Maharashtra assembly election, Feb 1985
288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, 58.06% turnout.
Seats
288
Candidates
2,230
83 women, 16 elected
Turnout
58.06%
2.19 cr of 3.78 cr
Leading party
INC
161 of 288 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Maharashtra
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 161 | +161 | 287 | 95,22,556 | 43.41% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 54 | +54 | 126 | 37,90,850 | 17.28% | — |
| INDIndependent | 20 | +10 | 1506 | 38,36,390 | 17.49% | +9.46 |
| JNPJanata Party | 20 | +20 | 61 | 16,18,101 | 7.38% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 16 | +2 | 67 | 15,90,351 | 7.25% | -2.13 |
| PWPPWP | 13 | +4 | 29 | 8,25,949 | 3.77% | -0.37 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2,02,790 | 0.92% | -0.39 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1,74,350 | 0.79% | -0.13 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2,20,230 | 1.00% | +0.25 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | -1 | 16 | 1,13,632 | 0.52% | -0.85 |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 36 | 35,392 | 0.16% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,151 | 0.02% | -0.01 |
- INC161 (56%)
- ICS54 (19%)
- IND20 (7%)
- JNP20 (7%)
- BJP16 (6%)
- PWP13 (5%)
- Others4 (1%)
- INC161
- ICS54
- IND20
- JNP20
- BJP16
- PWP13
- Others4
- INC161
- ICS54
- IND20
- JNP20
- BJP16
- PWP13
- CPI2
- CPM2
Constituency performance
From the 288 results in Maharashtra
Closest contest
SHIVAJINAGAR
won by 111 (0.11%)
Biggest victory
MELGHAT
won by 34,093 (68.84%)
Highest turnout
KAGAL
83.67%
Lowest turnout
COLABA
32.58%
Seat change
Against Maharashtra's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained13 (5%)
- Changed hands255 (89%)
- New seat20 (7%)
13 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 255 changed hands. 20 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
Maharashtra, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- ICS
- IND
- JNP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 288 seats, alphabetical · showing 251–288 of 288
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINDKHEDRAJA | ICSKAYANDE TOTARAM TUKARAM | INCSHINGANE BHASKARRAO SAMPATRAO | 6,5787.11% | 71.7% |
| SINGNAPUR | INCGAME BALASAHEB RAJARAMJI | ICSGAWLI UTTAMRAO ABAJIRAO | 6,6079.64% | 59.8% |
| SINNAR | ICSDIGHOLE TUKARAM SAKHARAM | INDGADHAK SURYABHAN SUKDEO | 14,56919.71% | 64.3% |
| SIRONCHA | INDATRAM KUMAR SATYAVANRAO RAJE VISHVESHVARRAO | INCTALANDI PENTA RAMA | 14,44124.91% | 52.5% |
| SOLAPUR CITY NORTH | INCCHAKOTE BABURAO CHANNAPPA | BJPRALERASKAR RAVINDRA RAMKRISHNA | 15,06822.72% | 64.8% |
| SOLAPUR CITY SOUTH | INCYALGULWAR PRAKASH BALKRISHNA | ICSSHAIKH MAHAMAD YUNNNS JAINODDIN | 6,7199.36% | 61.3% |
| SOUTH SOLAPUR | INCANANDRAO NARAYAN DEVAKATE | JNPVISHWANATH SHIVASHANKAR BIRAJDAR | 16,71324.34% | 63.4% |
| SURGANA | CPMGAVIT JEEVA PANDU | INCKAHANDOLE ZAMRU MANGLU | 12,74523.80% | 49.7% |
| TALODE | INCARJUNSING PIRSING VALVI | BJPDILWARSING PADVI | 4,2419.21% | 46.2% |
