Elections to the

Manipur Legislative Assembly The Manipur Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Manipur. See also *Vidhan Sabha * List of districts of Manipur *State governments of India State governments in India are the governments ruling ove ...

were held in January 1980 to elect members of the 60 constituencies in

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

, India. The

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh was reappointed as the

Chief Minister of Manipur The chief minister of Manipur is the chief executive of the Indian state of Manipur. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following ele ...

. After the passing of the

North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's North-East region into States and union territories. Effect of the changes Source: * Establishment of the states of Manipur and Tripura. The ...

, Manipur was converted from a Union Territory to a State and the size of its Legislative Assembly was increased from 30 to 60 members.

Result

Results by constituency

References

{{Manipur elections

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