1985 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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68 seats in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 35 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1985. As of 2022, this is the last time an incumbent party retained control of the legislative assembly in Himachal Pradesh.
Results[edit]
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| Rank | Party | Seats Contested | Seats won | % votes | |||
| 1 | Indian National Congress | 68 | 58 | 55.86 | |||
| 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 57 | 7 | 35.87 | |||
| 3 | Independents | 68 | 2 | 8.28 | |||
| 4 | Lok Dal | 3 | 1 | 1.44 | |||
| Total | 68 | ||||||
Source: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
Constituency wise Results[edit]
List of Successful Candidates in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election in 1985[edit]
| A. C. NO. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Party | Vote | ||
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| 1 | Kinnaur | (ST) | Dev Raj Negi | Indian National Congress | 12859 | Thakursen Negi | Independent | 10843 | ||
| 2 | Rampur | (SC) | Singhi Ram | Indian National Congress | 19033 | Ninzoo Ram | Lok Dal | 4461 | ||
| 3 | Rohru | GEN | Nehar Singh | Indian National Congress | 22282 | Partap Singh Mukhiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3321 | ||
| 4 | Jubbal-Kotkhai | GEN | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | 20125 | Prakash Chand | Independent | 2667 | ||
| 5 | Chopal | GEN | Yogindra Chand | Indian National Congress | 16221 | Kewal Ram Chauhan | Independent | 6229 | ||
| 6 | Kumarsain | GEN | Jai Bihari Lal Khachi | Indian National Congress | 14016 | Bhagat Ram Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9456 | ||
| 7 | Theog | GEN | Vidya Stokes | Indian National Congress | 13941 | Mehar Singh Chauhan | Janata Party | 10416 | ||
| 8 | Simla | GEN | Harbhajan Singh | Indian National Congress | 8825 | Radha Raman Shastri | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8195 | ||
| 9 | Kasumpti | (SC) | Shonkia Ram Kashyap | Indian National Congress | 12801 | Balak Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8819 | ||
| 10 | Arki | GEN | Hira Singh Pal | Indian National Congress | 13554 | Nagin Chander Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7142 | ||
| 11 | Doon | GEN | Ram Pratap Chandel | Indian National Congress | 11878 | Lekh Ram | Independent | 10494 | ||
| 12 | Nalagarh | GEN | Vijayendra Singh | Indian National Congress | 22284 | Kehar Singh | Independent | 5237 | ||
| 13 | Kasauli | (SC) | Raghu Raj | Indian National Congress | 9514 | Chaman Lal | Independent | 6593 | ||
| 14 | Solan | GEN | Gian Chand Totu | Indian National Congress | 15117 | Rama Nand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4995 | ||
| 15 | Pachhad | (SC) | Gangu Ram | Indian National Congress | 17485 | Shiv Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5280 | ||
| 16 | Rainka | (SC) | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | 13968 | Mohan Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5564 | ||
| 17 | Shillai | GEN | Guman Singh Chauhan | Indian National Congress | 15852 | Jagat Singh Negi | Lok Dal | 6319 | ||
| 18 | Paonta Doon | GEN | Kush Parmar | Indian National Congress | 15203 | Karam Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10429 | ||
| 19 | Nahan | GEN | Ajay Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress | 12864 | Shyama Sharma | Janata Party | 11065 | ||
| 20 | Kotkehloor | GEN | Ram Lal Thakur | Indian National Congress | 11183 | Krishan Kumar Kaushal | Communist Party of India | 10739 | ||
| 21 | Bilaspur | GEN | Babu Ram Gautam | Indian National Congress | 11125 | Sada Ram Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10757 | ||
| 22 | Ghumarwin | GEN | Kashmir Singh | Indian National Congress | 13694 | Jagdish Ram Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10528 | ||
| 23 | Geharwin | (SC) | Rikhi Ram Kondal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12477 | Biru Ram Kishore | Indian National Congress | 9856 | ||
| 24 | Nadaun | GEN | Prem Dass Pakhrolvi | Indian National Congress | 12788 | Dhani Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8512 | ||
| 25 | Hamirpur | GEN | Jagdev Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12753 | Bidhi Chand | Indian National Congress | 11286 | ||
| 26 | Bamsan | GEN | Karam Singh | Indian National Congress | 12513 | Pirthi Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9837 | ||
| 27 | Mewa | (SC) | Dharam Singh | Indian National Congress | 13437 | Mela Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11512 | ||
| 28 | Nadaunta | GEN | Manjit Singh | Indian National Congress | 14692 | Ram Rattan Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10387 | ||
| 29 | Gagret | (SC) | Milkhi Ram | Indian National Congress | 13664 | Sadhu Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8460 | ||
| 30 | Chintpurni | GEN | Ganesh Dutt | Indian National Congress | 9864 | Gulwant Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7839 | ||
