Bihar assembly election, Feb 1985
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 55.43% turnout.
Seats
324
Candidates
4,237
103 women, 15 elected
Turnout
55.43%
2.43 cr of 4.39 cr
Leading party
INC
196 of 324 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 196 | +196 | 323 | 95,58,562 | 39.30% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 46 | +46 | 261 | 35,73,173 | 14.69% | +14.66 |
| INDIndependent | 29 | +6 | 2804 | 43,49,057 | 17.88% | +5.92 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 16 | -5 | 234 | 18,33,275 | 7.54% | -0.87 |
| JNPJanata Party | 13 | +13 | 229 | 17,54,705 | 7.21% | +7.18 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 12 | -11 | 167 | 21,54,066 | 8.86% | -0.27 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 9 | -2 | 57 | 4,43,822 | 1.82% | +0.13 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | -5 | 44 | 3,92,375 | 1.61% | -0.14 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 1 | +1 | 59 | 1,60,159 | 0.66% | — |
| SUCSUC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17,890 | 0.07% | -0.15 |
| ICJICJ | 0 | 0 | 47 | 76,352 | 0.31% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8,573 | 0.04% | +0.01 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,719 | 0.01% | -0.05 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 0.00% | — |
- INC196 (60%)
- LKD46 (14%)
- IND29 (9%)
- BJP16 (5%)
- JNP13 (4%)
- CPI12 (4%)
- Others12 (4%)
- INC196
- LKD46
- IND29
- BJP16
- JNP13
- CPI12
- Others12
- INC196
- LKD46
- IND29
- BJP16
- JNP13
- CPI12
- JMM9
- CPM1
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 324 results in Bihar
Closest contest
TUNDI
won by 24 (0.04%)
Biggest victory
SHIKARPUR
won by 53,398 (72.23%)
Highest turnout
ATRI
84.88%
Lowest turnout
LATEHAR
22.01%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained23 (7%)
- Changed hands292 (90%)
- New seat9 (3%)
23 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 292 changed hands. 9 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
- LKD
- IND
- BJP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPUR | INCHARI SHANKER PRASAD YADAV | INDBRAJ BIHARI PRASAD | 4,9846.48% | 57.9% |
| ALAMNAGAR | LKDBIRENDRA KU. SINGH | INCVIDYAKAR KAVI | 7210.88% | 61.0% |
| ALAULI | LKDPASHUPATI KUMAR | INCVAGESHWAR PASWAN | 21,69937.47% | 50.1% |
| AMARPUR | INCNEEL MOHAN SINGH | LKDDHIRENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 45,71649.70% | 67.0% |
| AMOUR | INDJALIL | JNPCHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA | 2,1782.78% | 65.1% |
| ARARIA | INCHALIMUDDIN AHMED | LKDNAND KISHORE MANDAL | 1,0991.47% | 61.0% |
| ARRAH | INCS. M. ISHA | JNPRAJENDRA PD. SINGH | 10,59513.80% | 46.7% |
| ARWAL | INDKRISHNA NANDAN PRASAD SINGH | INCRAM PRASAD OJHA | 34,74729.21% | 73.1% |
| ASTHAWAN | INDRAGHUNATH PRASAD | INCAYODHYA PRASAD | 5,7855.94% | 69.4% |
| ATRI | INCRANJEET SIGNH | INDMAHESH SINGH YADAV | 10,9227.91% | 84.9% |
| AURAI | JNPGANESH PD. YADAV | INCUSHA KUMARI | 13,78015.51% | 66.1% |
| AURANGABAD | INCBRIJ MOHAN SINGH | INDRAM NARESH SINGH | 4,1947.04% | 42.1% |
| BABUBARHI | INCGUNA NAND JHA | JNPDEO NARAYAN YADAV | 1,6782.46% | 53.0% |
| BACHWARA | CPIAYODHYA PRASAD SINGH | INCPREM LATA DEVI | 4,4725.91% | 55.6% |
| BAGHA | INCTRILOKI HARIJAN | LKDPUNWASI RAM | 6,66212.60% | 40.0% |
