Official results for the 1985 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election. INC won the most seats with 15 out of 30.
Total seats: 30. Majority mark: 15.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| INC | 15 | 32.7% |
| ADMK | 6 | 15.7% |
| DMK | 5 | 29.1% |
| JP | 2 | 8.6% |
| IND | 2 | 6.4% |
| CPI | 0 | 4.7% |
| LKD | 0 | 0.1% |
| TDP | 0 | 0.4% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | V. PETHAPERUMAL | JP | 16.5% |
| BAHOUR | V. GOVINDARAJAN | INC | 11.5% |
| EMBALAM | M. O. H. FAROOK | INC | 25.0% |
| INDIRA NAGAR | V. SABAPATHY @ KOTHANDARAMAN | INC | 2.9% |
| KADIRGAMAM | R.V.JANAKIRAMAN | DMK | 9.7% |
| KALAPET | R. RAMANATHAN | DMK | 8.2% |
| KAMARAJ NAGAR | K. ANBALAGAN | ADMK | 2.1% |
| KARAIKAL NORTH | A. SOUNDARENGAN | IND | 8.2% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | M.CHANDHRAKASU | INC | 36.8% |
| LAWSPET | VE. VAITHILINGAM | INC | 45.9% |
| MAHE | A.V.SREEDHARAN | INC | 26.2% |
| MANAVELY | V. BALAJI | INC | 23.1% |
| MANGALAM | C.M. ACHRAFF | INC | 16.8% |
| MANNADIPET | PALANIRAJA .G. | DMK | 10.6% |
| MUDALIARPET | R. SOMASUNDARAM | ADMK | 12.2% |
| MUTHIALPET | P. UTHIRAVELU | JP | 6.9% |
| NEDUNGADU | S. RAMASSAMY | IND | 17.4% |
| NELLITHOPE | R. SUBBARAYA COUNDER | INC | 4.7% |
| NERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM | P.K. SATHYANANDAN | INC | 14.0% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | N. VENGADASALAM | INC | 12.9% |
| ORLEAMPETH | V. NAGARATHINAM | INC | 44.0% |
| OUPALAM | D. RAMACHANDRAN | DMK | 13.0% |
| OUSSUDU | L. JOSEPH MARIADOSS | INC | 19.0% |
| OZHUKARAI | DR. M.A.S.SUBRAMANIAN | ADMK | 13.1% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | S. KOMALA | DMK | 9.4% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | P. PURUSHOTHAMAN | ADMK | 3.0% |
| THIRUBHUVANAI | P. KANNAN | INC | 44.7% |
| THIRUNALLAR | V.M.C. VARADA PILLAI | ADMK | 6.9% |
| VILLIANUR | P.K. LOGANATHAN | ADMK | 8.6% |
| YANAM | KAMICHETTY SRI PARASSORAMA VARAPRASSADA RAO | INC | 5.5% |