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 151–200 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMTARA | INCMD. FURKAN ANSARI | CPIARUN KUMAR BOSE | 3,1715.17% | 53.8% |
| JAMUA | CPIBALDEO HAZRA | INCTANESHWAR AZAD | 18,49230.36% | 47.5% |
| JAMUI | INCSUSHIL KR SINGH | JNPTRIPURARI PRASAD SINGH | 8,2538.64% | 62.7% |
| JANDAHA | LKDTULSI DAS MEHTA | INDVIRENDRA SINGH | 3,7763.62% | 71.6% |
| JARMUNDI | BJPABHAY KANT PRASAD | INDJAWAHAR PRASAD SINGH | 2,4454.75% | 46.7% |
| JHAJHA | INCSHEONANDAN PD. YADAV | JNPSHEONANDAN JHA | 19,89229.05% | 60.9% |
| JHANJHARPUR | INCJAGANNATH MISHRA | LKDRAS LAL YADAV | 55,92871.49% | 61.4% |
| JHARIA | JNPSURYADEO SINGH | INCRAMESH PRASAD SINGH | 12,55519.75% | 40.4% |
| JOKIHAT | JNPTASLIMUDDIN | INCMOIDUR RAHMAN | 15,76320.34% | 64.2% |
| JUGSALAI | INCTRILOCHAN KALINDI | CPITULSI RAJAK | 16,78830.20% | 38.0% |
| KADWA | INCUSMAN GHANI | INDKHAJA SHAHID HUSSAIN | 26,28840.02% | 58.4% |
| KALYANPUR | LKDBASISTHA NARAIN SINGH | INCRAM SUKUMARI DEVI | 6,7478.51% | 54.8% |
| KANKE | INCHARI RAM | CPIB. D. RAM | 8,55121.80% | 29.6% |
| KANTI | SUCNALINI RANJAN SINGH | LKDTARKESHARI SINHA | 2090.31% | 54.0% |
| KARAKAT | INCSHASHI RANI MISHRA | LKDTULSI SINGH | 13,60913.83% | 64.9% |
| KASBA | INCSYED GULAM HUSSAIN | LKDSHEOCHARAN MEHTA | 2,3652.89% | 58.7% |
| KATEYA | JNPBACHCHA CHOUBEY | INCMANOJ KUMAR MISHRA | 15,35417.13% | 64.8% |
| KATIHAR | INCSATYA NARAYAN PRASAD | BJPJAGBANDHU ADHIKARI | 15,37022.41% | 49.3% |
| KATORIA | ICSSURESH PRASAD YADAV | INCAMBUJ KISHORE JHA | 5,6037.25% | 57.0% |
| KEOTI | INCKLIM AHMAD | JNPRAJ KISHORE YADAV | 8,5269.70% | 58.4% |
| KESARIYA | INCRAI HARI SHANKAR SHARMA | CPIYAMUNA YADAV | 6,6388.62% | 57.2% |
| KHAGARIA | INCSATDEO SINGH | LKDRAM SHARAN YADAV | 5,3977.15% | 58.7% |
| KHAJAULI | INCBILAT PASWAN VIHANGAM | CPIRAM LAKHAN RAM RAMAN | 13,09920.12% | 46.0% |
| KHARAGPUR | INCRAJENDRA PD. SINGH | LKDJAI PRAKASH NA. YADAV | 10,72011.83% | 62.6% |
| KHARASAWAN | INDVIJAY SINGH SOY | INCBANMALI SINGH MUNDA | 12,15031.77% | 36.4% |
| KHIJRI | INCGOMESHRI MANKI | BJPRATI ORAON | 5,74214.53% | 30.0% |
| KHUNTI | INCSUSHILA KERKETTA | INDHERENJ JOHAN PAHAN | 5,43813.44% | 41.6% |
| KISHANGANJ | LKDMD. MUSTAQUE | INCMD. USMAN | 11,02614.45% | 54.0% |
| KISHANGANJ | LKDRAJNANDAN PRASAD | INCSINGHESHWAR MEHTA | 16,76121.27% | 62.5% |
| KISHUNPUR | INCVISHWANATH GURMITA | LKDVINAYAK PD. YADAV | 8,8979.36% | 65.4% |
| KODARMA | INCRAJENDRA NATH DAWAN | INDRAMESH PRASAD YADAV | 4,8246.72% | 52.5% |
| KOLEBIRA | INDBIRSING MUNDA | INCSILVIA BAGE | 4,74811.75% | 38.4% |
| KONCH | LKDJANKI YADAV | INCRAJ KUMARI DEVI | 2,6782.47% | 73.3% |
| KORHA | INCVISHWA NATH RISHI | INDKULDIP PASWAN | 13,68628.16% | 43.0% |
| KUMARKHAND | LKDNAWAL KISHORE BHARTI | INCYASHODA DEVI | 9771.34% | 53.0% |
| KURHANI | INCSHEONANDAN RAI | JNPSADHUSHARAN SAHI | 9,78511.09% | 66.4% |
| KURTHA | INDNAGMANI | LKDSAHDEO PRASAD YADAV | 16,32914.73% | 72.3% |
| LAKHISARAI | JNPKRISHNA CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH | INCASHWIMI KUMAR SHARMA | 10,81310.13% | 62.7% |
| LALGANJ | INCBHARAT PRASAD SINGH | LKDKEDAR NATH PRASAD | 2,2342.51% | 68.4% |
| LATEHAR | INCHARIDARSHAN RAM | BJPRAMDEO RAM | 1,3125.68% | 22.0% |
| LAUKAHA | INCABDUL HAI PAYAMI | CPILAL BIHARI YADAV | 7,69511.12% | 55.1% |
| LAURIA | INCVISHWA MOHAN SHARMA | LKDRAM PRASAD YADAV | 21,00231.63% | 56.8% |
| LITIPARA | JMMSIMON MARANDI | INCKHISTO CHAND MALTO | 17,81436.35% | 48.6% |
| LOHARDAGA | INCINDRA NATH BHAGAT | BJPLALU ORAON | 21,76155.95% | 35.5% |
| MADHEPUR | INCHARKHU JHA | INDRUP NARAIN JHA | 12,43817.20% | 58.1% |
| MADHEPURA | INCBHOLI PRASAD MANDAL | LKDRADHA KANT YADAV | 3950.42% | 61.6% |
| MADHUBAN | JNPSITARAM SINGH | INCRAM NANDAN SINGH | 2,5733.58% | 52.0% |
| MADHUBANI | INCPADMA CHAUBEY | JNPRAJ KUMAR MAHASETH | 5,7918.58% | 43.5% |
| MADHUPUR | INCKRISHNA NAND JHA | BJPCHANCHAL DEVI | 24,65635.38% | 50.3% |
| MAHAGAMA | INCAWADH BIHARI SINGH | LKDSIDIK | 35,48541.98% | 59.5% |
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.
