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. The
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; DMK) is a political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu where it is currently the ruling party having a comfortable majority without coalition support and the union territory of Puducherry where it is curre ...
won the popular vote and the most seats, and
M. D. R. Ramachandran
M. D. R. Ramachandran is an Indian politician. He served as Chief Minister of Pondicherry from 1980 to 1983 and from 1990 to 1991, and as Speaker of the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly
The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the unicameral ...
was appointed as the
Chief Minister of Puducherry
The chief minister of Puducherry is the chief executive of the Indian union territory of Puducherry. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is a union territory's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive autho ...
.
Results
Elected members
See also
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List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
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1980 elections in India
References
External links
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{{Puducherry elections
1980 State Assembly elections in India
State Assembly elections in Puducherry
1980s in Pondicherry