| BAGHMARA | INCOM PRAKASH LAL | JNPRAGHUBANSH SINGH | 20,71834.40% | 44.7% |
| BAGODAR | LKDGAUTAM SAGAR RANA | INCMAYURDHWAJA NARAYAN | 4560.84% | 41.2% |
| BAHADURGANJ | INCNAJMUDIN | INDSHITAL PRASAD SINHA | 22,06237.77% | 48.0% |
| BAHARAGORA | CPIDEVI PADA UPADHYAY | INCBISHNU PADO GHOSH | 1,2241.75% | 58.3% |
| BAHERA | INDMAHENDRA JHA AZAD | LKDABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | 1,7252.36% | 56.3% |
| BAHERI | INCPERMANAND THAKUR | LKDRAMANAND SINGH | 19,79720.46% | 66.4% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | INCBRAJ KISHORE NARAIN SINGH | LKDDEODAT ROY | 14,33216.30% | 67.7% |
| BAISI | LKDABDUS SUBHAN | INCSYED MOINUDDIN AHMAD | 1,5902.42% | 57.4% |
| BAKHRI | CPIRAM VINOD PASWAN | INCYUGAL KISHORE SHARMA | 3,1485.27% | 50.6% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | INCRAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV | BJPKESHARI KISHORE SINGH | 19,40920.44% | 62.2% |
| BALIA | INCSAMSU ZEHA | LKDSHRI NARAYAN YADAV | 3,8606.66% | 41.2% |
| BANIAPUR | INCUMA PNADEY | INDRAM BAHADUR RAY | 2,7504.41% | 49.5% |
| BANKA | INCCHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH | INDBEDA NAND SINGH | 38,31743.98% | 67.0% |
| BANMANKHI | INCRASIK LAL RISHIDEO | LKDRAJENDRA PD. | 17,89126.33% | 48.4% |
| BARACHATTI | INCG.S.RAMCHANDER DAS | LKDRAMJI MANJHEE | 34,78046.07% | 61.1% |
| BARARI | LKDMANSOOR ALAM | INDPREM NATH JAI | 2,9044.45% | 58.7% |
| BARAULI | INCADNAN KHAN | BJPRAM PRAVESH RAI | 7,38712.35% | 48.0% |
| BARAUNI | CPISHAKUNTALA SINHA | INCKAMLA DEVI | 4,5675.83% | 51.7% |
| BARBIGHA | INCMAHAVIR CHAUDHARY | CPILOKHNATH AZAD | 13,60416.62% | 62.6% |
| BARH | INCBHUNESHWAR SINGH | BJPVISHWA MOHAN CHAUDHARY | 21,35619.30% | 70.9% |
| BARHAIT | INCTHOMAS HANSDA | JMMMASIH SOREN | 18,30029.07% | 57.6% |
| BARHARA | JNPRAGHVENDRA PRATAP SINGH | INCVANARSHI DEVI | 13,05514.15% | 60.8% |
| BARHI | INCNIRANJAN PRASAD SINGH | CPIRAM LAKHAN SINGH | 1040.23% | 42.3% |
| BARKAGAON | CPIRAMENDRA KUMAR | INCRAM KUMAR OJHA | 5,4367.25% | 46.5% |
| BARKATHA | INCLAMBODAR PATHAK | CPIBHUNESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA | 4,7586.64% | 54.5% |
| BARSOI | INCBYULA DOJA | CPMMAHBOOB ALAM | 17,50125.40% | 58.2% |
| BARURAJ | LKDSHASHI KUMAR RAI | INCJAMUNA SINGH | 36,08435.45% | 73.3% |
| BASANTPUR | INCMANIK CHANDRA ROY | BJPSATYADEO PRASAD | 11,18211.19% | 65.1% |
| BATHNAHA | INCRAM NIWAS | ICSSURYADEO RAI | 17,58018.82% | 60.4% |
| BEGUSARAI | INCBHOLA SINGH | CPMRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 9,38513.04% | 54.1% |
| BELAGANJ | INCABHI RAM SHARMA | INDSHEO BACHAN KUMAR SINGH | 63,14255.88% | 77.1% |
| BELHAR | INCSIYARAM RAI | INDCHANDRA MAULESHWAR SINGH | 17,39823.20% | 63.0% |
| BELSAND | LKDRAGHUBANSH PD. SINGH | INCDIGVIJAY PRATAP SINGH | 1,1811.83% | 51.1% |
| BENIPATTI | INCYUGESHWAR JHA | LKDSHALIGRAM ROUT | 11,33614.26% | 57.8% |
| BERMO | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | CPISHAFIQUE KHAN | 9,69613.12% | 50.7% |
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 1985?
Indian National Congress won 196 of 324 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1985?
Turnout was 55.43% — 2.43 cr of 4.39 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 324 assembly seats.
