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Bihar Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1962 to 2025.

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Lok Sabha16Vidhan Sabha16
2025202020152010Nov 2005
More years
Feb 20052000199519901985198019771972196919671962

Current government

Who governs Bihar today

Full CM history →
Samrat Choudhary
Chief Minister of Bihar
Samrat ChoudharyBJP

In office since 15 Apr 2026 · 4 months

Samrat Choudhary (born 16 November 1968) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 24th Chief Minister of Bihar since 15 April 2026. He has been a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Tarapur Assembly constituency since 2025 and previously served as deputy chief minister of Bihar in the Nitish Kumar government from 2024 to 2026. Choudhary is the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member to serve as Chief Minister of Bihar.

Current seats
257
in the present Bihar assembly
Elections contested
16
Leading party, 2025
BJP
89 of 243 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Bihar.

2025vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Bihar

Party2025202020152010Nov 2005Feb 20052000199519901985198019771972196919671962
INC619274910232971196057167118128185
BJP897453915537674139162100000
JD(U)854371115885521000000000
RJD257580225475124000000000
Others38321211376689254214112303267151200190133
Total seats243243243243243243324324324324324324318318318318

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Bihar

055110165220196219671969197219771980198519901995200020052010201520202025INCBJPJD(U)RJD
  • INC
  • BJP
  • JD(U)
  • RJD

Vote share trend

How each party's Vidhan Sabha vote share has moved over time in Bihar

0%12%23%35%46%196219671969197219771980198519901995200020052010201520202025INCBJPJD(U)RJD
  • INC
  • BJP
  • JD(U)
  • RJD

Constituency performance

From the 243 results in Bihar, 2025

Best performance
BANKIPUR
Nitin Nabin, 62.66% share
Closest contest
SANDESH
won by 27 (0.01%)
Biggest victory
BANKIPUR
won by 51,936 (33.10%)
Lowest turnout
KUMHRAR
40.22%

Seat change & vote share

Bihar, 2025

243SEATS
  • Retained120 (49%)
  • Changed hands109 (45%)
  • New seat14 (6%)

120 constituencies were won by the same party as 2020; 109 changed hands; 14 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
RJD23.00%
BJP20.08%
JD(U)19.25%
INC8.71%
IND5.00%
LJP(RV)4.97%
JNSRJP3.34%

