Legislative Assembly election in Punjab, India
1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|
|
|
Registered | 10,728,825 |
---|
Turnout | 67.53% (2.17%) |
---|
|
|
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
|
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 Khiala
|
115
|
Mansa
|
|
SAD
|
Jaswant Singh
|
116
|
Budhlada
|
|
SAD
|
Purshotam Singh
|
117
|
Sardulgarh
|
|
SAD
|
Balwinder Singh
|
See also
References