Bihar assembly election, Nov 2010
243 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 52.72% turnout.
Seats
243
Candidates
3,523
307 women, 34 elected
Turnout
52.72%
2.91 cr of 5.51 cr
Leading party
JD(U)
115 of 243 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U)JD(U) | 115 | +27 | 141 | 65,61,906 | 22.58% | +2.12 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 91 | +36 | 102 | 47,90,436 | 16.49% | +0.83 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 22 | -32 | 168 | 54,75,656 | 18.84% | -4.61 |
| INDIndependent | 6 | -4 | 1342 | 38,42,812 | 13.22% | +4.46 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 4 | -5 | 243 | 24,31,477 | 8.37% | +2.27 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 3 | -7 | 75 | 19,57,232 | 6.74% | -4.35 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -2 | 56 | 4,91,630 | 1.69% | -0.40 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1 | +1 | 41 | 1,76,400 | 0.61% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | -4 | 239 | 9,33,947 | 3.21% | -0.95 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | -1 | 171 | 5,28,575 | 1.82% | +1.03 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | -5 | 104 | 5,20,352 | 1.79% | -0.58 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 114 | 2,30,326 | 0.79% | +0.76 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 30 | 2,06,601 | 0.71% | +0.03 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | -2 | 146 | 1,60,848 | 0.55% | -1.97 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 31 | 98,698 | 0.34% | +0.15 |
| JPSJustice Party | 0 | 0 | 36 | 76,127 | 0.26% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 45 | 61,866 | 0.21% | +0.16 |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 47 | 46,480 | 0.16% | -0.06 |
| LSSPLSSP | 0 | 0 | 30 | 35,705 | 0.12% | — |
| BVMBVM | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27,408 | 0.09% | — |
| LTSDLTSD | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25,850 | 0.09% | — |
| ANCANC | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20,474 | 0.07% | +0.01 |
| JVMJVM | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18,874 | 0.06% | — |
| RPPRashtriya Power Party | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17,414 | 0.06% | — |
| SBSPSBSP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15,437 | 0.05% | +0.01 |
| AIBJRBSNCAIBJRBSNC | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14,560 | 0.05% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14,468 | 0.05% | -0.07 |
| SMBHPSMBHP | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13,925 | 0.05% | — |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13,696 | 0.05% | — |
| JMBPJMBP | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12,561 | 0.04% | — |
| RASEDRASED | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12,425 | 0.04% | — |
| IJKIJK | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11,632 | 0.04% | — |
| RJJMRJJM | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9,825 | 0.03% | — |
| BJJDBharat Jan Jagran Dal | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9,474 | 0.03% | — |
| VIPVikassheel Insaan Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9,454 | 0.03% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8,784 | 0.03% | 0.00 |
| RSWDRSWD | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8,481 | 0.03% | — |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8,041 | 0.03% | +0.02 |
| BEDBED | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8,008 | 0.03% | +0.01 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7,890 | 0.03% | +0.02 |
- JD(U)115 (47%)
- BJP91 (37%)
- RJD22 (9%)
- IND6 (2%)
- INC4 (2%)
- LJP3 (1%)
- Others2 (1%)
- JD(U)115
- BJP91
- RJD22
- IND6
- INC4
- LJP3
- Others2
- JD(U)115
- BJP91
- RJD22
- IND6
- INC4
- LJP3
- CPI1
- JMM1
Constituency performance
From the 243 results in Bihar
Closest contest
KEOTI
won by 29 (0.03%)
Biggest victory
KUMHRARH
won by 67,808 (58.55%)
Highest turnout
KASBA
67.34%
Lowest turnout
BANKIPUR
36.96%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2005), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat243 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 243 did not exist at the previous election.
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
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 243 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGIAON | BJPSHIVESH KUMAR | RJDSURESH PASWAN | 5,2495.68% | 46.0% |
| ALAMNAGAR | JD(U)NARENDRA N. YADAV | INCLOVELY ANAND | 42,34527.48% | 58.5% |
