Bihar assembly election, Feb 1969
318 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 51.25% turnout.
Seats
318
Candidates
2,154
45 women, 4 elected
Turnout
51.25%
1.5 cr of 2.93 cr
Leading party
INC
118 of 318 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 118 | -10 | 318 | 45,70,413 | 30.46% | -2.62 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 52 | -16 | 191 | 20,52,274 | 13.68% | -3.94 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 34 | +8 | 303 | 23,45,780 | 15.63% | +5.21 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 25 | +1 | 162 | 15,15,105 | 10.10% | +3.18 |
| INDIndependent | 24 | -9 | 426 | 12,43,106 | 8.29% | -9.59 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 18 | 0 | 94 | 8,46,563 | 5.64% | -1.32 |
| JAPJAP | 14 | +14 | 138 | 5,01,010 | 3.34% | — |
| LTCLTC | 9 | +9 | 100 | 5,73,344 | 3.82% | — |
| SHDSHD | 6 | +6 | 122 | 5,52,764 | 3.68% | — |
| BKDBKD | 6 | +6 | 91 | 3,01,010 | 2.01% | — |
| PHJPHJ | 5 | +5 | 14 | 56,506 | 0.38% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 3 | -1 | 30 | 1,87,541 | 1.25% | -0.03 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1,30,638 | 0.87% | -1.46 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17,452 | 0.12% | — |
| BCPBCP | 0 | 0 | 39 | 38,995 | 0.26% | — |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 49 | 29,675 | 0.20% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26,259 | 0.18% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6,310 | 0.04% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | -1 | 6 | 5,057 | 0.03% | -0.14 |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,161 | 0.01% | — |
| BPSBharat Peoples Sena | 0 | 0 | 2 | 855 | 0.01% | — |
| RRPRRP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 811 | 0.01% | — |
- INC118 (37%)
- SSP52 (16%)
- BJS34 (11%)
- CPI25 (8%)
- IND24 (8%)
- PSP18 (6%)
- Others47 (15%)
- INC118
- SSP52
- BJS34
- CPI25
- IND24
- PSP18
- Others47
- INC118
- SSP52
- BJS34
- CPI25
- IND24
- PSP18
- JAP14
- LTC9
- SHD6
- BKD6
- PHJ5
- Others7
Constituency performance
From the 318 results in Bihar
Closest contest
MAHESHPUR
won by 37 (0.15%)
Biggest victory
MAJHGAON
won by 15,837 (56.78%)
Highest turnout
PARU
76.73%
Lowest turnout
BARKAGAON
24.41%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained96 (30%)
- Changed hands196 (62%)
- New seat26 (8%)
96 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 196 changed hands. 26 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Bihar, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- SSP
- BJS
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 318 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPUR | INCPREMCHAND | BJSSAJAWAL PRASAD RAUI | 3,2517.21% | 49.3% |
| ALAMNAGAR | INCVIDYAKAR KAVI | CPITARNI YADAV | 5,8539.60% | 60.8% |
| ALAULI | SSPRAMBILAS PASWAN | INCMISHRI SADA | 9062.02% | 53.3% |
| AMARPUR | SSPSUKHNARAIN SINGH | BJSJANARDAN PRASAD YADAV | 1590.27% | 61.5% |
| AMOUR | PSPHASEEBUR RAHMAN | BJSHARIHAR PRASAD VERMA | 11,75928.10% | 48.9% |
| ARARIA | INCSITAL PRASAD GUPTA | BJSBAL KRISHNA JHA | 2,7495.98% | 55.4% |
| ARRAH | SSPRAM AWDHESH SINGH | INCSUMITRA DEVI | 1,2782.54% | 53.7% |
| ARWAL | CPISHAH ZOHAIR | BJSNUNOO CHANDRA BHASKER | 3,7406.44% | 60.5% |
| ASTHAWAN | JAPNAND KISHORE PRASAD SINGH | INCBHAGWATI DEVI | 9551.72% | 52.3% |
| ATRI | BJSBABU LAL SINGH | INCYUGESHWAR SINGH | 6,7939.42% | 69.9% |
| AURAI | SSPPANDAV RAI | PSPRAMJANMA OJHA | 2100.34% | 60.9% |
