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Election where held in Punjab on 26 September 1985, to elect the members of Punjab Legislative Assembly. [1] The signing of the Rajiv–Longowal Accord between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the Akali leader, Harchand Singh Longowal, on 24 July 1985 paved the way to holding this elections. [2]
The 1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election was the ninth Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. Shiromani Akali Dal emerged as the victorious with 73 seats in the 117-seat legislature in the election. The Indian National Congress became the official opposition, holding 34 seats. On 11 May 1987, Assembly was dissolved and ...
Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1985 [7] Party contested Seats won change in seats popular vote % Shiromani Akali Dal: 100 73 23 26,30,270 38.01 Indian National Congress: 117 32 31 26,20,042 37.86 Bharatiya Janata Party: 26 6 5 3,45,560 4.99 Communist Party of India: 38 1 8 3,07,496 4.44 Janata Party: 5 1 1 75,307 1.09 ...
The elections in Punjab were held in September 1985 after the signing of the Rajiv–Longowal Accord between Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Akali leader Harchand Singh Longowal on 24 July 1985. The elections were held alongside elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly. [2] In Assam elections were held in December 1985 after the signing of ...
23 June – Air India Flight 182, a Boeing 747, blows up 31,000 feet (9,500 m) above the Atlantic Ocean, south of Ireland, killing all 329 aboard. 26 September – 1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. [4]
The Assembly of Punjab creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian ...
1985: 294 10 8 5 372,978 1.62 1.14 1989: 294 12 5 3 ... Punjab. Year Total Seats ... Election Commission of India
The Rajiv–Longowal Accord was an accord signed by Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the Akali leader, Harchand Singh Longowal, on 24 July 1985.The government accepted the demands of Shiromani Akali Dal, which, in turn, agreed to withdraw its agitation.