Bihar assembly election, Feb 2005
243 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 46.49% turnout.
Seats
243
Candidates
3,193
28 women, 3 elected
Turnout
46.49%
2.45 cr of 5.27 cr
Leading party
RJD
75 of 243 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 75 | -49 | 215 | 61,40,223 | 25.07% | -3.27 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 55 | +34 | 138 | 35,64,930 | 14.55% | +8.08 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 37 | -30 | 103 | 26,86,290 | 10.97% | -3.68 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 29 | +29 | 178 | 30,91,173 | 12.62% | — |
| INDIndependent | 17 | -3 | 1493 | 39,57,945 | 16.16% | +4.79 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | -13 | 84 | 12,23,835 | 5.00% | -6.06 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 7 | +1 | 109 | 6,10,345 | 2.49% | -0.01 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 4 | +4 | 142 | 6,58,791 | 2.69% | +1.28 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | -2 | 17 | 3,86,236 | 1.58% | -2.02 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 3 | +3 | 31 | 2,40,862 | 0.98% | -0.37 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 2 | -3 | 238 | 10,80,745 | 4.41% | +2.52 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | -1 | 12 | 1,56,656 | 0.64% | -0.27 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | -34 | 73 | 1,05,438 | 0.43% | -8.22 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | -12 | 18 | 76,671 | 0.31% | -3.21 |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 64 | 73,109 | 0.30% | +0.26 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 31 | 60,528 | 0.25% | +0.04 |
| AIFBSAIFBS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27,045 | 0.11% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 26 | 25,698 | 0.10% | -0.11 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25,618 | 0.10% | +0.06 |
| APThe Agrani Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24,400 | 0.10% | +0.10 |
| RSMDRSMD | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23,122 | 0.09% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22,428 | 0.09% | +0.03 |
| RLSMRLSM | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21,571 | 0.09% | — |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20,227 | 0.08% | — |
| KVSPKVSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19,267 | 0.08% | — |
| JDPJanta Darbar Party | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18,717 | 0.08% | — |
| SBSPSBSP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13,655 | 0.06% | — |
| RVNPRVNP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11,227 | 0.05% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10,990 | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| KSVPKSVP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10,327 | 0.04% | — |
| AJPFAJPF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9,800 | 0.04% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9,303 | 0.04% | +0.01 |
| JJJKMCJJJKMC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6,695 | 0.03% | — |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,555 | 0.02% | — |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5,466 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| JHSPJHSP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4,770 | 0.02% | — |
| BJKVPBJKVP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4,693 | 0.02% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4,603 | 0.02% | +0.02 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,225 | 0.02% | — |
| NLPNLP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4,003 | 0.02% | — |
- RJD75 (31%)
- JD(U)55 (23%)
- BJP37 (15%)
- LJP29 (12%)
- IND17 (7%)
- INC10 (4%)
- Others20 (8%)
- RJD75
- JD(U)55
- BJP37
- LJP29
- IND17
- INC10
- Others20
- RJD75
- JD(U)55
- BJP37
- LJP29
- IND17
- INC10
- CPI(ML)(L)7
- SP4
- Others9
Constituency performance
From the 243 results in Bihar
Closest contest
LAURIA
won by 54 (0.06%)
Biggest victory
GOBINDPUR
won by 54,732 (53.26%)
Highest turnout
PRANPUR
58.85%
Lowest turnout
GAYA TOWN
33.13%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2000), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained84 (35%)
- Changed hands158 (65%)
- New seat1 (0%)
84 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 158 changed hands. 1 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
- RJD
- JD(U)
- BJP
- LJP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 243 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAPUR | JD(U)SHYAM BIHARI PRASAD | RJDRAMBABU PRASAD YADAV | 19,66318.22% | 50.5% |
