Bihar assembly election, Feb 1969
318 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 51.25% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- SSP
- BJS
- CPI
Assembly seat results
All 318 seats, alphabetical · showing 301–318 of 318
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SULTANGANJ | INCSURESH PRASAD YADAV | INDJAI PRAKASH MISHRA | 2000.60% | 40.6% |
| SULTANGANJ | INCRAM RAKSHA PRASAD YADAV | CPIBAIJNATH MANDAL | 7071.12% | 59.3% |
| SUPAUL | INCUMA SHANKER SINGH | SSPNAYEEM UDIN | 8,28619.55% | 55.3% |
| SURAJGARHA | CPISUNAINA DEVI | PSPBHAGWAT PD. MEHTA | 2,7144.04% | 64.0% |
| SURSAND | INCRAMCHARITRA RAI YADAV | LTCPRATIBHA DEVI | 7,44712.44% | 59.0% |
| TAJPUR | SSPKARPOORI THAKUR | INCRAJENDRA MAHATO | 13,48525.98% | 58.0% |
| TAMAR | BJSANIRUDH PATAR | INCBHAIYA RAM MUNDA | 9344.15% | 24.5% |
| TARAIYA | JAPPRABU NARAIN SINGH | INCRAJ KUMARI DEVI | 8171.83% | 47.2% |
| TARAPUR | SHDTARNI PRASAD SINGH | INCJAIMANGAL SINGH | 4,2197.40% | 61.0% |
| THAKURGANJ | INCMUHAMMAD HUSSAIN AZAD | LTCKARTIK PRASAD SINGH | 13,72445.92% | 37.2% |
| TOPCHANCHI | JAPPURNENDU NARAIN SINGH | BKDP . N . SUR | 5271.52% | 39.2% |
| TORPA | INDNIRAL ENEM HORO | BJSCHOUTHA PAHAN | 4,53914.66% | 37.9% |
| TRIBENIGANJ | SSPANUPLAL YADAV | INCJAGDIS MANDAL | 2,6245.45% | 57.9% |
| TUNDI | BJSSATYANARAIN DUDANI | INCMOHAMMAD SULAIMAN ANSARI | 4,79616.32% | 38.4% |
| VAISHALI | LTCLALITESHWAR PRASAD SHAHI | BKDBATESHWAR PRASAD | 1,2002.10% | 61.3% |
| WARISNAGAR | SSPRAM SEWAK HAZARI | INCCHULHAI RAM | 6,29314.24% | 54.3% |
| WARSALIGANJ | CPIDEO NANDAN PRASAD | BJSRAM RATAN SINGH | 6,02110.16% | 56.0% |
| ZIRADEI | INCZOWAR HUSSAIN | LTCSHANKAR NATH VIDYARTHI | 3,4667.14% | 53.1% |
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.
