| Election name | 1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Ongoing | no |
| Previous election | 1980 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous year | 1980 |
| Next election | 1990 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election |
| Next year | 1990 |
| Election date | 3 May 1985 |
| Seats for election | All 200 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |
| Majority seats | 101 |
| Registered | 21,228,702 |
| Turnout | 54.93% |
| Leader 1 | Hari Dev Joshi |
| Leaders seat 1 | Banswara |
| Party 1 | Indian National Congress |
| Seats before 1 | 133 |
| Popular vote 1 | 46.57% |
| Seat change 1 | 20 |
| Seats 1 | 113 |
| Leader 2 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Leaders seat 2 | vaccated Amber Assembly constituency and retained Nimbahera Assembly constituency. |
| Party 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Seats before 2 | 32 |
| Popular vote 2 | 21.24% |
| Seat change 2 | 7 |
| Seats 2 | 39 |
| Party 3 | Communist Party of India |
| Popular vote 3 | 1.23% |
| Seats 3 | 1 |
| Before party | Indian National Congress |
| Before election | Hari Dev Joshi |
| After party | Indian National Congress |
| After election | Hari Dev Joshi |
Elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were held in May 1985, to elect members of the 200 constituencies in Rajasthan, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Hari Dev Joshi was appointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.[1]
After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly was assigned 200 constituencies.[2]
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhadra | None | Lal Chand | ||
| Nohar | None | Lakshmi Narayan | ||
| Tibi | SC | Dungar Ram | ||
| Hanumangarh | None | Shoopat Singh | ||
| Sangaria | None | Krishan Chandra | ||
| Ganganagar | None | Kedar | ||
| Kesrisinghpur | SC | Hira La Indora | ||
| Karanpur | None | Gurdeep Singh | ||
| Raisinghnagar | SC | Manphool Ram | ||
| Pilibanga | None | Jeev Raj Singh | ||
| Suratgarh | None | Hans Raj | ||
| Lunkaransar | None | Manik Chand Surana | ||
| Bikaner | None | Bulakidas Kalla | ||
| Kolayat | None | Devi Singh Bhati | ||
| Nokha | SC | Chunni Lal Indali | ||
| Dungargarh | None | Rewant Ram | ||
| Sujangarh | SC | Chuni Lal Meghwal | ||
| Ratangarh | None | Hari Shankar Bhabhra | ||
| Sardarshahar | None | Bhanwar Lal | ||
| Churu | None | Hamida Begum | ||
| Taranagar | None | Jai Narayan | ||
| Sadulpur | None | Inder Singh | ||
| Pilani | None | Sumitra Singh | ||
| Surajgarh | SC | Sunder Lal | ||
| Khetri | None | Mala Ram | ||
| Gudha | None | Bhola Ram | ||
| Nawalgarh | None | Navrang Singh | ||
| Jhunjhunu | None | Shish Ram Ola | ||
| Mandawa | None | Sudha | ||
| Fatehpur | None | Ask Ali | ||
| Lachhmangarh | SC | Keshar Deo | ||
| Sikar | None | Ghanshyam Tiwari | ||
| Dhod | None | Ramdev Singh | ||
| Danta Ramgarh | None | Narain Singh | ||
| Srimadhopur | None | Har Lal Singh Kharra | ||
| Khandela | None | Mathodeo Singh | ||
| Neem Ka Thana | None | Phool Chand | ||
| Chomu | None | Rameshwar Dayal Yadav | ||
