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 151–200 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMTARA | INCFURKAN ANSARI | JMMBABU LAL MARANDI | 3,0553.55% | 60.8% |
| JAMUA | CPIBALDEO HAZRA | BJPSUKAR RBIDAS | 9,67311.49% | 53.3% |
| JAMUI | INCSUSHIL KUMAR SINGH | INDARJUN MANDAL | 24,11720.78% | 64.9% |
| JANDAHA | JDTULSIDAS MEHTA | INDSHIVANARAYAN PD. MISHRA | 16,32012.39% | 78.2% |
| JARMUNDI | INDJAWAHAR PD. SINGH | BJPABHAI KANT PRASAD | 10,72013.35% | 58.0% |
| JHAJHA | JDSHIV NANDAN JHA | INCRAVINDRA KUMAR YADAV | 10,42112.79% | 60.7% |
| JHANJHARPUR | INCJAGANNATH MISHRA | JDARUN KU. LAL DAS | 44,70639.24% | 72.1% |
| JHARIA | JDSURYADEV SINGH | INCMO. MANAN MALLIK | 28,11829.91% | 46.4% |
| JOKIHAT | INCMOIDUR RAHMAN | INDBHUP NARAIN YADAV | 8940.98% | 63.9% |
| JUGSALAI | JMMMANGAL RAM | BJPR.S. DEOHARI | 14,21817.84% | 45.2% |
| KADWA | INDABDUL JALIL | BJPBHOLA RAY | 2,6653.12% | 61.3% |
| KALYANPUR | INCDILIP KUMAR RAI | JDBASHISHT NARAIN SINGH | 2,0131.87% | 64.8% |
| KANKE | BJPRAM CHANDRA VIATHA | JDSAMAREE LAL | 13,12718.47% | 43.7% |
| KANTI | JDNALINI RANJAN SINGH | INCSHAMBHU SHARAN THAKUR | 5,6837.06% | 54.8% |
| KARAKAT | JDTULSI SINGH | IPFMANI SINGH | 5,4885.73% | 57.4% |
| KASBA | JDSHIV CHARAN MEHRTA | INCMD. YASIN | 46,86942.46% | 67.2% |
| KATEYA | INCBACHCHA CHUBE | JDNAGINA RAI | 7,4056.07% | 73.0% |
| KATIHAR | JDRAM PRAKASH MAHTO | BJPJAGDISH PRASAD MANDAL | 62,96356.14% | 64.0% |
| KATORIA | INCSURESH PRASAD YADAV | JDHARI PRASAD YADAV | 3800.43% | 53.5% |
| KEOTI | JDGULAM SARVAR | INDRAJ KISHOR YADAV | 19,49316.78% | 66.6% |
| KESARIYA | CPIYAMUNA YADAV | BJPRAI HARI SHANKER SHARMA | 19,76620.75% | 60.4% |
| KHAGARIA | INDRANVEER YADAV | INCSATYADEO SINGH | 19,40220.02% | 61.1% |
| KHAJAULI | INCVILAT PASWAN 'VIHANGAM' | CPIRAM LAKHAN RAM 'RAMAN' | 1,0821.14% | 58.7% |
| KHARAGPUR | JDJAI PRAKASH N. YADAV | INCRAJENDRA PD. SINGH | 17,11214.08% | 66.1% |
| KHARASAWAN | INCBIJOY SINGH SOY | JDLAKHI RAM MAJHI | 9,03214.35% | 50.1% |
| KHIJRI | BJPDUTI PAHAN | JDKALIPAD SOREN | 14,86517.49% | 52.1% |
| KHUNTI | INCSHUSHILA KERKETTA | BJPHATHI RAM MUNDA | 8871.29% | 58.4% |
| KISHANGANJ | JDRAVINDER CHARAN YADAV | INCMAHESHWAR MEHTA | 6,1286.20% | 69.1% |
| KISHANGANJ | JDMD. MUSTAQUE MUNNA | INCKHALILUR RAMAN | 18,68619.52% | 55.5% |
| KISHUNPUR | JDVINAYAK PD. YADAV | INCYADUVANS KUMAR YADAV | 17,01414.08% | 72.5% |
| KODARMA | JDRAMESH PRA. YADAV | INCUMESH CHANDRA ACARWAL | 21,60821.17% | 58.3% |
| KOLEBIRA | INCTHEODORE KIRO | JKDEMANUEL KHARIYA | 5,3098.26% | 50.6% |
| KONCH | INCRAMASHRAYA PRASAD SINGH | JDAWADH SINGH | 36,01326.60% | 77.6% |
| KORHA | JDSITA RAM DAS | INCVISHWANATH RISHI | 30,25735.82% | 59.4% |
| KUMARKHAND | JDNAWAL KISHOR BHARTI | INCDOMI RAM | 34,37634.96% | 64.9% |
| KURHANI | INDSADHU SHARAN SHAHI | INCSHIV NANDAN RAI | 14,19211.95% | 74.9% |
| KURTHA | JDMUNDRIKA SINGH YADAV | IPFTILESHWAR KAUSHIK | 16,14613.40% | 73.7% |
| LAKHISARAI | JDKRISHNA CHANDRA PD. SINGH | INDASHWANI KR. SHARMA | 32,70424.46% | 59.6% |
| LALGANJ | JDKEDAR NATH PRASAD | INCBHARAT PRASAD SINGH | 3,8103.42% | 73.2% |
| LATEHAR | BJPRAMDEO RAM | INCHARI DARSHAN RAM | 9,95721.08% | 37.6% |
| LAUKAHA | CPILAL BIHARI YADAV | INDKRISHAN DEV GOIT | 3,4603.42% | 67.1% |
| LAURIA | JDRAN VIJAY SHAHI | INCVISHWA MOHAN SHARMA | 9,25412.17% | 53.9% |
| LITIPARA | JMMSHUSHILA HASDA | BJPJHANOREATI TUDU | 17,10029.95% | 47.9% |
| LOHARDAGA | INCINDRANATH BHAGAT | BJPCHANDRA KISHORE ORAON | 5,0408.31% | 45.7% |
| MADHEPUR | JDROOP NARAYAN JHA | INCHARKHU JHA | 22,14022.32% | 59.3% |
| MADHEPURA | JDRADHA KANT YADAV | INCMANINDRA KUMAR MANDAL | 43,32132.32% | 72.3% |
| MADHUBAN | JDSITA RAM SINGH | BJPRAMJI SINGH | 41,96336.40% | 71.9% |
| MADHUBANI | INDRAJ KUMAR MAHASETH | INCPREM CHANDRA MISSIR | 9,88910.19% | 54.0% |
| MADHUPUR | INCKRISHANAND JHA | BJPYAMUN PD. TEWARI | 16,97716.84% | 57.4% |
| MAHAGAMA | JDFAIAZ BHAGALPURI | INCAWADH BIHARI SINGH | 8200.73% | 66.1% |
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.
