1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly election in Punjab, India

1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election

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| ← 1980 | 26 September 1985 | 1992 →

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All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Registered| 10,728,825
Turnout| 67.53% ( 2.17%)
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INC

Leader  | Surjit Singh Barnala | Gurbinder Kaur Brar
Party  | SAD | INC
Leader's seat  | Barnala (won) | Muktsar (won)
Seats won  | 73  | 32
Seat change  |  36  |  31
Popular vote  | 2,630,270  | 2,620,042
Percentage  | 38.01%  | 37.86%
Swing  |  11.1%  |  7.4%

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| CM before election

President's rule
INC

| Elected CM

Surjit Singh Barnala
SAD

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Election where held in Punjab on 26 September 1985, to elect the members of Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1] The signing of the Rajiv–Longowal Accord between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the Akali leader, Harchand Singh Longowal, on 24 July 1985 paved the way to holding this elections.[2] The election were hald alongside the election to the Lok Sabha, Which were not held in 1984.

## Voter statistics

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Electors

Title  | Men  | Women  | Total

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No. of electors  | 5879025  | 4849800  | 10728825
No. of electors who voted  | 4009724  | 3235557  | 7245281
Polling Percentage  | 68.20%  | 66.72%  | 67.53%

No. of valid votes 6920818

No. of voted rejected 324463

No. of polling stations 12698

### Performance of women and men candidates

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Title  | Men  | WomenEN  | TotalAL

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No. of contestants  | 824  | 33  | 857
Elected  | 113  | 4  | 117
Forfeited deposits  | 582  | 13  | 595

## Constituencies Data

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### No. of constituencies

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Type of Constituency[3] | Gen.  | SC  | St  | Total

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No. of constituencies | 88  | 29  | 0  | 117

## Results

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### Result by Party

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Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1985 [4]
Party  | contested  | Seats won  | change in seats  | popular vote  | %
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 100  | 73  |  23  | 26,30,270  | 38.01
| Indian National Congress | 117  | 32  |  31  | 26,20,042  | 37.86
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 26  | 6  |  5  | 3,45,560  | 4.99
| Communist Party of India | 38  | 1  |  8  | 3,07,496  | 4.44
| Janata Party | 5  | 1  |  1  | 75,307  | 1.09
| Independents | 542  | 4  |  2  | 8,09,254  | 11.69
| Others  | 29  | 0  | \-  | 1,32,889  | 1.92
Total  | 857  | 117  |  | 69,20,818  |

## Results by Region

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Region  | Seats  | SAD | INC | BJP | CPI | Others

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Malwa  | 65  | 48  | 12  | 2  | 1  | 2 (Ind.)
Majha  | 27  | 14  | 10  | 2  | 0  | 1(JNP)
Doaba  | 25  | 11  | 10  | 2  | 0  | 2 (Ind.)
Sum  | 117  | 73  | 32  | 6  | 1  | 5

## Results By Constituency

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#  | Constituency  | Party  | Winner

