1985_Rajasthan_Legislative_Assembly_election
1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly election in Rajasthan, India
Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in May 1985, to elect members of the 200 constituencies in Rajasthan, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Hari Dev Joshi was appointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.[1]
Quick Facts All 200 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 101 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
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| Registered | 21,228,702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 54.93% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 200 constituencies.[2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 5,342,920 | 46.57 | 113 | –20 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,437,594 | 21.24 | 39 | +7 | |
| Lok Dal | 1,360,826 | 11.86 | 27 | New | |
| Janata Party | 675,103 | 5.88 | 10 | +2 | |
| Communist Party of India | 141,063 | 1.23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) | 74,176 | 0.65 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 66,921 | 0.58 | 0 | –1 | |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) | 9,731 | 0.08 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,365,641 | 11.90 | 10 | –2 | |
| Total | 11,473,975 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 11,473,975 | 98.40 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 186,527 | 1.60 | |||
| Total votes | 11,660,502 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,228,702 | 54.93 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||
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- "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2021.