Gujarat assembly election, May 1985
182 assembly constituencies in Gujarat, 47.80% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Gujarat
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 149 | +149 | 182 | 51,22,753 | 55.55% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 14 | +14 | 141 | 17,75,338 | 19.25% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 11 | +2 | 124 | 13,79,120 | 14.96% | +0.94 |
| INDIndependent | 8 | -2 | 515 | 8,56,160 | 9.28% | -0.69 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 153 | 47,222 | 0.51% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24,013 | 0.26% | -0.06 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16,543 | 0.18% | +0.03 |
- INC149 (82%)
- JNP14 (8%)
- BJP11 (6%)
- IND8 (4%)
- INC149
- JNP14
- BJP11
- IND8
- INC149
- JNP14
- BJP11
- IND8
Constituency performance
From the 182 results in Gujarat
Seat change
Against Gujarat's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained3 (2%)
- Changed hands179 (98%)
3 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 179 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Gujarat, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- INC
- JNP
- BJP
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 182 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–182 of 182
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAHER KOTDA | INCMANUBHAI PARMAR | JNPKALIDAS GANESHBHAI YADAV | 18,32646.56% | 40.8% |
| SHAHPUR | INCSHAH JITENDRAKUMAR CHINUBHAI (JITUSHAH) | JNPMAUNBHAI PALKHIWALA | 12,87033.20% | 47.5% |
| SHEHRA | INCPARMAR JASHBANTSINH MANSUKH | JNPPATEL BABUBHAI KHATUBHAI | 1,5624.15% | 37.0% |
| SIDHPUR | INCRAVAL NARENDRA MOHANLAL | INDAHAMADBHAI ALIJIBHAI NANDOLIYA | 1,6822.39% | 70.2% |
| SIHOR | INCAMARSHIBHAI PATEL | JNPGODHANI DALSUKBHAI JERAMBHAI | 1,0841.96% | 55.8% |
| SOJITRA | INCMAKWANA SHANTABAHEN YOGENDRABHAI | BJPPARMAR JANARDAN MADHUSUDAN | 33,47065.34% | 53.1% |
| SOMNATH | INCBALOCH M. F. | BJPCHUDASAMA HIRABHAI RAMA | 2,7395.06% | 48.7% |
| SONGADH | INCGAMIT VASANJIBHAI GANJIBHAI | JNPVASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIABHAI | 13,56557.07% | 25.4% |
| SURAT CITY EAST | INCMAHASWETABAHEN JASHWANTSINH CHAUHAN | BJPKASHIRAM CHHABILDAS RANA | 1,8194.65% | 38.1% |
| SURAT CITY NORTH | INCINDRA JYORAJ SOLANKI | JNPJARIWALA JADUBHAI BALUBHAI | 15,48732.55% | 32.6% |
| SURAT CITY WEST | INCBABUBHAI SOPARIWALA | BJPARVIND GODIWALA | 21,31940.92% | 41.7% |
| TALAJA | INCVAJA BHADRASINH JAMSINH | INDDABHI NATUBHAI BHIKHABHAI | 3,7398.02% | 46.7% |
| TALALA | JNPZALA ARSIBHAI PUNJA | INCZALA KALABHAI RANMAL | 4,6978.42% | 57.6% |
| TANKARA | INCPATEL VALLABHBHAI POPATBHAI | BJPRUPARELIA MOHAN LAL DEVJIBHAI | 51,31179.60% | 61.1% |
| THASRA | JNPPARMAR CHAMPABEN RAMSINH | INCMALEK YASINMIYA YUSUFMIYA | 1,3692.29% | 53.4% |
| UMBERGAON | INCPATEL CHHOTUBHAI VESTABHAI | JNPPATKAR RAMANBHAI NANUBHAI | 29,66075.48% | 34.5% |
| UMRETH | INCKUSUMBEN HARIHARBHAI KHPIBHOLJA | JNPSUBHASHCHANDRA SOMESHWAR SHELAT | 14,10626.64% | 52.1% |
| UNA | INCUKABHAI SIDHIBAI ZALA | BJPBARAD DEVSHIBHAI PUNABHAI | 30,72065.56% | 43.5% |
| UNJHA | JNPCHIMANBHAI JIVABHAI PATEL | INCPATEL MANGALDAS HARGOVINDDAS | 26,82532.68% | 72.4% |
| UPLETA | INCKALARIYA JAYANTILAL BHAGVANJI | BJPCHANGELA GORDHANDAS KANJIBHAI | 4,6339.16% | 48.8% |
| VADGAM | INCPARMAR DOLATBHAI CHELARAM | JNPPARMAR MUKUL JIVRAM | 16,03231.14% | 49.1% |
| VAGDOD | INCKESHAJI SHANKARJI THAKOR | JNPDESAI DHARAMSINHBHAI TALAJABHAI | 6,90311.42% | 57.2% |
| VAGHODIA | INCPATEL MANUBHAI LALLUBHAI | JNPCHANDRAKANT PATEL | 24,97659.63% | 46.7% |
| VAGRA | INCMAHIDA HARISINH PHAGUBAVA | JNPRAJ UDAYSINH AMIRSINH | 34,92568.80% | 49.5% |
| VAV | INCPATEL PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI | INDCHAVDA HARISINHJI PRATAPSINHJI | 22,84132.15% | 63.1% |
| VIJAPUR | INCRAVAL NARESHKUMAR GANGARAM | BJPPATEL ATMARAM MANGANBHAI | 3210.40% | 69.3% |
| VIRAMGAM | BJPKOLI PATEL SOMABABHAI GANDABHAI | INCPATEL DAUDBHAI MIYYANBHAI | 2,4464.14% | 60.1% |
| VISAVADAR | INCRAMANI POPATLAL RAMAJIBHAI | BJPPATEL BHIKALAL NATHALAL | 9,72521.96% | 47.7% |
| VISNAGAR | INDBHOLABHAI CHATURBHAI PATEL | INCBABALDAS SHANKERDAS PATEL | 3,5754.52% | 63.4% |
| VYARA | INCAMARSINH BHILABHAI CHAUDHARI | CPIPATEL DHIRUBHAI BHENKLABHAI | 38,90087.37% | 44.1% |
| WADHWAN | INCDAVE NANDKISHOREBHAI TRAMBAKLAL | JNPSHETH JASHWANTLAL MANILAL | 18,14331.93% | 52.9% |
| WANKANER | INDJINJARIA POPAT SAVSI | INCPIRZADA MANZURHUSSEIN ABDUL MUTALIB | 5,8609.51% | 64.7% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Gujarat 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 Gujarat assembly election, May 1985?
Indian National Congress won 149 of 182 seats in Gujarat, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat assembly election, May 1985?
Turnout was 47.80% — 92.2 lakh of 1.93 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Gujarat have?
Gujarat has 182 assembly seats.
