1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
All 224 seats of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
113 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
JP
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

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

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