Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1985
320 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, 48.69% turnout.
Seats
320
Candidates
2,450
75 women, 31 elected
Turnout
48.69%
1.42 cr of 2.92 cr
Leading party
INC
250 of 320 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Madhya Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 250 | +250 | 320 | 69,37,747 | 48.87% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 58 | -2 | 312 | 46,06,133 | 32.45% | +2.11 |
| INDIndependent | 6 | -2 | 1448 | 15,36,644 | 10.82% | +0.56 |
| JNPJanata Party | 5 | +5 | 171 | 5,65,900 | 3.99% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 1 | +1 | 30 | 32,019 | 0.23% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -2 | 78 | 3,00,151 | 2.11% | +0.61 |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1,51,115 | 1.06% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 65,908 | 0.46% | +0.19 |
- INC250 (78%)
- BJP58 (18%)
- IND6 (2%)
- JNP5 (2%)
- ICS1 (0%)
- INC250
- BJP58
- IND6
- JNP5
- ICS1
- INC250
- BJP58
- IND6
- JNP5
- ICS1
Constituency performance
From the 320 results in Madhya Pradesh
Closest contest
DAMOH
won by 92 (0.17%)
Biggest victory
KHAIRAGARH
won by 26,657 (67.19%)
Highest turnout
WARASEONI
77.87%
Lowest turnout
KONTA
18.02%
Seat change
Against Madhya Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained12 (4%)
- Changed hands303 (95%)
- New seat5 (2%)
12 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 303 changed hands. 5 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
Madhya Pradesh, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- BJP
- IND
- JNP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 320 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–250 of 320
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASTURI | INCBANSHILAL | INDOM PRAKASH GANGOTRI | 14,44446.66% | 37.3% |
| MAUGANJ | BJPJAGDISH TIWARI MASURIHA | INCACHUTANAND | 5,03110.51% | 51.2% |
| MEHGAON | INCRUSTAM SINGH | JNPSHIV KUMAR | 1,2082.35% | 56.8% |
| MHOW | BJPBHERULAL PATIDAR | INCGHANSHYAM SETH PATIDHAR | 1,8613.92% | 51.2% |
| MORAR | BJPDHYANENDRA SINGH | INCGIRWAR SINGH | 8,41919.48% | 44.3% |
| MORENA | BJPJAHAR SINGH SHARMA | INCSADHU SINGH | 3,6607.58% | 47.4% |
| MULTAI | INCASHOK KADWE | INDMANIRAM | 9213.05% | 42.5% |
| MUNGAOLI | INCGAJRAM SINGH | INDANAND KUMAR | 4,3778.93% | 49.1% |
| MUNGELI | INCDURGAWATI | BJPGAMBHIRDAS PATRE | 5,30614.58% | 40.8% |
| MURWARA | INCSUNIL MISHRA | BJPMAHESH KUMAR JAIN | 16,96336.58% | 44.1% |
| NAGOD | INCRAMPRATAP SINGH | BJPRAMDEO SINGH | 8,25413.69% | 72.9% |
| NAINPUR | INCLAXMI PRASAD UIKEY | BJPMOHAN LAL | 7,44827.06% | 35.5% |
| NARAYANPUR | INCBADRI NATH BAGHEL | BJPSHAMBHU NATH NAIK | 12,87138.71% | 42.7% |
| NARSIMHAPUR | INCSHASHIBHUSHAN SINGH | BJPKAILASHPRASAD | 8,54018.15% | 50.1% |
| NARSINGARH | INCRAJYA VARDHAN SINGH | BJPBHAGWAN SINGH | 20,36840.93% | 51.6% |
| NARYAOLI | INCLOKMAN KHATIK | BJPSHIV PRASAD | 16,80042.75% | 43.1% |
| NEEMUCH | INCSAMPATSWAROOP SITARAM JAJOO | BJPKHUMANSINGH SHAVAJI | 15,89022.78% | 60.5% |
