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 101–150 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYAGHAT | BJPAMAR NATH GAMI | LJPDR. SHAHNAWAZ AHMAD KAIFEE | 6,0256.63% | 49.4% |
| HILSA | JD(U)USHA SINHA | LJPRINA DEVI | 13,20210.47% | 52.4% |
| HISUA | BJPANIL SINGH | LJPANIL MEHTA | 3,9783.20% | 45.9% |
| IMAMGANJ | JD(U)UDAY NARAIN CHOUDHARY | RJDRAUSHAN KUMAR | 1,2111.11% | 47.6% |
| ISLAMPUR | JD(U)RAJIB RANJAN | RJDVIRENDRA GOP | 23,80820.81% | 48.1% |
| JAGDISHPUR | RJDDINESH KUMAR SINGH | JD(U)SRIBHAGWAN SINGH KUSHWAHA | 10,1867.82% | 54.4% |
| JAHANABAD | JD(U)ABHIRAM SHARMA | RJDSACHCHITA NAND YADAV | 8,5677.75% | 49.8% |
| JALE | BJPVIJAY KUMAR MISHRA | RJDRAMNIWAS PD. | 16,94215.69% | 44.6% |
| JAMALPUR | JD(U)SHAILESH KUMAR | LJPSADHANA DEVI | 21,14218.42% | 44.9% |
| JAMUI | JD(U)AJAY PRATAP | RJDVIJAY PRAKASH | 24,46720.09% | 53.5% |
| JHAJHA | JD(U)DAMODAR RAWAT | RJDBINOD PRASAD YADAV | 10,2048.22% | 51.6% |
| JHANJHARPUR | JD(U)NITISH MISHRA | RJDJAGAT NARAYAN SINGH | 20,68117.63% | 47.9% |
| JOKIHAT | JD(U)SARFRAZ ALAM | INDKOSHAR ZIA | 25,33020.33% | 59.5% |
| KADWA | BJPBHOLA RAY | NCPHIMRAJ SINGH | 18,36715.31% | 59.7% |
| KAHALGAON | INCSADANAND SINGH | JD(U)KAHKASHAN PERWEEN | 8,9356.75% | 51.3% |
| KALYANPUR | JD(U)RAZIA KHATOON | RJDMANOJ KUMAR YADAV | 15,40215.90% | 54.6% |
| KALYANPUR(SC) | JD(U)RAMSEWAK HAZARI | LJPBISHWNATH PASWAN | 30,19723.42% | 51.3% |
| KANTI | JD(U)AJIT KUMAR | RJDMD. ISRAIL | 8,4156.75% | 60.6% |
| KARAKAT | JD(U)RAJESHWAR RAJ | RJDMUNNA RAI | 11,4158.93% | 48.8% |
| KARGAHAR | JD(U)RAM DHANI SINGH | LJPSHIV SHANKAR SINGH | 13,1978.81% | 57.9% |
| KASBA | INCMD. AFAQUE ALAM | BJPPRADIP KUMAR DAS | 4,4553.33% | 67.3% |
| KATIHAR | BJPTAR KISHORE PRASAD | RJDDR. RAM PRAKASH MAHTO | 20,60716.45% | 60.1% |
| KATORIA | BJPSONELAL HEMBRAM | RJDSUKLAL BESARA | 8,76310.29% | 45.8% |
| KEOTI | BJPASHOK KUMAR YADAV | RJDFARAZ FATMI | 290.03% | 46.8% |
| KESARIA | BJPSACHINDRA PD. SINGH | CPIRAM SARAN PD. YADAV | 11,68312.37% | 50.8% |
| KHAGARIA | JD(U)POONAM DEVI YADAV | LJPSUSHILA DEVI | 26,85323.59% | 57.2% |
| KHAJAULI | BJPARUN SHANKAR PRASAD | RJDSITARAM YADAV | 10,7138.63% | 53.1% |
| KISHANGANJ | INCDR MOHAMMAD JAWAID | BJPSWEETY SINGH | 2640.21% | 58.5% |
| KOCHADHAMAN | RJDAKHATARUL IMAN | JD(U)MUJAHID ALAM | 9,0258.76% | 58.0% |
| KORHA | BJPMAHESH PASWAN | INCSUNITA DEVI | 52,44440.83% | 63.5% |
| KUCHAIKOTE | JD(U)AMRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY | RJDADITYA NARAIN PANDEY | 19,51815.41% | 54.8% |
| KUMHRARH | BJPARUN KUMAR SINHA | LJPMD. KAMAL PARWEZ | 67,80858.55% | 37.3% |
| KURHANI | JD(U)MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | LJPBIJENDRA CHAUDHARY | 1,5701.21% | 60.9% |
| KURTHA | JD(U)SATYADEV SINGH | RJDSHIV BACHAN YADAV | 9,49310.33% | 48.1% |
| KUSHESHWAR ASTHAN | BJPSHASHI BHUSHAN HAJARI | LJPRAMCHANDRA PASWAN | 5,5126.09% | 45.6% |
| KUTUMBA | JD(U)LALAN RAM | RJDSURESH PASWAN | 13,91014.88% | 47.8% |
| LAKHISARAI | BJPVIJAY KUMAR SINHA | RJDFULAINA SINGH | 59,62041.03% | 49.3% |
| LALGANJ | JD(U)ANNU SHUKLA | INDRAJ KUMAR SAH | 24,14516.92% | 56.0% |
| LAUKAHA | JD(U)HARI PRASAD SAH | RJDCHITARANJAN PRASAD YADAV | 17,56612.79% | 52.7% |
| LAURIYA | INDVINAY BIHARI | JD(U)PRADEEP SINGH | 10,8819.48% | 60.1% |
| MADHEPURA | RJDCHANDRASHEKHAR | JD(U)DR. RAMENDRA KUMAR YADAV RAVI | 11,9447.79% | 59.4% |
| MADHUBAN | JD(U)SHIVJEE RAI | RJDRANA RANDHIR | 10,1229.86% | 57.5% |
| MADHUBANI | BJPRAM DEO MAHTO | RJDNAIYAR AZAM | 5880.49% | 45.5% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | JD(U)DAMODAR SINGH | RJDMANIK CHAND RAI | 20,00018.01% | 51.2% |
| MAHISHI | RJDDR ABDUL GAFOOR | JD(U)RAJ KUMAR SAH | 1,7171.46% | 52.6% |
| MAHNAR | BJPDR. ACHYUATANAND | LJPRAMA KISHOR SINGH | 2,4892.09% | 53.3% |
| MAHUA | JD(U)RAVINDRA RAY | RJDJAGESHWAR RAY | 21,92518.95% | 55.6% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | JD(U)JITAN RAM MANJHI | RJDDHARMRAJ PASWAN | 5,0855.64% | 49.2% |
| MANER | RJDBHAI VIRENDRA | JD(U)SRIKANT NIRALA | 9,6017.25% | 55.8% |
| MANIHARI | JD(U)MANOHAR PRASAD SINGH | NCPGITA KISKU | 4,1653.30% | 59.9% |
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.
