.78 |
| Kangra | Vikram Chand Mahajan | INC(I) | 1,48,946 | Sarvan Kumar Chaudhari | JNP | 1,18,016 | 30,930 | 9.39 |
| Hamirpur | Narain Chand | INC(I) | 2,00,282 | Ranjit Singh | JNP | 1,27,848 | 72,434 | 20.04 |
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