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 151–200 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJORGANJ | BJPDINKAR RAM | INCLALITA DEVI | 19,47022.83% | 45.4% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | RJDKRISHNANDAN PRASAD VARMA | JD(U)RAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH | 8,62410.75% | 40.5% |
| MANER | RJDSHRIKANT NIRALA | JD(U)SACCHIDANAND RAI | 4,1314.38% | 43.8% |
| MANIGACHHI | RJDLALIT KUMAR YADAV | JD(U)PRABHAKAR CHAUDHARY | 1,9282.22% | 44.5% |
| MANIHARI | INCMUBARAK HUSSAIN | JD(U)VISHWANATH SINGH | 1,2841.52% | 53.7% |
| MANJHI | JD(U)GAUTAM SINGH | INCRAVINDRA NATH MISHRA | 1,3801.54% | 46.5% |
| MARHAURA | INDLAL BABU RAY | JD(U)JEETENDRA KUMAR RAI | 22,49926.61% | 46.5% |
| MASAURHI | JD(U)PUNAM DEVI | RJDRAJ KISHORE PRASAD | 11,26711.05% | 44.2% |
| MASRAKH | JD(U)KEDAR NATH SINGH | INCTARKESHWAR SINGH | 2,1222.38% | 47.9% |
| MATIHANI | INDNARENDAR KUMAR SINGH | INCABHAY KUMAR SINGH | 22,38822.32% | 52.4% |
| MINAPUR | JD(U)DINESH PRASAD | RJDHIND KESARI YADAV | 11,50411.91% | 49.7% |
| MIRGANJ | JD(U)RAMSEWAK SINGH | INCBABUDDIN KHAN | 7,6138.30% | 44.3% |
| MOHANIA | JD(U)CHHEDI PASWAN | RJDSURESH PASI | 14,16212.42% | 51.7% |
| MOHIUDDIN NAGAR | RJDAJAI KUMAR BULGANIN | LJPRANA GANGESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | 6,0715.93% | 43.5% |
| MOKAMEH | JD(U)ANANT KUMAR SINGH | LJPNALINI RANJAN SHARMA | 2,8353.14% | 43.8% |
| MONGHYR | JD(U)MONAZIR HASSAN | INCDHANRAJ SINGH | 37,91841.01% | 41.1% |
| MOTIHARI | BJPPRAMOD KUMAR | RJDRAMA DEVI | 20,70316.79% | 49.5% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | INDVIJENDRA CHOUDHARY | INCVINITA VIJAY | 24,83821.47% | 42.2% |
| NABINAGAR | LJPVIJAY KUMAR SINGH | RJDBHIM KUMAR SINGH | 4,7544.53% | 48.9% |
| NALANDA | JD(U)SHRAWON KUMAR | AIFBRAM NARESH SINGH | 4,0505.00% | 42.8% |
| NARPATGANJ | BJPJANARDAN YADAV | RJDANIL KUMAR YADAV | 4,2073.60% | 52.6% |
| NATHNAGAR | JD(U)SUDHA SHRIVASTAV | RJDPRAVEZ KHAN | 4,4353.87% | 46.3% |
| NAUTAN | JD(U)BAIDHANATH PRASAD MAHTO | RJDAMAR YADAV | 5,3035.61% | 48.3% |
| NAWADA | INDPURNIMA YADAV | RJDRAJ BALLABH PRASAD | 2,0041.70% | 41.3% |
| NOKHA | BJPRAMESHWAR PRASAD | RJDANAND MOHAN SINGH | 11,38910.97% | 48.5% |
| OBRA | RJDSATAYANARAYAN SINGH | CPI(ML)(L)RAJA RAM SINGH | 8,5957.71% | 51.0% |
| PALIGANJ | CPI(ML)(L)NAND KUMAR NANDA | BJPDR. USHA VIDYARTHI | 8920.89% | 44.3% |
| PANDAUL | BJPVINOD NARAYAN JHA | RJDNAIYAR AZAM | 3,3113.76% | 41.9% |
| PARBATTA | JD(U)RAMANAND PRASAD SINGH | INDRAJESH KUMAR | 4,1454.01% | 50.4% |
| PARSA | JD(U)CHHOTE LAL RAI | RJDCHANDRIKA ROY | 10,37312.07% | 42.3% |
| PARU | BJPASHOK KUMAR SINGH | RJDMITHILESH PRASAD YADAV | 3,0803.02% | 50.0% |
| PATEPUR | RJDPREMA CHOUDHARY | LJPMAHENDRA BAITHA | 3,5163.93% | 45.7% |
| PATNA CENTRAL | BJPARUN KUMAR SINHA | NCPAQUIL HAIDER | 60,04046.42% | 35.8% |
| PATNA EAST | BJPNAND KISHORE YADAV | RJDBHARTI DEVI | 35,97031.96% | 41.5% |
| PATNA WEST | BJPNAVIN KISHORE PD. SINHA | INCRAJESH KUMAR SINHA | 86,11950.64% | 33.2% |
| PHULPARAS | SPDEO NATH YADAV | JD(U)BHARAT BHUSHAN MANDAL | 4,9785.93% | 44.0% |
| PHULWARI | RJDSHYAM RAJAK | JD(U)ARUN MANJHI | 5790.50% | 40.3% |
| PIPRA | BJPKRISHNANANDAN PASWAN | RJDSURENDRA KR. CHANDRA URF SATISH PASWAN | 10,47911.78% | 47.6% |
| PIRO | JD(U)NARENDRA KUMAR PANDEY | RJDTRIVENI SINGH | 10,3759.86% | 51.3% |
| PIRPAINTI | RJDSHOBHA KANT MANDAL | BJPDILIP KUMAR SINHA | 1,4551.27% | 51.1% |
| PRANPUR | RJDMAHENDRA NARAYAN YADAV | BJPBINOD KUMAR SINGH | 4,3864.34% | 56.0% |
| PUPRI | JD(U)SHAHID ALI KHAN | RJDRAM DULARI DEVI | 6,6626.89% | 44.3% |
| PURNEA | BJPRAJ KISHORE KESHRI | RJDRAM CHARITRA YADAV | 16,57913.95% | 52.0% |
| RAFIGANJ | RJDMD. NEHALUDDIN | JD(U)SUNIL KUMAR | 3,8104.75% | 42.8% |
| RAGHOPUR | RJDRABRI DEVI | JD(U)SATISH KUMAR | 5,2906.24% | 39.5% |
| RAGHOPUR | JD(U)NIRAJ KUMAR SINGH BABLU | INCJAI VARDHAN YADAV | 19,38816.67% | 53.3% |
| RAGHUNATHPUR | JD(U)JAGMATO DEVI | INCVIJAY SHANKAR DUBEY | 20,85722.10% | 47.7% |
| RAJAULI | BJPBANWARI RAM | RJDNAND KISHORE CHAUDHRY | 9,0779.34% | 42.8% |
| RAJGIR | BJPSATYADEO NARAIN ARYA | CPIARJUN PASWAN ALIAS AJAY PASWAN | 26,01641.12% | 32.8% |
| RAJPUR | JD(U)SHYAM PAYARI DEVI | BSPSANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA | 5,7006.41% | 50.6% |
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.
