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Himachal Pradesh assembly election, May 1985

The 6th Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
68
35 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
58 seats · majority
Candidates
294
10 women, 3 elected
Turnout
69.62%
16.4 lakh of 23.6 lakh

The house

68 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

68SEATS
  • INC58
  • BJP7
  • IND2
  • LKD1

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous Himachal Pradesh assembly election (1982)

INC
+27
BJP
-22
IND
-4

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
INCIndian National Congress58+276855.5%9,10,05355.46%+12.940
BJPBharatiya Janata Party7-225735.9%5,02,25230.61%-4.558
INDIndependent2-41364.1%1,35,8438.28%-5.95127
LKDLok Dal1+1335.6%23,5551.44%-0.020
JNPJanata Party0-2722.3%34,2512.09%-2.674
CPICommunist Party of India00167.0%26,9681.64%-0.0714
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)0074.7%8,0050.49%+0.326

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Himachal Pradesh at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of May 1985

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
LAHAUL AND SPITIHimachal PradeshINCDEVI SINGHINDSHIV CHAND THAKUR8,31592.63%
ROHRUHimachal PradeshINCNEHAR SINGHBJPPARTAP SINGH MUKHIYA18,96174.06%
JUBBAL-KOTKHAIHimachal PradeshINCVIRBHADRA SINGHINDPRAKASH CHAND17,45872.87%
RAMPURHimachal PradeshINCSINGHI RAMLKDNINZOO RAM14,57262.02%
NALAGARHHimachal PradeshINCVIJAYENDRA SINGHINDKEHAR SINGH17,04761.64%
PACHHADHimachal PradeshINCGANGU RAMBJPSHIV RAM12,20553.61%
SOLANHimachal PradeshINCGIAN CHAND TOTUBJPRAMA NAND10,12249.21%
JASWANHimachal PradeshINCVIPLOVE THAKURBJPGIAN SINGH9,48944.93%
CHOPALHimachal PradeshINCYOGINDRA CHANDINDKEWAL RAM CHAUHAN9,99243.83%
SHILLAIHimachal PradeshINCGUMAN SINGH CHAUHANLKDJAGAT SINGH NEGI9,53343.00%

Closest results of May 1985

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
JAWALAMUKHIHimachal PradeshINDISHWAR CHANDINCSUSHIL CHAND90.04%
BALHHimachal PradeshINCPIRU RAMBJPDAMODER DASS2791.01%
JAWALIHimachal PradeshBJPRAJAN SUSHANTINCSUJAN SINGH PATHANIA3561.26%
NAGROTAHimachal PradeshBJPRAM CHANDINCHARDYAL3721.41%
BILASPURHimachal PradeshINCBABU RAM GAUTAMBJPSADA RAM THAKUR3681.62%
SANTOKGARHHimachal PradeshINCVIJAY KUMAR JOSHIBJPKASHMIRI LAL5291.65%
BANJARHimachal PradeshINCSATYA PARKASH THAKURBJPMAHESHWAR SINGH5671.65%
KOTKEHLOORHimachal PradeshINCRAM LAL THAKURCPIKRISHAN KUMAR KAUSHAL4441.75%
SULAHHimachal PradeshINCMAN CHANDBJPSHANTA KUMAR4612.08%
SIMLAHimachal PradeshINCHARBHAJAN SINGHBJPRADHA RAMAN SHASTRI6302.79%