Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1985
425 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, 44.89% turnout.
Seats
425
Candidates
6,019
168 women, 31 elected
Turnout
44.89%
2.94 cr of 6.55 cr
Leading party
INC
269 of 425 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Uttar Pradesh
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 269 | +269 | 425 | 1,15,44,698 | 39.25% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 84 | +84 | 385 | 63,04,455 | 21.43% | +21.17 |
| INDIndependent | 23 | +6 | 3768 | 49,42,962 | 16.80% | +4.93 |
| JNPJanata Party | 20 | +20 | 311 | 16,46,005 | 5.60% | +5.58 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 16 | +5 | 347 | 28,90,884 | 9.83% | -0.93 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 6 | -1 | 161 | 8,94,620 | 3.04% | -0.51 |
| ICJICJ | 5 | +5 | 169 | 6,69,031 | 2.27% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | +2 | 25 | 1,98,780 | 0.68% | +0.20 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 353 | 2,28,688 | 0.78% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 64 | 88,616 | 0.30% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4,074 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,297 | 0.00% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 562 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
- INC269 (63%)
- LKD84 (20%)
- IND23 (5%)
- JNP20 (5%)
- BJP16 (4%)
- CPI6 (1%)
- Others7 (2%)
- INC269
- LKD84
- IND23
- JNP20
- BJP16
- CPI6
- Others7
- INC269
- LKD84
- IND23
- JNP20
- BJP16
- CPI6
- ICJ5
- CPM2
Constituency performance
From the 425 results in Uttar Pradesh
Closest contest
CHHIBRAMAU
won by 36 (0.04%)
Biggest victory
CHAKRATA
won by 0 (—)
Highest turnout
AMETHI
78.47%
Lowest turnout
CHAKRATA
0.00%
Seat change
Against Uttar Pradesh's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained5 (1%)
- Changed hands404 (95%)
- New seat16 (4%)
5 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 404 changed hands. 16 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
Uttar Pradesh, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- LKD
- IND
- JNP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 425 seats, alphabetical · showing 301–350 of 425
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUZAFFARABAD | INCMOHD. ASLAM KHAN | INDSAHAB SINGH | 26,53126.67% | 63.7% |
| MUZAFFARNAGAR | INCCHARUSHILA | BJPRAM KUMAR | 18,87224.81% | 47.4% |
| NAGAL | INCCHAMAN LAL CHAMAN | LKDRAMSWAROOP NIM | 4,1467.10% | 41.3% |
| NAGAR EAST | INCRAM JIYAVAN | LKDBANS RAJ | 12,36124.60% | 32.1% |
| NAGINA | INCOMWATI | LKDMANGAL RAM PRAMI | 18,98428.11% | 48.3% |
| NAINITAL | INCKISHAN SINGH TARAGI | INDNARAYAN SINGH | 33,71855.96% | 44.1% |
| NAKUR | LKDRAM SHARAN | INCMASTER KANWAR PAL | 9,5358.25% | 68.2% |
| NANPARA | INCDEOTA DEEN | BJPJATA SHANKER SINGH | 5,86810.20% | 34.1% |
| NARAINI | CPISHRENDER PAL VERMA | INCKANTA DEV | 7171.27% | 36.4% |
| NATHUPUR | JNPVISHUN DEO | INCNARENDRA | 6,6058.82% | 44.8% |
| NAUGARH | BJPDHANRAJ YADAV | INCMATHURA PD. PANDEY | 3,4274.04% | 49.8% |
| NAURANGIA | INCBAIJ NATH | INDPURNMASI DEHATI | 14,53237.66% | 25.6% |
| NAWABGANJ | LKDJAWAHAR SINGH YADAV | INCANSARI MOHD.AMIN | 1,0251.49% | 44.6% |
