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 101–150 of 243
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYAGHAT | BJPRam Chandra Prasad | RJDBhola Yadav | 10,2527.17% | 59.1% |
| HILSA | JD(U)Krishnamurari Sharan urf Prem Mukhiya | RJDAtri Muni urf Shakti Singh Yadav | 120.01% | 54.8% |
| HISUA | INCNITU KUMARI | BJPAnil Singh | 17,0918.97% | 50.5% |
| IMAMGANJ | HAMSJitan Ram Manjhi | RJDUday Narain Choudhary | 16,0349.23% | 58.7% |
| ISLAMPUR | RJDRakesh Kumar Roushan | JD(U)Chandra Sen Prasad | 3,6982.26% | 55.8% |
| JAGDISHPUR | RJDRAM VISHUN SINGH | LJPSRIBHAGWAN SINGH KUSHWAHA | 22,10713.16% | 54.4% |
| JAHANABAD | RJDKumar Krishna Mohan urf Suday Yadav | JD(U)Krishannandan Prasad Verma | 33,90221.25% | 53.5% |
| JALE | BJPJibesh Kumar | INCMaskoor Ahmad Usmani | 21,79612.89% | 54.1% |
| JAMALPUR | INCAJAY KUMAR SINGH | JD(U)SHAILESH KUMAR | 4,4322.92% | 46.6% |
| JAMUI | BJPSHREYASI SINGH | RJDVIJAY PRAKASH | 41,04922.63% | 61.4% |
| JHAJHA | JD(U)DAMODAR RAWAT | RJDRAJENDRA PRASAD | 1,6790.86% | 61.6% |
| JHANJHARPUR | BJPNITISH MISHRA | CPIRAM NARAYAN YADAV | 41,78823.12% | 56.9% |
| JOKIHAT | AIMIMSHAHNAWAZ | RJDSARFARAZ ALAM | 7,3834.24% | 59.4% |
| KADWA | INCSHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN | LJPCHANDRA BHUSHAN THAKUR | 32,40219.10% | 60.3% |
| KAHALGAON | BJPPAWAN KUMAR YADAV | INCSHUBHANAND MUKESH | 42,89320.88% | 62.0% |
| KALYANPUR | RJDManoj Kumar Yadav | BJPSachindra Prasad Singh | 1,1930.74% | 62.5% |
| KALYANPUR(SC) | JD(U)MAHESHWAR HAZARI | CPI(ML)(L)RANJEET KUMAR RAM | 10,2515.45% | 57.9% |
| KANTI | RJDMOHAMMAD ISRAIL MANSURI | INDAJIT KUMAR | 10,3145.26% | 63.3% |
| KARAKAT | CPI(ML)(L)ARUN SINGH | BJPRAJESHWAR RAJ | 18,18910.60% | 52.2% |
| KARGAHAR | INCSANTOSH KUMAR MISHRA | JD(U)BASHISTH SINGH | 4,0832.10% | 59.8% |
| KASBA | INCMD. AFAQUE ALAM | LJPPRADEEP KUMAR DAS | 17,2789.18% | 66.4% |
| KATIHAR | BJPTarkishore Prasad | RJDDr. Ram Prakash Mahto | 10,5196.17% | 62.3% |
| KATORIA | BJPDr. Nikki Hembrom | RJDSweety Sima Hembram | 6,4214.04% | 61.3% |
| KEOTI | BJPMURARI MOHAN JHA | RJDABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | 5,1263.14% | 56.4% |
| KESARIA | JD(U)Shalini Mishra | RJDSantosh Kushwha | 9,2276.10% | 56.5% |
| KHAGARIA | INCChhatrapati Yadav | JD(U)Poonam Devi Yadav | 3,0001.99% | 58.0% |
| KHAJAULI | BJPARUN SHANKAR PRASAD | RJDSITARAM YADAV | 22,68912.14% | 61.1% |
| KISHANGANJ | INCIJAHARUL HUSAIN | BJPSweety Singh | 1,3810.77% | 60.8% |
| KOCHADHAMAN | AIMIMMUHAMMED IZHAR ASFI | JD(U)MUJAHID ALAM | 36,14322.37% | 64.6% |
| KORHA | BJPKAVITA DEVI | INCPUNAM KUMARI ALIAS PUNAM PASWAN | 28,94314.75% | 67.4% |
| KUCHAIKOTE | JD(U)AMRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY | INCKALI PRASAD PANDEY | 20,63011.43% | 55.9% |
| KUMHRARH | BJPArun Kumar Sinha | RJDDharamendra Kumar | 26,46317.55% | 35.3% |
| KURHANI | RJDAnil Kumar Sahni | BJPKedar Prasad Gupta | 7120.36% | 64.2% |
| KURTHA | RJDBAGI KUMAR VERMA | JD(U)SATYADEO SINGH | 27,81020.28% | 55.1% |
| KUSHESHWAR ASTHAN | JD(U)SHASHIBHUSHAN HAJARI | INCDr. ASHOK KUMAR | 7,2225.29% | 54.4% |
| KUTUMBA | INCRAJESH KUMAR | HAMSSHARWAN BHUIYA | 16,65312.00% | 52.0% |
| LAKHISARAI | BJPVIJAY KUMAR SINHA | INCAMARESH KUMAR | 10,4835.40% | 52.8% |
| LALGANJ | BJPSanjay Kumar Singh | INCRakesh Kumar | 26,29913.71% | 57.6% |
| LAUKAHA | RJDBHARAT BHUSHAN MANDAL | JD(U)LAKSHMESHWAR RAY | 10,0774.82% | 61.1% |
| LAURIYA | BJPVinay Bihari | RJDShambhu Tiwari | 29,00418.42% | 61.5% |
| MADHEPURA | RJDCHANDRA SHEKHAR | JD(U)NIKHIL MANDAL | 15,0727.41% | 61.5% |
| MADHUBAN | BJPRana Randhir | RJDMadan Prasad | 5,8783.83% | 59.5% |
| MADHUBANI | RJDSAMIR KUMAR MAHASETH | VSIPSUMAN KUMAR MAHASETH | 6,8143.63% | 54.1% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | INCVijay Shanker Dubey | JD(U)HEM NARAYAN SAH | 1,9761.22% | 53.6% |
| MAHISHI | JD(U)GUNJESHWAR SAH | RJDGAUTAM KRISHNA | 1,6300.93% | 58.8% |
| MAHNAR | RJDBINA SINGH | JD(U)UMESH SINGH KUSHWAHA | 7,9474.81% | 54.4% |
| MAHUA | RJDMUKESH KUMAR RAUSHAN | JD(U)ASHMA PARVEEN | 13,6877.97% | 59.9% |
| MAKHDUMPUR | RJDSatish Kumar | HAMSDEVENDRA KUMAR | 22,56516.40% | 56.7% |
| MANER | RJDBHAI VIRENDRA | BJPNIKHIL ANAND | 32,91716.57% | 61.0% |
| MANIHARI | INCMANOHAR PRASAD SINGH | JD(U)SHAMBHU KUMAR SUMAN | 21,20911.70% | 63.1% |
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.







