Bihar Assembly Elections
Historical results, trends and insights from 1962 to 2025.
Current government
Who governs Bihar today
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.
Compare elections
See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Bihar.
Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.
Seats won over time
The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Bihar
- INC
- BJP
- JD(U)
- RJD
Constituency performance
From the 243 results in Bihar, 2025
Seat change & vote share
Bihar, 2025
Result by election
- BJP89
- JD(U)85
- RJD25
- LJP(RV)19
- INC6
- HAMS5
- AIMIM5
- RSHTLKM4
- CPI(ML)(L)2
- BSP1
- IIP1
- CPM1
- RJD75
- BJP74
- JD(U)43
- INC19
- CPI(ML)(L)12
- AIMIM5
- VSIP4
- HAMS4
- CPM2
- CPI2
- IND1
- BSP1
- LJP1
- RJD80
- JD(U)71
- BJP53
- INC27
- IND4
- CPI(ML)(L)3
- LJP2
- BLSP2
- HAMS1
- JD(U)115
- BJP91
- RJD22
- IND6
- INC4
- LJP3
- JMM1
- CPI1
- JD(U)88
- BJP55
- RJD54
- LJP10
- IND10
- INC9
- CPI(ML)(L)5
- BSP4
- CPI3
- SP2
- NCP1
- CPM1
- AJVD1
- RJD75
- JD(U)55
- BJP37
- LJP29
- IND17
- INC10
- CPI(ML)(L)7
- SP4
- NCP3
- CPI3
- BSP2
- CPM1
- RJD124
- BJP67
- SAP34
- INC23
- JD(U)21
- IND20
- JMM12
- CPI(ML)(L)6
- CPI5
- BSP5
- UGDP2
- KSP2
- CPM2
- MCO1
- JD167
- BJP41
- INC29
- CPI26
- IND12
- JMM10
- SAP7
- JMMS6
- CPI(ML)(L)6
- CPM6
- JMMM3
- JPP2
- MCOR2
- BSP2
- SP2
- CVP1
- JKP1
- BPP1
- JD122
- INC71
- BJP39
- IND30
- CPI23
- JMM19
- IPF7
- CPM6
- JNPJP3
- MCOR2
- JKD1
- SOPL1
- INC196
- LKD46
- IND29
- BJP16
- JNP13
- CPI12
- JMM9
- SUC1
- CPM1
- ICS1
- INC(I)169
- JNPSC42
- CPI23
- IND23
- BJP21
- INC(U)14
- JNPJP13
- JMM11
- CPM6
- JNPSR1
- SUC1
- JNP214
- INC57
- IND24
- CPI21
- CPM4
- JKD2
- JKP1
- SSD1
- INC167
- CPI35
- SOP33
- NCO30
- BJS25
- IND17
- HSD3
- JKP3
- PHJ2
- HJS1
- SWA1
- JKD1
- INC118
- SSP52
- BJS34
- CPI25
- IND24
- PSP18
- JAP14
- LTC9
- BKD6
- SHD6
- PHJ5
- SWA3
- CPM3
- FBL1
- INC128
- SSP68
- IND33
- BJS26
- CPI24
- PSP18
- JKD13
- CPM4
- SWA3
- RPI1
- INC185
- SWA50
- PSP29
- JP20
- IND12
- CPI12
- SOC7
- JS3
Top leaders
Chief Ministers of Bihar, most recent first
Assembly constituencies
257 current, 1030 under former boundaries · showing 651–700 of 1287
| No. | Assembly seat | Reservation | Elections | Last contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | ALAMNAGARformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 123 | NARPATGANJformer boundary | SC | 1 | 1962 |
| 123 | NARPATGANJformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 124 | FORBESGANJformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 124 | FORBESGANJformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 124 | RUPAULIformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 125 | ARARIAformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 125 | ARARIAformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 125 | DHAMDAHAformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 126 | BANMANKHIformer boundary | SC | 8 | 2005 |
| 126 | PALASIformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 126 | PALASIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 127 | BAHADURGANJformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 127 | BAHADURGANJformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 127 | RANIGANJformer boundary | SC | 8 | 2005 |
| 128 | KISHANGANJformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 128 | NARPATGANJformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 128 | THAKURGANJformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 129 | AMAURformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 129 | FORBESGANJformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 129 | KISHANGANJformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 130 | ARARIAformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 130 | JOKIHATformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 130 | PURNEAformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 131 | AMOURformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 131 | BAISIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 131 | SIKTIformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 132 | JOKIHATformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 132 | KADWAformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 132 | PURNEAformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 133 | AZAMNAGARformer boundary | ST | 1 | 1962 |
| 133 | BAHADURGANJformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 133 | KATIHARformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 134 | BARSOformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1972 |
| 134 | BARSOIformer boundary | GEN | 2 | 1969 |
| 134 | KATIHARformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 134 | THAKURGANJformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 135 | AZAMNAGARformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 135 | BARARIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 135 | KISHANGANJformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 136 | AMOURformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 136 | KORHAformer boundary | SC | 3 | 1972 |
| 136 | MANIHARIformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 137 | BAISIformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 137 | BARARIformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 137 | RAJMAHALformer boundary | GEN | 1 | 1962 |
| 138 | BORIOformer boundary | ST | 1 | 1962 |
| 138 | KASBAformer boundary | GEN | 8 | 2005 |
| 138 | MANIHARIformer boundary | GEN | 3 | 1972 |
| 139 | BARHAITformer boundary | ST | 1 | 1962 |
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.
