Assam assembly election, Dec 1985
126 assembly constituencies in Assam, 75.09% turnout.
Seats
126
Candidates
1,133
29 women, 5 elected
Turnout
75.09%
74.2 lakh of 98.8 lakh
Leading party
IND
92 of 126 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIndependent | 92 | +82 | 704 | 45,63,975 | 61.50% | +32.48 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 25 | -66 | 125 | 17,24,003 | 23.23% | -29.30 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 4 | +2 | 72 | 2,35,327 | 3.17% | -2.88 |
| PTCPTC | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2,68,971 | 3.62% | -1.04 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3,32,684 | 4.48% | -0.66 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 87 | 1,07,077 | 1.44% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -1 | 21 | 89,693 | 1.21% | -1.37 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 37 | 79,068 | 1.07% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16,807 | 0.23% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,284 | 0.04% | — |
- IND92 (73%)
- INC25 (20%)
- ICS4 (3%)
- PTC3 (2%)
- CPM2 (2%)
- IND92
- INC25
- ICS4
- PTC3
- CPM2
- IND92
- INC25
- ICS4
- PTC3
- CPM2
Constituency performance
From the 126 results in Assam
Closest contest
MANKACHAR
won by 5 (0.01%)
Biggest victory
PATACHARKUCHI
won by 63,199 (86.24%)
Highest turnout
BARPETA
92.73%
Lowest turnout
DOOM DOOMA
58.21%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1983), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained25 (20%)
- Changed hands84 (67%)
- New seat17 (13%)
25 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 84 changed hands. 17 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Assam, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- IND
- INC
- ICS
- PTC
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 126 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABHAYAPURI NORTH | INDMOKBUL HUSSAIN | INDBHUPEN ROY | 5,83710.85% | 86.9% |
| ABHAYAPURI SOUTH | INDRATNESWAR SARKAR | INDRABIN BANIKYA | 4,5077.22% | 87.0% |
| ALGAPUR | INDSAHIDUL ALAM CHOUDHURY | INCJALALUDDIN CHOUDHURY | 4,7359.20% | 69.0% |
| AMGURI | INDPRODIP HAZARIKA | INCKIRTI DUTTA | 22,96050.02% | 69.2% |
| BADARPUR | CPMRAMENDRA DE | INDKAMAL UDDIN AHMED | 5,31310.03% | 69.2% |
| BAGHBAR | INDSHEIKH A. HAMID | INDJALALUDDIN | 15,32028.76% | 87.2% |
| BAITHALANGSO | INDHOLIRAM TERANG | INCDHANI RAM RONGPI | 2,1364.27% | 58.2% |
| BARAMA | INDREKHA RANI DAS BORO | PTCALIT CHANDRA BORO | 15,02922.50% | 82.8% |
| BARCHALLA | INDPRAFULLA GOSWAMI | INCKSHEMRAJ ADHIKARI | 12,58423.06% | 78.0% |
| BARHAMPUR | INDGIRINDRA KUMAR BARUAH | INDMD. NURUL IMAN | 31,87847.54% | 75.3% |
| BARKHETRY | INDPULAKESH BARUA | INDSONABAR ALI | 24,37733.84% | 87.4% |
| BARKHOLA | INCALTAF HUSSAIN MAZUMDAR | BJPSASHANKA SEKHAR NATH | 6,17311.26% | 71.5% |
| BARPETA | INDKUMAR DEEPAK DAS | INDTAMIJUDDIN AHMED | 8,1059.77% | 92.7% |
| BATADROBA | INDDIGEN CHANDRA BORAH | INDMEHMUD ALI | 10,27915.81% | 75.2% |
| BEHALI | INCSWARUP UPADHYAYA | INDAMARNATH UPADHYAYA | 10,15724.83% | 69.3% |
