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TheLegislative Assembly election was held over five phases in the Indian state ofBihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the priorBihar Legislative Assembly on 29 November 2015.[1][2]
In April 2015, the Janata Parivar Alliance group (a group of six parties –Samajwadi Party,Janata Dal (United),Rashtriya Janata Dal,Janata Dal (Secular),Indian National Lok Dal andSamajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya))[3][4] announced their intention to fight the election, withNitish Kumar as their Chief Ministerial candidate. The Janta Parivar was joined by the Muslim League and theNationalist Congress Party.[5] This coalition was restructured asMahagatabandhan when theSamajwadi party,Janata Dal (Secular),Indian National Lok Dal andSamajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) departed from the Janata Parivar Alliance.
TheBharatiya Janata Party-ledNDA fought the election alongside theLok Janshakti Party, theRashtriya Lok Samata Party andHindustani Awam Morcha.[6][7][8]
Six left parties fought jointly, independently from both of the two main blocs.[9][10]
This election saw the highest voter turnout in Bihar assembly polls since2000, with a 56.8% voter turnout in this election.[11] The Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) of RJD, JD(U), and INC won a decisive majority with 178 seats. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) emerged as the single largest party with 80 seats, followed by JD(U) with 71 seats, and Congress with 27 seats. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a total of 58 seats, of which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 53. In terms of vote share, the BJP secured the highest share with 24.4%, followed by the RJD with 18.4% and the JD(U) with 16.8%. The Congress obtained 6.7%.[12]
Election Commission of India announced that around 1,000Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines will be used along with EVM in 36 out of the 243 assembly seats in Bihar elections, spread over 38 districts.[13][14][15][16][17][18]ECIL manufactured VVPATs will be used in 10 assembly constituencies, whileBEL manufactured VVPAT will be used in 26 assembly constituencies.[19] The election information was webcast for the first time and voters can locate their polling booth on phones via an app.[20] About 1.5crore voters would be informed about the voting dates viaSMS.[21]
Election Commission used three new software products – Suvidha, Samadhan and Sugam – to facilitate campaigning, public grievance redressal and vehicle management in Bihar.[22] Electoral Roll Management Software helped in addition/deletion/upgradation of rolls.[23] Android based app 'Matdan' helped the commission with poll-day monitoring in Bihar. Election Commission launched a special drive, Systematic Voters' Education And Electoral Participation (SVEEP) for voter awareness and higher voter turn out in Bihar elections.[24][25][26] Bihar would be the first state to have photo electoral rolls, with photographs of candidates on EVMs.[27][28]
ElevenNRI voters registered in the electoral rolls for the first time in Bihar electoral history. They were contacted by election officials through their family members.[30] It was the first time that NRIs cast their votes semi-electronically from foreign countries.[31] The e-postal ballot system and the existing proxy-voting facility is extended for NRI voters from their place of residence abroad.[32][33][34] But this facility is not available to migrant voters within India.[35][36][37]
A cross will beNOTA symbol to be used in this and subsequent elections.[38] The Election Commission introduced the specific symbol for NOTA, a ballot paper with a black cross across it, on 18 September. The symbol is designed by theNational Institute of Design,Ahmedabad.[39][40]
On 31 July, the ECI published the final voters' list for the election,[41] which has an overall population of 10,38,04,637, in accordance with the2011 Census of India.[42][43]
| S.No | Group of voters | Voters population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male | 3,56,46,870 |
| 2 | Female | 3,11,77,619 |
| 3 | Third gender | 2,169 |
| – | Total voters | 6,68,26,658 |
The security used Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) drones, calledNetras (eyes) for the election.[44][45] TheElection Commission of India decided thatBihar Police personnel would not be deployed at any of the 62,779 polling stations.[46] They would be manned by members of theCentral Armed Police Forces.[47]
In July 2015, BJP-ledNDA won 13 seats (including 1 independent backed by BJP) out of 24 seats ofBihar Legislative Council election.[48][49] JDU and RJD combine won 10 seats only, while 1 seat was won by an independent candidate.[50][51]
On 19 August, the central government notified 21 Bihar districts, including the capitalPatna, as backward areas and unveiled tax rebates for them.[52] On 25 August, the central government released the religious data of the 2011 census.[53][54] Hindus constituted 82.7% (8.6 crore people) in Bihar, while Muslims constituted 16.9% (1.7 crore peoples).[55]
In July 2015,Jitan Ram Manjhi was accorded "Z"-plus security cover by the Union Home Ministry, whilePappu Yadav was accorded "Y" category security by government of India.[56][57]
In May 2015, the JDU government increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by six percent to 11 percent for provincial government employees and pensioners.[58] In July, Nitish Kumar announced a 50 percent quota for OBC, EBC and SC/STs in all government contracts up to Rs 15 lakh.[59][60] In July, the government issued a notification to give caste certificates to children from upper caste Hindu and Muslim families whose annual income was below₹1.5 lakh (US$1,800).[61]
