{ { Infobox legislature
| name = Eighth Punjab Legislative Assembly
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| transcription_name =
| legislature = Punjab Legislative Assembly
| coa_pic =
| coa_res = 250px
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| house_type = Unicameral
| term_length = 1980-1985
| body =
| houses =
| foundation = 23 June 1980
| disbanded = 26 June 1985
| suspension = 6 October 1983
| preceded_by = Seventh Punjab Legislative Assembly
| succeeded_by = Ninth Punjab Legislative Assembly
| leader1_type = Speaker
| leader1 = Brij Bhushan Mehra
| party1 =
| leader2 =
| leader3_type = Deputy Speaker
| leader3 = Guizar Singh
| leader4 =
| leader5_type = Leader of House(Chief Minister) | leader5 =Darbara Singh | leader6 = | leader7_type = Leader of the Opposition | leader7 = Parkash Singh Badal | leader8 = | committees1 = | committees2 = | joint_committees = | voting_system1 = first-past-the-post | voting_system2 = | last_election1 = 1980 | next_election1 = 1985 | redistricting = | session_room = | session_res = | session_alt = | meeting_place = | members = 117 | structure1 = | structure1_res = | political_groups1 = Government (63) INC (63)Opposition (54) SAD (37) CPI (9) CPIM (5) BJS (1) IND (2) }} The 1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election''' was the eighth Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. Indian National Congress emerged as the victorious with 63 seats in the 117-seat legislature in the election. The Shiromani Akali Dal became the official opposition, holding 37 seats. On 6 October 1983, Assembly was placed under suspension and president rule was imposed and then dissolved on 26 June 1985.