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 51–100 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIKRAMGANJ | JD(U)JAI KUMAR SINGH | RJDAKHLAQUE AHMAD | 3,7413.73% | 45.0% |
| BISFI | INDHARI BHUSHAN THAKUR | INCMD. AHMAR HASSAN | 6,8058.25% | 39.4% |
| BOCHAHA | RJDRAMAI RAM | JD(U)SHIV NATH CHAUDHARY | 5,7805.19% | 51.4% |
| BODH GAYA | BJPHARI MANJHI | RJDPHOOLCHAND MANJHI | 1,7132.18% | 38.7% |
| BRAHMPUR | RJDAJEET CHAUDHARI | BJPVIVEK THAKUR | 6,8847.48% | 41.9% |
| BUXAR | BSPHRIDAY NARAYAN SINGH | BJPPROF. SUKHDA PANDEY | 1,0271.00% | 49.2% |
| CHAINPUR | RJDMAHABALI SINGH | BJPBRIJ KISHOR BIND | 1,9161.73% | 59.0% |
| CHAKAI | BJPPHALGUNI PRASAD YADAV | JD(U)ARJUN MANDAL | 5,6836.11% | 43.6% |
| CHANDI | JD(U)HARI NARAYAN SINGH | LJPNARESH KUMAR YADAV ALIAS NARO YADAV | 24,25633.94% | 43.3% |
| CHANPATIA | BJPSATISH CHANDRA DUBEY | INCVISHWA MOHAN SHARMA | 20,87423.50% | 46.8% |
| CHAPRA | JD(U)RAM PRAVESH RAY | RJDUDIT RAI | 3,6283.57% | 45.0% |
| CHAUTHAM | JD(U)PANNA LAL SINGH 'PATEL' | LJPSUNITA SHARMA | 1,0221.04% | 48.2% |
| CHENARI | JD(U)LALAN PASWAN | RJDJAWAHAR PASWAN | 17,74115.20% | 49.8% |
| CHERIA BARIARPUR | LJPANIL CHAUDHARY | RJDKUMARI SAVITRI | 5330.56% | 51.4% |
| CHHATAPUR | JD(U)VISHWA MOHAN BHARTI | RJDMAHENDRA NARAYAN SARDAR | 11,93514.36% | 46.0% |
| COLGONG | JD(U)AJAY KUMAR MANDAL | INCSADANAND SINGH | 13,57211.04% | 50.2% |
| DALSINGHSARAI | RJDRAM LAKHAN MAHTO | LJPSHEEL KUMAR ROY | 2,5722.23% | 50.1% |
| DARAULI | CPI(ML)(L)AMAR NATH YADAV | RJDSHEO SHANKER YADAV | 4,0084.30% | 48.7% |
| DARBHANGA | BJPSANJAY SARAOGI | INCDR. MADAN MOHAN JHA | 24,98325.20% | 47.3% |
| DARBHANGA RURAL | RJDPITAMBER PASWAN | JD(U)RAM CHANDRA PASWAN | 10,39412.31% | 43.7% |
| DEHRI | INDPRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI | RJDMD. ILYAS HUSSAIN | 43,27736.25% | 53.9% |
| DEO | JD(U)RENU DEVI | RJDSURESH PASWAN | 8350.93% | 44.9% |
| DHAKA | BJPAWANEESH KUMAR SINGH | LJPBHAI PAWAN JAISWAL | 2,6902.63% | 44.4% |
| DHAMDAHA | RJDDILIP KUMAR YADAV | JD(U)LESHI SINGH | 3,5973.62% | 49.5% |
| DHANAHA | RJDRAJESH SINGH | SPRAMADHAR YADAV | 1,4642.47% | 49.1% |
| DHURAIYA | JD(U)BHUDEO CHOUDHARY | CPIMUNILAL PASWAN | 18,23017.86% | 48.3% |
| DINAPUR | BJPASHA DEVI | RJDRAMANAND YADAV | 17,16217.86% | 38.8% |
| DINARA | BSPSITA SUNDARI DEVI | JD(U)RAMDHANI SINGH | 8840.79% | 54.0% |
| DUMRAON | AJVDDADAN SINGH | JD(U)RAMBIHARI SINGH | 8,5058.16% | 50.8% |
| FATEHPUR | RJDAJAY PASWAN | LJPSHYAMDEO PASWAN | 2,8233.72% | 35.7% |
| FATWA | JD(U)SARYUG PASWAN | INCSANJEEV PRASAD TONY | 10,06411.42% | 41.8% |
| FORBESGANJ | BJPLAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA | RJDZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | 6,0614.71% | 55.7% |
| GAIGHATTI | RJDMAHESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | JD(U)ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | 3,3133.84% | 45.7% |
| GARKHA | BJPGYAN CHAND MANJHI | INCRAGHUNANDAN MANJHI | 1,8172.20% | 45.3% |
| GAYA MUFASSIL | INCAWADESH KUMAR SINGH | INDVINDESHWARI PRASAD YADAV | 2,6652.90% | 44.0% |
| GAYA TOWN | BJPPREM KUMAR | INCSANJAY SAHAY | 24,89130.14% | 31.9% |
| GHANSHYAMPUR | LJPIZHAR AHMAD | RJDDR. MAHABIR PRASAD | 4,8534.76% | 43.9% |
| GHORASAHAN | RJDLAXMI NARAYAN PRASAD YADAV | JD(U)PRAMOD KUMAR SINHA | 8140.84% | 49.0% |
| GHOSI | JD(U)JAGDISH SHARMA | RJDAJAY SINGH | 29,12030.97% | 45.4% |
| GOBINDGANJ | JD(U)MEENA DEVI | LJPRAJAN TIWARI | 16,02118.03% | 42.9% |
| GOBINDPUR | INDKAUSHAL YADAV | RJDSANJAY KUMAR PRABHAT | 15,27617.23% | 42.5% |
| GOH | JD(U)DR. RAN VIJAY KUMAR | INCDEO NARAYAN SINGH YADAV | 3,9304.25% | 48.3% |
| GOPALGANJ | BJPSHUBASH SINGH | BSPREYAJUL HAQUE ALIAS 'RAJU' | 7,9347.44% | 46.9% |
| GOPALPUR | JD(U)NARENDRA KR. NIRAJ | RJDAMIT RANA | 15,01215.66% | 45.4% |
| GOREAKOTHI | RJDINDRADEO PRASAD | BJPBHUMENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | 4,0194.53% | 49.4% |
| GURUA | RJDSHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN | BJPBIRBHADRA YASHRAJ | 1,5801.77% | 42.8% |
| HAJIPUR | BJPNITYANAND ROY | RJDRAJENDRA RAY | 15,25813.99% | 47.1% |
| HARLAKHI | CPIRAM NARESH PANDEY | RJDSITA RAM YADAV | 2,8632.81% | 50.7% |
| HARNAUT | JD(U)SUNIL KUMAR | RJDUDAY SHANKAR PRASAD | 32,59345.03% | 38.4% |
| HARSIDHI | LJPMAHESHWAR SINGH | JD(U)AWADHESH PRASAD KUSHWAHA | 1080.11% | 49.6% |
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.
