Bihar assembly election, Nov 2020
243 assembly constituencies in Bihar, 57.22% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 75 | -5 | 144 | 97,36,242 | 23.11% | +4.75 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 74 | +21 | 110 | 82,01,408 | 19.46% | -4.95 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 43 | -28 | 115 | 64,84,414 | 15.39% | -1.45 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 19 | -8 | 70 | 39,95,003 | 9.48% | +2.82 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 12 | +9 | 19 | 13,33,569 | 3.16% | +1.62 |
| AIMIMAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 5 | +5 | 20 | 5,23,279 | 1.24% | +1.03 |
| VSIPVSIP | 4 | +4 | 13 | 6,39,840 | 1.52% | — |
| HAMSHAMS | 4 | +3 | 7 | 3,75,564 | 0.89% | -1.38 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | +2 | 6 | 3,49,489 | 0.83% | -0.53 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | +2 | 4 | 2,74,155 | 0.65% | +0.04 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -3 | 1299 | 36,41,247 | 8.64% | -0.75 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 1 | -1 | 135 | 23,83,457 | 5.66% | +0.83 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | +1 | 78 | 6,28,944 | 1.49% | -0.57 |
| RLSPRLSP | 0 | 0 | 99 | 7,44,221 | 1.77% | — |
| JAPLJAPL | 0 | 0 | 148 | 4,32,109 | 1.03% | -0.32 |
| TPLRSPTPLRSP | 0 | 0 | 102 | 1,22,997 | 0.29% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 81 | 94,835 | 0.23% | -0.26 |
| BHRTSBLPBHRTSBLP | 0 | 0 | 57 | 80,089 | 0.19% | — |
| RJNJNPRJNJNP | 0 | 0 | 45 | 76,808 | 0.18% | +0.18 |
| JTVPJTVP | 0 | 0 | 15 | 70,356 | 0.17% | — |
| BMUPBMUP | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53,660 | 0.13% | -0.06 |
| JDRJDR | 0 | 0 | 39 | 44,701 | 0.11% | -0.04 |
| PPIDPPID | 0 | 0 | 45 | 37,630 | 0.09% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 33 | 36,692 | 0.09% | — |
| SJDDSJDD | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34,390 | 0.08% | +0.07 |
| BYPPBYPP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34,094 | 0.08% | — |
| RSWDRSWD | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31,661 | 0.08% | -0.03 |
| RJBPRJBP | 0 | 0 | 30 | 31,452 | 0.07% | — |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27,871 | 0.07% | +0.05 |
| BPLBPL | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25,708 | 0.06% | — |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25,213 | 0.06% | -0.21 |
| RSTJLKPSRSTJLKPS | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23,591 | 0.06% | — |
| JNSNGHDLJNSNGHDL | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22,908 | 0.05% | — |
| JMBPJMBP | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20,923 | 0.05% | — |
| LGJNPSCLLGJNPSCL | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20,248 | 0.05% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20,195 | 0.05% | -0.51 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19,885 | 0.05% | +0.02 |
| APKSPAPKSP | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19,564 | 0.05% | — |
| RSTJNVKSPRSTJNVKSP | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18,898 | 0.04% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18,481 | 0.04% | — |
- RJD75 (31%)
- BJP74 (30%)
- JD(U)43 (18%)
- INC19 (8%)
- CPI(ML)(L)12 (5%)
- AIMIM5 (2%)
- Others15 (6%)
- RJD75
- BJP74
- JD(U)43
- INC19
- CPI(ML)(L)12
- AIMIM5
- Others15
- RJD75
- BJP74
- JD(U)43
- INC19
- CPI(ML)(L)12
- AIMIM5
- VSIP4
- HAMS4
- Others7
Constituency performance
From the 243 results in Bihar
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2015), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained117 (48%)
- Changed hands126 (52%)
117 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 126 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
- RJD
- BJP
- JD(U)
- INC
Assembly seat results
All 243 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGIAON | CPI(ML)(L)MANOJ MANZIL | JD(U)PRABHUNATH PRASAD | 48,55034.53% | 52.5% |
| ALAMNAGAR | JD(U)NARENDRA NARAYAN YADAV | RJDNABIN KUMAR | 28,68013.48% | 61.8% |
| ALAULI | RJDRAMVRIKSH SADA | JD(U)SADHNA DEVI | 2,7731.92% | 57.1% |
