1980 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

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All 60 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	909,268
Turnout	82.42%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh Party INC JP Leader's seat Yaiskul Seats before 13 New Seats won 13 10 Seat change – Popular vote 21.63% 19.71%
CM before election President's Rule Elected CM Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh INC

Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly were held in January 1980 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Manipur, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh was reappointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur.^[1]

After the passing of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, Manipur was converted from a Union Territory to a State and the size of its Legislative Assembly was increased from 30 to 60 members.^[2]

Result

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Indian National Congress (I)	158,127	21.63	13	New
	Janata Party	144,112	19.71	10	New
	Indian National Congress (U)	69,319	9.48	6	New
	Communist Party of India	53,055	7.26	5	1
	Manipur Peoples Party	48,196	6.59	4	16
	Janata Party (Secular)	20,667	2.83	0	New
	Kuki National Assembly	20,600	2.82	2	0
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	4,168	0.57	1	1
	Janata Party (JP)	924	0.13	0	New
	Independents	211,855	28.98	19	14
Total		731,023	100.00	60	0
Valid votes		731,023	97.55
Invalid/blank votes		18,381	2.45
Total votes		749,404	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		909,268	82.42
Source: ECI[3]

Results by constituency

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