1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

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All 224 seats of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly 113 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Ramakrishna Hegde Party JP INC Leader's seat Basavanagudi Last election 95 82 Seats won 139 65 Seat change 44 17 Popular vote 6,418,795 6,009,461 Percentage 43.60% 40.82% Swing 10.53% 0.40%
Chief Minister before election Ramakrishna Hegde JP Elected Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde JP

Karnataka Legislative Assembly constituencies (1978-2008)

The 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Karnataka to elect 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. ^[1] The elections resulted in a spectacular victory for the Janata Party, led by Chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde.

Results

Summary of results of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1985 ^[1]

Party		Seats Contested	Seats Won	Votes	Vote %	Seat change
	Janata Party	205	139	6,418,795	43.60%	44
	Indian National Congress	223	65	6,009,461	40.82%	17
	Communist Party of India	7	3	133,008	0.90%
	Bharatiya Janata Party	116	2	571,280	3.88%	16
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	7	2	127,333	0.86%	1
	Independents	1200	13	1,393,626	9.47%	9
	Total	1795	224	14,720,634

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Member	Party
Aurad	None	Gurupadappa Nagmarpalli		Janata Party
Bhalki	None	Kalyanrao Sangappa Molakere		Janata Party
Hulsoor	SC	Shivakantha Chature		Janata Party
Bidar	None	Mohd. Laiquddin Buranuddin		Indian National Congress
Humnabad	None	Baswaraj Hawagappa Patil		Indian National Congress
Basavakalyan	None	Basavaraj Patil Attur		Janata Party
Chincholi	None	Veerayya Swami Mahalingayya		Indian National Congress
Kamalapur	SC	G. Ramkrishna		Indian National Congress
Alland	None	Sharanabasappa Mali Patil Dhangapur		Indian National Congress
Gulbarga	None	S. K. Kanta		Janata Party
Shahabad	SC	K. B. Shanappa		Communist Party of India
Afzalpur	None	Malikayya Venkayya Guttadar		Indian National Congress
Chitapur	None	Vishwanath Patil Hebbal		Janata Party
Sedam	None	Chandershekhar Reddy Madna		Independent
Jewargi	None	Dharamsingh Narayansingh		Indian National Congress
Gurmitkal	SC	Mallikarjun Kharge		Indian National Congress
Yadgir	None	Vishwanath Reddy		Janata Party
Shahapur	None	Shivashekhara Gouda Sirwal		Indian National Congress
Shorapur	None	Madan Gopal Naik		Indian National Congress
Deodurg	SC	A. Purshpavathi		Janata Party
Raichur	None	Mohamed Oner Abdul Rahman		Indian National Congress
Kalmala	None	Krishnamurthy		Janata Party
Manvi	None	Thimmangouda Anwari		Janata Party
Lingsugur	None	Rana Amarappa Naik		Janata Party
Sindhnoor	None	R. Narayanappa		Indian National Congress
Kushtagi	None	M. S. Patil		Janata Party
Yelburga	None	Basawaraj Rayraddi		Janata Party
Kanakagiri	None	Srirangadevarayalu		Indian National Congress
Gangavathi	None	Gawli Mahadevappa		Janata Party
Koppal	None	Agadi Viruprakashappa Sanganna		Janata Party
Siruguppa	None	C. M. Revana Siddaiah		Janata Party
Kurugodu	None	B. Shivarama Reddy		Janata Party
Bellary	None	M. Ramappa		Indian National Congress
Hospet	None	Bhimaneni Kondaiah		Janata Party
