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 51–100 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTIAH | BJPMADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | INDNAGESHWAR NA. SHAHI | 6,7396.41% | 57.5% |
| BHABHUA | INCVIJAY SHANKAR PANDEY | CPIRAM LAL SINGH | 3670.39% | 56.6% |
| BHAGALPUR | BJPBIJAY KUMAR MITRA | INCISHMAIL KHAN | 22,13723.11% | 54.1% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | JDGIRWAR PANDEY | INCRAJ RAJENDRA PRATAP DEO | 7,3309.82% | 45.0% |
| BHORE | JDINDER DEV MAJHI | INDANIL KUMAR | 10,5409.21% | 69.1% |
| BIBHUTPUR | CPMRAMDEO VERMA | INDCHANDRABALI THAKUR | 5,0723.92% | 69.5% |
| BIHAR | BJPDEN NATH PRASAD | INCSHAKILUZZAMA | 1,4440.88% | 72.5% |
| BIHPUR | JNPJPBRAHMADEO MANDAL | BJPBAL BHADRA CHOU. | 3,0673.25% | 62.6% |
| BIKRAM | CPIRAM NATH YADAV | INCDIWAKAR SHARMA | 5,4144.99% | 66.0% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | IPFSURYA DEO SINGH | BJPKASHI NATH CHAWDHARY | 2,4222.41% | 56.6% |
| BISFI | INCSHAKIL AHMAD | CPIRAM CHADRA YADAV | 27,11221.58% | 72.6% |
| BISHNUPUR | BJPRAMESN ORAON | INCBHUKHLA BHAGAT | 3,7586.10% | 43.0% |
| BISHRAMPUR | INCCHANDRASHEKHAR DUBEY | INDDHARMENDRA PRATAP DEO | 8,32510.01% | 53.8% |
| BOCHAHA | JDRAMAI RAM | INCRAM PRATAP NIRAJ | 38,42637.67% | 65.1% |
| BODH GAYA | CPIBALIK RAM | JDRAJESH KUMAR | 5,2385.32% | 71.6% |
| BOKARO | BJPSAMRESH SINGH | INDAKLU RAM MAHTO | 4,3393.29% | 54.9% |
| BORIO | JMMLOBIN HEMBROM | BJPMAHINDRA HANSDA | 7,96311.76% | 46.5% |
| BRAHMPUR | BJPSWAMI NATH TEWARY | INCRISHIKESH TEWARY | 12,19011.29% | 56.0% |
| BUXAR | CPMMANJU PRAKASH | INCJAG NARAIN TRIVEDI | 1,0581.26% | 52.3% |
| CHAIBASA | JMMHIBAR GURIA | BJPMUNDA RADHE SUMBRUI | 1,4122.71% | 41.3% |
| CHAINPUR | BJPLAL MUNI CHAUBE | BSPMAHABALI SINGH | 3,6544.29% | 59.6% |
| CHAKAI | JDNARENDRA SINGH | BJPFALGUNI PRASAD YADAV | 17,13116.89% | 67.2% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | JMMBAHADUR UROUN | BJPMATHURA BODRA | 2,2563.79% | 49.4% |
| CHANDANIKYARI | BJPGAUR HARIJAN | JMMHARU RAJWAR | 2,3653.68% | 46.8% |
| CHANDI | JDHARI NARAYAN SINGH | INCANIL KUMAR | 21,84922.37% | 64.4% |
| CHANPATIA | JDKRISHNA KUMAR MISHRA | CPIVIRBAL SHARMA | 3,0634.40% | 50.3% |
| CHAPRA | INDUDIT ROY | JDJANAK YADAU | 19,06314.32% | 65.8% |
| CHATRA | BJPMAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH BHOGTA | INCSHIV JAGAT RAM | 26,65439.58% | 40.3% |
| CHAUTHAM | CPISATYA NARAIN SINGH | JDARUN KESHARI | 13,35812.94% | 61.8% |
| CHENARI | JDJAWAHAR PASWAN | INCBANSROPAN CHAMAR | 2,4962.82% | 52.0% |
| CHERIA BARIARPUR | JDRAM JIWAN SINGH | INDSUKHDEVO MAHTON | 39,48641.53% | 63.4% |
| CHHATAPUR | JDYOGENDRA NR. SARDAR | INCKUMBH NR. SARDAR | 24,02324.82% | 68.2% |
| CHHATARPUR | JDLAXAMN RAM | INCRADHA KRISHAN KISHORE | 1,5202.81% | 41.5% |
| COLGONG | JDMAHESH PRASAD MANDAL | INCSADANAND SINGH | 2,9642.42% | 68.0% |
| DALSINGHSARAI | INCVIJAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY | JDHARBANS NARAIN SINGH | 20,03317.89% | 63.9% |
| DALTONGANJ | BJPINDER SINGH NAMDHARI | INCISHWAR CHANDRA PANDEY | 30,11036.25% | 48.6% |
| DANAPUR | JDVIJENDER RAI | BJPABHAY KUMAR SINGH | 22,95520.95% | 62.3% |
| DARAULI | JDSHIV SHANKAR YADAV | BJPRAJDEV SINGH | 7,7308.12% | 60.5% |
| DARBHANGA | JDKAMESHWAR PURVE | CPMVIJAY KANT THAKUR | 24,44324.99% | 58.8% |
| DARBHANGA RURAL | JDJAGDISH CHAUDHARY | INCRAM CHANDER PASWAN | 19,19920.33% | 65.5% |
| DEHRI | JDMD. ILYAS HUSSAIN | BJPVINOD SINGH | 18,30021.51% | 49.6% |
| DEO | BJPSAHDEO CHAUDHARY | INCDELL KESHWAR RAM | 12,93618.29% | 46.3% |
| DEOGHAR | INCBAIDYANATH DAS | CPISURESH PASWAN | 2,6293.38% | 41.8% |
| DHAKA | BJPAVANISH KUMAR SINGH | INCMOTIUR RAHMAN | 44,59830.94% | 78.1% |
| DHAMDAHA | INCAMARNATH TIWARI | JDSURYA NARAYAN SINGH | 12,42711.37% | 68.8% |
| DHANAHA | INCSHYAM N. PRASAD | LKDBSATAN YADAV | 5,4247.75% | 62.3% |
| DHANBAD | INCSURENDRA PD. ROY | JDS.K. SHRIVA | 4,6334.79% | 40.4% |
| DHANWAR | INCHARIHAR NARAYAN PRAVAKER | INDBAL GOVIND PD. YADAV | 19,31720.30% | 58.4% |
| DHURAIYA | CPINARESH DAS | BJPSHASHI KANT CHOUDHARY | 4,9075.04% | 59.7% |
| DINARA | JDRAMDHANI SINGH | INCLAKMAN RAI | 4,1244.13% | 64.3% |
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 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.
