1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election

The 8th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases in 1985 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India.^[2][3]

1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election

← 1983 1985 1991 →
All 126 seats in the Legislature of Assam 64 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Hiteswar Saikia Party Non-Partisan (AASU)[1] INC Leader since 1985 1983 Leader's seat Nowgong Nazira Last election New 91 Seats won 92 26 Seat change New 66   Third party Fourth party   INC(SCS) PTCA Leader Sarat Chandra Sinha Party INC(SCS) PTCA Leader since 1984 Leader's seat Bilasipara East Last election 2 1 Seats won 4 3 Seat change 2 2
Chief Minister before election Hiteswar Saikia INC Elected Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Independent

The Nellie massacre and Khoirabari massacre were some cases of extreme violence. The unrest officially ended on 15 August 1985, following the Assam Accord, which was signed by leaders of AASU-AAGSP and the Government of India. During six years of the movement, a reported 855-860 deaths were reported.^[4][5]

The agitation leaders formed a political party, Asom Gana Parishad post-election and Prafulla Kumar Mahanta became Chief Minister of Assam.^[6]

Party positions

Pos	Party		Contested	Seats	Swing
1		Independent politician	104	92	82
2		Indian National Congress	125	25	66
3		Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha	72	4	2
4		Plain Tribals Council of Assam	28	3	2
5		Communist Party of India	39	2	-
		Total	-	126	-

