Results/Margins
Results/Margins
ECI results
Analysis · competitiveness
How close was it?
Lok Sabha nationally, 1985
Closest contest
0.02%
Ludhiana · SAD
Biggest landslide
43.2%
Gauhati · IND
Decided by under 1%
1
of 37 contests
Decided by under 5%
7
18.9% of contests
Contests
37
1985 · national
[01]Closest contests
- 0.02%
LudhianaShiromani Akali DalMewa Singh · Punjab
- 1.57%
BijnorIndian National CongressM.Kumari(W) · Uttar Pradesh
- 1.91%
DhubriIndependentAbdul Hamid · Assam
- 2.24%
KokrajharPlains Tribals Council Of AssamSamar Brahma Choudhury · Assam
- 2.72%
GoddaIndian National CongressSalauddin · Bihar
- 2.93%
TezpurIndian National CongressBipin Pal Das · Assam
- 3.59%
PatialaShiromani Akali DalCharanjit Singh · Punjab
- 6.01%
NowgongIndependentMuhiram Saikia · Assam
- 6.72%
FaridkotShiromani Akali DalShaminder Singh · Punjab
- 7.02%
Autonomous DistrictIndian National CongressBiren Singh Engti · Assam
[02]Biggest landslides
- 43.2%
GauhatiIndependentDinesh Goswami · Assam
- 33.9%
LakhimpurIndependentGakul Saikia · Assam
- 27.69%
TiruchendurIndian National CongressR.D.Athithan · Tamil Nadu
- 23.68%
MangaldoiIndependentSaifuddin Akmed · Assam
- 22.68%
SangrurShiromani Akali DalBalwant Singh Ramuwalia · Punjab
- 20.65%
AmritsarIndian National CongressRaghunandan Lal Bhatia · Punjab
- 19.55%
JorhatIndependentParag Chaliha · Assam
- 19.2%
KishanganjJanata PartyS.Shahabuddin · Bihar
- 16.62%
BolpurCommunist Party of India (Marxist)S.Chatterjee · West Bengal
- 15.45%
HoshiarpurIndian National CongressKamal Chudhary · Punjab
[03]Seats by winning margin
Under 1%
12.7%
1-5%
616.2%
5-10%
1027.0%
10-20%
1437.8%
20%+
616.2%
SourceWinning margins from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1985 Lok Sabha · margins are winner minus runner-up as a share of votes polled