1980 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

3 January 1980
All 30 seats in the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered	258,112
Turnout	69.76%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Gegong Apang Party INC(I) PPA Leader's seat Yingkiong Pangin Last election 0 8 Seats won 13 13 Seat change 13 5 Popular vote 42.58% 40.98%
CM before election President's rule Elected CM Gegong Apang INC

The second elections to the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held on 3 January 1980.^[1][2] The election was held simultaneously to the 1980 Lok Sabha election.^[2] 30 seats were up for election. A total of 95 candidates contested; 28 from the Indian National Congress (Indira), 28 from the People's Party of Arunachal, 11 from the Indian National Congress (Urs) and 28 independents.^[1] The PPA candidate in the Niausa Kanubari constituency, Wangnam Wangshu, was elected unopposed.^[1]

INC(I) won 13 seats (with 72,734 votes, 42.58%). The PPA also won 13 seats, with 70,006 votes (40.98%). The remaining four seats went to independents. In total independent candidates mustered 19,716 votes (11.54%). INC(U) failed to win any seats. The party obtained 8,361 votes (4.89%).^[1] For the first time a woman, Nyari Welly, was elected to the Assembly.^[3] After the election there were massive defections to the INC(I).^[4] Gegong Apang was elected Chief Minister after the election.^[5]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Indian National Congress (Indira)	72,734	42.58	13	New
	People's Party of Arunachal	70,006	40.98	13	+5
	Indian National Congress (Urs)	8,361	4.89	0	New
	Independents	19,716	11.54	4	–1
Total		170,817	100.00	30	0
Valid votes		170,817	94.87
Invalid/blank votes		9,235	5.13
Total votes		180,052	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		258,112	69.76
Source: ECI[1]

Elected Members

References