Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1989
54 constituencies in Bihar, 59.11% turnout.
Seats
54
Candidates
711
18 women, 2 elected
Turnout
59.11%
3.09 cr of 5.22 cr
Leading party
JD
32 of 54 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDJanata Dal | 32 | +32 | 38 | 1,16,19,517 | 37.66% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 8 | +8 | 24 | 36,17,091 | 11.72% | +4.80 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 4 | -44 | 54 | 86,59,832 | 28.07% | -23.78 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | +2 | 12 | 24,47,484 | 7.93% | -0.31 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 3 | +3 | 9 | 9,78,494 | 3.17% | +1.84 |
| IPFIPF | 1 | +1 | 10 | 7,13,280 | 2.31% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | +1 | 3 | 4,33,871 | 1.41% | +0.35 |
| MCORMCOR | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2,47,013 | 0.80% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 429 | 13,27,965 | 4.30% | -4.08 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2,71,029 | 0.88% | — |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1,93,007 | 0.63% | — |
| JKDJKD | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,29,222 | 0.42% | — |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1,07,193 | 0.35% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32,686 | 0.11% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30,227 | 0.10% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12,569 | 0.04% | — |
| SOPLSOPL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7,571 | 0.02% | — |
| HJDHJD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6,663 | 0.02% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,744 | 0.01% | — |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,504 | 0.01% | — |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,341 | 0.01% | — |
| PHJPHJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,890 | 0.01% | — |
| PVPPaschimanchal Vikas Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,055 | 0.01% | — |
| DMMDMM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,582 | 0.01% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 576 | 0.00% | — |
| LMSLMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 575 | 0.00% | — |
| BKSBKS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 367 | 0.00% | — |
| BLKDBLKD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 0.00% | — |
- JD32 (59%)
- BJP8 (15%)
- INC4 (7%)
- CPI4 (7%)
- JMM3 (6%)
- IPF1 (2%)
- Others2 (4%)
- JD32
- BJP8
- INC4
- CPI4
- JMM3
- IPF1
- Others2
- JD32
- BJP8
- INC4
- CPI4
- JMM3
- IPF1
- CPM1
- MCOR1
Constituency performance
From the 54 results in Bihar
Closest contest
KHUNTI
won by 3,785 (1.14%)
Biggest victory
HAJIPUR
won by 5,04,448 (68.95%)
Highest turnout
HAJIPUR
74.84%
Lowest turnout
SINGHBHUM
36.36%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Lok Sabha election (1984), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained4 (7%)
- Changed hands50 (93%)
4 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 50 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 Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- JD
- BJP
- INC
- CPI
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 54 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–54 of 54
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGHBHUM | INCBAGUA SAMBURI | JDMANGAL SINGH LAMAYE | 19,9797.23% | 36.4% |
| SITAMARHI | JDHUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV | INCNAGENDRA PD. YADAV | 1,70,86126.40% | 64.0% |
| SIWAN | BJPJANARDAN TIWARI | INCABDUL GAFFUR | 1,58,95128.75% | 57.3% |
| VAISHALI | JDUSHA SINGH | INCKISHORI SINHA | 2,13,21730.35% | 72.9% |
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.