Legislative Assembly election in Punjab, India
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
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 | % |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 100 | 73 | 23 | 26,30,270 | 38.01 |
| Indian National Congress | 117 | 32 | 31 | 26,20,042 | 37.86 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 26 | 6 | 5 | 3,45,560 | 4.99 |
| Communist Party of India | 38 | 1 | 8 | 3,07,496 | 4.44 |
| Janata Party | 5 | 1 | 1 | 75,307 | 1.09 |
| Independents | 542 | 4 | 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 | SAD | INC | BJP | CPI | 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 | | SAD | Nirmal Singh |
2 | Batala | | INC | Ashwani |
3 | Qadian | | SAD | Kulwant Singh |
4 | Sri Hargobindpur | | SAD | Natha Singh |
5 | Kahnuwan | | SAD | Johar Singh |
6 | Dhariwal | | SAD | Sucha Singh Chottepur |
7 | Gurdaspur | | INC | Susheel |
8 | Dina Nagar (SC) | | INC | Jai Muni |
9 | Narot Mehra (SC) | | BJP | Ram Lal |
10 | Pathankot | | BJP | Mohan Lal |
11 | Sujanpur | | INC | Raghu Nath Sahai |
12 | Beas | | INC | Sant Singh |
13 | Majitha | | INC | Surinder Pal Singh |
14 | Verka | | INC | Dalbir Singh |
15 | Jandiala (SC) | | SAD | Ranjit Singh |
16 | Amritsar North | | INC | Brij Bhushan Mehra |
17 | Amritsar West | | INC | Sewa Ram |
18 | Amritsar Central | | INC | Darbari Lal |
19 | Amritsar South | | JP | Kirpal Singh S/O Uttam Singh |
20 | Ajnala | | SAD | Rattan Singh |
21 | Raja Sansi | | SAD | Shashpal Singh |
22 | Attari (SC) | | SAD | Tara Singh |
23 | Tarn Taran | | SAD | Prem Singh Lalpura |
24 | Khadoor Sahib (SC) | | SAD | Tara Singh |
25 | Naushahra Panwan | | SAD | Harbhajan Singh |
26 | Patti | | SAD | Niranjan Singh |
27 | Valtoha | | SAD | Major Singh |
28 | Adampur | | SAD | Surjit Singh |
29 | Jullundur Cantonment | | INC | Indira |
30 | Jullundur North | | BJP | Vaid Om Prakash Dutt |
31 | Jullundur Central | | BJP | Manmohan Kalia |
32 | Jullundur South (SC) | | INC | Mohinder Singh Kaypee |
33 | Kartarpur (SC) | | INC | Jagjit Singh |
34 | Lohian | | SAD | Balwant Singh |
35 | Nakodar | | SAD | Kuleep Singh Wadala |
36 | Nur Mahal | | SAD | Surinder Paul Singh |
37 | Banga (SC) | | SAD | Balwant Singh |
38 | Nawanshahr | | INC | Dilbagh Singh |
39 | Phillaur (SC) | | SAD | Sarwan Singh |
40 | Bholath | | SAD | Sukhjinder Singh |
41 | Kapurthala | | INC | Kripal Singh |
42 | Sultanpur | | SAD | Bachan Singh |
43 | Phagwara (SC) | | INC | Joginder Singh Mann |
44 | Balachaur | | Independent | Ram Kishan |
45 | Garhshankar | | INC | Sarwan Ram |
46 | Mahilpur (SC) | | SAD | Jagdish Kaur |
47 | Hoshiarpur | | INC | Mohan Lal |
48 | Sham Chaurasi (SC) | | INC | Hari Mittar |
49 | Tanda | | SAD | Uplar Singh |
50 | Garhdiwala (SC) | | SAD | Prakash Singh |
51 | Dasuya | | Independent | Romesh Chander |
52 | Mukerian | | INC | Kewal Krishan |
53 | Jagraon | | SAD | Gurdip Singh |
54 | Raikot | | SAD | Talib Singh |
55 | Dakha (SC) | | SAD | Basant Singh |
56 | Qila Raipur | | SAD | Arjan Singh |
57 | Ludhiana North | | INC | Satpal Prashar |
