Bihar assembly election, Nov 2005
243 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 45.87% turnout.
Seats
243
Candidates
2,133
138 women, 25 elected
Turnout
45.87%
2.36 cr of 5.13 cr
Leading party
JD(U)
88 of 243 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U)JD(U) | 88 | +33 | 139 | 48,19,759 | 20.46% | +5.91 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 55 | +18 | 102 | 36,86,720 | 15.65% | +4.69 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 54 | -21 | 175 | 55,25,081 | 23.46% | -1.61 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 10 | -19 | 202 | 26,10,224 | 11.08% | -1.54 |
| INDIndependent | 10 | -7 | 745 | 20,65,230 | 8.77% | -7.39 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 9 | -1 | 51 | 14,35,449 | 6.09% | +1.10 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 5 | -2 | 85 | 5,59,326 | 2.37% | -0.12 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 4 | +2 | 212 | 9,81,464 | 4.17% | -0.25 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | 0 | 35 | 4,91,689 | 2.09% | +0.51 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 2 | -2 | 158 | 5,94,266 | 2.52% | -0.17 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 1 | -2 | 8 | 1,86,936 | 0.79% | -0.19 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1,59,906 | 0.68% | +0.04 |
| AJVDAJVD | 1 | +1 | 7 | 49,869 | 0.21% | — |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 36 | 51,004 | 0.22% | +0.13 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 15 | 44,562 | 0.19% | +0.08 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42,749 | 0.18% | +0.16 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28,374 | 0.12% | -0.31 |
| KVSPKVSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27,071 | 0.11% | +0.04 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21,998 | 0.09% | -0.01 |
| JJJKMCJJJKMC | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19,045 | 0.08% | +0.05 |
| ANCANC | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14,396 | 0.06% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12,026 | 0.05% | -0.20 |
| SBSPSBSP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11,037 | 0.05% | -0.01 |
| ADAD | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9,179 | 0.04% | -0.26 |
| GGPGGP | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8,756 | 0.04% | +0.03 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7,672 | 0.03% | -0.06 |
| RVNPRVNP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7,150 | 0.03% | -0.02 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6,421 | 0.03% | -0.01 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,920 | 0.03% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5,790 | 0.02% | -0.02 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5,135 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| JDPJanta Darbar Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,351 | 0.02% | -0.06 |
| BVVPBVVP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,096 | 0.02% | — |
| RSMDRSMD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,056 | 0.02% | -0.08 |
| PTSSPTSS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,938 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| BEDBED | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,815 | 0.02% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,104 | 0.01% | — |
| KSVPKSVP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,721 | 0.01% | -0.03 |
| JPJDJPJD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,710 | 0.01% | — |
| ABDBMABDBM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,690 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
- JD(U)88 (36%)
- BJP55 (23%)
- RJD54 (22%)
- LJP10 (4%)
- IND10 (4%)
- INC9 (4%)
- Others17 (7%)
- JD(U)88
- BJP55
- RJD54
- LJP10
- IND10
- INC9
- Others17
- JD(U)88
- BJP55
- RJD54
- LJP10
- IND10
- INC9
- CPI(ML)(L)5
- BSP4
- Others8
Constituency performance
From the 243 results in Bihar
Closest contest
LAKHISARAI
won by 80 (0.08%)
Biggest victory
PATNA WEST
won by 86,119 (50.64%)
Highest turnout
CHAINPUR
59.04%
Lowest turnout
GAYA TOWN
31.91%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2005), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained156 (64%)
- Changed hands87 (36%)
156 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 87 changed hands.
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(U)
- BJP
- RJD
- 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 | LJPSABIR ALI | 16,00814.53% | 52.2% |
