Assam assembly election, Dec 1985
126 assembly constituencies in Assam, 75.09% turnout.
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
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
- IND
- INC
- ICS
- PTC
Assembly seat results
All 126 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–126 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANGAPARA | INCGOLOK RAJBANSHI | CPMDHANIRAM KHOSLA | 7,40714.90% | 66.8% |
| RANGIYA | INDTHANESWAR BORO | CPMPURNA BORO | 9,89715.22% | 82.6% |
| RATABARI | INCKUMARI RABIDAS | CPMKAMDEB DAS | 8,03914.28% | 67.9% |
| RUPOHIHAT | INDRASHIDUL HAQUE | INCMOHAMMAD IDRIS | 6,2109.66% | 78.0% |
| SADIYA | INDJYOTSNA SONOWAL | INCRAJENDRA NATH PHUKAN | 8,71817.80% | 66.2% |
| SALMARA SOUTH | INDDEWAN JOYNAL ABEDIN | INCBAZLUL BASIT | 34,58957.81% | 78.8% |
| SAMAGURI | INDABUL HUSSAIN SARKAR | INDATUL KUMAR SHARMA | 9,94019.17% | 79.3% |
| SARUKHETRI | INDDINABANDHU CHOUDHURY | INDSAMIR KHAN | 12,69116.69% | 91.4% |
| SARUPATHAR | INDBINOD GUWALA | INCAKLIUS TIRKI | 8,57011.23% | 68.6% |
| SIBSAGAR | INDPRODIP GOGOI | INCTROILUKYADA GOGOI | 18,33132.58% | 73.2% |
| SIDLI | PTCJANENDRA BASUMATARY | INCLUIS ISLARY | 10,86416.45% | 82.3% |
| SILCHAR | INCKARNENDU BHATTACHARJEE | BJPKABINDRA PURKAYASTHA | 13,48618.46% | 67.4% |
| SIPAJHAR | INDZOLI NATH SARMA | JNPMADHAB RAJBONGSHI | 38,41658.85% | 79.0% |
| SONAI | INCABDUL ROB LASKAR | ICSJITENDRA NATH CHOUDHURY | 46,55461.83% | 81.7% |
| SONARI | INDBHADRESWAR BURA GOHAIN | INCSATYA TANTI | 2650.46% | 65.4% |
| SOOTEA | INDROBIN SAIKIA | INCDULAL CHANDRA BHUYAN | 3,3335.39% | 75.6% |
| SORBHOG | CPMHEMEN DAS | INDDAVID LEDGER | 7,66911.53% | 82.5% |
| TAMULPUR | INDBHABEN NARJI | PTCMANESWAR BORO | 7,11210.79% | 77.8% |
| TEOK | INDLALIT CHANDRA RAJKHOWA | INCDIBYA LATA GOGOI | 26,21053.15% | 74.4% |
| TEZPUR | INDBRINDABON GOSWAMI | INCNAREN SARMA | 20,12035.29% | 78.6% |
| THOWRA | INDBARKI PRASAD TELENGA | INCTANKESWAR DIHINGIA | 6,50815.42% | 68.6% |
| TINGKHONG | INDATUL CHANDRA KOCH | INCPABAN GHATUWAR | 5,15510.59% | 64.7% |
| TINSUKIA | INCSHIO SHAMBHU OJHA | INDBINOD GOSWAMI | 8,18416.69% | 64.0% |
| TITABAR | INDDEBA KUMAR BORA | INCRUPAN KURMI | 9,96219.97% | 66.5% |
| UDALGURI | INDBINAL KHUNGUR BASUMATARI | PTCPROLOY KUMAR BASUMATARI | 5,1369.06% | 70.0% |
| UDHARBOND | INDJOY PRAKASH TEWARI | INCJAGANNATH SINGH | 5,92411.06% | 69.5% |
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.
