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The 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.[1] The elections resulted in a spectacular victory for the Janata Party, led by Chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde.
Results
| Political Party |
Seats Contested |
Seats Won |
Number of Votes |
% of Votes |
Seat change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janata Party | 205 | 139 | 6,418,795 | 43.60% |  44
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| Indian National Congress | 223 | 65 | 6,009,461 | 40.82% |  17
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| Communist Party of India | 7 | 3 | 133,008 | 0.90% | 
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 116 | 2 | 571,280 | 3.88% | 16
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 7 | 2 | 127,333 | 0.86% | 1
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| Independents | 1200 | 13 | 1,393,626 | 9.47% | 9
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| Total | 1795 | 224 | 14,720,634 |
References
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