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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985

320 seats · 112 changed party since 1980

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Party standings

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 250 seatsBharatiya Janata Party — 58 seatsIndependent — 6 seatsJanata Party — 5 seatsICS — 1 seat161320of 320 seats
  • INC250
  • BJP58
  • IND6
  • JNP5
  • ICS1

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress25078%69,37,74748.9%320
BJPBharatiya Janata Party5818%46,06,13332.4%312
INDIndependent62%15,36,64410.8%1448
JNPJanata Party52%5,65,9004.0%171
ICSICS10%32,0190.2%30
CPICommunist Party of India00%3,00,1512.1%78
LKDLKD00%1,51,1151.1%78

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

Constituency map

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election, 1985 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 161

1985 · selected
Majority 161
INC250BJP58IND6JNP5ICS1
1980 · previous
Majority 161

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1980 → 1985

1980 1985· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
47.5
48.9
30.3
32.4
10.3
10.8
2.9
4.0
4.8
0.0
INCBJPINDJNPJNPSC

Seat change

1985 seats minus 1980 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
246 → 250
+4
BJP
60 → 58
−2
IND
8 → 6
−2
JNP
2 → 5
+3
ICS
0 → 1
+1
CPI
2 → 0
−2
JNPSC
1 → 0
−1
RPK
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1980 → 1985

share lostshare gained
BJP
30.3% → 32.4%
+2.1%
INC
47.5% → 48.9%
+1.4%
JNP
2.9% → 4.0%
+1.1%
LKD
0.0% → 1.1%
+1.1%
CPI
1.5% → 2.1%
+0.6%
IND
10.3% → 10.8%
+0.6%
RPK
0.3% → 0.0%
−0.3%
JNPSR
0.6% → 0.0%
−0.6%
INCU
1.4% → 0.0%
−1.4%
JNPSC
4.8% → 0.0%
−4.8%

Biggest INC–BJP swings

Seats where the INC-vs-BJP vote gap moved most, 1980 → 1985. Bold = the seat changed hands.

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

toward BJPtoward INC
Amanganj
−66.7%
Balaghat
−54.3%
Bhainsdehi
+53.1%
Bhatgaon
−52.3%
Narsingarh
+50.0%
Mauganj
−47.8%
Palari
−47.8%
Chhindwara
−47.5%
Udaipura
+47.3%
Kawardha
+46.8%
Seoni-Malwa
−46.4%
Chaurai
−44.7%

Closest races · 1985

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

All constituencies · 1985

320 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1980