1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
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All 224 seats of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly; 113 seats needed for a majority
Chief Minister before election; Ramakrishna Hegde; JP	Elected Chief Minister ; Ramakrishna Hegde; JP

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Template:Annotated image 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[edit]

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Political Party	Seats Contested	Seats Won	Number of Votes	% of Votes	Seat change
Janata Party	205	139	6,418,795	43.60%	44
Indian National Congress	223	65	6,009,461	40.82%	17
Communist Party of India	7	3	133,008	0.90%
Bharatiya Janata Party	116	2	571,280	3.88%	16
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	7	2	127,333	0.86%	1
Independents	1200	13	1,393,626	9.47%	9
Total	1795	224	14,720,634

References[edit]

↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India.

[pdf-1] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India.

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