| AURANGABAD | PSPSARYOO SINGH | INCBRIJ MOHAN SINGH | 9,81220.76% | 46.4% |
| AZAMNAGAR | INCABU ZAFAR | BKDMOHAMMAD AIYUB | 8,15221.58% | 42.4% |
| BACHHWARA | INCBHUVENESHWAR RAI | SSPVAIDYANATH PRASAD SINGH | 1,0991.86% | 56.2% |
| BAGAHA | INCNARSINGH BAITHA | BJSKANCHAN BAITHA | 7,71324.51% | 37.2% |
| BAGHMARA | SSPIMAMUL HAL KHAN | INCRAM NARAYAN SHARMA | 1,4413.61% | 39.5% |
| BAGODAR | JAPBASANT NARAIN SINGH | INCKAMLA CHAND UPADHYAY | 5,57826.08% | 26.1% |
| BAHADURGANJ | INCNAJMUDDIN | PSPDILOP NARAIN JHA | 12,06835.89% | 43.1% |
| BAHARAGORA | INDSHIBU RANJAN KHAN | INCHARADHAN GHOSH | 3,4827.38% | 52.1% |
| BAHERI | SWATEJ NARAYAN YADAV | SSPVASHISHTHA NARAYAN SINGH | 4240.71% | 60.9% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | INCSHEOBACHAN TRIVEDI | SSPSABHAPATI SINGH | 3,8006.82% | 54.5% |
| BAKHRI | CPMYUGAL KISHORE SHARMA | INCKALA DEVI | 4,4378.78% | 53.7% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | INCDHARAMBIR SINGH | SSPRAMLAKHAN RAI | 1,6822.41% | 66.5% |
| BALIA | INCJAMALUDDIN | BJSCHANDRA CHURDEO | 2710.48% | 54.4% |
| BANIAPUR | SSPRAMANAND MISHRA | INCUMA PANDE | 2,2454.79% | 49.0% |
| BANKA | INCTHAKUR KAMAKHYA PD. SINGH | BJSBABU LAL MANDAL | 9,22420.72% | 55.0% |
| BANMANKHI | INCRASIK LAL RISMIDEO | BJSJAGARNATH RAJAK | 6,97120.10% | 39.8% |
| BARACHATTI | SSPBHAGAWATI DEVI | INCVISHNU CHARAN BHARTI | 5,49421.47% | 31.2% |
| BARAHIYA | INCSIDHESHWAR SINGH | SSPKAPILDEO SINGH | 1,7042.58% | 63.0% |
| BARARI | CPMSAKUR | INCSATYANARAIN SINGH | 4,16610.92% | 45.4% |
| BARAULI | CPIBIJUL SINGH | LTCVYAS PRASAD SINGH | 3,2397.05% | 46.7% |
| BARAUNI | CPICHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH | INCBISHWA NATH SHARMA | 7,50710.95% | 63.4% |
| BARBIGHA | INDSHIV SHANKAR SINGH | INCJITENDRA NARAIN SINGH | 14,34421.80% | 66.6% |
| BARH | INCRANA SHEDLAKHPATI SINGH | INDTARNI PRASAD SINGH | 4,5987.39% | 56.1% |
| BARHAIT | PHJMASIH SOREN | INCBABULAL TUDU | 4,77224.12% | 25.3% |
| BARHARA | INDMAHANTH MAHADEVA NAND GIRI | INCRAM VILAS SINGH | 9151.83% | 50.4% |
| BARHARIA | BJSRAM RAJ SINGH | CPIABDUL JALIL | 1,4713.57% | 45.6% |
| BARHI | JAPINDRA JITENDRA N . SINGH | INCRADHA GOVIND PRASAD | 7,37527.98% | 30.9% |
| BARIARPUR | SSPRAM JEEWAN SINGH | INCBHUVENESHWAR PRASAD | 2,0473.44% | 57.2% |
| BARKAGAON | JAPMAHESH RAM | INCARJUN RAM | 7,61335.93% | 24.4% |
| BARSOI | INDSOHAN LAL JAIN | INCASKANDAR VAKHTA | 2,2956.04% | 50.0% |
| BARURAJ | INCRAMCHANDRA PD. SHAHI | PSPYAMUNA SINGH | 8,16313.87% | 56.6% |
| BATHNAHA | INCRAM BAHADUR SINGH | SSPMOHAN LAL SHARMA | 5,9129.02% | 63.6% |
| BEGUSARAI | INCSARYU PRASAD SINGH | CPIBHOLA PRASAD SINGH | 7541.28% | 60.0% |
| BELAGANJ | INCMITHLESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | SHDRAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | 2,7014.91% | 58.2% |
| BELHAR | SSPCHATURBHUJ PRASAD SINGH | INDAWADH BEHARI RAI | 1,8533.93% | 50.3% |
| BELSAND | PSPRAMANAND SINGH | INCCHANDRESHWAR N. PD. SINGH | 2,9174.70% | 63.2% |
| BENIPATTI | SSPBAIDYANATH JHA | INCSHALIGRAM YADAV | 2,3443.98% | 59.9% |
| BENIPUR | LTCHARI NATH MISHRA | INCBHUP NARAYAN JHA | 13,15524.12% | 57.0% |
| BERMO | INCBINDESHWARI DUBEY | JAPJAMUNA SINGH | 3680.81% | 49.2% |
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 1969?
Indian National Congress won 118 of 318 seats in Bihar, 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 assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 318 assembly seats.