| Election Name: | 1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Turnout: | 67.53% (2.17%) |
| Previous Election: | 1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Election Date: | 26 September 1985 |
| Seats For Election: | All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 59 |
| Party1: | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Image1: | The Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari with the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri Surjit Singh Barnala and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi (cropped) (Surjit Singh Barnala).png |
| Leader1: | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Leaders Seat1: | Barnala (won) |
| Seats1: | 73 |
| Seat Change1: | 36 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,630,270 |
| Percentage1: | 38.01% |
| Swing1: | 11.1% |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Leader2: | Gurbinder Kaur Brar |
| Leaders Seat2: | Muktsar (won) |
| Seats2: | 32 |
| Seat Change2: | 31 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,620,042 |
| Percentage2: | 37.86% |
| Swing2: | 7.4% |
| CM | |
| Before Election: | President's rule |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| After Election: | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| After Party: | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Election where held in Punjab on 26 September 1985, to elect the members of Punjab Legislative Assembly.[1] The signing of the Rajiv–Longowal Accord between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the Akali leader, Harchand Singh Longowal, on 24 July 1985 paved the way to holding this elections.[2] The election were hald alongside the election to the Lok Sabha, Which were not held in 1984.
Electors
| Title | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of electors | 5879025 | 4849800 | 10728825 | |
| No. of electors who voted | 4009724 | 3235557 | 7245281 | |
| Polling Percentage | 68.20% | 66.72% | 67.53% |
No. of valid votes 6920818
No. of voted rejected 324463
No. of polling stations 12698
| Title | Men | WomenEN | TotalAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of contestants | 824 | 33 | 857 | |
| Elected | 113 | 4 | 117 | |
| Forfeited deposits | 582 | 13 | 595 |
| Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1985 [4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | contested | Seats won | change in seats | popular vote | % | ||||
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 100 | 73 | 23 | 26,30,270 | 38.01 | ||||
| Indian National Congress | 117 | 32 | 31 | 26,20,042 | 37.86 | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 26 | 6 | 5 | 3,45,560 | 4.99 | ||||
| Communist Party of India | 38 | 1 | 8 | 3,07,496 | 4.44 | ||||
| Janata Party | 5 | 1 | 1 | 75,307 | 1.09 | ||||
| Independents | 542 | 4 | 2 | 8,09,254 | 11.69 | ||||
| Others | 29 | 0 | - | 1,32,889 | 1.92 | ||||
| Total | 857 | 117 | 69,20,818 | ||||||
| Region | Seats | SAD | INC | BJP | CPI | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malwa | 65 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 (Ind.) |
| Majha | 27 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1(JNP) |
| Doaba | 25 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 (Ind.) |
| Sum | 117 | 73 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Constituency | Party | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatehgarh | Nirmal Singh | ||
| 2 | Batala | Ashwani | ||
| 3 | Qadian | Kulwant Singh | ||
| 4 | Sri Hargobindpur | Natha Singh | ||
| 5 | Kahnuwan | Johar Singh | ||
| 6 | Dhariwal | Sucha Singh Chottepur | ||
| 7 | Gurdaspur | Susheel | ||
| 8 | Dina Nagar (SC) | Jai Muni | ||
| 9 | Narot Mehra (SC) | Ram Lal | ||
| 10 | Pathankot | Mohan Lal | ||
| 11 | Sujanpur | Raghu Nath Sahai | ||
| 12 | Beas | Sant Singh | ||
| 13 | Majitha | Surinder Pal Singh | ||
| 14 | Verka | Dalbir Singh | ||
| 15 | Jandiala (SC) | Ranjit Singh | ||
| 16 | Amritsar North | Brij Bhushan Mehra | ||
| 17 | Amritsar West | Sewa Ram | ||
