1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election

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All 200 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
101 seats needed for a majority
Registered21,228,702
Turnout54.93%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Hari Dev Joshi
Party INC BJP CPI
Leader's seat Banswara
Seats before 133 32
Seats won 113 39 1
Seat change Decrease20 Increase7
Popular vote 46.57% 21.24% 1.23%

CM before election

Hari Dev Joshi
INC

Elected CM

Hari Dev Joshi
INC

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]

  1. ^ "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.