1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 388,472 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 78.39% | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in May 1985, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1][2] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats, and M. O. H. Farook was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[3]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 98,601 | 32.68 | 15 | +5 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 87,754 | 29.08 | 5 | –9 | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,521 | 15.75 | 6 | +6 | |
| Janata Party | 25,966 | 8.61 | 2 | –1 | |
| Others | 22,609 | 7.49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 19,273 | 6.39 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 301,724 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 301,724 | 99.08 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,808 | 0.92 | |||
| Total votes | 304,532 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 388,472 | 78.39 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muthialpet | None | G. Palaniraja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Cassicade | None | P. Kannan | Indian National Congress | |
| Raj Bhavan | None | L. Joseph Mariadoss | Indian National Congress | |
| Bussy | None | C. M. Achraff | Indian National Congress | |
| Oupalam | None | P. K. Loganathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Orleampeth | None | M.A.S. Subramanian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Nellithope | None | R.v.janakiraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Modeliarpeth | None | V. Sabapathy Kothandaraman | Indian National Congress | |
| Ariankuppam | None | P. Purushothaman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Embalom | SC | K. Anbalagan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Nettapakkam | None | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | |
| Kuruvinatham | None | R. Ramansthan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Bahour | SC | P. Uthiravelu | Janata Party | |
| Thirubuvanai | SC | S. Komala | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Mannadipeth | None | D. Ramachandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ossudu | SC | V. Nagarathinam | Indian National Congress | |
| Villenour | None | R. Subraya Counder | Indian National Congress | |
| Ozhukarai | None | R. Somasundaram | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thattanchavady | None | V. Pethaperumal | Janata Party | |
| Reddiarpalayam | None | V. Balaji | Indian National Congress | |
| Lawspet | None | M.o.h. Farook | Indian National Congress | |
| Cotchery | None | N. Vengadasalam | Indian National Congress | |
| Karaikal | None | V. Govindarajan | Indian National Congress | |
| Karaikal South | None | S. Ramassamy | Independent | |
| Neravy-grand Aldee | None | V.m.c. Varada Pillai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tirunallar | None | A. Sonudararengan | Independent | |
| Neduncadu | SC | M. Chandirakasu | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahe | None | P.k. Sathyanandan | Indian National Congress | |
| Palloor | None | A.v. Sreedharan | Indian National Congress | |
| Yanam | None | Kamichetty Sri Parassorama Varaprassada Rao Naidou | Indian National Congress | |
See also
References
- ^ "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
6th election: 1985 - In the 1985 Puducherry Assembly election, the Congress became the single-largest party in the Union territory after two decades.
- ^ "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1985" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Thirteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - M. O. H. Farook". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
External links
- "Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.