1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

The 1985 Maharashtra State Assembly election was held in March 1985. A total of 288 seats were contested.

List of participating political parties

Party	Abbreviation	-
National Parties	-	-
	BJP	-
	INC	-
	Indian Congress (Socialist)	IC(S)
	JP	-
	LKD	-
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	CPM
	CPI	-
State Parties	-	-
	Peasants and Workers Party	PWP
	AIFB	-
Registered Parties	-	-
	RPI	-
	Republican Party of India (Khobragade)	RPI(K)

Results

The Indian National Congress won the majority of seats. Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar became Chief Minister. Shankarrao Chimaji Jagatap became Speaker. Sharad Pawar became leader of the opposition.

Party results

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!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Political Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |No. of candidates
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vote %