| Amber | None | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | ||
| Jaipur Rural | None | Ujala Arora | ||
| Hawa Mahal | None | Bhanwar Lal | ||
| Johribazar | None | Kali Charan Saraf | ||
| Kishanpole | None | Girdhari Lal Bhargave | ||
| Bani Park | None | Shiv Ram Sharma | ||
| Phulera | None | Laxminarain Kisan | ||
| Dudu | SC | Jai Kishan | ||
| Sanganer | None | Vidya Pathak | ||
| Phagi | SC | Jai Narain Bairva | ||
| Lalsot | ST | Parsadi | ||
| Sikrai | ST | Prabhu Dayal | ||
| Bandikui | None | Chandra Shekhar Sharma | ||
| Dausa | SC | Bhudhar Mal | ||
| Bassi | None | Jagdish Prasad Tiwari | ||
| Jamwa Ramgarh | None | Vaidhya Bhairon Lal Bhardwaj | ||
| Bairath | None | Kamla | ||
| Kotputli | None | Mukti Lal | ||
| Bansur | None | Jagat Singh Dayama | ||
| Behror | None | Sujan Singh | ||
| Mandawa | None | Mahendra Shastri | ||
| Tijara | None | Jagmal Singh Yadava | ||
| Khairthal | SC | Chandra Shekhar | ||
| Ramgarh | None | Raghuwar Dayal | ||
| Alwar | None | Pushpa Devi | ||
| Thanagazi | None | Rajesh | ||
| Rajgarh | ST | Ram Dhan | ||
| Lachhmangarh | None | Ishwar Lal Saini | ||
| Kathumar | SC | Babu Lal Bairwa | ||
| Kaman | None | Shamshul Hasan | ||
| Nagar | None | Sampat Singh | ||
| Deeg | None | Krisnendra Kaur (deepa) | ||
| Kumher | None | Nathi Singh | ||
| Bharatpur | None | Girraj Prasad Tiwari | ||
| Rupbas | SC | Vijay Singh | ||
| Nadbai | None | Yadunath Singh | ||
| Weir | SC | Jagannath Pahadia | ||
| Bayana | None | Brijendra Singh | ||
| Rajakhera | None | Mohan Prakash | ||
| Dholpur | None | Vasundhara Raje | ||
| Bari | None | Daljeet | ||
| Karauli | None | Shiv Charan Singh | ||
| Sapotra | ST | Rishikesh | ||
| Khandar | SC | Ram Gopal Sisodiya | ||
| Sawai Madhopur | None | Moti Lal | ||
| Bamanwas | ST | Bharat Lal | ||
| Gangapur | None | Harish Chandra Palliwal | ||
| Hindaun | SC | Umedi Lal | ||
| Mahuwa | None | Kirodi Lal Meena | ||
| Todabhim | ST | Mool Chand | ||
| Niwai | SC | Gyarsi Lal | ||
| Tonk | None | Zakiya Imnm | ||
| Uniara | None | Digvijai Singh | ||
| Todaraisingh | None | Mathoo Singh | ||
| Malpura | None | Narayan Singh | ||
| Kishangarh | None | Jagjeet Singh | ||
| Ajmer East | SC | Raj Kumar Jaipal | ||
| Ajmer West | None | Kishan Motwani | ||
| Pushkar | None | Ramzan Khan | ||
| Nasirabad | None | Govind Singh | ||
| Beawar | None | Manak Chand Dani | ||
| Masuda | None | Sohan Singh | ||
| Bhinai | None | Neelima | ||
| Kekri | SC | Lalit Bhati | ||
| Hindoli | None | Ganesh Lal | ||
| Nainwa | None | Prabhu Lal | ||
| Patan | SC | Mangi Lal | ||
| Bundi | None | Hari Mohan Sharma | ||
| Kota | None | Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi | ||
| Ladpura | None | Ram Kishan | ||
| Digod | None | Dau Dayal | ||
| Pipalda | SC | Heera Lal Arya | ||
| Baran | None | Shiv Narain | ||
| Kishanganj | ST | Heera Lal | ||
| Atru | SC | Mada Maharaja | ||
| Chhabra | None | Partap Singh | ||
| Ramganjmandi | None | Hari Kumar | ||
| Khanpur | None | Harish | ||
| Manohar Thana | None | Jagannath | ||
| Jhalrapatan | None | Jawala Prasad | ||
