Template:Infobox election 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
Electors
| 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
| Title | Men | WomenEN | TotalAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of contestants | 824 | 33 | 857 |
| Elected | 113 | 4 | 117 |
| Forfeited deposits | 582 | 13 | 595 |
Constituencies Data
No. of constituencies
| Type of Constituency[3] | Gen. | SC | St | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of constituencies | 88 | 29 | 0 | 117 |
Results
Result by Party
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| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1985 [4] | |||||||||
| Party | contested | Seats won | change in seats | popular vote | % | ||||
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Shiromani Akali Dal | 100 | 73 | Template:Increase 23 | 26,30,270 | 38.01 | |||
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Indian National Congress | 117 | 32 | Template:Decrease 31 | 26,20,042 | 37.86 | |||
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 26 | 6 | Template:Increase 5 | 3,45,560 | 4.99 | |||
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Communist Party of India | 38 | 1 | Template:Decrease 8 | 3,07,496 | 4.44 | |||
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Janata Party | 5 | 1 | Template:Increase 1 | 75,307 | 1.09 | |||
| bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Independents | 542 | 4 | Template:Increase 2 | 8,09,254 | 11.69 | |||
| Others | 29 | 0 | - | 1,32,889 | 1.92 | ||||
| Total | 857 | 117 | 69,20,818 | ||||||
Results by Region
| Region | Seats | bgcolor="Template:Party color" |SAD | bgcolor="Template:Party color" |INC | style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color;color:white" |BJP | CPI | style="background:gray;Template:Party color " |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
| # | Constituency | Party | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatehgarh | Template:Party name with color | Nirmal Singh | |
| 2 | Batala | Template:Party name with color | Ashwani | |
| 3 | Qadian | Template:Party name with color | Kulwant Singh | |
| 4 | Sri Hargobindpur | Template:Party name with color | Natha Singh | |
| 5 | Kahnuwan | Template:Party name with color | Johar Singh | |
| 6 | Dhariwal | Template:Party name with color | Sucha Singh Chottepur | |
| 7 | Gurdaspur | Template:Party name with color | Susheel | |
| 8 | Dina Nagar (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Jai Muni | |
| 9 | Narot Mehra (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Ram Lal | |
| 10 | Pathankot | Template:Party name with color | Mohan Lal | |
| 11 | Sujanpur | Template:Party name with color | Raghu Nath Sahai | |
| 12 | Beas | Template:Party name with color | Sant Singh | |
| 13 | Majitha | Template:Party name with color | Surinder Pal Singh | |
| 14 | Verka | Template:Party name with color | Dalbir Singh | |
| 15 | Jandiala (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Ranjit Singh | |
| 16 | Amritsar North | Template:Party name with color | Brij Bhushan Mehra | |
| 17 | Amritsar West | Template:Party name with color | Sewa Ram | |
| 18 | Amritsar Central | Template:Party name with color | Darbari Lal | |
| 19 | Amritsar South | Template:Party name with color | Kirpal Singh S/O Uttam Singh | |
| 20 | Ajnala | Template:Party name with color | Rattan Singh | |
| 21 | Raja Sansi | Template:Party name with color | Shashpal Singh | |
| 22 | Attari (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Tara Singh | |
| 23 | Tarn Taran | Template:Party name with color | Prem Singh Lalpura | |
| 24 | Khadoor Sahib (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Tara Singh | |
| 25 | Naushahra Panwan | Template:Party name with color | Harbhajan Singh | |
| 26 | Patti | Template:Party name with color | Niranjan Singh | |
| 27 | Valtoha | Template:Party name with color | Major Singh | |
| 28 | Adampur | Template:Party name with color | Surjit Singh | |
| 29 | Jullundur Cantonment | Template:Party name with color | Indira | |
| 30 | Jullundur North | Template:Party name with color | Vaid Om Prakash Dutt | |
| 31 | Jullundur Central | Template:Party name with color | Manmohan Kalia | |
| 32 | Jullundur South (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Mohinder Singh Kaypee | |
| 33 | Kartarpur (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Jagjit Singh | |
| 34 | Lohian | Template:Party name with color | Balwant Singh | |
| 35 | Nakodar | Template:Party name with color | Kuleep Singh Wadala | |
| 36 | Nur Mahal | Template:Party name with color | Surinder Paul Singh | |
| 37 | Banga (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Balwant Singh | |
| 38 | Nawanshahr | Template:Party name with color | Dilbagh Singh | |
| 39 | Phillaur (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Sarwan Singh | |
| 40 | Bholath | Template:Party name with color | Sukhjinder Singh | |
| 41 | Kapurthala | Template:Party name with color | Kripal Singh | |
| 42 | Sultanpur | Template:Party name with color | Bachan Singh | |
| 43 | Phagwara (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Joginder Singh Mann | |
| 44 | Balachaur | Template:Party name with color | Ram Kishan | |
| 45 | Garhshankar | Template:Party name with color | Sarwan Ram | |
| 46 | Mahilpur (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Jagdish Kaur | |
| 47 | Hoshiarpur | Template:Party name with color | Mohan Lal | |
| 48 | Sham Chaurasi (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Hari Mittar | |
