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| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = No
| ongoing = No
| turnout = 67.53% ({{increase}}2.17%)
| turnout = 67.53% ({{increase}} 2.17%)
| registered = {{formatnum:10728825}}
| registered = {{formatnum:10728825}}
| previous_election = Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1980
| previous_election = 1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = '''1980'''
| previous_year = 1980
| next_election = Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 1992
| next_election = 1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = '''1992'''
| next_year = 1992
| election_date = 1985
| election_date = 26 September 1985
| seats_for_election = All 117 seats in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| seats_for_election = All 117 seats in the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
| 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
| majority_seats = 59
| image1_size = 80x80px
| party1 = Shiromani Akali Dal
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=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|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=06}}
| leader1 = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| leader1 = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| party1 = Shiromani Akali Dal
| leaders_seat1 = [[Barnala Assembly constituency|Barnala]] ''(won)''
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats1 = 73
| seats1 = 73
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 36
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 36
| popular_vote1 = 26,30,270
| popular_vote1 = 2,630,270
| percentage1 = 38.01
| percentage1 = 38.01%
| swing1 =  
| swing1 = {{increase}} 11.1%
| image2 = Gurbinder Kaur Brar Official portrait 1980.jpg
| image2_size = 80x80px
| leader2 = [[Gurbinder Kaur Brar]]
| leaders_seat2 = -
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Gurbinder_Kaur_Brar.gif|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=06}}
| leader2 = [[Gurbinder Kaur Brar]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Muktsar Assembly constituency|Muktsar]] ''(won)''
| seats2 = 32
| seats2 = 32
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 31
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 31
| popular_vote2 = 26,20,042
| popular_vote2 = 2,620,042
| percentage2 = 37.86
| percentage2 = 37.86%
| swing2 =
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 7.4%
| image3 =
| title = [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|CM]]
| leader3 =
| party3 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leaders_seat3 =
| seats3 = 6
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 5
| popular_vote3 = 3,45,560
| percentage3 = 4.99%
| swing3 =
| title = [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = Elected [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[President's rule]]
| before_election = [[President's rule]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| after_election = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| after_party = [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]]. [[President's rule]]
| after_party = Shiromani Akali Dal
| majority_seats = 59
}}
}}
Election where held in Punjab on 26 September 1985, to elect the members of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tempest |first1=Rone |title=Sikh Party Wins Punjab Election : Will Rule Troubled State; Gandhi Slate Defeated |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-27-mn-18102-story.html |access-date=27 Dec 2023 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Narain |first1=Iqbal |title=India in 1985: Triumph of Democracy|journal=Asian Survey |date=1986 |volume=26, no. 2|pages=253–69 |doi=10.2307/2644461}}</ref> The election were hald alongside the election to the [[Lok Sabha]], Which were not held in [[1984 Indian general election|1984]].


== Voter Statistics ==
== Voter statistics ==
ELECTORS
Electors
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title  
!Title  
!MEN
!Men
!WOMEN
!Women
!TOTAL
!Total
|-
|-
!NO. OF ELECTORS
!No. of electors
|5879025  
|5879025  
|4849800  
|4849800  
|10728825
|10728825
|-
|-
!NO. OF ELECTORS WHO VOTED
!No. of electors who voted
|4009724  
|4009724  
|3235557  
|3235557  
|7245281
|7245281
|-
|-
!POLLING PERCENTAGE
!Polling Percentage
|68.20%  
|68.20%  
|66.72%
|66.72%
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|}
|}


'''NO. OF VALID VOTES''' 6920818
'''No. of valid votes''' 6920818


'''NO. OF VOTES REJECTED''' 324463
'''No. of voted rejected''' 324463


'''NO. OF POLLING STATIONS''' 12698
'''No. of polling stations''' 12698


=== Performance of women and men candidates ===
=== Performance of women and men candidates ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Title
|MEN
|Men
|WOMEN
|WomenEN
|TOTAL
|TotalAL
|-
|-
!NO. OF CONTESTANTS
!No. of contestants
|824
|824
|33
|33
|857
|857
|-
|-
!ELECTED
!Elected
|113
|113
|4
|4
|117
|117
|-
|-
!FORFEITED DEPOSITS
!Forfeited deposits
|582
|582
|13
|13
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== Constituencies Data ==
== Constituencies Data ==


