Bihar assembly election, Feb 1969
The 5th Bihar legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
318
160 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
118 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
2,154
45 women, 4 elected
Turnout
51.25%
1.5 cr of 2.93 cr
The house
318 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC118
- SSP52
- BJS34
- CPI25
- IND24
- PSP18
- JAP14
- LTC9
- SHD6
- BKD6
- PHJ5
- Others7
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Bihar assembly election (1967)
SSP
-16
INC
-10
IND
-9
BJS
+8
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 118 | -10 | 318 | 30.5% | 45,70,413 | 30.46% | -2.63 | 42 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 52 | -16 | 191 | 21.8% | 20,52,274 | 13.68% | -3.94 | 88 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 34 | +8 | 303 | 16.5% | 23,45,780 | 15.63% | +5.22 | 170 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 25 | +1 | 162 | 19.4% | 15,15,105 | 10.10% | +3.19 | 91 |
| INDIndependent | 24 | -9 | 426 | 6.4% | 12,43,106 | 8.29% | -9.59 | 373 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 18 | 0 | 94 | 18.2% | 8,46,563 | 5.64% | -1.32 | 53 |
| JAPJAP | 14 | — | 138 | 8.6% | 5,01,010 | 3.34% | — | 113 |
| LTCLTC | 9 | — | 100 | 13.2% | 5,73,344 | 3.82% | — | 73 |
| SHDSHD | 6 | — | 122 | 9.0% | 5,52,764 | 3.68% | — | 101 |
| BKDBKD | 6 | — | 91 | 6.6% | 3,01,010 | 2.01% | — | 77 |
| PHJPHJ | 5 | — | 14 | 12.6% | 56,506 | 0.38% | — | 9 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | -1 | 30 | 13.5% | 1,87,541 | 1.25% | -0.03 | 20 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 3 | 0 | 42 | 6.6% | 1,30,638 | 0.87% | -1.46 | 36 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 1 | — | 4 | 10.0% | 17,452 | 0.12% | — | 3 |
| BCPBCP | 0 | — | 39 | 2.1% | 38,995 | 0.26% | — | 39 |
| PBIPBI | 0 | — | 49 | 1.1% | 29,675 | 0.20% | — | 49 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | — | 11 | 5.4% | 26,259 | 0.17% | — | 9 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | — | 6 | 2.4% | 6,310 | 0.04% | — | 6 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | -1 | 6 | 1.5% | 5,057 | 0.03% | -0.14 | 6 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | — | 3 | 1.4% | 2,161 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| BPSBharat Peoples Sena | 0 | — | 2 | 0.8% | 855 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| RRPRRP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.5% | 811 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Bihar at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Feb 1969
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJHGAON | Bihar | INDPURNA CHANDRA BIRUA | JAPNARAYAN PAT PINGUA | 15,83756.78% |
| CHAIBASSA | Bihar | INDBAGUN SUMBRUI | BJSKADE MAJHI | 15,70556.77% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | Bihar | BKDMAHAMAYA PRASAD SINHA | INCUMA SHANKAR PRASAD | 27,45447.56% |
| THAKURGANJ | Bihar | INCMUHAMMAD HUSSAIN AZAD | LTCKARTIK PRASAD SINGH | 13,72445.92% |
| JAGANATHPUR | Bihar | INDMANGAL SINGH LAMAI | SSPSIDIU HEMBRAM | 10,58244.04% |
| KOLEBIRA | Bihar | INDS . K . BAGE | BJSLOHRA MUNDA | 13,53843.56% |
| KATEA | Bihar | INCNATHUNI RAM CHAMAR | JAPALGU RAM | 11,73243.17% |
| KORHA | Bihar | LTCBHOLA PASWAN SHASHTRI | INCSITA RAM DAS | 15,73340.91% |
| KURHANI | Bihar | PSPSADHU SHARAN SHAHI | INCKRISHNA NANDAN SAHAY | 25,99339.97% |
| KHARSAWAN | Bihar | INDCHANDRA MOHAN MANJHI | BJSDEVILAL MATISOY | 8,30536.36% |
Closest results of Feb 1969
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAHESHPUR | Bihar | PHJKALESHWAR HEMRAM | INCKALIDAS MURMU | 370.15% |
| MASAURHI | Bihar | BJSRAM DEVAN DAS | CPIBHUNESHWAR SHARMA | 1040.16% |
| JAMALPUR | Bihar | CPIRAM BALAK SINGH | BJSSURESH KUMAR SINGH | 1030.17% |
| GOBINDGANJ | Bihar | BJSHARI SHANKAR SHARMA | INCDHRUB NARAIN MANI TRIPATHI | 660.18% |
| AMARPUR | Bihar | SSPSUKHNARAIN SINGH | BJSJANARDAN PRASAD YADAV | 1590.27% |
| AURAI | Bihar | SSPPANDAV RAI | PSPRAMJANMA OJHA | 2100.34% |
| BALIA | Bihar | INCJAMALUDDIN | BJSCHANDRA CHURDEO | 2710.48% |
| SULTANGANJ | Bihar | INCSURESH PRASAD YADAV | INDJAI PRAKASH MISHRA | 2000.60% |
| BHABUA | Bihar | BJSCHANDRAMAULI MISHRA | INCSHYAMNARAIN PANDEY | 3270.62% |
| NOKHA | Bihar | JAPJAGDISH OJHA | INCGUTHLI SINGH | 3700.69% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1969?
Indian National Congress won 118 of 318 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1969?
Turnout was 51.25% — 1.5 cr of 2.93 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1969?
2,154 candidates contested 318 seats.
