Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1991
52 constituencies in Bihar, 58.67% turnout.
Seats
52
Candidates
1,214
36 women, 3 elected
Turnout
58.67%
2.96 cr of 5.05 cr
Leading party
JD
31 of 52 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Bihar
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDJanata Dal | 31 | -1 | 36 | 1,01,06,137 | 34.14% | -3.52 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 8 | +4 | 8 | 22,36,019 | 7.55% | -0.38 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 6 | +3 | 8 | 13,35,613 | 4.51% | +1.34 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 5 | -3 | 51 | 47,21,008 | 15.95% | +4.22 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 1 | -3 | 51 | 70,07,304 | 23.67% | -4.40 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4,18,010 | 1.41% | +0.01 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 48 | 17,47,975 | 5.90% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 835 | 9,86,376 | 3.33% | -0.97 |
| IPFIPF | 0 | -1 | 17 | 5,85,881 | 1.98% | -0.33 |
| MCORMCOR | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1,71,767 | 0.58% | -0.22 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1,03,357 | 0.35% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 24 | 41,466 | 0.14% | +0.04 |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 17 | 34,981 | 0.12% | — |
| SKDSKD | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29,647 | 0.10% | — |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 41 | 21,828 | 0.07% | -0.27 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10,663 | 0.04% | — |
| BKUSBKUS | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8,348 | 0.03% | +0.02 |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6,980 | 0.02% | -0.08 |
| JFJF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,521 | 0.02% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,695 | 0.02% | — |
| SOPLSOPL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4,233 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| PBIPBI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,468 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,513 | 0.01% | — |
| DMMDMM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,843 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| DBMDBM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,792 | 0.01% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,657 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| MSDMSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 742 | 0.00% | — |
| HMSHMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 741 | 0.00% | — |
| RRPSRRPS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 423 | 0.00% | — |
| AZPAZP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 305 | 0.00% | — |
| LAJMLAJM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 0.00% | — |
| ABSPAkhand Bharat Samrajya Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 0.00% | — |
| JMSJMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 0.00% | — |
- JD31 (60%)
- CPI8 (15%)
- JMM6 (12%)
- BJP5 (10%)
- INC1 (2%)
- CPM1 (2%)
- JD31
- CPI8
- JMM6
- BJP5
- INC1
- CPM1
- JD31
- CPI8
- JMM6
- BJP5
- INC1
- CPM1
Constituency performance
From the 52 results in Bihar
Closest contest
KODARMA
won by 14,122 (2.88%)
Biggest victory
HAJIPUR
won by 3,67,752 (49.44%)
Highest turnout
HAJIPUR
75.89%
Lowest turnout
PALAMAU
37.65%
Seat change
Against Bihar's previous Lok Sabha election (1989), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained36 (69%)
- Changed hands16 (31%)
36 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 16 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
- CPI
- JMM
- BJP
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 52 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 52
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARARIA | JDSUKDEO PASWAN | BJPSUKHA PASWAN | 1,70,99431.30% | 59.3% |
| ARRAH | JDRAM LAKHAN SINGH YADAV | JPSURAJDEO SINGH | 55,3488.23% | 62.9% |
| AURANGABAD | JDRAM NARESH SINGH | INCSATYENDRA NARAIN SINHA | 52,85610.86% | 49.7% |
| BAGAHA | JDMAHENDRA BAITHA | BJPKANCHAN BAITHA | 48,57512.38% | 44.9% |
