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 251–300 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUNPUN | SSPMUNSHI CHOUDHARY | INCKUANAR RAM | 2,1234.90% | 42.6% |
| PUPRI | BJSRAM BRIKSHA CHOUDHARY | INCNASIRUDDIN HYDAR KHAN | 27,39532.92% | 76.6% |
| PURNEA | INCKAMALDEO NARAIN SINHA | PSPBADIUZZAMA | 3,7517.87% | 54.2% |
| RAFIGANJ | BJSSAHDEO CHAUDHRY | INCDILKESHWAR RAM | 1,2183.62% | 33.8% |
| RAGHOPUR | INCRAMBRIKSH RAI | SSPBABULAL SASTRI | 1,5312.21% | 72.2% |
| RAGHOPUR | INCBAIDYA NATH PD. MEHTA | SSPASHESHWAR GOIT | 9,65320.16% | 56.0% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | INCRAMA NAND YADAV | BJSBAIDYA NATH SINGH | 6,60314.31% | 45.9% |
| RAJAULI | BJSBABU LAL | INCSHANTI DEVI | 5,27211.71% | 42.0% |
| RAJGIR | BJSYADUNANDAN PRASAD | INCRAMPHAL ARYA | 6941.23% | 54.0% |
| RAJMAHAL | BJSOM PRAKASH ROY | INCNATHMAL DOKARAI | 1,7174.49% | 46.1% |
| RAJNAGAR | INCBILAT PASWAN | LTCRAM KRISHNA MAHTO | 1,8433.89% | 48.4% |
| RAMGARH | INCBODULAL AGRAWAL | CPIMANJURUL HASAN KHAN | 6251.37% | 43.7% |
| RAMGARH | INCVISWANATH RAI | SSPSACHIDA NAND SINGH | 1,7872.92% | 62.5% |
| RAMNAGAR | INCNARAYAN VIKRAM SHAH | BJSCHANDRA MOHJAN PRASAD RAI | 4,53310.52% | 53.3% |
| RANCHI | BJSNANI GOPAL MITRA | CPIMRITUNJAI GHATAK | 8,19518.61% | 56.6% |
| RANIGANJ | INCDUMAR LAL BAITHA | LTCBUNDEL PASWAN | 8,30626.00% | 41.0% |
| RAXAUL | INCRADHA PANDEY | SSPVIDHYACHAL SINHA | 6,50515.87% | 50.7% |
| ROSERA | INCSAHDEO MAHATO | SSPRAMAKANT JHA | 6121.03% | 65.8% |
| RUNISAIDPUR | SSPBHUNESHWAR RAI | INCVIVEKANAND GIRI | 1,7122.39% | 71.3% |
| RUPAULI | INCANANDI PRASAD SINGH | CPICHHAVI NATH SHARMA | 1,2782.48% | 55.4% |
| SAHAR | PSPRAJDEO RAM | INCBITHAL CHAMAR | 13,79733.31% | 41.0% |
| SAHARSA | INCRAMESH JHA | SHDSURESH CHANDRA YADAV | 3,4094.99% | 63.2% |
| SAHEBGANJ | INDYADUNANDAN SINGH | INCYUGAL KISHORE SINGH | 5,2358.62% | 58.1% |
| SAKRA | SSPNEWA LAL MAHTO | INCFAKIR CHAND RAM | 7,29514.80% | 49.8% |
| SAMASTIPUR | SSPRAJENDRA NARAIN SHARMA | INCYUGAL KISHORE PRASAD SINHA | 5,16110.75% | 55.7% |
| SANDESH | BJSRAMJI PRASAD SINGH | INCKAILASH PRASAD SINGH | 1,3512.76% | 52.1% |
| SARAIKELLA | INDBANBIHARI MANTO | BJSRUDRA PRATAP SARANGI | 2,3475.56% | 47.4% |
| SARAIRANJAN | SSPRAM BILASH MISHRA | INCBINDESHWARI PRASAD SINGH | 9,80920.16% | 53.5% |
| SARATH | PSPKAMDEO PRASAD SINGH | INCNALKINI KUMAR SINGH | 2,5546.60% | 45.5% |
| SASARAM | PSPBIPIN BEHARI SINGH | INCBINOD BEHARI SINGH | 12,73623.75% | 53.6% |
| SHAHPUR | SSPRAMA NAND TIWARI | INCSARJU PRASAD UPADHYA | 17,99935.68% | 48.9% |
| SHEIKHPURA | CPILOKNATH MOCHI | INCLILA DEVI | 8,82316.89% | 54.6% |
| SHEOHAR | BKDTHAKUR GIRIJA NANDAN SINGH | SSPZAFFIR ALAM | 3,6136.00% | 62.7% |
| SHERGHATI | INDJAI RAM GIRI | SSPPARSHURAM SINGH | 1,7723.86% | 54.9% |
| SHIKARIPARA | INDCHADRA MURMU | INCBARIYAR HEMBRAM | 1,1734.16% | 31.9% |
| SHIKARPUR | BJSSITA RAM PRASAD | INCDINA NATH CHANDRA | 4,21412.99% | 36.1% |
| SIKANDRA | INCRAMESHWAR PASWAN | CPIBHOLA MANJHI | 4,7338.81% | 50.2% |
| SIKTA | INCRAIFUL AZAM | LTCHARGUN PRASAD SHAHI | 2,6855.28% | 57.5% |
| SILLI | SHDBRINDAWAN SWANSI | PSPKANHAI ROHIDAS | 2,2378.47% | 32.8% |
| SIMDEGA | BJSGAJADHAR GOND | INDANTONI ORAON | 5,86817.08% | 47.8% |
| SIMRI BAKHTIARPUR | SSPRAMCHANDRA PRASAD | INCCHOUDHERY MOHD , SALAMUDDIN | 7,08810.48% | 69.5% |
| SINDRI | CPMA . K . ROY | INCJAGBALLAV SINGH | 4,60212.77% | 44.2% |
| SINGHIA | INCRAMESHWAR SAHU | CPIRAMJATAN PASWAN | 2,3355.77% | 48.0% |
| SISAI | BJSLALIT URAON | INCSUKRU BHAGAT | 4451.71% | 32.7% |
| SITAMARHI | SSPSHYAM SUNDER DAS | CPIRAM SWAROOP SINGH | 9921.70% | 57.7% |
| SIWAN | BJSJANARDAN TIWARY | INCRAJA RAM CHAUDHRY | 7,33513.62% | 54.4% |
| SONBARSA | INCRAJ NANDAN RAI | INDSITA RAM MAHTO | 4,0935.87% | 69.2% |
| SONBARSA | SSPJAGESHWAR MAZRA | INCYASHODA DEVI | 7,86916.62% | 47.5% |
| SONEPUR | INCRAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV | CPISHEO VACHAN SINGH | 12,41219.48% | 62.8% |
| SUGAULI | INCBADARI NARAYAN JHA | SSPAZIZUL HAQUE | 1,8714.54% | 49.8% |
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.