| ALINAGAR | VSIPMishri Lal Yadav | RJDBinod Mishra | 3,1011.96% | 57.4% |
| AMARPUR | JD(U)Jayant Raj | INCJitendra Singh | 3,1141.90% | 55.5% |
| AMNOUR | BJPKrishan Kumar Mantoo | RJDSunil Kumar | 3,6812.46% | 56.8% |
| AMOUR | AIMIMAKHTARUL IMAN | JD(U)SABA ZAFAR | 52,51528.45% | 58.8% |
| ARARIA | INCABIDUR RAHMAN | JD(U)SHAGUFTA AZIM | 47,93625.51% | 58.9% |
| ARRAH | BJPAmrendra Pratap singh | CPI(ML)(L)Quyamuddin Ansari | 3,0021.88% | 48.4% |
| ARWAL | CPI(ML)(L)Maha Nand Singh | BJPDipak Kumar Sharma | 19,95013.78% | 56.0% |
| ASTHAWAN | JD(U)JITENDRA KUMAR | RJDANIL KUMAR | 11,6008.05% | 49.5% |
| ATRI | RJDAJAY YADAV | JD(U)MANORMA DEVI | 7,9314.63% | 55.2% |
| AURAI | BJPRAM SURAT KUMAR | CPI(ML)(L)MD. AFTAB ALAM | 47,86627.69% | 55.7% |
| AURANGABAD | INCANAND SHANKAR SINGH | BJPRAMADHAR SINGH | 2,2431.32% | 53.4% |
| BABUBARHI | JD(U)MINA KUMARI | RJDUMAKANT YADAV | 11,4886.00% | 61.0% |
| BACHHWARA | BJPSURENDRA MEHATA | CPIABDHESH KUMAR RAI | 4840.27% | 60.9% |
| BAGAHA | BJPRAM SINGH | INCJAYESH MANGLAM SINGH | 30,02016.51% | 59.6% |
| BAHADURGANJ | AIMIMMOHAMMAD ANZAR NAYEEMI | VSIPLAKHAN LAL PANDIT | 45,21526.21% | 59.0% |
| BAHADURPUR | JD(U)Madan Sahni | RJDRamesh Choudhary | 2,6291.48% | 59.3% |
| BAIKUNTHPUR | RJDPrem Shankar Prasad | BJPMithilesh Tiwari | 11,1136.07% | 57.7% |
| BAISI | AIMIMSYED RUKNUDDIN AHMAD | BJPVINOD KUMAR | 16,3739.16% | 65.3% |
| BAJPATTI | RJDMUKESH KUMAR YADAV | JD(U)DR. RANJU GEETA | 2,7041.52% | 55.9% |
| BAKHRI | CPISURYAKANT PASWAN | BJPRAMSHANKAR PASWAN | 7770.48% | 60.4% |
| BAKHTIARPUR | RJDANIRUDDH KUMAR | BJPRANVIJAY SINGH | 20,67212.05% | 60.4% |
| BALRAMPUR | CPI(ML)(L)MAHBOOB ALAM | VSIPBARUN KUMAR JHA | 53,59726.22% | 61.3% |
| BANIAPUR | RJDKEDAR NATH SINGH | VSIPVIRENDRA KUMAR OJHA | 27,78916.51% | 52.8% |
| BANKA | BJPRam Narayan Mandal | RJDJaved Iqbal Ansari | 16,82810.57% | 62.6% |
| BANKIPUR | BJPNITIN NABIN | INCLUV SINHA | 39,03627.75% | 35.9% |
| BANMANKHI | BJPKrishna Kumar Rishi | RJDUpendra Sharma | 27,74315.34% | 58.8% |
| BARACHATTI | HAMSJYOTI DEVI | RJDSAMATA DEVI | 6,3183.42% | 60.8% |
| BARARI | JD(U)Bijay Singh | RJDNeeraj Kumar | 10,4385.71% | 67.2% |
| BARAULI | BJPRAMPRAVESH RAI | RJDREYAZUL HAQUE Urf RAJU | 14,1558.04% | 58.7% |
| BARBIGHA | JD(U)SUDARSHAN KUMAR | INCGAJANAND SHAHI | 1130.09% | 53.1% |
| BARH | BJPGYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH | INCSATYENDRA BAHADUR | 10,2406.84% | 53.5% |
| BARHAMPUR | RJDSHAMBHU NATH YADAV | LJPHULAS PANDEY | 51,14127.58% | 54.4% |
| BARHARA | BJPRAGHVENDRA PRATAP SINGH | RJDSAROJ YADAV | 4,9733.01% | 52.6% |
| BARHARIA | RJDBACHCHA PANDEY | JD(U)SHYAMBAHADUR SINGH | 3,5592.06% | 57.1% |
| BARURAJ | BJPArun Kumar Singh | RJDNand Kumar Rai | 43,65424.71% | 61.1% |
| BATHNAHA | BJPANIL KUMAR | INCSANJAY RAM | 46,81827.36% | 55.7% |
| BEGUSARAI | BJPKUNDAN KUMAR | INCAMITA BHUSHAN | 4,5542.43% | 55.6% |
| BELAGANJ | RJDSURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | JD(U)ABHAY KUMAR SINHA | 23,96314.10% | 61.4% |
| BELDAUR | JD(U)Panna Lal Singh Patel | INCChandan Kumar Alias Dr. Chandan Yadav | 5,1082.89% | 57.7% |
| BELHAR | JD(U)MANOJ YADAV | RJDRAMDEO YADAV | 2,4731.35% | 59.6% |
| BELSAND | RJDSANJAY KUMAR GUPTA | JD(U)SUNITA SINGH CHAUHAN | 13,6859.84% | 52.3% |
| BENIPATTI | BJPVINOD NARAYAN JHA | INCBHAWANA JHA | 32,65220.96% | 52.0% |
| BENIPUR | JD(U)Binay Kumar Choudhary | INCMithilesh Kumar Choudhary | 6,5904.03% | 56.5% |
| BETTIAH | BJPRenu Devi | INCMadan Mohan Tiwari | 18,07911.30% | 56.3% |
| BHABUA | RJDBHARAT BIND | BJPRINKI RANI PANDEY | 10,0455.76% | 63.5% |
| BHAGALPUR | INCAJIT SHARMA | BJPROHIT PANDEY | 1,1130.69% | 48.4% |
| BHOREY | JD(U)Sunil Kumar | CPI(ML)(L)Jitendra Paswan | 4620.25% | 54.0% |
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 2020?
Rashtriya Janata Dal won 75 of 243 seats in Bihar, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar assembly election, Nov 2020?
Turnout was 57.22% — 4.21 cr of 7.36 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 243 assembly seats.







