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 201–250 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAHARAJGANJ | JNPUMA SHANKER SINGH | INCANUSUYA JAISWAL | 10,11411.37% | 61.1% |
| MAHESHPUR | JMMDEBIDHAN BASERA | INCKALIDAS MURMU | 3,0256.65% | 41.5% |
| MAHISHI | INCLAHTAN CHOUDHARY | LKDDEVANAND YADAV | 55,03149.68% | 71.2% |
| MAHNAR | LKDMUNSHI LAL RAI | INCMITILESHWAR PRASAD | 3,7923.91% | 66.8% |
| MAHUA | LKDDASAI CHAUDHARY | INCKAPILESHWAR RAM KESHARI | 15,44719.73% | 59.5% |
| MAIRWA | INCGORAKH RAM | INDGIRDHARI RAM | 22,83841.09% | 46.6% |
| MAJHGAON | INCDEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | INDBUDHAN SINGH TAMSOY | 7,33821.70% | 35.3% |
| MAJORGANJ | INCRAM VRIKSH RAM | JNPDINKAR RAM | 11,52718.27% | 49.3% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | INCRAM JATAN SINHA | INDRAJENDRA PRASAD | 17,94114.48% | 79.2% |
| MANDAR | INCGANGA BHAGAT | INDKARAM CHAND BHAGAT | 9,80319.12% | 36.8% |
| MANDU | INDTEK LAL MAHTO | INCKAMLA CHAND UPADHAYA | 6,57311.58% | 38.8% |
| MANER | INCRAJMATI DEVI | LKDSURYADEO TYAGI | 20,62527.34% | 54.1% |
| MANIGACHHI | INCMADAN MOHAN JHA | JNPRAMA KANT CHOUDHARY | 42,50949.54% | 70.2% |
| MANIHARI | INCMD. MOBARAK HUSSAIN | JNPRAM SIPAHI YADAV | 24,98941.87% | 59.9% |
| MANIKA | BJPYAMUNA SINGH | INDRAJDEO ORAON | 11,56936.11% | 35.7% |
| MANJHI | INDBUDHAN PRASAD YADAV | JNPHAJARI SINGH | 6,4319.18% | 52.0% |
| MANOHARPUR | INDDEVENDRA MANJHI | INCSATRUGHAN BODRA | 7,06915.98% | 44.4% |
| MARHAURA | INCBHISHMA PRASAD YADAV | JNPRAM DEO SINGH | 30,10037.83% | 60.6% |
| MASAURHI | INCPUNAM DEVI | LKDGANESH PRASAD SINGH | 17,06619.42% | 53.6% |
| MASRAKH | INDPRABHU NATH SINGH | INCHARENDRA KISHORE SINGH | 4,1786.94% | 45.2% |
| MATIHANI | INCPRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA | CPIDEOKI NANDAN SINGH | 2,7273.94% | 52.9% |
| MINAPUR | LKDHIND KESHARI YADAV | CPIJANAK DHARI KUSH | 3,8204.26% | 68.8% |
| MIRGANJ | INCPARBHUDAYAL SINGH | JNPRAJ MAUGAL MISHRA | 3,5664.36% | 64.2% |
| MOHANIA | INCMAHABIR PASWAN | JNPBHAGWAT PRASAD | 13,44418.62% | 52.3% |
| MOHIUDDIN NAGAR | INCANUGRAH NARAIN SINGH | INDRAM CHANDRA RAI | 50,70544.08% | 72.7% |
| MOKAMEH | INCSHYAM SUNDER SINGH | INDDILIP KUMAR SINGH | 2,6782.79% | 61.6% |
| MONGHYR | LKDRAMDEO SINGH YADAV | INCIZHARUL HAQUE | 19,54719.99% | 63.4% |
| MOTIHARI | CPITRIVENI TIWARI | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD | 19,69724.80% | 51.2% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | INCRAGHUNATH PANDEY | BJPRAJESHWAR PD. SINGH BHIKARI | 70,29867.53% | 68.4% |
| NABINAGAR | INCRAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH | LKDTULSI SINGH | 19,45227.63% | 51.1% |
| NALA | CPIBISHESHWAR KHAN | INCRAJ KUMARI DEVI | 6,66510.78% | 49.7% |
| NALANDA | INCSHYAM SUNDER SINGH | INDRAM NARESH SINGH | 5,0666.24% | 57.0% |
| NARPATGANJ | INCINDRA NAND YADAV | LKDSATYA N. YADAV | 8,73112.28% | 50.2% |
| NATHNAGAR | LKDCHUN CHUN PRA YADAV | INCSURENDRA PRA YADAV | 38,70945.26% | 60.7% |
| NAUTAN | INCKAMLA PANDEY | CPIREWAKANT DWEVEDI | 4,8649.74% | 43.4% |
| NAWADA | INCNARENDRA KUMAR | BJPM.KRISHAN PRASAD | 2,6692.25% | 64.3% |
| NIRSA | INCKRIPA SHANKER CHATTERJEE | CPMS.K.BAKSHI | 15,40724.20% | 43.6% |
| NOKHA | INCSUMITRA DEVI | LKDCHAUDHARY JANGI SINGH | 4220.50% | 62.6% |
| OBRA | LKDRAM VILASH SINGH | BJPVIRENDER PRASAD SINGH | 7,8628.87% | 56.6% |
| PAKAUR | INCHAZI MUHAMMAD AINUL HAQUE | CPMABDUL HAKIM | 12,24917.93% | 57.5% |
| PALIGANJ | INCRAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV | BJPKANHAI SINGH | 32,02536.29% | 56.0% |
| PANDAUL | INCKUMUD RANJAN JHA | JNPNAIYER AZAM | 15,28023.51% | 44.8% |
| PANKI | INCSANKTESHWAR SINGH | CPILALLU SINGH | 20,76640.40% | 45.5% |
| PARBATTA | INCRAM CHANDRA MISHRA | LKDSURENDRA SINGH | 7,7018.00% | 69.0% |
| PARSA | INCCHANDRIKA RAI | CPIRAM NATH VIDYARTHI | 11,57414.03% | 62.6% |
| PARU | LKDUSHA SINGH | INCNITISHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 30,63526.65% | 81.3% |
| PATEPUR | INCBALESHWAR SINGH PASWAN | LKDPALTAN RAM | 4030.58% | 54.1% |
| PATNA CENTRAL | INCAKEEL HAIDER | BJPSHAILENDRA NATH SRIVASTAVA | 19,60128.17% | 41.1% |
| PATNA EAST | INCSHARAT KUMAR JAIN | CPIRAM LAKHAN YADAV | 2,7673.75% | 50.3% |
| PATNA WEST | INDRAM NANDAN PRASAD ALIAS RAMANAND YADAV | CPMYOGESHWAR GOPE | 10,21011.25% | 38.4% |
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.
