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{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Punjab, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = No
| turnout = 67.53% ({{increase}} 2.17%)
| registered = {{formatnum:10728825}}
| previous_election = 1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1980
| next_election = 1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1992
| election_date = 26 September 1985
| seats_for_election = All 117 seats in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 59
| party1 = Shiromani Akali Dal
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri Surjit Singh Barnala and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi (cropped) (Surjit Singh Barnala).png|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=06}}
| leader1 = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Barnala Assembly constituency|Barnala]] ''(won)''
| seats1 = 73
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 36
| popular_vote1 = 2,630,270
| percentage1 = 38.01%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 11.1%
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Gurbinder_Kaur_Brar.gif|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=06}}
| leader2 = [[Gurbinder Kaur Brar]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Muktsar Assembly constituency|Muktsar]] ''(won)''
| seats2 = 32
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 31
| popular_vote2 = 2,620,042
| percentage2 = 37.86%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 7.4%
| title = [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|CM]]
| before_election = [[President's rule]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| after_party = Shiromani Akali Dal
}}
Election where held in Punjab on 26 September 1985, to elect the members of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tempest |first1=Rone |title=Sikh Party Wins Punjab Election : Will Rule Troubled State; Gandhi Slate Defeated |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-27-mn-18102-story.html |access-date=27 Dec 2023 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Narain |first1=Iqbal |title=India in 1985: Triumph of Democracy|journal=Asian Survey |date=1986 |volume=26, no. 2|pages=253–69 |doi=10.2307/2644461}}</ref> The election were hald alongside the election to the [[Lok Sabha]], Which were not held in [[1984 Indian general election|1984]].

== Voter statistics ==
Electors
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Men
!Women
!Total
|-
!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 ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
|Men
|WomenEN
|TotalAL
|-
!No. of contestants
|824
|33
|857
|-
!Elected
|113
|4
|117
|-
!Forfeited deposits
|582
|13
|595
|}

== Constituencies Data ==

=== No. of constituencies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!'''Type of Constituency'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Punjab 1985|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3450-punjab-1985/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref>
!Gen.
!SC
!St
!Total
|-
!'''No. of constituencies'''
|88
|29
|0
|117
|}

== Results ==

=== Result by Party ===

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=10|[[File:India Punjab Legislative Assembly 1985.svg]]
|-
!colspan=7|Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1985 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1985-election-results.html|title=List of Polling Booth for Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1985}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!contested
!Seats won
!change in seats
!popular vote
!%
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}"|
|style="background:#90EE90;"|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
|100
|73
|{{increase}} 23
|26,30,270
|38.01
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|117
|32
|{{decrease}} 31
|26,20,042
|37.86
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|26
|6
|{{increase}} 5
|3,45,560
|4.99
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|38
|1
|{{decrease}} 8
|3,07,496
|4.44
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[Janata Party]]
|5
|1
|{{increase}} 1
|75,307
|1.09
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|542
|4
|{{increase}} 2
|8,09,254
|11.69
|-
|
|Others
|29
|0
| -
|1,32,889
|1.92
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!857
!117
!
!69,20,818
!
|}