58 | Ludhiana West | | INC | Harnam Dass Johar |
59 | Ludhiana East | | INC | Om Parkash Gupta |
60 | Ludhiana Rural | | SAD | Jagdev Singh Tajpuri |
61 | Payal | | SAD | Davinder Singh |
62 | Kum Kalan (SC) | | SAD | Rajinder Singh |
63 | Samrala | | SAD | Amarjit Singh |
64 | Khanna (SC) | | SAD | Sukhdev Singh |
65 | Nangal | | INC | Ram Prakash Bali |
66 | Anandpur Sahib Ropar | | SAD | Tara Singh |
67 | Chamkaur Sahib (SC) | | INC | Bhag Singh |
68 | Morinda | | SAD | Ravinder Singh |
69 | Kharar | | SAD | Bachittar Singh |
70 | Banur | | SAD | Kanwaljit Singh |
71 | Rajpura | | SAD | Prem Chand |
72 | Ghanaur | | SAD | Jasdev Singh Sandhu |
73 | Dakala | | SAD | Prem Singh Chandumajra |
74 | Shutrana (SC) | | SAD | Satwant Singh Mohi |
75 | Samana | | SAD | Hardial Singh Rajla |
76 | Patiala Town | | INC | Brahm Mohinder |
77 | Nabha | | SAD | Narinder Singh |
78 | Amloh (SC) | | SAD | Dalip Singh Pandhi |
79 | Sirhind | | SAD | Kirpal Singh |
80 | Dhuri | | SAD | Surinder Singh |
81 | Malerkotla | | SAD | Nusrat Ali Khan |
82 | Sherpur (SC) | | SAD | Gobind Singh |
83 | Barnala | | SAD | Surjit Singh Barnala |
84 | Bhadaur (SC) | | SAD | Kundan Singh |
85 | Dhanaula | | SAD | Gobind Singh Longowal |
86 | Sangrur | | SAD | Ranjit Singh |
87 | Dirbha | | SAD | Baldev Singh |
88 | Sunam | | SAD | Sukhdev Singh |
89 | Lehra | | SAD | Inderjit Singh |
90 | Balluana (SC) | | INC | Hansraj Arya |
91 | Abohar | | BJP | Arjan Singh |
92 | Fazilka | | BJP | Radha Krishan |
93 | Jalalabad | | CPI | Mehtab Singh |
94 | Guru Har Sahai | | Independent | Sajwar Singh |
95 | Firozepur | | INC | Bal Mukand |
96 | Firozepur Cantonment | | SAD | Mohinder Singh |
97 | Zira | | SAD | Hari Singh |
98 | Dharamkot (SC) | | INC | Gurdev Singh Gill |
99 | Moga | | INC | Gurcharan Singh |
100 | Bagha Purana | | SAD | Malkiat Singh Sidhu |
101 | Nihal Singh Wala (SC) | | SAD | Zora Singh |
102 | Panjgrain (SC) | | SAD | Gurdev Singh |
103 | Kotkapura | | SAD | Mohinder Singh Brar |
104 | Faridkot | | Independent | Karnail Singh Doad |
105 | Muktsar | | INC | Gurbinder Kaur |
106 | Giddarbaha | | SAD | Parkash Singh |
107 | Malout (SC) | | INC | Shiv Chand |
108 | Lambi | | SAD | Hardipinder Singh |
109 | Talwandi Sabo | | SAD | Amrinder Singh |
110 | Pakka Kalan (SC) | | SAD | Sujan Singh |
111 | Bhatinda | | SAD | Kasturi Lal |
112 | Nathana (SC) | | SAD | Jasmel Singh |
113 | Rampura Phul | | SAD | Sukhdev Singh |
114 | Joga | | SAD | Baldev Singh |
115 | Mansa | | SAD | Jaswant Singh |
116 | Budhlada | | SAD | Purshotam Singh |
117 | Sardulgarh | | SAD | Balwinder Singh |
See also
References
- ^ Tempest, Rone. "Sikh Party Wins Punjab Election : Will Rule Troubled State; Gandhi Slate Defeated". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Narain, Iqbal (1986). "India in 1985: Triumph of Democracy". Asian Survey. 26, no. 2: 253–69. doi:10.2307/2644461.
- ^ "Punjab 1985". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "List of Polling Booth for Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1985".