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 201–243 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSERA | BJPMANJU HAJARI | RJDPITAMBER PASWAN | 12,1199.47% | 51.4% |
| RUNISAIDPUR | JD(U)GUDDI DEVI | RJDRAM SHATRUGHAN RAI | 10,7599.87% | 50.4% |
| RUPAULI | JD(U)BIMA BHARTI | LJPSHANKAR SINGH | 37,71627.10% | 58.5% |
| SAHARSA | BJPALOK RANJAN | RJDARUN KUMAR | 7,9795.26% | 53.3% |
| SAHEBGANJ | JD(U)RAJU KUMAR SINGH | RJDRAM VICHAR RAY | 4,9164.06% | 56.5% |
| SAHEBPUR KAMAL | JD(U)PARVEEN AMANULLAH | RJDSHREENARAYAN YADAV | 11,11110.29% | 55.7% |
| SAKRA | JD(U)SURESH CHANCHAL | RJDLAL BABU RAM | 13,04511.29% | 59.5% |
| SAMASTIPUR | RJDAKHTARUL ISLAM SAHIN | JD(U)RAMNATH THAKUR | 1,8271.56% | 55.2% |
| SANDESH | BJPSANJAY SINGH (TIGER) | INDARUN KUMAR | 6,8226.04% | 52.8% |
| SARAIRANJAN | JD(U)VIJAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY | RJDRAMASHRAYA SAHNI | 17,55714.79% | 54.5% |
| SASARAM | BJPJAWAHAR PRASAD | RJDDR. ASHOK KUMAR | 5,4113.74% | 52.5% |
| SHAHPUR | BJPMUNNI DEVI | RJDDHARMPAL SINGH | 8,2117.38% | 46.5% |
| SHEIKHPURA | JD(U)RANDHIR KUMAR SONI | INCSUNILA DEVI | 7,3427.12% | 51.3% |
| SHEOHAR | JD(U)SHARFUDDIN | BSPPRATIMA DEVI | 1,6311.36% | 52.0% |
| SHERGHATI | JD(U)VINOD PRASAD YADAV | INDSUSHAMA DEVI | 6,5036.04% | 53.7% |
| SIKANDRA | JD(U)RAMESHWAR PASWAN | LJPSUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH | 12,36111.91% | 45.6% |
| SIKTA | INDDILIP VARMA | JD(U)KHURSHID URF FIROJ AHAMAD | 8,7797.03% | 62.6% |
| SIKTI | BJPANANDI PRASAD YADAV | LJPVIJAY KUMAR MANDAL | 9,8747.32% | 63.7% |
| SIMRI BAKHTIARPUR | JD(U)DR ARUN KUMAR | INCCHOUDHRY MEHBOOB ALI KAISAR | 18,84214.32% | 53.7% |
| SINGHESHWAR | JD(U)RAMESH RISHIDEV | RJDAMIT KUMAR BHARTI | 15,19610.46% | 59.2% |
| SITAMARHI | BJPSUNIL KUMAR ALIAS PINTU | LJPRAGHWENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 5,2214.40% | 52.9% |
| SIWAN | BJPVYASDEO PRASAD | RJDAWADHVIHARI CHAUDHRY | 12,54110.74% | 51.4% |
| SONBARSA | JD(U)RATNESH SADA | LJPSARITA DEVI | 31,44526.30% | 52.1% |
| SONEPUR | BJPVINAY KUMAR SINGH | RJDRABRI DEVI | 20,68517.19% | 53.8% |
| SUGAULI | BJPRAMCHANDRA SAHANI | RJDVIJAY PRASAD GUPTA | 12,37910.92% | 55.3% |
| SULTANGANJ | JD(U)SUBODH RAI | RJDRAMAVATAR MANDAL | 4,8453.92% | 46.9% |
| SUPAUL | JD(U)BIJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | RJDRAVINDRA KUMAR RAMAN | 15,40012.69% | 55.3% |
| SURSAND | JD(U)SHAHID ALI KHAN | RJDJAINANDAN PRASAD YADAV | 1,1861.02% | 50.2% |
| SURYAGARHA | BJPPREM RANJAN PATEL | RJDPRAHLAD YADAV | 2,9282.28% | 47.2% |
| TARAIYA | BJPJANAK SINGH | INCTARKESHWAR SINGH | 6,9706.96% | 46.8% |
| TARAPUR | JD(U)NEETA CHOUDHARY | RJDSHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | 13,87811.65% | 47.4% |
| TARARI | JD(U)NARENDRA KUMAR PANDEY ALIAS SUNIL PANDEY | RJDADIB RIZVI | 14,32011.21% | 56.0% |
| TEGHRA | BJPLALAN KU. | CPIRAM RATAN SINGH | 5,8464.74% | 55.5% |
| THAKURGANJ | LJPNAUSHAD ALAM | JD(U)GOPAL KUMAR AGARWAL | 6,9635.42% | 65.4% |
| TIKARI | JD(U)DR. ANIL KUMAR | RJDBAGI KUMAR VERMA | 18,54114.06% | 53.9% |
| TRIBENIGANJ | JD(U)AMLA DEVI | LJPANANT KUMAR BHARTI | 19,02314.61% | 62.3% |
| UJIARPUR | RJDDURGA PRASAD SINGH | JD(U)RAM LAKHAN MAHTO | 13,0319.96% | 57.6% |
| VAISHALI | JD(U)BRISHIN PATEL | RJDVEENA SHAHI | 12,8289.50% | 55.2% |
| VALMIKI NAGAR | JD(U)RAJESH SINGH | RJDMUKESH KUMAR KUSHWAHA | 14,67110.21% | 59.8% |
| WARISNAGAR | JD(U)ASHOK KUMAR | RJDGAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 19,50014.32% | 55.8% |
| WARSALIGANJ | JD(U)PRADIP KUMAR | INCARUNA DEVI | 5,4284.49% | 45.8% |
| WAZIRGANJ | BJPVIRENDRA SINGH | INCAWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | 17,76614.55% | 53.2% |
| ZIRADEI | BJPASHA DEVI | CPI(ML)(L)AMARJEET KUSHWAHA | 8,9208.26% | 54.4% |
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.
