1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in phases, in February and May 1985, to elect members of the 425 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats as well as the popular vote, and Narayan Datt Tiwari was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3][4]
Quick Facts All 425 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly 213 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
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Registered | 65,404,531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 45.64% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This election was scheduled, as the five-year term[5] of the members elected in the previous election, in 1980, was due to end in May 1985. After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, the constituencies were set to the ones used in this election.[6]