1980 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Manipur, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1980 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = legislative

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

| party_colour =

| party_name =

| alliance_name =

| previous_election = 1974 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1974

| next_election = 1984 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 1984

| election_date = 3 and 6 January 1980

| seats_for_election = All 60 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 31

| registered = {{formatnum:909268}}

| turnout = 82.42%

| image_size = 100px

| image1 = Hand INC.svg

| leader1 = Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh

| leaders_seat1 = Yaiskul

| party1 = Indian National Congress

| seats_before1 = 13

| popular_vote1= 21.63%

| seat_change1 = –

| seats1 = 13

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| party2 = Janata Party

| seats_before2 = New

| popular_vote2= 19.71%

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| seats2 = 10

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| title = CM

| before_party =

| before_election = President's Rule

| after_party = Indian National Congress

| after_election = Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-manipur-chief-minister-r-k-dorendra-singh-passes-away-5117656/ |title=Former Manipur chief minister R K Dorendra Singh passes away at 83 |date=30 March 2018 |agency=PTI |access-date= 25 October 2021}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.liiofindia.org/cgi-bin/disp.pl/in/legis/cen/num_act/naa1971356/naa1971356.html |title=North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 |website=www.liiofindia.org |date= 30 December 1971 |access-date= 24 December 2020}}