Bihar assembly election, Mar 1995
324 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 59.83% turnout.
Seats
324
Candidates
8,313
262 women, 11 elected
Turnout
59.83%
3.46 cr of 5.78 cr
Leading party
JD
167 of 324 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDJanata Dal | 167 | +45 | 264 | 96,69,589 | 27.98% | +2.36 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 41 | +2 | 315 | 44,80,363 | 12.96% | +1.36 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 29 | -42 | 320 | 56,22,952 | 16.27% | -8.51 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 26 | +3 | 61 | 16,45,765 | 4.76% | -1.83 |
| INDIndependent | 12 | -18 | 5573 | 47,68,855 | 13.80% | -4.62 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 10 | -9 | 63 | 8,03,132 | 2.32% | -0.82 |
| SAPSAP | 7 | +7 | 310 | 24,40,275 | 7.06% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 6 | +6 | 89 | 8,14,034 | 2.36% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 6 | 0 | 31 | 4,97,570 | 1.44% | +0.11 |
| JMMSJMMS | 6 | +6 | 22 | 4,36,102 | 1.26% | — |
| JMMMJMMM | 3 | +3 | 58 | 3,31,821 | 0.96% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 2 | +2 | 176 | 5,77,067 | 1.67% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 2 | +2 | 161 | 4,62,291 | 1.34% | +0.61 |
| JPPJPP | 2 | +2 | 33 | 1,16,936 | 0.34% | — |
| MCORMCOR | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1,00,992 | 0.29% | +0.07 |
| BPPBPP | 1 | +1 | 259 | 10,50,557 | 3.04% | — |
| CVPCVP | 1 | +1 | 15 | 95,935 | 0.28% | — |
| JKPJKP | 1 | +1 | 29 | 63,780 | 0.18% | +0.16 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 123 | 2,49,889 | 0.72% | — |
| CSPJSDCSPJSD | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1,01,050 | 0.29% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 44 | 81,933 | 0.24% | — |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 128 | 53,740 | 0.16% | 0.00 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20,043 | 0.06% | -0.01 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18,738 | 0.05% | — |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7,138 | 0.02% | — |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5,962 | 0.02% | — |
| SOPLSOPL | 0 | -1 | 10 | 5,745 | 0.02% | -0.33 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4,820 | 0.01% | -0.02 |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4,624 | 0.01% | -0.13 |
| AHFBAHFB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,385 | 0.01% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2,416 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| MCPIMCPI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,288 | 0.01% | -0.03 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,215 | 0.01% | — |
| DSDhoom Sena | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2,008 | 0.01% | — |
| SMMSMM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,709 | 0.00% | — |
| KDKD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,506 | 0.00% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,438 | 0.00% | -0.08 |
| LTSMLTSM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,435 | 0.00% | — |
| ABDBMABDBM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,214 | 0.00% | — |
| JNMKJNMK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,085 | 0.00% | — |
- JD167 (52%)
- BJP41 (13%)
- INC29 (9%)
- CPI26 (8%)
- IND12 (4%)
- JMM10 (3%)
- Others39 (12%)
- JD167
- BJP41
- INC29
- CPI26
- IND12
- JMM10
- Others39
- JD167
- BJP41
- INC29
- CPI26
- IND12
- JMM10
- SAP7
- CPI(ML)(L)6
- CPM6
- JMMS6
- Others14
Constituency performance
From the 324 results in Bihar
Closest contest
KHIJRI
won by 93 (0.08%)
Biggest victory
KANTI
won by 56,850 (56.77%)
Highest turnout
GHOSI
75.37%
Lowest turnout
LATEHAR
37.02%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1990), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained137 (42%)
- Changed hands179 (55%)
- New seat8 (2%)
137 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 179 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
- BJP
- INC
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 324 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPUR | JDBRAJ BIHARI PRASAD | INDVIRENDRA PRASAD | 32,06530.16% | 58.9% |
| ALAMNAGAR | JDNARENDRA NR. YADAV | INDRAJENDRA SINGH | 9,4009.47% | 63.8% |