In September, the government agreed to the creation of a dedicated fund for fencing off temples and the inclusion of two Extremely Backward Castes (EBCs), Nishad (Mallah) and Nonia, in the SC/ST category.[62][63] The state government also decided to provide grants-in-aid to 609 more madrassas across Bihar from the list of 2,459 registered by Bihar State Madrassa Education Board.[64] The Bihar government gave a tax-exempt status toManjhi – The Mountain Man, a film based onDashrath Manjhi, a Dalit who carved a path through a 360 ft long, 30 ft wide and 25 ft highhillock in 22 years (1960–1982).[65] Opposition parties accused Nitish Kumar government of doing nothing for Manjhi's villageGehlaur.[citation needed]
In April 2015, Nitish Kumar announced the JDU's decision to include few more castes, including theTeli, in list of Extremely Backward Class, which have 18% reservation in Bihar.[66][67]
The 2011 national census indicated thatScheduled Castes constituted 16% of Bihar's 10.4 crores population.[68][69] The census identified 21 of 23 Dalit sub-castes asMahadalits.[70] TheMahadalit community consists of the following sub-castes: Bantar, Bauri, Bhogta, Bhuiya, Chaupal, Dabgar, Dom (Dhangad), Ghasi, Halalkhor, Hari (Mehtar, Bhangi), Kanjar, Kurariar, Lalbegi, Musahar, Nat, Pan (Swasi), Rajwar, Turi, Dhobi, Chamar and Paswan (Dusadh).[71] Among Dalits in Bihar, Chamars are the largest 31.3%, followed by Paswans (Dusadh) 30.9% and Musahars 13.9%.[72] The Paswan caste was initially left out of the Mahadalit category,[73] to the consternation of Ram Vilas Paswan.[74][75] Chamars were included later in Mahadalit category.Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) constituted around 1.3% of the Bihari population.[76][77][78] They include the Gond, Santhal and Tharu communities.[79][80] There are about 130 Extremely Backward Castes (EBCs) in Bihar.[62][81]
| Estimated population of castes of Bihar before the caste survey.[82][83][84][85][86][87][88][89][90] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Caste By Reserve Category | Population (%) | Notes |
| OBC | 63% ( BC-II - 27% BC-I - 36%) | Yadav – 14.2% Koeri – 4.2% Kurmis – 2.8% Baniya – 2.3% SurjapuriMuslim – 1.8% Other – 1.7 (EBCs – 36%[62][91][92][93][94] – includes[95][96][97] |
| SC | 19%[98][99] | includesChamar – 5%,Dusadh – 5%,Musahar – 2.8%[100] |
| EWS | 15%[101] | Shaikh – 3.8% Brahmin – 3.6%[102] Rajput – 3.4% Bhumihar – 2.8% Pathan – 0.7% Kayasth – 0.6% Syed – 0.2% |
| ST | 1.3%[103][104] | |
| Others | 0.4% | includes Christians, Sikhs, Jains |
On 9 September, the Election Commission of India announced the dates for Bihar Assembly elections.[105]
| Phase | Date | No. of constituencies | Covering districts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 12 October | 49 | Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Banka, Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nawada, Jamui | |
| II | 16 October | 32 | Kaimur, Rohtas, Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Gaya | |
| III | 28 October | 50 | Saran, Vaishali, Nalanda, Patna, Bhojpur, Buxar | |
| IV | 1 November | 55 | Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Siwan | |
| V | 5 November | 57 | Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Madhepura, Saharsa, Darbhanga | |
| Counting | 8 November | 243 | ||
| Source:Election Commission of India | ||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashtriya Janata Dal |  |  |  | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 101 | |
| Janata Dal (United) | _Flag.svg) |  | .JPG) | Nitish Kumar | 101 | |
| Indian National Congress |  |  |  | Ashok Chaudhary | 41 | |
On 7 June, Lalu Prasad Yadav announced the RJD was joining in an alliance with the JDU for the election.[106][107] On 13 July, he led a march demanding that the central government release its findings of theSocio Economic Caste Census 2011 (SECC) on caste,[108][109][110] although Union MinisterRam Vilas Paswan pitched for a comprehensive classification of caste data of SECC 2011 before its release,[111] and also said Lalu, Nitish will be worst impacted from the caste data even if its released.[112][113] BJP LeaderSushil Kumar Modi called for rectification of errors in the cases of 1.46 crore people in India, including 1.75 lakh in Bihar, before releasing the caste data.[114]
On 3 August, incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared that he would not stand in the election.[115][116] On 11 August, he announced the seat-sharing formula, according to which JD(U) and RJD will contest 100 seats each, while Congress will contest 40 seats in Bihar.[117] NCP pulled out of this alliance later.[118] On 23 September, Nitish Kumar announced the list of 242 candidates for the JDU–RJD–INC alliance.[119][120][121] OBCs were most favoured in the alliance ticket distribution plan.[122][123][124] 10% of tickets were allotted to women candidate by the alliance.[125] The Congress Vice-presidentRahul Gandhi assigned the task to shortlist Congress candidates for each of the 40 assembly constituencies to formerGovernor of Kerala and Nagaland Nikhil Kumar.[126]
Nitish Kumar was the declared chief ministerial candidate for theMahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance). Kumar started hisHar Ghar Dastak (door-to-door) campaign on 2 July.[127][128][129] Initially there were definite political overtures when bothLalu Prasad Yadav andNitish Kumar shared stage together in a public[130] event commemorating former chief minister Satyendra Narain Sinha's birth anniversary that witnessed veiled attacks on each other, the last time[131] they did it in public.Prashant Kishor was a key election strategist for the alliance.[132][133] The Janata Dal-United started 400 audio-visual vans calledJan Bhagidari Manchraths[clarification needed] for the campaign.[134] Kumar is launching 'Bihar Samman Sammelan' in various cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, to connect with the Bihari diaspora.[135]
However, the grand alliance broke on 26 July 2017 as a result of the resignation by Nitish Kumar and on the next day 27 July JD(U) made an alliance with NDA and Nitish Kumar sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar for the 6th time and Sushil Modi was sworn in as the deputy chief minister for the 3rd time.
