Pondicherry Legislative Assembly Election in 1980 Party Wise
| Party Name | Seats |
|---|
| Communist Party of India (CPM) | 1 |
| Indian National Congress (I) (INC)(I) | 10 |
| Janta Party (JNP) | 3 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 14 |
| Independent (IND) | 2 |
| Total | 30 |
List of Successful Candidates in Pondicherry Assembly Election in 1980
| A. C. NO. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Gender | Party | vote |
|---|
| 1 | Muthialpet | GEN | G. Palaniraja | M | DMK | 7396 | A. V. Vaithilingam | M | ADK | 3456 |
| 2 | Cassicade | GEN | V. Kathirvelu | M | INC(I) | 3948 | Ansari P. Duraisamy | M | JNP | 1716 |
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | GEN | L. Joseph Mariadass | M | DMK | 1880 | V. Subbiah | M | CPI | 1082 |
| 4 | Bussy | GEN | C. M. Achraff | M | INC(I) | 2898 | R. P. Joseph | M | ADK | 716 |
| 5 | Oupalam | GEN | Sitha Vedanayagam | M | DMK | 5419 | C. N. Parthasarathy | M | ADK | 2177 |
| 6 | Orleampeth | GEN | Na. Manimaran Alias Na. Marimuthu | M | DMK | 5721 | P. K. Loganathan | M | ADK | 2820 |
| 7 | Nellithope | GEN | P. Ramalingam | M | DMK | 4019 | B. Manimaran | M | ADK | 2110 |
| 8 | Modeliarpeth | GEN | V. Kothandaraman Alias Sabapath | M | INC(I) | 5258 | M. Manjini | M | CPI | 2950 |
| 9 | Ariankuppam | GEN | P. Subburayan | M | DMK | 5900 | M. Pandurangan | M | ADK | 3628 |
| 10 | Embalom | (SC) | G. Murugesan | M | INC(I) | 5033 | N. Ramajayam | M | ADK | 1773 |
| 11 | Nettapakkam | GEN | R. Subbaraya Gounder | M | JNP | 4201 | V. Vaithilingam | M | INC(I) | 4076 |
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | GEN | M. A. Shanmugam | M | DMK | 3738 | K. R. Subramania Padayachi | M | JNP | 2725 |
| 13 | Bahour | (SC) | P. Uthiravelu | M | JNP | 4154 | A. Ramamurthy | M | CPI | 2562 |
| 14 | Thirubuvanai | (SC) | P. Cattavarayane | M | INC(I) | 6001 | D. Annamalai | M | ADK | 2269 |
| 15 | Mannadipet | GEN | D. Ramachandran | M | DMK | 5598 | S. Manickavachakan | M | ADK | 3566 |
| 16 | Ossudu | (SC) | P. Murthy | M | DMK | 5122 | K. Dhakshinamurthy | M | ADK | 2374 |
| 17 | Villenour | GEN | M. Venugopal | M | DMK | 3810 | S. Sellappan | M | ADK | 3065 |
| 18 | Ozhukarai | GEN | G. Perumal Raja | M | DMK | 5493 | R. Somasimdara | M | ADK | 2685 |
| 19 | Thattanchavady | GEN | V. Pethaperumal | M | JNP | 4824 | N. Kandeban | M | CPI | 2554 |
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | GEN | Renuka Appadurai | F | INC(I) | 5409 | N. Gurusamy | M | CPI | 2516 |
| 21 | Lawspet | GEN | M. O. H. Farook | M | INC(I) | 8980 | G. Gopalakrishnan | M | ADK | 2126 |
| 22 | Cotchery | GEN | G. Panjavarnam | M | DMK | 4133 | T. Subbaiya | M | IND | 2504 |
| 23 | Karaikal | GEN | V. M. Salih Maricar | M | IND | 4778 | M. Jembulingam | M | JNP | 2194 |
| 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | S. Savarirajan | M | INC(I) | 4867 | S. Ramassamy | M | ADK | 2218 |
| 25 | Neravy Grand Aldee | GEN | V. M. C. Sivakumar | M | DMK | 5315 | V. M. O. Varadapillai | M | ADK | 3953 |
| 26 | Tirunallar | GEN | N. V. Ramalingam | M | DMK | 3573 | A. Soundararengam | M | ADK | 3400 |
| 27 | Neduncadu | (SC) | M. Chandirakasu | M | INC(I) | 4981 | P. Natesan | M | ADK | 1751 |
| 28 | Mahe | GEN | K. V. Raghavan | M | CPM | 2638 | C. V. Sulaiman Hajee | M | IND | 2174 |
| 29 | Palloor | GEN | N. K. Sachindranath | M | INC(I) | 2567 | A. V. Sreedharan | M | INC(U) | 2467 |
| 30 | Yanam | GEN | Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu | M | IND | 2433 | Abdul Khader Jeelani Mohammed | M | INC(I) | 2165 |
List of Participating Political Parties in Pondicherry Assembly Election in 1980
| S.No. | Party Abbreviation | Party |
|---|
| National Parties |
| 1 | CPI | Communist Party Of India |
| 2 | CPM | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 3 | INC(I) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 4 | INC(U) | Indian National Congress (U) |
| 5 | JNP | Janta Party |
| 6 | JNP(S) | Janata Party (Secular) |
| State Parties |
| 7 | ADK | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 8 | DMK | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Independents |
| 9 | IND | Independents |
Last Updated on April 30, 2020