| ALAMNAGAR | JD(U)NARENDRA NR. YADAV | LJPCHANDESHWARI SINH | 10,08711.61% | 45.1% |
| ALAULI | LJPPASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS | RJDRAMBRIKSHA SADA | 8,5779.81% | 45.7% |
| AMARPUR | RJDSURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | JD(U)BEDANAND SINGH | 2,4012.72% | 40.6% |
| AMOUR | INCABDUL JALIL MASTAN | SPSABA ZAFAR | 14,61817.06% | 43.2% |
| ARARIA | BJPPRADEEP KUMAR SINGH | INCMOIDUR RAHMAN | 3,1512.86% | 52.6% |
| ARRAH | BJPAMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH | RJDMD.NWAJ ALAM | 15,15213.37% | 45.3% |
| ARWAL | LJPDULAR CHAND SINGH | BJPRANJEET KUMAR | 8,4399.44% | 43.5% |
| ASTHAWAN | JD(U)JITENDRA KUMAR | INDDR. PUSPANJAY | 15,48621.26% | 37.1% |
| ATRI | RJDKUNTI DEVI | BJPVIRENDRA SINGH | 2,9223.51% | 37.9% |
| AURAI | JD(U)ARJUN RAY | INDABHAY KUMAR | 31,37038.22% | 45.5% |
| AURANGABAD | BJPRAMADHAR SINGH | RJDSURESH MEHTA | 19,86016.86% | 46.4% |
| BABUBARHI | JD(U)KAPIL DEB KAMAT | RJDUMA KANT YADAV | 2,0822.25% | 49.9% |
| BACHWARA | INCRAMDEO RAI | CPIAWDHESH KUMAR RAI | 3,0182.95% | 52.7% |
| BAGHA | JD(U)PURNMASI RAM | INCNARSINGH BAITHA | 18,39115.34% | 50.6% |
| BAHADURGANJ | INCMD. TOUSIF ALAM | INDSIKANDAR SINGH | 43,02145.49% | 46.9% |
| BAHERA | RJDABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | BJPRAM NARAYAN THAKUR | 7,8148.99% | 44.3% |
| BAHERI | RJDHARE KRISHNA YADAV | JD(U)NARENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 6,9557.40% | 41.9% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | RJDDEO DUTT PRASAD | JD(U)MANJEET KUMAR SINGH | 6,6576.37% | 47.4% |
| BAISI | INDSYED RUKNUDIN | RJDABDUS SUBHAN | 4,1114.36% | 53.3% |
| BAKHRI | CPIRAM BINOD PASWAN | RJDRAMANAND RAM | 13,76715.23% | 49.7% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | BJPVINODE YADAV | RJDANIRUDH KUMAR | 3,0553.44% | 41.1% |
| BALIA | JD(U)JAMSHED ASRAF | RJDSRINARAYAN YADAV | 17,99519.43% | 48.6% |
| BANIAPUR | JD(U)MANORANJAN SINGH | INCUMA PANDEY | 2,6533.21% | 44.9% |
| BANKA | BJPRAM NARAYAN MANDAL | RJDJAWED IQBAL ANSARI | 9,2709.78% | 47.2% |
| BANMANKHI | BJPKRISHNA KUMAR RISHI | RJDKANT LAL RISHI | 8,82010.81% | 41.6% |
| BARACHATTI | JD(U)JITAN RAM MANJHI | RJDSAMTA DEVI | 4,1425.06% | 39.6% |
| BARARI | BJPBIBHASH CHANDRA. CHAUDHARY | NCPMUHAMMED SHAKUR | 3,1633.02% | 58.6% |
| BARAULI | BJPRAM PRAVESH RAI | RJDMD. NEMTULLAH | 1,1541.18% | 49.0% |
| BARAUNI | CPIRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BJPSURENDRA MEHTA | 4,9575.15% | 44.3% |
| BARBIGHA | JD(U)RAMSUNDAR RAM KANAUJIA | INCMAHAVIR CHOUDHARY | 9,67313.69% | 36.1% |
| BARH | JD(U)GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH | RJDANIL KUMAR SINGH | 13,63615.07% | 41.1% |
| BARHARA | JD(U)ASHA DEVI | RJDRAGHVENDRA PRATAP SINGH | 3,1843.16% | 45.2% |
| BARSOI | CPI(ML)(L)MUNNAF ALAM | BJPDULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI | 1,8371.54% | 55.5% |
| BARURAJ | JD(U)SHASHI KUMAR RAY | RJDBRIJ KISHOR SINGH | 2,9743.06% | 48.4% |
| BASANTPUR | RJDMANIKCHAND RAI | BJPSRI SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH | 14,78514.76% | 49.4% |
| BATHNAHA | LJPNAGINA DEVI | RJDSURYADEO RAI | 9,4388.87% | 49.5% |
| BEGUSARAI | BJPBHOLA SINGH | CPIKAMLI MAHATO | 12,03510.97% | 47.7% |
| BELAGANJ | RJDSURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | JD(U)MD. AMJAD | 6,3508.39% | 38.3% |
| BELHAR | JD(U)JANARDAN MANJHI | RJDRAMDEO YADAV | 5,8287.18% | 43.9% |
| BELSAND | RJDSANJAY KUMAR GUPTA | JD(U)SUNITA SINGH | 1,3831.64% | 46.5% |
| BENIPATTI | JD(U)SHALIGRAM YADAV | INCYUGESHWAR JHA | 7,3788.07% | 43.0% |
| BETTIAH | BJPRENU DEVI | INCMOHAMMAD SHAMIM AKTHAR | 16,46614.28% | 46.1% |
| BHABHUA | BSPRAM CHANDRA SINGH YADAV | BJPANAND BHUSHAN PANDEY | 5,8284.55% | 53.3% |
| BHAGALPUR | BJPASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY | INCPRAWIN SINGH | 21,77723.57% | 35.2% |
| BHORE | RJDANIL KUMAR | BJPINDRADEV MANJHI | 5,8916.40% | 41.5% |
| BIBHUTPUR | CPMRAM DEO VERMA | LJPRAM BALAK SINGH | 12,75110.19% | 52.4% |
| BIHAR | JD(U)DR. SUNIL KUMAR | RJDSYED NAUSHADUN NAVI | 23,40720.48% | 42.0% |
| BIHPUR | RJDSHAILESH KUMAR ALIAS BULO MANDAL | BJPKUMAR SHAILENDRA | 4420.55% | 44.3% |
| BIKRAM | BJPANIL KUMAR | RJDSHYAM DEO SINGH | 14,17314.87% | 45.8% |
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, Nov 2005?
JD(U) won 88 of 243 seats in Bihar, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Nov 2005?
Turnout was 45.87% — 2.36 cr of 5.13 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 243 assembly seats.
