Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1984
54 constituencies in Bihar, 57.73% turnout.
Seats
54
Candidates
676
15 women, 9 elected
Turnout
57.73%
2.5 cr of 4.33 cr
Leading party
INC
48 of 54 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 48 | +48 | 54 | 1,29,70,432 | 51.84% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | -2 | 16 | 20,62,664 | 8.24% | +0.96 |
| LKDLok Dal | 1 | +1 | 28 | 34,32,988 | 13.72% | — |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -1 | 492 | 20,98,419 | 8.39% | +0.99 |
| JNPJanata Party | 1 | -7 | 31 | 16,77,963 | 6.71% | -16.84 |
| ICJICJ | 1 | +1 | 7 | 2,80,124 | 1.12% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17,31,585 | 6.92% | — |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3,32,403 | 1.33% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,63,859 | 1.05% | +0.11 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,63,223 | 0.65% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,084 | 0.02% | -0.15 |
- INC48 (89%)
- CPI2 (4%)
- LKD1 (2%)
- IND1 (2%)
- JNP1 (2%)
- ICJ1 (2%)
- INC48
- CPI2
- LKD1
- IND1
- JNP1
- ICJ1
- INC48
- CPI2
- LKD1
- IND1
- JNP1
- ICJ1
Constituency performance
From the 54 results in Bihar
Closest contest
BIKRAMGANJ
won by 1,413 (0.24%)
Biggest victory
BAGAHA
won by 1,65,534 (54.36%)
Highest turnout
JAHANABAD
79.07%
Lowest turnout
SINGHBHUM
37.71%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Lok Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained2 (4%)
- Changed hands51 (94%)
- New seat1 (2%)
2 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 51 changed hands. 1 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 Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- CPI
- LKD
- IND
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 54 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 54
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARARIA | INCDOOMAR LAL BAITHA | LKDMAHENDRA NASARDAR | 1,98,88643.12% | 58.3% |
| ARRAH | INCBALI RAM BHAGAT | LKDNOOR AHMAD | 1,54,92236.27% | 48.0% |
| AURANGABAD | INCSATYENDRA NARAIN SINGH | JNPSHANKAR DEYAL SINGH | 1,66,03534.77% | 57.8% |
| BAGAHA | INCBHOLA RAUT | JNPJAGANNATH PRASAD SWATANTRA | 1,65,53454.36% | 43.0% |
| BALIA | INCCHANDRA BHANU DEVI | CPISURJ NARAYAN SINGH | 1,23,90125.73% | 62.6% |
| BANKA | INCMANORMA SINGH | BJPJANARDAN YADAV | 1,51,97231.75% | 62.1% |
| BARH | INCPRAKASH CHANDRA | ICSDHARAMAVEER SINGH | 2,22,73636.91% | 70.7% |
| BEGUSARAI | INCKRISHNA SHAHI | JNPKAPIL DEO SINGH | 2,81,63653.36% | 63.3% |
| BETTIAH | INCMANOJ KUMAR PANDE | CPIPITAMBAR SINGH | 1,35,26833.73% | 53.6% |
| BHAGALPUR | INCBHAGWAT JHA AZAD | LKDJAGESAR MANDAL | 30,4855.43% | 65.9% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | INCTAPESHWAR SINGH | LKDRAM AWADHESH SINGH | 1,4130.24% | 68.7% |
| BUXAR | INCKAMLA KANT TIWARI | CPITEJ NARAYAN SINGH | 55,70212.40% | 51.0% |
| CHAPRA | JNPRAM BAHADUR SINGH | INCBHISHMAPRASAD YADAV | 26,0065.71% | 58.3% |
| CHATRA | INCYOGESHWAR PRASAD YOGESH | ICJSHUKDEO PRASAD VERMA | 1,56,54241.84% | 51.3% |
| DARBHANGA | LKDVIJAY KUMAR MISHRA | INCHARI NATH MISHRA | 72,16716.54% | 56.7% |