Sandur	None	U. Bhupathi		Janata Party
Kudligi	None	N. T. Bommanna		Indian National Congress
Kottur	None	K. V. Ravindranath Babu		Indian National Congress
Hadagalli	None	M. P. Prakash		Janata Party
Harapanahalli	SC	B. H. Enka Naik		Indian National Congress
Harihar	None	B. G. Kotrappa		Janata Party
Davangere	None	Pampapathi		Communist Party of India
Mayakonda	None	K. Mallappa		Janata Party
Bharamasagara	SC	B. M. Thippesamy		Janata Party
Chitradurga	None	H. Ekanthaiah		Janata Party
Jagalur	None	G. H. Aswathreddy		Indian National Congress
Molakalmuru	None	Purna Muthappa		Janata Party
Challakere	None	Thippesamy		Janata Party
Hiriyur	SC	R. Ramaiah		Indian National Congress
Holalkere	None	G. C. Manjunath		Janata Party
Hosadurga	None	G. Ramdas		Indian National Congress
Pavagada	SC	Somla Naik		Janata Party
Sira	None	C. P. Mudlagiriyappa		Indian National Congress
Kallambella	None	B. L. Gowda		Janata Party
Bellavi	None	C. N. Bhaskarappa		Janata Party
Madhugiri	SC	Rajavardhan		Janata Party
Koratagere	None	Veeranna		Janata Party
Tumkur	None	Lakshminarasimhaiah		Janata Party
Kunigal	None	Y. K. Ramaiah		Janata Party
Huliyurdurga	None	D. Nagarajaiah		Janata Party
Gubbi	None	G. S. Shivananiaha		Indian National Congress
Turuvekere	None	K. H. Ramakrishnaiah		Janata Party
Tiptur	None	B. S. Chandrashekaraih		Janata Party
Chiknaikanahalli	None	B. Lakkappa		Indian National Congress
Gowribidanur	None	Chandrasekhar		Janata Party
Chikballapur	SC	K. M. Muniyappa		Janata Party
Sidlaghatta	None	S. Munishainappa		Janata Party
Bagepalli	None	B. Narayana Swamy		Indian National Congress
Chintamani	None	K. M. Krishna Reddy		Janata Party
Srinivasapur	None	K. R. Ramesh Kumar		Janata Party
Mulbagal	None	R. Venkataramaiah		Communist Party of India
Kolar Gold Fields	SC	T. S. Mani		Communist Party of India
Bethamangala	SC	A. Chinnappa		Janata Party
Kolar	None	K. R. Srinivasaiah		Janata Party
Vemgal	None	C. Byre Gowda		Janata Party
Malur	None	H. B. Dyavarappa		Janata Party
Malleswaram	None	M. Raghupathy		Janata Party
Rajajinagar	None	M. S. Krishnan		Communist Party of India
Gandhinagar	None	M. S. Narayana Rao		Janata Party
Chickpet	None	A. Lakshmisagar		Janata Party
Binnypet	None	G. Narayana Kumar		Janata Party
Chamarajapet	None	Mohammad Moieuddin		Janata Party
Basavanagudi	None	Ramakrishna Hegde		Janata Party
Jayanagar	None	M. Chandrasekhar		Janata Party
Shanthinagar	SC	C. Kannan		Indian National Congress
Shivajinagar	None	R. Roshan Beg		Janata Party
Bharathinagar	None	K. J. George		Indian National Congress
Jayamahal	None	Jeevaraj Alva		Janata Party
Yelahanka	SC	B. Basavalingappa		Indian National Congress
Uttarahalli	None	M. Srinivas		Janata Party
Varthur	None	A. Krishnappa		Indian National Congress
Kanakapura	None	P. G. R. Sindhia		Janata Party
Sathanur	None	H. D. Deve Gowda		Janata Party
Channapatna	None	M. Varade Gowda (raju)		Janata Party
Ramanagaram	None	Puttaswamy Gowda		Janata Party
Magadi	None	H. G. Channappa		Janata Party
Nelamangala	SC	B. Guruprasad		Janata Party
Doddaballapur	None	R. L. Jalappa		Janata Party
Devanahalli	SC	P. C. Munishamaiah		Janata Party
Hosakote	None	B. N. Bache Gowda		Janata Party
Anekal	SC	M. P. Keshavamurthy		Indian National Congress
Nagamangala	None	H. T. Krishnappa		Janata Party
Maddur	None	B. Appajigowda		Janata Party
