Legislative Assembly election in Rajasthan, India
1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|
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Registered | 21,228,702 |
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Turnout | 54.93% |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Third party
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Leader
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Hari Dev Joshi
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Party
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INC
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BJP
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CPI
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Leader's seat
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Banswara
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Seats before
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133
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32
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Seats won
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113
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39
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1
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Seat change
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20
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7
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Popular vote
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46.57%
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21.24%
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1.23%
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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]
After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 200 constituencies.[2]
Result
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 |
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Valid votes | 11,473,975 | 98.40 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 186,527 | 1.60 | |
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Total votes | 11,660,502 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 21,228,702 | 54.93 | |
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Source: ECI[3] |
Elected Members
See also
References