| 49 | Tanda | Template:Party name with color | Uplar Singh | |
| 50 | Garhdiwala (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Prakash Singh | |
| 51 | Dasuya | Template:Party name with color | Romesh Chander | |
| 52 | Mukerian | Template:Party name with color | Kewal Krishan | |
| 53 | Jagraon | Template:Party name with color | Gurdip Singh | |
| 54 | Raikot | Template:Party name with color | Talib Singh | |
| 55 | Dakha (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Basant Singh | |
| 56 | Qila Raipur | Template:Party name with color | Arjan Singh | |
| 57 | Ludhiana North | Template:Party name with color | Satpal Prashar | |
| 58 | Ludhiana West | Template:Party name with color | Harnam Dass Johar | |
| 59 | Ludhiana East | Template:Party name with color | Om Parkash Gupta | |
| 60 | Ludhiana Rural | Template:Party name with color | Jagdev Singh Tajpuri | |
| 61 | Payal | Template:Party name with color | Davinder Singh | |
| 62 | Kum Kalan (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Rajinder Singh | |
| 63 | Samrala | Template:Party name with color | Amarjit Singh | |
| 64 | Khanna (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Sukhdev Singh | |
| 65 | Nangal | Template:Party name with color | Ram Prakash Bali | |
| 66 | Anandpur Sahib Ropar | Template:Party name with color | Tara Singh | |
| 67 | Chamkaur Sahib (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Bhag Singh | |
| 68 | Morinda | Template:Party name with color | Ravinder Singh | |
| 69 | Kharar | Template:Party name with color | Bachittar Singh | |
| 70 | Banur | Template:Party name with color | Kanwaljit Singh | |
| 71 | Rajpura | Template:Party name with color | Prem Chand | |
| 72 | Ghanaur | Template:Party name with color | Jasdev Singh Sandhu | |
| 73 | Dakala | Template:Party name with color | Prem Singh Chandumajra | |
| 74 | Shutrana (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Satwant Singh Mohi | |
| 75 | Samana | Template:Party name with color | Hardial Singh Rajla | |
| 76 | Patiala Town | Template:Party name with color | Brahm Mohinder | |
| 77 | Nabha | Template:Party name with color | Narinder Singh | |
| 78 | Amloh (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Dalip Singh Pandhi | |
| 79 | Sirhind | Template:Party name with color | Kirpal Singh | |
| 80 | Dhuri | Template:Party name with color | Surinder Singh | |
| 81 | Malerkotla | Template:Party name with color | Nusrat Ali Khan | |
| 82 | Sherpur (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Gobind Singh | |
| 83 | Barnala | Template:Party name with color | Surjit Singh Barnala | |
| 84 | Bhadaur (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Kundan Singh | |
| 85 | Dhanaula | Template:Party name with color | Gobind Singh Longowal | |
| 86 | Sangrur | Template:Party name with color | Ranjit Singh | |
| 87 | Dirbha | Template:Party name with color | Baldev Singh | |
| 88 | Sunam | Template:Party name with color | Sukhdev Singh | |
| 89 | Lehra | Template:Party name with color | Inderjit Singh | |
| 90 | Balluana (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Hansraj Arya | |
| 91 | Abohar | Template:Party name with color | Arjan Singh | |
| 92 | Fazilka | Template:Party name with color | Radha Krishan | |
| 93 | Jalalabad | Template:Party name with color | Mehtab Singh | |
| 94 | Guru Har Sahai | Template:Party name with color | Sajwar Singh | |
| 95 | Firozepur | Template:Party name with color | Bal Mukand | |
| 96 | Firozepur Cantonment | Template:Party name with color | Mohinder Singh | |
| 97 | Zira | Template:Party name with color | Hari Singh | |
| 98 | Dharamkot (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Gurdev Singh Gill | |
| 99 | Moga | Template:Party name with color | Gurcharan Singh | |
| 100 | Bagha Purana | Template:Party name with color | Malkiat Singh Sidhu | |
| 101 | Nihal Singh Wala (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Zora Singh | |
| 102 | Panjgrain (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Gurdev Singh | |
| 103 | Kotkapura | Template:Party name with color | Mohinder Singh Brar | |
| 104 | Faridkot | Template:Party name with color | Karnail Singh Doad | |
| 105 | Muktsar | Template:Party name with color | Gurbinder Kaur | |
| 106 | Giddarbaha | Template:Party name with color | Parkash Singh | |
| 107 | Malout (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Shiv Chand | |
| 108 | Lambi | Template:Party name with color | Hardipinder Singh | |
| 109 | Talwandi Sabo | Template:Party name with color | Amrinder Singh | |
| 110 | Pakka Kalan (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Sujan Singh | |
| 111 | Bhatinda | Template:Party name with color | Kasturi Lal | |
| 112 | Nathana (SC) | Template:Party name with color | Jasmel Singh | |
| 113 | Rampura Phul | Template:Party name with color | Sukhdev Singh | |
| 114 | Joga | Template:Party name with color | Baldev Singh Khiala | |
| 115 | Mansa | Template:Party name with color | Jaswant Singh | |
| 116 | Budhlada | Template:Party name with color | Purshotam Singh | |
| 117 | Sardulgarh | Template:Party name with color | Balwinder Singh | |
See also
References
- ↑ Sikh Party Wins Punjab Election : Will Rule Troubled State; Gandhi Slate Defeated. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 Dec 2023.
- ↑ India in 1985: Triumph of Democracy. Asian Survey({Template:Date).
- ↑ Punjab 1985. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ↑ List of Polling Booth for Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1985.