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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 ...
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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]
Gurdeep Singh Deepa was deeply moved and hurt by Operation Blue Star.The Operation led to Deepa associating with militants. [citation needed] Deepa began to associate with militant factions of All India Sikh Student Federation and in accordance with them began to boycott the 1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election.
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 ...
Julio Francis Ribeiro (born 5 May 1929, in Bombay) is a retired Indian police officer and civil servant. He held increasingly responsible positions during his career, and led the Punjab Police during part of the Punjab insurgency periods. In 1987, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award for his services. [1]