== Results by Region ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Region
!Seats
| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}" |'''SAD'''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |'''INC'''
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white" |'''BJP'''
|bgcolor=#FF0000|'''CPI'''
| style="background:gray;{{party color|other}} " |Others
|-
!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 ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Constituency
!colspan=2|Party
!Winner
|-
|1
|Fatehgarh
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Nirmal Singh
|-
|2
|Batala
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ashwani
|-
|3
|Qadian
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kulwant Singh
|-
|4
|Sri Hargobindpur
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Natha Singh
|-
|5
|Kahnuwan
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Johar Singh
|-
|6
|Dhariwal
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sucha Singh Chottepur
|-
|7
|Gurdaspur
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Susheel
|-
|8
|Dina Nagar (SC)
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Jai Muni
|-
|9
|Narot Mehra (SC)
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Ram Lal
|-
|10
|Pathankot
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Mohan Lal
|-
|11
|Sujanpur
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Raghu Nath Sahai
|-
|12
|Beas
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sant Singh
|-
|13
|Majitha
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Surinder Pal Singh
|-
|14
|Verka
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Dalbir Singh
|-
|15
|Jandiala (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Ranjit Singh
|-
|16
|Amritsar North
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Brij Bhushan Mehra
|-
|17
|Amritsar West
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sewa Ram
|-
|18
|Amritsar Central
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Darbari Lal
|-
|19
|Amritsar South
|{{Party name with color|Janata Party}}
|Kirpal Singh S/O Uttam Singh
|-
|20
|Ajnala
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Rattan Singh
|-
|21
|Raja Sansi
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Shashpal Singh
|-
|22
|Attari (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Tara Singh
|-
|23
|Tarn Taran
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Prem Singh Lalpura
|-
|24
|Khadoor Sahib (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Tara Singh
|-
|25
|Naushahra Panwan
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Harbhajan Singh
|-
|26
|Patti
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Niranjan Singh
|-
|27
|Valtoha
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Major Singh
|-
|28
|Adampur
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Surjit Singh
|-
|29
|Jullundur Cantonment
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Indira
|-
|30
|Jullundur North
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Vaid Om Prakash Dutt
|-
|31
|Jullundur Central
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Manmohan Kalia
|-
|32
|Jullundur South (SC)
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Mohinder Singh Kaypee
|-
|33
|Kartarpur (SC)
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Jagjit Singh
|-
|34
|Lohian
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Balwant Singh
|-
|35
|Nakodar
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kuleep Singh Wadala
|-
|36
|Nur Mahal
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Surinder Paul Singh
|-
|37
|Banga (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Balwant Singh
|-
|38
|Nawanshahr
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Dilbagh Singh
|-
|39
|Phillaur (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sarwan Singh
|-
|40
|Bholath
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sukhjinder Singh
|-
|41
|Kapurthala
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kripal Singh
|-
|42
|Sultanpur
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Bachan Singh
|-
|43
|Phagwara (SC)
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Joginder Singh Mann
|-
|44
|Balachaur
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|Ram Kishan
|-
|45
|Garhshankar
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sarwan Ram
|-
|46
|Mahilpur (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jagdish Kaur
|-
|47
|Hoshiarpur
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Mohan Lal
|-
|48
|Sham Chaurasi (SC)
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Hari Mittar
|-
|49
|Tanda
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Uplar Singh
|-
|50
|Garhdiwala (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Prakash Singh
|-
|51
|Dasuya
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|Romesh Chander
|-
|52
|Mukerian
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kewal Krishan
|-
|53
|Jagraon
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Gurdip Singh
|-
|54
|Raikot
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Talib Singh
|-
|55
|Dakha (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Basant Singh
|-
|56
|Qila Raipur
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Arjan Singh
|-
|57
|Ludhiana North
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Satpal Prashar
|-
|58
|Ludhiana West
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Harnam Dass Johar
|-
|59
|Ludhiana East
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Om Parkash Gupta
|-
|60
|Ludhiana Rural
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jagdev Singh Tajpuri
|-
|61
|Payal
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Davinder Singh
|-
|62
|Kum Kalan (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Rajinder Singh
|-
|63
|Samrala
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Amarjit Singh
|-
|64
|Khanna (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sukhdev Singh
|-
|65
|Nangal
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ram Prakash Bali
|-
|66
|Anandpur Sahib Ropar
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Tara Singh
|-
|67
|Chamkaur Sahib (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bhag Singh
|-
|68
|Morinda
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Ravinder Singh
|-
|69
|Kharar
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Bachittar Singh
|-
|70
|Banur
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kanwaljit Singh
|-
|71
|Rajpura
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Prem Chand
|-
|72
|Ghanaur
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jasdev Singh Sandhu
|-
|73
|Dakala
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Prem Singh Chandumajra
|-
|74
|Shutrana (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Satwant Singh Mohi
|-
|75
|Samana
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Hardial Singh Rajla
|-
|76
|Patiala Town
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Brahm Mohinder
|-
|77
|Nabha
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Narinder Singh
|-
|78
|Amloh (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Dalip Singh Pandhi
|-
|79
|Sirhind
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kirpal Singh
|-
|80
|Dhuri
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Surinder Singh
|-
|81
|Malerkotla
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Nusrat Ali Khan
|-
|82
|Sherpur (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Gobind Singh
|-
|83
|Barnala
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Surjit Singh Barnala
|-
|84
|Bhadaur (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kundan Singh
|-
|85
|Dhanaula
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Gobind Singh Longowal
|-
|86
|Sangrur
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Ranjit Singh
|-
|87
|Dirbha
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Baldev Singh
|-
|88
|Sunam
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sukhdev Singh
|-
|89
|Lehra
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Inderjit Singh
|-
|90
|Balluana (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Hansraj Arya
|-
|91
|Abohar
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Arjan Singh
|-
|92
|Fazilka
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Radha Krishan
|-
|93
|Jalalabad
|{{Party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|Mehtab Singh
|-
|94
|Guru Har Sahai
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|Sajwar Singh
|-
|95
|Firozepur
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bal Mukand
|-
|96
|Firozepur Cantonment
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Mohinder Singh
|-
|97
|Zira
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Hari Singh
|-
|98
|Dharamkot (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Gurdev Singh Gill
|-
|99
|Moga
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Gurcharan Singh
|-
|100
|Bagha Purana
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Malkiat Singh Sidhu
|-
|101
|Nihal Singh Wala (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Zora Singh
|-
|102
|Panjgrain (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Gurdev Singh
|-
|103
|Kotkapura
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Mohinder Singh Brar
|-
|104
|Faridkot
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|Karnail Singh Doad
|-
|105
|Muktsar
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Gurbinder Kaur
|-
|106
|Giddarbaha
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Parkash Singh
|-
|107
|Malout (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Shiv Chand
|-
|108
|Lambi
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Hardipinder Singh
|-
|109
|Talwandi Sabo
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Amrinder Singh
|-
|110
|Pakka Kalan (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sujan Singh
|-
|111
|Bhatinda
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kasturi Lal
|-
|112
|Nathana (SC)
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jasmel Singh
|-
|113
|Rampura Phul
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sukhdev Singh
|-
|114
|Joga
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Baldev Singh Khiala
|-
|115
|Mansa
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jaswant Singh
|-
|116
|Budhlada
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Purshotam Singh
|-
|117
|Sardulgarh
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Balwinder Singh
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Elections in Punjab, India]]
* [[Ninth Punjab Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:State Assembly elections in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1980s in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:1985 State Assembly elections in India|Punjab]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 1985–1990| ]]

1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

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