=== NO. OF CONSTITUENCIES ===
=== No. of constituencies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!'''TYPE OF CONSTITUENCY'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Punjab 1985|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3450-punjab-1985/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref>  
!'''Type of Constituency'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Punjab 1985|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3450-punjab-1985/|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref>  
!GEN.  
!Gen.  
!SC
!SC
!St
!St
!Total
!Total
|-
|-
!'''NO. OF CONSTITUENCIES'''
!'''No. of constituencies'''
|88
|88
|29
|29
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=10|[[File:India Punjab Legislative Assembly 1985.svg]]
|-
|-
!colspan=7|Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1985 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1985-election-results.html|title=List of Polling Booth for Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1985}}</ref>
!colspan=7|Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1985 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/1985-election-results.html|title=List of Polling Booth for Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1985}}</ref>
|-
|-
!
!colspan=2|Party
!Party
!contested  
!contested  
!Seats won  
!Seats won  
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|1.92
|1.92
|-
|-
!
!colspan=2|Total
!Total
!857
!857
!117
!117
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!#
!#
!Constituency
!Constituency
!Reserved for<br/>([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/None)
!colspan=2|Party
!colspan=2|Party
!Winner
!Winner
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|1
|1
|Fatehgarh
|Fatehgarh
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Nirmal Singh
|Nirmal Singh
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|2
|2
|Batala
|Batala
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ashwani
|Ashwani
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|3
|3
|Qadian
|Qadian
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kulwant Singh
|Kulwant Singh
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|4
|4
|Sri Hargobindpur
|Sri Hargobindpur
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Natha Singh
|Natha Singh
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|5
|5
|Kahnuwan
|Kahnuwan
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Johar Singh
|Johar Singh
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|6
|6
|Dhariwal
|Dhariwal
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sucha Singh Chottepur
|Sucha Singh Chottepur
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|7
|7
|Gurdaspur
|Gurdaspur
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Susheel
|Susheel
|-
|-
|8
|8
|Dina Nagar
|Dina Nagar (SC)
|SC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Jai Muni
|Jai Muni
|-
|-
|9
|9
|Narot Mehra
|Narot Mehra (SC)
|SC
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Ram Lal
|Ram Lal
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|10
|10
|Pathankot
|Pathankot
|None
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Mohan Lal
|Mohan Lal
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|11
|11
|Sujanpur
|Sujanpur
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Raghu Nath Sahai
|Raghu Nath Sahai
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|12
|12
|Beas
|Beas
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sant Singh
|Sant Singh
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|13
|13
|Majitha
|Majitha
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Surinder Pal Singh
|Surinder Pal Singh
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|14
|14
|Verka
|Verka
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Dalbir Singh
|Dalbir Singh
|-
|-
|15
|15
|Jandiala
|Jandiala (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Ranjit Singh
|Ranjit Singh
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|16
|16
|Amritsar North
|Amritsar North
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Brij Bhushan Mehra
|Brij Bhushan Mehra
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|17
|17
|Amritsar West
|Amritsar West
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sewa Ram
|Sewa Ram
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|18
|18
|Amritsar Central
|Amritsar Central
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Darbari Lal
|Darbari Lal
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|19
|19
|Amritsar South
|Amritsar South
|None
|{{Party name with color|Janata Party}}
|{{Party name with color|Janata Party}}
|Kirpal Singh S/O Uttam Singh
|Kirpal Singh S/O Uttam Singh
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|20
|20
|Ajnala
|Ajnala
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Rattan Singh
|Rattan Singh
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|21
|21
|Raja Sansi
|Raja Sansi
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Shashpal Singh
|Shashpal Singh
