1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election information
1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1980
3 February 1985
1990 →
All 320 assembly constituencies 161 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
49.83%
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Arjun Singh
Sunderlal Patwa
Party
INC
BJP
Leader since
1980
1969
Last election
246
60
Seats won
250
58
Seat change
4
2
Popular vote
69,37,443
46,02,249
Percentage
48.87%
32.42%
Chief Minister before election
Arjun Singh
INC
Elected Chief Minister
Arjun Singh
INC
Elections to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 1985. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats[1] and Arjun Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister[2] but was forced to resign as Chief Minister after just one day due to differences with Sriniwas Tiwari. Motilal Vora succeeded him as Chief Minister.[3] Arjun Singh was sworn in as the Governor of Punjab after this.
^"Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1985". elections.in. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^"मध्यप्रदेश के माननीय मुख्यमंत्रियों/सदन का नेता की सूची" [List of the honorable Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh]. mpvidhansabha.nic.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^Mishra, Ashish (26 November 2018). "अर्जुन सिंह : मध्यप्रदेश का वो मुख्यमंत्री, जिसके पिता को पीएम नेहरू ने बेइज्जत कर दिया था" [Arjun Singh: The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, whose father was insulted by PM Nehru]. The Lallantop.
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