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Government. President of India ... Elections in the Republic of India in 1985 included elections to fourteen state ... Result of Punjab Legislative Assembly election ...
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 ...
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. [3] In Assam elections were held in December 1985 after the signing of ...
Indian National Congress: 371 123 75.10% Jawaharlal Nehru 1962: Third: 55.42% Indian National Congress: 361 113 73.08% Jawaharlal Nehru (died in 1964) Indian National Congress: Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964-1966) 1967: Fourth: 520 61.04% Indian National Congress: 283 22 54.42% Indira Gandhi: 1971: Fifth: 518 55.27% Indian National Congress: 352 92 ...
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 ...
Year General Election Votes Polled Seats Won Seat Contested Total Seats 1957: 2nd Lok Sabha: 4,906,074: 37-- 1962: 3rd Lok Sabha: 5,711,263: 34-43 1967: 4th Lok Sabha