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Samrat Choudhary
Chief Minister of Bihar

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

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

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
RJD 75BJP 74JD(U) 43INC 19
  • RJD75
  • BJP74
  • JD(U)43
  • INC19
  • CPI(ML)(L)12
  • AIMIM5
  • VSIP4
  • HAMS4
  • CPM2
  • CPI2
  • IND1
  • BSP1
  • LJP1
RJD 80JD(U) 71BJP 53INC 27
  • RJD80
  • JD(U)71
  • BJP53
  • INC27
  • IND4
  • CPI(ML)(L)3
  • LJP2
  • BLSP2
  • HAMS1
JD(U) 115BJP 91RJD 22
  • JD(U)115
  • BJP91
  • RJD22
  • IND6
  • INC4
  • LJP3
  • JMM1
  • CPI1
JD(U) 88BJP 55RJD 54
  • JD(U)88
  • BJP55
  • RJD54
  • LJP10
  • IND10
  • INC9
  • CPI(ML)(L)5
  • BSP4
  • CPI3
  • SP2
  • NCP1
  • CPM1
  • AJVD1
RJD 75JD(U) 55BJP 37LJP 29IND 17
  • RJD75
  • JD(U)55
  • BJP37
  • LJP29
  • IND17
  • INC10
  • CPI(ML)(L)7
  • SP4
  • NCP3
  • CPI3
  • BSP2
  • CPM1
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
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
JD 122INC 71BJP 39IND 30CPI 23JMM 19
  • JD122
  • INC71
  • BJP39
  • IND30
  • CPI23
  • JMM19
  • IPF7
  • CPM6
  • JNPJP3
  • MCOR2
  • JKD1
  • SOPL1
INC 196LKD 46IND 29
  • INC196
  • LKD46
  • IND29
  • BJP16
  • JNP13
  • CPI12
  • JMM9
  • SUC1
  • CPM1
  • ICS1
INC(I) 169JNPSC 42CPI 23IND 23BJP 21
  • INC(I)169
  • JNPSC42
  • CPI23
  • IND23
  • BJP21
  • INC(U)14
  • JNPJP13
  • JMM11
  • CPM6
  • JNPSR1
  • SUC1
JNP 214INC 57IND 24CPI 21
  • JNP214
  • INC57
  • IND24
  • CPI21
  • CPM4
  • JKD2
  • JKP1
  • SSD1
INC 167CPI 35SOP 33NCO 30BJS 25
  • INC167
  • CPI35
  • SOP33
  • NCO30
  • BJS25
  • IND17
  • HSD3
  • JKP3
  • PHJ2
  • HJS1
  • SWA1
  • JKD1
INC 118SSP 52BJS 34CPI 25IND 24
  • INC118
  • SSP52
  • BJS34
  • CPI25
  • IND24
  • PSP18
  • JAP14
  • LTC9
  • BKD6
  • SHD6
  • PHJ5
  • SWA3
  • CPM3
  • FBL1
INC 128SSP 68IND 33BJS 26CPI 24
  • INC128
  • SSP68
  • IND33
  • BJS26
  • CPI24
  • PSP18
  • JKD13
  • CPM4
  • SWA3
  • RPI1
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
2026present
Jitan Ram Manjhi
JDU
20142015
Nitish Kumar
JDU
20002026
Rabri Devi
RJD
19972005

Assembly constituencies

257 current, 1030 under former boundaries · showing 501–550 of 1287

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
78MADHUBANIformer boundaryGEN82005
79BENIPATTI EASTformer boundaryGEN11962
79JAI NAGARformer boundarySC11972
79JAINAGARformer boundarySC21969
79PANDAULformer boundaryGEN82005
80HARLAKHIformer boundaryGEN11962
80JHANJHARPURformer boundaryGEN82005
80MADHUBANIformer boundaryGEN31972
81JAINAGARformer boundarySC11962
81JHANJHARPURformer boundaryGEN31972
81PHULPARASformer boundaryGEN82005
82KHAJAULIformer boundaryGEN11962
82LAUKAHAformer boundaryGEN82005
82RAJNAGARformer boundarySC31972
83MADHEPURformer boundaryGEN82005
83MADHUBANI WESTformer boundaryGEN11962
83PHULPARASformer boundaryGEN31972
84LAUKAHAformer boundaryGEN31972
84MADHUBANI EASTformer boundaryGEN11962
84MANIGACHHIformer boundaryGEN82005
85BAHERAformer boundaryGEN82005
85JHANJHARPURformer boundaryGEN11962
85MADHEPURformer boundaryGEN31972
86BIRAULformer boundaryGEN31972
86GHANSHYAMPURformer boundaryGEN82005
86LAUKAHAformer boundaryGEN11962
87BAHERIformer boundaryGEN82005
87BAHERIformer boundaryGEN31972
87PHULPARASformer boundaryGEN11962
88DARBHANGA RURALformer boundarySC82005
88MADHAIPURformer boundaryGEN11962
88MANIGACHHIformer boundaryGEN21972
88MANIGACHIformer boundaryGEN11967
89BENIPURformer boundaryGEN31972
89BIRAULformer boundaryGEN11962
89DARBHANGAformer boundaryGEN82005
90BAHERA EASTformer boundaryGEN11962
90DARBHANGAformer boundaryGEN31972
90KEOTIformer boundaryGEN82005
91BAHERA WESTformer boundaryGEN11962
91JALEformer boundaryGEN82005
91KEOTIRANWAYformer boundaryGEN31972
92BAHERA SOUTHformer boundaryGEN11962
92HAYAGHATformer boundaryGEN82005
92JALEformer boundaryGEN31972
93DARBHANGA CENTRALformer boundaryGEN11962
93HAYAGAHTformer boundarySC11972
93HAYAGHATformer boundarySC21969
93KALYANPURformer boundaryGEN82005
94DARBHANGA NORTHformer boundaryGEN11962

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.

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