Bihar assembly election, Feb 2005
The 13th Bihar legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
243
122 needed for a majority
Largest party
RJD
75 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
3,193
28 women, 3 elected
Turnout
46.49%
2.45 cr of 5.27 cr
The house
243 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- RJD75
- JD(U)55
- BJP37
- LJP29
- IND17
- INC10
- CPI(ML)(L)7
- SP4
- Others9
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Bihar assembly election (2000)
RJD
-49
JD(U)
+34
SAP
-34
BJP
-30
INC
-13
JMM
-12
SP
+4
IND
-3
NCP
+3
BSP
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 75 | -49 | 215 | 28.3% | 61,40,223 | 25.07% | -3.28 | 29 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 55 | +34 | 138 | 26.4% | 35,64,930 | 14.55% | +8.09 | 39 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 37 | -30 | 103 | 24.9% | 26,86,290 | 10.97% | -3.68 | 34 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 29 | — | 178 | 17.3% | 30,91,173 | 12.62% | — | 101 |
| INDIndependent | 17 | -3 | 1493 | 2.6% | 39,57,945 | 16.16% | +4.79 | 1450 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | -13 | 84 | 14.4% | 12,23,835 | 5.00% | -6.06 | 58 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 7 | +1 | 109 | 5.5% | 6,10,345 | 2.49% | -0.01 | 99 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 4 | +4 | 142 | 4.6% | 6,58,791 | 2.69% | +1.28 | 131 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | -2 | 17 | 22.8% | 3,86,236 | 1.58% | -2.03 | 5 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 3 | +3 | 31 | 7.1% | 2,40,862 | 0.98% | -0.37 | 25 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 2 | -3 | 238 | 4.5% | 10,80,745 | 4.41% | +2.52 | 228 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | -1 | 12 | 12.8% | 1,56,656 | 0.64% | -0.27 | 9 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | -34 | 73 | 1.4% | 1,05,438 | 0.43% | -8.22 | 73 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | -12 | 18 | 4.0% | 76,671 | 0.31% | -3.21 | 18 |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1.1% | 73,109 | 0.30% | +0.26 | 64 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.9% | 60,528 | 0.25% | +0.04 | 31 |
| AIFBSAIFBS | 0 | — | 1 | 32.0% | 27,045 | 0.11% | — | 0 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.9% | 25,698 | 0.10% | -0.11 | 26 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.0% | 25,618 | 0.10% | +0.06 | 23 |
| APThe Agrani Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.2% | 24,400 | 0.10% | +0.10 | 2 |
| RSMDRSMD | 0 | — | 10 | 2.1% | 23,122 | 0.09% | — | 10 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.8% | 22,428 | 0.09% | +0.03 | 4 |
| RLSMRLSM | 0 | — | 15 | 1.3% | 21,571 | 0.09% | — | 15 |
| IJPIJP | 0 | — | 15 | 1.2% | 20,227 | 0.08% | — | 15 |
| KVSPKVSP | 0 | — | 1 | 18.6% | 19,267 | 0.08% | — | 0 |
| JDPJanta Darbar Party | 0 | — | 10 | 1.7% | 18,717 | 0.08% | — | 10 |
| SBSPSBSP | 0 | — | 3 | 4.6% | 13,655 | 0.06% | — | 3 |
| RVNPRVNP | 0 | — | 9 | 1.1% | 11,227 | 0.05% | — | 9 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.5% | 10,990 | 0.04% | +0.04 | 19 |
| KSVPKSVP | 0 | — | 8 | 1.4% | 10,327 | 0.04% | — | 8 |
| AJPFAJPF | 0 | — | 7 | 1.3% | 9,800 | 0.04% | — | 7 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.2% | 9,303 | 0.04% | +0.01 | 7 |
| JJJKMCJJJKMC | 0 | — | 7 | 0.9% | 6,695 | 0.03% | — | 7 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | — | 3 | 1.7% | 5,555 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.1% | 5,466 | 0.02% | +0.01 | 5 |
| JHSPJHSP | 0 | — | 4 | 0.9% | 4,770 | 0.02% | — | 4 |
| BJKVPBJKVP | 0 | — | 4 | 1.2% | 4,693 | 0.02% | — | 4 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.9% | 4,603 | 0.02% | +0.02 | 5 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | — | 1 | 4.0% | 4,225 | 0.02% | — | 1 |
| NLPNLP | 0 | — | 5 | 0.7% | 4,003 | 0.02% | — | 5 |
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-2005-february/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Feb 2005
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOBINDPUR | Bihar | INDKAUSHAL YADAV | JD(U)PROF. K. V. PRASAD | 54,73253.26% |
| HARNAUT | Bihar | JD(U)SUNIL KUMAR | LJPSUDHIR KUMAR | 34,94744.51% |
| PATNA WEST | Bihar | BJPNAVIN KISHORE PD. SINHA | RJDRAM ISHWAR PRASAD ALIAS SADHU GOPE | 72,50941.43% |
| SAHAR | Bihar | CPI(ML)(L)RAM NARESH RAM | RJDRAMBABU PASWAN | 34,04039.66% |
| PATNA CENTRAL | Bihar | BJPARUN KUMAR SINHA | INCRAM JATAN SINHA | 51,31737.01% |
| AURAI | Bihar | JD(U)ARJUN RAY | RJDGANESH PRASAD YADAV | 31,18736.65% |
| MONGHYR | Bihar | JD(U)DR. MONAZIR HASSAN | INDRINKI DEVI | 39,54236.11% |
| KHARAGPUR | Bihar | RJDSHANTI DEVI | JD(U)ANANTA KUMAR SATYARTHI | 37,06135.25% |
| PIRO | Bihar | JD(U)NARENDRA KUMAR PANDAY | RJDKESHAV PRASAD SINGH | 35,67931.50% |
| BARACHATTI | Bihar | RJDVIJAY KUMAR | JD(U)VIJAY PASWAN | 29,21229.27% |
Closest results of Feb 2005
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURIA | Bihar | JD(U)PRADEEP SINGH | BSPSHAMBHU TIWARI | 540.06% |
| THAKURGANJ | Bihar | INCMD. JAWAID | SPTARACHANDRA DHANUKA | 1790.14% |
| RAMNAGAR | Bihar | BJPCHANDRA MOHAN RAI | LJPFAKHRUDDIN KHAN | 2500.26% |
| MOHANIA | Bihar | RJDSURESH PASI | JD(U)CHHEDI PASWAN | 3250.29% |
| NARPATGANJ | Bihar | RJDANIL KUMAR YADAV | BJPJANARDAN YADAV | 3690.31% |
| BARARI | Bihar | NCPMUHAMMAD SAKUR | BJPVIBHASH CHAND CHOUDHARY | 4720.46% |
| CHERIA BARIARPUR | Bihar | LJPANIL CHOUDHARY | RJDRADHA KRISHNA SINGH | 5060.54% |
| ARARIA | Bihar | BJPPRADEEP KUMAR SINGH | INCMOIDUR RAHMAN | 6430.56% |
| SUGAULI | Bihar | RJDVIJAYPRASAD GUPTA | CPMRAMASHRAY SINGH | 6330.57% |
| TARAIYA | Bihar | LJPJANAK SINGH | RJDRAMDAS ROY | 4980.62% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Bihar assembly election, Feb 2005?
Rashtriya Janata Dal won 75 of 243 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 2005?
Turnout was 46.49% — 2.45 cr of 5.27 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Bihar assembly election, Feb 2005?
3,193 candidates contested 243 seats.
