1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

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.

1985 Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly election
3 February and 3 May 1985
All 425 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
213 seats needed for a majority
Registered65,404,531
Turnout45.64%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Narayan Datt Tiwari Charan Singh Chandra Shekhar
Party INC LKD JP
Leader's seat Haldwani
Last election 309 New 4
Seats won 269 84 20
Seat change 40 New 16
Popular vote 11,544,698 6,304,455 1,646,005
Percentage 39.25% 21.43% 5.60%
Swing 1.6 New 5.59
Chief Minister before election

Narayan Datt Tiwari
Indian National Congress

 Elected Chief Minister

Narayan Datt Tiwari
Indian National Congress

This election was scheduled, as the five-year term 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.

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