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 151–200 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEHANABAD | SHDHARI LAL PD. SINHA | INCSAYED FIDA HUSSAIN | 3,9536.95% | 59.4% |
| JHAJHA | INCCHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH | SSPSHIVANANDAN JHA | 9,49020.93% | 52.5% |
| JHANJHARPUR | SSPRAM PHAL CHAUDHARI | BJSRAJENDRA JHA | 8,66517.58% | 55.1% |
| JHARIA | BKDS . K . RAI | INCSHEDRAJ PRASAD | 4,98212.37% | 49.4% |
| JOKIHAT | INCTASLIM UDDIN | BJSSATYA NARAIN YADAV | 8,58218.33% | 56.6% |
| JUGSALAI | INDSANATAN MANJHI | BJSSANATAN SARDAR | 2,9158.83% | 39.7% |
| KALYANPUR | SSPBRAHMDEO NARAYAIN SINGH | INCRAM SUKUMARI DEVI | 3,1756.29% | 60.0% |
| KANKE | BJSRAMTAHAL CHAUDHARY | INCMOHAMMAD ZAHOOR ALI | 6,11516.92% | 42.4% |
| KANTI | LTCHARIHAR PRASAD SHAHI | INCYAMUNA PRASAD TRIPATHI | 12,40625.78% | 52.2% |
| KARAKAT | SSPTULSHI SINGH | PSPTRIBHUWAN SINGH | 5,2009.68% | 54.5% |
| KASBA | INCRAM NARAYAN NANDAL | BJSGIRJA NAND CHOUDHRY | 1,0302.43% | 49.5% |
| KATEA | INCNATHUNI RAM CHAMAR | JAPALGU RAM | 11,73243.17% | 31.1% |
| KATIHAR | LTCSATYA NARAIN BISWAS | INCPARVATI DEVI | 1,3202.34% | 58.3% |
| KEOTIRANWAY | SSPHUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV | CPIVIJAY KANT THAKUR | 2,6774.40% | 59.3% |
| KESARIA | INCMOHAMMAD EZAJ HUSSAIN KHAN | CPIPITAMDAR SINGH | 2,5366.26% | 48.4% |
| KHAGARIA | SSPRAM BAHADUR AZAD | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 4,2926.93% | 65.7% |
| KHAJAULI | PSPNARMEDESHWAR SINGH AZAD | INCDEO NARAYAN YADAV | 5,1879.86% | 59.7% |
| KHARAGPUR | SSPSAMSER JANG BAHADUR SINGH | INCRAJENDRA PD. SINGH | 4180.80% | 59.5% |
| KHARSAWAN | INDCHANDRA MOHAN MANJHI | BJSDEVILAL MATISOY | 8,30536.36% | 29.3% |
| KHIJRI | BJSSUKHARI ORAON | INCRUPUS LAURENCE HORO | 5,01815.87% | 33.5% |
| KHUNTI | INCTIRU MUCHI RAI MUNDA | BJSGOMESHRI MANKI | 4,72620.58% | 29.5% |
| KISHANGANJ | INCRAFIQUE ALAM | PSPSUSHILA KAPOOR | 9,67725.85% | 47.4% |
| KISHANPUR | INCBHUSHAN PD. GUPTA | SSPVINAYAK PRASAD YADAV | 5,7349.37% | 58.3% |
| KODARAMA | SSPVISHWA NATH MODI | INCSURENDRA NATH SHARMA | 6,47514.50% | 51.4% |
| KOLEBIRA | INDS . K . BAGE | BJSLOHRA MUNDA | 13,53843.56% | 41.8% |
| KONCH | INDRAM BALAV SARAN SINGH | INCSHAHDEO PRASAD YADAV | 5,0409.35% | 63.1% |
| KORHA | LTCBHOLA PASWAN SHASHTRI | INCSITA RAM DAS | 15,73340.91% | 45.2% |
| KUCHAIKOT | JAPNAGINA RAI | INCSUKHDEO SHUKLA | 10,67622.50% | 56.4% |
| KUMARKHAND | INCRAM KRISHANA YADAV | SSPJAI KUMAR SINGH | 7,08916.20% | 52.9% |
| KURHANI | PSPSADHU SHARAN SHAHI | INCKRISHNA NANDAN SAHAY | 25,99339.97% | 68.2% |
| KURTHA | SHDJAGDEO PRASAD | INCBALESHWAR SINGH | 13,81422.38% | 63.4% |
| LALGANJ | LTCDIPNARAIN SINGH | JAPBISHUNDEV PD. YADAV | 2,6354.56% | 58.9% |
| LATEHAR | BJSJAMUNA SINGH | INCJHAMAN SINGH | 6,11921.29% | 37.2% |
| LAUKAHA | CPIPRAYAG LAL YADAV | SSPKAMESHWAR NARAYAN YADAV | 4780.99% | 55.7% |
| LAURIA | SWASHATRU MARDAN SAHI | INCASHWINI KUMAR MITRA | 6,64218.32% | 44.2% |
| LESLIEGANJ | INCJAG NARAIN PATHAK | SSPMOHAN SINGH | 7751.99% | 43.3% |
| LITIPARA | PHJSOM MURMU | INCRAM CHARAN KISKU | 2,49413.44% | 25.3% |
| LOHARDAGA | INCVIHARI LAKRA | BJSBHUKHLA URAON | 7,09120.46% | 42.3% |
| MADHEPUR | INCRADHA NARAYAN JHA | SSPBASUDEO PRASAD MAHTO | 15,73424.08% | 72.1% |
| MADHIPURA | INCBHOLI PD. MANDAL | SSPKAMLESHWAQRI PD. MANDAL | 7,23214.29% | 52.9% |
| MADHUBAN | CPIMAHENDRA BHARTI | INCRUPLALL RAI | 11,39927.04% | 47.3% |
| MADHUBANI | PSPSURYA NARAYAN SINGH | INCSHAFIQUELLAH ANSARI | 21,84133.19% | 68.4% |
| MADHUPUR | INCBHAGESHWAR PRASAD MOUL | BJSDR. AJIT KUMAR BANERJEE | 5,58412.44% | 47.2% |
| MAHAGAMA | CPISAYEED AHMAD | INCJANARDAN PRASAD | 2,3154.28% | 56.0% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | BKDMAHAMAYA PRASAD SINHA | INCUMA SHANKAR PRASAD | 27,45447.56% | 53.8% |
| MAHESHPUR | PHJKALESHWAR HEMRAM | INCKALIDAS MURMU | 370.15% | 30.8% |
| MAHISHI | INCLAHTAN CHOUDHARY | SSPPARAMESHWAR KUMAR | 15,37225.94% | 62.3% |
| MAHNAR | INCBRAJ KISHORE RAI | PSPMUNISHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 1,0401.47% | 72.9% |
| MAIRWA | INCRAM BASAWAN RAM | BJSRAMAWATAR RAM | 8292.80% | 33.2% |
| MAJHGAON | INDPURNA CHANDRA BIRUA | JAPNARAYAN PAT PINGUA | 15,83756.78% | 30.8% |
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.
