Maharashtra · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1985
Anna Joshi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Shivajinagar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Maharashtra in the 1985 state assembly election, securing 48,969 votes (49.00% vote share). The runner-up was Shridhar Madgulkar (Indian National Congress) with 48,858 votes.
A total of 14 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Joshi | 48969 | 49.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Shridhar Madgulkar | 48858 | 48.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Anna Alias Ramkrishna Zenda | 375 | 0.40% | Lok Dal |
| 4 | Motiling Shankar Vishnu | 369 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Gandhi Champalal Chhogalal | 327 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 6 | Shinde Suresh Madhavrao | 185 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 7 | Baburao Shivram Ramapure | 127 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 8 | Jawani Chintamani Dagadu | 121 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Ramchandra Baburao Pasalkar | 118 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Shankar Namdeo Jachak | 115 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Ranulal Badrinarayan Rathi | 87 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Satish Parekh | 87 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Shaikh Mubarak | 64 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Vinod Anand Singh | 62 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Shivajinagar constituency is part of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1985 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Anna Joshi (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 48,969 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.