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 151–200 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJORGANJ | BJPDINKAR RAM | RJDLALITA DEVI | 7,0448.84% | 41.4% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | LJPRAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH | RJDBAGI KUMAR VARMA | 4,5714.76% | 47.5% |
| MANER | RJDSRIKANT NIRALA | JD(U)SACCHIDANAND RAI | 8,3948.31% | 44.9% |
| MANIGACHHI | JD(U)PRABHAKAR CHOUDHARY | RJDLALIT KUMAR YADAV | 4,5175.39% | 41.5% |
| MANIHARI | INCMUBARAQUE HUSSAIN | NCPSAGIR AHMAD | 5,4206.27% | 52.5% |
| MANJHI | JD(U)GAUTAM SINGH | INCRABINDRA NATH MISHRA | 5,1575.82% | 44.5% |
| MARHAURA | INDLAL BABU RAY | RJDYADU BANSHI RAY | 10,96713.73% | 42.9% |
| MASAURHI | JD(U)PUNAM DEVI | INDRAJ KISHORE PRASAD | 14,98713.67% | 46.5% |
| MASRAKH | INDTARKESHWAR SINGH | JD(U)KEDAR NATH SINGH | 7,1698.89% | 42.6% |
| MATIHANI | INDNARENDER KUMAR SINGH | CPIRAJENDRA RAJAN | 27,31326.27% | 53.4% |
| MINAPUR | RJDHIND KESHARI YADAV | JD(U)DINESH PRASAD | 1,8571.91% | 47.3% |
| MIRGANJ | JD(U)RAMSEWAK SINGH | INCBABUDDIN KHAN | 6,6157.63% | 39.3% |
| MOHANIA | RJDSURESH PASI | JD(U)CHHEDI PASWAN | 3250.29% | 49.5% |
| MOHIUDDIN NAGAR | LJPAJAY KUMAR BULGANIN | JD(U)RANA GANGESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 24,39022.19% | 44.9% |
| MOKAMEH | JD(U)ANANT KUMAR SINGH | LJPNALINI RANJAN SHARMA | 1,8691.93% | 45.1% |
| MONGHYR | JD(U)DR. MONAZIR HASSAN | INDRINKI DEVI | 39,54236.11% | 46.0% |
| MOTIHARI | BJPPRAMOD KUMAR | RJDRAMA DEVI | 13,33710.93% | 48.1% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | INDVIJENDRA CHAUDHARY | BJPSURESH KUMAR SHARMA | 14,82011.33% | 44.7% |
| NABINAGAR | RJDBHIM KUMAR SINGH | JD(U)VIRENDERA KUMAR SINGH | 6,6785.73% | 53.8% |
| NALANDA | JD(U)SHARWAN KUMAR (VILL- BEN) | AIFBSRAM NARESH SINGH | 6,0707.17% | 42.3% |
| NARPATGANJ | RJDANIL KUMAR YADAV | BJPJANARDAN YADAV | 3690.31% | 52.7% |
| NATHNAGAR | JD(U)SUDHA SRIVASTAVA | RJDPRAWEJ KHAN | 3,3122.77% | 47.7% |
| NAUTAN | JD(U)VAIDYANATH PRASAD MAHTO | RJDAMAR YADAV | 8,3428.33% | 48.4% |
| NAWADA | INDPURNIMA YADAV | RJDRAJ BALLABH PRASAD | 10,0817.92% | 43.9% |
| NOKHA | BJPRAMESHWAR PRASAD | RJDRAMJI CHOUDHARY | 6,9356.57% | 49.2% |
| OBRA | RJDSATYA NARAYAN SINGH | CPI(ML)(L)RAJA RAM SINGH | 3,8753.27% | 53.3% |
| PALIGANJ | CPI(ML)(L)NAND KUMAR NANDA | RJDDINANATH SINGH YADAV | 3,2743.19% | 42.5% |
| PANDAUL | RJDNAIYAR AZAM | BJPVINOD NARYAN JHA | 11,06713.28% | 39.1% |
| PARBATTA | JD(U)RAMANAND PRASAD SINGH | RJDRAKESH KUMAR | 1,9181.78% | 51.0% |
| PARSA | RJDCHANDRIKA RAY | JD(U)CHHOTELAL RAI | 3,0723.66% | 39.4% |
| PARU | RJDMITHILESH PRASAD YADAV | BJPASHOK KUMAR SINGH | 4,0163.80% | 50.0% |
| PATEPUR | LJPMAHENDRA BAITHA | RJDPREMA CHOUDHARY | 1,5381.67% | 46.6% |
| PATNA CENTRAL | BJPARUN KUMAR SINHA | INCRAM JATAN SINHA | 51,31737.01% | 37.8% |
| PATNA EAST | BJPNAND KISHOR YADAV | RJDANIL KUMAR YADAV | 32,75327.04% | 42.8% |
| PATNA WEST | BJPNAVIN KISHORE PD. SINHA | RJDRAM ISHWAR PRASAD ALIAS SADHU GOPE | 72,50941.43% | 34.4% |
| PHULPARAS | SPDEO NATH YADAV | RJDRAM KUMAR YADAV | 22,66727.33% | 42.7% |
| PHULWARI | RJDSHYAM RAJAK | JD(U)UDAY KUMAR | 16,86612.83% | 44.0% |
| PIPRA | BJPKRISHNA NANDAN PASWAN | RJDSURENDRA KUMAR CHANDRA ALIAS SATISH | 11,86313.44% | 46.4% |
| PIRO | JD(U)NARENDRA KUMAR PANDAY | RJDKESHAV PRASAD SINGH | 35,67931.50% | 50.4% |
| PIRPAINTI | RJDSHOBHA KANT MANDAL | CPIAMBIKA PRASAD | 2,7282.27% | 52.9% |
| PRANPUR | RJDMAHENDRA NARAYAN YADAV | NCPRAJ KUMAR MANDAL | 11,41610.56% | 58.9% |
| PUPRI | JD(U)SHAHID ALI KHAN | RJDNAWAL KISHORE RAI | 3,7953.82% | 44.3% |
| PURNEA | BJPRAJ KISHORE KESHRI | SPRAM CHARITRA YADAV | 1,1741.02% | 50.2% |
| RAFIGANJ | RJDMD. NEHALUDDIN | JD(U)BRIJMOHAN SINGH | 24,49525.65% | 50.1% |
| RAGHOPUR | JD(U)NIRAJ KUMAR SINGH BABLU | BSPMD. ZEYAUDDIN | 3,4992.91% | 54.8% |
| RAGHOPUR | RJDRABRI DEVI | LJPRAJIV RANJAN | 25,26125.99% | 44.3% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | INDJAGMATO DEVI | INDQAMARUL HAQUE | 10,60411.96% | 45.2% |
| RAJAULI | RJDNAND KISHORE CHOUDHARY | LJPBANWARI RAM | 1,9262.17% | 38.1% |
| RAJGIR | BJPSATYADEO NARAIN ARYA | CPIARJUN PASWAN ALIAS AJAY PASWAN | 9,71013.78% | 34.6% |
| RAJPUR | JD(U)SHYAM PYARI DEVI | BSPSANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA | 1,5551.79% | 49.4% |
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.
