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 201–250 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJORGANJ | SSPRAM BRIKCHH RAM | BJSRAM LAKHAN CHAUDHARY | 8,55619.77% | 48.0% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | INCMAHABIR CHOUDHARY | SHDSUKHDEO PRASAD | 5,41311.57% | 48.4% |
| MANDAR | INCSHRI KRISHNA BHAGAT | BJSMANGRA ORAON | 9313.88% | 27.8% |
| MANDU | JAPKAMKSHYA NARAIN SINGH | INCMOTI RAM | 4,98722.31% | 25.5% |
| MANER | INCMAHABIR GOPE | SHDRAM NAGINA SINGH | 1,1242.09% | 57.3% |
| MANIGACHHI | INCNAGENDRA JHA | PSPUDIT NARAYAN SINHA | 7871.24% | 58.6% |
| MANIHARI | PSPYUVRAJ | INCRAM VILAS RAI | 2,6297.06% | 42.0% |
| MANJHI | INCRAMESHWAR DUT SHARMA | SSPRAM BAHADUR SINGH | 4720.92% | 47.9% |
| MANOHARPUR | INDRATNAKAR NAYAK | BJSMORAN SINGH PURTI | 8,67325.75% | 40.9% |
| MARHAURA | INCBHISHMA PRASAD YADAV | SSPJANARDAN PRASAD SINGH | 4,5949.32% | 52.6% |
| MASAURHI | BJSRAM DEVAN DAS | CPIBHUNESHWAR SHARMA | 1040.16% | 57.8% |
| MASRAKH | PSPKASHI NATH RAI | SSPSABHAPATI SINGH | 2,6355.01% | 54.6% |
| MINAPUR | INCJANAK SINGH | SHDMAHANTH RAMKISHORE DAS | 9251.25% | 67.7% |
| MIRGANJ | INCANANT PRASAD SINGH | CPMVISHWA NATH SINGH | 8,16123.45% | 40.3% |
| MOHANIA | PSPBHAGWAT PRASAD | INCRAMKRISHNA RAM | 5,91613.93% | 46.0% |
| MOHIUDDINNAGAR | INDKAPILDEO NARAIN SINGH | SHDINDRA DEO PRASAD MAHTO | 7,24311.50% | 66.0% |
| MOKAMEH | INCKAMESHWAR PD. SINGH | INDVISHNUDHARI LAL | 5,57210.13% | 56.9% |
| MONGHYR | BJSRAVISH CHANDRA VERMA | INCPRAFULLA KUMAR MISHRA | 2,5523.85% | 65.0% |
| MOTIHARI | INCRAM SEWAK PRASAD JAYASWAL | BJSCHANDRIKA PRASAD YADAV | 4,31511.66% | 44.3% |
| MURLILGANJ | INCKAMLESHWARI PD , YADAV | CPIKAMESHWAR SINGH | 1,8293.18% | 54.9% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | CPIRAMDEVA SHARMA | BJSAKHOURI RAJENDRA PRASAD | 1,2082.06% | 61.8% |
| NABINAGAR | CPIMAHABIR PRASAD `AKELA` | INCSARYOO PRASAD SINGH | 9,14618.51% | 47.9% |
| NALA | CPIVISESHWAR KHAN | INCGIRIJANAND YADAV | 2,0227.36% | 31.2% |
| NARPATGANJ | INCSATYA NARAIN YADAV | BJSRAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | 3,0336.56% | 53.2% |
| NATHNAGAR | BJSCHUNCHUN PRASAD YADAV | INCSAYED HAQBOOL AHMAD | 4,5368.71% | 53.8% |
| NAUTAN | INCKEDAR PANDEY | BJSBHAWANI PRASAD | 4,05112.46% | 39.9% |
| NAWADA | BJSGAURI SHANKAR KESHRI | CPMGANESH SHANKAR VIDYARTHI | 2,8024.41% | 52.7% |
| NAWANAGAR | CPILAL BEHARI PRASAD | INCSITARAM PASWAN | 4,33210.03% | 47.0% |
| NAYAGRAM | INCHARIHAR PRASAD SINGH | CPISATYANARAIN PRASAD | 3,9967.63% | 53.1% |
| NIRSA | CPINIRMALENDU BHATTACHARYA | INCBRAJ MOHAN SHARMA | 6,25019.31% | 39.9% |
| NOKHA | JAPJAGDISH OJHA | INCGUTHLI SINGH | 3700.69% | 56.5% |
| OBRA | PSPSHRI PADARATH SINGH | INCRAGHUWANS KUMAR SINGH | 4,0028.86% | 50.0% |
| PAKPURA | INCSYED MD. JAFAR ALI | BJSBADRIKA NATH JHA | 9452.78% | 45.2% |
| PALASI | INDMOHAMMAD AZIMUDDIN | BJSSHYAM SUNDAR BISWAS | 4,1898.38% | 56.4% |
| PALIGANJ | SSPCHANDRADEO PD. VERMA | INCDIWAKAR SHARMA | 8,93314.92% | 56.4% |
| PANKI | BJSRAMDEO RAM | INCLAXMAN RAM | 3,80316.60% | 31.6% |
| PARBATTA | INCJAGDAMB PRASAD MANDAL | SHDSATISH PRASAD SINGH | 4,2745.22% | 74.2% |
| PARSA | INCDAROGA PRASAD RAI | INDNIRANJAN PRASAD SINGH | 7,79311.23% | 71.2% |
| PARU | INCBIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | SSPSHIVA SHARAN SINGH | 7,7179.34% | 76.7% |
| PATAHI | INCRAM NANDAN SINGH | PSPRAMAPATI SINGH | 8621.80% | 55.9% |
| PATAMDA | INCGHANSYAM MAHATO | INDSHAKTI PADA SINGH DEO | 2,0756.69% | 39.5% |
| PATEPUR | SSPPALTAN RAM | INCMIRA DEVI | 15,19231.63% | 47.8% |
| PATNA EAST | BJSRAMDEO MAHTO | CPMTAKI RAHIM | 5,56710.68% | 58.1% |
| PATNA SOUTH | INCRAM NANDAN SINGH | CPIRAM NARAYAN SINGH | 11,52717.61% | 58.9% |
| PATNA WEST | CPIA . K . SEN | BJSRAM PRASAD LAL | 1,7053.12% | 53.2% |
| PHULPARAS | SSPDHANIK LAL MANDAL | INDRASIK LAL YADAV | 8,67613.33% | 66.9% |
| PIPRA | INCBIGU RAM | CPITULSI RAM | 2,30510.90% | 27.6% |
| PIRO | SSPRAM EKBAL SINGH | LTCINDRAMANI SINGH | 2,3264.48% | 49.8% |
| PIRPAINTI | CPIAMBIKA PRASAD | INCBADRI NARAIN RAM | 4,1156.96% | 60.8% |
| PORAIYAHAT | PHJEDWARD MARANDI | SSPCHUNKA HEMBROM | 3,17910.67% | 33.7% |
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.
