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 51–100 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOHPUR | INDGANESH KUTUM | INCKOSHESWAR BARUAH | 11,62216.21% | 73.6% |
| GOLAGHAT | INDDEBESWAR BORA | INCNAGEN NEOG | 8,81413.65% | 69.7% |
| GOLAKGANJ | INDDALIM RAY | CPIALAUDDIN SARKAR | 2,5183.85% | 85.8% |
| GOSSAIGAON | INCMITHIAS TUDU | INDHELEN MURMU | 13,72225.17% | 80.2% |
| HAFLONG | INCGOBINDA CHNDRA LANGTHASA | INDIJIRANBE | 16,96435.57% | 71.1% |
| HAILAKANDI | INCABDUL MUHIB MAJUMDER | CPMABDUL KHALEQUE LASKAR | 16,43430.58% | 66.1% |
| HAJO | INDKAMAKHYA CHARAN CHOUDHURY | INCMD. SHAUKAT ALI | 31,27043.96% | 85.0% |
| HOJAI | INDSANTI RANJAN DAS GUPTA | INCSADHAN RANJAN SARKAR | 5,7608.59% | 78.2% |
| HOWRAGHAT | INDKHORSING ENGTI | INCDORSING TERONG | 4,07611.34% | 65.5% |
| JAGIROAD | INDMOTI DAS | ICSMOHAN BONGSHI SARKAR | 15,16522.79% | 84.7% |
| JALESWAR | INDAFZALUR RAHMAN | INCSAMAUL HAQUE | 22,26940.30% | 83.2% |
| JALUKBARI | INDBHRIGU KUMAR PHUKAN | INCDWIJENDRA NATH SARMA | 34,79750.25% | 83.6% |
| JAMUNAMUKH | INDABDUL JALIL RAGIBI | INDSUKUMAR SARKAR | 34,59254.61% | 74.1% |
| JANIA | INDA.F.GOLAM OSMANI | INDKAJI ANOWAR HUSSAIN | 42,25566.87% | 87.7% |
| JONAI | INDPHANI RAM TAYENG | INCMANDESWAR KUMBANG | 10,84717.03% | 65.6% |
| JORHAT | INDABHIJIT SARMAH | INCDINA NATH RAJKHOWA | 27,69143.80% | 70.5% |
| KALAIGAON | INDMOHENDRA MOHAN RAI CHOUDHURY | INDSIDDIQUE ALI | 6,89312.33% | 74.3% |
| KALIABOR | INDPRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA | INCBOLORAM NAG | 3,3707.42% | 75.7% |
| KAMALPUR | INDMAYIDUL ISLAM BORA | INDABDUL LATIF DEWAN | 43,57467.08% | 78.8% |
| KARIMGANJ NORTH | INDSIRAJUL HOQUE CHOUDHURY | CPMNISHITH DAS | 1,4572.15% | 67.5% |
| KARIMGANJ SOUTH | INCABDUL MUQTADIR CHOUDHURY | INDNIKHIL KANTI DAS | 3,4485.45% | 70.0% |
| KATIGORA | ICSABDUL HAMID MAZUMDAR | INCNEPAL CHANDRA DAS | 6,3489.60% | 74.5% |
| KATLICHERRA | INCGAUTAM ROY (TULSI) | INDTAZAMUL ALI LASKAR | 15,98223.15% | 80.4% |
| KHUMTAI | INDPRABIN KUMAR GOGOI | INCJIBA KANTA GOGOI | 15,74030.22% | 75.5% |
| KOKRAJHAR EAST | PTCCHARAN NARZARY | INCDAMBARUDHAR BRAHMA | 7,85812.89% | 82.8% |
| KOKRAJHAR WEST | ICSAMRIT LAL BASUMATARY | INCRANENDRA NARAYAN BASUMATARI | 5,66210.09% | 85.1% |
| LAHARIGHAT | ICSABDUL JALIL | INDATUL CHANDRA BORA | 2,2073.57% | 81.2% |
| LAHOWAL | INDDIPEN TANTI | INCDIPOK MOORMOO | 4,2719.54% | 63.1% |
| LAKHIMPUR | INDUTPAL DUTTA | INCLEKHAN LAHAN | 17,67635.04% | 70.0% |
| LAKHIPUR | INCDINESH PRASAD GOALA | INDKSHIRO GOPAL MISRA | 7,92512.16% | 74.0% |
| LUMDING | INDARDHENDU KUMAR DEY | CPMSUNIL DHAR | 4,3666.94% | 74.3% |
| MAHMARA | INDCHANDRA ARANDHARA | INCNARAD KUMAR | 12,50626.08% | 66.5% |
| MAJBAT | INCSILVIUB CONDPAN | PTCJIGACHARAN BRAHMA | 10,39121.86% | 77.0% |
| MAJULI | INDPADMESWAR DELEY | INCPADMADHAR PEGU | 20,78938.91% | 79.3% |
| MANGALDOI | INDNILAMONI DAS | INDMATILA MANDAL | 5,0886.93% | 83.7% |
| MANKACHAR | INDAMINUL ISLAM | INCZAHIRUL ISLAM | 50.01% | 83.0% |
| MARGHERITA | INCKUL BAHADUR CHETRY | INDDEBAJIT BARUAH | 5,3149.78% | 62.6% |
| MARIANI | INDNAREN TANTI | INCSIBA BURAGOHAIN | 10,00323.74% | 65.1% |
| MARIGAON | INDHARENDRA BORA | INDKALIRAM DEKARAJA | 23,69935.95% | 77.2% |
| MORAN | INDKIRON KUMAR GOGOI | INCHAREN GOGOI | 11,37324.72% | 65.2% |
| NAHARKATIA | INDKUSUMBAR TAIRAI ( GOGOI ) | INCKHIRUD SAIKIA | 5,83110.74% | 71.3% |
| NALBARI | INDNAGEN SARMA | INCTRIKEN DAS | 47,80166.46% | 81.5% |
| NAOBOICHA | INDJAGOT HAZARIKA | INCAFAZUDDIN AHMED | 4,0786.96% | 75.8% |
| NAZIRA | INCHITESWAR SAIKIA | INDTANU KONWAR | 8,27118.23% | 67.4% |
| NOWGONG | INDPRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA | INCMUKUT SARMAH | 14,37021.69% | 76.7% |
| PALASBARI | INDJATIN MALI | INCGIRIN THAKURIA | 51,26676.25% | 83.4% |
| PANERY | INDDURGA DAS BORO | PTCRANJIT KUMAR BORO | 2,7175.54% | 73.3% |
| PATACHARKUCHI | INDPABIN CH. DEKA | INCNAGEN PATHAK | 63,19986.24% | 86.9% |
| PATHARKANDI | INCMONILAL GOWALA | INDNABA RAJKUMAR | 12,67918.65% | 79.4% |
| RAHA | INDUMESH CHANDRA DAS | INDNANI GOPAL SARKAR | 18,18526.67% | 79.8% |
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.