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |  | .jpg) | Sushil Modi | 157 | |
| Lok Janshakti Party |  |  | .jpg) | Ram Vilas Paswan | 42 | |
| Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |  |  | Upendra Kushwaha | 23 | ||
| Hindustani Awam Morcha |  |  | _for_Power%2c_Coal_and_New_and_Renewable_Energy%2c_Shri_Piyush_Goyal%2c_in_New_Delhi_on_November_03%2c_2014_(cropped).jpg) | Jitan Ram Manjhi | 21 | |
TheBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used 243 GPS-monitoredraths (modifiedBoleros) and video vans in the election.[136][137][138] The BJP also set up a monitoring headquarters in Patna to track the movement of the GPS-equipped vehicles which will visit 40,000 villages in all 243 constituencies.[139][140] The campaign was kick-started by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi inMuzaffarpur on 25 July, where he also inaugurated the permanent campus ofIIT Patna inBihta.[141][142][143][144] The BJP election exercise also involved threelakh volunteers.[clarification needed][136] Modi held his second election rally in Gaya on 9 August[145][146] and his third rally inArrah[147][148] andSaharsa on 18 August.[149][150] Modi announced a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package[clarification needed] for Bihar.[151][152] He addressed his fourth rally in Bhagalpur on 1 September.[153]Bollywood actorAjay Devgan also campaigned for the BJP.[154][155] Modi addressed several rallies after 25 October in several constituencies.[156]
In a rally inBuxar on 26 October, Modi vowed to defend reservation of Dalits, STs, OBCs.[157][158][159] He said of theMahagathbandhan that it was trying to hatch a conspiracy to carve out a sub-quota on the basis of religion as theSupreme Court of India has said reservation cannot be more than 50%.[160][161][162][163] On 27 October, inBettiah, he again accused Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav of diluting the share of SC, ST and OBC.[164][165] It promoted the view that an attempt was being made to take the reservation of Dalits and other OBCs and give it to other minorities.[166] Union Finance MinisterArun Jaitley also agreed with Modi's assertions that the idea of reservations on the basis of religion is fraught with danger.[167][168] On 1 November, Modi repeated the allegations that the two leaders came together in July 2005 to demand a review of the policy to provide for religion-based reservation.[169][170] A video dating from 2005 which was leaked showed Lalu was asking for a quota for Muslims.[171] On 3 July, BJP announced its seventhmorcha, the BJP OBC Morcha, reportedly in regards to the election.[172][173][174]
On 11 June, Jitan Ram Manjhi announced his partyHindustani Awam Morcha alliance with the NDA for the election.[175][176]
On 14 September, the NDA announced its seat distribution: BJP got 160 seats, LJP got 40 seats, RLSP got 23 seats and HAM got 20 seats.[177] The NDA did not announce any chief ministerial candidate.[178] BJP announced the names of 154 candidates in three lists.[179][180][181] Caste played a major role in distributing tickets.[182][183] BJP also accommodated five candidates of the Hindustani Awam Morcha.[184] Later, the BJP gave the Imamganj seat to HAM for Majhi is contesting and BJP reduced its seat tally to 159.[185][186] On 1 October, the BJP released its manifesto.[187]
On 19 September, the leaders of six parties –Samajwadi Party,Nationalist Congress Party,Jan Adhikar Party,Samras Samaj Party,National People's Party andSamajwadi Janata Dal Democratic – announced the formation of a third front known as the Socialist Secular Morcha. SP and NCP fought on most of the seats. NPP fought on 3 seats.[188] On 15 October, NCP leaderTariq Anwar announced that his party had decided to leave the third front.[189][190]
On 24 July, theCommunist Party of India, theCommunist Party of India (Marxist), theCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, theAll India Forward Bloc, theSocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) and theRevolutionary Socialist Party decided to run in all constituencies on a join ticket citing its call for an alternative platform.[10] The CPI will contest 98 seats, while the CPI-ML, CPI(M), SUCI, Forward Bloc, and RSP will contest 98, 43, 10, 9, and 3 seats, respectively.[191] CPI released its first list of 81 candidates on 16 September 2015.[192]
At least six Muslim parties contested the election.[193] AIMIM contested six seats.[194]
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leaderAsaduddin Owaisi addressed a rally inKishanganj on 16 August.[195][196] Owaisi accused Nitish and Lalu of keeping theSeemanchal region (consisting of 24 seats) as a backward region.[197][198][199] AIMIM is contesting on 6 assembly seats in Seemanchal region where Muslim voters play a major role.[200][201][202] He addressed a public rally in Kishanganj on 4 October in the Sontha village, which is part of theKochadhaman Assembly constituency.[203][204][205] He held further rallies at many places in Kishanganj and Purnia.[206][207]
On 5 October, AIMIM released its first list of its six candidates for the election.[208]
In June 2015, theBahujan Samaj Party said it would contest all 243 seats.[209][210] In July, the BSP initially released its first list of 49 candidates, including five women candidates, by Bharat Bind, the president of the BSP Bihar unit.[211] National party leaderMayawati planned to campaign for its candidates.[212] BSP's first list has 11Other Backward Class (OBCs) and 11Muslims, while they also field Dalits and OBCs from non-reserved seats.[213] On 6 September, Mayawati said of the central government that it was being "remote-controlled" by the "communal and fascist" organisationRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).[214][215][216]
Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Munquad Ali (Rajya Sabha MP), and Ram Achal Rajbhar were appointed to form a strategy to consolidate the Dalits, Most Backward Castes (MBCs), and Muslim votes.[217] On 9 September, Mayawati questioned the announcement of Dearness Allowance (DA) by the central government just before the election and again accused the RSS and its affiliatedSangh Parivar organizations of using the 2011 national census for fear-mongering against Muslim population growth for sectarian purposes, as well as to divert attention from such issues as the alleged failure of the central government to deliver on its promises. She added that the census also showed positive signs such as the sex ratio among Muslims is 951 females to 1,000 males, which is higher than the national average and indicated a slowing of the Muslim population growth rate.[218] On 10 September, she called for the deployment of central forces in large numbers on electoral duty to assure a free and fair election and further asked the ECI to keep a watch on possible sectarian ploys by the BJP.[219][220]
Mayawati officially launched the party's campaign on 9 October fromBanka.[221] On 13 October, addressing a rally in Rohtas and Kaimur districts, she claimed that the SP chiefMulayam Singh Yadav and the party leadership had surrendered to the BJP. She claimed that it has fielded candidates after consulting with the BJP.[222][223] She further called on the NDA to not allow the reservation policy for OBCs and SC/STs to fall under the RSS' influence.[224]On 25 October, Mayawati while addressing a rally inBuxar district of Bihar said thatSamajwadi Party played in the hands of BJP due to whichNationalist Congress Party (NCP) broke away from it. She also alleged that BJP is working only for the Business class and the Nitish-Lalu governments did nothing for the poor.[225]
Expelled RJD MPPappu Yadav created the Jan Adhikar Party before the election and announced to fight against the Lalu-Nitish alliance.[226][227]Yogendra Yadav has announced that Swaraj Abhiyan may extend its support to certain political parties, however it was not clear which one.[228]
On 17 September,Shiv Sena announced that it will contest over 150 seats during the election.[229][230] On 19 September, a third front – Socialist Secular Morcha – announced its seat distribution: SP got 85 seats, Janadhikar Party got 64 seats, NCP got 40 seats, SSP got 28 seats, SJP got 23 seats and NPP got three seats.[231] Former U.K. banker Akshay Verma's Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party contested about 90 seats in the election.[232]
TheAam Aadmi Party andJVM-P decided that they will not contest the election, but will campaign against the NDA.[233][234]
| When conducted | Ref | Polling organisation/agency | Sample size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGB | NDA | Other | ||||
| Apr–May 2015 | [235] | ABP News[236] | NA | 127 | 111 | 5 |
| Jun–Jul 2015 | [237] | ABP News – Nielsen | NA | 121 | 118 | 4 |
| August–September 2015 | [238] | India Today – Cicero | 5,968 | 106 | 125 | 12 |
| August–September 2015 | [239] | India TV–CVoter poll | 10,638 | 120–128 | 94–106 | 17–21 |
| 3–7 September 2015 | [240] | ABP News – Nielsen | 4,493 | 122 | 118 | 3 |
| 12–13 September 2015 | [241] | Zee News Survey | 31,906 | 70–103 | 140–173 | 0 |
| 23 September 2015 | [242] | Times Now – CVoter | 7,786 | 112 | 117 | 14 |
| October 2015 | [243] | Leadtech – infoelections.com | 11,566 | 73 | 168 | |
| 8 October 2015 | [244] | CNN-IBN–Axis Poll | 27500 | 137 | 95 | 11 |
| 7 October 2015 | [245] | ABP News | NA | 112 | 128 | 3 |
| October 2015 | [246] | India Today – Cicero poll | NA | 122 | 111 | 10 |
| October 2015 | [247] | News Nation | 7,000 | 115–119 | 120–124 | 2–4 |
| October 2015 | [248] | India TV– Cvoter | 9,916 | 108–124 | 111–127 | 4–12 |
The electoral process cost about₹300 crore (US$35 million) to the Bihar government exchequer.[249][250][251]
The electorate in Chandila village of Maker block in Saran district'sAmnour Assembly constituency boycotted the election and no votes were cast in protest against the government's failure to bring electricity to their village.[252][253]
The Axis APM polls was not finally aired by its commissioning news channel, CNN–IBN.[254]
| Polling organisation/agency | Ref | Sample size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGB | NDA | Other | |||
| ABP News – Nielsen | [255] | — | 130 | 108 | 5 |
| CNN–IBN – Axis | [254] | — | 176 | 64 | 3 |
| India Today – Cicero | [256] | — | 111–123 | 113–127 | 4–8 |
| NDTV – Hansa | [257] | 76,000 | 110 | 125 | 8 |
| India TV–Times Now–CVoter | [258] | 35,000+ | 112–132 | 101–121 | 6–14 |
| News 24 – Today's Chanakya | [259] | — | 83 | 155 | 5 |
The result was announced on 8 November.[260] The counting of EVMs of 14 assembly constituencies ofPatna district was done inAN College Patna.[261][262] The NOTA option had nine lakhs, or 2.5%, of popular votes and was the highest it had achieved in Bihar elections.[263][264] The number of Yadav MLAs increased to 61 in the Bihar assembly.[265]
Results showed that, of the 53 seats won by BJP, 27 were urban areas, which signified that BJP had dramatically shrunk back to its traditional urban support base in Bihar. BJP failed to make a big impact in the rural areas of Bihar, which has one of the lowest urbanization rates. Only 11.3% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas, which is lowest in India after Himachal Pradesh.[266]
According to one analysis, RJD was the biggest beneficiary of this election. RJD increased its seat tally by 59 compared with the previous election. RJD had the best strike rate by winning 81 of the 101 seats contested. RJD became the single largest party in Bihar Assembly. RJD defeated BJP in 36 seats BJP had won in the last election, similarly, it took 25 seats JD (U) had won in the last election.[267]
| 178 | 58 | 7 |
| Mahagathbandhan | NDA | Others |