| Pirawa | None | Iqbal Ahmed | ||
| Dag | SC | Deep Chand | ||
| Begun | None | Pankaj Pancholi | ||
| Gangrar | SC | Amar Chand | ||
| Kapasin | None | Deenbandhu Verma | ||
| Chittorgarh | None | Laxman Singh | ||
| Nimbahera | None | Bheron Singh Sekhawat | ||
| Badi Sadri | None | Udai Ram Dhakad | ||
| Pratapgarh | ST | Dhan Raj Meena | ||
| Kushalgarh | ST | Ver Singh | ||
| Danpur | ST | Bahadur Singh | ||
| Ghatol | ST | Navneer Lal Ninama | ||
| Banswara | None | Hari Dev Joshi | ||
| Bagidora | ST | Panna Lal | ||
| Sagwara | ST | Kamla Devi | ||
| Chorasi | ST | Shanker Lal | ||
| Dungarpur | ST | Nathu Ram | ||
| Aspur | ST | Mahendra Kumar | ||
| Lasadia | ST | Kamla | ||
| Vallabhnagar | None | Gulab Singh | ||
| Mavli | None | Hanuman Prasad Prabhakar | ||
| Rajsamand | SC | Madan Lal | ||
| Nathdwara | None | C. P. Joshi | ||
| Udaipur | None | Girija Vyas | ||
| Udaipur Rural | ST | Khem Raj | ||
| Salumber | ST | Than Singh | ||
| Sarada | ST | Bheru Lal Meena | ||
| Kherwara | ST | Daya Ram Parmar | ||
| Phalasia | ST | Kuber Singh | ||
| Gongunda | ST | Devendra Kumar Meena | ||
| Kumbhalgarh | None | Heera Lal Deopura | ||
| Bhim | None | Laxman Singh | ||
| Mandal | None | Bihari Lal Pareek | ||
| Sahada | None | Ram Lal Upadhyaya | ||
| Bhilwara | None | Pranvir | ||
| Mandalgarh | None | Shiv Charan Mathur | ||
| Jahazpur | None | Ratan Lal Tambi | ||
| Shahpura | SC | Debi Lal | ||
| Banera | None | Ramchandra Jat | ||
| Asind | None | Vijendra Pal Singh | ||
| Jaitaran | None | Pratap Singh | ||
| Raipur | None | Heera Singh Chouhan | ||
| Sojat | None | Madhav Singh Diwan | ||
| Kharchi | None | Khangar Singh Choudhary | ||
| Desuri | SC | Pokar Lal Parihar | ||
| Pali | None | Pushpa | ||
| Sumerpur | None | Bina Kak | ||
| Bali | None | Raghunath | ||
| Sirohi | None | Ram Lal | ||
| Pindwara-Abu | ST | Surma Ram | ||
| Reodar | SC | Chhoga Ram | ||
| Sanchore | None | Raghunath Alias Rugnath | ||
| Raniwara | None | Arjun Singh Deora | ||
| Bhinmal | None | Suraj Pal Singh | ||
| Jalore | SC | Mangi Lal Arya | ||
| Ahore | None | Bhagraj Chaudhary | ||
| Siwana | SC | Mota Ram | ||
| Pachpadra | None | Champa Lal Banthiya | ||
| Barmer | None | Ganga Ram Chaudhary | ||
| Gudamalani | None | Hema Ram Chaudhary | ||
| Chohtan | None | Abdul Hadi | ||
| Sheo | None | Umed Singh | ||
| Jaisalmer | None | Multana Ram | ||
| Shergarh | None | Ratan Kanwar | ||
| Jodhpur | None | Bird Mal | ||
| Sardarpura | None | Man Singh Deora | ||
| Sursagar | SC | Narpat Ram | ||
| Luni | None | Ram Singh | ||
| Bilara | None | Rajendra Choudhary | ||
| Bhopalgarh | None | Narain Ram Bera | ||
| Osian | None | Narendra Singh Bhati | ||
| Phalodi | None | Mohan Lal | ||
| Nagaur | None | Bamodar Das | ||
| Jayal | SC | Mohan Lal | ||
| Ladnun | None | Harji Ram | ||
| Deedwana | None | Bhanwara Ram | ||
| Nawan | None | Harish Chand | ||
| Makrana | None | A. Aziz | ||
| Parbatsar | SC | Mohan Lal | ||
| Degana | None | Kalyan Singh | ||
| Merta | None | Nathu Ram | ||
| Mundwa | None | Ramdev Beniwal | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.