| BHABANIPUR | INDSURENDRA NATH MEDHI | INDKANAK CHANDRA BORO | 15,17025.84% | 88.1% |
| BIHPURIA | INDKESHARAM BORA | INDBORGARAM DEURI | 24,69144.38% | 76.9% |
| BIJNI | PTCGANESH BORA | CPMPARIMAL CHAKRABORTY | 9941.93% | 82.6% |
| BILASIPARA EAST | ICSSARAT CHANDRA SINHA | INDPHANINDRA RAY | 6,48910.42% | 81.4% |
| BILASIPARA WEST | INDYUSUF ALI AHMED | CPIGIASUDDIN AHMED | 7,65614.73% | 82.9% |
| BISWANATH | INDPADMANATH KOIRI | INDKOSHESWAR BARAH | 8,70916.29% | 72.5% |
| BOKAJAN | INCRAJEN TIMUNG | INDDHANI RAM TERON | 3911.18% | 58.4% |
| BOKAKHAT | INDBALOBHADRA TAMULY | INCBHUPEN BHUYAN | 4,5669.31% | 71.0% |
| BOKO | INDGOPINAT DAS | INDJUGAL K.SAIKIA | 4,1815.99% | 84.1% |
| BONGAIGAON | INDPHANI BHOOSAN CHAUDHARY | CPMGURU CHARAN SINGHA | 13,43823.40% | 82.3% |
| CHABUA | INDBHUBAN BARUA | INCUPENDRA NATH SONATON | 6621.31% | 62.2% |
| CHAPAGURI | INDSUREN SWARGIARY | PTCCHILARAI UZIR | 6,59810.13% | 83.1% |
| CHAYGAON | INDKAMLA KALITA | INDABDUL QAYYUM AL AMAN | 9,69815.83% | 86.6% |
| CHENGA | INDMUKTAR HUSSAIN | INDMD. LAIKAT ALI KHAN | 4,1237.89% | 88.4% |
| DALGAON | INDABDUL JABBAR | INDSUBODH GHOSE | 23,06538.19% | 73.3% |
| DERGAON | INDBHABENDRA NATH | INCHEMPRAKASH NARAYAN | 22,45439.94% | 73.2% |
| DHAKUAKHANA | INDBHARAT CHANDRA NARAH | INCRAGHUNATH PEMAGAM | 17,59828.96% | 68.2% |
| DHARMAPUR | INDCHANDRA MOHAN PATOWARI | INCBHUMIDHAR BARMAN | 35,28757.29% | 78.2% |
| DHEKIAJULI | INCHIRANYA BORA | INDJOSEPH TOPPO | 3,5066.74% | 73.3% |
| DHEMAJI | INDDILIP KUMAR SAIKIA | INCPURNA KANTA PEGU | 29,28341.42% | 71.2% |
| DHING | INDSHAHIDUL ISLAM | INCMOJIBUR RAHMAN | 26,47343.88% | 76.1% |
| DHOLAI | INCDIGENDRA PURKAYASTHA | INDKAMAKHYA PRASAD MALAHO | 4070.71% | 60.9% |
| DHUBRI | INCMOSIR UDDIN SHEIKH | CPMSABER ALI SHEIKH | 8,58314.53% | 81.1% |
| DIBRUGARH | INCKESHAB GOGOI | INDANANTA HANDIQUE | 4,0557.55% | 68.4% |
| DIGBOI | INCRAMESWAR DHANOWAR | INDDAYANAND DOWERA | 15,10832.23% | 66.4% |
| DIPHU | INDSAM SINGH HANSE | INCBIDYASING ENGLENG | 1,1622.95% | 60.0% |
| DISPUR | INDATUL BORA | INCMUNINDRA GAUTAM | 27,84937.78% | 72.5% |
| DOOM DOOMA | INCDILESWAR TANTI | INDBIJOY KUMAR TIRKY | 11,79726.56% | 58.2% |
| DUDHNAI | INDAKAN CHANDRA RABHA | INDDINESH KHAKHLARY | 16,81227.50% | 75.2% |
| DULIAJAN | INCAMIYA GOGOI | INDNAKUL BARUAH | 6761.43% | 58.8% |
| GAUHATI EAST | INDBIRAJ KUMAR SARMA | INCPHANI SARMA | 18,90123.87% | 66.6% |
| GAUHATI WEST | INDRAMENDRA NARAYAN KALITA | INCJAI KR. JAIN | 27,97938.84% | 75.5% |
| GAURIPUR | INDANIRUDDHA SINGHA CHOWDHURY | INCKAZI ABUL HOSEN | 3,3685.14% | 85.2% |
| GOALPARA EAST | INDMAZIRUDDIN AHMED | INDMONO MOHAN DAS | 1,8692.76% | 82.9% |
| GOALPARA WEST | INDSHEIKH SAMAN ALI | INDPRAFULLA KUMAR RABHA | 5,8379.11% | 85.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Assam alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Assam assembly election, Dec 1985?
Independent won 92 of 126 seats in Assam, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Assam assembly election, Dec 1985?
Turnout was 75.09% — 74.2 lakh of 98.8 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Assam have?
Assam has 126 assembly seats.