| ALAULI | JD(U)RAM CHANDRA SADA | LJPPASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS | 17,52316.17% | 55.5% |
| ALINAGAR | RJDABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | JD(U)PRABHAKAR CHOUDHARY | 4,9894.90% | 47.3% |
| AMARPUR | JD(U)JANARDAN MANJHI | RJDSURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 18,00715.52% | 49.7% |
| AMNOUR | JD(U)KRISHANA KUMAR | INDSUNIL KUMAR | 10,51710.88% | 50.1% |
| AMOUR | BJPSABA ZAFAR | INCABDUL JALIL MASTAN | 18,82815.10% | 56.2% |
| ARARIA | LJPZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | BJPNARAYAN KUMAR JHA | 18,06114.05% | 59.3% |
| ARRAH | BJPAMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH | LJPSHREE KUMAR SINGH | 18,94016.69% | 49.4% |
| ARWAL | BJPCHITRANJAN KUMAR | CPI(ML)(L)MAHANAND PRASAD | 4,2024.43% | 47.0% |
| ASTHAWAN | JD(U)JITENDRA KUMAR | LJPKAPILDEV PRASAD SINGH | 19,57018.29% | 45.9% |
| ATRI | JD(U)KRISHNA NANDAN YADAV | RJDKUNTI DEVI | 20,61017.61% | 46.5% |
| AURAI | BJPRAM SURAT RAI | RJDSURENDRA KUMAR | 11,74110.06% | 53.3% |
| AURANGABAD | BJPRAMADHAR SINGH | RJDSUNIL KUMAR SINGH | 6,2425.61% | 49.2% |
| BABUBARHI | RJDUMA KANT YADAV | JD(U)KAPILDEB KAMAT | 4,9133.85% | 54.3% |
| BACHHWARA | CPIABDHESH KUMAR RAI | INDARVIND KUMAR SINGH | 12,0879.30% | 57.6% |
| BAGAHA | JD(U)PRABHAT RANJAN SINGH | RJDRAM PRASAD YADAV | 49,05536.62% | 58.2% |
| BAHADURGANJ | INCMOHAMMAD TOUSIF ALAM | JD(U)MOHAMMAD MASWAR ALAM | 3,7993.38% | 54.0% |
| BAHADURPUR | JD(U)MADAN SAHNI | RJDHARINANDAN YADAV | 6430.56% | 50.9% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | JD(U)MANJEET KUMAR SINGH | RJDDEVDATT PRASAD | 36,52429.14% | 53.7% |
| BAISI | BJPSANTOSH KUMAR | INCNASAR AHAMAD | 9,2507.54% | 64.3% |
| BAJPATTI | JD(U)RANJU GEETA | RJDMD. ANWARUL HAQUE | 3,4202.95% | 47.8% |
| BAKHRI | BJPRAMANAND RAM | LJPRAM BINOD PASWAN | 18,41215.52% | 55.7% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | RJDANIRUDDH KUMAR | BJPVINODE YADAV | 14,74513.02% | 55.9% |
| BALRAMPUR | INDDULAL CHANDRA GOSHWAMI | CPI(ML)(L)MAHBOOB ALAM | 2,7041.84% | 63.3% |
| BANIAPUR | RJDKEDAR NATH SINGH | JD(U)VIRENDRA KUMAR OJHA | 3,5753.19% | 48.1% |
| BANKA | RJDJAVED IQBAL ANSARI | BJPRAM NARAYAN MANDAL | 2,4102.26% | 52.3% |
| BANKIPUR | BJPNITIN NABIN | RJDBINOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA | 60,84055.66% | 37.0% |
| BANMANKHI | BJPKRISHNA KUMAR RISHI | RJDDHARMLAL RISHI | 44,89035.48% | 54.4% |
| BARACHATTI | JD(U)JYOTI DEVI | RJDSAMTA DEVI | 23,74620.70% | 51.1% |
| BARARI | BJPBIBHASHA CHANDRA CHOUDHARY | NCPMOHAMMED SHAKOOR | 27,16819.86% | 66.0% |
| BARAULI | BJPRAM PRAVESH RAI | RJDM.NEMATULLAH | 10,4149.07% | 57.0% |
| BARBIGHA | JD(U)GAJANAND SHAHI | INCASHOK CHOUDHARY | 3,0473.30% | 49.8% |
| BARH | JD(U)GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH | RJDVIJAY KRISHNA | 19,39517.16% | 52.3% |
| BARHAMPUR | BJPDILMARNI DEVI | RJDAJIT CHAUDHARY | 20,34216.15% | 47.8% |
| BARHARA | RJDRAGHWENDRA PRATAP SINGH | JD(U)ASHA DEVI | 1,0830.98% | 47.7% |
| BARHARIA | JD(U)SHYAM BAHADUR SINGH | RJDMAHAMAD MOBIN | 25,12121.82% | 52.4% |
| BARURAJ | RJDBRIJ KISHOR SINGH | JD(U)NAND KUMAR RAI | 14,31712.71% | 55.1% |
| BATHNAHA | BJPDINKAR RAM | LJPLALITA DEVI | 13,29211.90% | 47.5% |
| BEGUSARAI | BJPSURENDRA MEHTA | LJPUPENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 19,61815.20% | 52.9% |
| BELAGANJ | RJDSURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | JD(U)MOHAMMAD AMZAD | 4,6383.81% | 55.5% |
| BELDAUR | JD(U)PANNALAL SINGH PATEL | LJPSUNITA SHARMA | 15,73811.84% | 56.6% |
| BELHAR | JD(U)GIRIDHARI YADAV | RJDRAMDEO YADAV | 7,6166.33% | 48.6% |
| BELSAND | JD(U)SUNITA SINGH | RJDSANJAY KUMAR GUPTA | 19,58019.92% | 49.5% |
| BENIPATTI | BJPVINOD NARAIN JHA | LJPMAHESH CHANDRA SINGH | 12,64212.94% | 41.8% |
| BENIPUR | BJPGOPAL JEE THAKUR | RJDHARE KRISHNA YADAV | 13,95713.02% | 47.3% |
| BETTIAH | BJPRENU DEVI | INDANIL KUMAR JHA | 28,78927.12% | 55.3% |
| BHABUA | LJPDR. PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH | BJPANAND BHUSHAN PANDEY | 4470.38% | 57.6% |
| BHAGALPUR | BJPASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY | INCAJEET SHARMA | 11,0609.45% | 43.0% |
| BHOREY | BJPIDRADEO MAJHI | RJDBACHCHAN DAS | 43,57036.37% | 47.9% |
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 2010?
JD(U) won 115 of 243 seats in Bihar, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Nov 2010?
Turnout was 52.72% — 2.91 cr of 5.51 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 243 assembly seats.
