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 201–243 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMGARH | RJDJAGADANAND SINGH | BSPRAM PRATAP SINGH | 21,81720.53% | 53.3% |
| RAMNAGAR | BJPCHANDRA MOHAN RAI | RJDFAKROODIN KHAN | 9190.88% | 52.2% |
| RANIGANJ | BJPRAMJI DAS RISHIDEV | RJDSHANTI DEVI | 4,1063.83% | 48.0% |
| RAXAUL | BJPDR. AJAY KUMAR SINGH | LJPRAJNANDAN RAI | 8,4498.73% | 47.9% |
| ROSERA | RJDGAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | JD(U)ASHOK KUMAR | 3,1323.20% | 50.3% |
| RUNISAIDPUR | JD(U)GUDI DEVI | RJDBHOLA RAI | 14,53614.05% | 48.2% |
| RUPAULI | RJDBIMA BHARTI | LJPSHANKAR SINGH | 1,9912.26% | 50.9% |
| SAHAR | CPI(ML)(L)RAM NARESH RAM | INCJYOTI | 19,15122.36% | 42.7% |
| SAHARSA | BJPSAJEEV KUMAR JHA | RJDDR. ABDUL GAFOOR | 6,1595.90% | 42.0% |
| SAHEBGANJ | JD(U)RAJU KUMAR SINGH | RJDRAM VICHAR RAI | 5,2685.18% | 52.8% |
| SAKRA | JD(U)BILAT PASWAN | RJDLAL BABU RAM | 720.08% | 51.5% |
| SAMASTIPUR | JD(U)RAMNATH THAKUR | RJDNIZAM AHMAD | 13,18212.21% | 45.3% |
| SANDESH | RJDVIJENDRA KUMAR YADAV | BJPSANJAY SINGH | 11,49311.10% | 49.8% |
| SARAIRANJAN | RJDRAMCHANDRA SINGH NISHAD | JD(U)VIJAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY | 9,2708.63% | 45.4% |
| SASARAM | BJPJAWAHAR PRASAD | RJDDR. ASHOK KUMAR | 9,8258.29% | 46.9% |
| SHAHPUR | BJPMUNNI DEVI | RJDSHIVANAND TIWARY | 2,8072.95% | 42.1% |
| SHEIKHPURA | INCSUNILA DEVI | INDRINKU DEVI | 12,44815.20% | 37.0% |
| SHEOHAR | RJDAJIT KUMAR JHA | JD(U)THAKUR RATNAKAR | 2050.21% | 45.3% |
| SHIKARPUR | BJPBHAGIRATHI DEVI | NCPSUBODH KUMAR | 5,2545.34% | 48.3% |
| SIKANDRA | JD(U)RAMESHWAR PASWAN | RJDPRAYAG CHOUDHARY | 15,36519.64% | 34.4% |
| SIKTA | INCKHURSHED ALIAS FIROZ ALAM | SPDILIP VERMA | 7,5997.17% | 57.1% |
| SIKTI | JD(U)MURLI DHAR MANDAL | LJPAFTAB AZIM | 21,82416.01% | 54.4% |
| SIMRI-BAKHTIARPUR | JD(U)DINESH CHANDRA YADAV | INCCH. MEHBOOB ALI KAISER | 8,0628.58% | 45.4% |
| SINGHESHWAR | JD(U)RAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | RJDARVIND KUMAR | 9311.14% | 40.1% |
| SINGHIA | INCDR. ASHOK KUMAR | LJPRAM SEWAK HAZARI | 11,44113.45% | 39.5% |
| SITAMARHI | BJPSUNIL KUMAR ALIAS PINTU | INCMD. KHALIL ANSARI | 21,25319.21% | 46.2% |
| SIWAN | BJPBYASDEO PRASAD | RJDAWADH BIHARI CHAUDHARY | 3,1693.18% | 48.3% |
| SONBARSA | RJDDR. RAM CHANDRA PURVEY | BSPAMZAD HUSSAIN ANWAR | 12,30612.42% | 48.6% |
| SONBARSA | INDKISHORE KUMAR | RJDRANJIT YADAV | 16,16116.25% | 45.2% |
| SONEPUR | RJDRAMANUJ PRASAD | BJPVINAY KUMAR SINGH | 1,1131.13% | 48.0% |
| SUGAULI | BJPRAMCHANDRA SAHNI | RJDVIJAY PRASAD GUPTA | 6,6055.97% | 50.4% |
| SULTANGANJ | JD(U)SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR BHASKAR | RJDGANESH PASWAN | 11,69611.33% | 41.5% |
| SUPAUL | JD(U)BIJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | RJDMD. ISRAIL RAYEEN | 12,23511.94% | 46.8% |
| SURAJGARHA | BJPPREM RANJAN PATEL | RJDPRAHALAD YADAV | 2,4642.42% | 44.0% |
| SURSAND | RJDJAI NANDAN PRASAD YADAV | BJPBAIDYANATH PRASAD | 4940.52% | 47.1% |
| TARAIYA | RJDRAM DAS ROY | BJPJANAK SINGH | 6,8138.15% | 45.5% |
| TARAPUR | RJDSHAKUNI CHAUDHURY | JD(U)RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH | 6110.77% | 42.8% |
| THAKURGANJ | SPGOPAL KUMAR AGARWAL | INCDR. MOHAMMAD JAWAID | 6,1094.69% | 56.3% |
| TRIBENIGANJ | JD(U)VISHWA MOHAN KUMAR | RJDANITA DEVI | 7,4308.53% | 47.9% |
| VAISHALI | JD(U)BRISHIN PATEL | INCVEENA SAHI | 2,4952.64% | 47.0% |
| WARISNAGAR | LJPMAHESHWAR HAZARI | RJDBHIKHAR BAITHA | 3,6794.03% | 47.8% |
| WARSALIGANJ | INDPRADIP KUMAR | INCARUNA DEVI | 5550.63% | 40.3% |
| ZIRADEI | JD(U)SHYAM BAHADUR SINGH | RJDAZAZUL HAQUE | 14,38016.78% | 50.1% |
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.
