Summary
The 8th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases in 1985 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India.[2][3]
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All 126 seats in the Legislature of Assam 64 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nellie massacre and Khoirabari massacre were some cases of extreme violence. The unrest officially ended on 15 August 1985, following the Assam Accord, which was signed by leaders of AASU-AAGSP and the Government of India. During six years of the movement, a reported 855-860 deaths were reported.[4][5]
The agitation leaders formed a political party, Asom Gana Parishad post-election and Prafulla Kumar Mahanta became Chief Minister of Assam.[6]
Party positions edit
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| Pos | Party | Contested | Seats | Swing | |||||
| 1 | Independent politician | 104 | 92 |  82
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| 2 | Indian National Congress | 125 | 25 |  66
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| 3 | Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha | 72 | 4 | 2
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| 4 | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | 28 | 3 | 2
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| 5 | Communist Party of India | 39 | 2 | - | |||||
| Total | - | 126 | - | ||||||
Winning candidates edit
By-elections edit
| A.C. No. | Constituency Name | Type A.C. | Winner Candidate | Party | Reason | |
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| 1. | Kaliabor | Gen | Gunin Hazarika | Independent politician | Resignation of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | |
| 2. | Nazira | Gen | Tanu Konwer | Asom Gana Parishad | Resignation of Hiteswar Saikia | |
Government edit
Asom Gana Parishad was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 October 1985 in Golaghat,[7] that let Prafulla Kumar Mahanta to be elected as the youngest chief minister of the state.
References edit
- ^ Assam elections acquire considerable significance, campaigns center around the accord
- ^ ECI 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election
- ^ Assam Legislative Assembly - Members 1985-91 (in Hindi)
- ^ "Martyrs of Assam Agitation". Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Assam: Prafulla Mahanta not to campaign for AGP to protest alliance with BJP
- ^ Assam elections acquire considerable significance, campaigns center around the accord
- ^ Birth of AGP leads to Assam being divided into two irreconcilable camps