Kiragaval	None	G. Madegowda		Indian National Congress
Malavalli	SC	B. Somashekar		Janata Party
Mandya	None	S. D. Jayaram		Janata Party
Keragodu	None	H. D. Chowdaiah		Indian National Congress
Srirangapatna	None	A. S. Bandisiddegowda		Janata Party
Pandavapura	None	K. Kempegowda		Independent
Krishnarajpet	None	Krishna		Janata Party
Hanur	None	G. Rajugowda		Independent
Kollegal	SC	B. Basavaiah		Janata Party
Bannur	None	K. J. Ramaswamy		Janata Party
T. Narasipur	SC	H. C. Mahadevappa		Janata Party
Krishnaraj	None	Vedant Hemmige		Janata Party
Chamaraja	None	K. Kempere Gowda		Janata Party
Narasimharaja	None	Mukthar Unnisa		Indian National Congress
Chamundeswari	None	Siddaramaiah		Janata Party
Nanjangud	None	D. T. Jaya Kumar		Janata Party
Santhemarahalli	SC	B. Rachaiah		Janata Party
Chamarajanagar	None	S. Puttaswamy		Indian National Congress
Gundlupet	None	K. S. Nagarathnamma		Indian National Congress
Heggadadevanakote	SC	Kote M. Shivanna		Indian National Congress
Hunsur	None	H. L. Thimmegowda		Janata Party
Krishnarajanagar	None	S. Nanjappa		Janata Party
Periyapatna	None	K. Venkatesh		Janata Party
Virajpet	ST	Suma Vasantha		Indian National Congress
Madikere	None	D. A. Chinnappa		Indian National Congress
Somwarpet	None	B. A. Jivijaya		Janata Party
Belur	SC	Kumaraswamy H. K.		Janata Party
Arsikere	None	D. B. Gangadharappa		Independent
Gandsi	None	E. Nanjegowda		Janata Party
Sravanabelagola	None	N. Gangadhar		Janata Party
Holenarasipur	None	H. D. Deve Gowda		Janata Party
Arkalgud	None	K. B. Mallappa		Janata Party
Hassan	None	B. V. Karigowda		Janata Party
Sakleshpur	None	B. D. Basavaraju		Janata Party
Sullia	SC	Kushala		Indian National Congress
Puttur	None	Vinaya Kumar Sorake		Indian National Congress
Vittal	None	B. A. Ummarabba		Indian National Congress
Belthangady	None	K. Vasantha Bangera		Bharatiya Janata Party
Bantwal	None	Ramanath Rai		Indian National Congress
Mangalore	None	Blasius M. D. Souza		Indian National Congress
Ullal	None	B. M. Iddinabha		Indian National Congress
Surathkal	None	N. M. Adyanthaya		Indian National Congress
Kaup	None	Vasantha V. Salian		Indian National Congress
Udupi	None	M. Manorama Madhwaraj		Indian National Congress
Brahmavar	None	Basavaraj		Indian National Congress
Coondapur	None	Pratapchandra Shetty		Indian National Congress
Baindur	None	G. S. Achar		Indian National Congress
Karkal	None	M. Veerappa Moily		Indian National Congress
Moodabidri	None	Amarnath Shetty K.		Janata Party
Sringeri	None	H. G. Govindegowda		Janata Party
Mudigere	SC	B. B. Ningaiah		Janata Party
Chikmagalur	None	B. Shankara		Independent
Birur	None	S. R. Lakshmaiah		Janata Party
Kadur	None	P. B. Onkaramurthy		Independent
Tarikere	None	B. R. Neelakantappa		Janata Party
Channagiri	None	J. H. Patel		Janata Party
Holehonnur	SC	Basvannappa		Janata Party
Bhadravathi	None	Salera S. Siddappa		Independent
Honnali	None	D. G. Basawana		Janata Party
Shimoga	None	K. H. Srinivas		Indian National Congress
Tirthahalli	None	Patamakki Rathnakara		Indian National Congress
Hosanagar	None	B. Swamyrao		Indian National Congress
Sagar	None	B. Dharmappa		Janata Party
Sorab	None	S. Bangarappa		Indian National Congress
Shikaripur	None	B. S. Yediyurappa		Bharatiya Janata Party
Sirsi	SC	Kannade Gopal Mukund		Indian National Congress
