Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1985 was held in Indian state of Maharashtra in March 1985, to elect 288 members to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[1]
Results
Indian National Congress won majority seats in the Assembly, Vasantdada Patil became Chief Minister. Shankarrao Chimaji Jagatap became Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Sharad Pawar became Leader of the Opposition.[2]
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|align="left"|Indian National Congress||287||161||9,522,556||43.41%||Template:Decrease 25
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|align="left"|Indian National Congress (Socialist)||126||54||3,790,850||17.28%||Template:Increase 54
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|align="left"|Janata Party||61||20||1,618,101||7.38%||Template:Increase 20
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|align="left"|Bharatiya Janata Party||67||16||1,590,351||7.25%||Template:Increase 2
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|align="left"|Peasants and Workers Party of India||29||13||825,949||3.77%||Template:Increase 4
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|align="left"|Communist Party of India||31||2||202,790||0.92%||Template:Nochange
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|align="left"|Communist Party of India (Marxist)||14||2||174,350||0.79%||Template:Nochange
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|align="left"|Independents||1506||20||3,836,390||17.49%||Template:Increase 10
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|align="left"|Total||2230||288||21,934,742|| ||
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Region-wise Results
| Region | Total seats | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress (S) | Bharatiya Janata Party | Janata Party | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Maharashtra | 70 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Vidarbha | 62 | 51 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Marathwada | 46 | 33 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Thane+Konkan | 39 | 18 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Mumbai | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||
| North Maharashtra | 35 | 22 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Total[3] | 288 | 161 | 54 | 20 | 16 |
List of winning candidates
The following is the list of candidates won:
| Constituency Name | Member of Legislative Assembly | Political party | Votes polled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achalpur | Sudan Deshmukh | CPI / Independent | |
| Amgaon | Mahadevrao Shivankar | BJP | |
| Aurangabad East | Haribhau Bagade | BJP | |
| Baramati | Sharad Pawar | INC(Socialist) | 53,545 |
| Borivali | Ram Naik | BJP | |
| Chandwad | Jayachand Kasliwal | BJP | |
| Chembur | Parvati Parihar | Congress | |
| Dadar | Sharayu Thakur | Congress(I) | |
| Devalali | Bhikchand Haribhau Donde | BJP | |
| Devgad | Appa Gogte | BJP | |
| Edlabad | Jaware Haribhau | ICS (Socialist Congress) | |
| Goregaon (Bhandara) | Khushal Bopche | BJP | |
| Goregaon (Mumbai) | Mrinal Gore | Janata Party | |
| Guhagar | Shridhar Natu | BJP | |
| Kalyan | Ram Kapse | BJP | |
| Kasba Peth | Ulhas Kalokhe | Congress | 35,588 |
| Khamgaon | Manikrao Gawande | Congress | |
| Khetwadi | Premkumar Shankardatt Sharma | BJP | |
| Lakhandur | Namdeorao Diwate | BJP | |
| Mahim | Sham Shetty | Congress | |
| Malkapur | Vasantrao Shinde | Congress | |
| Matunga | V Subramanyam | Congress(I) | |
| Mumbadevi | Lalit Kapadia | Congress | |
| Nagpur East | Avinash Pande | Congress(I) | |
| Nagpur West | Gev Avari | Congress(I) | |
| Nagpur North | Damuantibai Deshbhratar | Congress | |
| Nagpur South | Ashok Dhawad | Congress(I) | |
| Nagpur Central | Shoukat Rehman Qureshi | Congress(I) | |
| Nashik | Daulatrao Aher | BJP | |
| Nehrunagar | Babasaheb Bhosale | Congress(I) | |
| Opera House | Chandrashekhar Prabhu | Congress | |
| Ratnagiri | Shivajirao Jadyar | Congress | |
| Raver | Gunawant Sarode | BJP | |
| Sakri | Govindrao Chaudhary | BJP | |
| Sangli | Vasantdada Patil | Congress(I) | |
| Satara | Abhaysinh Raje Bhosle | Congress(I) | |
| Shivajinagar | Anna Joshi | BJP | |
| Ulhasnagar | Sitaldas Khubchand Harchandani | BJP | |
| Vaijapur | Ramkrishna Baba Patil | Congress | |
| Vile Parle | Hans Bhugra | Congress |
References
- ↑ Key Highlights of General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai. www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. National Informatics Centre.
- ↑ Spoils of five-point duel. Retrieved 26 September 2017.