| Alliance | Political party | Votes | Vote % | Change in vote % | Vote % in seats contested | Seats contested | Won | Net change in seats | % of seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahagathbandhan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 69,95,509 | 18.4 |  0.44 | 44.35 | 101 | 80 | 58 | 32.92 | ||
| Janata Dal (United) | 64,16,414 | 16.8 | 5.81 | 40.65 | 101 | 71 | 44 | 29.21 | |||
| Indian National Congress | 25,39,638 | 6.7 | 1.68 | 39.49 | 41 | 27 | 23 | 11.11 | |||
| NDA | Bharatiya Janata Party | 93,08,015 | 24.4 | 7.94 | 37.48 | 157 | 53 | 38 | 21.81 | ||
| Lok Janshakti Party | 18,40,834 | 4.8 | 1.95 | 28.79 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0.82 | |||
| Rashtriya Lok Samata Party | 9,76,787 | 2.6 | - | 0.64 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0.82 | |||
| Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | 8,64,856 | 2.3 | - | 26.90 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0.41 | |||
| Left Front | Communist Party of India | 5,16,699 | 1.36 | 0.29 | 3.43 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| CPI(ML) Liberation | 5,87,701 | 1.54 | 0.29 | 3.82 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 1.23 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2,32,149 | 0.61 | 0.21 | 3.32 | 43 | 0 |  | 0 | |||
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 11,621 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.74 | 10 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| All India Forward Bloc | 6,936 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 9 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3,045 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.64 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Socialist Secular Morcha | Samajwadi Party | 3,85,511 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.83 | 85 | 0 | | 0 | ||
| Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 5,14,748 | 1.4 | — | — | 64 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Nationalist Congress Party | 1,85,437 | 0.5 | 1.32 | 2.82 | 40 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Samras Samaj Party | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| National People's Party | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Others | Bahujan Samaj Party | 7,88,024 | 2.1 | 1.11 | 2.21 | 243 | 0 | | 0 | ||
| Shiv Sena | 2,11,131 | 0.6 | 0.21 | 1.84 | 150 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | 1,08,851 | 0.3 | — | 0.91 | 90 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1,03,940 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 2.02 | — | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Garib Janata Dal (Secular) | 92,279 | 0.2 | — | 0.66 | — | 0 | | 0 | |||
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 80,248 | 0.2 | — | 8.04 | 6 | 0 | | 0 | |||
| Independents | 35,80,953 | 9.4 | 3.82 | 9.57 | 1150 | 4 | 2 | 1.64 | |||
| NOTA | 9,47,276 | 2.5 | — | 2.49 | 243 | — | — | — | |||
| Total | 3,76,73,594 | 100.00 | 243 | ||||||||
| Valid votes | 3,76,73,594 | 99.94 | |||||||||
| Invalid votes | 23,384 | 0.06 | |||||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 3,76,73,594 | 56.91 | |||||||||
| Abstentions | 2,85,46,215 | 43.09 | |||||||||
| Registered voters | 6,62,43,193 | ||||||||||
| District | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGB | NDA | Other | ||
| West Champaran | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| East Champaran | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Sheohar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sitamarhi | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Madhubani | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Supaul | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Araria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Kishanganj | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Purnia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Katihar | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Madhepura | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Saharsa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Darbhanga | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Muzaffarpur | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Gopalganj | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Siwan | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Saran | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Vaishali | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Samastipur | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Begusarai | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Khagaria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhagalpur | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Banka | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Munger | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakhisarai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheikhpura | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nalanda | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Patna | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Bhojpur | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Buxar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaimur | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rohtas | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Arwal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jehanabad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurangabad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Gaya | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Nawada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamui | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 243 | 178 | 58 | 7 |
| Assembly constituency | Winner[270] | Runner up | Margin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| West Champaran District | ||||||||||
| 1 | Valmiki Nagar | Dhirendra Pratap Singh | Ind | 66,860 | Irshad Hussain | INC | 33,280 | 33,580 | ||
| 2 | Ramnagar | Bhagirathi Devi | BJP | 82,166 | Purnmasi Ram | INC | 64,178 | 17,988 | ||