Bhatkal	None	Rama Narayan Naik		Janata Party
Kumta	None	Gouda Narayan Holiyappa		Janata Party
Ankola	None	Ajjibal G. S. Hegde		Janata Party
Karwar	None	Rane Prabhakar Sadashiv		Indian National Congress
Haliyal	None	Deshpandey Raghunath Vishwanathrao		Janata Party
Dharwad Rural	None	Desai Ayyappa Basavaraj		Janata Party
Dharwad	None	Bellad Chandrakantha Gurappa		Independent
Hubli	None	A. M. Hindasgri		Indian National Congress
Hubli Rural	None	S. R. Bommai		Janata Party
Kalghatgi	None	Shiddanagoudar Parvatagouda Chanaveragouda		Janata Party
Kundgol	None	Uppin Basappa Andaneppa		Janata Party
Shiggaon	None	Neelakanthagouda Veeranagouda Patil		Independent
Hanagal	None	Udashi Chanabasappa Mahalingappa		Janata Party
Hirekerur	None	B. G. Banakar		Janata Party
Ranibennur	None	Koliwad Krishnappa Bheemappa		Indian National Congress
Byadgi	SC	Beelagi Kallokappa Sabanna		Janata Party
Haveri	None	Kalakoti C. C.		Janata Party
Shirhatti	None	Balikai Tippanna Basavanneppa		Janata Party
Mundargi	None	Humbarawadi Nagappa Shivalingappa		Janata Party
Gadag	None	Patil Kristagouda Hanamantagouda		Indian National Congress
Ron	None	Doddameti Jananadev Shivanagappa		Janata Party
Naragund	None	B. R. Yavagal		Janata Party
Navalgund	None	Kulkarni Mallappa Karaveerappa		Indian National Congress
Ramdurg	None	Hirareddi Basavantappa Basappa		Janata Party
Parasgad	None	Chandrashekhar Mallikarjun Mamani		Independent
Bailhongal	None	Koujalagi Shivananda Hemappa		Janata Party
Kittur	None	Inamdar Danappagouda Basabgouda		Janata Party
Khanapur	None	Patil Vasantrao Parashram		Independent
Belgaum	None	Mane Rajabhau Shankarrao		Independent
Uchagaon	None	Patil Basawant Iroji		Independent
Bagewadi	None	Malagi Shivaputrappa Chanab Asappa		Janata Party
Gokak	ST	Muttennavar Mallappa Laxman		Janata Party
Arabhavi	None	R. M. Patil		Janata Party
Hukkeri	None	Katti Vishwanath Mallappa		Janata Party
Sankeshwar	None	Patil Malhargouda Shankargoud		Indian National Congress
Nippani	None	Patil Veerkumar Appaso		Indian National Congress
Sadalga	None	Magennavar Kallappa Parisa		Janata Party
Chikkodi	SC	Chaugule Shakuntala Tukaram		Janata Party
Raibag	SC	Ghevari Maruti Gangappa		Janata Party
Kagwad	None	Patil Vasanthrao Lakhagouda		Janata Party
Athani	None	Leeladevi R. Prasad		Janata Party
Jamkhandi	None	Bagalkot Gurupad Shivappa		Janata Party
Bilgi	None	Tungal Baburaddi Venkappa		Janata Party
Mudhol	SC	Jamakhandi Bhimappa Gamgappa		Janata Party
Bagalkot	None	Mantur Goolappa Venkappa		Janata Party
Badami	None	Desai Ravasaheb Tulasigerappa		Janata Party
Guledgud	None	Nanjayyanamath Shankarayya Gadigeyya		Indian National Congress
Hungund	None	Kadapatti Shivsangappa Siddappa		Janata Party
Muddebihal	None	Deshmukh Jagadevarao Sanganabajappa		Janata Party
Huvin-hippargi	None	Desai Shivaputrappa Madiwalappa		Janata Party
Basavana-bagewadi	None	Patil Kumaragouda Adiveppagouda		Janata Party
Tikota	None	Patil Basanagouda Mallangouda		Indian National Congress
Bijapur	None	Mahiboobpatel Ladlipatel		Indian National Congress
Ballolli	SC	Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa		Janata Party
Indi	None	Khed Ningappa Siddappa		Janata Party
Sindgi	None	Biradar Mallanagouda Doulataraya		Janata Party

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India.