|-
|-
|22
|22
|Attari
|Attari (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Tara Singh
|Tara Singh
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|23
|23
|Tarn Taran
|Tarn Taran
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Prem Singh Lalpura
|Prem Singh Lalpura
|-
|-
|24
|24
|Khadoor Sahib
|Khadoor Sahib (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Tara Singh
|Tara Singh
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|25
|25
|Naushahra Panwan
|Naushahra Panwan
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Harbhajan Singh
|Harbhajan Singh
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|26
|26
|Patti
|Patti
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Niranjan Singh
|Niranjan Singh
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|27
|27
|Valtoha
|Valtoha
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Major Singh
|Major Singh
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|28
|28
|Adampur
|Adampur
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Surjit Singh
|Surjit Singh
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|29
|29
|Jullundur Cantonment
|Jullundur Cantonment
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Indira
|Indira
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|30
|30
|Jullundur North
|Jullundur North
|None
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Vaid Om Prakash Dutt
|Vaid Om Prakash Dutt
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|31
|31
|Jullundur Central
|Jullundur Central
|None
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Manmohan Kalia
|Manmohan Kalia
|-
|-
|32
|32
|Jullundur South
|Jullundur South (SC)
|SC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Mohinder Singh Kaypee
|Mohinder Singh Kaypee
|-
|-
|33
|33
|Kartarpur
|Kartarpur (SC)
|SC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Jagjit Singh
|Jagjit Singh
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|34
|34
|Lohian
|Lohian
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Balwant Singh
|Balwant Singh
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|35
|35
|Nakodar
|Nakodar
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kuleep Singh Wadala
|Kuleep Singh Wadala
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|36
|36
|Nur Mahal
|Nur Mahal
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Surinder Paul Singh
|Surinder Paul Singh
|-
|-
|37
|37
|Banga
|Banga (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Balwant Singh
|Balwant Singh
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|38
|38
|Nawanshahr
|Nawanshahr
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Dilbagh Singh
|Dilbagh Singh
|-
|-
|39
|39
|Phillaur
|Phillaur (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sarwan Singh
|Sarwan Singh
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|40
|40
|Bholath
|Bholath
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sukhjinder Singh
|Sukhjinder Singh
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|41
|41
|Kapurthala
|Kapurthala
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kripal Singh
|Kripal Singh
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|42
|42
|Sultanpur
|Sultanpur
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Bachan Singh
|Bachan Singh
|-
|-
|43
|43
|Phagwara
|Phagwara (SC)
|SC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Joginder Singh Mann
|Joginder Singh Mann
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|44
|44
|Balachaur
|Balachaur
|None
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|Ram Kishan
|Ram Kishan
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|45
|45
|Garhshankar
|Garhshankar
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Sarwan Ram
|Sarwan Ram
|-
|-
|46
|46
|Mahilpur
|Mahilpur (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jagdish Kaur
|Jagdish Kaur
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|47
|47
|Hoshiarpur
|Hoshiarpur
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Mohan Lal
|Mohan Lal
|-
|-
|48
|48
|Sham Chaurasi
|Sham Chaurasi (SC)
|SC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Hari Mittar
|Hari Mittar
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|49
|49
|Tanda
|Tanda
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Uplar Singh
|Uplar Singh
|-
|-
|50
|50
|Garhdiwala
|Garhdiwala (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Prakash Singh
|Prakash Singh
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|51
|51
|Dasuya
|Dasuya
|None
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|Romesh Chander
|Romesh Chander
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|52
|52
|Mukerian
|Mukerian
|None
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Kewal Krishan
|Kewal Krishan
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|53
|53
|Jagraon
|Jagraon
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Gurdip Singh
|Gurdip Singh
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|54
|54
|Raikot
|Raikot
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Talib Singh
