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 101–150 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMRI | JAPKAILASHPATI SINGH | BJSBINDESHWARI PANDEY | 5,36521.23% | 33.6% |
| EKANGAR SARAI | INCLAL SINGH TYAGI | CPIGAYA SINGH | 11,30117.43% | 63.8% |
| FATWA | INCKAULESHWAR DAS | BJSKAMESHWAR PASWAN | 1,6174.16% | 39.8% |
| FORBESGANJ | INCSARYU MISHRA | BJSPUNYA NAND MANDAL | 9,61920.26% | 54.8% |
| GAIGHATTI | INCNITISHWAR PRASAD SINHA | INDJITENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 8,51913.63% | 64.3% |
| GARHWA | BJSGOPI NATH SINGH | SSPBINOD NARAYAN DIXIT | 3,1539.53% | 40.4% |
| GARKHA | INCJAGLAL CHAUDHARY | SSPVISHWA NATH BHAGAT | 8,53622.54% | 37.1% |
| GAWAN | SSPTANESHWAR AZAD | BJSBABULAL CHAUDHARY | 7653.32% | 30.3% |
| GAYA | BJSGOPAL MISHRA | INCRAI BAGESHWARI PRASAD | 4,94410.07% | 57.4% |
| GAYA MUFFASIL | INCHARDEO NARAIN SINGH | JAPSURAJDEO SINGH | 1,2342.37% | 55.9% |
| GHATSILA | INDYADUNATH BASKEY | INCDASRATH MURMU | 5251.68% | 40.6% |
| GHORASAHAN | INCRAJENDRA PRATAP SINHA | INDGANGA PRASAD CHAUDHARY | 4,76710.89% | 53.7% |
| GHOSI | INCKAUSHLENDRA PD. N . SINGH | CPIRAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH | 4,7556.64% | 70.4% |
| GIRIDIH | CPICHATURANAN MISHRA | BJSSARDAR BHAGAT SINGH | 11,27924.33% | 53.6% |
| GOBINDGANJ | BJSHARI SHANKAR SHARMA | INCDHRUB NARAIN MANI TRIPATHI | 660.18% | 45.0% |
| GOBINDPUR | LTCYUGAL KISHORE SINGH YADAV | INCAMRIT PRASAD | 6441.12% | 54.2% |
| GODDA | SSPMEMANT KUMAR JHA | BJSLAKHAN MAHATO | 4,1939.24% | 47.4% |
| GOH | SSPAWADH SINGH | INCTHAKUR M . N . SINGH | 8,14414.97% | 61.7% |
| GOPALGANJ | INCRAM DULARI DEVI | CPIDEONANDAN SINGH | 6,63515.76% | 47.9% |
| GOPALPUR | INCMADAN PRASAD SINGH | CPIMANIRAM SINGH | 9,67317.32% | 64.8% |
| GORAUL | SSPBACHHAN SHARMA | BJSRAGHWENDRA PRASAD SHUKLA | 7,18011.87% | 59.3% |
| GOREAKOTHI | LTCKRISHNA KANT SINGH | INCSRINIWAS NARAIN SINGH | 5,8939.92% | 62.2% |
| GUMLA | BJSROPNA URAON | INCBHIKHAM BHAGAT | 2,4808.11% | 37.5% |
| HAJIPUR | SHDMOTILAL SINHA KANAN | INCRAMBABU SINGH | 14,57622.01% | 63.7% |
| HARLAKHI | INCSHAKOOR AHMED | CPIBAIDYANATH YADAV | 4,9259.60% | 55.9% |
| HARSIDHI | INCNAGESHWAR DUTTA PATHAK | INDHEDAYETULLAH KHAN | 2,3376.78% | 46.2% |
| HASSANPUR | SSPGAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSU | INCSADHU SARAN PRASAD YADAV | 9,59518.97% | 57.3% |
| HAYAGHAT | INCBALESHWAR RAM | LTCSHYAM KUMARI | 1,5913.52% | 45.0% |
| HAZARIBAGH | JAPRAGHUNANDAN PRASAD | INDMD. RAFIQUE | 2,9988.60% | 38.1% |
| HILSA | BJSJIGDISH PRASAD | INCAWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | 12,53719.99% | 64.0% |
| HISUA | INCSHATRUGHAN SHARAN SINGH | CPILAL NARAIN SINGH | 16,55328.85% | 58.8% |
| HUSSAINABAD | INCBHISMA NARAYAN SINGH | SSPRAMJIT CHAMAR | 3,2107.86% | 43.7% |
| ICHAGARH | FBLGHANSHYAM MAHTO | INCPRABHAT KUMAR ADITTADEB | 1,8056.58% | 35.0% |
| IMAMGANJ | SSPISHWAR DAS | BJSGANAURI DHOBI | 6,90523.46% | 32.7% |
| ISLAMPUR | PSPRAMSARAN PRASAD SINGH | CPIKRISHNABALLOV PRASAD SINGH | 5,9398.34% | 64.6% |
| JAGANATHPUR | INDMANGAL SINGH LAMAI | SSPSIDIU HEMBRAM | 10,58244.04% | 30.5% |
| JAGDISHPUR | INDSATYA NARAYAN SINGH | INCSHIV PUJAN RAI | 1,1602.44% | 46.2% |
| JAINAGAR | INCRAMPHAL PASWAN | LTCRAM LAKHAN RAM | 9,62826.56% | 41.2% |
| JALALPUR | INCKUMAR KALIKA SINGH | BJSKAMALA SINGH | 10,12820.33% | 47.1% |
| JALE | BJSTEJNARAYAN ROUT | CPIKHADIM HUSSAIN | 10,65017.45% | 58.6% |
| JAMA | INCMADAN BESRA | BJSVATESHWAR HEMRAM | 7013.25% | 28.1% |
| JAMALPUR | CPIRAM BALAK SINGH | BJSSURESH KUMAR SINGH | 1030.17% | 66.1% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | CPIKEDAR DAS | INCMADHUJYOTSNA AKHOURI | 16,53033.31% | 60.1% |
| JAMSHEDPUR WEST | CPISUNIL MUKHERJEE | INCSIDHESHWAR CHOUDHURY | 8,39723.39% | 59.4% |
| JAMTARA | INCKALI PRASAD SINGH | CPISATRUGHAN BESRA | 4,30114.19% | 39.1% |
| JAMUA | INCSADANAND PRASAD | BJSRITLAL PRASAD VERMA | 1,8194.92% | 40.7% |
| JAMUI | PSPTRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH | CPIRAMDHARI MANDAL | 8,94315.59% | 54.2% |
| JANDAHA | SSPTULSI DAS MEHTA | INCBHUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY | 9,27012.70% | 69.9% |
| JARIDIH | JAPSHASHANK MANJRI | BJSCHHATRU RAM MAHTO | 9613.65% | 28.2% |
| JARMUNDI | INCSRIKANT JHA | INDSANATH RAUT | 1,6833.93% | 45.5% |
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.
