Bihar assembly election, Mar 1995
The 11th Bihar legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
324
163 needed for a majority
Largest party
JD
167 seats · majority
Candidates
8,313
262 women, 11 elected
Turnout
59.83%
3.46 cr of 5.78 cr
The house
324 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- JD167
- BJP41
- INC29
- CPI26
- IND12
- JMM10
- SAP7
- CPI(ML)(L)6
- CPM6
- JMMS6
- Others14
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Bihar assembly election (1990)
JD
+45
INC
-42
IND
-18
JMM
-9
CPI
+3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDJanata Dal | 167 | +45 | 264 | 34.5% | 96,69,589 | 27.98% | +2.36 | 40 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 41 | +2 | 315 | 13.4% | 44,80,363 | 12.96% | +1.36 | 209 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 29 | -42 | 320 | 16.5% | 56,22,952 | 16.27% | -8.51 | 167 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 26 | +3 | 61 | 24.6% | 16,45,765 | 4.76% | -1.83 | 21 |
| INDIndependent | 12 | -18 | 5573 | 0.8% | 47,68,855 | 13.80% | -4.62 | 5534 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 10 | -9 | 63 | 12.3% | 8,03,132 | 2.32% | -0.82 | 45 |
| SAPSAP | 7 | — | 310 | 7.4% | 24,40,275 | 7.06% | — | 270 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 6 | — | 89 | 8.3% | 8,14,034 | 2.35% | — | 73 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 6 | 0 | 31 | 15.2% | 4,97,570 | 1.44% | +0.11 | 20 |
| JMMSJMMS | 6 | — | 22 | 17.6% | 4,36,102 | 1.26% | — | 11 |
| JMMMJMMM | 3 | — | 58 | 5.3% | 3,31,821 | 0.96% | — | 53 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 2 | — | 176 | 3.0% | 5,77,067 | 1.67% | — | 173 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 2 | +2 | 161 | 2.7% | 4,62,291 | 1.34% | +0.61 | 158 |
| JPPJPP | 2 | — | 33 | 3.5% | 1,16,936 | 0.34% | — | 30 |
| MCORMCOR | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15.9% | 1,00,992 | 0.29% | +0.07 | 3 |
| BPPBPP | 1 | — | 259 | 3.8% | 10,50,557 | 3.04% | — | 249 |
| CVPCVP | 1 | — | 15 | 6.3% | 95,935 | 0.28% | — | 14 |
| JKPJKP | 1 | +1 | 29 | 2.1% | 63,780 | 0.18% | +0.16 | 28 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | — | 123 | 1.9% | 2,49,889 | 0.72% | — | 121 |
| CSPJSDCSPJSD | 0 | — | 41 | 2.4% | 1,01,050 | 0.29% | — | 41 |
| JPJP | 0 | — | 44 | 1.7% | 81,933 | 0.24% | — | 43 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0.4% | 53,740 | 0.15% | 0.00 | 128 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.8% | 20,043 | 0.06% | -0.01 | 24 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | — | 44 | 0.4% | 18,738 | 0.05% | — | 44 |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | — | 19 | 0.3% | 7,138 | 0.02% | — | 19 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | — | 2 | 2.9% | 5,962 | 0.02% | — | 2 |
| SOPLSOPL | 0 | -1 | 10 | 0.5% | 5,745 | 0.02% | -0.33 | 10 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.5% | 4,820 | 0.01% | -0.02 | 9 |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.3% | 4,624 | 0.01% | -0.13 | 15 |
| AHFBAHFB | 0 | — | 1 | 3.1% | 3,385 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.3% | 2,416 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 7 |
| MCPIMCPI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5% | 2,288 | 0.01% | -0.03 | 4 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | — | 4 | 0.4% | 2,215 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| DSDhoom Sena | 0 | — | 7 | 0.3% | 2,008 | 0.01% | — | 7 |
| SMMSMM | 0 | — | 3 | 0.5% | 1,709 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| KDKD | 0 | — | 1 | 1.5% | 1,506 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3% | 1,438 | 0.00% | -0.08 | 1 |
| LTSMLTSM | 0 | — | 1 | 1.2% | 1,435 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| ABDBMABDBM | 0 | — | 2 | 0.5% | 1,214 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| JNMKJNMK | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 1,085 | 0.00% | — | 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. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/bihar-1995/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Mar 1995
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANTI | Bihar | JDMUFTI MOHAMMAD QUASIM | INCAJIT KUMAR | 56,85056.77% |
| LALGANJ | Bihar | JDYOGENDRA PD. SAHU | INCBHARAT PD. SINGH | 53,63554.76% |
| PATEPUR | Bihar | JDMAHENDRA BAITHA | SAPPREMA CHAUDHARY | 53,84752.26% |
| RAGHOPUR | Bihar | JDLALOO PRASAD | INDVISHUNDEO RAI | 54,60346.64% |
| PARU | Bihar | JDMITHILESH PRASAD YADAV | BPPPARMOD KU. SHARMA | 48,44845.79% |
| BARURAJ | Bihar | JDSHASHI KUMAR RAI | BPPBRAJ KISHORE SINGH | 45,45744.68% |
| RUNISAIDPUR | Bihar | JDBHOLA RAY | INCPADMASHA JHA | 45,44744.25% |
| DALSINGHSARAI | Bihar | JDRAM LAKHAN MAHTO | INCVIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 51,83742.97% |
| ATRI | Bihar | JDRAJENDER PRASAD YADAV | BJPKRISHAN KUMAR SINGH | 55,66542.00% |
| GOREAKOTHI | Bihar | JDINDRA DEV PRASAD | INCBHUMENDRA NARAYAN SINGH (ALIAS CHUNNU BABU) | 40,66841.69% |
Closest results of Mar 1995
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHIJRI | Bihar | BJPDUTI PAHAN | INCSAWANA LAKRA | 930.08% |
| SONBARSA | Bihar | JDRAMJIWAN PRASAD | INCMO. ANVARUL HAQUE | 1390.12% |
| IMAMGANJ | Bihar | SAPRAMSWAROOP PASWAN | JDUDAY NARAYAN CHOUDHARY | 1200.14% |
| CHANDANKIYARI | Bihar | INDGAUR HARIJAN | INDHARU RAJWAR | 1740.18% |
| SIMRI-BAKHTIARPUR | Bihar | INCCHOUDHARY MD. MEHBOOB ALI KAISHER | JDDINESH CHANDRA YADAV | 2450.21% |
| BIKRAM | Bihar | CPIRAMNATH YADAVA | INCC.P. THAKUR | 3360.28% |
| MAHAGAMA | Bihar | INCAWADH BIHARI SINGH | JDFAIYAZ BHAGALPURI | 4950.39% |
| BETTIAH | Bihar | JDBIRVAL YADAVA | BJPDR. MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | 5050.39% |
| BERMO | Bihar | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | CPISHAFIQUE KHAN | 8110.59% |
| AMOUR | Bihar | SPMUZAFFAR HUSSAIN | INCABDUL JALIL MASTAN | 7550.63% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Mar 1995?
Janata Dal won 167 of 324 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Mar 1995?
Turnout was 59.83% — 3.46 cr of 5.78 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Bihar assembly election, Mar 1995?
8,313 candidates contested 324 seats.