| BALIA | CPISURYA NARAYAN SINGH | INCSHYAM SUNDER SINGH DHIRAJ | 94,85219.63% | 52.1% |
| BANKA | JDPRATAP SINGH | INCMANORMA SINGH (W) | 1,10,38723.13% | 49.6% |
| BARH | JDNITISH KUMAR | INCSIDHESHWAR PRASAD | 1,74,53924.81% | 67.9% |
| BEGUSARAI | INCKRISHNA SAHI (W) | JDRAM BADAN RAI | 67,94610.16% | 66.4% |
| BETTIAH | JDFAIYAZULAZAM | BJPMADAN PRA. JAISWAL | 98,35818.94% | 56.4% |
| BHAGALPUR | JDCHUNCHUN PRA. YADAV | INDSADANAND SINGH | 1,68,62428.01% | 57.0% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | JDRAM PRASAD SINGH | INCINDU DEVI (W) | 1,77,07633.95% | 52.6% |
| BUXAR | CPITEJ NARAIN SINGH | BJPKAMAL SINGH | 66,00011.68% | 55.8% |
| CHAPRA | JDLAL BABU RAI | JPRAJIV RANJAN SINGH | 1,24,57319.15% | 65.4% |
| CHATRA | JDUPENDRA NATH VERMA | BJPDHIRENDRA AGRAWAL | 41,37910.33% | 45.2% |
| DARBHANGA | JDMD. ALI ASRAF FATMI | INCNAGENDRA JHA | 1,39,97822.74% | 66.4% |
| DHANBAD | BJPRITA VERMA (W) | MCORA.K. ROY | 85,29914.70% | 49.6% |
| DUMKA | JMMSHIBU SOREN | BJPBABULAL MARANDI | 1,33,64129.94% | 51.2% |
| GAYA | JDRAJESH KUMAR | INCJITAN RAM MANJHI | 53,7958.80% | 63.1% |
| GIRIDIH | JMMBINOD BIHARI MAHTO | BJPRAMDAS SINGH | 77,80316.42% | 49.6% |
| GODDA | JMMSURAJ MANDAL | BJPJANARDAN YADAV | 1,04,14819.73% | 54.9% |
| GOPALGANJ | JDABDUL GHAFOOR | INCKALI PRASAD PANDEY | 1,12,65016.14% | 73.6% |
| HAJIPUR | JDRAM SUNDER DAS | JPDASAI CHOUDHARY | 3,67,75249.44% | 75.9% |
| HAZARIBAGH | CPIBHUNESHWAR PRASAD MEHTA | BJPYADUNATH PANDEY | 24,6814.95% | 48.9% |
| JAHANABAD | CPIRAMRAMASHARAY PRASAD SINGH | INCMAHENDRA PRASAD | 34,9914.57% | 71.7% |
| JAMSHEDPUR | JMMSILENDRA MAHTO | BJPAMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH | 56,24711.02% | 53.0% |
| JHANJHARPUR | JDDEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | INCJAGDINA CHAUDHARY | 1,30,07420.13% | 67.3% |
| KATIHAR | JDMD. YUNUS SALIM | INCTARIQUE ANWER | 23,6224.75% | 57.5% |
| KHAGARIA | JDRAM SHARAN YADAV | BJPVIMALA RAI (W) | 1,53,22127.30% | 58.7% |
| KHUNTI | BJPKARIA MUNDA | JKPNIRAL ENEM HORO | 43,37412.64% | 45.3% |
| KISHANGANJ | JDSYED SHAHABUDDIN | BJPVISHWANATH KEJRIWAL | 79,62815.16% | 54.5% |
| KODARMA | JDMUMTAZ ANSARI | BJPRITLAL PRASAD VERMA | 14,1222.88% | 50.6% |
| LOHARDAGA | BJPLALIT ORAON | INCSUMATI ORAON (W) | 54,51614.60% | 45.1% |
| MADHEPURA | JDSHARAD YADAV | JPANAND MOHAN | 2,85,37743.33% | 66.3% |
| MADHUBANI | CPIBHOGENDRA JHA | INCJAGANNATH MISHRA | 80,09112.66% | 64.1% |
| MAHARAJGANJ | JDGIRIJA DEVI (W) | JPRAM BAHADUR SINGH | 24,3353.86% | 61.1% |
| MONGHYR | CPIBRAHMANAND MANDAL | JPDHANRAJ SINGH | 1,10,98416.36% | 66.2% |
| MOTIHARI | CPIKAMLA MISHRA MADHUKAR | BJPRADHA MOHAN SINGH | 98,05217.63% | 59.2% |
| MUZAFFARPUR | JDGEORGE FERNANDESE | INCRAGHUNATH PANDEY | 50,0477.91% | 64.0% |
| NALANDA | CPIVIJOY KUMAR YADAV | INCRAM SWAROOP PRASAD | 91,87111.69% | 71.3% |
| NAWADA | CPMPREM CHAND RAM | INCMAHAVEER CHOUDHARY | 1,01,59312.58% | 69.8% |
| PALAMAU | BJPRAM DEO RAM | JDJORAWAR RAM | 20,2425.87% | 37.6% |
| RAJMAHAL | JMMSIMON MARANDI | INCTHOMAS HANSDA | 32,6647.08% | 55.3% |
| RANCHI | BJPRAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY | JDAWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | 1,19,57725.89% | 49.4% |
| ROSERA | JDRAM VILAS PASWAN | INCASHOK KUMAR | 2,60,48443.43% | 62.0% |
| SAHARSA | JDSURYA NARAIN YADAV | INCTARANAND SADA | 1,98,10825.98% | 71.8% |
| SAMASTIPUR | JDMANJAY LAL | INCBALIRAM BHAGAT | 2,39,03233.87% | 65.2% |
| SASARAM | JDCHHEDI PASWAN | INCMEERA KUMAR (W) | 22,5624.76% | 48.5% |
| SHEOHAR | JDHARI KISHORE SINGH | JPRAGHUNATH JHA | 1,59,93627.87% | 59.4% |
| SINGHBHUM | JMMKRISHNA MARANDI | INCBIJAY SINGH SOY | 46,18013.76% | 44.1% |
| SITAMARHI | JDNAWAL KISHORE RAY | INCRAMBRIKSHA CHAUDHARY | 2,29,15134.99% | 64.4% |
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, Lok Sabha election 1991?
Janata Dal won 31 of 52 seats in Bihar, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Bihar, Lok Sabha election 1991?
Turnout was 58.67% — 2.96 cr of 5.05 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Bihar have?
Bihar has 52 Lok Sabha seats.