| 3 | Narkatiaganj | Vinay Verma | INC | 57,212 | Renu Devi | BJP | 41,151 | 16,061 | ||
| 4 | Bagaha | Raghaw Sharan Pandey | BJP | 74,476 | Bhishm Sahani | JD(U) | 66,293 | 8,183 | ||
| 5 | Lauriya | Vinay Bihari | BJP | 57,351 | Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh | RJD | 39,778 | 17,573 | ||
| 6 | Nautan | Narayan Prasad | BJP | 66,697 | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | JD(U) | 52,362 | 14,335 | ||
| 7 | Chanpatia | Prakash Rai | BJP | 61,304 | N. N. Sahi | JD(U) | 60,840 | 464 | ||
| 8 | Bettiah | Madan Mohan Tiwari | INC | 66,786 | Renu Devi | BJP | 64,466 | 2,320 | ||
| 9 | Sikta | Khurshid (Feroz Ahmad) | JD(U) | 69,870 | Dilip Varma | BJP | 67,035 | 2,835 | ||
| East Champaran District | ||||||||||
| 10 | Raxaul | Ajay Kumar Singh | BJP | 64,731 | Suresh Kumar | RJD | 61,562 | 3,169 | ||
| 11 | Sugauli | Ramchandra Sahani | BJP | 62,384 | Om Prakash Choudhary | RJD | 54,628 | 7,756 | ||
| 12 | Narkatiya | Shamim Ahmad | RJD | 75,118 | Sant Singh Kushwaha | RLSP | 55,136 | 19,982 | ||
| 13 | Harsidhi | Rajendra Kumar | RJD | 75,203 | Krishnanandan Paswan | BJP | 64,936 | 10,267 | ||
| 14 | Govindganj | Raju Tiwari | LJP | 74,685 | Brajesh Kumar | INC | 46,765 | 27,920 | ||
| 15 | Kesaria | Rajesh Kumar | RJD | 62,902 | Rajendra Prasad Gupta | BJP | 46,955 | 15,947 | ||
| 16 | Kalyanpur | Sachindra Prasad Singh | BJP | 50,060 | Razia Khatoon | JD(U) | 38,572 | 11,488 | ||
| 17 | Pipra | Shyambabu Prasad Yadav | BJP | 65,552 | Krishan Chandra | JD(U) | 61,622 | 3,930 | ||
| 18 | Madhuban | Rana Randhir Singh | BJP | 61,054 | Shivajee Rai | JD(U) | 44,832 | 16,222 | ||
| 19 | Motihari | Pramod Kumar | BJP | 79,947 | Binod Kumar Shrivastava | RJD | 61,430 | 18,517 | ||
| 20 | Chiraia | Lal Babu Prasad Gupta | BJP | 62,831 | Laxmi Narayan Prasad Yadav | RJD | 58,457 | 4,374 | ||
| 21 | Dhaka | Faisal Rahman | RJD | 87,458 | Pawan Kumar Jaiswal | BJP | 68,261 | 19,197 | ||
| Sheohar District | ||||||||||
| 22 | Sheohar | Sharfuddin | JD(U) | 44,576 | Lovely Anand | HAM | 44,115 | 461 | ||
| Sitamarhi District | ||||||||||
| 23 | Riga | Amit Kumar Tuna | INC | 79,217 | Moti Lal Prasad | BJP | 56,361 | 22,856 | ||
| 24 | Bathnaha | Dinkar Ram | BJP | 74,763 | Surendra Ram | INC | 54,597 | 20,166 | ||
| 25 | Parihar | Gayatri Devi | BJP | 66,388 | Ram Chandra Purve | RJD | 62,371 | 4,017 | ||
| 26 | Sursand | Syed Abu Dojana | RJD | 52,857 | Amit Kumar | Ind | 29,623 | 23,234 | ||
| 27 | Bajpatti | Ranju Geeta | JD(U) | 67,194 | Rekha Kumari | RLSP | 50,248 | 16,946 | ||
| 28 | Sitamarhi | Sunil Kumar | RJD | 81,557 | Sunil Kumar Pintu | BJP | 66,835 | 14,722 | ||
| 29 | Runnisaidpur | Mangita Devi | RJD | 55,699 | Pankaj Kumar Mishra | RLSP | 41,589 | 14,110 | ||
| 30 | Belsand | Sunita Singh Chauhan | JD(U) | 33,785 | Md. Nasir Ahamad | LJP | 28,210 | 5,575 | ||
| Madhubani District | ||||||||||
| 31 | Harlakhi | Basant Kumar | RLSP | 40,468 | Mohammad Shabbir | INC | 36,576 | 3,892 | ||
| 32 | Benipatti | Bhawana Jha | INC | 55,978 | Vinod Narayan Jha | BJP | 51,244 | 4,734 | ||
| 33 | Khajauli | Sitaram Yadav | RJD | 71,534 | Arun Shankar Prasad | BJP | 60,831 | 10,703 | ||
| 34 | Babubarhi | Kapil Deo Kamat | JD(U) | 61,486 | Binod Kumar Singh | LJP | 41,219 | 20,267 | ||
| 35 | Bisfi | Faiyaz Ahmad | RJD | 70,975 | Manoj Kumar Yadav | RLSP | 35,650 | 35,325 | ||
| 36 | Madhubani | Samir Kumar Mahaseth | RJD | 76,823 | Ramdeo Mahto | BJP | 69,516 | 7,307 | ||
| 37 | Rajnagar | Ram Prit Paswan | BJP | 71,614 | Ramawatar Paswan | RJD | 65,372 | 6,242 | ||
| 38 | Jhanjharpur | Gulab Yadav | RJD | 64,320 | Nitish Mishra | BJP | 63,486 | 834 | ||
| 39 | Phulparas | Guljar Devi Yadav | JD(U) | 64,368 | Ram Sundar Yadav | BJP | 50,953 | 13,415 | ||
| 40 | Laukaha | Lakshmeshwar Roy | JD(U) | 79,971 | Pramod Kumar Priyedarshi | BJP | 56,138 | 23,833 | ||
| Supaul District | ||||||||||
| 41 | Nirmali | Aniruddha Prasad Yadav | JD(U) | 79,600 | Ram Kumar Roy | BJP | 55,649 | 23,951 | ||
| 42 | Pipra | Yaduvansh Kumar Yadav | RJD | 85,944 | Vishwa Mohan Kumar | BJP | 49,575 | 36,369 | ||
| 43 | Supaul | Bijendra Prasad Yadav | JD(U) | 82,295 | Kishor Kumar | BJP | 44,898 | 37,397 | ||
| 44 | Triveniganj | Veena Bharti | JD(U) | 89,869 | Anant Kumar Bharti | LJP | 37,469 | 52,400 | ||
| 45 | Chhatapur | Neeraj Kumar Singh | BJP | 75,697 | Jahur Alam | RJD | 66,405 | 9,292 | ||
| Araria District | ||||||||||
| 46 | Narpatganj | Anil Kumar Yadav | RJD | 90,250 | Janardan Yadav | BJP | 64,299 | 25,951 | ||
| 47 | Raniganj | Achmit Rishidev | JD(U) | 77,717 | Ramjidas Rishidev | BJP | 62,787 | 14,930 | ||
| 48 | Forbesganj | Vidya Sagar Keshri | BJP | 85,929 | Krityanand Biswas | RJD | 60,691 | 25,238 | ||
| 49 | Araria | Avidur Rahman | INC | 92,667 | Ajay Kumar Jha | LJP | 52,623 | 40,044 | ||
| 50 | Jokihat | Sarfaraz Alam | JD(U) | 92,890 | Ranjeet Yadav | Ind | 38,910 | 53,980 | ||
| 51 | Sikti | Vijay Kumar Mandal | BJP | 76,995 | Shatrughan Prasad Suman | JD(U) | 68,889 | 8,106 | ||
| Kishanganj District | ||||||||||
| 52 | Bahadurganj | Md. Tauseef Alam | INC | 53,533 | Awadh Bihari Singh | BJP | 39,591 | 13,942 | ||
| 53 | Thakurganj | Naushad Alam | JD(U) | 74,239 | Gopal Kumar Agrawal | LJP | 66,152 | 8,087 | ||
| 54 | Kishanganj | Mohammad Jawed | INC | 66,522 | Sweety Singh | BJP | 57,913 | 8,609 | ||
| 55 | Kochadhaman | Mujahid Alam | JD(U) | 55,929 | Akhtarul Iman | AIMIM | 37,086 | 18,843 | ||
| Purnia District | ||||||||||
| 56 | Amour | Abdul Zalil Mastan | INC | 100,135 | Saba Zafar | BJP | 48,138 | 51,997 | ||
| 57 | Baisi | Abdus Subhan | RJD | 67,022 | Vinod Kumar | Ind | 28,282 | 38,740 | ||
| 58 | Kasba | Md Afaque Alam | INC | 81,633 | Pradip Kumar Das | BJP | 79,839 | 1,794 | ||
| 59 | Banmankhi | Krishna Kumar Rishi | BJP | 59,053 | Sanjiv Kumar Paswan | RJD | 58,345 | 708 | ||
| 60 | Rupauli | Bima Bharti | JD(U) | 50,945 | Prem Prakash Mandal | BJP | 41,273 | 9,672 | ||
| 61 | Dhamdaha | Leshi Singh | JD(U) | 75,400 | Shiv Shankar Thakur | RLSP | 45,583 | 29,817 | ||
