Bihar assembly election, Feb 1962

318 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 44.57% turnout.

Seats

318

Candidates

1,529

46 women, 25 elected

Turnout

44.57%

98.6 lakh of 2.21 cr

Leading party

INC

185 of 318 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Bihar

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
INC Indian National Congress	185	+185	318	40,75,844	41.35%	—
SWA Swatantra Party	50	+50	259	17,00,524	17.25%	—
PSP Praja Socialist Party	29	+29	199	13,96,952	14.17%	—
JP JP	20	+20	75	4,32,643	4.39%	—
IND Independent	12	+12	367	8,27,841	8.40%	—
CPI Communist Party of India	12	+12	84	6,13,955	6.23%	—
SOC SOC	7	+7	132	5,15,263	5.23%	—
JS Bharatiya Jana Sangh	3	+3	75	2,73,355	2.77%	—
RRP RRP	0	0	17	18,174	0.18%	—
HMS HMS	0	0	3	2,614	0.03%	—

INC185 (58%)
SWA50 (16%)
PSP29 (9%)
JP20 (6%)
IND12 (4%)
CPI12 (4%)
Others10 (3%)

INC185
SWA50
PSP29
JP20
IND12
CPI12
Others10

INC185
SWA50
PSP29
JP20
IND12
CPI12
SOC7
JS3

Constituency performance

From the 318 results in Bihar

Closest contest

LAUKAHA

won by 30 (0.11%)

Biggest victory

BANMANKHI

won by 21,328 (73.35%)

