Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Feb 1985
425 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, 44.89% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- LKD
- IND
- JNP
Assembly seat results
All 425 seats, alphabetical · showing 401–425 of 425
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SORAON | INCBHOLA SINGH | LKDRADHESHYAM PATEL | 3,3114.85% | 44.0% |
| SORON | INCURMILA AGNIHOTRI | BJPSOORAJ PAL | 21,82534.47% | 50.1% |
| SRINAGAR | INCKAMAL AHMED RIZAVI | BJPKRISHNA SWAROOP SHUKLA | 29,67357.94% | 31.4% |
| SUARTANDA | INCNISAR HUSAIN | BJPDHARMPAL SINGH | 9,27012.70% | 46.9% |
| SULTANPUR | INCMUID AHMAD | LKDSHAHID ASHFAQ AHMAD KHAN | 6,69112.73% | 33.2% |
| SUNHA | INCRAMESHWAR NATH CHAUBEY | LKDSWARAJ SINGH | 10,07115.90% | 47.5% |
| TANDA | INCJAI RAM VERMA | LKDGOPI NATH VERMA | 5,1155.96% | 52.5% |
| TEHRI | INCLOKENDRA DUTT SAKLANI | LKDBALVIR SINGH NEGI | 8,99015.39% | 38.1% |
| THAKURDWARA | ICJSAKHAWAT HUSAIN | INCUDAY PAL SINGH | 8,1829.97% | 59.3% |
| THANA BHAWAN | LKDAMIR ALAM KHAN | INCSOMANSH PRAKASH | 1,6951.61% | 69.7% |
| TILHAR | LKDSATYA PAL SINGH | INCJAGDISH SINGH | 20,66624.14% | 54.7% |
| TILOI | INCMOHAMMD WASIM | BJPRAM GOPAL TRIPATHI | 3,6125.24% | 44.4% |
| TINDWARI | INCARJUN SINGH | LKDGAYA PRASAD | 25,17445.39% | 37.7% |
| TULSIPUR | INCMANGAL DEO | INDBAHAU ALIAS ABDUL WAHAB KHAN | 9,91816.54% | 38.0% |
| TUNDLA | INCASHOK SEHRA | JNPOM PRAKASH DEWAKAR | 1,8603.94% | 31.9% |
| UMARDA | LKDRAMA NANDANI VERMA | INCKUWAR YOGENDAR SINGH | 3,6133.98% | 58.6% |
| UNNAO | LKDMANOHAR LAL | INCMADHURI SHUKLA | 15,19223.02% | 43.1% |
| USEHAT | INCNIROTTAM SINGH | LKDBRAJ PAL SINGH | 4,5277.43% | 43.5% |
| UTRAULA | INDFAZLUL BARI | INCSALEEM MAHMOOD | 4,9916.06% | 51.1% |
| UTTARKASHI | INCBALDEO SINGH ARYA | INDGAYAN CHAND | 20,00036.82% | 39.1% |
| VARANASI CANTONMENT | LKDSHARRUDH PRAKASH | INCGANESH PRASAD JAISWAL | 2,3074.19% | 37.1% |
| VARANASI NORTH | INCMOHD. SAFIURRAHMAN ANSARI S/O HAJI MOHAMMADDDIN | JNPRIYAZULHAQ ANSARI | 10,09317.37% | 37.6% |
| VARANASI SOUTH | INCRAJNI KANT | BJPSHYAMDEO RAM CHAUDHARY | 14,76129.44% | 33.7% |
| ZAHOORABAD | INCSURENDRA | LKDRAMNATH | 4,5795.68% | 48.7% |
| ZAMANIA | INCCHAUDHARI LALTA PRASAD NISHAD | LKDRABINDRA KUMAR | 18,43727.65% | 40.8% |
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.