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 201–250 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAHARAJGANJ | JDUMA SHANKER SINGH | INCANUSUIYA DEVI | 32,72529.54% | 63.9% |
| MAHESHPUR | INCKALI DAS MURMU | JMMDEVI DHAN BESRA | 1,1301.82% | 48.1% |
| MAHISHI | JDANAND MOHAN | INCLAHTAN CHAUDHARY | 62,02545.08% | 77.2% |
| MAHNAR | SOPLMUNESHWAR PD. SINGH | JDRAGHUPATI | 1,7291.46% | 71.3% |
| MAHUA | JDMUNSILAL PASWAN | INCKAPILESHWARRAM KESHRI | 32,65931.62% | 68.3% |
| MAIRWA | INCGORAKH RAM | CPMGIRDHARI RAM | 12,07617.92% | 46.8% |
| MAJHGAON | INCDEVENDRA NATH CHAMPIA | JDGOVERDHAN NAYAK | 3,7738.17% | 38.5% |
| MAJORGANJ | JDGAURI SHANKAR NAGDANSH | BJPSANUP RAUT | 8,81610.28% | 59.9% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | INCRAM JATAN SINHA | JDANIL KUMAR | 19,14114.33% | 76.7% |
| MANDAR | JDKARAM CHANDRA BHAGOT | JMMVISHWANATH BHAGAT | 13,21816.89% | 47.0% |
| MANDU | JMMTEK LAL MAHTO | IPFMAN KUWAR BEDIA | 29,43228.97% | 52.6% |
| MANER | INCSRIKANT NIRALA | JDSURYADEO TYAGI | 5,1315.24% | 59.5% |
| MANIGACHHI | INCMADAN MOHAN CHAUDHARY | JDASHOK KUMAR | 26,49323.70% | 75.5% |
| MANIHARI | JDBISHWANATH SINGH | INCMUBARAK HUSSAIN | 9,51811.92% | 64.6% |
| MANIKA | BJPYAMUNA SINGH | INCMAHABIR BHAGAT | 6,65315.68% | 38.0% |
| MANJHI | JDHAZARI SINGH | INCBUDHAN PRASAD YADAV | 16,24815.50% | 59.2% |
| MANOHARPUR | INCKRISHNA CHANDRA MUNDA | BJPGOVIND CHANDRA PURTY | 2000.35% | 46.9% |
| MARHAURA | INDSURENDRA SHARMA | JDYADUBANSHI ROY | 6,9916.20% | 69.8% |
| MASAURHI | IPFYOUGESHWAR GOP | INCPOONAM DEVI | 9660.70% | 67.8% |
| MASRAKH | JDPRABHU NATH SINGH | INCHARENDRA SINGH | 59,03860.71% | 61.1% |
| MATIHANI | CPIRAJENDRA RAJAN | INCPRAMOD KUMAR SHARMA | 8,5209.41% | 57.7% |
| MINAPUR | JDHIND KESHRI YADAV | CPIJANAKDHARI PR. KUSHWAHA | 13,55512.01% | 73.4% |
| MIRGANJ | INDPRABHU DAYAL SINGH | CPMVISHAVNATH SINGH | 1,2311.17% | 69.3% |
| MOHANIA | JDSHIWADHAR PASWAN | BSPISHWAR DEYAL RAM | 23,73731.46% | 47.5% |
| MOHIUDDIN NAGAR | JDRAM CHANDRA RAI | BJPCHANDRAKANT CHOUDHARY | 52,71437.34% | 76.2% |
| MOKAMA | JDDILIP KUMAR SINGH | INCSHYAM SUNDER SINGH DHIRAJ | 22,10618.37% | 64.9% |
| MOTIHARI | CPITRIVENI TIWARI | BJPLAXMAN PARSAD | 1,0851.19% | 49.2% |
| MUNGHYR | JDRAMDEO SINGH YADAV | INCPRABHAT KUMAR MISHRA | 19,76914.40% | 69.5% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | INCRAGHUNATH PANDEY | JDARUN KU. SINHA | 53,31641.17% | 62.3% |
| NABINAGAR | INCRAGHUBANSH PD. SINGH | JDRAM LAKHAN PRASAD SINGH | 9,41811.61% | 49.5% |
| NALA | INCRAJ KUMARI HIMMATSINGHKA | CPIBISHESHWAR KHAN | 5,1636.14% | 56.7% |
| NALANDA | INDRAM NARESH SINGH | JDSHRAWAN KUMAR | 20,72115.14% | 76.4% |
| NARPATGANJ | JDDAYANAND YADAV | INCINDRANAND YADAV | 6,5697.12% | 56.3% |
| NATHNAGAR | JDSUDHA SRIVASTAVA | HMSKAMESHWAR YADAV | 9,0978.58% | 62.2% |
| NAUTAN | CPIRAWAKANT DIWEDI | JDBIRBAL PRASAD | 9,16613.48% | 48.4% |
| NAWADA | BJPKRISHNA PRASAD | INCNARENDRA KUMAR | 14,6949.01% | 72.1% |
| NIRSA | MCORGURUDAS CHATTERJEE | INCKRIPA SHANKAR CHATTERJEE | 1,4501.57% | 53.1% |
| NOKHA | JDJANGI SINGH CHAUDHARI | BJPGOPAL NARAIN SINGH | 8,0528.89% | 61.7% |
| OBRA | JDRAM BILAS SINGH | IPFRAJA RAM SINGH | 5,7125.05% | 63.0% |
| PAKAUR | BJPBENI PRASAD GUPTA | INCHAZI MD. AIHUL HAQUE | 5,9767.03% | 59.0% |
| PALIGANJ | INCRAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV | IPFKRIPA NARAIN SINGH | 22,50620.47% | 58.1% |
| PANDAUL | INCKUMUD RANJAN JHA | JDNAIYAR AZAM | 3,4193.10% | 64.3% |
| PANKI | INDMADHU SINGH | JDAWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | 1,0051.54% | 48.6% |
| PARBATTA | JDVIDYASAGAR NISHAD | INDPARMANAND CHAUDHARY | 4,0383.78% | 63.0% |
| PARSA | INDCHANDRIKA ROY | CPIRAM NATH VIDYARTHI | 26,83523.37% | 69.2% |
| PARU | INDVIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | INDNITISHWAR PD. SINGH | 14,01910.81% | 73.2% |
| PATEPUR | JDRAMSUNDAR DAS | INCBALESHWAR SINGH PASWAN | 57,31854.78% | 69.2% |
| PATNA CENTRAL | BJPSUSHIL KUMAR MODI | INCAKIL HAIDER | 3,1133.02% | 50.3% |
| PATNA EAST | JDMAHTAB LAL SINGH | BJPVIMLESH SINGH | 6,1656.51% | 52.0% |
| PATNA WEST | INDRAM NANDAN PRASAD ALIAS RAMANAND YADAV | JDRAM KARPAL YADAV | 3,2392.65% | 44.4% |
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.
