Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1985

Elections to the eighth term of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly were held in 1985. The TDP continued its rule in the state, this time for a full five-year tenure. The TDP contested in 250 assembly constituencies, winning 202 seats. Congress’s performance declined further compared to the previous elections, as it won only 50 assembly seats out of the 290 seats on which it contested. Kumud Ben Joshi was the governor of Andhra Pradesh during this period, being the second woman governor in the state after Sharda Mukherjee. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao successfully regained the support of the people in the state, returning to become the Chief Minister of AP for a second term. Rao’s popularity was safeguarded further, when during his second term in the post of CM, Rao introduced some phenomenal initiatives in the governance of the state, such as improving the conditions of the tribals by discouraging them to join the Naxal cadres in their radical ideologies. This he did in the face of economic and political rehabilitation measures in the state, ensuring justice for one and all. Thus, a united AP was further reinforced through NTR.

Some of the most important legislations passed in the AP Vidhan Sabha during the second term of NTR regime were the Andhra Pradesh Public Premises Eviction of Un-authorised Occupants Act of 1986, the Andhra Pradesh Tenants and Ryots Protection Act of 1986, the AP Apartments Act of 1987, the AP (Telangana region) Abolition of Inams Act of 1986, the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Indebtedness (Relief) Act of 1987, the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act of 1987, the Andhra Pradesh Devadasis (Prohibition of Dedicated) Act of 1988, the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayats (Amendment) Act of 1986, to name a few. Most importantly, NTR introduced a new law which required tax to be paid in all entertainment venues such as in movie theatres. This new legislation, called the Andhra Pradesh Entertainments Tax Act of 1986, is significant as it ensured uniformity in cultural capital in the state.

List of Participating Political Parties in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1985

List of Successful Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1983