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{{Year in India|1985}}<br />
Events in the year '''1985 in the Republic of India'''.<br />
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==Incumbents==<br />
* [[President of India]] – [[Zail Singh]]<br />
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<br />
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud]] (until 11 July), [[Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati]]<br />
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===Governors===<br />
* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Manipur|Manipur]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] –<br />
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==Events==<br />
*10 April – Chakravarty Committee was set up by the RBI to review the working of monetary system. Its recommendations had far reaching consequences eventually removing India from the 500-year-old [[silver standard]]<br />
*23 June – [[Air India Flight 182]], a [[Boeing 747]], blows up 31,000 feet (9,500 m) above the [[Atlantic Ocean]], south of [[Ireland]], killing all 329 aboard.<br />
*By mid-1985, the statutory preemption on banks' resources in the form of the Statutory Liquidity Ratio and the Cash Reserve Ratio exceeded 45%.<br />
*The [[Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (India)|Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act]] is passed by Parliament.<br />
*The Administrative tribunals in Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Allahabad were established by Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.<br />
*The [[Special Protection Group]] is created.<br />
*[[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] is established by an Act of Indian Parliament.<br />
*[[Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act]] (TADA) is passed by parliament.<br />
*[[Texas Instruments]], a [[Multinational corporation]], starts its India operations in [[Bangalore]] and helps create infrastructure to export [[software]] via [[satellite communications]] from India for the first time.<br />
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==Births==<br />
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[[File:Annieskanmanijoy.jpg|thumb|166x166px|[[Annies Kanmani Joy]]]]<br />
[[File:Durga shakti.jpg|thumb|160x160px|[[Durga Shakti Nagpal]]]]<br />
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*22 February – [[Bombayla Devi Laishram]], archer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bombayla Devi LAISHRAM - Olympic Archery {{!}} India |url=https://www.olympic.org/bombayla-devi-laishram |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=en |date=20 November 2016}}</ref><br />
*5 March - [[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]], actress<br />
*[[File:ParthivPatel.jpg|thumb|126x126px|[[Parthiv Patel]]]]9 March - [[Parthiv Patel]], cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parthiv Patel|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32242.html|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Cricinfo}}</ref><br />
*26 March – [[Kedar Jadhav]], Cricketer.<br />
*6 April – [[Jai (actor)|Jai]], actor.<br />
*23 April – [[Annies Kanmani Joy]], IAS.<br />
*9 May – [[Neha Bamb]], actress.<br />
*15 May – [[Tathagata Mukherjee]], actor. <br />
*[[File:Dinesh.Karthik.jpg|thumb|125x125px|[[Dinesh Karthik]]]]1 June – [[Dinesh Karthik]], cricketer.<br />
*[[File:Kajal Aggarwal launches her own app.jpg|thumb|180x180px|[[Kajal Aggarwal]]]]19 June – [[Kajal Aggarwal]], actress.<br />
*25 June – [[Durga Shakti Nagpal]], Indian bureaucrat.<br />
*23 September – [[Ambati Rayudu]], cricketer.<br />
*26 October – [[Asin Thottumkal]], actress.<br />
*1 November – Anand Ambani, Business Magnet.<br />
*[[File:Diana Filmfare Style Awards 2016.jpg|thumb|203x203px|[[Diana Penty]]]]2 November – [[Diana Penty]], actress.<br />
*11 November – [[Robin Uthappa]], cricketer.<br />
*[[File:SHIKHAR DHAWAN (16005494418).jpg|thumb|180x180px|[[Shikhar Dhawan]]]]5 December – [[Shikhar Dhawan]], cricketer.<br />
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==Deaths==<br />
*31 October – [[Hardit Malik]], diplomat, civil servant and cricketer (born 1894)<br />
*6 November – [[Sanjeev Kumar (actor)|Sanjeev Kumar]], actor (born 1938).<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Bollywood films of 1985]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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