| DHANBAD | INCSHANKAR DAYAL SINGH | INDA.K.ROY | 62,29512.64% | 53.4% |
| DUMKA | INCPRITHIWI CHAND KISKU | JMMSHIBU SOREN | 97,18726.23% | 52.3% |
| GAYA | INCRAM SWAROOP RAM | BJPISHWAR CHAUDHARY | 84,43515.86% | 65.6% |
| GIRIDIH | INCSARFRAJ AHMED | INDBINOD BIHARI MAHTO | 1,24,75334.15% | 49.6% |
| GODDA | INCSAMINUDDIN | BJPFALGUNI PRASAD YADDAV | 1,20,37328.40% | 53.9% |
| GOPALGANJ | INDKALI PRASAD PANDEY | LKDNAGINA ROY | 1,77,09236.49% | 61.8% |
| HAJIPUR | INCRAM RATAN RAM | LKDRAM BILAS PASWAN | 51,2168.72% | 70.4% |
| HAZARIBAGH | INCDAMODAR PANDEY | CPIBHUWANESHWAR PD. MEHTO | 60,38116.31% | 46.6% |
| JAHANABAD | CPIRAMASHARAY PD. SINGH | INCMAHENDRA PRASAD | 30,9764.17% | 79.1% |
| JAMSHEDPUR | INCGOPESHWAR | CPITIKARAM MANJHI | 66,20215.37% | 57.2% |
| JHANJHARPUR | INCGAURI SHANKAR RAJHANS | LKDDHANIK LAL MANDAL | 2,05,39235.29% | 74.3% |
| KATIHAR | INCTARIQ ANWAR | JNPJUVRAJ | 45,94310.01% | 68.3% |
| KHAGARIA | INCCHANDRA SHEKHAR PRASAD VERMA | CPMYOGESHWAR GOPE | 1,41,52629.37% | 62.9% |
| KHUNTI | INCSIMON TIGGA | INDNIREL ENEM HORO | 33,01013.88% | 38.0% |
| KISHANGANJ | INCJAMILUR RAHMAN | LKDM. MUSHTAK | 1,16,13026.76% | 54.4% |
| KODARMA | INCTILAK DHARI SINGH | BJPRITLAL PD. VERMA | 1,11,38331.40% | 46.3% |
| LOHARDAGA | INCSUMATI ORAON | BJPLALIT ORAON | 1,02,06738.66% | 38.9% |
| MADHEPURA | INCMAHABIR PRASAD YADAV | LKDRAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 75,29713.74% | 65.5% |
| MADHUBANI | INCABDUL HANNAN AN | CPIBHOGENDRA JHA | 1,48,82026.32% | 66.8% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | INCKRISHNAPRATAP SINGH | JNPRAM DEO SINGH | 1,33,90433.07% | 49.5% |
| MONGHYR | INCDEVENDRA PD. YADAV | CPIBRAHMANAND SINGH | 1,63,34330.04% | 63.1% |
| MOTIHARI | INCPRABHAWATI GUPTA | CPIKAMLA MISHRA MADHUKAR | 1,44,29533.72% | 54.2% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | INCLALITESHWAR PRASAD SHAHI | LKDJAINARAYAN PRASAD NISHAD | 1,48,97427.15% | 68.2% |
| NALANDA | CPIVIJAY KUMAR YADAV | INCPANKAJ KUMAR SINHA | 39,4716.34% | 69.0% |
| NAWADA | INCKUNWAR RAM | CPMPREM PRADEEP | 2,37,10243.43% | 57.0% |
| PALAMAU | INCKAMLA KUMARI | JNPRAM SUNDAR DAS | 1,85,05052.68% | 46.5% |
| PATNA | INCC. P. THAKUR | CPIRAMAVATAR SHASHTRI | 72,18114.56% | 51.5% |
| PURNEA | INCMADHUREE SINGH | LKDKAMAL NATHA JHA | 1,90,40044.03% | 55.9% |
| RAJMAHAL | INCSETH HEMBROM | JMMSIMON MARANDI | 78,85625.52% | 44.6% |
| RANCHI | INCSHEO PRASAD SAHU | BJPRAM TAHAL CHOWDHARY | 1,08,56132.96% | 44.7% |
| ROSERA | INCRAM BHAGAT PASWAN | LKDRAM SEWAK HAZARI | 97,21820.89% | 57.5% |
| SAHARSA | INCCHANDRA KISHORE PATHAK | LKDVINAYAK PRASAD YADAV | 1,08,08417.25% | 68.6% |
| SAMASTIPUR | INCRAMDEO RAI | LKDKARPOORI THAKUR | 1,08,36119.11% | 62.3% |
| SASARAM | ICJJAGJIWAN RAM | INCMAHABIR PASWAN | 1,3720.32% | 52.0% |
| SHEOHAR | INCRAM DULARI SINGH | JNPHARI KISHOR SINGH | 80,55316.58% | 57.9% |
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, Lok Sabha election 1984?
Indian National Congress won 48 of 54 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1984?
Turnout was 57.73% — 2.5 cr of 4.33 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 54 Lok Sabha seats.
