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Assam Assembly Election, 1985

126 seats · vs 1983 (109-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Assam Assembly Election, 1985 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
Independent — 92 seatsIndian National Congress — 25 seatsICS — 4 seatsPTC — 3 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 2 seats64126of 126 seats
  • IND92
  • INC25
  • ICS4
  • PTC3
  • CPM2

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INDIndependent9273%45,63,97561.5%704
INCIndian National Congress2520%17,24,00323.2%125
ICSICS43%2,35,3273.2%72
PTCPTC32%2,68,9713.6%28
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)22%3,32,6844.5%39
JNPJanata Party00%1,07,0771.4%87
CPICommunist Party of India00%89,6931.2%21
BJPBharatiya Janata Party00%79,0681.1%37

+ 2 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Assam Assembly Election, 1985 · winner by seat

126 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 64

1985 · selected
Majority 64
IND92INC25ICS4PTC3CPM2
1983 · previous
Majority 55

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1983 → 1985

1983 1985· by party
70%53%35%18%0%
29.0
61.5
52.5
23.2
6.1
3.2
4.7
3.6
5.1
4.5
INDINCICSPTCCPM

Seat change

1985 seats minus 1983 seats

seats lostseats gained
IND
10 → 92
+82
INC
91 → 25
−66
ICS
2 → 4
+2
PTC
3 → 3
0
CPM
2 → 2
0
CPI
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1983 → 1985

share lostshare gained
IND
29.0% → 61.5%
+32.5%
JNP
0.0% → 1.4%
+1.4%
BJP
0.0% → 1.1%
+1.1%
CPM
5.1% → 4.5%
−0.7%
PTC
4.7% → 3.6%
−1.0%
CPI
2.6% → 1.2%
−1.4%
ICS
6.1% → 3.2%
−2.9%
INC
52.5% → 23.2%
−29.3%

Biggest IND–INC swings

Seats where the IND-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1983 → 1985. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (IND share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward IND; to the left, toward INC.

toward INCtoward IND
Dharmapur
+157.3%
Bihpuria
+156.0%
Raha
+146.9%
Barhampur
+140.6%
Teok
+140.0%
Hajo
+138.3%
Amguri
+137.6%
Khumtai
+124.8%
Tezpur
+122.6%
Jamunamukh
+121.7%
Dhing
+121.7%
Dhakuakhana
+120.1%

Closest races · 1985

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1985

126 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1983