Bihar assembly election, Feb 1990
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 60.96% turnout.
Seats
324
Candidates
6,613
148 women, 10 elected
Turnout
60.96%
3.21 cr of 5.26 cr
Leading party
JD
122 of 324 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDJanata Dal | 122 | +122 | 276 | 82,12,666 | 25.61% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 71 | -125 | 323 | 79,46,635 | 24.78% | -14.51 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 39 | +23 | 237 | 37,21,392 | 11.61% | +4.07 |
| INDIndependent | 30 | +1 | 4304 | 59,06,844 | 18.42% | +0.54 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 23 | +11 | 109 | 21,12,887 | 6.59% | -2.27 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 19 | +10 | 82 | 10,08,174 | 3.14% | +1.32 |
| IPFIPF | 7 | +7 | 82 | 8,89,068 | 2.77% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 6 | +5 | 31 | 4,27,214 | 1.33% | -0.28 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 3 | +3 | 158 | 4,94,717 | 1.54% | — |
| MCORMCOR | 2 | +2 | 11 | 70,365 | 0.22% | — |
| JKDJKD | 1 | +1 | 28 | 1,34,827 | 0.42% | — |
| SOPLSOPL | 1 | +1 | 47 | 1,09,871 | 0.34% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 164 | 2,33,762 | 0.73% | — |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | 0 | 138 | 2,20,898 | 0.69% | — |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | 0 | 54 | 95,185 | 0.30% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 73 | 62,171 | 0.19% | — |
| CPI(ML)CPI(ML) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53,973 | 0.17% | — |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 133 | 48,302 | 0.15% | +0.15 |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 88 | 45,829 | 0.14% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 29 | 41,075 | 0.13% | — |
| IPInsaniyat Party | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40,704 | 0.13% | — |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31,360 | 0.10% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28,144 | 0.09% | — |
| DMMDMM | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25,404 | 0.08% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21,119 | 0.07% | — |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17,211 | 0.05% | — |
| HJDHJD | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13,904 | 0.04% | — |
| MCPIMCPI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11,757 | 0.04% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9,715 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| BBPBuland Bharat Party | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7,658 | 0.02% | — |
| JKPJKP | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7,481 | 0.02% | — |
| DBMDBM | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2,082 | 0.01% | — |
| IMLIML | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,024 | 0.01% | — |
| AZPAZP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,581 | 0.00% | — |
| PHJDPHJD | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,343 | 0.00% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,181 | 0.00% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 985 | 0.00% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 862 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| BDCBDC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 850 | 0.00% | — |
| DMKPDMKP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 631 | 0.00% | — |
- JD122 (38%)
- INC71 (22%)
- BJP39 (12%)
- IND30 (9%)
- CPI23 (7%)
- JMM19 (6%)
- Others20 (6%)
- JD122
- INC71
- BJP39
- IND30
- CPI23
- JMM19
- Others20
- JD122
- INC71
- BJP39
- IND30
- CPI23
- JMM19
- IPF7
- CPM6
- Others7
Constituency performance
From the 324 results in Bihar
Closest contest
FATEHPUR
won by 182 (0.15%)
Biggest victory
SHEIKHPURA
won by 1,09,423 (78.33%)
Highest turnout
GHOSI
84.85%
Lowest turnout
LATEHAR
37.63%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1985), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained72 (22%)
- Changed hands244 (75%)
- New seat8 (2%)
72 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 244 changed hands. 8 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
- JD
- INC
- BJP
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPUR | JDBRAJ BIHARI PRASAD | CPI(ML)MUKTI NARAYAN RAY | 29,22827.65% | 65.9% |
