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 101–150 of 324
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUMKA | JMMSSTEFAN MARANDI | BJPSATISH SOREN | 5,8875.87% | 62.2% |
| DUMRAON | JDBASANT SINGH | CPI(ML)(L)BYAS MUNI SINGH | 22,62120.23% | 64.6% |
| DUMRI | JMMMSHIVA MAHTO | INCMAQSOOD ALAM | 12,98612.23% | 64.5% |
| FATEHPUR | JDRAM NARESH PRASAD | INCJITAN RAM MANJHI | 7,0216.14% | 63.7% |
| FATWA | JDPUNIT RAI | CPI(ML)(L)MARTYUNJAY PASWAN | 14,52713.60% | 57.9% |
| FORBESGANJ | BJPMAYANAND THAKUR | INDLAXMI MAHETA | 4,8043.94% | 65.1% |
| GAIGHATTI | JDMAHESHWAR PD. YADVA | BPPANAND MOHAN | 22,76123.64% | 64.1% |
| GANDEY | BJPLAXAMAN SWARNKAR | JMMSALKHAN SOREN | 10,75810.09% | 67.5% |
| GARHWA | JDGIRINATH SINGH | BJPSHYAM NARAYAN DUBEY | 8,4708.17% | 56.2% |
| GARKHA | JDMUNESHWAR CHAUDHARI | INCRAGHU NANDAN MANJHI | 16,42617.22% | 58.7% |
| GAYA MUFASSIL | JDVINOD KUMAR YADVINDU | INCAWADESH KUMAR SINGH | 24,68125.65% | 56.7% |
| GAYA TOWN | BJPPREM KUMAR | CPIMASOOD MANJAR | 7,1117.72% | 45.4% |
| GHANSHYAMPUR | JDMAHABIR PRASAD | BJPCHANDRA KISHORE JHA | 14,73913.28% | 59.0% |
| GHATSILA | INCPRADEEP KUMAR BALMUCHU | JMMRAMDAS HANSDA | 15,73013.35% | 70.3% |
| GHORASAHAN | JDLAL BABU PRASAD | INCRAJ KU. PRASAD | 19,86720.48% | 55.9% |
| GHOSI | INCJAGDISH SHARMA | CPIAJIT SINGH | 33,33425.63% | 75.4% |
| GIRIDIH | BJPCHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD | INCJYOTINDRA PRASAD | 5,2645.89% | 52.4% |
| GOBINDGANJ | SAPDEVENDRA NATH DUBEY | JDJOGENDRA PANDAY | 13,85513.74% | 53.3% |
| GOBINDPUR | JDK.B. PRASAD | INCGAYTRI DEVI | 24,24423.69% | 55.4% |
| GODDA | INCRAJNISH ANAND | JDRACHUNANDAN MANDAL | 8,5466.76% | 63.0% |
| GOH | CPIRAM SHARAN YADAV | SAPDEOKUMAR SHARMA | 12,49611.76% | 60.3% |
| GOMIA | BJPCHHATRU RAM MAHTO | JDMADHAV LAL SINGH | 4,1763.59% | 65.9% |
| GOPALGANJ | JDRAMAWTAR | INCPUTUL DEBI | 28,90529.01% | 50.7% |
| GOPALPUR | JDRABINDRA KR. RANA | INCMADAN PD. SINGH | 15,62313.59% | 60.8% |
| GOREAKOTHI | JDINDRA DEV PRASAD | INCBHUMENDRA NARAYAN SINGH (ALIAS CHUNNU BABU) | 40,66841.69% | 61.2% |
| GUMLA | JMMBERNARD MINJ | BJPJITBAHAN BARAIK | 15,08916.57% | 62.7% |
| GURUA | INDRAMCHANDRA SINGH | JDMASROOR ALAM | 13,56013.97% | 58.9% |
| HAJIPUR | JDRAJENDRA RAI | BJPNITYA NAND RAI | 25,86720.98% | 64.9% |
| HARLAKHI | CPIRAM NARESH PANDE | INCVEENA VADANI PANDE | 32,52530.73% | 60.6% |
| HARNAUT | SAPNITISH KUMAR | JDVISHWA MOHAN CHAUDHARY | 12,24211.78% | 63.6% |
| HARSIDHI | JDAWADHESH PRA. KUSH | SAPMAHESHWAR SINGH | 31,83828.96% | 64.2% |
| HASANPUR | JDSUNIL KUMAR PUSHPAM | INDRAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 26,26026.01% | 60.0% |
| HATIA | BJPRAMJI LAL SHARDA | JDABHAY KUMAR SINGH | 13,17610.87% | 58.3% |
| HAYAGHAT | JDHARI NANDAN YADAV | INDUMADHAR PRASAD SINGH | 13,96515.94% | 56.1% |
| HAZARIBAGH | BJPDEO DAYAL | JDS.A. RIZVI | 27,34522.29% | 59.6% |
| HILSA | JDVAIJU PRASAD | SAPRAM NARESH SINGH | 4,9003.80% | 71.3% |
| HISUA | INCADITYA SINGH | CPILAL NARAYAN SINGH | 12,52413.27% | 55.2% |
| HUSSAINABAD | JDAWADESH KR. SINGH | BJPKAMESHWAR PRASAD | 13,80216.07% | 53.8% |
| ICHAGARH | INDARVIND KUMAR SINGH | JMMSUDHIR MAHATO | 16,30514.90% | 68.0% |
| IMAMGANJ | SAPRAMSWAROOP PASWAN | JDUDAY NARAYAN CHOUDHARY | 1200.14% | 52.1% |
| ISLAMPUR | CPIKRISHNA BALLABH PRASAD | SAPRAJIV RANJAN | 10,2448.21% | 65.0% |
| JAGANATHPUR | JPPMANGAL SINGH BOBONGA | BJPMADHU KORA | 7,00410.84% | 53.6% |
| JAGDISHPUR | JDHARI NARAIN SINGH | CPI(ML)(L)SURESH MEHTA | 10,20310.03% | 59.0% |
| JAHANABAD | JDMUNDRIKA SINGH YADAV | INCSAIYAD ASGAR HUSSAIN | 22,26817.05% | 73.9% |
| JALALPUR | CPIABHAY RAJ KISHORE | BJPSATYA DEO SINGH | 21,04821.53% | 55.5% |
| JALE | CPIABDUL SALAM | INCVIJAY KUMAR MISHRA | 13,57214.42% | 53.6% |
| JAMA | JMMSDURGA SOREN | CSPJSDVIBHISHAN PUJHAR | 28,36631.62% | 61.4% |
| JAMALPUR | JDUPENDRA PD. VERMA | SAPSHAILESH KUMAR | 7,3277.14% | 55.1% |
| JAMSHEDPUR EAST | BJPRAGHUWAR DAS | INCK.P. SINGH | 1,1010.91% | 62.2% |
| JAMSHEDPUR WEST | BJPMRIGENDRA PRATAP SINGH | JDMD. HASSAN RIZVI | 3,9973.14% | 61.3% |
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.
