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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1985
182 seats · 53 changed party since 1980
Party standings
Gujarat Assembly Election, 1985 · 4 parties won seats
- INC149
- JNP14
- BJP11
- IND8
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 14982% | 51,22,753 | 55.6% | 182 |
| JNPJanata Party | 148% | 17,75,338 | 19.3% | 141 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 116% | 13,79,120 | 15.0% | 124 |
| INDIndependent | 84% | 8,56,160 | 9.3% | 515 |
+ 3 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Gujarat Assembly Election, 1985 · winner by seat
182 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 92
1985 · selected
Majority 92
INC149JNP14BJP11IND8
1980 · previous
Majority 92
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1980 → 1985
1980 1985· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
51.0
55.6
22.8
19.3
14.0
15.0
10.0
9.3
INCJNPBJPIND
Seat change
1985 seats minus 1980 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
141 → 149
+8
JNP
21 → 14
−7
BJP
9 → 11
+2
IND
10 → 8
−2
JNPSC
1 → 0
−1
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1980 → 1985
share lostshare gained
INC
51.0% → 55.6%
+4.5%
BJP
14.0% → 15.0%
+0.9%
DDP
0.0% → 0.5%
+0.5%
JNPSC
0.6% → 0.0%
−0.6%
IND
10.0% → 9.3%
−0.7%
INCU
1.0% → 0.0%
−1.0%
JNP
22.8% → 19.3%
−3.5%
Biggest INC–JNP swings
Seats where the INC-vs-JNP vote gap moved most, 1980 → 1985. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − JNP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward JNP.
toward JNPtoward INC
Kutiyana
+94.4%
Mehmedabad
−69.3%
Dhanera
+68.3%
Radhanpur
+65.2%
Visavadar
+65.0%
Tankara
+57.8%
Porbandar
+57.6%
Vav
+55.5%
Prantij
+54.9%
Jodiya
+53.9%
Somnath
+52.1%
Upleta
+49.3%
Closest races · 1985
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1985
182 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1980
- AbdasaINC6.9%
- AmreliBJP35.2%
- AnandINC49.0%
- AnjarINC37.8%
- AnkleshwarINC40.7%
- AsarwaINC2.8%
- BabraINC20.3%
- BalasinorINC20.5%
- BardoliINC63.4%
- Baroda CityINC35.3%
- Baroda RuralINC0.6%
- BavlaINC0.2%
- BayadIND10.2%
- BhadranINC59.6%
- BhanvadBJP0.9%
- Bhavnagar NorthINC23.9%
- Bhavnagar SouthINC11.1%
- BhilodaINC34.1%
- BhujINC8.3%
- BorsadINC70.0%
- BotadINC21.8%
- BroachINC43.5%
- BulsarINC14.8%
- CambayINC44.1%
- ChakalasiINC30.6%
- ChanasmaINC13.3%
- Chhota UdaipurINC20.3%
- ChikhliINC10.4%
- ChorasiINC56.0%
- ChotilaIND20.2%
- DabhoiINC8.4%
- Dangs-BansdaINC36.9%
- DantaINC16.6%
- Dariapur-KazipurINC53.2%
- DasadaINC28.8%
- DaskroiINC36.3%
- DediapadaINC1.3%
