1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
Maharashtra State Assembly election, 1985 was held in Indian state of Maharashtra in March 1985, to elect 288 members to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Results. Indian National Congress won majority seats in the Assembly, Vasantdada Patil became Chief Minister. Shankarrao Chimaji Jagatap became Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Sharad Pawar became Leader of the Opposition. ! class="unsortable"| !|Political Party ! |No. of candidates ! |No. of elected ! |Number of Votes ! |% of Votes ! |Seat change