Bihar assembly election, Feb 1985
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 55.43% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- LKD
- IND
- BJP
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 301–324 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGHESHWAR | LKDRAMENDRA KUMAR YADAV RAVI | INCANANT KUMAR SINGH | 8510.96% | 62.9% |
| SINGHIA | INCASHOK KUMAR | CPIRAM JATAN PASWAN | 35,33943.13% | 62.5% |
| SISAI | INCBANDI ORAON | BJPLALIT ORAON | 13,38831.01% | 36.7% |
| SITAMARHI | INCKHALIL ANSARI | CPIRAMDEO SINGH | 4,9926.51% | 47.5% |
| SIWAN | JNPAWADH BIHARI CHOUDHARY | BJPJANARDAN TIWARY | 23,03227.46% | 58.9% |
| SONBARSA | LKDKAPOORI THAKUR | INDANWARUL HAQUE | 24,94727.87% | 64.2% |
| SONBARSA | LKDSURYA NARAYAN YADAV | CPITEJ NR. YADAV | 40,35238.96% | 67.8% |
| SONEPUR | LKDLALOO PRASAD | INCRAJ NARAIN SINGH | 16,21921.48% | 56.8% |
| SUGAULI | INCSURESH KUMAR MISHRA | CPMRAMASHRAY SINGH | 4,2526.06% | 54.3% |
| SULTANGANJ | INCUMESH CHANDRAS DAS | LKDKAMPANY PAS | 9,67813.72% | 47.1% |
| SUPAUL | INCPRAMOD KUMAR SINGH | LKDZAHIR UDDIN AHMAD | 11,80011.05% | 68.6% |
| SURAJGARHA | INCALAKH SHARMA | CPISATIS KUMAR | 26,16125.82% | 65.6% |
| SURSAND | INDRAVINDRA PRASAD SAHI | INCNAGENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 2,3273.07% | 53.9% |
| TAMAR | INCTIRUMUCHI RAI MUNDA | CPMWOODHAN LALL MUNDA | 23,22243.31% | 45.7% |
| TARAIYA | BJPRAM DAS RAI | INCRAJENDRA SINGH KASHYAP | 8731.32% | 56.2% |
| TARAPUR | INDSHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | INCVIJAYA LAKSHMI DEVI | 13,55714.89% | 72.1% |
| THAKURGANJ | INCMOHAMAD HUSEN AZAD | JNPMD. SULEMAN | 14,21317.68% | 54.0% |
| TORPA | INDNIRAL ENEM HORO | INCLEYANDRA TIRU | 390.09% | 45.4% |
| TRIBENIGANJ | LKDANUP LAL YADAV | INCJAGDISH MANDAL | 26,41026.06% | 78.8% |
| TUNDI | BJPSATYA NARAYAN DUDANI | INCUDAI KUMAR SINGH | 240.04% | 46.2% |
| VAISHALI | LKDBRISHIN PATEL | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 34,29340.74% | 61.8% |
| WARISNAGAR | INDRAMSEVAK HAZARI | INCSHYAMA KUMARI | 3,6925.13% | 57.7% |
| WARSALIGANJ | INCBANDI SHANKAR SINGH | INDCHANDESHWAR SINGH | 43,86345.99% | 61.2% |
| ZIRADEI | INCTRIBHUAN SINGH | INDABHAI KUMAR PANDEY | 8,83613.14% | 53.2% |
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.