- DeesaIND3.1%
- DehgamBJP19.1%
- DeodarINC9.2%
- Devgadh BariaINC50.6%
- DhandhukaINC35.1%
- DhaneraINC25.1%
- DharampurINC39.0%
- DhariJNP3.2%
- DholkaINC28.5%
- DhorajiINC14.7%
- DhrangadhraINC11.0%
- DohadINC70.5%
- DwarkaIND12.7%
- Ellis BridgeJNP7.1%
- GadhadaINC57.6%
- GandeviINC53.0%
- Gandhi NagarINC15.0%
- GhoghoINC27.4%
- GodhraINC47.4%
- GondalINC33.4%
- HalolINC36.1%
- HalvadINC19.6%
- HimatnagarINC12.6%
- IdarJNP5.3%
- JalalporeINC75.7%
- JamalpurINC54.8%
- JambusarINC77.2%
- JamjodhpurINC32.5%
- JamnagarBJP25.2%
- Jamnagar RuralINC46.1%
- JasdanINC20.9%
- JetpurINC30.7%
- JetpurJNP32.1%
- JhagadiaINC34.4%
- JhalodINC56.3%
- JodiyaINC0.6%
- JotanaINC9.4%
- JunagadhINC31.6%
- KadiINC9.2%
- KalawadBJP9.9%
- KalolINC14.9%
- KalolINC45.9%
- KalupurINC22.6%
- KamrejINC76.9%
- KankrejJNP7.1%
- KapadvanjINC54.6%
- KarjanINC61.0%
- KathlalINC21.1%
- KeshodINC21.3%
- KhadiaBJP25.7%
- KhambhaliaIND6.7%
- KhedbrahmaINC20.5%
- KheraluIND1.6%
- KodinarINC6.1%
- KundlaINC7.1%
- KutiyanaINC92.2%
- LathiINC34.1%
- LimbdiINC5.9%
- LimdiINC55.3%
- LimkhedaINC36.4%
- LunavadaJNP0.2%
- MahudhaINC68.5%
- MahuvaINC2.4%
- MahuvaINC32.1%
- MaliyaINC24.6%
- ManavadarINC10.0%
- MandalINC23.7%
- MandviBJP3.3%
- MangrolINC54.1%
- MangrolINC67.0%
- ManinagarINC21.2%
- MansaINC0.8%
- MatarINC20.2%
- MeghrajINC9.4%
- MehmedabadJNP17.1%
- MehsanaINC36.4%
- ModasaINC19.9%
- MorviBJP12.9%
- Mota PondhaINC53.0%
- MundraINC43.7%
- NadiadJNP17.8%
- NarodaINC30.2%
- NasvadiINC31.9%
- NavsariINC49.9%
- NijharINC26.1%
- OlpadINC54.8%
- PadraINC12.3%
- PalanpurINC31.1%
- PalitanaINC18.8%
- PardiINC5.6%
- PatanINC9.6%
- PetladINC11.6%
- PorbandarINC73.4%
- PrantijINC0.5%
- RadhanpurINC73.9%
- RajgadhJNP13.7%
- Rajkot RuralINC34.1%
- Rajkot-IINC21.9%
- Rajkot-IiBJP11.5%
- RajpiplaINC53.8%
- RajulaINC10.5%
- RakhialINC39.7%
- RandhikpurINC14.2%
- RaopuraINC9.0%
- RaparINC13.9%
- SabarmatiINC1.8%
- SamiBJP5.4%
- SankhedaINC23.7%
- SantrampurJNP28.8%
- SarkhejINC32.7%
- SarsaINC64.8%
- SavliJNP2.0%
- SayajiganjINC37.4%
- Shaher KotdaINC46.6%
- ShahpurINC33.2%
- ShehraINC4.2%
- SidhpurINC2.4%
- SihorINC2.0%
- SojitraINC65.3%
- SomnathINC5.1%
- SongadhINC57.1%
- Surat City EastINC4.7%
- Surat City NorthINC32.5%
- Surat City WestINC40.9%
- TalajaINC8.0%
- TalalaJNP8.4%
- TankaraINC79.6%
- ThasraJNP2.3%
- UmbergaonINC75.5%
- UmrethINC26.6%
- UnaINC65.6%
- UnjhaJNP32.7%
- UpletaINC9.2%
- VadgamINC31.1%
- VagdodINC11.4%
- VaghodiaINC59.6%
- VagraINC68.8%
- VavINC32.1%
- VijapurINC0.4%
- ViramgamBJP4.1%
- VisavadarINC22.0%
- VisnagarIND4.5%
- VyaraINC87.4%
- WadhwanINC31.9%
- WankanerIND9.5%