Draft:1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1985 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election

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All 425 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
213 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.13%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Narayan Datt Tiwari[1]
Party INC Lok Dal Janata Party
Alliance Indian National Congress Lok Dal Janata Party
Leader's seat Haldwani
Last election 309 0 0
Seats won 269 84 20
Seat change Decrease 40 Increase 84 Increase 20
Popular vote 11,544,698 6,304,455 1,646,005
Percentage 39.25% 21.43% 5.60%
Swing Increase 1.6 Increase 21.16 Increase 5.59

Chief Minister before election

Narayan Datt Tiwari

Elected Chief Minister

Narayan Datt Tiwari
Indian National Congress

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in 1985. The Indian National Congress remained the largest party, winning 269 of the 425 seats.

Results[edit]

Party Name Seats
Indian National Congress (INC) 269
Lok Dal (LKD) 84
Janata Party (JP) 20
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 16
Indian Conress(J) (ICJ) 5
Communist Party of India (CPI) 6
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 2
Independent 23
Total 425

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