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 51–100 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIBHUTPUR | JD(U)RAM BALAK SINGH | CPMRAMDEO VERMA | 12,30110.14% | 58.7% |
| BIHARIGANJ | JD(U)RENU KUMARI | RJDPRABHASH KUMAR | 49,99732.76% | 60.7% |
| BIHARSHARIF | JD(U)DR. SUNIL KUMAR | RJDAAFRIN SULTANA | 23,71215.79% | 48.0% |
| BIHPUR | BJPKUMAR SHAILENDRA | RJDSHAILESH KUMAR @ BULO MANDAL | 4650.40% | 56.1% |
| BIKRAM | BJPANIL KUMAR | LJPSIDDHARTH | 2,3521.78% | 52.9% |
| BISFI | RJDDR. FAIYAJ AHMAD | JD(U)HARI BHUSHAN THAKUR | 9,5018.25% | 47.3% |
| BOCHAHA | JD(U)RAMAI RAM | RJDMUSAFIR PASWAN | 24,12719.72% | 61.1% |
| BODH GAYA | BJPSHYAM DEO PASWAN | LJPKUMAR SARVJEET | 11,2139.19% | 51.3% |
| BUXAR | BJPPROF. SUKHADA PANDE | RJDSHYAM LAL SINGH KUSHWAHA | 20,18315.76% | 58.0% |
| CHAINPUR | BJPBRIJ KISHOR VIND | BSPDR. AJAY ALOK | 13,5809.56% | 60.4% |
| CHAKAI | JMMSUMIT KUMAR SINGH | LJPBIJAY KUMAR SINGH | 1880.17% | 47.3% |
| CHANPATIA | BJPCHANDRA MOHAN RAI | BSPEJAJ HUSSAIN | 23,41221.10% | 55.8% |
| CHAPRA | BJPJANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL | RJDPRAMENDRA RANJAN SINGH | 35,87131.35% | 44.9% |
| CHENARI | JD(U)SHYAM BIHARI RAM | RJDLALAN PASAWAN | 2,9012.29% | 53.3% |
| CHERIA - BARIARPUR | JD(U)KUMARI MANJU VERMA | LJPANIL KUMAR CHAUDHARY | 1,0610.93% | 56.4% |
| CHHATAPUR | JD(U)NEERAJ KUMAR SINGH | RJDAKEEL AHMAD | 23,73017.36% | 64.4% |
| CHIRAIA | BJPAVANEESH KUMAR SINGH | RJDLAXMI NARAYAN PR. YADAV | 14,82813.25% | 52.0% |
| DANAPUR | BJPASHA DEVI | INDRIT LAL RAY | 17,91914.33% | 49.0% |
| DARAULI | BJPRAMAYAN MANJHI | CPI(ML)(L)SATYADEO RAM | 7,0065.99% | 50.1% |
| DARAUNDHA | JD(U)JAGMATO DEVI | RJDBINOD KUMAR SINGH | 31,13528.08% | 49.7% |
| DARBHANGA | BJPSANJAY SARAOGI | RJDSULTAN AHMAD | 27,55423.23% | 52.1% |
| DARBHANGA RURAL | RJDLALIT KUMAR YADAV | JD(U)ASHRAF HUSSAIN | 3,6763.61% | 45.6% |
| DEHRI | INDJYOTI RASHMI | RJDMOHAMMAD ILIYAS HUSAIN | 9,8157.94% | 53.3% |
| DHAKA | INDPAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL | JD(U)FAISAL RAHMAN | 1,6491.30% | 54.8% |
| DHAMDAHA | JD(U)LESHI SINGH | INCIRSHAD AHMAD KHAN | 44,69730.59% | 61.8% |
| DHURAIYA | JD(U)MANISH KUMAR | RJDNARESH DAS | 8,3427.40% | 49.9% |
| DIGHA | JD(U)PUNAM DEVI | LJPSATYA NAND SHARMA | 60,46246.16% | 38.3% |
| DINARA | JD(U)JAY KUMAR SINGH | RJDSITA SUNDARI DEVI | 16,61013.81% | 50.6% |
| DUMRAON | JD(U)DR. DAUD ALI | RJDSUNIL KUMAR | 19,84615.93% | 51.6% |
| EKMA | JD(U)MANORANJAN SINGH | RJDKAMESHWAR KR. SINGH | 29,20128.36% | 48.1% |
| FATWAH | RJDDR. RAMANAND YADAV | JD(U)AJAY KUMAR SINGH | 9,6568.64% | 56.5% |
| FORBESGANJ | BJPPADAM PARAG ROY 'VENU' | LJPMAYA NAND THAKUR | 26,82718.63% | 59.6% |
| GAIGHAT | BJPVEENA DEVI | RJDMAHESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | 15,98712.32% | 56.2% |
| GARKHA | BJPGYAN CHAND MANJHI | RJDMUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY | 1,7871.72% | 48.8% |
| GAURA BAURAM | JD(U)DR. IZHAR AHMAD | RJDDR. MAHAVIR PRASAD | 10,60211.72% | 46.3% |
| GAYA TOWN | BJPPREM KUMAR | CPIJALAL UDDIN ANSARI | 28,41727.55% | 48.0% |
| GHOSI | JD(U)RAHUL KUMAR | LJPJAGDISH PRASAD | 14,27613.71% | 50.4% |
| GOBINDPUR | JD(U)KAUSHAL YADAV | LJPPROF. K. B. PRASAD | 20,88720.87% | 43.7% |
| GOH | JD(U)DR. RANVIJAY KUMAR | RJDRAM AYODHYA PRASAD YADAV | 6940.58% | 52.6% |
| GOPALGANJ | BJPSUBAS SINGH | RJDREYAZUL HAQUE ALIAS RAJU | 15,89312.48% | 52.7% |
| GOPALPUR | JD(U)NARENDRA KUMAR NIRAJ | RJDAMIT RANA | 25,06021.86% | 56.1% |
| GORIYAKOTHI | BJPBHUMENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | RJDINDRADEO PRASAD | 14,02111.23% | 52.4% |
| GOVINDGANJ | JD(U)MEENA DWIVEDI | LJPRAJU TIWARI | 8,4058.63% | 51.5% |
| GURUA | BJPSURENDRA PRASAD SINHA | RJDBINDESHWARI PRASAD YADAV | 11,4369.48% | 54.5% |
| HAJIPUR | BJPNITYANAND ROY | LJPRAJENDRA RAI | 16,60912.45% | 56.8% |
| HARLAKHI | JD(U)SHALIGRAM YADAV | CPIRAM NARESH PANDEY | 6,6595.93% | 51.3% |
| HARNAUT | JD(U)HARINARAYAN SINGH | LJPARUN KUMAR | 15,04212.52% | 49.6% |
| HARSIDHI | BJPKRISHANA NANDAN PASWAN | RJDSURENDRA KUMAR CHANDRA ALIAS SATISH PASWAN | 18,06417.59% | 54.9% |
| HASANPUR | JD(U)RAJ KUMAR RAY | RJDSUNIL KUMAR PUSPAM | 3,2912.82% | 52.2% |
| HATHUA | JD(U)RAM SEWAK SINGH | RJDRAJESH KUMAR SINGH | 22,84719.10% | 53.8% |
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 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.
