MetaBOT at 15:15, 8 July 2023

2023-07-08T15:15:41Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Unreferenced|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| flag_year =
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| previous_election = Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections 1983
| previous_year = 1983
| next_election = 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1989
| election_date =
| seats_for_election = All 294 Legislative Assembly seats
| turnout =
| image1 = [[File:NT Rama Rao.jpg|68px]]
| colour1 =
| nominee1 =
| leader1 = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| leader_since1 =
| party1 = Telugu Desam Party
| alliance1 =
| home_state1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[Gudivada]]
| running_mate1 =
| last_election1 = 1983
| seats_before1 = 202
| seats_needed1 =
| electoral_vote1 =
| states_carried1 =
| seats1 = 202
| seats_after1 =
| seat_change1 = {{No change}}
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =
| image2 =
| colour2 =
| nominee2 =
| leader2 = [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]
| leader_since2 =
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 =
| home_state2 =
| leaders_seat2 = [[yemmiganur]]
| running_mate2 =
| last_election2 = 1978
| seats_before2 = 60
| seats_needed2 =
| electoral_vote2 =
| states_carried2 =
| seats2 = 50
| seats_after2 =
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}10
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief minister]]
| posttitle =
| before_election = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| before_colour =
| after_election = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| after_colour =
| before_party = Telugu Desam Party
| after_party = Telugu Desam Party
| result =
| majority_seats = 148
}}
The '''Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election of 1985''' took place in January 1985 in 294 [[constituencies]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the next five years. The [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] secured a huge majority winning 202 seats. The [[Indian National Congress]] winning only 50 seats.

==Results==

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! No !! Party !! Seats Contested !! Seats Won !! Seats change !! Vote Share !! Swing
|-
| '''1'''|| [[Telugu Desam Party]] || 250 || 202 || +1 || 46.21% || -7.50%
|-
| '''2'''|| [[Indian National Congress]] || 290 || 50 || -10 || 37.25% || +3.67%
|-
| '''3'''|| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] || 12 || 11 || +6 || 2.31% || +0.20%
|-
| '''4'''|| [[Communist Party of India]] || 12 || 11 || +7 || 2.69% || -0.10%
|-
| '''5'''|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || 10 || 8 || +3 || 1.32% || -1.14%
|-
| '''6'''|| [[Janata Party]] || 5 || 3 || +2 || 0.76% || -0.20%
|-
|-8 || others || 1390 || 20 || +5 || 5.00% || -4.20%
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Andhra Pradesh elections}}
{{Indian elections}}

{{#seo:
|keywords= State Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, 1980s in Andhra Pradesh
|description=
}}

[[Category: State Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:1980s in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:1985 State Assembly elections in India|Andhra Pradesh]]

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

MetaBOT at 15:15, 8 July 2023