| ALAMNAGAR | JD(U)NARENDRA NR. YADAV | INDCHANDESHWARI SINGH | 10,45110.69% | 50.3% |
| ALAULI | LJPPASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS | RJDMIRA DEVI | 9,71110.16% | 48.6% |
| AMARPUR | RJDSURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | JD(U)VEDA NAND SINGH | 6,3195.78% | 49.3% |
| AMOUR | INCABDUL JALIL MASTAN | INDSABA ZAFAR | 22,63619.55% | 57.3% |
| ARARIA | BJPPRADEEP KUMAR SINGH | INCMOIDUR RAHMAN | 6430.56% | 53.8% |
| ARRAH | BJPAMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH | RJDD. NAWAJ ALAM | 14,24712.51% | 43.6% |
| ARWAL | LJPDULARCHAND SINGH | RJDVEENA DEVI | 9,88110.30% | 45.8% |
| ASTHAWAN | JD(U)JITENDRA KUMAR | RJDDR. KUMAR PUSHPANJAY | 3,2114.15% | 37.1% |
| ATRI | RJDRAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | SPRAMASHRAY PD. SINGH | 27,18923.04% | 50.4% |
| AURAI | JD(U)ARJUN RAY | RJDGANESH PRASAD YADAV | 31,18736.65% | 47.0% |
| AURANGABAD | BJPRAMADHAR SINGH | RJDBAIJNATH MEHTA | 23,72517.14% | 54.0% |
| BABUBARHI | RJDUMA KANT YADAV | JD(U)KAPIL DEB KAMAT | 6,8947.89% | 46.3% |
| BACHWARA | INDRAMDEO RAI | CPIAWADHESH KUMAR RAI | 8,2708.09% | 50.0% |
| BAGHA | JD(U)PURNAMASI RAM | RJDNARESH RAM | 31,67026.23% | 48.6% |
| BAHADURGANJ | INDMD. TOUSHIF ALAM | INCJAHIDUR RAHMAN | 28,06826.62% | 52.1% |
| BAHERA | RJDABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | BJPMAHENDRA JHA AZAD | 19,06521.87% | 43.3% |
| BAHERI | RJDHAREKRISHNA YADAV | LJPMOHAN CHOUDHARY | 9,0868.86% | 45.1% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | RJDDEO DUTT PRASAD | JD(U)MANJEET KUMAR SINGH | 10,37610.37% | 44.6% |
| BAISI | RJDABDUS SUBHAN | INDSYED RUKNUDIN | 3,9454.10% | 52.1% |
| BAKHRI | CPIRAM BINOD PASWAN | RJDRAMANAND RAM | 14,43215.29% | 50.6% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | RJDANIRUDH KUMAR | BJPBINOD YADAV | 5,1445.77% | 39.9% |
| BALIA | RJDSRINARAYAN YADAV | LJPJAMSHED ASRAF | 8160.87% | 48.5% |
| BANIAPUR | LJPMANORANJAN SINGH | RJDRAM BAHADUR RAI | 8,1069.53% | 44.9% |
| BANKA | RJDJAWED IQBAL ANSARI | BJPRAM NARAYAN MANDAL | 1,9041.82% | 51.5% |
| BANMANKHI | BJPKRISHNA KUMAR RISHI | RJDMANORAMA DEVI | 9,64610.77% | 44.8% |
| BARACHATTI | RJDVIJAY KUMAR | JD(U)VIJAY PASWAN | 29,21229.27% | 47.5% |
| BARARI | NCPMUHAMMAD SAKUR | BJPVIBHASH CHAND CHOUDHARY | 4720.46% | 55.7% |
| BARAULI | BJPRAMPRAVESH RAI | RJDM. NEMTULAH | 5,1585.73% | 43.7% |
| BARAUNI | CPIRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | LJPPADIP RAI | 4,9194.76% | 46.7% |
| BARBIGHA | INCASHOK CHAUDHARY | JD(U)MITHALESH KUMAR | 12,97117.50% | 36.9% |
| BARH | JD(U)LOVELY ANAND | INDYOGENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 7,4128.01% | 40.5% |
| BARHARA | JD(U)ASHA DEVI | RJDRAGHVENDRA PRATAP SINGH | 4,0913.91% | 44.5% |
| BARSOI | CPI(ML)(L)MAHBUB ALAM | BJPDULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI | 20,84017.08% | 55.6% |
| BARURAJ | RJDBRIJ KISHOR SINGH | JD(U)SHASHI KUMAR RAI | 8,1438.25% | 48.0% |
| BASANTPUR | RJDMANIK CHAND RAI | BJPSRI SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH | 16,10017.01% | 48.6% |
| BATHNAHA | LJPNAGINA DEVI | RJDSURYADEO RAI | 4,4194.28% | 47.0% |
| BEGUSARAI | BJPBHOLA SINGH | CPIKAMLI MAHTO | 3,8703.49% | 48.0% |
| BELAGANJ | RJDSURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | LJPMD. AMJAD | 23,24321.93% | 51.0% |
| BELHAR | RJDRAMDEO YADAV | JD(U)JANARDAN MANJHI | 10,50511.47% | 48.5% |
| BELSAND | LJPSUNITA SINGH | RJDRAM SWARTH ROY | 7,2058.31% | 47.0% |
| BENIPATTI | INCYUGESHWAR JHA | INDSHALIGRAM YADAV | 9,1439.61% | 43.9% |
| BETTIAH | BJPRENU DEVI | INDSHAMIM AKHTAR | 11,4579.58% | 45.2% |
| BHABHUA | RJDDR. PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH | BSPANAND BHUSAN PANDEY | 3,1892.43% | 54.1% |
| BHAGALPUR | BJPASHWANI KUMAR CHUBEY | INCAJEET SHARMA | 20,21017.32% | 43.9% |
| BHORE | RJDANIL KUMAR | LJPSURENDER RAM | 16,83519.10% | 37.5% |
| BIBHUTPUR | CPMRAM DEO VERMA | LJPRAM BALAK SINGH | 8420.69% | 49.9% |
| BIHAR | JD(U)DR. SUNIL KUMAR | RJDSYED NAUSHADAN NABI | 31,81324.91% | 43.5% |
| BIHPUR | RJDSHALAISH KUMAR ALIAS BULO MANDAL | BJPASHOK KUMAR SHARMA | 25,21024.37% | 55.8% |
| BIKRAM | LJPANIL KUMAR | RJDCHANDRAMA SINGH YADAV | 10,2919.36% | 49.5% |
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, Feb 2005?
Rashtriya Janata Dal won 75 of 243 seats in Bihar, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Feb 2005?
Turnout was 46.49% — 2.45 cr of 5.27 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 243 assembly seats.