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Punjab assembly election, May 1985

117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 64.51% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
117
Candidates
857
33 women, 4 elected
Turnout
64.51%
69.2 lakh of 1.07 cr
Leading party
SAD
73 of 117 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Punjab

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
SADShiromani Akali Dal73+3610026,30,27038.01%+11.09
INCIndian National Congress32+3211726,20,04237.86%—
BJPBharatiya Janata Party6+5263,45,5604.99%-1.49
INDIndependent4+25428,09,25411.69%+5.17
CPICommunist Party of India1-8383,07,4964.44%-2.01
JNPJanata Party1+1575,3071.09%—
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)0-5281,32,6781.92%-2.14
ICSIndian Congress (Socialist)0012110.00%—
117117 SEATS
  • SAD73 (62%)
  • INC32 (27%)
  • BJP6 (5%)
  • IND4 (3%)
  • CPI1 (1%)
  • JNP1 (1%)
  • SAD73
  • INC32
  • BJP6
  • IND4
  • CPI1
  • JNP1
SAD 73INC 32
  • SAD73
  • INC32
  • BJP6
  • IND4
  • CPI1
  • JNP1

Constituency performance

From the 117 results in Punjab

Closest contest
DHARAMKOT
won by 277 (0.52%)
Biggest victory
SUJANPUR
won by 27,199 (56.53%)
Highest turnout
SULTANPUR
80.78%
Lowest turnout
KHADOOR SAHIB
43.75%

Seat change

Against Punjab's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency

117SEATS
  • Retained33 (28%)
  • Changed hands84 (72%)

33 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 84 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

Punjab, every Vidhan Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE
0%12%25%37%49%19621967196919721977198019851992199720022007201220172022SADINCBJPIND
  • SAD
  • INC
  • BJP
  • IND
TURNOUT
0%22%44%66%88%19621967196919721977198019851992199720022007201220172022Turnout

Assembly seat results

All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 117

Assembly seatWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
ABOHARBJPARJAN SINGHINCSAJJAN KUMAR4,1136.10%66.0%
ADAMPURSADSURJIT SINGHINCDWARKA DASS7,14912.07%64.0%
AJNALASADRATAN SINGHINCAJAIB SINGH18,95830.40%61.3%
AMLOHSADDALIP SINGH PANDHIINCGURDEV SINGH14,43320.68%68.8%
AMRITSAR CENTRALINCDARBARI LALBJPLAXMI KANTA CHAWLA4361.00%60.4%
AMRITSAR NORTHINCBRIJ BHUSHAN MEHRABJPSATPAL MAHAJAN13,58926.20%57.7%
AMRITSAR SOUTHJNPKIRPAL SINGH S/O UTTAM SINGHINCPIRTHI PAL SINGH9,26016.29%59.9%
AMRITSAR WESTINCSEWA RAMCPISAT PAL DANG1,1821.84%56.5%
ANANDPUR SAHIB - ROPARSADTARA SINGHINCGURVIR SINGH9301.66%65.0%
ATTARISADTARA SINGHINCSWARN KAUR11,40227.82%53.4%
BAGHA PURANASADMALKIAT SINGH SIDHUINCDARSHAN SINGH BRAR8,85417.68%53.9%
BALACHAURINDRAM KISHANINDTULSI RAM6,99311.61%65.8%
BALLUANAINCHANSRAJ ARYASADUJAGAR SINGH4,1828.01%60.4%
BANGASADBALWANT SINGHINCJAGAT RAM2,0163.39%70.4%
BANURSADKANWALJIT SINGHINCVINOD KUMAR1,1931.86%69.9%
BARNALASADSURJIT SINGH BARNALAINCHARDEEP KUMAR10,61218.54%64.6%
BATALAINCASHWANISADDHARAM SINGH14,17121.07%67.0%
BEASINCSANT SINGHSADSUKHDEV SINGH2,9135.05%59.2%
BHADAURSADKUNDAN SINGHINCNOHINDER PAL SINGH16,53531.22%62.0%
BHATINDASADKASTURI LALINCDEV RAJ1,9272.81%58.2%
BHOLATHSADSUKHJINDER SINGHINCJAGTAR SINGH8,64616.34%65.5%
BUDHLADASADPARSHOTAM SINGHINCBOGH SINGH6,93311.04%68.2%
CHAMKAUR SAHIBINCBHAG SINGHINDBIMAL KAUR1,7943.20%68.5%
DAKALASADPREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRAINCLAL SINGH7,2899.87%72.6%
DAKHASADBASANT SINGHINCMOHINDER SINGH15,98222.86%61.4%
DASUYAINDRAMESH CHANDERINCGURBACHAN SINGH9,02317.53%58.0%
DHANAULASADGOBING SINGH LONGOWALCPMSAMINDER KAURN GILL23,29640.81%66.0%
DHARAMKOTINCGURDEVSINGH GILLINDSITAL SINGH2770.52%58.5%
DHARIWALSADSUCHA SINGH CHHOTEPURINCIBRAHIM IRSAD4,8809.12%64.2%
DHURISADSURINDER SINGHINCMAN SINGH11,32016.11%73.0%
DINA NAGARINCJAI MUNIBJPKAMLESH KUMAR2,6314.69%64.6%
DIRBHASADBALDEV SINGHINCJASVIRINDER SINGH14,20624.08%71.5%
FARIDKOTINDKARNAIL SINGH DOADINCVEENA RANI7,17512.98%52.5%
FATEHGARHSADNIRMAL SINGHINCJOGINDER SINGH16,03827.07%68.2%
FAZILKABJPRADHA KRISHANINCSNEH LATA1,3652.19%70.7%
FIROZEPURINCBAL MUKANDBJPGARDHARA SINGH5,3158.94%61.2%
FIROZEPUR CANTONMENTSADMOHINDER SINGHINCGURNAIB SINGH BRAR1,1261.95%68.5%
GARHDIWALASADPARKASH SINGHINCJOGINDER NATH5,2379.64%60.6%
GARHSHANKARINCSARWANRAMCPIDARSHAN SINGH3,8737.35%62.7%
GHANAURSADJASDEV SINGH SANDHUINCKARANBIR SINGH3,1105.25%71.1%
GIDDAR BAHASADPARKASH SINGHINCJAGMEET SINGH9,26513.88%72.4%
GURDASPURINCSUSHEELSADKARTAR SINGH2,1913.69%63.8%
GURU HAR SAHAIINDSAJWARSINGHINDGURUHARESH SINGH3,1714.81%65.5%
HOSHIARPURINCMOHAN LALSADSURJIT SINGHJATPURI15,17026.22%64.0%
JAGRAONSADGURDIP SINGHINCAMARJIT KAUR10,43716.66%60.0%
JALALABADCPIMEHTAB SINGHINCMANGA SINGH5,5248.53%65.9%
JANDIALASADRANJIT SINGHINCKARNAIL SINGH (MARRI)1,1522.24%54.0%
JOGASADBALDEV SINGHINCRAJ BHUPINDER SINGH7,53912.40%70.5%
JULLUNDUR CANTONMENTINCINDIRAINDBALBIR SINGH7,97315.26%60.1%
JULLUNDUR CENTRALBJPMANMOHAN KALIAINCYESH7,07215.04%56.8%

Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Punjab 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 Punjab assembly election, May 1985?

Shiromani Akali Dal won 73 of 117 seats in Punjab, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Punjab assembly election, May 1985?

Turnout was 64.51% — 69.2 lakh of 1.07 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Punjab have?

Punjab has 117 assembly seats.