| Election Name: | 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1983 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Election Date: | 1985 |
| Seats For Election: | All 126 seats in the Legislature of Assam |
| Leader1: | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| Leader Since1: | 1985 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Nowgong |
| Last Election1: | New |
| Party1: | Non-Partisan (AASU)[1] |
| Seats1: | 92 |
| Seat Change1: | New |
| Image1: | File:The former Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta calling on the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in New Delhi on July 20, 2017 (cropped).jpg |
| Leader2: | Hiteswar Saikia |
| Leader Since2: | 1983 |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Leaders Seat2: | Nazira |
| Last Election2: | 91 |
| Seats2: | 26 |
| Seat Change2: | 66 |
| Leader3: | Sarat Chandra Sinha |
| Leader Since3: | 1984 |
| Party3: | INC(SCS) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Bilasipara East |
| Last Election3: | 2 |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Party4: | PTCA |
| Color4: | F7DF05 |
| Last Election4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Chief Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Chief Minister |
| Before Election: | Hiteswar Saikia |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| After Election: | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| After Party: | Independent politician |
| Majority Seats: | 64 |
The 8th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases in 1985 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India.[2] [3]
The Nellie massacre and Khoirabari massacre were some cases of extreme violence. The unrest officially ended on 15 August 1985, following the Assam Accord, which was signed by leaders of AASU-AAGSP and the Government of India. During six years of the movement, a reported 855-860 deaths were reported.[4] [5]
The agitation leaders formed a political party, Asom Gana Parishad post-election and Prafulla Kumar Mahanta became Chief Minister of Assam.[6]
| Pos | Party | Contested | Seats | Swing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104 | 92 | 82 | ||||||
| 2 | 125 | 25 | 66 | ||||||
| 3 | 72 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | 28 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | 39 | 2 | - | ||||||
| Total | - | 126 | - | ||||||
| A.C. No. | Constituency Name | Type A.C. | Winner Candidate | Party | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kaliabor | Gen | Gunin Hazarika | Resignation of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | ||
| 2. | Nazira | Gen | Tanu Konwer | Resignation of Hiteswar Saikia | ||
Asom Gana Parishad was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 October 1985 in Golaghat,[7] that let Prafulla Kumar Mahanta to be elected as the youngest chief minister of the state.