Punjab assembly election, May 1985
117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 64.51% turnout.
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
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 73 | +36 | 100 | 26,30,270 | 38.01% | +11.09 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 32 | +32 | 117 | 26,20,042 | 37.86% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 6 | +5 | 26 | 3,45,560 | 4.99% | -1.49 |
| INDIndependent | 4 | +2 | 542 | 8,09,254 | 11.69% | +5.17 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -8 | 38 | 3,07,496 | 4.44% | -2.01 |
| JNPJanata Party | 1 | +1 | 5 | 75,307 | 1.09% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -5 | 28 | 1,32,678 | 1.92% | -2.14 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 0.00% | — |
- SAD73 (62%)
- INC32 (27%)
- BJP6 (5%)
- IND4 (3%)
- CPI1 (1%)
- JNP1 (1%)
- SAD73
- INC32
- BJP6
- IND4
- CPI1
- JNP1
- 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
- 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
- SAD
- INC
- BJP
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 117 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 117
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULLUNDUR NORTH | BJPVAID OM PRAKASH DUTT | INCAVTAR HENERY | 1,3512.68% | 61.5% |
| JULLUNDUR SOUTH | INCMOHINDER SINGH KAYPEE | BJPRAM CHAND | 16,03131.84% | 60.8% |
| KAHNUWAN | SADJOHAR SINGH | INCSURINDEJIT SINGH | 14,75933.19% | 54.9% |
| KAPURTHALA | INCKRIPAL SINGH | SADVINOD | 4,6129.24% | 64.3% |
| KARTARPUR | INCJAGJIT SINGH | SADSANTOKH SINGH RANDHAWA | 8,71315.12% | 66.4% |
| KHADOOR SAHIB | SADTARA SINGH | INCKAWALJIT KAUR | 11,94231.20% | 43.8% |
| KHANNA | SADSUKHDEV SINGH | INCSHAMSHER SINGH | 1,5642.36% | 71.8% |
| KHARAR | SADBACHITTAR SINGH | INCRAGHBIR SINGH | 8,98412.86% | 64.4% |
| KOT KAPURA | SADMOHINDER SINGH BRAR | INCUPINDER KUMAR SHARMA | 7,73612.00% | 64.8% |
| KUM KALAN | SADRAJINDER SINGH | INCDAYA SINGH | 16,24526.09% | 66.8% |
| LAMBI | SADHARDIPINDER SINGH | INCBALWINDER SINGH | 7,38712.65% | 67.0% |
| LEHRA | SADINDERJIT SINGH | INCRAJINDER KAUR | 9011.49% | 71.9% |
| LOHIAN | SADBALWANT SINGH | INCBRIJ BHUPINDER SINGH | 6,4149.36% | 71.5% |
| LUDHIANA EAST | INCOM PARKASH GUPTA | SADSOHAN SINGH SIBAL | 8,62916.25% | 61.3% |
| LUDHIANA NORTH | INCSAT PAL PRASHAR | BJPKAPUR CHAND JAIN | 25,79943.27% | 64.0% |
| LUDHIANA RURAL | SADJAGDEV SINGH TAJPURI | INCGURBIR SINGH | 2,5293.21% | 54.2% |
| LUDHIANA WEST | INCHARNAM DASS JOHAR | SADRAKESH KUMAR CHOPRA | 5,95411.55% | 55.7% |
| MAHILPUR | SADJAGDISH KAUR | INCGURMAIL SINGH | 4,6899.44% | 66.0% |
| MAJITHA | INCSURINDARPAL SINGH | SADSARDUL SINGH | 7,80515.10% | 58.3% |
| MALERKOTLA | SADNUSRAT ALI KHAN | INCABDUL GAFOOR | 5,7487.53% | 73.9% |
| MALOUT | INCSHIV CHAND | SADHARBANS SINGH | 6231.11% | 63.9% |
| MANSA | SADJASWANT SINGH | INCRAM PAL | 6,7279.88% | 71.1% |
| MOGA | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | JNPSATHI ROOP LAL | 3,8036.04% | 65.8% |
| MORINDA | SADRAVINDER SINGH | INCSUDESH KUMAR | 4,1896.04% | 70.5% |
| MUKERIAN | INCKEWAL KRISHAN | INDRAMESH CHANDER | 10,10814.59% | 67.0% |
| MUKTSAR | INCGURBINDER KAUR | SADGURRAJ SINGH | 5,2778.25% | 64.0% |
| NABHA | SADNARINDER SINGH | INCGURDARSHAN SINGH | 4,6475.68% | 80.4% |
| NAKODAR | SADKULIP SINGH WADALA | INCUMRAO SINGH | 7281.12% | 72.8% |
| NANGAL | INCRAM PARKASH BALI | SADSHIV CHAND | 5,87310.94% | 64.4% |
| NAROT MEHRA | BJPRAM LAL | INCAMAR NATH | 4,1678.37% | 67.9% |
| NATHANA | SADJASMEL SINGH | INCGULZAR SINGH | 5,5699.28% | 63.9% |
| NAUSHAHRA PANWAN | SADHARBHAJAN SINGH | INDSARDUL SINGH | 2,9506.60% | 54.4% |
| NAWAN SHAHR | INCDILBAGH SINGH | SADJATINDER SINGH | 4,0255.02% | 71.8% |
| NIHAL SINGH WALA | SADZORA SINGH | CPISAGGAR SINGH | 3,5726.53% | 64.6% |
| NUR MAHAL | SADSURINDER PAUL SINGH | INCRAJINDER KAUR | 2,1663.26% | 72.3% |
| PAKKA KALAN | SADSUJAN SINGH | INDBIMAL KUMAR | 4150.70% | 65.7% |
| PANJGRAIN | SADGURDEV SINGH | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | 6,36914.57% | 49.6% |
| PATHANKOT | BJPMOHAN LAL | INCRAM SWAROOP BAGCHI | 17,02831.58% | 70.2% |
| PATIALA TOWN | INCBRAHM MOHINDRA | SADJATHEDAR SARDAR SINGH KOHLI | 2,1534.34% | 63.0% |
| PATTI | SADNARANJAN SINGH | INCSURINDER SINGH | 2,8814.55% | 60.4% |
| PAYAL | SADDEVINDER SINGH | INCBEANT SINGH | 9,25312.85% | 75.8% |
| PHAGWARA | INCJOGINDER SINGH | JNPSADHU RAM | 11,86317.63% | 63.5% |
| PHILLAUR | SADSARWAN SINGH | INCPIARA RAM DHANOWAL | 2,4693.94% | 66.7% |
| QADIAN | SADKALWANT SINGH | INDLAKHBIR SINGH | 3,3565.44% | 63.9% |
| QILA RAIPUR | SADARJAN SINGH | INCPUSHIPINDER KAUR | 14,69626.60% | 59.2% |
| RAIKOT | SADTALIB SINGH | INCGURCHARAN SINGH | 11,12220.85% | 59.3% |
| RAJA SANSI | SADSHASHPAL SINGH | INCIQBAL SINGH | 14,43227.06% | 65.1% |
| RAJPURA | SADPREM CHAND | INCNARESH KUMAR | 2,1043.32% | 65.9% |
| RAMPURA PHUL | SADSUKHDEV SINGH | CPIBABU SINGH | 8,33214.30% | 62.8% |
| SAMANA | SADHARDIAL SINGH RAJLA | INCSOHAN LAL JALOTA | 4,6536.85% | 63.5% |
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.
