Back to 1980 by-elections
Karnataka · PC 2 · 1980 by-election
GulbargaLok Sabha by-election result, 1980
C.M.Stephen (INC(I)) won Gulbarga in the 1980 Lok Sabha by-election with 62.3% of the vote, beating B.R.Gouda (INC(I)) by 73,680 votes.
Winner — 1980 by-election
C.M.STEPHEN
Indian National Congress (I)
INC(I) 62.3%INC(I) 31.9%4 others 5.8%
Votes
1,50,665
62.3% share
Winning margin
73,680
30.5% of votes
Total votes cast
2,41,720
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.M.STEPHEN  INC(I) | INC(I) | 1,50,66562.3% |
| 2 | B.R.GOUDA INC(I) | INC(I) | 76,98531.9% |
| 3 | C.M.SWAMY IND | IND | 4,2241.8% |
| 4 | G.V.NAINDU IND | IND | 4,1441.7% |
| 5 | N.L.MUTTANGI IND | IND | 3,5441.5% |
| 6 | H.JAYAPPA IND | IND | 2,1580.9% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
30.5%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
SEAT
Essentially two
INC(I) and an independent took 96% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 2.04 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
…How did the vote split?
SEAT
62.3%won by INC(I)
INC(I) 62.3%INC(I) 31.9%Others 5.8%
This seat number was reused from 2009. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2009, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
Ask the state
STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25Figures for the state as a whole, not for this seat.