1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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294 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
148 seats needed for a majority
Registered34,587,372
Turnout23,370,750 (67.57%) Decrease 0.13%
  Majority party Minority party
 
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Kaderbad Ravindranath with Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (cropped).jpg
Leader N. T. Rama Rao Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Party TDP INC(I)
Leader since 1982 1982
Leader's seat Hindupur (won; retained),
Gudivada (won; vacated),
Nalgonda (won; vacated) 		Yemmiganur (won)
Last election 201 seats, 46.30% 60 seats, 33.58%
Seats won 202 50
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 10
Popular vote 10,625,508 8,566,891
Percentage 46.21% 37.25%
Swing Decrease 0.09% Increase 3.67%
Chief minister before election

N. T. Rama Rao
TDP

Elected Chief minister

N. T. Rama Rao
TDP

The 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place in January 1985 in 294 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the next five years. The TDP secured a huge majority winning 202[1] seats. The Indian National Congress winning only 50 seats.

  1. ^ Menon, Amarnath K. (31 March 1985). "Andhra Pradesh assembly elections: Telugu Desam's victory comes as no surprise". India Today. Retrieved 22 September 2022.