Elected members

A.C. No.	Constituency Name	Type A.C.	Winner Candidate	Party
1.	Ratabari	SC	Kumari Rabidas	Indian National Congress
2.	Patharkandi	Gen	Monilal Gowala	Indian National Congress
3.	Karimganj North	Gen	Sirajul Hoque Choudhury	Independent
4.	Karimganj South	Gen	Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury	Indian National Congress
5.	Badarpur	Gen	Ramendra De	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
6.	Hailakandi	Gen	Abdul Muhib Majumder	Indian National Congress
7.	Katlicherra	Gen	Gautam Roy	Indian National Congress
8.	Algapur	Gen	Sahidul Alam Choudhury	Independent
9.	Silchar	Gen	Karnendu Bhattacharjee	Indian National Congress
10.	Sonai	Gen	Abdul Rob Laskar	Indian National Congress
11.	Dholai	SC	Digendra Purkayastha	Indian National Congress
12.	Udharbond	Gen	Joy Prakash Tewari	Independent
13.	Lakhipur	Gen	Dinesh Prasad Goala	Indian National Congress
14.	Barkhola	Gen	Altaf Hussain Mazumdar	Indian National Congress
15.	Katigora	Gen	Abdul Hamid Mazumdar	Indian Congress (Socialist)
16.	Haflong	ST	Gobinda Chandra Langthasa	Indian National Congress
17.	Bokajan	ST	Rajen Timung	Indian National Congress
18.	Howraghat	ST	Khorsing Engti	Independent
19.	Diphu	ST	Sam Singh Hanse	Independent
20.	Baithalangso	ST	Holiram Terang	Independent
21.	Mankachar	Gen	Aminul Islam	Independent
22.	Salmara South	Gen	Dewan Joynal Abedin	Independent
23.	Dhubri	Gen	Mosir Uddin Sheikh	Indian National Congress
24.	Gauripur	Gen	Aniruddha Singha Chowdhury	Independent
25.	Golakganj	Gen	Dalim Ray	Independent
26.	Bilasipara West	Gen	Yusuf Ali Ahmed	Independent
27.	Bilasipara East	Gen	Sarat Chandra Sinha	Indian Congress (Socialist)
28.	Gossaigaon	Gen	Mithius Tudu	Indian National Congress
29.	Kokrajhar West	Gen	Amrit Lal Basumatary	Indian Congress (Socialist)
30.	Kokrajhar East	Gen	Charan Narzary	Plain Tribals Council of Assam
31.	Sidli	ST	Janendra Basumatary	Plain Tribals Council of Assam
32.	Bongaigaon	Gen	Phani Bhoosan Chaudhary	Independent
33.	Bijni	Gen	Janendra Basumatary	Plain Tribals Council of Assam
34.	Abhayapuri North	Gen	Mokbul Hussain	Independent
35.	Abhayapuri South	Gen	Ratneswar Sarkar	Independent
36.	Dudhnai	ST	Akan Chandra Rabha	Independent
37.	Goalpara East	Gen	Maziruddin Ahmed	Independent
38.	Goalpara West	Gen	Sheikh Saman Ali	Independent
39.	Jaleswar	Gen	Afzalur Rahman	Independent
40.	Sorbhog	Gen	Hemen Das	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
41.	Bhabanipur	Gen	Surendra Nath Medhi	Independent
42.	Patacharkuchi	Gen	Pabin Chandra Deka	Independent
43.	Barpeta	Gen	Kumar Deepak Das	Independent
44.	Jania	Gen	A. F. Golam Osmani	Independent
45.	Baghbar	Gen	Sheikh A. Hamid	Independent
46.	Sarukhetri	Gen	Dinabandhu Choudhury	Independent
47.	Chenga	Gen	Muktar Hussain	Independent
48.	Boko	SC	Gopinat Das	Independent
49.	Chaygaon	Gen	Kamla Kalita	Independent
50.	Palasbari	Gen	Jatin Mali	Independent
51.	Jalukbari	Gen	Bhrigu Kumar Phukan	Independent
52.	Dispur	Gen	Atul Bora	Independent
53.	Gauhati East	Gen	Biraj Kumar Sarma	Independent
54.	Gauhati West	Gen	Ramendra Narayan Kalita	Independent
55.	Hajo	Gen	Kamakhya Charan Choudhury	Independent
56.	Kamalpur	Gen	Mayidul Islam Bora	Independent
57.	Rangiya	Gen	Thaneswar Boro	Independent
58.	Tamulpur	Gen	Bhaben Narji	Independent
59.	Nalbari	Gen	Nagen Sarma	Independent
60.	Barkhetry	Gen	Pulakesh Barua	Independent
61.	Dharmapur	ST	Chandra Mohan Patowary	Independent
62.	Barama	ST	Rekha Rani Das Boro	Independent
63.	Chapaguri	Gen	Suren Swargiary	Independent
64.	Panery	Gen	Durga Das Boro	Independent
65.	Kalaigaon	Gen	Mahendra Mohan Rai Choudhury	Independent
66.	Sipajhar	Gen	Zoii Nath Sarma	Independent
67.	Mangaldoi	SC	Nilamoni Das	Independent
68.	Dalgaon	Gen	Abdul Jabbar	Independent
69.	Udalguri	ST	Binal Khungur Basumatari	Independent
70.	Majbat	Gen	Silviub Condpan	Indian National Congress
71.	Dhekiajuli	Gen	Hiranya Bora	Indian National Congress
72.	Barchalla	ST	Prafulla Goswami	Independent
73.	Tezpur	ST	Brindaban Goswami	Independent
74.	Rangapara	Gen	Golok Rajbanshi	Indian National Congress
75.	Sootea	Gen	Robin Saikia	Independent
76.	Biswanath	Gen	Padmanath Koiri	Independent
77.	Behali	Gen	Swarup Upadhyaya	Indian National Congress
78.	Gohpur	Gen	Ganesh Kutum	Independent
79.	Jagiroad	SC	Moti Das	Independent
80.	Marigaon	Gen	Harendra Bora	Independent
81.	Laharighat	Gen	Abdul Jalil	Indian Congress (Socialist)
82.	Raha	SC	Umesh Chandra Das	Independent
83.	Dhing	Gen	Shahidul Islam	Independent
84.	Batadroba	Gen	Digen Chandra Borah	Independent
85.	Rupohihat	Gen	Rashidul Haque	Independent
86.	Nowgong	Gen	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	Independent
87.	Barhampur	Gen	Girindra Kumar Baruah	Independent
88.	Samaguri	Gen	Abul Hussain Sarkar	Independent
89.	Kaliabor	Gen	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	Independent
90.	Jamunamukh	Gen	Abdul Jalil Ragibi	Independent
91.	Hojai	Gen	Santi Ranjan Das Gupta	Independent
92.	Lumding	Gen	Ardhendu Kumar Dey	Independent
94.	Bokakhat	Gen	Balobhadra Tamuly	Independent
95.	Sarupathar	Gen	Binod Guwala	Independent
96.	Golaghat	Gen	Debeswar Bora	Independent
97.	Khumtai	Gen	Probin Kumar Gogoi	Independent
98.	Dergaon	SC	Bhabendra Nath	Independent
98.	Jorhat	Gen	Abhijit Sarmah	Independent
99.	Majuli	ST	Padmeswar Deley	Independent
100.	Titabar	Gen	Deba Kumar Bora	Independent
101.	Mariani	Gen	Naren Tanti	Independent
102.	Teok	Gen	Lalit Chandra Rajkhowa	Independent
103.	Amguri	Gen	Prodip Hazarika	Independent
104.	Nazira	Gen	Hiteswar Saikia	Indian National Congress
104.	Amguri	Gen	Prodip Hazarika	Independent
105.	Mahmara	Gen	Chandra Arandhara	Independent
106.	Sonari	Gen	Bhadreswar Bura Gohain	Independent
107.	Thowra	Gen	Barki Prasad Telenga	Independent
108.	Sibsagar	Gen	Prodip Gogoi	Independent
109.	Bihpuria	Gen	Kesharam Bora	Independent
110.	Naoboicha	Gen	Jagot Hazarika	Independent
111.	Lakhimpur	Gen	Utpal Dutta	Independent
112.	Dhakuakhana	Gen	Bharat Chandra Narah	Independent
113.	Dhemaji	ST	Dilip Kumar Saikia	Independent
114.	Jonai	ST	Phani Ram Tayeng	Independent
115.	Moran	Gen	Kiron Kumar Gogoi	Independent
116.	Dibrugarh	Gen	Kesab Chandra Gogoi	Indian National Congress
117.	Lahowal	Gen	Dipen Tanti	Independent
118.	Duliajan	Gen	Amiya Gogoi	Indian National Congress
119.	Tingkhong	Gen	Atul Chandra Koch	Independent
120.	Naharkatia	Gen	Kusumbar Tairai	Independent
121.	Chabua	Gen	Bhuban Barua	Independent
122.	Tinsukia	Gen	Shio Shambhu Ojha	Indian National Congress
123.	Digboi	Gen	Rameswar Dhanowar	Indian National Congress
124.	Margherita	Gen	Kul Bahadur Chetry	Indian National Congress
125.	Doom Dooma	Gen	Dileswar Tanti	Indian National Congress
126.	Sadiya	Gen	Jyotsna Sonowal	Independent

By-elections

A.C. No.	Constituency Name	Type A.C.	Winner Candidate	Party		Reason
1.	Kaliabor	Gen	Gunin Hazarika		Independent politician	Resignation of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
2.	Nazira	Gen	Tanu Konwer		Asom Gana Parishad	Resignation of Hiteswar Saikia

Government

Asom Gana Parishad was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 October 1985 in Golaghat,^[7] that let Prafulla Kumar Mahanta to be elected as the youngest chief minister of the state.