| NEPANAGAR | INCTANWANSINGH HARNAMSINGH KEER | BJPBRIJMOHAN DWARKADAS | 12,48726.14% | 55.7% |
| NIMARKHEDI | INCRAJNARAYANSINGH JASWANT SINGH | BJPMADANMOHANSINGH TOMAR | 4,1528.38% | 54.0% |
| NIWARI | INCCHATURVEDI RAM RATAN | JNPNAYAK LAXMI NARAYAN | 5,5878.39% | 54.4% |
| NIWAS | INCDAYALSINGH TUMRACHI | BJPKISHAN LAL MARKAM | 3,38615.58% | 30.1% |
| NOHATA | INCRAJBAHUDUR SINGH | BJPOM PRAKASH RAI | 9,58019.59% | 47.6% |
| NOWROZABAD | INCDHANSHAH | BJPGYAN SINGH | 2961.01% | 36.7% |
| PAL | INCDEOSAI | BJPTEJNATH SINGH | 7,64230.51% | 27.1% |
| PALARI | INCPHUL SINGH MIRI | BJPP. R. KHUTE | 3,84110.80% | 42.3% |
| PAMGARH | INCSHEO PRASAD SHARMA | BJPBEDILAL SHARMA | 11,67629.11% | 38.5% |
| PANAGAR | INCBHISHAMSHAH JU DEO | BJPMOTILAL KASHYAP | 9,53426.44% | 37.0% |
| PANDHANA | INCHIRALAL SILAWAT | BJPPHOOLCHAND HIRALAL | 8,67318.37% | 52.6% |
| PANDHURNA | INDMAROTRAO KHAOSE | INCINAYAT MOHD. HAZI | 3,9629.02% | 55.5% |
| PANNA | BJPJAI PRAKASH PATEL | INCPARSHURAM GARG | 3,8987.20% | 52.6% |
| PARASIA | BJPRAMJI MASTKAR | INCSHYAMLAL BALMIK | 4,3369.96% | 49.7% |
| PARASWADA | JNPKANKAR MUJARE | INCTEJLAL TEMBHARE | 16,04533.61% | 53.1% |
| PATAN | INCANANTRAM VERMA | BJPKEJURAM VERMA | 2,9344.99% | 61.3% |
| PATAN | INCPRIYADARSHAN DHARMADHIKARI | INDSURAJ CHAND JAIN | 9,30129.95% | 38.4% |
| PATHALGAON | INCRAMPUKAR SINGH | BJPAMAR SAI | 17,62852.68% | 38.1% |
| PATHARIA | INCSHYAMLAL | BJPNANDRAM CHOUDHARY | 4,71413.62% | 40.2% |
| PAWAI | INCJAIPAL SINGH | BJPLOKENDRA SINGH | 9,47815.57% | 58.7% |
| PETLAWAD | INCGANGABAI | INDBABULAL | 4681.46% | 35.3% |
| PICHHORE | INCBHAIYA SAHAB | BJPLAXMI NARAYAN | 5,5677.86% | 63.1% |
| PILKHA | INCPREMSAI SINGH | BJPMURARI | 12,53230.61% | 41.3% |
| PIPARIA | INCTRIBHUWAN YADAV | BJPHIMMATSINGH MUKHTYAR | 5,08411.73% | 47.0% |
| POHRI | INCHIMANSHU SHARMA | BJPRAM GOPAL VERMA | 5,40014.64% | 43.7% |
| PREMNAGAR | BJPTULESHWAR | INCCHANDAN SINGH | 9653.56% | 32.6% |
| PUSHPRAJGARH | INCDEELAN SINGH | JNPKUNDAN SINGH | 3,65116.39% | 27.9% |
| RAGHOGARH | INCMULSINGH | BJPCHANCHAL KUMAR JAIN | 5,16212.47% | 47.1% |
| RAIGAON | INCRAMSHRAY PRASAD | BJPJUGUL KISHORE | 4621.08% | 48.5% |
| RAIGARH | INCKRISHNA KUMAR | BJPBIRBAL | 17,09840.08% | 47.8% |
| RAIPUR RURAL | INCRANVEER SINGH SHASTRY | BJPPARASRAM SAHU | 21,35642.15% | 42.1% |
| RAIPUR TOWN | INCSWARUPCHAND JAIN | BJPVIRENDRA PANDEY | 18,89439.62% | 44.7% |
| RAJGARH | INCGULABSINGH SUSTANI | BJPNARAYAN SINGH PANWAR | 9,26121.62% | 44.3% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Madhya Pradesh 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 Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1985?
Indian National Congress won 250 of 320 seats in Madhya Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Madhya Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1985?
Turnout was 48.69% — 1.42 cr of 2.92 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Madhya Pradesh have?
Madhya Pradesh has 320 assembly seats.