| TASGAON | INCPATI. DINKARRAO (ABA) KRISHNAJI | INDAMRUTSAGAR GANPATI ABAJI | 36,83762.85% | 51.1% |
| TEOSA | ICSTASARE SHARAD MOTIRAM | INCDESHMUKH VISHWAS KRUSHNARAO | 5,9178.63% | 65.5% |
| THANE | INCKANTI KOLI | INDSATISH PRADHAN | 11,11810.74% | 50.0% |
| TIRORA | ICSMORE HARISH UKANDRAO | INCTIRPUDE RAJKUMAR NASHIKRAO | 16,99021.59% | 65.0% |
| TROMBAY | INCJAVED KHAN | BJPMUJUMDAR SAURABH RAMAKANT | 16,49916.14% | 46.6% |
| TULJAPUR | PWPKHAPLE MANIKRAO BHIMRAO | INCALURE SIDRAMAPPA NAGAPPA | 11,23014.96% | 70.6% |
| TUMSAR | JNPISHWARDAYALJI MAHIPAL PATLE | INCKAREMORE SUBHASHCHANDRA NARAYANRAO | 5,1356.44% | 70.5% |
| UDGIR | INCJADHAV BALASAHEB KISHANRAO | INDPATWARI MANOHARRAO DIGAMBERRAO | 7,1658.21% | 65.5% |
| ULHASNAGAR | BJPHARCHANDANI SITALDAS KHUBCHAND | INCTOLANI RAM ASSUDOMAL | 8050.94% | 54.2% |
| UMARKHADI | INCCHANDRIKA P. KENIA | INDCHORWADWALLA ABDUL KADER IBRAHIM | 5,93214.61% | 34.1% |
| UMARKHED | INCDESHMUKH BHIMRAO APPARAO | ICSDEOSARKAR ANANTRAO APARAO | 5,1446.01% | 69.4% |
| UMRED | ICSPARATE SHRAWAN GOVINDRAO | INCBHAUSAHEB GOVINDRAO MULAK | 14,57317.93% | 64.6% |
| VADGAON | INCAWALE JAYWANT GANGARAM | ICSMANE NANASAHEB SHANTARAM | 21,64332.74% | 51.4% |
| VAIJAPUR | ICSRAMKRISHNA JAGNNATH PATIL | INCKAILAS RAMRAO PATIL | 2,2943.07% | 63.2% |
| VANDRE | INCQURESHI SHAMIM RASHID | JNPSUDHA VARDE | 12,20823.60% | 39.7% |
| VASAI | JNPGONSALVES DOMINIC JOHN | INCVARTAK TARABAI NARSINH | 3,9374.21% | 59.0% |
| VENGURLA | JNPPUSHPASEN SAWANT | INCSHARAD PALAV | 3,4285.58% | 58.7% |
| VILEPARLE | INCHANS BHUGRA | JNPPRANLAL VORA | 2,2694.10% | 37.3% |
| WADA | INCGOVARI SHANKER ABA | BJPSAVARA VISHNU RAMA | 3,3685.99% | 40.5% |
| WAI | INCMADANRAO GANPATRAO PISAL | ICSARVIND BABURAO CHAVAN | 8431.11% | 70.0% |
| WALGAON | INCVARHADE ANIL GOPALRAO | ICSDESHMUKH NILKANTH MADAHAVRAO | 11,60119.46% | 55.8% |
| WALVA | INDNAYAKVADI NAGNATH RAMCHANDRA | INCSHINDE VILASRAO BHAUSO | 7,3547.48% | 72.2% |
| WANI | CPIKALE NAMDEORAO NARAYANRAO | INCPANGHATE BAPURAO HARBAJI | 23,80832.53% | 62.9% |
| WARDHA | INCSHENDE PRAMOD BHAURAOJI | CPMGHANGARE RAMCHANDRAO MAROTRAO | 18,77024.76% | 57.1% |
| WASHIM | INCKAMBLE BHIMRAO HAIBATI | ICSSONONE RAMPRABHOO SURYABHAN | 1,0421.79% | 52.3% |
| WORLI | INDVINITA DATTA SAMANT | INCVASANT PANDURANG NANAWARE | 6,52010.71% | 60.0% |
| YAVAL | INCMAHAJAN JIVARAM TIKARAM | JNPBOROLE YASHWANT MANSARAM | 13,67622.61% | 54.0% |
| YAVATMAL | INCSADASHIORAO THAKRE | ICSBALSHAHEB GHUIKHEDKAR | 28,33547.72% | 47.8% |
| YEVLA | ICSPAWAR MAROTIRAO NARAYAN | INCLAHARE NIVRUTTI MAHADU | 31,18341.08% | 60.1% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra assembly election, Feb 1985?
Indian National Congress won 161 of 288 seats in Maharashtra, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Maharashtra assembly election, Feb 1985?
Turnout was 58.06% — 2.19 cr of 3.78 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Maharashtra have?
Maharashtra has 288 assembly seats.
