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 251–300 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHULPARAS | INCHEMLATA YADAV | INDDEVENDRA PD. YADAV | 5,3848.41% | 47.7% |
| PHULWARI | INCSANJAEEV PRASAD TON TONY | CPIDASRATH PASWAN | 44,44948.11% | 60.1% |
| PIPRA | INCNAND LAL CHAUDHARY | LKDSAHDEO PASWAN | 9,37417.11% | 49.6% |
| PIRO | LKDRAGHU PATI GOPE | JNPRADHA MOHAN RAI | 990.13% | 52.5% |
| PIRPAINTI | INCDILIP KUMAR SINHA | CPIAMBIKA PRASAD | 4,0894.73% | 61.9% |
| POREYAHAT | JMMSURAJ MANDAL | INCSANATH ROUT | 2,6863.75% | 51.2% |
| POTKA | INCSONATAN SARDAR | JMMHARI RAM SARDAR | 6,00714.15% | 31.9% |
| PRANPUR | INCMANGAN INSAN | INDABDUL JALIL | 24,84141.64% | 56.6% |
| PUPRI | INCRAM BRIKSH CHAUDHARY | LKDSITARAM YADAV | 20,37624.03% | 55.4% |
| PURNEA | CPMAJIT CHANDRAS | INCKAMAL DEO NARAYAN SINHA | 9,07412.52% | 56.9% |
| RAFIGANJ | INCVIJAY KUMAR SINGH | CPIISTEYAK AHMAD KHAN | 35,43051.98% | 54.3% |
| RAGHOPUR | LKDUDAI NARAIN RAI | JNPHARIHAR PRASAD SINGH | 4,8465.09% | 66.5% |
| RAGHOPUR | INCAMARENDRA MISHRA | LKDASESHWAR GOIT | 41,15241.96% | 64.9% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | INCVIJAY SHANKER DUBEY | JNPVIKRAM KUAR | 5,3656.83% | 53.3% |
| RAJAULI | INDBANWARI RAM | BJPBABU LAL | 1,0811.28% | 53.4% |
| RAJGIR | BJPSATYADEO NARAIN ARYA | CPICHANDRADEO PRASAD HIMANSHU | 9,78011.68% | 59.0% |
| RAJMAHAL | BJPDHRUVA BHAGAT | INCDASRATH MISHRA | 3970.56% | 53.9% |
| RAJPUR | BJPRAM NARAIN RAM | LKDNAND KISHORE PRASAD | 14,75924.08% | 47.8% |
| RAMGARH | INCJAMUNA PRASAD SHARMA | CPISABIR AHMED QURESHI | 4610.65% | 54.4% |
| RAMGARH | LKDJAGDANAND SINGH | INCPRABHAWATI SINGH | 18,58424.25% | 59.5% |
| RAMNAGAR | INCARJUN VIKRAM SAH | BJPCHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD RAO | 3,0504.86% | 51.4% |
| RANCHI | INCJAI PRAKASH GUPTA | BJPNANI GOPAL MITRA | 6,43714.26% | 34.3% |
| RANIGANJ | INCYAMUNA PD. RAM | JNPBUNDEL PASWAN | 45,99865.50% | 51.1% |
| RAXAUL | INCSAGIR AHMAD | LKDRAJNANDAN PRASAD RAI | 5,3287.19% | 60.5% |
| ROSERA | LKDBHOLA MANDAR | INCSATYENDRA NARAIN CHOUDHARY | 10,39511.04% | 68.6% |
| RUNISAIDPUR | JNPNAWAL KISHORE SHAHI | INCVIVEKANAND GIRI | 2,6492.93% | 55.0% |
| RUPAULI | INCDINESH KUMAR SINGH | CPISARYUG MANDAL | 2,3113.03% | 63.1% |
| SAHAR | INCJYOTI | LKDBHAGWATI PRASAD VERMA | 24,58937.10% | 48.0% |
| SAHARSA | INCSATISH CHANDRA JHA | LKDSHANKAR PD. TEKARIWAL | 8,1829.45% | 56.9% |
| SAHEBGANJ | INCSHIV SHARAN SINGH | LKDKRISHNA KU. SINHA | 8170.91% | 63.8% |
| SAKRA | LKDSHIVNANDAN PASWAN | INCARJUN KUMAR CH. | 4,3326.09% | 57.2% |
| SAMASTIPUR | LKDASHOK SINGH | INCJAI NARAIN RAI | 8,1009.33% | 56.1% |
| SANDESH | LKDSONADHARI | INCSIDHNATH ROY | 4,2784.86% | 61.0% |
| SARAIRANJAN | INCRAMASHRAY ISHWAR | BJPYASHODANAND SINGH | 9,1889.69% | 63.1% |
| SARATH | INDUDAI SHANKER SINGH | INCSHASHANK SHEKHER BHOKTA | 13,78518.54% | 60.3% |
| SASARAM | LKDRAM SEWAK SINGH | INCJAGDISH OJHA | 2,9234.05% | 45.4% |
| SERAIKELLA | JMMKRISHNA MADRI | INCSANATAN MANJHI | 7011.48% | 37.5% |
| SHAHPUR | INCVINDESHWARI DUBEY | JNPSHIVA NAND TIWARI | 29,68041.01% | 54.5% |
| SHEIKHPURA | INDRAJO SINGH | INCRAJENDRA PD. SINGH | 56,11256.08% | 66.0% |
| SHEOHAR | JNPRAGHUNATH JHA | INCBHARAT PRASAD SINGH | 22,79824.26% | 62.9% |
| SHIKARPUR | INCNARSINGH BAITHA | JNPBHOLA RAM TUFANI | 53,39872.23% | 58.3% |
| SIKANDRA | INCRAMESHWAR PASWAN | CPIBHOLA MANJHI | 12,63514.05% | 62.7% |
| SIKARIPARA | JMMDAVID MURMU | INDNALIN SOREN | 5,21412.97% | 33.7% |
| SIKTA | JNPDHARMESH PRASAD VERMA | INCGAUSAL AZAM | 16,52222.12% | 60.6% |
| SIKTI | INCRAMESHWAR YADAV | LKDMD. AZIMUDIN | 7,4868.21% | 60.7% |
| SILLI | INCKESHAV MAHTO KAMLESH | CPMRAJENDRA SINGH | 11,81121.66% | 49.8% |
| SIMARIA | INCISHWARI RAM PASWAN | BJPUPENDRA NATH DAS | 5,59013.24% | 34.2% |
| SIMDEGA | BJPNIRMAL KUMAR BESRA | INCERNEST PURTY | 3,2917.19% | 41.7% |
| SIMRI-BAKHTIARPUR | INCCHOUDHARY MOHAMMAD SALAHIDDIN | LKDDINESH CHANDRA YADAV | 1,6761.29% | 84.2% |
| SINDRI | INDVINOD VIHARI MAHATO | INCMUKHTAR AHMAD | 1,7792.64% | 45.3% |
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.
