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 251–300 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHULPARAS | JDRAM KUMAR YADAV | INCDEV NATH YADAV | 5,1574.78% | 65.2% |
| PHULWARI | INCSANJEEV PRASAD TONI | IPFVIDYANAND VIKAL | 14,72914.71% | 54.3% |
| PIPRA | JDSAHDEV PASWAN | INCNAND LAL CHAUDHARY | 15,20719.33% | 58.9% |
| PIRO | IPFCHANDER DEEP SINGH | JDRAGHUPATI GOP | 3,8143.81% | 58.2% |
| PIRPAINTI | CPIAMBIKA PRASAD | INCDALIP KU. SINHA | 28,47827.23% | 62.0% |
| PORAIYAHAT | JMMSURAJ MANDAL | BJPJAGDAMBI PRASAD YADAV | 17,10616.85% | 61.1% |
| POTKA | JMMHARI RAM SARDAR | BJPMEGH LAL TUDU | 13,64719.07% | 43.1% |
| PRANPUR | JDMAHENDRA NATH YADAV | INDMD. SAKOOR | 22,42531.75% | 53.2% |
| PUPRI | JDSITA RAM YADAV | INCRAM BRIKASH CHAUDHARY | 9,7608.60% | 63.5% |
| PURNEA | CPMAJIT SARKAR | JDRAVINDRA NARAYAN SINGH | 26,02327.24% | 57.5% |
| RAFIGANJ | INCVIJAY KUMAR SINGH | CPIESTEYAK AHAMAD KHAN | 10,26311.73% | 59.0% |
| RAGHOPUR | JDUDAI NARAYAN RAI | INDHARIHAR PRASAD SINGH | 2,3501.76% | 79.5% |
| RAGHOPUR | INCAMRENDRA MISHRA | JDUDAI PRAKASH GOIT | 3,0542.49% | 67.7% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | INCVIJAY SHANKER DUBE | JNPJPVIGRAM KUWAR | 3,2813.24% | 56.2% |
| RAJAULI | BJPBABOO LAO | INCBANWARI RAM | 4,1803.06% | 69.7% |
| RAJGIR | CPICHANDER DEV PRASAD HIMANSHU | BJPSATYA DEV NARAYAN ARYA | 8,9117.91% | 67.4% |
| RAJMAHAL | INCRAGHU NATH PRASAD SODANI | BJPDHRUV BHAGAT | 3,9894.31% | 55.5% |
| RAJPUR | BJPRAM NARAIN HARIJAN | CPIARJOON RAM | 1,9712.66% | 51.1% |
| RAMGARH | JMMARJUN RAM | CPISABIR AHMAD KURAISHI | 1,2821.44% | 54.9% |
| RAMGARH | JDJAGDANAND SINGH | INCPARBHAWATI SINGH | 20,14823.51% | 57.9% |
| RAMNAGAR | BJPCHANDER MOHAN RAI | JDSEIKH SARFUDDIN | 30,96238.83% | 53.8% |
| RANCHI | BJPGULSHAN LAL AJMANI | JDHUSSAIN KASIM KACHHI | 21,20620.24% | 63.2% |
| RANIGANJ | JDSHANTI DEVI | INCYAMUNA PD. RAM | 3,7763.80% | 61.9% |
| RAXAUL | JDRAJNANDAN RAI | INCSAGIR AHMAD | 13,27214.17% | 65.0% |
| ROSERA | JDGAJENDRAPD. SINGH | INCRAMA KANT JHA | 7,4776.59% | 69.1% |
| RUNISAIDPUR | JDNAWAL KISHOR SAHI | BJPGIRJA NANDAN PRASAD YADAV | 3620.30% | 69.5% |
| RUPAULI | INDSARYUG MANDAL | BJPJAI KRISHNA SINGH | 6270.70% | 61.8% |
| SAHAR | INCJYOTI | IPFSIDH NATH RAM | 3,8543.72% | 64.0% |
| SAHARSA | JDSHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL | INCSATISH CHANDER JHA | 30,94523.93% | 73.4% |
| SAHEBGANJ | JDRAM BICHAR RAI | INCMAHACHANDRA PD. SINGH | 8,0486.77% | 71.6% |
| SAKRA | JDKAMAL PASWAN | INCBILAR PASWAN | 15,60516.80% | 62.8% |
| SAMASTIPUR | JDASHOK SINGH | INCVISHESHWAR RAI | 22,49821.03% | 56.4% |
| SANDESH | JDSONADHAIR SINGH | IPFKRISHAN DEV YADAV | 5,9825.73% | 63.9% |
| SARAIRANJAN | JDRAM BILASH MISHRA | INCNANDU JHA | 3,7423.15% | 66.6% |
| SARATH | INCUDAY SHANKER SINGH | JMMMD. ABUTAHIB | 16,83417.40% | 63.5% |
| SASARAM | BJPJAWAHIR PRASAD | SOPLBIPIN BIHAR SINHA | 18,69517.37% | 57.8% |
| SERAIKELLA | JMMKRISHNA MARDI | BJPANANT RAM TUDU | 24,93330.72% | 50.4% |
| SHAHPUR | JNPJPDHARAM PAL SINGH | INDSHIVANAND TIWARI | 4550.51% | 55.0% |
| SHEIKHPURA | INCRAJO SINGH | JDSHIV KUMAR | 1,09,42378.33% | 79.7% |
| SHEOHAR | JDRAGHUNATH JHA | INCTHAKUR DIWAKAR | 31,19225.97% | 71.6% |
| SHIKARPUR | JDBHOLA RAM TOOFANI | INCNARSINGH BAITHA | 16,35622.81% | 47.2% |
| SIKANDRA | CPIPRAYAG PASWAN | INCRAMESHWAR PASWAN | 16,51615.12% | 66.6% |
| SIKARIPARA | JMMNALIN SOREN | INCSTEPHAN HANSDA | 19,30530.64% | 43.6% |
| SIKTA | INDFAIYAJUL AZAM | JDDILLIP KUMAR | 6,9478.36% | 57.3% |
| SIKTI | JDMD. AZIMUDDIN | INCRAMESHWAR YADAV | 17,42615.39% | 62.2% |
| SILLI | CPMRAJENDRA SINGH | INCKESHAV MOHTO KAMLESH | 1,2881.80% | 55.3% |
| SIMARIA | BJPUPENDAR NATH DAS | CPIRAM CHANDRA RAM | 11,96919.10% | 41.8% |
| SIMDEGA | BJPNIRMAL KUMAR BESHRA | INCJAYATI PRAKSH TIRKEY | 11,61217.69% | 48.4% |
| SIMRI-BAKHTIARPUR | JDDINESH CHANDER YADAV | INCMAHBOOB ALI KAISAR | 47,06832.15% | 84.4% |
| SINDRI | MCORANAND MAHTO | BJPPHOOL CHAND MANDAL | 9,3539.99% | 53.0% |
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.
