Results/Turnout Results/Turnout
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Analysis · participation

Who turned out

Lok Sabha nationally, 1985

Mean turnout
63.36%
1985 · across all contests
Highest turnout
87.05%
Barpeta
Lowest turnout
0.0%
Sikkim
Contests
38
1985 · national

[01]Turnout over time

Mean turnout per election · 2024–1952 · newest first
2024 66.88%
2021 66.59%
2020 61.48%
2019 68.08%
2018 59.8%
2017 46.34%
2016 64.29%
2015 69.46%
2014 67.3%
2013 49.11%
2012 51.96%
2011 62.44%
2009 59.4%
2008 50.6%
2007 56.17%
2006 56.39%
2005 50.26%
2004 58.99%
2003 67.79%
2002 53.04%
2001 54.83%
2000 54.47%
1999 60.18%
1998 62.11%
1997 46.51%
1996 58.28%
1995 0.0%
1994 49.67%
1993 579.95%
1992 24.57%
1991 55.38%
1989 61.2%
1988 52.26%
1987 60.32%
1986 48.53%
1985 63.36%
1984 63.52%
1982 50.05%
1981 41.01%
1980 56.63%
1979 51.42%
1978 65.74%
1977 59.82%
1972 42.03%
1971 54.33%
1970 44.1%
1969 47.04%
1968 38.72%
1967 59.76%
1965 29.79%
1964 40.61%
1963 28.37%
1962 53.91%
1957 49.95%
1952 43.44%

[02]Highest-turnout seats

1985
  1. 87.05%
    BarpetaIndependentAtaur Rahman · Assam
  2. 83.71%
    KokrajharPlains Tribals Council Of AssamSamar Brahma Choudhury · Assam
  3. 83.33%
    DhubriIndependentAbdul Hamid · Assam
  4. 80.29%
    GauhatiIndependentDinesh Goswami · Assam
  5. 79.12%
    BolpurCommunist Party of India (Marxist)S.Chatterjee · West Bengal
  6. 78.28%
    NowgongIndependentMuhiram Saikia · Assam
  7. 78.21%
    MangaldoiIndependentSaifuddin Akmed · Assam
  8. 74.99%
    TezpurIndian National CongressBipin Pal Das · Assam
  9. 73.04%
    KaliaborIndependentBhadreswar Tanti · Assam
  10. 72.27%
    KarimganjIndian Congress (SOCIALIST)Sudarsan Das · Assam

[03]Lowest-turnout seats

1985
  1. 0.0%
    SikkimSikkim Sangram ParishadD.K.Bhandari · Sikkim
  2. 36.55%
    TiruchendurIndian National CongressR.D.Athithan · Tamil Nadu
  3. 38.01%
    BaramatiJanata PartyK.S.Sahebrao · Maharashtra
  4. 46.9%
    BijnorIndian National CongressM.Kumari(W) · Uttar Pradesh
  5. 48.09%
    KishanganjJanata PartyS.Shahabuddin · Bihar
  6. 48.27%
    BankaIndian National CongressC.Singh · Bihar
  7. 49.22%
    DibrugarhIndian National CongressHaren Bhumji · Assam
  8. 54.13%
    GoddaIndian National CongressSalauddin · Bihar
  9. 56.41%
    ChuruIndian National CongressN.Budnia · Rajasthan
  10. 56.42%
    South DelhiIndependentA.Singh · Delhi

SourceTurnout from Election Commission constituency-wise results, 1985 Lok Sabha

NOTAIntroduced in 2013; not on record before

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