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 101–150 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASANPUR | RJDSUNIL KUMAR PUSHPAM | LJPRAM NARAYAN MANDAL | 7,4388.73% | 46.2% |
| HAYAGHAT | RJDHARINANDAN YADAV | JD(U)UMA KANT CHAUDHARY | 1,9242.29% | 45.5% |
| HILSA | JD(U)RAMCHARITRA PRASAD SINGH | LJPRAJESH KUMAR SINGH | 12,26014.14% | 41.6% |
| HISUA | BJPANIL SINGH | INCAADITYA SINGH | 16,46720.54% | 40.2% |
| IMAMGANJ | JD(U)UDAY NARAYAN CHAUDHRY | RJDRAM SWAROOP PASWAN | 6,6428.77% | 39.4% |
| ISLAMPUR | JD(U)RAMSWAROOP PRASAD | CPIRAKESH KUMAR ROSHAN | 19,09821.06% | 41.5% |
| JAGDISHPUR | JD(U)SRI BHAGWAN SINGH | RJDDINESH KUMAR SINGH | 1,1031.08% | 46.9% |
| JAHANABAD | RJDSACHITA NAND YADAV | JD(U)MD. AKBER IMAM | 4,4815.65% | 35.8% |
| JALALPUR | BJPJANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL | RJDBALAGUL MOBIN | 11,68612.50% | 43.6% |
| JALE | RJDRAM NIWAS PD. | BJPVIJAY KUMAR MISHRA | 2040.23% | 40.7% |
| JAMALPUR | JD(U)SHAILESH KUMAR | RJDUPENDRA PD. VERMA | 32,70636.08% | 43.4% |
| JAMUI | JD(U)ABHAY SINGH | RJDVIJAY PRAKASH | 9,0908.65% | 43.3% |
| JANDAHA | LJPDR. ACHYUTANAND | RJDUMESH SINGH KUSHAWAHA | 3,7663.86% | 46.1% |
| JHAJHA | JD(U)DAMODAR RAWAT | RJDRASHID AHMAD | 12,34414.59% | 44.9% |
| JHANJHARPUR | JD(U)NITISH MISHRA | RJDRAM AUTAR CHAUDHARY | 16,66019.08% | 43.8% |
| JOKIHAT | JD(U)MANZAR ALAM | RJDSARFRAZ ALAM | 2,5262.40% | 51.9% |
| KADWA | NCPABDUL JALIL | BJPHIMRAJ SINGH | 12,53611.21% | 56.0% |
| KALYANPUR | JD(U)ASHWAMEDH DEVI | RJDASHOK PRASAD VERMA | 5,9275.73% | 47.4% |
| KANTI | JD(U)AJIT KUMAR | RJDMUHAMAD HAIDAR AZAD | 10,20310.35% | 52.2% |
| KARAKAT | CPI(ML)(L)ARUN SINGH | JD(U)RAJESHWAR RAJ | 13,54612.99% | 48.3% |
| KASBA | BJPPRADIP KUMAR DAS | RJDMD. AFAK ALAM | 6,0094.74% | 56.0% |
| KATEYA | BSPAMRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY | RJDKIRAN DEVI | 4,2034.08% | 46.6% |
| KATIHAR | BJPTAR KISHOR PRASAD | RJDDR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO | 1160.10% | 50.6% |
| KATORIA | RJDRAJ KISHOR PRASAD URF PAPPU YADAV | BJPMANOJ YADAV | 800.08% | 50.1% |
| KEOTI | BJPASHOK KUMAR YADAV | RJDMAHBOOB AHMAD KHAN | 6,6526.91% | 41.5% |
| KESARIYA | RJDRAJESH KUMAR RAUSHAN URF BABLOO DEO | JD(U)RAZIA KHATOON | 9781.11% | 43.2% |
| KHAGARIA | JD(U)POONAM DEVI (YADAV) | CPMGITA YADAV | 11,05411.27% | 46.4% |
| KHAJAULI | BJPRAM PRIT PASWAN | RJDRAM LAKHAN RAM RAMAN | 8,1408.90% | 45.8% |
| KHARAGPUR | JD(U)ANANT KUMAR SATYARTHI | RJDSHANTI DEVI | 12,60013.39% | 42.4% |
| KISHANGANJ | RJDAKHATARUL IMAN | BJPSANJEEV KUMAR YADAV | 8,4546.99% | 51.8% |
| KISHANGANJ | JD(U)RENU KUMARI | INDPROF. RABINDRA CHARAN YADAV | 21,54826.35% | 46.1% |
| KISHUNPUR | JD(U)ANIRUDDHA PRASAD YADAV | INCVIJAY KUMAR GUPTA | 25,56127.62% | 47.3% |
| KONCH | JD(U)DR. ANIL KUMAR | RJDSHEOBACHAN YADAV | 3,3983.97% | 41.7% |
| KORHA | INCSUNITA DEVI | BJPMAHESH PASWAN | 12,14911.20% | 56.2% |
| KUMARKHAND | JD(U)RAMESH RISHIDEV | RJDAMIT KUMAR BHARTI | 1,9782.77% | 38.1% |
| KURHANI | JD(U)MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | RJDAJAY NISHAD | 8,3908.01% | 52.8% |
| KURTHA | JD(U)SUCHITRA SINHA | RJDSAHDEO PRASAD YADAV | 12,79215.65% | 40.1% |
| LAKHISARAI | RJDPHULENA SINGH | BJPVIJAY KUMAR SINHA | 800.08% | 41.5% |
| LALGANJ | JD(U)VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA | RJDRAJ KUMAR SAH | 3,8104.07% | 47.5% |
| LAUKAHA | JD(U)HARI PRASAD SAH | RJDANIS AHMAD | 8,74710.24% | 46.8% |
| LAURIA | JD(U)PRADEEP SINGH | BSPSHAMBHU TIWARI | 2,0242.06% | 52.2% |
| MADHEPUR | RJDJAGAT NARAYAN SINGH | LJPROOP NARAYAN JHA | 6,7797.67% | 40.8% |
| MADHEPURA | JD(U)MANINDRA KUMAR MANDAL | RJDDR. ASHOK KUMAR | 7,8728.87% | 39.5% |
| MADHUBAN | JD(U)SHIVJEE RAI | RJDRANA RANDHIR | 19,47819.35% | 48.0% |
| MADHUBANI | BJPRAM DEO MAHTO | RJDASLAM | 11,95211.83% | 44.7% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | JD(U)DAMODAR SINGH | RJDUMASHANKAR SINGH | 12,96614.97% | 48.3% |
| MAHISHI | JD(U)GUNJESHWAR SAH | RJDSURENDRA YADAV | 6,8838.19% | 37.1% |
| MAHNAR | LJPRAMA KISHORE SINGH | RJDMUNSHILAL RAI | 4,6744.99% | 47.6% |
| MAHUA | RJDSHIV CHAND RAM | JD(U)DASAI CHOUDHARY | 7,0157.56% | 49.7% |
| MAIRWA | BJPRAMAYAN MANJHI | CPI(ML)(L)SATYADEO RAM | 3800.43% | 48.8% |
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.