|Talib Singh
|-
|-
|55
|55
|Dakha
|Dakha (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Basant Singh
|Basant Singh
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|56
|56
|Qila Raipur
|Qila Raipur
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Arjan Singh
|Arjan Singh
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|57
|57
|Ludhiana North
|Ludhiana North
|None
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Satpal Prashar
|Satpal Prashar
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|58
|58
|Ludhiana West
|Ludhiana West
|None
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Harnam Dass Johar
|Harnam Dass Johar
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|59
|59
|Ludhiana East
|Ludhiana East
|None
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Om Parkash Gupta
|Om Parkash Gupta
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|60
|60
|Ludhiana Rural
|Ludhiana Rural
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jagdev Singh Tajpuri
|Jagdev Singh Tajpuri
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|61
|61
|Payal
|Payal
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Davinder Singh
|Davinder Singh
|-
|-
|62
|62
|Kum Kalan
|Kum Kalan (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Rajinder Singh
|Rajinder Singh
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|63
|63
|Samrala
|Samrala
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Amarjit Singh
|Amarjit Singh
|-
|-
|64
|64
|Khanna
|Khanna (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sukhdev Singh
|Sukhdev Singh
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|65
|65
|Nangal
|Nangal
|None
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Ram Prakash Bali
|Ram Prakash Bali
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|66
|66
|Anandpur Sahib Ropar
|Anandpur Sahib Ropar
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Tara Singh
|Tara Singh
|-
|-
|67
|67
|Chamkaur Sahib
|Chamkaur Sahib (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bhag Singh
|Bhag Singh
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|68
|68
|Morinda
|Morinda
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Ravinder Singh
|Ravinder Singh
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|69
|69
|Kharar
|Kharar
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Bachittar Singh
|Bachittar Singh
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|70
|70
|Banur
|Banur
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kanwaljit Singh
|Kanwaljit Singh
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|71
|71
|Rajpura
|Rajpura
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Prem Chand
|Prem Chand
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|72
|72
|Ghanaur
|Ghanaur
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jasdev Singh Sandhu
|Jasdev Singh Sandhu
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|73
|73
|Dakala
|Dakala
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Prem Singh Chandumajra
|Prem Singh Chandumajra
|-
|-
|74
|74
|Shutrana
|Shutrana (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Satwant Singh Mohi
|Satwant Singh Mohi
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|75
|75
|Samana
|Samana
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Hardial Singh Rajla
|Hardial Singh Rajla
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|76
|76
|Patiala Town
|Patiala Town
|None
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Brahm Mohinder
|Brahm Mohinder
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|77
|77
|Nabha
|Nabha
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Narinder Singh
|Narinder Singh
|-
|-
|78
|78
|Amloh
|Amloh (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Dalip Singh Pandhi
|Dalip Singh Pandhi
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|79
|79
|Sirhind
|Sirhind
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kirpal Singh
|Kirpal Singh
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|80
|80
|Dhuri
|Dhuri
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Surinder Singh
|Surinder Singh
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|81
|81
|Malerkotla
|Malerkotla
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Nusrat Ali Khan
|Nusrat Ali Khan
|-
|-
|82
|82
|Sherpur
|Sherpur (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Gobind Singh
|Gobind Singh
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|83
|83
|Barnala
|Barnala
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Surjit Singh Barnala
|Surjit Singh Barnala
|-
|-
|84
|84
|Bhadaur
|Bhadaur (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kundan Singh
|Kundan Singh
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|85
|85
|Dhanaula
|Dhanaula
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Gobind Singh Longowal
|Gobind Singh Longowal
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|86
|86
|Sangrur
|Sangrur
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Ranjit Singh
|Ranjit Singh
