1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

Indian union territory election June 2022 June 2022 1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election India legislative Popular no 1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election 1977 1 March 1980 1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election 1985 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 80.41% 100px Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol rising sun.svg 120 100 100 10 0 M. D. R. Ramachandran 14 3 27.73% 11 Indian National Congress (Indira) Hand_INC.svg 120 80 100 17 03 10 2 23.92% 8 CM President's rule Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. D. R. Ramachandran Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in March 1980, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/26/explained-puducherry-the-territory-of-coalitions-and-presidents-rule.html Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule The Week (Indian magazine) 26 March 2021 5th election: 1980 .. The DMK was the single-largest party ... The Congress won 10 seats ... (and) formed a coalition that continued in power for three years, with M.D.R. Ramachandran of DMK as chief minister. 4 September 2022https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se1980.PDF Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1980 4 September 2022 13 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220813194807/https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se1980.PDF dead The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the popular vote and the most seats, and M. D. R. Ramachandran was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/28/big-troublein-little-puducherry-2282637.html dead 12 September 2022 Big trouble in little Puducherry Debjani Dutta 28 March 2021 The New Indian Express https://web.archive.org/web/20210328053011/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/28/big-troublein-little-puducherry-2282637.html 28 March 2021 MDR Ramachandran govt of the DMK assumed charge on January 16, 1980, fell on June 24, 1983https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/pondicherry.HTML Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 8 September 2022 Background After sweeping to power in Tamil Nadu in June 1977, M. G. Ramachandran led the AIADMK to victory in the Puducherry Assembly election in October, winning 14 seats , aided by the shared language and cultural ties between the two regions. In 1978, Prime Minister Morarji Desai proposed merging smaller Union Territories with neighbouring states. Puducherry, a former French enclave, was considered for merger with Tamil Nadu (along with Karaikal), while Mahe and Yanam were proposed to be merged with Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, respectively. However, provisions in the treaty with France required the preservation of Puducherry’s distinct identity and mandated prior consultation with the French government before any change in its status.5 January 2019 Forty Years Ago: January 5, 1979 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/forty-years-ago-january-5-1979/ 5 January 2019 Indian express en-IN MGR reportedly supported the proposal, describing it as a “bitter but helpful medicine,” triggering widespread opposition across the Union Territory. Despite being in power, local AIADMK leaders and cadres opposed the move. The AIADMK government was dismissed in November 1978, and anti-merger agitations in January 1979 turned violent. Following strong resistance from the opposition parties like DMK and Congress, the Centre abandoned the proposal. The controversy over a proposed merger, significantly dented AIADMK’s popularity, leading to its rout in the 1980 election, where it failed to win a single seat, paving the way for the DMK to form the government. In the subsequent decades, political instability, defections, and dependence on the Centre, seen as contradictory to the Dravidian parties AIADMK and DMK advocacy of state autonomy, reportedly led them to view Puducherry as a political burden. Consequently, from the 1990s onward, their reduced focus enabled the Indian National Congress to re-emerge as a dominant force in the Union Territory.31 March 2021 How Dravidian parties have lost their hold over Puducherry https://thefederal.com/puducherry-elections-2021/puducherrys-unique-political-history-and-how-dravidian-parties-lost-their-hold-over-the-ut The Federal en-IN Results File:India Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 1980.svg Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 68030 14 11 Indian National Congress (Indira) 58680 10 8 Janata Party 22892 3 4 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 4944 1 1 Others 64778 0 0 Independents 26001 2 1 0 11278 319137 ECIhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3428-puducherry-1980/ Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry Election Commission of India 30 July 2022 Elected members Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyAssembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin #k Names% Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes% 1 Muthialpet 