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 51–100 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERO | INCKARAMCHAND BHAGAT | BJSBALDEO OHDAR | 2,0937.83% | 31.7% |
| BETTIAH | INCGAURI SHANKER PANDE | BJSGOPAL RAI | 7,78117.83% | 50.6% |
| BHABUA | BJSCHANDRAMAULI MISHRA | INCSHYAMNARAIN PANDEY | 3270.62% | 56.7% |
| BHAGALPUR | BJSVIJOY KUMAR MITRA | INCRAMESHWAR NARAIN AGRAWAL | 13,10625.12% | 61.2% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | SSPHEMENDRA PRATAP | LTCSHANKAR PRATAP DEO | 5,42313.55% | 48.2% |
| BHORE | INCRAJ MANGAL MISHRA | JAPSHYAM LAL SINGH | 11,04424.53% | 48.8% |
| BIBHUTPUR | SSPGANGA PRASAD SRIVASTAVA | INCHARIBANSH NARAIN SINGH | 4,2398.16% | 57.8% |
| BIHAR | CPIVIJOY KUMAR YADAV | BJSBIRENDRA PRASAD | 5,6239.10% | 61.1% |
| BIHPUR | CPIPRABHU NARAYAN ROY | BJSGYANESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | 3,1534.52% | 71.3% |
| BIKRAM | BKDKHADERAN SINGH | PSPAWADHESH KUMAR YADAV | 13,64227.76% | 57.2% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | CPISANT PRASAD SINGH | SWARAM RAKSHYA SINGH | 8,48914.42% | 56.9% |
| BIRAUL | SHDMAHABIR PRASAD | BJSRAMESHWAR MISHRA | 4,0426.65% | 59.1% |
| BISFI | CPIRAJ KUMAR PURBEY | LTCAZIZ NOORUDDIN | 1,2582.01% | 59.4% |
| BISHRAMPUR | BJSJAGESHWAR RAM | INCRAM DENI RAM | 3,05410.42% | 32.7% |
| BOCHAHA | SSPSITARAM RAJAK | INCCHANDRAMANI LAL CHOWDHARY | 7,66819.94% | 45.4% |
| BODH GAYA | BJSKALI RAM | INCRAMESHWAR MANJHI | 1,8296.23% | 35.6% |
| BORIO | PHJSETH HEMBROM | INCSHIVA MARANDI | 2,41711.12% | 25.1% |
| BRAHAMPUR | LTCSURYANARAIN SHARMA | SSPSHEDNATH PANDEY | 3,8817.56% | 48.5% |
| BUXAR | INCJAGNARAIN TRIVEDI | CPIJYOTI PRAKASH | 4,5188.42% | 58.7% |
| CHAIBASSA | INDBAGUN SUMBRUI | BJSKADE MAJHI | 15,70556.77% | 32.6% |
| CHAINPUR | PSPBADRI SINGH | INCMANGAL CHARAN SINGH | 7,11412.72% | 56.8% |
| CHAINPUR | INDJAIRAM URAON | BJSGOPAL MAHTO | 6,45918.71% | 39.9% |
| CHAKAI | SSPSHRIKRISHNA SINGH | INCSACHIDANAND ROY | 4,24911.91% | 40.0% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | INDMARICHARAN SOY | BJSPRADHAN SINGH SARDAR | 6,48420.20% | 39.4% |
| CHANDANKIYARI | BKDDURGA CHARAN DAS | INCSUKHDEO NARAYAN DAS | 3,56115.96% | 25.2% |
| CHANDI | INCRAM RAJ PRASAD SINGH | LTCSHRIKRISHNA PRASAD | 6,02911.05% | 56.9% |
| CHANPATIA | SSPVIR SINGH | BJSDINESH PRASAD | 3,3839.94% | 39.6% |
| CHAPRA | PSPJANAK YADAV | INCSATYADEO SINGH | 1,0091.74% | 58.5% |
| CHATRA | JAPKAMAKSHYA NARAYAN SINGH | BJSJUGAL KISHORE KHA | 6,82823.07% | 38.4% |
| CHAUPARAN | JAPNIRAJAN PRASAD SINGH | INCAWADH KISHORE SINGH | 5211.87% | 33.7% |
| CHAUTHAM | SSPJAGDAMBI MANDAL | BJSRAMSARAN YADAV | 11,59719.29% | 61.5% |
| CHENARI | INCCHHATHU RAM | SHDRAM BACHAN PASWAN | 6,80117.32% | 39.5% |
| CHHATAPUR | SSPKUMBHA NARAYAN SARDAR | INCLAKSHMI NARAYAN RAM | 3851.48% | 33.9% |
| COLGONG | INCSADANAND SINGH | CPINAGESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 1,8403.08% | 57.4% |
| DALSINGHSARAI | SWAYASWANT KUMAR CHOUDHARY | INCRAMESHWAR SINGH | 2,5065.35% | 54.3% |
| DALTONGANJ | SSPPURAN CHAND | BJSINDER SINGH | 5,32614.02% | 44.7% |
| DANAPUR | INCBUDH DEO SINGH | SSPRAM SEWAK SINGH | 3,8667.44% | 56.3% |
| DARAULI | SSPLACHUMAN RAWAT | BJSKRISHNA PRATAP SINGH | 1,1902.56% | 51.8% |
| DARBHANGA | CPIRAM VALLASH JALAN | BJSSURENDRA JHA SUMAN | 5,6097.53% | 64.6% |
| DAUDNAGAR | SSPRAM VILASH SINGH | INCSUKHDEO PRASAD VERMA | 8,28513.67% | 61.4% |
| DEHRI | INCRIYASAT KARIM | PSPBASAWAN SINGH | 3,0384.96% | 58.4% |
| DEOGHAR | INCBAIDYANATH DAS | BJSBALESHWAR DAS | 9,20526.94% | 38.5% |
| DHAKA | INCMASODUR RAHMAN | BJSRAM BAHADUR PRASAD SINHA | 3,3686.98% | 55.0% |
| DHAMDAHA | SSPKALIKA PRASAD SINGH | INCJAI NARAIN MEHTA | 1,1732.65% | 51.1% |
| DHANAHA | PSPYOGENDRA PD. SHRIVASTAVA | INCMARKANDESHWAR SINGH | 2,1625.83% | 51.5% |
| DHANBAD | BKDRAGHUBANS SINGH | CPICHINMDY MUKHERJEE | 5,12811.56% | 50.6% |
| DHANWAR | INCPUNIT ROY | BJSKAMALA PATI RAM TARWE | 3,93414.04% | 31.9% |
| DHURAIYA | INDRAM CHANURA BHANU | CPINARESH RABIDAS | 1,4773.15% | 51.5% |
| DINARA | INCRAMANAND PRASAD SINGH | SHDRAM ASHISH SINGH | 4,8598.34% | 61.8% |
| DUMKA | INCPAIKA MURMU | INDSURAJ MANI HANSDA | 3,44811.64% | 36.6% |
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.