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|87
|87
|Dirbha
|Dirbha
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Baldev Singh
|Baldev Singh
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|88
|88
|Sunam
|Sunam
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sukhdev Singh
|Sukhdev Singh
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|89
|89
|Lehra
|Lehra
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Inderjit Singh
|Inderjit Singh
|-
|-
|90
|90
|Balluana
|Balluana (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Hansraj Arya
|Hansraj Arya
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|91
|91
|Abohar
|Abohar
|None
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Arjan Singh
|Arjan Singh
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|92
|92
|Fazilka
|Fazilka
|None
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|Radha Krishan
|Radha Krishan
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|93
|93
|Jalalabad
|Jalalabad
|None
|{{Party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|{{Party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|Mehtab Singh
|Mehtab Singh
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|94
|94
|Guru Har Sahai
|Guru Har Sahai
|None
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|Sajwar Singh
|Sajwar Singh
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|95
|95
|Firozepur
|Firozepur
|None
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Bal Mukand
|Bal Mukand
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|96
|96
|Firozepur Cantonment
|Firozepur Cantonment
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Mohinder Singh
|Mohinder Singh
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|97
|97
|Zira
|Zira
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Hari Singh
|Hari Singh
|-
|-
|98
|98
|Dharamkot
|Dharamkot (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Gurdev Singh Gill
|Gurdev Singh Gill
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|99
|99
|Moga
|Moga
|None
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Gurcharan Singh
|Gurcharan Singh
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|100
|100
|Bagha Purana
|Bagha Purana
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Malkiat Singh Sidhu
|Malkiat Singh Sidhu
|-
|-
|101
|101
|Nihal Singh Wala
|Nihal Singh Wala (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Zora Singh
|Zora Singh
|-
|-
|102
|102
|Panjgrain
|Panjgrain (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Gurdev Singh
|Gurdev Singh
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|103
|103
|Kotkapura
|Kotkapura
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Mohinder Singh Brar
|Mohinder Singh Brar
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|104
|104
|Faridkot
|Faridkot
|None
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|Karnail Singh Doad
|Karnail Singh Doad
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|105
|105
|Muktsar
|Muktsar
|None
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Gurbinder Kaur
|Gurbinder Kaur
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|106
|106
|Giddarbaha
|Giddarbaha
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Parkash Singh
|Parkash Singh
|-
|-
|107
|107
|Malout
|Malout (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|Shiv Chand
|Shiv Chand
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|108
|108
|Lambi
|Lambi
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Hardipinder Singh
|Hardipinder Singh
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|109
|109
|Talwandi Sabo
|Talwandi Sabo
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Amrinder Singh
|Amrinder Singh
|-
|-
|110
|110
|Pakka Kalan
|Pakka Kalan (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sujan Singh
|Sujan Singh
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|111
|111
|Bhatinda
|Bhatinda
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Kasturi Lal
|Kasturi Lal
|-
|-
|112
|112
|Nathana
|Nathana (SC)
|SC
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jasmel Singh
|Jasmel Singh
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|113
|113
|Rampura Phul
|Rampura Phul
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Sukhdev Singh
|Sukhdev Singh
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|114
|Joga
|Joga
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Baldev Singh
|Baldev Singh Khiala
|-
|-
|115
|115
|Mansa
|Mansa
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Jaswant Singh
|Jaswant Singh
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|116
|116
|Budhlada
|Budhlada
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Purshotam Singh
|Purshotam Singh
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|117
|Sardulgarh
|Sardulgarh
|None
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|{{Party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|Balwinder Singh
|Balwinder Singh
|-
|-
|}
|}
==See also==
* [[Elections in Punjab, India]]
* [[Ninth Punjab Legislative Assembly]]


