1985 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election
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Elections to the
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, also known as Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house. Member of the Legislative Assembl ...
were held in phases, in February and May 1985, to elect members of the 425 constituencies in
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
, India. The
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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 The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh is the head of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. As per the Constitution of India, the Governor (India), governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minis ...
. This election was scheduled, as the five-year term of the members elected in the previous election, in
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, 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.


Result


Elected members


Bypolls


See also

* List of constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly * 1985 elections in India


References

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Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
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February 1985 in Asia