Highest turnout

SONBARSA

69.69%

Lowest turnout

PETARBAR

20.17%

Vote share & turnout trend

Bihar, every Vidhan Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE

TURNOUT

Assembly seat results

All 318 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–250 of 318

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
MANJHAULIA	SWAJILDAR RAM	INCJAGANNATH PRASAD SWATANTRA	1100.42%	39.5%
MANJHI	INCGIRISH TIWARY	PSPRAMBAHADUR SINGH	3,33010.40%	41.6%
MANOHARPUR	JPSHUBHNATH DEOGAM	INDMUKUND RAM TANTI	2,07811.35%	26.3%
MARHAURA	INCSURAJ SINGH	PSPDEVI LAL JEE	4,01814.22%	43.6%
MASAURHI	INCSARASWATI CHAUDHARY	SWAMAHABIR PRASAD	7,72934.82%	37.6%
MASHRAKH NORTH	INCPRABHU NATH SINGH	SWAPRABHU NARAIN SINGH	8043.40%	41.1%
MASHRAKH SOUTH	INCRAJ KUMARI DEVI	PSPRAM SEWAK SINGH	5,84329.74%	30.0%
MINAPUR	INCJANAK SINGH	CPIJANAK PD. KUSHAWAHA	6,65419.84%	50.4%
MIRGANJ	PSPPRABHUNATH TIWARI	INCJANARDAN SINGH	7,85320.65%	55.3%
MOHANIA	INCMANGAL CHARAN SINGH	SWARAM LAL SINGH	2,5825.61%	64.1%
MOHIUDDINNAGAR	INCSHANTI DEVI	PSPINDRADEO PRASAD MAHTO	6,25818.06%	48.3%
MOKAMAH	INDSARYOO NANDAN PRASAD SINGH	INCSIHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH	9992.90%	54.2%
MONGHYR	INCRAMGOVIND SINGH VERMA	JSJAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV	3,9669.98%	54.5%
MOTIHARI	INCSHAKUNTLA DEVI	INDSURYADEO NARAIN GUPTA	6,45720.41%	38.2%
MURLIGANJ	SOCJAI KUMAR SINGH	INCYOGESHWAR JHA	3,39710.64%	48.0%
MUZAFFARPUR	INCDEVANANDAN SAHAYA	CPIRAMDEO SHARMA	3,4829.02%	44.8%
MUZAFFARPUR MUFFASIL	INCCHANDRA MADHAV SINGH	SOCRAMKARNA SAHNI	2,8598.91%	47.4%
NABINAGAR	INCSATYENDRA NARAIN SINHA	SWAAWADESHWAR PRAKASH SINGH	9,77733.52%	40.8%
NALLA	CPIBISHESHWAR KHAN	INCKUMARISH CHANDRA SARKAR	8,08240.25%	31.1%
NARPATGANJ	INCDUMAR LAL BAITHA	SWAGORE LAL PASWAN	12,06750.36%	35.4%
NAUBATPUR	INCDASU SINHA	CPIBHUWANESHWAR SHARMA	3010.72%	59.6%
NAWADA	JSGAURISHANKER KESHARI	INCSALAHUDDIN KHAN	6141.41%	49.8%
NAWANAGAR	CPISURAJ PRASAD	INCRAM GIRHI SINGH	1,8565.25%	51.2%
NIRSA	INCLAKSHMINARAYAN MANJHI	SWAKISHAN KUMAR HEMBROM	1,3844.86%	39.0%
NOKHA	INCGUTHULI SINGH	SWAAWADH NATH PRASAD	10,92630.85%	56.4%
OBRA	INCDILKESHWAR RAM	PSPRAMKAILASH RAM	3,12611.11%	36.3%
PAKAUR	JPPRASUNANDU CHANDRA PANDEY	INCHAJI MUHAMAD AINUL HAQUE	1,3163.70%	45.4%
PAKRIBARWAN	INCCHETU RAM	CPIRAMESHWAR PASI	6,03625.66%	38.5%
PALASI	SWAAZIMUDDIN MOHAMMAD	INCSHANTI DEVI	6,44921.24%	33.7%
PALIGANJ	INCRAMLAKHAN SINGH YADAV	PSPCHANDRADEO PRASAD VERMA	7,41714.97%	65.9%
PANKI	SWADEO LAL JAGDHATRI NATH SAH	INCBHUVANESHWAR PRASAD SINGH	8,82557.42%	30.4%
PARBATTA	INCLAKSHMI DEVI	SWASATISH PRASAD SINGH	4,73511.22%	54.7%
PARSA	INCDAROGA PRASAD RAI	PSPMAHENDAR SINGH	5,32512.73%	63.3%
PARU	INCCHANDU RAM	SWASHIVANANDAN RAM	8,65928.81%	34.1%
PATAHI	INCBIBHISHAN KUMAR	PSPRAMAPATI SINGH	2,2498.41%	46.5%
PATEPUR	PSPKAMLESH RAI	INCMANZOOR AHSAN AZAZI	10,49324.60%	54.6%
PATNA EAST	INCZAHRA AHMAD	JSSANT SINGH	3,3818.63%	53.0%
PATNA SOUTH	INCBADRI NATH VERMA	INDBIPAT GOPE	1,9694.54%	56.9%
PATNA WEST	INCKRISHNA BALLABH SAHAY	JSMUNSHI SAO	22,28858.77%	58.8%
PETARBAR	SWARAMESHWAR MANJHI	INCSHIV CHARAN MANJHI	6,07547.20%	20.2%
PHULPARAS	INCRASIK LAL YADAV	SOCDHANIK LAL MANDAL	7282.36%	45.6%
PIPRA	INCSATYADEO PRASAD CHAUDHARI	INDGANGA NATH MISHRA	8,01535.29%	35.6%
PIRO	INCINDRAMANI SINGH	SOCKAMLA KANT VERMA	2,9729.38%	50.5%
PIRPAINTI	INCBAIKUNTH RAM	CPIAMBIKA PRASAD	1,3203.77%	50.5%
PORAIYAHAT	INCJADUNANDAN MURMU	JPCHUNAKA HEMBROM	2,4729.60%	42.4%
POTKA	INCMAJHI RASRAJ TUDU	JPKANURAM HANSDA	1410.92%	22.3%
PUNPUN	INCNAWAL KISHORE SINGH	SWADWARKA PRASAD	8,63329.51%	48.7%
PUPRI NORTH	PSPBHUNESHWAR RAI	INCSUDAMA CHAUDHARY	2,2825.88%	55.4%
PUPRI SOUTH	PSPDAVENDRA JHA	INCABDUL RASHID ANSARI	5,14717.95%	42.7%
PURNEA	INCKAMALDEO NARAIN SINHA	SOCMOULANA SYED MOINUDDIN MAJAHIRI	21,08550.87%	43.9%

Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Bihar alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1962?

Indian National Congress won 185 of 318 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1962?

Turnout was 44.57% — 98.6 lakh of 2.21 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Bihar have?

Bihar has 318 assembly seats.