==References==
==References==
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1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
← 1980 26 September 1985 1992 →
All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
Registered10,728,825
Turnout67.53% (Increase 2.17%)
  First party Second party
 
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
Gurbinder_Kaur_Brar.gif
Leader Surjit Singh Barnala Gurbinder Kaur Brar
Party SAD INC
Leader's seat Barnala (won) Muktsar (won)
Seats won 73 32
Seat change Increase 36 Decrease 31
Popular vote 2,630,270 2,620,042
Percentage 38.01% 37.86%
Swing Increase 11.1% Decrease 7.4%
CM before election

President's rule
INC

Elected CM

Surjit Singh Barnala
SAD

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.

Voter statistics[edit | edit source]

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

Performance of women and men candidates[edit | edit source]

Title Men WomenEN TotalAL
No. of contestants 824 33 857
Elected 113 4 117
Forfeited deposits 582 13 595

Constituencies Data[edit | edit source]

No. of constituencies[edit | edit source]

Type of Constituency[3] Gen. SC St Total
No. of constituencies 88 29 0 117

Results[edit | edit source]

Result by Party[edit | edit source]

Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1985 [4]
Party contested Seats won change in seats popular vote %
Shiromani Akali Dal 100 73 Increase 23 26,30,270 38.01
Indian National Congress 117 32 Decrease 31 26,20,042 37.86
Bharatiya Janata Party 26 6 Increase 5 3,45,560 4.99
Communist Party of India 38 1 Decrease 8 3,07,496 4.44
Janata Party 5 1 Increase 1 75,307 1.09
Independents 542 4 Increase 2 8,09,254 11.69
Others 29 0 - 1,32,889 1.92
Total 857 117 69,20,818

Results by Region[edit | edit source]

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

Results By Constituency[edit | edit source]

