Pondicherry Legislative Assembly Election in 1985 Party Wise
| Party Name | Seats |
|---|
| Indian National Congress (I) (INC)(I) | 15 |
| Janta Party (JNP) | 2 |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADK) | 6 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 5 |
| Independent (IND) | 2 |
| Total | 30 |
List of Successful Candidates in Pondicherry Assembly Election in 1985
| A. C. NO. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Gender | Party | vote |
|---|
| 1 | Muthialpet | GEN | G. Palaniraja | M | DMK | 7820 | A. Kasilingam | M | ADK | 6281 |
| 2 | Cassicade | GEN | P. Kannan | M | INC | 5273 | Saraswathi Subbiah | F | CPI | 1521 |
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | GEN | L. Joseph Mariadoss | M | INC | 2419 | Louis Pragasam Cannaya | M | DMK | 1578 |
| 4 | Bussy | GEN | C. M. Achraff | M | INC | 2213 | S. Babu Ansardeen | M | DMK | 1516 |
| 5 | Oupalam | GEN | P. K. Loganathan | M | ADK | 3898 | Sitha. Vedanayagam | M | DMK | 3040 |
| 6 | Orleampeth | GEN | M.A..S. Subramanian | M | ADK | 6635 | Na. Marimuthu Na. Manimaran | M | DMK | 5079 |
| 7 | Nellithope | GEN | R.V.Janakiraman | M | DMK | 5526 | B. Manimaran | M | ADK | 4490 |
| 8 | Modeliarpeth | GEN | V. Sabapathy Kothandaraman | M | INC | 6260 | M. Manjini | M | CPI | 5874 |
| 9 | Ariankuppam | GEN | P. Purushothaman | M | ADK | 5505 | P. Suppurayan | M | DMK | 5127 |
| 10 | Embalom | (SC) | K. Anbalagan | M | ADK | 4509 | K.Siva Loganathan | M | DMK | 4327 |
| 11 | Nettapakkam | GEN | V. Vaithilingam | M | INC | 6946 | P. Ramamurthy | M | DMK | 2577 |
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | GEN | R. Ramansthan | M | DMK | 4207 | K. Parasuraman | M | ADK | 3361 |
| 13 | Bahour | (SC) | P. Uthiravelu | M | JNP | 4911 | S. Narayanasamy | M | INC | 4201 |
| By Polls in 1987 | Bahour | (SC) | Rajalingam | M | INC | 5642 | Rajavelu | M | JNP | 4723 |
| 14 | Thirubuvanai | (SC) | S. Komala | F | DMK | 5745 | P. Cattavarayane | M | INC | 4751 |
| 15 | Mannadipet | GEN | D. Ramachandran | M | DMK | 6383 | A. Krishnasamy | M | INC | 4918 |
| 16 | Ossudu | (SC) | V. Nagarathinam | M | INC | 6176 | R. Thangavelu Clemenceau | M | CPI | 2251 |
| By Polls in 1998 | Ossudu | (SC) | A. Elumalai | M | TMC(M) | 6826 | R. Govindammal | M | ADMK | 4021 |
| 17 | Villenour | GEN | R. Subraya Counder | M | INC | 5696 | M. Venugopal | M | DMK | 5187 |
| 18 | Ozhukarai | GEN | R. Somasundaram | M | ADK | 5729 | G. Perumal Raja | M | DMK | 4428 |
| 19 | Thattanchavady | GEN | V. Pethaperumal | M | JNP | 6228 | T. Murugesan | M | INC | 3926 |
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | GEN | V. Balaji | M | INC | 7852 | N. Ranganathan | M | CPI | 4647 |
| 21 | Lawspet | GEN | M.O.H. Farook | M | INC | 8804 | S. Muthu | M | DMK | 5157 |
| 22 | Cotchery | GEN | N. Vengadasalam | M | INC | 5774 | G. Panjavarnam | M | DMK | 4441 |
| 23 | Karaikal | GEN | V. Govindarajan | M | INC | 4784 | V.M. Salih Maricar | M | IND | 3671 |
| 24 | Karaikal South | GEN | S. Ramassamy | M | IND | 3808 | A.M. Kassim | M | INC | 2393 |
| 25 | Neravy Grand Aldee | GEN | V.M.C. Varada Pillai | M | ADK | 5788 | V.M.C. Sivakumar | M | DMK | 5038 |
| 26 | Tirunallar | GEN | A. Sonudararengan | M | IND | 4246 | R. Kamalakkannan | M | DMK | 3475 |
| 27 | Neduncadu | (SC) | M. Chandirakasu | M | INC | 5870 | M. Kaliaperumal | M | CPM | 2674 |
| 28 | Mahe | GEN | P.K. Sathyanandan | M | INC | 3695 | K.V. Raghavan | M | CPM | 2719 |
| 29 | Palloor | GEN | A.V. Sreedharan | M | INC | 3766 | T.K. Chandrasekharan | M | JNP | 1943 |
| 30 | Yanam | GEN | Kamichetty Sri Parassorama Varaprassada Rao Naidou | M | INC | 2884 | Ratcha Harikrishna | M | IND | 2498 |
List of Participating Political Parties in Pondicherry Assembly Election in 1985
| S.No. | Party Abbreviation | Party |
|---|
| National Parties |
| 1 | BJP | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | CPI | Communist Party Of India |
| 3 | CPM | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 4 | ICS | Indian Congress (Socialist) |
| 5 | INC | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | JNP | Janta Party |
| 7 | LKD | Lok Dal |
| State Parties |
| 8 | ADK | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 9 | DMK | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 10 | MUL | Muslim League |
| 11 | TDP | Telugu Desam |
| Independents |
| 12. IND | Independent |
Last Updated on April 30, 2020