| 18 | Amritsar Central | Darbari Lal | ||
| 19 | Amritsar South | Kirpal Singh S/O Uttam Singh | ||
| 20 | Ajnala | Rattan Singh | ||
| 21 | Raja Sansi | Shashpal Singh | ||
| 22 | Attari (SC) | Tara Singh | ||
| 23 | Tarn Taran | Prem Singh Lalpura | ||
| 24 | Khadoor Sahib (SC) | Tara Singh | ||
| 25 | Naushahra Panwan | Harbhajan Singh | ||
| 26 | Patti | Niranjan Singh | ||
| 27 | Valtoha | Major Singh | ||
| 28 | Adampur | Surjit Singh | ||
| 29 | Jullundur Cantonment | Indira | ||
| 30 | Jullundur North | Vaid Om Prakash Dutt | ||
| 31 | Jullundur Central | Manmohan Kalia | ||
| 32 | Jullundur South (SC) | Mohinder Singh Kaypee | ||
| 33 | Kartarpur (SC) | Jagjit Singh | ||
| 34 | Lohian | Balwant Singh | ||
| 35 | Nakodar | Kuleep Singh Wadala | ||
| 36 | Nur Mahal | Surinder Paul Singh | ||
| 37 | Banga (SC) | Balwant Singh | ||
| 38 | Nawanshahr | Dilbagh Singh | ||
| 39 | Phillaur (SC) | Sarwan Singh | ||
| 40 | Bholath | Sukhjinder Singh | ||
| 41 | Kapurthala | Kripal Singh | ||
| 42 | Sultanpur | Bachan Singh | ||
| 43 | Phagwara (SC) | Joginder Singh Mann | ||
| 44 | Balachaur | Ram Kishan | ||
| 45 | Garhshankar | Sarwan Ram | ||
| 46 | Mahilpur (SC) | Jagdish Kaur | ||
| 47 | Hoshiarpur | Mohan Lal | ||
| 48 | Sham Chaurasi (SC) | Hari Mittar | ||
| 49 | Tanda | Uplar Singh | ||
| 50 | Garhdiwala (SC) | Prakash Singh | ||
| 51 | Dasuya | Romesh Chander | ||
| 52 | Mukerian | Kewal Krishan | ||
| 53 | Jagraon | Gurdip Singh | ||
| 54 | Raikot | Talib Singh | ||
| 55 | Dakha (SC) | Basant Singh | ||
| 56 | Qila Raipur | Arjan Singh | ||
| 57 | Ludhiana North | Satpal Prashar | ||
| 58 | Ludhiana West | Harnam Dass Johar | ||
| 59 | Ludhiana East | Om Parkash Gupta | ||
| 60 | Ludhiana Rural | Jagdev Singh Tajpuri | ||
| 61 | Payal | Davinder Singh | ||
| 62 | Kum Kalan (SC) | Rajinder Singh | ||
| 63 | Samrala | Amarjit Singh | ||
| 64 | Khanna (SC) | Sukhdev Singh | ||
| 65 | Nangal | Ram Prakash Bali | ||
| 66 | Anandpur Sahib Ropar | Tara Singh | ||
| 67 | Chamkaur Sahib (SC) | Bhag Singh | ||
| 68 | Morinda | Ravinder Singh | ||
| 69 | Kharar | Bachittar Singh | ||
| 70 | Banur | Kanwaljit Singh | ||
| 71 | Rajpura | Prem Chand | ||
| 72 | Ghanaur | Jasdev Singh Sandhu | ||
| 73 | Dakala | Prem Singh Chandumajra | ||
| 74 | Shutrana (SC) | Satwant Singh Mohi | ||
| 75 | Samana | Hardial Singh Rajla | ||
| 76 | Patiala Town | Brahm Mohinder | ||
| 77 | Nabha | Narinder Singh | ||
| 78 | Amloh (SC) | Dalip Singh Pandhi | ||
| 79 | Sirhind | Kirpal Singh | ||
| 80 | Dhuri | Surinder Singh | ||
| 81 | Malerkotla | Nusrat Ali Khan | ||
| 82 | Sherpur (SC) | Gobind Singh | ||
| 83 | Barnala | Surjit Singh Barnala | ||
| 84 | Bhadaur (SC) | Kundan Singh | ||
| 85 | Dhanaula | Gobind Singh Longowal | ||
| 86 | Sangrur | Ranjit Singh | ||
| 87 | Dirbha | Baldev Singh | ||
| 88 | Sunam | Sukhdev Singh | ||
| 89 | Lehra | Inderjit Singh | ||
| 90 | Balluana (SC) | Hansraj Arya | ||
| 91 | Abohar | Arjan Singh | ||
| 92 | Fazilka | Radha Krishan | ||
| 93 | Jalalabad | Mehtab Singh | ||
| 94 | Guru Har Sahai | Sajwar Singh | ||
| 95 | Firozepur | Bal Mukand | ||
| 96 | Firozepur Cantonment | Mohinder Singh | ||
| 97 | Zira | Hari Singh | ||
| 98 | Dharamkot (SC) | Gurdev Singh Gill | ||
| 99 | Moga | Gurcharan Singh | ||
| 100 | Bagha Purana | Malkiat Singh Sidhu | ||
| 101 | Nihal Singh Wala (SC) | Zora Singh | ||
| 102 | Panjgrain (SC) | Gurdev Singh | ||
| 103 | Kotkapura | Mohinder Singh Brar | ||
| 104 | Faridkot | Karnail Singh Doad | ||
| 105 | Muktsar | Gurbinder Kaur | ||
| 106 | Giddarbaha | Parkash Singh | ||
| 107 | Malout (SC) | Shiv Chand | ||
| 108 | Lambi | Hardipinder Singh | ||
| 109 | Talwandi Sabo | Amrinder Singh | ||
| 110 | Pakka Kalan (SC) | Sujan Singh | ||
| 111 | Bhatinda | Kasturi Lal | ||
| 112 | Nathana (SC) | Jasmel Singh | ||
| 113 | Rampura Phul | Sukhdev Singh | ||
| 114 | Joga | Baldev Singh Khiala | ||
| 115 | Mansa | Jaswant Singh | ||
| 116 | Budhlada | Purshotam Singh | ||
| 117 | Sardulgarh | Balwinder Singh | ||