Result by election

2025Full result →243 seats
BJP 89JD(U) 85RJD 25LJP(RV) 19
  • BJP89
  • JD(U)85
  • RJD25
  • LJP(RV)19
  • INC6
  • HAMS5
  • AIMIM5
  • RSHTLKM4
  • CPI(ML)(L)2
  • BSP1
  • IIP1
  • CPM1
2020Full result →243 seats
RJD 75BJP 74JD(U) 43INC 19
  • RJD75
  • BJP74
  • JD(U)43
  • INC19
  • CPI(ML)(L)12
  • AIMIM5
  • VSIP4
  • HAMS4
  • CPM2
  • CPI2
  • IND1
  • BSP1
  • LJP1
2015Full result →243 seats
RJD 80JD(U) 71BJP 53INC 27
  • RJD80
  • JD(U)71
  • BJP53
  • INC27
  • IND4
  • CPI(ML)(L)3
  • LJP2
  • BLSP2
  • HAMS1
2010Full result →243 seats
JD(U) 115BJP 91RJD 22
  • JD(U)115
  • BJP91
  • RJD22
  • IND6
  • INC4
  • LJP3
  • JMM1
  • CPI1
Nov 2005Full result →243 seats
JD(U) 88BJP 55RJD 54
  • JD(U)88
  • BJP55
  • RJD54
  • LJP10
  • IND10
  • INC9
  • CPI(ML)(L)5
  • BSP4
  • CPI3
  • SP2
  • NCP1
  • CPM1
  • AJVD1
Feb 2005Full result →243 seats
RJD 75JD(U) 55BJP 37LJP 29IND 17
  • RJD75
  • JD(U)55
  • BJP37
  • LJP29
  • IND17
  • INC10
  • CPI(ML)(L)7
  • SP4
  • NCP3
  • CPI3
  • BSP2
  • CPM1
2000Full result →324 seats
RJD 124BJP 67SAP 34INC 23JD(U) 21IND 20
  • RJD124
  • BJP67
  • SAP34
  • INC23
  • JD(U)21
  • IND20
  • JMM12
  • CPI(ML)(L)6
  • CPI5
  • BSP5
  • UGDP2
  • KSP2
  • CPM2
  • MCO1
1995Full result →324 seats
JD 167BJP 41INC 29CPI 26
  • JD167
  • BJP41
  • INC29
  • CPI26
  • IND12
  • JMM10
  • SAP7
  • JMMS6
  • CPI(ML)(L)6
  • CPM6
  • JMMM3
  • JPP2
  • MCOR2
  • BSP2
  • SP2
  • CVP1
  • JKP1
  • BPP1
1990Full result →324 seats
JD 122INC 71BJP 39IND 30CPI 23JMM 19
  • JD122
  • INC71
  • BJP39
  • IND30
  • CPI23
  • JMM19
  • IPF7
  • CPM6
  • JNPJP3
  • MCOR2
  • JKD1
  • SOPL1
1985Full result →324 seats
INC 196LKD 46IND 29
  • INC196
  • LKD46
  • IND29
  • BJP16
  • JNP13
  • CPI12
  • JMM9
  • SUC1
  • CPM1
  • ICS1
1980Full result →324 seats
INC(I) 169JNPSC 42CPI 23IND 23BJP 21
  • INC(I)169
  • JNPSC42
  • CPI23
  • IND23
  • BJP21
  • INC(U)14
  • JNPJP13
  • JMM11
  • CPM6
  • JNPSR1
  • SUC1
1977Full result →324 seats
JNP 214INC 57IND 24CPI 21
  • JNP214
  • INC57
  • IND24
  • CPI21
  • CPM4
  • JKD2
  • JKP1
  • SSD1
1972Full result →318 seats
INC 167CPI 35SOP 33NCO 30BJS 25
  • INC167
  • CPI35
  • SOP33
  • NCO30
  • BJS25
  • IND17
  • HSD3
  • JKP3
  • PHJ2
  • HJS1
  • SWA1
  • JKD1
1969Full result →318 seats
INC 118SSP 52BJS 34CPI 25IND 24
  • INC118
  • SSP52
  • BJS34
  • CPI25
  • IND24
  • PSP18
  • JAP14
  • LTC9
  • BKD6
  • SHD6
  • PHJ5
  • SWA3
  • CPM3
  • FBL1
1967Full result →318 seats
INC 128SSP 68IND 33BJS 26CPI 24
  • INC128
  • SSP68
  • IND33
  • BJS26
  • CPI24
  • PSP18
  • JKD13
  • CPM4
  • SWA3
  • RPI1
1962Full result →318 seats
INC 185SWA 50PSP 29JP 20
  • INC185
  • SWA50
  • PSP29
  • JP20
  • IND12
  • CPI12
  • SOC7
  • JS3

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Bihar, most recent first

Full history →
Samrat Choudhary
BJPIncumbent
2026–present
Jitan Ram Manjhi
JDU
2014–2015
Nitish Kumar
JDU
2000–2026
Rabri Devi
RJD
1997–2005

Assembly constituencies

257 current, 1030 under former boundaries · showing 1–50 of 1287

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
1VALMIKI NAGARGEN42025
2RAMNAGARSC42025
3NARKATIAGANJGEN42025
4BAGAHAGEN42025
5LAURIYAGEN42025
6NAUTANGEN42025
7CHANPATIAGEN42025
8BETTIAHGEN42025
9SIKTAGEN42025
10RAXAULGEN42025
11SUGAULIGEN42025
12NARKATIAGEN42025
13HARSIDHISC42025
14GOVINDGANJGEN42025
15KESARIAGEN42025
16KALYANPURGEN42025
17PIPRAGEN42025
18MADHUBANGEN42025
19MOTIHARIGEN42025
20CHIRAIAGEN42025
21DHAKAGEN42025
22SHEOHARGEN42025
23RIGAGEN42025
24BATHNAHASC42025
25PARIHARGEN42025
26SURSANDGEN42025
27BAJPATTIGEN42025
28SITAMARHIGEN42025
29RUNISAIDPURGEN32020
29RUNNISAIDPURGEN12025
30BELSANDGEN42025
31HARLAKHIGEN42025
32BENIPATTIGEN42025
33KHAJAULIGEN42025
34BABUBARHIGEN42025
35BISFIGEN42025
36MADHUBANIGEN42025
37RAJNAGARSC42025
38JHANJHARPURGEN42025
39PHULPARASGEN42025
40LAUKAHAGEN42025
41NIRMALIGEN42025
42PIPRAGEN12025
42PIPRA (SUPAUL)GEN32020
43SUPAULGEN42025
44TRIBENIGANJSC32020
44TRIVENIGANJSC12025
45CHHATAPURGEN42025
46NARPATGANJGEN42025
47RANIGANJSC42025

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.