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 101–150 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMKA | JMMSTEPHAN MARANDI | INCSTANSHILA HEMBROM | 1,2382.29% | 43.9% |
| DUMRAON | INCBASANT SINGH | CPIRAM ASHRAY SINGH | 25,24832.25% | 51.1% |
| DUMRI | INDSHIVA MAHTO | LKDLAL CHAND MAHTO | 6,97313.02% | 46.1% |
| FATEHPUR | INCJITAN RAM MANJHI | ICSRAM NARESH PRASAD | 44,81344.22% | 72.0% |
| FATWA | LKDPUNIT ROY | INDBISHAMBHAR DAYAL SINGH | 3,5894.85% | 52.4% |
| FORBESGANJ | INCSARYU MISHRA | BJPRAI BAHADUR KESHRI | 13,44117.74% | 55.3% |
| GAIGHATTI | INCVIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | LKDMAHESHWAR PRASAD | 3,5384.03% | 63.5% |
| GANDEY | JMMSALKHAN SOREN | BJPLAKSHMAN SWARNKAR | 4,2427.29% | 51.4% |
| GARHWA | BJPGOPI NATH SINGH | INCYUGAL KISHORE PANDEY | 8061.54% | 41.0% |
| GARKHA | INCRAGHUNANDAN MANJHI | JNPRAM SUNDER DAS | 1,1461.93% | 48.6% |
| GAYA MUFASSIL | INCAWADES KUMAR SINGH | LKDSURAJ DEO SINGH | 40,46542.97% | 74.8% |
| GAYA TOWN | INCJAI KUMAR PALIT | CPISHAKIL AHMAD KHAN | 8,27010.42% | 53.6% |
| GHANSHYAMPUR | LKDMAHABIR PRASAD | INCHARISHCHANDRA JHA | 9,99810.75% | 61.6% |
| GHATSILA | INCKARAN CHANDRA MARDI | JMMSURYA SINGH BASERA | 1,8202.89% | 53.1% |
| GHORASAHAN | INCPRAMOD KUMAR SINGH | LKDLALBABU PRASAD | 6,1398.14% | 56.9% |
| GHOSI | INCJAGDISH SHARMA | CPIRAJENDRA SINGH | 53,45241.75% | 83.1% |
| GIRIDIH | CPIOM LAL AZAD | INCURMILA DEVI | 5,69611.03% | 43.5% |
| GOBINDGANJ | INDYOGENDRA PANDEY | INCRAM SHANKER PANDEY | 5,1286.70% | 56.2% |
| GOBINDPUR | INCGAYATREE DEVI | CPIMAHENDRA PANDAY | 42,72845.20% | 57.8% |
| GODDA | JMMSUMRIT MANDAL | INCHEMANT KU. JHA | 6380.80% | 57.6% |
| GOH | INCDEO KUMAR SHARMA | CPIRAM SHARAN YADAV | 3,0673.81% | 58.3% |
| GOMIA | INDMADHAVA LAL SINGH | INCRAMADHAR SINGH | 6,21510.11% | 52.3% |
| GOPALGANJ | INDSURENDRA SINGH | LKDAMBIKA PRASAD YADAV | 7,79710.21% | 57.4% |
| GOPALPUR | INCMADAN PRASAD SINGH | CPIMANIRAM SINGH | 15,42117.89% | 61.4% |
| GOREAKOTHI | BJPINDRA DEO PRASAD | INDAJIT KUMAR SINGH | 2,4053.16% | 55.9% |
| GUMLA | INCBAIRAGI ORAON | JNPJAYRAM ORAON | 6,81116.14% | 39.1% |
| GURUA | INCMD. KHAN ALI | LKDRAMCHANDRA SINGH | 8,7719.86% | 57.5% |
| HAJIPUR | LKDMOTI LAL SINHA KANAN | INCJAGANNATH PRASAD RAI | 18,19720.98% | 59.4% |
| HARLAKHI | INCMITHILESH KUMAR PANDEY | CPIBAIDYA NATH YADAV | 15,16619.60% | 57.3% |
| HARNAUT | LKDNITIS KUMAR | INCVIRJNANDAN PRASAD SINGH | 21,41222.88% | 75.4% |
| HARSIDHI | INCMD. HEDAITULLAH KHAN | CPIRAJARAM PRASAD | 4,1416.10% | 57.7% |
| HASANPUR | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | INDGAJENDRA PRASAD HIMANSHU | 6,6849.08% | 59.4% |
| HATIA | JNPSUBODH KANT SAHAY | INCSUBANSH JHA | 10,77923.85% | 36.9% |
| HAYAGHAT | INDUMADHAR PRASAD SINGH | LKDKAPHIL AHAMAD | 3,0224.76% | 54.8% |
| HAZARIBAGH | INCH.H.RAHMAN | BJPDEO DAYAL RAM | 14,48520.73% | 48.9% |
| HILSA | INCSURENDRA PRASAD TARUN | INDMAHENDRA SINGH | 7,7928.02% | 64.6% |
| HISUA | INDADITYA SINGH | CPILAL NARAIN SINGH | 7,75010.54% | 52.5% |
| HUSSAINABAD | INCHARIHAR SINGH | LKDLACHHUMAN RAM | 2,3264.14% | 47.7% |
| ICHAGARH | INCPRABHAT K. A. DEO | JMMNIRMAL MAHATO | 6,2349.27% | 54.4% |
| IMAMGANJ | INCSRI CHAND SINGH | LKDJAGDISH SINGH | 9,23313.15% | 61.1% |
| ISLAMPUR | INCRAM SWAROOP PRASAD | CPIKRISHAN BALLABH PD. SINGH | 4290.37% | 74.5% |
| JAGANATHPUR | INCANKURA HO DOREIBURU | LKDMANGAL SINGH LAMAI | 5,44318.79% | 31.9% |
| JAGDISHPUR | LKDHARI NARAYAN SINGH | INCMANGAL PRASAD SINGH | 2,4423.23% | 53.5% |
| JAHANABAD | INCSYED ASGAR HUSSAIN | INDHARI LAL PRASAD SINGH | 25,39222.37% | 72.6% |
| JALALPUR | INCSUDHIR KUMAR SINGH | CPIABHAY RAJ KISHORE RAI | 2,5043.51% | 49.5% |
| JALE | INCLOKESH NATH JHA | CPIABDUL SALAM | 21,38724.71% | 64.2% |
| JAMA | JMMSHIBU SOREN | INCPROME MURMU | 18,34434.87% | 47.9% |
| JAMALPUR | LKDUPENDRA PRASAD VERMA | INCBHUSHAN YADAV | 7,0218.05% | 59.7% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | INCDARAYUS NARIMAN | BJPDINA NATH PANDE | 7,79811.63% | 51.2% |
| JAMSHEDPUR WEST | BJPMRIGENDRA PRATAP SINGH | INCSAMSUDDIN KHAN | 1,4562.24% | 51.6% |
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.