| 62 | Purnia | Vijay Kumar Khemka | BJP | 92,020 | Indu Sinha | INC | 59,205 | 32,815 | ||
| Katihar District | ||||||||||
| 63 | Katihar | Tarkishore Prasad | BJP | 66,048 | Bijay Singh | JD(U) | 51,154 | 14,894 | ||
| 64 | Kadwa | Shakeel Ahmad Khan | INC | 56,141 | Chander Bhushan Thakur | BJP | 50,342 | 5,799 | ||
| 65 | Balrampur | Mahbub Alam | CPI(ML)L | 62,513 | Barun Kumar Jha | BJP | 42,094 | 20,419 | ||
| 66 | Pranpur | Binod Kumar Singh | BJP | 47,924 | Israt Parween | NCP | 39,823 | 8,101 | ||
| 67 | Manihari | Manohar Prasad Singh | INC | 61,704 | Anil Kumar Oraon | LJP | 48,024 | 13,680 | ||
| 68 | Barari | Neeraj Kumar | RJD | 71,175 | Bibhash Chandra Choudhary | BJP | 56,839 | 14,336 | ||
| 69 | Korha | Punam Paswan | INC | 78,409 | Mahesh Paswan | BJP | 72,983 | 5,426 | ||
| Madhepura District | ||||||||||
| 70 | Alamnagar | Narendra Narayan Yadav | JD(U) | 87,962 | Chandan Singh | LJP | 44,086 | 43,876 | ||
| 71 | Bihariganj | Niranjan Kumar Mehta | JD(U) | 78,361 | Ravindra Charan Yadav | BJP | 49,108 | 29,253 | ||
| 72 | Singheshwar | Ramesh Rishidev | JD(U) | 83,073 | Manju Devi | HAM | 32,873 | 50,200 | ||
| 73 | Madhepura | Chandra Shekhar | RJD | 90,974 | Vijay Kumar Bimal | BJP | 53,332 | 37,642 | ||
| Saharsa District | ||||||||||
| 74 | Sonbarsha | Ratnesh Sada | JD(U) | 88,789 | Sarita Devi | LJP | 35,026 | 53,763 | ||
| 75 | Saharsa | Arun Kumar | RJD | 102,850 | Alok Ranjan Jha | BJP | 63,644 | 39,206 | ||
| 76 | Simri Bakhtiarpur | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | JD(U) | 78,514 | Yusuf Salahuddin | LJP | 40,708 | 37,806 | ||
| 77 | Mahishi | Abdul Ghafoor | RJD | 56,436 | Chandan Kumar Sah | RLSP | 30,301 | 26,135 | ||
| Darbhanga District | ||||||||||
| 78 | Kusheshwar Asthan | Shashi Bhushan Hazari | JD(U) | 50,062 | Dhananjay Kumar Paswan | LJP | 30,212 | 19,850 | ||
| 79 | Gaura Bauram | Madan Sahni | JD(U) | 51,403 | Vinod Sahni | LJP | 37,341 | 14,062 | ||
| 80 | Benipur | Sunil Choudhary | JD(U) | 69,511 | Gopal Jee Thakur | BJP | 43,068 | 26,443 | ||
| 81 | Alinagar | Abdul Bari Siddiqui | RJD | 67,461 | Mishri Lal Yadav | BJP | 54,001 | 13,460 | ||
| 82 | Darbhanga Rural | Lalit Kumar Yadav | RJD | 70,557 | Naushad Ahmad | HAM | 36,066 | 34,491 | ||
| 83 | Darbhanga | Sanjay Saraogi | BJP | 77,776 | Om Prakash Kheria | RJD | 70,316 | 7,460 | ||
| 84 | Hayaghat | Amarnath Gami | JD(U) | 65,677 | Ramesh Choudhary | LJP | 32,446 | 33,231 | ||
| 85 | Bahadurpur | Bhola Yadav | RJD | 71,547 | Hari Sahni | BJP | 54,558 | 16,989 | ||
| 86 | Keoti | Faraz Fatmi | RJD | 68,601 | Ashok Kumar Yadav | BJP | 60,771 | 7,830 | ||
| 87 | Jale | Jibesh Kumar | BJP | 62,059 | Rishi Mishra | JD(U) | 57,439 | 4,620 | ||
| Muzaffarpur District | ||||||||||
| 88 | Gaighat | Maheshwar Prasad Yadav | RJD | 67,313 | Veena Devi | BJP | 63,812 | 3,501 | ||
| 89 | Aurai | Surendra Kumar | RJD | 66,958 | Ram Surat Kumar | BJP | 56,133 | 10,825 | ||
| 90 | Minapur | Munna Yadav | RJD | 80,790 | Ajay Kumar | BJP | 56,850 | 23,940 | ||
| 91 | Bochahan | Baby Kumari | Ind | 67,720 | Ramai Ram | JD(U) | 43,590 | 24,130 | ||
| 92 | Sakra | Lal Babu Ram | RJD | 75,010 | Arjun Ram | BJP | 61,998 | 13,012 | ||
| 93 | Kurhani | Kedar Prasad Gupta | BJP | 73,227 | Manoj Kumar Singh | JD(U) | 61,657 | 11,570 | ||
| 94 | Muzaffarpur | Suresh Kumar Sharma | BJP | 95,594 | Bijendra Chaudhary | JD(U) | 65,855 | 29,739 | ||
| 95 | Kanti | Ashok Kumar Choudhary | Ind | 58,111 | Ajit Kumar | HAM | 48,836 | 9,275 | ||
| 96 | Baruraj | Nand Kumar Rai | RJD | 68,011 | Arun Kumar Singh | BJP | 63,102 | 4,909 | ||
| 97 | Paroo | Ashok Kumar Singh | BJP | 80,445 | Shankar Prasad | RJD | 66,906 | 13,539 | ||
| 98 | Sahebganj | Ram Vichar Ray | RJD | 70,583 | Raju Kumar Singh | BJP | 59,923 | 10,660 | ||
| Gopalganj District | ||||||||||
| 99 | Baikunthpur | Mithlesh Tiwari | BJP | 56,162 | Manjeet Kumar Singh | JD(U) | 42,047 | 14,115 | ||
| 100 | Barauli | Md. Nematullah | RJD | 61,690 | Rampravesh Rai | BJP | 61,186 | 504 | ||
| 101 | Gopalganj | Subhash Singh | BJP | 78,491 | Reyazul Haque Raju | RJD | 73,417 | 5,074 | ||
| 102 | Kuchaikote | Amrendra Kumar Pandey | JD(U) | 72,224 | Kali Prasad Pandey | LJP | 68,662 | 3,562 | ||
| 103 | Bhore | Anil Kumar | INC | 74,365 | Indradev Manjhi | BJP | 59,494 | 14,871 | ||
| 104 | Hathua | Ramsewak Singh | JD(U) | 57,917 | Mahachandra Prasad Singh | HAM | 34,933 | 22,984 | ||
| Siwan District | ||||||||||
| 105 | Siwan | Vyas Deo Prasad | BJP | 55,156 | Bablu Prasad | JD(U) | 51,622 | 3,534 | ||
| 106 | Ziradei | Ramesh Singh Kushwaha | JD(U) | 40,760 | Asha Devi | BJP | 34,669 | 6,091 | ||
| 107 | Darauli | Satyadeo Ram | CPI(ML)L | 49,576 | Ramayan Manjhi | BJP | 39,992 | 9,584 | ||
| 108 | Raghunathpur | Hari Shankar Yadav | RJD | 61,042 | Manoj Kumar Singh | BJP | 50,420 | 10,622 | ||
| 109 | Daraunda | Kavita Singh | JD(U) | 66,255 | Jitendra Swami | BJP | 53,033 | 13,222 | ||
| 110 | Barharia | Shyam Bahadur Singh | JD(U) | 65,168 | Bachha Panday | LJP | 50,585 | 14,583 | ||
| 111 | Goriakothi | Satyadeo Prasad Singh | RJD | 70,965 | Devesh Kant Singh | BJP | 63,314 | 7,651 | ||
| 112 | Maharajganj | Hem Narayan Sah | JD(U) | 68,459 | Kumar Deo Ranjan Singh | BJP | 48,167 | 20,292 | ||
| Saran District | ||||||||||
| 113 | Ekma | Manoranjan Singh | JD(U) | 49,508 | Kameshwar Kumar Singh | BJP | 41,382 | 8,126 | ||
| 114 | Manjhi | Vijay Shanker Dubey | INC | 29,558 | Keshav Singh | LJP | 20,692 | 8,866 | ||
| 115 | Baniapur | Kedar Nath Singh | RJD | 69,851 | Tarkeshwar Singh | BJP | 53,900 | 15,951 | ||
| 116 | Taraiya | Mudrika Prasad Rai | RJD | 69,012 | Janak Singh | BJP | 48,572 | 20,440 | ||
| 117 | Marhaura | Jitendra Kumar Ray | RJD | 66,714 | Lal Babu Rai | BJP | 49,996 | 16,718 | ||
| 118 | Chapra | C. N. Gupta | BJP | 71,646 | Randhir Kumar Singh | RJD | 60,267 | 11,379 | ||
| 119 | Garkha | Muneshwar Chaudhary | RJD | 89,249 | Gyanchand Manjhi | BJP | 49,366 | 39,883 | ||
| 120 | Amnour | Shatrudhan Tiwari | BJP | 39,134 | Krishna Kumar Mantoo | JD(U) | 33,883 | 5,251 | ||
