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Bihar Lok Sabha Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1962 to 2024.

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Lok Sabha16Vidhan Sabha16
20242019201420092004
More years
19991998199619911989198419801977197119671962

Current government

Who governs Bihar today

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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
47
in the present Lok Sabha
Elections contested
16
Leading party, 2024
JD(U)
12 of 40 seats

Compare elections

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

2024vs

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 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar

Party2024201920142009200419991998199619911989198419801977197119671962
INC31223452144800393439
BJP12172212523201858000000
JD0000001223132000000
JD(U)12162206180000000000
Others1361462692812151065454141914
Total seats40404040405454545254545454535353

Seats won over time

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

0132740541962196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024INCBJPJDJD(U)
  • INC
  • BJP
  • JD
  • JD(U)

Vote share trend

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

0%15%29%44%58%1962196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024INCBJPJDJD(U)
  • INC
  • BJP
  • JD
  • JD(U)

Constituency performance

From the 40 results in Bihar, 2024

Best performance
MUZAFFARPUR
RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY, 55.71% share
Closest contest
SARAN
won by 13,661 (1.34%)
Biggest victory
MUZAFFARPUR
won by 2,34,927 (21.12%)

Seat change & vote share

Bihar, 2024

40SEATS
  • Retained22 (55%)
  • Changed hands11 (28%)
  • New seat7 (18%)

22 constituencies were won by the same party as 2019; 11 changed hands; 7 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
RJD22.15%
BJP20.52%
JD(U)18.50%
INC9.20%
IND6.49%
LJP(RV)6.47%
VIP2.73%

Result by election

2024National result →40 seats
JD(U) 12BJP 12LJP(RV) 5RJD 4INC 3
  • JD(U)12
  • BJP12
  • LJP(RV)5
  • RJD4
  • INC3
  • CPI(ML)(L)2
  • IND1
  • HAMSU1
2019National result →40 seats
BJP 17JD(U) 16LJP 6
  • BJP17
  • JD(U)16
  • LJP6
  • INC1
2014National result →40 seats
BJP 22LJP 6RJD 4BLSP 3
  • BJP22
  • LJP6
  • RJD4
  • BLSP3
  • INC2
  • JD(U)2
  • NCP1
2009National result →40 seats
JD(U) 20BJP 12RJD 4
  • JD(U)20
  • BJP12
  • RJD4
  • INC2
  • IND2
2004National result →40 seats
RJD 22JD(U) 6BJP 5LJNSP 4INC 3
  • RJD22
  • JD(U)6
  • BJP5
  • LJNSP4
  • INC3
1999National result →54 seats
BJP 23JD(U) 18RJD 7INC 4
  • BJP23
  • JD(U)18
  • RJD7
  • INC4
  • CPM1
  • IND1
1998National result →54 seats
BJP 20RJD 17SAP 10INC 5
  • BJP20
  • RJD17
  • SAP10
  • INC5
  • AIRJP1
  • JD1
1996National result →54 seats
JD 22BJP 18SAP 6
  • JD22
  • BJP18
  • SAP6
  • CPI3
  • INC2
  • SP1
  • JMM1
  • IND1
1991National result →52 seats
JD 31CPI 8JMM 6BJP 5
  • JD31
  • CPI8
  • JMM6
  • BJP5
  • CPM1
  • INC1
1989National result →54 seats
JD 32BJP 8INC 4CPI 4
  • JD32
  • BJP8
  • INC4
  • CPI4
  • JMM3
  • IPF1
  • MCOR1
  • CPM1
1984National result →54 seats
INC 48
  • INC48
  • CPI2
  • ICJ1
  • LKD1
  • IND1
  • JNP1
1980National result →54 seats
INC(I) 30JNP 8JNPS 5INC(U) 4CPI 4
  • INC(I)30
  • JNP8
  • JNPS5
  • INC(U)4
  • CPI4
  • IND2
  • JKD1
1977National result →54 seats
BLD 52
  • BLD52
  • IND1
  • JKP1
1971National result →53 seats
INC 39CPI 5
  • INC39
  • CPI5
  • NCO3
  • SSP2
  • BJS2
  • IND1
  • JKP1
1967National result →53 seats
INC 34SSP 7CPI 5IND 4
  • INC34
  • SSP7
  • CPI5
  • IND4
  • JKD1
  • BJS1
  • PSP1
1962National result →53 seats
INC 39SWA 7
  • INC39
  • SWA7
  • JP3
  • PSP2
  • CPI1
  • SOC1

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

Constituencies

47 current, 165 under former boundaries · showing 1–50 of 212

No.ConstituencyReservationElectionsLast contested
1VALMIKI NAGARGEN42024
2PASCHIM CHAMPARANGEN42024
3PURVI CHAMPARANGEN42024
4SHEOHARGEN42024
5SITAMARHIGEN42024
6MADHUBANIGEN42024
7JHANJHARPURGEN42024
8SUPAULGEN42024
9ARARIAGEN42024
10KISHANGANJGEN42024
11KATIHARGEN42024
12PURNIAGEN42024
13MADHEPURAGEN42024
14DARBHANGAGEN42024
15MUZAFFARPURGEN42024
16VAISHALIGEN42024
17GOPALGANJSC22024
17GOPALGANJ (SC)SC22019
18SIWANGEN42024
19MAHARAJGANJGEN42024
20SARANGEN42024
21HAJIPURSC22024
21HAJIPUR (SC)SC22019
22UJIARPURGEN42024
23SAMASTIPURSC22024
23SAMASTIPUR (SC)SC22019
24BEGUSARAIGEN42024
25KHAGARIAGEN42024
26BHAGALPURGEN42024
27BANKAGEN42024
28MUNGERGEN42024
29NALANDAGEN42024
30PATNA SAHIBGEN42024
31PATALIPUTRAGEN32019
31PatliputraGEN12024
32ARRAHGEN42024
33BUXARGEN42024
34SASARAMSC22024
34SASARAM (SC)SC22019
35KARAKATGEN42024
36JAHANABADGEN42024
37AURANGABADGEN42024
38GAYASC22024
38GAYA (SC)SC22019
39NAWADAGEN42024
40JAMUISC22024
40JAMUI (SC)SC22019
1BAGAHAformer boundarySC21971
1BAGAHAformer boundaryGEN11962
1BAGAHAformer boundarySC92004

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.