# Constituency Party Winner
1 Fatehgarh SAD Nirmal Singh
2 Batala INC Ashwani
3 Qadian SAD Kulwant Singh
4 Sri Hargobindpur SAD Natha Singh
5 Kahnuwan SAD Johar Singh
6 Dhariwal SAD Sucha Singh Chottepur
7 Gurdaspur INC Susheel
8 Dina Nagar (SC) INC Jai Muni
9 Narot Mehra (SC) BJP Ram Lal
10 Pathankot BJP Mohan Lal
11 Sujanpur INC Raghu Nath Sahai
12 Beas INC Sant Singh
13 Majitha INC Surinder Pal Singh
14 Verka INC Dalbir Singh
15 Jandiala (SC) SAD Ranjit Singh
16 Amritsar North INC Brij Bhushan Mehra
17 Amritsar West INC Sewa Ram
18 Amritsar Central INC Darbari Lal
19 Amritsar South JP Kirpal Singh S/O Uttam Singh
20 Ajnala SAD Rattan Singh
21 Raja Sansi SAD Shashpal Singh
22 Attari (SC) SAD Tara Singh
23 Tarn Taran SAD Prem Singh Lalpura
24 Khadoor Sahib (SC) SAD Tara Singh
25 Naushahra Panwan SAD Harbhajan Singh
26 Patti SAD Niranjan Singh
27 Valtoha SAD Major Singh
28 Adampur SAD Surjit Singh
29 Jullundur Cantonment INC Indira
30 Jullundur North BJP Vaid Om Prakash Dutt
31 Jullundur Central BJP Manmohan Kalia
32 Jullundur South (SC) INC Mohinder Singh Kaypee
33 Kartarpur (SC) INC Jagjit Singh
34 Lohian SAD Balwant Singh
35 Nakodar SAD Kuleep Singh Wadala
36 Nur Mahal SAD Surinder Paul Singh
37 Banga (SC) SAD Balwant Singh
38 Nawanshahr INC Dilbagh Singh
39 Phillaur (SC) SAD Sarwan Singh
40 Bholath SAD Sukhjinder Singh
41 Kapurthala INC Kripal Singh
42 Sultanpur SAD Bachan Singh
43 Phagwara (SC) INC Joginder Singh Mann
44 Balachaur Independent Ram Kishan
45 Garhshankar INC Sarwan Ram
46 Mahilpur (SC) SAD Jagdish Kaur
47 Hoshiarpur INC Mohan Lal
48 Sham Chaurasi (SC) INC Hari Mittar
49 Tanda SAD Uplar Singh
50 Garhdiwala (SC) SAD Prakash Singh
51 Dasuya Independent Romesh Chander
52 Mukerian INC Kewal Krishan
53 Jagraon SAD Gurdip Singh
54 Raikot SAD Talib Singh
55 Dakha (SC) SAD Basant Singh
56 Qila Raipur SAD Arjan Singh
57 Ludhiana North INC Satpal Prashar
58 Ludhiana West INC Harnam Dass Johar
59 Ludhiana East INC Om Parkash Gupta
60 Ludhiana Rural SAD Jagdev Singh Tajpuri
61 Payal SAD Davinder Singh
62 Kum Kalan (SC) SAD Rajinder Singh
63 Samrala SAD Amarjit Singh
64 Khanna (SC) SAD Sukhdev Singh
65 Nangal INC Ram Prakash Bali
66 Anandpur Sahib Ropar SAD Tara Singh
67 Chamkaur Sahib (SC) INC Bhag Singh
68 Morinda SAD Ravinder Singh
69 Kharar SAD Bachittar Singh
70 Banur SAD Kanwaljit Singh
71 Rajpura SAD Prem Chand
72 Ghanaur SAD Jasdev Singh Sandhu
73 Dakala SAD Prem Singh Chandumajra
74 Shutrana (SC) SAD Satwant Singh Mohi
75 Samana SAD Hardial Singh Rajla
76 Patiala Town INC Brahm Mohinder
77 Nabha SAD Narinder Singh
78 Amloh (SC) SAD Dalip Singh Pandhi
79 Sirhind SAD Kirpal Singh
80 Dhuri SAD Surinder Singh
81 Malerkotla SAD Nusrat Ali Khan
82 Sherpur (SC) SAD Gobind Singh
83 Barnala SAD Surjit Singh Barnala
84 Bhadaur (SC) SAD Kundan Singh
85 Dhanaula SAD Gobind Singh Longowal
86 Sangrur SAD Ranjit Singh
87 Dirbha SAD Baldev Singh
88 Sunam SAD Sukhdev Singh
89 Lehra SAD Inderjit Singh
90 Balluana (SC) INC Hansraj Arya
91 Abohar BJP Arjan Singh
92 Fazilka BJP Radha Krishan
93 Jalalabad CPI Mehtab Singh
94 Guru Har Sahai Independent Sajwar Singh
95 Firozepur INC Bal Mukand
96 Firozepur Cantonment SAD Mohinder Singh
97 Zira SAD Hari Singh
98 Dharamkot (SC) INC Gurdev Singh Gill
99 Moga INC Gurcharan Singh
100 Bagha Purana SAD Malkiat Singh Sidhu
101 Nihal Singh Wala (SC) SAD Zora Singh
102 Panjgrain (SC) SAD Gurdev Singh
103 Kotkapura SAD Mohinder Singh Brar
104 Faridkot Independent Karnail Singh Doad
105 Muktsar INC Gurbinder Kaur
106 Giddarbaha SAD Parkash Singh
107 Malout (SC) INC Shiv Chand
108 Lambi SAD Hardipinder Singh
109 Talwandi Sabo SAD Amrinder Singh
110 Pakka Kalan (SC) SAD Sujan Singh
111 Bhatinda SAD Kasturi Lal
112 Nathana (SC) SAD Jasmel Singh
113 Rampura Phul SAD Sukhdev Singh
114 Joga SAD Baldev Singh Khiala
115 Mansa SAD Jaswant Singh
116 Budhlada SAD Purshotam Singh
117 Sardulgarh SAD Balwinder Singh

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Tempest, Rone. "Sikh Party Wins Punjab Election : Will Rule Troubled State; Gandhi Slate Defeated". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Narain, Iqbal (1986). "India in 1985: Triumph of Democracy". Asian Survey. 26, no. 2: 253–69. doi:10.2307/2644461.
  3. ↑ "Punjab 1985". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "List of Polling Booth for Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 1985".
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