| NAWABGANJ | INCCHET RAM GANGWAR | JNPKUNWAR SEN | 6,8809.69% | 52.7% |
| NAWABGANJ | CPIRAM CHANDRA BAKHSH SINGH | INCSHRI NATH SINGH | 10,16014.48% | 45.9% |
| NAZIBABAD | INCSUKKAM SINGH | CPMRAM SWAROOP SINGH | 9,79916.05% | 41.6% |
| NIDHAULI KALAN | LKDRAMESH CHANDRA URF RAMESH YADAV | INCANIL KUMAR SINGH YADAV | 7,41210.82% | 55.5% |
| NIGHASAN | INCSATISH AJMANI | BJPRAM ASREY | 14,22118.46% | 41.9% |
| NIGOHI | INCAHIWARAN | INDSAYEED KHAN | 19,19426.94% | 47.6% |
| NIZAMABAD | LKDMOHD. MASUD | INCCHANDRA BALI BRAHAMACHARI | 10,09212.14% | 49.1% |
| ORAI | INCARVIND TIWARI | LKDINDRAJIT SINGH | 23,34128.43% | 52.6% |
| PADRAUNA | LKDBALESHWAR | INCBRIJ KISHORE | 15,71622.77% | 44.2% |
| PAILA | LKDNANGARAM | INCCHHEDA LAL CHOUDHRY | 1,8353.81% | 32.0% |
| PANIARA | INCBIR BAHADUR SINGH | INDGANPAT SINGH | 42,54343.82% | 61.0% |
| PATIYALI | INCRAJINDRA SINGH | LKDJASVEER SINGH | 5,7657.03% | 58.3% |
| PATTI | INCVASUDEO SINGH | LKDJAI RAM YADAV | 12,83316.87% | 44.2% |
| PAURI | INCPUSHKAR SINGH | LKDNARENDRA SINGH BHANDARI | 16,86232.63% | 39.6% |
| PHARENDA | JNPHARS BARDHAN | INDSHYAM NARAIN TIWARI | 6,3797.96% | 53.0% |
| PHULPUR | ICJRAMAKANT | INCABDUL KALAM | 8341.37% | 38.5% |
| PIHANI | JNPASHOK BAJPAI | INCKAMLA DEVI | 20,12929.43% | 47.6% |
| PILIBHIT | INCSEYED ALI ASHRAFI | INDRIYAZ AHMED | 9,14513.45% | 48.6% |
| PIPRAICH | INCSAYED JAVED ALI | ICJKEDAR NATH SINGH | 2,8373.95% | 51.4% |
| PITHORAGARH | JNPKAMAL KISHAN PANDEY | INCRATNA | 2,5296.04% | 31.4% |
| POWAYAN | INCCHET RAM | BJPBADRI PRASAD | 12,09918.59% | 39.5% |
| PRATAPGARH | INCLAL PRATAP SINGH | LKDSANGAM LAL | 6,91312.47% | 35.5% |
| PRATAPPUR | INCSHYAMSURAT UPADHAYAY | LKDHAR PRATAP SINGH | 3,9804.34% | 57.0% |
| PURANPUR | INCVINOD KUMAR | JNPHAR NARAIN | 9,0059.86% | 55.4% |
| PURWA | INDHIRDAY NARAYAN DIXIT | INCGAYA SINGH | 7,65810.15% | 52.3% |
| RAE BARELI | INCRAMESH CHANDRA SHUKLA | LKDSHRI PAL | 5,5228.08% | 39.2% |
| RAJGARH | INCNARENDRA REO | LKDGULAB SINGH | 1,0121.31% | 43.8% |
| RAJPUR | INCCHOWDHRY NARENDER SINGH | INDRAM SWARUP VERMA | 4,3825.02% | 57.4% |
| RAMKOLA | INCSUGRIVE SINGH | LKDHARI SHANKER KUSHWAHA | 13,33022.23% | 36.5% |
| RAMNAGAR | LKDFARID MAHFOOZ KIDWAI | INCGAJENDRA SINGH | 12,35617.07% | 50.3% |
| RAMNAGAR | INCKESRI | INDBABU RAM VERMA | 19,16628.15% | 42.1% |
| RAMPUR | LKDMOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN | INCAFROZ ALI KHAN | 17,01320.54% | 55.3% |
| RAMPURKHAS | INCPRAMOD KUMAR | BJPRAM LAKHAN | 60,51067.70% | 55.5% |
| RANIKHET | INCPOORAN SINGH | INDJASWANT SINGH BIST | 22,80743.18% | 34.6% |
| RARI | LKDARJUN SINGH YADAV | INCRAJENDRA S/O SANKATHA | 6,8818.76% | 44.5% |
| RASRA | INCHAR DEO | JNPRAM DIN | 4,8537.63% | 43.4% |
| RATH | INCDOONGER SINGH | LKDRAM SRI SINGH | 18,01927.82% | 42.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Uttar 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 Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1985?
Indian National Congress won 269 of 425 seats in Uttar Pradesh, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1985?
Turnout was 44.89% — 2.94 cr of 6.55 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Uttar Pradesh have?
Uttar Pradesh has 425 assembly seats.
