1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 117 seats in the Punjab Legislative Assembly 59 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered | 10,728,825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 67.53% ( 2.17%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Election where held in Punjab on 26 September 1985, to elect the members of Punjab Legislative Assembly. The signing of the Rajiv–Longowal Accord between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the Akali leader, Harchand Singh Longowal, on 24 July 1985 paved the way to holding this elections. The election were hald alongside the election to the Lok Sabha, Which were not held in 1984.