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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1985

30 seats · 17 changed party since 1980

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Party standings

Puducherry Assembly Election, 1985 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
Indian National Congress — 15 seatsAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 6 seatsDravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 5 seatsJanata Party — 2 seatsIndependent — 2 seats1630of 30 seats
  • INC15
  • AIADMK6
  • DMK5
  • JNP2
  • IND2

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
INCIndian National Congress1550%98,60132.7%20
AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam620%47,52115.7%10
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam517%87,75429.1%22
JNPJanata Party27%25,9668.6%17
INDIndependent27%19,2736.4%32
CPICommunist Party of India00%14,2934.7%4
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)00%5,3931.8%2

+ 5 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Puducherry Assembly Election, 1985 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 16

1985 · selected
Majority 16
INC15AIADMK6DMK5JNP2IND2
1980 · previous
Majority 16

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1980 → 1985

1980 1985· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
23.9
32.7
18.6
15.7
27.7
29.1
9.3
8.6
10.6
6.4
5.5
4.7
INCAIADMKDMKJNPINDCPI

Seat change

1985 seats minus 1980 seats

seats lostseats gained
INC
10 → 15
+5
AIADMK
0 → 6
+6
DMK
14 → 5
−9
JNP
3 → 2
−1
IND
2 → 2
0
CPM
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1980 → 1985

share lostshare gained
INC
23.9% → 32.7%
+8.8%
DMK
27.7% → 29.1%
+1.4%
TDP
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
JNP
9.3% → 8.6%
−0.7%
CPI
5.5% → 4.7%
−0.8%
INCU
2.1% → 0.0%
−2.1%
AIADMK
18.6% → 15.7%
−2.8%
IND
10.6% → 6.4%
−4.2%

Biggest INC–DMK swings

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

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

toward DMKtoward INC
Ossudu
+135.7%
Embalom
−117.3%
Thirubuvanai
−81.5%
Raj Bhavan
+65.0%
Cotchery
+62.8%
Karaikal South
−58.6%
Lawspet
−53.7%
Mahe
+53.0%
Bussy
−52.6%
Karaikal
+49.5%
Villenour
+48.9%
Mannadipeth
+48.1%

Closest races · 1985

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

All constituencies · 1985

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