78.09% G. Palani Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,396 63.71% A. V. Vaithilingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,456 29.77% 3,940 2 Cassicade 72.91% V. Kathirvelu Indian National Congress (I) 3,948 51.63% Ansari P. Duraisamy Janata Party 1,716 22.44% 2,232 3 Raj Bhavan 65.46% L. Joseph Mariadass Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,880 45.92% V. Subbiah Communist Party of India 1,082 26.43% 798 4 Bussy 73.12% C. M. Achraff Indian National Congress (I) 2,898 69.36% R. P. Joseph All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 716 17.14% 2,182 5 Oupalam 77.39% Sitha Vedanayagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,419 70.06% C. N. Parthasarathy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,177 28.14% 3,242 6 Orleampeth 75.61% Na. Manimaran Alias Na. Marimuthu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,721 59.70% P. K. Loganathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,820 29.43% 2,901 7 Nellithope 77.64% P. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,019 53.80% B. Manimaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,110 28.25% 1,909 8 Mudaliarpet 82.30% V. Kothandaraman Sababathy Indian National Congress (I) 5,258 48.39% M. Manjini Communist Party of India 2,950 27.15% 2,308 9 Ariankuppam 81.94% P. Subbarayan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,900 57.57% M. Pandurangan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,628 35.40% 2,272 10 Embalam 83.58% G. Murugesan Indian National Congress (I) 5,033 68.30% N. Ramajayam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,773 24.06% 3,260 11 Nettapakkam 89.86% R. Subbaraya Gounder Janata Party 4,201 49.89% V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress (I) 4,076 48.40% 125 12 Kuruvinatham 88.52% M. A. Shanmugam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,738 42.59% K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi Janata Party 2,725 31.05% 1,013 13 Bahour 84.08% P. Uthiravelu Janata Party 4,154 51.40% A. Ramamurthy Communist Party of India 2,562 31.70% 1,592 14 Thirubuvanai 79.81% P. Cattavarayane Indian National Congress (I) 6,001 72.08% D. Annamalai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,269 27.26% 3,732 15 Mannadipet 89.22% D. Ramachandran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,598 61.09% S. Manickavachakan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,566 38.91% 2,032 16 Ossudu 80.70% P. Murthy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,122 66.48% K. Dhakshinamurthy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,374 30.82% 2,748 17 Villianur 82.20% M. Venugopal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,810 44.23% S. Sellappan Alias Meenakshisundaram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,065 35.58% 745 18 Ozhukarai 84.39% G. Perumal Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,493 65.98% R. Somasimdara All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,685 32.25% 2,808 19 Thattanchavady 78.86% V. Pethaperumal Janata Party 4,824 48.85% N. Kandeban Communist Party of India 2,554 25.86% 2,270 20 Reddiarpalayam 76.53% Renuka Appadurai Indian National Congress (I) 5,409 52.49% N. Gurusamy Communist Party of India 2,516 24.42% 2,893 21 Lawspet 82.88% M. O. H. Farook Indian National Congress (I) 8,980 78.68% G. Gopalakrishnan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,126 18.63% 6,854 22 Cotchery 84.62% G. Panjavarnam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,133 49.93% T. Subbaiya Independent politician 2,504 30.25% 1,629 23 Karaikal North 68.80% V. M. Salih Maricar Independent politician 4,778 55.25% M. Jembulingam Janata Party 2,194 25.37% 2,584 24 Karaikal South 78.17% S. Savarirajan Indian National Congress (I) 4,867 64.40% S. Ramassamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,218 29.35% 2,649 25 Neravy T R Pattinam 83.00% V. M. C. Sivakumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,315 57.35% V. M. C. Varada Pillai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,953 42.65% 1,362 26 Thirunallar 84.00% N. V. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,573 44.44% A. Soundararengam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,400 42.29% 173 27 Nedungadu 83.45% M. Chandirakasu Indian National Congress (I) 4,981 65.23% P. Natesan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,751 22.93% 3,230 28 Mahe 77.20% K. V. Raghavan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2,638 48.17% C. V. Sulaiman Hajee Independent politician 2,174 39.70% 464 29 Palloor 80.07% N. K. Sachindranath Indian National Congress (I) 2,567 45.89% A. V. Sreedharan Indian National Congress (U) 2,467 44.10% 100 30 Yanam 87.41% Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu Independent politician 2,433 48.43% Abdul Khader Jeelani Mohammed Indian National Congress (I) 2,165 43.09% 268 See also List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 1980 elections in India References External links Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ eci.gov.in Election Commission of India 19 May 2022 p Category:State Assembly elections in Puducherry Category:1980s in Pondicherry