1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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1985 United Andhra Pradesh
Assembly Elections
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All 294 Legislative Assembly seats
148 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  NT Rama Rao.jpg Indian National Congress Flag.svg
Leader N. T. Rama Rao Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Party TDP INC
Leader's seat Gudivada Yemmiganur
Last election 201 60
Seats won 202 50
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 10
Percentage 46.21% 37.25%
Swing Decrease 0.09% Increase 3.67%
Chief minister before election

N. T. Rama Rao
TDP

Elected Chief minister

N. T. Rama Rao
TDP

The United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election of 1985 took place in January 1985 in 294 constituencies in United Andhra Pradesh, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the next five years. The TDP secured a huge majority winning 202[1] seats. The Indian National Congress winning only 50 seats.

Results

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.png
No Party Seats Contested Seats Won Seats change Vote Share Swing
1 Telugu Desam Party 250 202 +1 46.21% -0.09%
2 Indian National Congress 290 50 -10 37.25% +3.67%
3 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 11 11 +6 2.31% +0.20%
4 Communist Party of India 12 11 +7 2.69% -0.10%
5 Bharatiya Janata Party 10 8 +3 1.32% -1.14%
6 Janata Party 5 3 +2 0.76% -0.20%
7 Others 1390 9 +5 5.00% -4.20%
Source:ECI[2]

References

  1. ^ Menon, Amarnath K. (31 March 1985). "Andhra Pradesh assembly elections: Telugu Desam's victory comes as no surprise". India Today. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1985". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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