Bihar assembly election, Feb 1990
The 10th Bihar legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
324
163 needed for a majority
Largest party
JD
122 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
6,613
148 women, 10 elected
Turnout
60.96%
3.21 cr of 5.26 cr
The house
324 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- JD122
- INC71
- BJP39
- IND30
- CPI23
- JMM19
- IPF7
- CPM6
- Others7
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Bihar assembly election (1985)
INC
-125
BJP
+23
CPI
+11
JMM
+10
CPM
+5
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDJanata Dal | 122 | — | 276 | 29.8% | 82,12,666 | 25.61% | — | 83 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 71 | -125 | 323 | 24.9% | 79,46,635 | 24.78% | -14.51 | 104 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 39 | +23 | 237 | 16.4% | 37,21,392 | 11.61% | +4.07 | 136 |
| INDIndependent | 30 | +1 | 4304 | 1.4% | 59,06,844 | 18.42% | +0.54 | 4228 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 23 | +11 | 109 | 19.7% | 21,12,887 | 6.59% | -2.27 | 54 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 19 | +10 | 82 | 15.2% | 10,08,174 | 3.14% | +1.32 | 51 |
| IPFIPF | 7 | — | 82 | 10.6% | 8,89,068 | 2.77% | — | 61 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 6 | +5 | 31 | 14.7% | 4,27,214 | 1.33% | -0.28 | 19 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 3 | — | 158 | 3.0% | 4,94,717 | 1.54% | — | 152 |
| MCORMCOR | 2 | — | 11 | 6.3% | 70,365 | 0.22% | — | 9 |
| JKDJKD | 1 | — | 28 | 6.8% | 1,34,827 | 0.42% | — | 23 |
| SOPLSOPL | 1 | — | 47 | 2.3% | 1,09,871 | 0.34% | — | 45 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | — | 164 | 1.4% | 2,33,762 | 0.73% | — | 162 |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | — | 138 | 1.6% | 2,20,898 | 0.69% | — | 136 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | — | 54 | 1.7% | 95,185 | 0.30% | — | 52 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | — | 73 | 0.8% | 62,171 | 0.19% | — | 73 |
| CPI(ML)CPI(ML) | 0 | — | 5 | 12.0% | 53,973 | 0.17% | — | 3 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0.4% | 48,302 | 0.15% | +0.15 | 133 |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | — | 88 | 0.5% | 45,829 | 0.14% | — | 88 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | — | 29 | 1.4% | 41,075 | 0.13% | — | 28 |
| IPInsaniyat Party | 0 | — | 20 | 2.1% | 40,704 | 0.13% | — | 19 |
| PBIPBI | 0 | — | 30 | 1.0% | 31,360 | 0.10% | — | 30 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | — | 12 | 2.8% | 28,144 | 0.09% | — | 11 |
| DMMDMM | 0 | — | 22 | 1.0% | 25,404 | 0.08% | — | 22 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | — | 32 | 0.6% | 21,119 | 0.07% | — | 32 |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | — | 5 | 3.9% | 17,211 | 0.05% | — | 5 |
| HJDHJD | 0 | — | 9 | 2.1% | 13,904 | 0.04% | — | 9 |
| MCPIMCPI | 0 | — | 5 | 2.3% | 11,757 | 0.04% | — | 5 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.5% | 9,715 | 0.03% | -0.01 | 18 |
| BBPBuland Bharat Party | 0 | — | 28 | 0.3% | 7,658 | 0.02% | — | 28 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | — | 12 | 0.7% | 7,481 | 0.02% | — | 12 |
| DBMDBM | 0 | — | 11 | 0.2% | 2,082 | 0.01% | — | 11 |
| IMLIML | 0 | — | 2 | 1.1% | 2,024 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| AZPAZP | 0 | — | 5 | 0.3% | 1,581 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| PHJDPHJD | 0 | — | 4 | 0.5% | 1,343 | 0.00% | — | 4 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | — | 2 | 0.9% | 1,181 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | — | 2 | 0.5% | 985 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3% | 862 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 3 |
| BDCBDC | 0 | — | 1 | 1.2% | 850 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| DMKPDMKP | 0 | — | 4 | 0.2% | 631 | 0.00% | — | 4 |
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. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/bihar-1990/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Feb 1990
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEIKHPURA | Bihar | INCRAJO SINGH | JDSHIV KUMAR | 1,09,42378.33% |
| MASRAKH | Bihar | JDPRABHU NATH SINGH | INCHARENDRA SINGH | 59,03860.71% |
| KATIHAR | Bihar | JDRAM PRAKASH MAHTO | BJPJAGDISH PRASAD MANDAL | 62,96356.14% |
| GOPALGANJ | Bihar | JDSURENDRA SINGH | INDAMBIKA PRASAD YADAWA | 54,95655.33% |
| PATEPUR | Bihar | JDRAMSUNDAR DAS | INCBALESHWAR SINGH PASWAN | 57,31854.78% |
| BAGHA | Bihar | JDPURANMASI RAM | BJPKAILASH BAITHA | 44,51354.73% |
| HISUA | Bihar | INCADITYA SINGH | CPILAL NARAYAN SINGH | 55,72146.19% |
| GAYA MUFASSIL | Bihar | INCAWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | JDVINOD KUMAR YADVENDU | 57,25145.45% |
| MAHISHI | Bihar | JDANAND MOHAN | INCLAHTAN CHAUDHARY | 62,02545.08% |
| GHORASAHAN | Bihar | JDLAL BABU PRASAD | BJPANIL KUMAR SINGH | 41,55342.49% |
Closest results of Feb 1990
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FATEHPUR | Bihar | JDRAM NARESH PRASAD | INCJITAN RAM MANJHI | 1820.15% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | Bihar | INCRAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV | JDRAJENDER SINGH | 2390.19% |
| HUSSAINABAD | Bihar | BJPDASHRATH KUMAR SINGH | JDVIRENDER SINGH | 1630.24% |
| ARARIA | Bihar | INDVINOD KU. ROY | INDNAND KISHORE MANDAL | 2230.24% |
| HATIA | Bihar | BJPRAMJEE LAL SARDA | JDVIJENDRA SINGH ISHWAR | 2120.26% |
| RUNISAIDPUR | Bihar | JDNAWAL KISHOR SAHI | BJPGIRJA NANDAN PRASAD YADAV | 3620.30% |
| MANOHARPUR | Bihar | INCKRISHNA CHANDRA MUNDA | BJPGOVIND CHANDRA PURTY | 2000.35% |
| TUNDI | Bihar | JMMVINOD BIHAR MAHATO | INCUDAI KUMAR SINGH | 2990.38% |
| BHABHUA | Bihar | INCVIJAY SHANKAR PANDEY | CPIRAM LAL SINGH | 3670.39% |
| HAYAGHAT | Bihar | JDKAFIL AHMAD | CPI(ML)UMADHAR PRASAD SINGH | 3820.40% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1990?
Janata Dal won 122 of 324 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1990?
Turnout was 60.96% — 3.21 cr of 5.26 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1990?
6,613 candidates contested 324 seats.