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 101–150 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMKA | JMMSTEPHEN MARANDI | BJPSINGHRAJ HANSDA | 12,66919.24% | 43.6% |
| DUMRAON | JDBASANT SINGH | CPISURAJ PRASAD | 1,1621.25% | 48.0% |
| DUMRI | JDLAL CHAND MAHTO | JMMSHIVA MAHTO | 11,52313.87% | 58.0% |
| FATEHPUR | JDRAM NARESH PRASAD | INCJITAN RAM MANJHI | 1820.15% | 72.8% |
| FATWA | JDPUNIT RAI | INDSIDHNATH MOCHI | 40,16236.28% | 65.5% |
| FORBESGANJ | BJPMAYANAND THAKUR | INCSHITAL PD. GUPTA | 1,9412.04% | 57.2% |
| GAIGHATTI | INDMAHESHWAR PR. YADAV | INCVIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 25,67521.53% | 74.2% |
| GANDEY | JMMSALKHAN SOREN | BJPLAKSHMAN SWARNKAR | 3,9884.78% | 58.6% |
| GARHWA | BJPGOPINATH SINGH | INCYUGAL KISHORE PANDEY | 7591.03% | 46.8% |
| GARKHA | INDMUNESHWAR CHAUDHRY | JDAMRIT CHAUDHRY | 7,2907.90% | 60.2% |
| GAYA MUFASSIL | INCAWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | JDVINOD KUMAR YADVENDU | 57,25145.45% | 83.8% |
| GAYA TOWN | BJPPREM KUMAR | CPISHAKIL AHMAD KHAN | 4,9605.33% | 53.2% |
| GHANSHYAMPUR | JDMAHAVIR PRASAD | INCCHANDRA KISHORE JHA | 12,7148.67% | 80.8% |
| GHATSILA | INDSURYA SINGH BASERA | JMMSHANKER CHANDRA HEMBRAM | 7,4629.45% | 53.6% |
| GHORASAHAN | JDLAL BABU PRASAD | BJPANIL KUMAR SINGH | 41,55342.49% | 63.0% |
| GHOSI | INCJAGDISH SHARMA | CPISHARDANAND SINGH | 48,84033.94% | 84.8% |
| GIRIDIH | INCJOYTINDRA PRASAD | CPIOMI LALL AZAD | 4,0475.88% | 43.8% |
| GOBINDGANJ | JDYOGENDRA PANDEY | INCJAI PRAKASH PANDEY | 8,5148.46% | 63.2% |
| GOBINDPUR | INCGAYATRI DEVI | INDK.B. PRASAD | 1,8551.47% | 66.4% |
| GODDA | JMMSUMRAT MANDAL | JDRAJNISH ANAND | 2,8022.53% | 66.4% |
| GOH | CPIRAM SHARAN YADAV | INCD.K. SHARMA | 14,65213.90% | 64.5% |
| GOMIA | INDMADHAW LAL SINGH | BJPCHHATRU RAM MAHTO | 5220.59% | 59.3% |
| GOPALGANJ | JDSURENDRA SINGH | INDAMBIKA PRASAD YADAWA | 54,95655.33% | 62.5% |
| GOPALPUR | BJPGYANESHWAR YADAV | INCMADAN PD. SINGH | 1,7931.66% | 63.2% |
| GOREAKOTHI | JDAJIT KUMAR SINGH | INCKRISHAN KANT SINGH | 3,4423.58% | 59.8% |
| GUMLA | BJPJITWAHAN BARAIK | JKDCHIST PRAKASH TIRKEY | 7,90211.30% | 52.2% |
| GURUA | INDRAMADHAR SINGH | BJPKAUSHLENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 6,0225.27% | 72.1% |
| HAJIPUR | INCJAGANNATH PD. RAI | INDJAGANNATH PD. YADAV | 13,24012.16% | 62.2% |
| HARLAKHI | INCVIN VADANI DEVI | CPIRAM NARESH PANDEY | 6,0206.39% | 62.3% |
| HARNAUT | INDBRAJ NANDAN YADAV | JDBHOLA PRASAD SINGH | 5,2795.25% | 63.8% |
| HARSIDHI | INCMOHD. HEDAYATULLAH KHAN | BJPVISHAMBHAR NATH | 1,8032.19% | 57.5% |
| HASANPUR | JDGAHENDRA PRASAD HIMANSHU | INCRAJENDRA PD. YADAV | 28,01029.63% | 64.8% |
| HATIA | BJPRAMJEE LAL SARDA | JDVIJENDRA SINGH ISHWAR | 2120.26% | 49.7% |
| HAYAGHAT | JDKAFIL AHMAD | CPI(ML)UMADHAR PRASAD SINGH | 3820.40% | 69.0% |
| HAZARIBAGH | BJPDEODAYAL | INCBRAJ KISHORE JAISWAL | 20,05720.88% | 52.4% |
| HILSA | IPFKISHNADEO SINGH YADAV | JDGOPAL PRASAD | 5,7774.76% | 69.1% |
| HISUA | INCADITYA SINGH | CPILAL NARAYAN SINGH | 55,72146.19% | 70.8% |
| HUSSAINABAD | BJPDASHRATH KUMAR SINGH | JDVIRENDER SINGH | 1630.24% | 48.6% |
| ICHAGARH | JMMSUDHIR MAHATO | INCPRABHAT KUMAR ADITYA DEO | 26,63032.36% | 56.0% |
| IMAMGANJ | JDUDAY NARAPAN CHOUDHARY | INDRAM SWAROOP PASWAN | 10,20011.57% | 62.3% |
| ISLAMPUR | CPIKRISHNA BALLABH PRASAD | INCPANKAJ KUMAR SINHA | 6,5174.39% | 78.8% |
| JAGANATHPUR | JDMANGAL SINGH LAMAY | INDMANGAL SINGH BOBONGA | 1,4593.17% | 41.2% |
| JAGDISHPUR | IPFSRI BHAGWAN SINGH | JDHARI NARAYAN SINGH | 2,6502.78% | 56.3% |
| JAHANABAD | INDHARI LAL PRASAD SINHA | IPFWASI AHAMAD | 11,9029.49% | 69.5% |
| JALALPUR | INCNIRMALA SINGH | CPIABHAY RAJ KISHOR RAI | 7590.91% | 47.8% |
| JALE | INCVIJAY KUMAR MISHRA | CPIABDUL SALAM | 5,4795.40% | 62.8% |
| JAMA | JMMMOHRIL MURMU | INCMISTRY HEMRAM | 19,24031.22% | 46.0% |
| JAMALPUR | JDUPENDRA PRASAD VERMA | INDAKSHAY LAL SINGH | 31,51229.77% | 57.3% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | BJPDINA NATH PANDEY | INCBHOGENDRA MISHRA | 14,58016.96% | 51.2% |
| JAMSHEDPUR WEST | JMMMD. HASAN RIZVI | BJPMRIGENDRA PRATAP SINGH | 3,4494.22% | 51.4% |
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 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.