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1  | Fatehgarh  |  | SAD | Nirmal Singh
2  | Batala  |  | INC | Ashwani
3  | Qadian  |  | SAD | Kulwant Singh
4  | Sri Hargobindpur  |  | SAD | Natha Singh
5  | Kahnuwan  |  | SAD | Johar Singh
6  | Dhariwal  |  | SAD | Sucha Singh Chottepur
7  | Gurdaspur  |  | INC | Susheel
8  | Dina Nagar (SC)  |  | INC | Jai Muni
9  | Narot Mehra (SC)  |  | BJP | Ram Lal
10  | Pathankot  |  | BJP | Mohan Lal
11  | Sujanpur  |  | INC | Raghu Nath Sahai
12  | Beas  |  | INC | Sant Singh
13  | Majitha  |  | INC | Surinder Pal Singh
14  | Verka  |  | INC | Dalbir Singh
15  | Jandiala (SC)  |  | SAD | Ranjit Singh
16  | Amritsar North  |  | INC | Brij Bhushan Mehra
17  | Amritsar West  |  | INC | Sewa Ram
18  | Amritsar Central  |  | INC | Darbari Lal
19  | Amritsar South  |  | JP | Kirpal Singh S/O Uttam Singh
20  | Ajnala  |  | SAD | Rattan Singh
21  | Raja Sansi  |  | SAD | Shashpal Singh
22  | Attari (SC)  |  | SAD | Tara Singh
23  | Tarn Taran  |  | SAD | Prem Singh Lalpura
24  | Khadoor Sahib (SC)  |  | SAD | Tara Singh
25  | Naushahra Panwan  |  | SAD | Harbhajan Singh
26  | Patti  |  | SAD | Niranjan Singh
27  | Valtoha  |  | SAD | Major Singh
28  | Adampur  |  | SAD | Surjit Singh
29  | Jullundur Cantonment  |  | INC | Indira
30  | Jullundur North  |  | BJP | Vaid Om Prakash Dutt
31  | Jullundur Central  |  | BJP | Manmohan Kalia
32  | Jullundur South (SC)  |  | INC | Mohinder Singh Kaypee
33  | Kartarpur (SC)  |  | INC | Jagjit Singh
34  | Lohian  |  | SAD | Balwant Singh
35  | Nakodar  |  | SAD | Kuleep Singh Wadala
36  | Nur Mahal  |  | SAD | Surinder Paul Singh
37  | Banga (SC)  |  | SAD | Balwant Singh
38  | Nawanshahr  |  | INC | Dilbagh Singh
39  | Phillaur (SC)  |  | SAD | Sarwan Singh
40  | Bholath  |  | SAD | Sukhjinder Singh
41  | Kapurthala  |  | INC | Kripal Singh
42  | Sultanpur  |  | SAD | Bachan Singh
43  | Phagwara (SC)  |  | INC | Joginder Singh Mann
44  | Balachaur  |  | Independent | Ram Kishan
45  | Garhshankar  |  | INC | Sarwan Ram
46  | Mahilpur (SC)  |  | SAD | Jagdish Kaur
47  | Hoshiarpur  |  | INC | Mohan Lal
48  | Sham Chaurasi (SC)  |  | INC | Hari Mittar
49  | Tanda  |  | SAD | Uplar Singh
50  | Garhdiwala (SC)  |  | SAD | Prakash Singh
51  | Dasuya  |  | Independent | Romesh Chander
52  | Mukerian  |  | INC | Kewal Krishan
53  | Jagraon  |  | SAD | Gurdip Singh
54  | Raikot  |  | SAD | Talib Singh
55  | Dakha (SC)  |  | SAD | Basant Singh
56  | Qila Raipur  |  | SAD | Arjan Singh
57  | Ludhiana North  |  | INC | Satpal Prashar
58  | Ludhiana West  |  | INC | Harnam Dass Johar
59  | Ludhiana East  |  | INC | Om Parkash Gupta
60  | Ludhiana Rural  |  | SAD | Jagdev Singh Tajpuri
61  | Payal  |  | SAD | Davinder Singh
62  | Kum Kalan (SC)  |  | SAD | Rajinder Singh
63  | Samrala  |  | SAD | Amarjit Singh
64  | Khanna (SC)  |  | SAD | Sukhdev Singh
65  | Nangal  |  | INC | Ram Prakash Bali
66  | Anandpur Sahib Ropar  |  | SAD | Tara Singh
67  | Chamkaur Sahib (SC)  |  | INC | Bhag Singh
68  | Morinda  |  | SAD | Ravinder Singh
69  | Kharar  |  | SAD | Bachittar Singh
70  | Banur  |  | SAD | Kanwaljit Singh
71  | Rajpura  |  | SAD | Prem Chand
72  | Ghanaur  |  | SAD | Jasdev Singh Sandhu
73  | Dakala  |  | SAD | Prem Singh Chandumajra
74  | Shutrana (SC)  |  | SAD | Satwant Singh Mohi
75  | Samana  |  | SAD | Hardial Singh Rajla
76  | Patiala Town  |  | INC | Brahm Mohinder
77  | Nabha  |  | SAD | Narinder Singh
78  | Amloh (SC)  |  | SAD | Dalip Singh Pandhi
79  | Sirhind  |  | SAD | Kirpal Singh
80  | Dhuri  |  | SAD | Surinder Singh
81  | Malerkotla  |  | SAD | Nusrat Ali Khan
82  | Sherpur (SC)  |  | SAD | Gobind Singh
83  | Barnala  |  | SAD | Surjit Singh Barnala
84  | Bhadaur (SC)  |  | SAD | Kundan Singh
85  | Dhanaula  |  | SAD | Gobind Singh Longowal
86  | Sangrur  |  | SAD | Ranjit Singh
87  | Dirbha  |  | SAD | Baldev Singh
88  | Sunam  |  | SAD | Sukhdev Singh
89  | Lehra  |  | SAD | Inderjit Singh
90  | Balluana (SC)  |  | INC | Hansraj Arya
91  | Abohar  |  | BJP | Arjan Singh
92  | Fazilka  |  | BJP | Radha Krishan
93  | Jalalabad  |  | CPI | Mehtab Singh
94  | Guru Har Sahai  |  | Independent | Sajwar Singh
95  | Firozepur  |  | INC | Bal Mukand
96  | Firozepur Cantonment  |  | SAD | Mohinder Singh
97  | Zira  |  | SAD | Hari Singh
98  | Dharamkot (SC)  |  | INC | Gurdev Singh Gill
99  | Moga  |  | INC | Gurcharan Singh
100  | Bagha Purana  |  | SAD | Malkiat Singh Sidhu
101  | Nihal Singh Wala (SC)  |  | SAD | Zora Singh
102  | Panjgrain (SC)  |  | SAD | Gurdev Singh
103  | Kotkapura  |  | SAD | Mohinder Singh Brar
104  | Faridkot  |  | Independent | Karnail Singh Doad
105  | Muktsar  |  | INC | Gurbinder Kaur
106  | Giddarbaha  |  | SAD | Parkash Singh
107  | Malout (SC)  |  | INC | Shiv Chand
108  | Lambi  |  | SAD | Hardipinder Singh
109  | Talwandi Sabo  |  | SAD | Amrinder Singh
110  | Pakka Kalan (SC)  |  | SAD | Sujan Singh
111  | Bhatinda  |  | SAD | Kasturi Lal
112  | Nathana (SC)  |  | SAD | Jasmel Singh
113  | Rampura Phul  |  | SAD | Sukhdev Singh
114  | Joga  |  | SAD | Baldev Singh Khiala
115  | Mansa  |  | SAD | Jaswant Singh
116  | Budhlada  |  | SAD | Purshotam Singh
117  | Sardulgarh  |  | SAD | Balwinder Singh

## See also

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* Elections in Punjab, India
* Ninth Punjab Legislative Assembly

## References

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1. ^ Tempest, Rone. "Sikh Party Wins Punjab Election : Will Rule Troubled State; Gandhi Slate Defeated". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
2. ^ Narain, Iqbal (1986). "India in 1985: Triumph of Democracy". Asian Survey. 26, no. 2: 253–69\. doi:10.2307/2644461.
3. ^ "Punjab 1985". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
4. ^ "List of Polling Booth for Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1985".