| ALAULI | JDPASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS | INCMISHRI SADA | 17,35717.99% | 63.0% |
| AMARPUR | JDSURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BPPBINOY BIHARI SINGH | 14,57313.57% | 59.9% |
| AMOUR | SPMUZAFFAR HUSSAIN | INCABDUL JALIL MASTAN | 7550.63% | 68.3% |
| ARARIA | BPPVIJOY KUMAR MANDAL | BJPDURGA DAS RATHOR | 6,2325.69% | 61.9% |
| ARRAH | JDABDUL MALIK | CPI(ML)(L)SUDAMA PRASAD | 4,6374.25% | 58.9% |
| ARWAL | JDRAVINDRA SINGH | CPI(ML)(L)RAMADHAR SINGH | 29,53427.90% | 60.8% |
| ASTHAWAN | INDSATISH KUMAR | JDPRAMOD NARAIN SINHA | 8,1947.63% | 61.6% |
| ATRI | JDRAJENDER PRASAD YADAV | BJPKRISHAN KUMAR SINGH | 55,66542.00% | 74.3% |
| AURAI | JDGANESH PD. YADAV | INCRAM BABU THAKUR | 12,81812.92% | 65.1% |
| AURANGABAD | BJPRAMADHAR SINGH | CPITRIBHUVAN SINGH | 3,8533.59% | 54.0% |
| BABUBARHI | JDDEO NARAYAN YADAV | SAPBRAMHADEO NARAYAN SINGH | 29,21828.07% | 63.5% |
| BACHWARA | CPIABDHESH KUMAR ROY | INCRAMDEO ROY | 22,48620.92% | 63.8% |
| BAGHA | JDPURNAMASHI RAM | SAPKAILASH BAITHA | 39,77935.72% | 55.0% |
| BAGHMARA | INCOM PRAKAS LAL | JMMMJALESHWAR MAHATO | 1,2050.97% | 63.0% |
| BAGODAR | CPI(ML)(L)MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH | JDMATHURA PRASAD | 9,9798.75% | 60.6% |
| BAHADURGANJ | BJPAWADH BIHARI SINGH | INDJAHIDUR RAHMAN | 7790.68% | 66.1% |
| BAHARAGORA | CPIDEVIPADA UPADHAYAY | JMMHARISHANKAR MAHATO | 4,1183.51% | 74.9% |
| BAHERA | JDABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | BJPHARISH CHANDRA JHA | 34,68634.49% | 60.8% |
| BAHERI | JDRAM LAKAN YADAV | INCMOHAN CHOUDHARY | 39,63934.85% | 62.3% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | JDLALBABU PD. YADAV | INCBRIJKISHOR NARAYAN SINGH | 7,6847.63% | 52.5% |
| BAISI | INCSYED MOINUDDIN | JDABDUS SUBHHAN | 4,1983.98% | 67.3% |
| BAKHRI | CPIRAM BINOD PASWAN | BJPKAMESHWAR CHOUPAL | 23,68524.46% | 63.6% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | JDBRAJNANDAN YADAV | BJPKESHRI KISHORE SINGH | 13,58013.29% | 55.1% |
| BALIA | JDSRINARAYAN YADAV | INDKRISHNA MOHAN YADAV | 14,67815.09% | 63.0% |
| BANIAPUR | JDRAM BAHADUR RAI | INCUMA PANDEY | 1,2771.39% | 60.7% |
| BANKA | JDJAVED IQBAL ANSARI | BJPRAM NARAYAN MANDAL | 8,7928.93% | 61.0% |
| BANMANKHI | JDCHUNNI LAL RAJBANSHI | INCJAY KANT PASWAN | 10,85210.43% | 59.6% |
| BARACHATTI | JDBHAGWATI DEVI | BJPRAM SWAROOP PASWAN | 24,99926.72% | 55.6% |
| BARARI | JDMANSOOR ALAM | BJPVIBHASH CHAND CHAUDHARY | 25,37726.20% | 63.8% |
| BARAULI | JDM.NEMTULLAH | BJPRAMPRAWESH RAI | 19,80219.52% | 55.2% |
| BARAUNI | CPIRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BJPRAM LAKHAN SINGH | 30,91925.72% | 64.4% |
| BARBIGHA | INCMAHAVIR CHAUDHARY | JDTARA DEVI | 10,71310.66% | 59.1% |
| BARH | JDVIJAY KRISHNA | SAPBHUVNESHWAR PD. SINGH ALIAS PAPPU JEE | 3,8163.51% | 57.1% |
| BARHAIT | JMMHEMLAL MURMU | INCLORENSE HANSDA | 6,0696.64% | 64.9% |
| BARHARA | JDRAGHWENDRA PRATAP SINGH | BPPBRAHMESHWAR SINGH | 10,0169.71% | 56.5% |
| BARHI | INCMANOJ KR. YADAV | BJPMAHABIR SAHU | 23,64325.79% | 59.8% |
| BARKAGAON | BJPLOK NATH MAHTO | CPIRAMENDRA KUMAR | 17,13612.62% | 58.0% |
| BARKATHA | BJPKHAGENDRA PRASAD | CPIDIGMBAR KUMAR MEHATA | 18,12415.78% | 60.6% |
| BARSOI | BJPDULAL CHANDER GOSWAMI | CPI(ML)(L)MUNNA ALAM | 10,4049.16% | 64.9% |
| BARURAJ | JDSHASHI KUMAR RAI | BPPBRAJ KISHORE SINGH | 45,45744.68% | 56.9% |
| BASANTPUR | JDMANIKCHAND RAI | BJPSATYADEO PD. SINGH | 11,4359.95% | 64.4% |
| BATHNAHA | JDSURYADEV RAI | SAPINDAL SINGH NAVIN | 22,83320.58% | 57.7% |
| BEGUSARAI | CPMRAJENDRA PD. SINGH | INCBHOLA SINGH | 13,09711.18% | 64.3% |
| BELAGANJ | JDSURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | INCABHIRAM SHARMA | 28,71527.01% | 59.9% |
| BELHAR | JDRAM DEV YADAV | INCCHANDRA MAULESHWAR SINGH LALAN | 19,78021.84% | 60.2% |
| BELSAND | JDRAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH | INCDIGVIJAY PRATAP SINGH | 33,31040.34% | 52.7% |
| BENIPATTI | INDSHALIGRAM YADAV | JDRAM ASHISH YADAV | 6,8556.71% | 55.5% |
| BERMO | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | CPISHAFIQUE KHAN | 8110.59% | 63.7% |
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, Mar 1995?
Janata Dal won 167 of 324 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Mar 1995?
Turnout was 59.83% — 3.46 cr of 5.78 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 324 assembly seats.