| ALAMNAGAR | JDBIRENDRA 'KUMAR SINGH' | CPIRAJENDRA SINGH | 1,2131.23% | 64.6% |
| ALOULI | JDPASUPATI KR. PARAS | INCARUN KUMAR PASWAN | 28,19133.47% | 61.1% |
| AMARPUR | INDMADHO MANDAL | INCKAMDEO PRASAD YADAV | 7,1277.04% | 59.4% |
| AMOUR | INCA. JALIL | ICSSCSMUZAFFAR HUSSAIN | 24,55523.66% | 71.3% |
| ARARIA | INDVINOD KU. ROY | INDNAND KISHORE MANDAL | 2230.24% | 62.3% |
| ARRAH | JDVASHISTH NARAIN SINGH | IPFSUDAMA PRASAD | 8,7798.59% | 51.0% |
| ARWAL | INDKRISHANA NANDAN PRASAD SINGH | IPFRAMADHAR SINGH | 5,2724.23% | 70.6% |
| ASTHAWAN | INDRAGHU NTAH PRASAD SHARMA | JDVISHNU DAS CHOUDHARY | 37,44430.22% | 75.7% |
| ATRI | INCRANJIT SINGH | JDMAHESH SINGH YADAV | 1,7921.16% | 83.5% |
| AURAI | JDGANESH PRASAD YADAV | INDRAM BABU THAKUR 'RAMU' | 27,84823.41% | 76.6% |
| AURANGABAD | INCBRIJMOHAN SINGH | CPITRIBHUWAN SINGH | 11,54713.15% | 51.5% |
| BABUBARHI | JDDEO NARAYAN YADAV | INCMAHENDRA NARAYAN JHA | 19,01319.41% | 66.9% |
| BACHHWARA | CPIAWADHESH RAI | INCRAM DEO RAI | 12,72713.89% | 57.3% |
| BAGHA | JDPURANMASI RAM | BJPKAILASH BAITHA | 44,51354.73% | 46.3% |
| BAGHMARA | INCOM PRAKASH LAL | JMMJALESHWAR MAHATO | 16,25519.32% | 50.1% |
| BAGODAR | IPFMAHERDRA PRASAD SINGH | JDGAUTAM SAGAR RANA | 8,2999.70% | 51.1% |
| BAHADURGANJ | JDISLAMUDIN 'BAGI' | INCNAJMUDDIN | 21,93629.68% | 51.4% |
| BAHERA | INCMAHENDRA JHA AZAD | JDABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | 15,00711.92% | 80.9% |
| BAHERI | INCMOHAN CHOUDHARY | INDRAM LAKHAN YADAV | 8,5556.45% | 78.8% |
| BAHRAHGORA | CPIDEVI PAD UPADHYAY | JDDINESH KUMAR SANDGI | 9,30610.27% | 61.7% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | INCBRAJ KISHOR NARAYAN SINGH | JDDEVDAT PRASAD | 30,18824.68% | 79.3% |
| BAISI | JDA. SUBHAN | INCMOINUDDIN | 5,8587.08% | 65.1% |
| BAKHRI | CPIRAM VINOD PASWAN | INCDEO NARAIN CHAUDHRY | 15,91920.39% | 55.1% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | INCRAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV | JDRAJENDER SINGH | 2390.19% | 70.6% |
| BALIA | JDSRI NARAYAN YADAV | INCSAMSU JOHA | 27,01427.24% | 61.8% |
| BANIAPUR | JNPJPRAM BAHADUR RAI | INCUMA PANDEY | 5980.77% | 49.5% |
| BANKA | BJPRAM NARAYAN MANDAL | INDBEDANAND SINGH | 3,7514.25% | 55.8% |
| BANMANKHI | BJPCHUNNI LAL RAJ BANSHI | INCJAI KANT PASWAN | 8,3668.91% | 58.3% |
| BARACHATTI | IPFUMESH SINGH | INCG.S. RAMCHANDRA DAS | 14,65815.41% | 63.9% |
| BARARI | INDPREM NATH JAISWAL | JDMANSOOR ALAM | 6,9577.93% | 63.6% |
| BARAULI | INDDHRUV NATH CHAUDHARY | JNPJPRAM PARVESH RAI | 8110.82% | 66.1% |
| BARAUNI | CPISHIVDANI SINGH | INCKAMLA DEVI | 12,15612.37% | 55.6% |
| BARBIGHA | INCMAHABIR CHOUDHARY | JDNAGINA CHOUDHARY | 40,33041.54% | 64.4% |
| BARH | JDVIJAY KRISHAN SINGH | INDBHUNESHWAR SINGH | 5,8134.32% | 70.6% |
| BARHAIT | JMMHEM LAL MURMU | INCTHOMAN HANSDA | 1,3941.70% | 63.1% |
| BARHARA | JDRADHVENDER PARTAP SINGH | IPFJAJ SINGH | 18,93516.71% | 59.9% |
| BARHI | CPIRAM LAKHAN SINHA | INCMANOJ KU. YADAV | 6,2039.48% | 49.9% |
| BARKAGAON | CPIRAMENDRA KUMAR | BJPRAKESH PRASAD | 3,7953.94% | 48.3% |
| BARKATHA | BJPKHAGENDRA PRASAD | CPIBHAWNESHWAR PD. MEHTA | 6,4286.75% | 59.1% |
| BARSOI | JDSDDIQUE | INDMOHBOOB ALAM | 19,96823.11% | 57.5% |
| BARURAJ | JDSHASHI KU. RAI | INDBALLENDRA PD. SINGH | 8,2846.54% | 76.2% |
| BASANTPUR | INCMANIK CHANDER RAI | BJPSATYA DEV PRASAD SINGH | 9,3488.90% | 55.5% |
| BATHNAHA | JDSURYADEO RAI | INDRAJENDRA SINGH | 42,43235.39% | 69.4% |
| BEGUSARAI | CPMBASUDEV SINGH | INCBHOLA SINGH | 2,9313.09% | 57.1% |
| BELAGANJ | JDSURENDER PRASAD YADAV | INDABHIRAM SHARMA | 4,5023.34% | 78.3% |
| BELHAR | INCCHANDRA MOULESHWAR SINGH LALAN | BJPSUSHIL KUMAR YADAV | 1,2541.53% | 57.0% |
| BELSAND | INCDIGVIJAY PRATAP SINGH | JDRAGHUBANS PD. SINGH | 2,4052.70% | 62.7% |
| BENIPATTI | INCYUGESHWAR JHA | JDSHALIGRAM YADAV | 14,51213.65% | 66.6% |
| BERMO | INCRAJENDRA PD. SINGH | CPISHANQUE KHAN | 5,2974.91% | 58.1% |
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 1990?
Janata Dal won 122 of 324 seats in Bihar, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 1990?
Turnout was 60.96% — 3.21 cr of 5.26 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 324 assembly seats.