| 31 | Santokgarh | GEN | Vijay Kumar Joshi | Indian National Congress | 15591 | Kashmiri Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15062 | ||
| 32 | Una | GEN | Virender Gautam | Indian National Congress | 13463 | Des Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11826 | ||
| 33 | Kutlehar | GEN | Ramnath Sharma | Indian National Congress | 13766 | Ranjit Singh | Janata Party | 9714 | ||
| 34 | Nurpur | GEN | Sat Mahajan | Indian National Congress | 19643 | Megh Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11460 | ||
| 35 | Gangath | (SC) | Girdhari Lal | Indian National Congress | 10711 | Des Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9074 | ||
| 36 | Jawali | GEN | Rajan Sushant | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14040 | Sujan Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress | 13684 | ||
| 37 | Guler | GEN | Chander Kumar | Indian National Congress | 12223 | Harbans Singh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9022 | ||
| 38 | Jaswan | GEN | Viplove Thakur | Indian National Congress | 15163 | Gian Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5674 | ||
| 39 | Pragpur | (SC) | Yog Raj | Indian National Congress | 12272 | Varinder Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11512 | ||
| 40 | Jawalamukhi | GEN | Ishwar Chand | Independent | 8050 | Sushil Chand | Indian National Congress | 8041 | ||
| 41 | Thural | GEN | Durga Chand | Lok Dal | 12775 | Kartar Singh | Indian National Congress | 5295 | ||
| 42 | Rajgir | (SC) | Milkhi Ram Goma | Indian National Congress | 10646 | Atma Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7306 | ||
| 43 | Baijnath | GEN | Sant Ram | Indian National Congress | 13767 | Dulo Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9462 | ||
| 44 | Palampur | GEN | Brij Behari Lal | Indian National Congress | 11722 | Sarwan Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9137 | ||
| 45 | Sullah | GEN | Man Chand | Indian National Congress | 11018 | Shanta Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10557 | ||
| 46 | Nagrota | GEN | Ram Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12530 | Hardyal | Indian National Congress | 12158 | ||
| 47 | Shahpur | GEN | Vijay Singh | Indian National Congress | 15956 | Ram Rattan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9094 | ||
| 48 | Dharamsala | GEN | Mool Raj Padha | Indian National Congress | 10663 | Kishan Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9580 | ||
| 49 | Kangra | GEN | Vidya Sagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13443 | Pushpa Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | 10800 | ||
| 50 | Bhattiyat | GEN | Kuldip Singh Pathania | Indian National Congress | 10374 | Shiv Kumar | Independent | 8430 | ||
| 51 | Banikhet | GEN | Asha Kumari | Indian National Congress | 12891 | Daulat Ram Nirdoshi | Communist Party of India | 5236 | ||
| 52 | Rajnagar | (SC) | Nand Kumar Chauhan | Indian National Congress | 13026 | Mohan Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10759 | ||
| 53 | Chamba | GEN | Sagar Chand Nayar | Indian National Congress | 13278 | Kishori Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 9946 | ||
| 54 | Bharmour | (ST) | Thakur Singh | Indian National Congress | 10689 | Tulsi Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7030 | ||
| 55 | Lahaul and Spiti | (ST) | Devi Singh | Indian National Congress | 8646 | Shiv Chand Thakur | Independent | 331 | ||
| 56 | Kullu | GEN | Raj Krishan Gour | Indian National Congress | 20685 | Chander Sain Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12542 | ||
| 57 | Banjar | GEN | Satya Parkash Thakur | Indian National Congress | 17383 | Maheshwar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16816 | ||
| 58 | Anni | (SC) | Ishwar Dass | Indian National Congress | 16106 | Khub Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12123 | ||
| 59 | Karsog | (SC) | Joginder Pal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11925 | Mansha Ram | Indian National Congress | 8540 | ||
| 60 | Chachiot | GEN | Shiv Lal | Indian National Congress | 12958 | Moti Ram | Independent | 11074 | ||
| 61 | Nachan | (SC) | Tek Chand | Indian National Congress | 14039 | Dile Ram (Mahadev) | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8332 | ||
| 62 | Sundernagar | GEN | Roop Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10220 | Dharm Dutt | Indian National Congress | 8492 | ||
| 63 | Balh | (SC) | Piru Ram | Indian National Congress | 12719 | Damoder Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12440 | ||
| 64 | Gopalpur | GEN | Rangila Ram | Indian National Congress | 18423 | Leela Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7586 | ||
| 65 | Dharampur | GEN | Natha Singh | Indian National Congress | 13713 | Om Chand | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6023 | ||
| 66 | Joginder Nagar | GEN | Ratan Lal | Independent | 12790 | Gulab Singh | Indian National Congress | 10075 | ||
| 67 | Darang | GEN | Kaul Singh | Indian National Congress | 17344 | Dina Nath | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8498 | ||
| 68 | Mandi | GEN | Durga Dutt | Indian National Congress | 12166 | Kanhya Lal | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10884 | ||