| 121 | Parsa | Chandrika Rai | RJD | 77,211 | Chhotelal Rai | LJP | 34,876 | 42,335 | ||
| 122 | Sonpur | Ramanuj Prasad Yadav | RJD | 86,082 | Vinay Kumar Singh | BJP | 49,686 | 36,396 | ||
| Vaishali District | ||||||||||
| 123 | Hajipur | Awadhesh Singh | BJP | 86,773 | Jagannath Prasad Rai | INC | 74,578 | 12,195 | ||
| 124 | Lalganj | Raj Kumar Sah | LJP | 80,842 | Vijay Kumar Shukla | JD(U) | 60,549 | 20,293 | ||
| 125 | Vaishali | Raj Kishore Singh | JD(U) | 79,286 | Brishin Patel | HAM | 48,225 | 31,061 | ||
| 126 | Mahua | Tej Pratap Yadav | RJD | 66,927 | Ravindra Ray | HAM | 38,772 | 28,155 | ||
| 127 | Raja Pakar | Shivchandra Ram | RJD | 61,251 | Ram Nath Raman | LJP | 46,096 | 15,155 | ||
| 128 | Raghopur | Tejashwi Yadav | RJD | 91,236 | Satish Kumar | BJP | 68,503 | 22,733 | ||
| 129 | Mahnar | Umesh Singh Kushwaha | JD(U) | 69,825 | Achuta Nand | BJP | 43,370 | 26,455 | ||
| 130 | Patepur | Prema Chaudhary | RJD | 67,548 | Mahendra Baitha | BJP | 55,087 | 12,461 | ||
| Samastipur District | ||||||||||
| 131 | Kalyanpur | Maheshwar Hazari | JD(U) | 84,904 | Prince Raj | LJP | 47,218 | 37,686 | ||
| 132 | Warisnagar | Ashok Kumar | JD(U) | 92,687 | Chandrashekhar Rai | LJP | 34,114 | 58,573 | ||
| 133 | Samastipur | Akhtarul Islam Sahin | RJD | 82,508 | Renu Kushawaha | BJP | 51,428 | 31,080 | ||
| 134 | Ujiarpur | Alok Kumar Mehta | RJD | 85,466 | Kumar Anant | RLSP | 38,006 | 47,460 | ||
| 135 | Morwa | Vidya Sagar Singh Nishad | JD(U) | 59,206 | Suresh Ray | BJP | 40,390 | 18,816 | ||
| 136 | Sarairanjan | Vijay Kumar Chaudhary | JD(U) | 81,055 | Ranjeet Nirguni | BJP | 47,011 | 34,044 | ||
| 137 | Mohiuddinnagar | Ejya Yadav | RJD | 47,137 | Rajesh Kumar Singh | Ind | 23,706 | 23,431 | ||
| 138 | Bibhutipur | Ram Balak Singh | JD(U) | 57,882 | Ramdeo Verma | CPI(M) | 40,647 | 17,235 | ||
| 139 | Rosera | Ashok Kumar | INC | 85,506 | Manju Hazari | BJP | 51,145 | 34,361 | ||
| 140 | Hasanpur | Raj Kumar Ray | JD(U) | 63,094 | Vinod Choudhary | RLSP | 33,494 | 29,600 | ||
| Begusarai District | ||||||||||
| 141 | Cheria-Bariarpur | Manju Verma | JD(U) | 69,795 | Anil Kumar Chaudhary | LJP | 40,059 | 29,736 | ||
| 142 | Bachhwara | Ramdeo Rai | INC | 73,983 | Arvind Kumar Singh | LJP | 37,052 | 36,931 | ||
| 143 | Teghra | Birendra Kumar | RJD | 68,975 | Ram Lakhan Singh | BJP | 53,364 | 15,611 | ||
| 144 | Matihani | Narendra Kumar Singh | JD(U) | 89,297 | Sarvesh Kumar | BJP | 66,609 | 22,688 | ||
| 145 | Sahebpur Kamal | Shreenarayan Yadav | RJD | 78,225 | M.d. Aslam | LJP | 32,751 | 45,474 | ||
| 146 | Begusarai | Amita Bhushan | INC | 83,521 | Surendra Mehata | BJP | 66,990 | 16,531 | ||
| 147 | Bakhri | Upendra Paswan | RJD | 72,632 | Ramanand Ram | BJP | 32,376 | 40,256 | ||
| Khagaria District | ||||||||||
| 148 | Alauli | Chandan Kumar | RJD | 70,519 | Pashupati Kumar Paras | LJP | 46,049 | 24,470 | ||
| 149 | Khagaria | Poonam Devi Yadav | JD(U) | 64,767 | Rajesh Kumar | HAM | 39,202 | 25,565 | ||
| 150 | Beldaur | Panna Lal Singh Patel | JD(U) | 63,216 | Mithilesh Kumar Nishad | LJP | 49,691 | 13,525 | ||
| 151 | Parbatta | Ramanand Prasad Singh | JD(U) | 76,248 | Ramanuj Choudhary | BJP | 47,324 | 28,924 | ||
| Bhagalpur District | ||||||||||
| 152 | Bihpur | Varsha Rani | RJD | 68,963 | Kumar Shailendra | BJP | 56,247 | 12,716 | ||
| 153 | Gopalpur | Narendra Kumar Niraj | JD(U) | 57,403 | Anil Kumar Yadav | BJP | 52,234 | 5,169 | ||
| 154 | Pirpainti | Ram Vilash Paswan | RJD | 80,058 | Lalan Kumar | BJP | 74,914 | 5,144 | ||
| 155 | Kahalgaon | Sadanand Singh | INC | 64,981 | Niraj Kumar Mandal | LJP | 43,752 | 21,229 | ||
| 156 | Bhagalpur | Ajeet Sharma | INC | 70,514 | Arjit Shashwat Choubey | BJP | 59,856 | 10,658 | ||
| 157 | Sultanganj | Subodh Roy | JD(U) | 63,345 | Himanshu Prasad | RLSP | 49,312 | 14,033 | ||
| 158 | Nathnagar | Ajay Kumar Mandal | JD(U) | 66,485 | Amar Nath Prasad | LJP | 58,660 | 7,825 | ||
| Banka District | ||||||||||
| 159 | Amarpur | Janardan Manjhi | JD(U) | 73,707 | Mrinal Shekhar | BJP | 61,934 | 11,773 | ||
| 160 | Dhoraiya | Manish Kumar | JD(U) | 68,858 | Bhudeo Choudhary | RLSP | 44,704 | 24,154 | ||
| 161 | Banka | Ramnarayan Mandal | BJP | 52,379 | Zafrul Hoda | RJD | 48,649 | 3,730 | ||
| 162 | Katoria | Sweety Sima Hembram | RJD | 54,760 | Nikki Hembram | BJP | 44,423 | 10,337 | ||
| 163 | Belhar | Giridhari Yadav | JD(U) | 70,348 | Manoj Yadav | BJP | 54,157 | 16,191 | ||
| Munger District | ||||||||||
| 164 | Tarapur | Mewalal Chaudhary | JD(U) | 66,411 | Shakuni Choudhury | HAM | 54,464 | 11,947 | ||
| 165 | Munger | Vijay Kumar 'Vijay' | RJD | 77,216 | Pranav Kumar | BJP | 72,851 | 4,365 | ||
| 166 | Jamalpur | Shailesh Kumar | JD(U) | 67,273 | Himanshu Kunvar | LJP | 51,797 | 15,476 | ||
| Lakhisarai District | ||||||||||
| 167 | Suryagarha | Prahlad Yadav | RJD | 82,490 | Prem Ranjan Patel | BJP | 52,460 | 30,030 | ||
| 168 | Lakhisarai | Vijay Kumar Sinha | BJP | 75,901 | Ramanand Mandal | JD(U) | 69,345 | 6,556 | ||
| Sheikhpura District | ||||||||||
| 169 | Sheikhpura | Randhir Kumar Soni | JD(U) | 41,755 | Naresh Saw | HAM | 28,654 | 13,101 | ||
| 170 | Barbigha | Sudarshan Kumar | INC | 46,406 | Sheo Kumar | RLSP | 30,689 | 15,717 | ||
| Nalanda District | ||||||||||
| 171 | Asthawan | Jitendra Kumar | JD(U) | 58,908 | Chhote Lal Yadav | LJP | 48,464 | 10,444 | ||
| 172 | Biharsharif | Sunil Kumar | BJP | 76,201 | Mohammad Asghar Shamim | JD(U) | 73,861 | 2,340 | ||
| 173 | Rajgir | Ravi Jyoti Kumar | JD(U) | 62,009 | Satyadev Narayan Arya | BJP | 56,619 | 5,390 | ||
| 174 | Islampur | Chandrasen Prasad | JD(U) | 66,587 | Birendra Gope | BJP | 66,587 | 22,602 | ||
| 175 | Hilsa | Shakti Singh Yadav | RJD | 72,347 | Deepika Kumari | LJP | 46,271 | 26,076 | ||
| 176 | Nalanda | Shrawan Kumar | JD(U) | 72,596 | Kaushlendra Kumar | BJP | 69,600 | 2,996 | ||
| 177 | Harnaut | Hari Narayan Singh | JD(U) | 71,933 | Arun Kumar | LJP | 57,638 | 14,295 | ||
| Patna District | ||||||||||
| 178 | Mokama | Anant Kumar Singh | