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 51–100 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETTIAH | JDBIRVAL YADAVA | BJPDR. MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | 5050.39% | 56.6% |
| BHABHUA | CPIRAM LAL SINGH | INDVIJAY SHANKAR PANDEY | 33,83826.38% | 63.5% |
| BHAGALPUR | BJPASHWINI CHOUBE | JDKEDAR NATH YADAV | 4,9264.65% | 55.2% |
| BHAWANATHPUR | JDGIRIWAR PANDEY | INDDHARMENDER PR. DEV | 10,0418.40% | 61.0% |
| BHORE | JDINDRADEO MANJHI | BJPACHARYA VISHWNATH BAITHA | 18,04716.76% | 54.5% |
| BIBHUTPUR | CPMRAMDEV VARMA | INCCHANDRA BALI THAKUR | 17,60713.17% | 64.9% |
| BIHAR | JDDEO NATH PRASAD | SAPRAM NARESH SINGH | 4,9733.72% | 56.8% |
| BIHPUR | JDBARHMDEO MANDAL | INCAJIT SHARMA | 17,15318.14% | 59.7% |
| BIKRAM | CPIRAMNATH YADAVA | INCC.P. THAKUR | 3360.28% | 63.4% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | JDDR. SURYA DEO SINGH | BJPKASHI NATH CHAUDHARY | 25,09222.21% | 59.0% |
| BISFI | CPIRAMCHANDRA YADAV | INCDR. SHAKIL AHAMAD | 15,97615.57% | 54.2% |
| BISHNUPUR | INCBHUKHLA BHAGAT | JPPBINOD KUMAR BHAGAT | 15,14117.99% | 53.3% |
| BISHRAMPUR | JDRAMCHANDER CHANDERVANSHI | INCCHANDER SHEKHAR DUBEY | 8,4758.87% | 54.5% |
| BOCHAHA | JDRAMAI RAM | SAPMUSHAFIR PASWAN | 46,12640.48% | 64.1% |
| BODH GAYA | INDMALTI DEVI | INCRAM UDAY PRASAD | 11,13911.42% | 63.3% |
| BOKARO | JDAKLU RAM MAHTO | INDSAMRESH SINGH | 30,31514.27% | 60.2% |
| BORIO | INDLOBIN HEMBROM | BJPMANINDRA HASDA | 9,60310.55% | 58.3% |
| BRAHMPUR | JDAJIT CHOUDHARY | INCHARERAM PANDEY | 26,49024.18% | 59.5% |
| BUXAR | CPMMANJU PRAKASH | BJPAJAY CHOUBEY | 22,50722.24% | 64.8% |
| CHAIBASA | BJPJAWAHARLAL BANRA | INCKRISHANA SUNDI | 1,4181.78% | 59.2% |
| CHAINPUR | BSPMAHABALI SINGH | BJPLAL MUNI CHAUBEY | 11,99710.89% | 68.0% |
| CHAKAI | BJPPHALGUNI PRASAD YADAV | JDNARENDAR SINGH | 3,1933.30% | 54.7% |
| CHAKRADHARPUR | BJPLAXMAN GILUWA | INCSOMAI GAGRAI | 1,7462.12% | 64.9% |
| CHANDANKIYARI | INDGAUR HARIJAN | INDHARU RAJWAR | 1740.18% | 60.1% |
| CHANDI | SAPANIL SINGH | JDHARI NARAIN SINGH | 2,9552.88% | 67.2% |
| CHANPATIA | CPIBIRBAL SHARMA | INCBHARAT RAI | 16,03917.51% | 56.0% |
| CHAPRA | JDUDIT RAI | INCJANAK YADAV | 7,9597.99% | 53.1% |
| CHATRA | JDJANARDAN PASWAN | BJPMAHENDRA SINGH BHOGLA | 19,45524.30% | 40.9% |
| CHAUTHAM | CPISATYA NARAYAN SINGH | INCGHANSHYAM SINGH | 13,32312.61% | 61.7% |
| CHENARI | JDJAWAHAR PASWAN | INCMAHENDRA RAM | 16,79813.73% | 63.2% |
| CHERIA BARIARPUR | JDRAM JEEWAN SINGH | INCSUKH DEO MAHTO | 25,68325.42% | 60.8% |
| CHHATAPUR | JDBISHWA MOHAN BHARTI | INCMAHENDRA NARAYAN SARDAR | 7,3197.99% | 62.6% |
| CHHATARPUR | INCRADHA KRISHNA KISHORE | JDLAXMAN RAM | 5,4767.44% | 49.2% |
| COLGONG | JDMAHESH PRASAD MANDAL | INCSADANAND SINGH | 7,6445.90% | 60.8% |
| DALSINGHSARAI | JDRAM LAKHAN MAHTO | INCVIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY | 51,83742.97% | 62.0% |
| DALTONGANJ | JDINDER SINGH NAMDHARI | BJPSURACHMANI SINGH | 20,67618.93% | 55.2% |
| DARAULI | CPI(ML)(L)AMAR NATH YADAV | JDSHEO SHANKAR YADAV | 13,68814.04% | 59.6% |
| DARBHANGA | BJPSHIV NATH VERMA | JDABDUL MAJID ANSARI | 11,79211.80% | 58.9% |
| DARBHANGA RURAL | JDMOHAN RAM | BJPASHARFI RAM | 32,20835.58% | 59.0% |
| DEHRI | JDMD. ILYAS HUSSAIN | BJPVINOD KUMAR SINGH | 10,0568.68% | 59.4% |
| DEO | JDSURESH PASWAN | BPPPANKAJ KUMAR | 18,66619.46% | 57.4% |
| DEOGHAR | JDSURESH PASWAN | INCKAMESHWAR NATH DAS | 18,82115.03% | 59.0% |
| DHAKA | BJPAWNISH KUMAR SINGH | INCMOTIUR RAHMAN | 25,16422.46% | 54.0% |
| DHAMDAHA | JDDILIP KUMAR YADAV | INDMADHUSUDAN SINGH | 8,9237.95% | 59.9% |
| DHANAHA | SAPVISHNU PR. KUSHWAHA | INDSATAN YADAV | 3,1065.27% | 50.5% |
| DHANBAD | BJPPASUPATINATH SINGH | JDRAMADHAR YADV | 4,0062.59% | 57.3% |
| DHANWAR | JDGURU SAHAY MAHTO | INCTILAKDHARI PRASAD SINGH | 15,62213.33% | 61.9% |
| DHURAIYA | CPINARESH DAS | SAPBHUDEV CHOUDHARY | 10,6529.54% | 62.0% |
| DINAPUR | JDLALOO PRASAD | BJPVIJAY SINGH YADAV | 23,86023.62% | 52.6% |
| DINARA | JDRAM DHANI SINGH | INCLAXMAN ROY | 22,93419.10% | 67.5% |
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.
