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Karnataka Assembly Election, 1985

224 seats · 120 changed party since 1983

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Party standings

Karnataka Assembly Election, 1985 · 6 parties won seats

Derived
Janata Party — 139 seatsIndian National Congress — 65 seatsIndependent — 13 seatsCommunist Party of India — 3 seatsBharatiya Janata Party — 2 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 2 seats113224of 224 seats
  • JNP139
  • INC65
  • IND13
  • CPI3
  • BJP2
  • CPM2

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
JNPJanata Party13962%64,18,79543.6%205
INCIndian National Congress6529%60,09,46140.8%223
INDIndependent136%13,93,6269.5%1200
CPICommunist Party of India31%1,33,0080.9%7
BJPBharatiya Janata Party21%5,71,2803.9%116
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)21%1,27,3330.9%7

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

Constituency map

Karnataka Assembly Election, 1985 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 113

1985 · selected
Majority 113
JNP139INC65IND13CPI3BJP2CPM2
1983 · previous
Majority 113

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1983 → 1985

1983 1985· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
33.1
43.6
40.4
40.8
15.5
9.5
7.9
3.9
JNPINCINDBJP

Seat change

1985 seats minus 1983 seats

seats lostseats gained
JNP
95 → 139
+44
INC
82 → 65
−17
IND
22 → 13
−9
CPI
3 → 3
0
BJP
18 → 2
−16
CPM
3 → 2
−1
AIADMK
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1983 → 1985

share lostshare gained
JNP
33.1% → 43.6%
+10.5%
INC
40.4% → 40.8%
+0.4%
CPI
1.2% → 0.9%
−0.3%
BJP
7.9% → 3.9%
−4.1%
IND
15.5% → 9.5%
−6.0%

Biggest JNP–INC swings

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

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

toward INCtoward JNP
Lingsugur
+106.2%
Sandur
+84.9%
Basavana Bagevadi
+78.8%
Kanakagiri
+78.0%
Mudhol
+75.1%
Badami
+72.4%
Siruguppa
+72.0%
Mundargi
+70.2%
Hanur
+68.4%
Bethamangala
+67.9%
Koppal
+66.6%
Kushtagi
+65.3%

Closest races · 1985

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

All constituencies · 1985

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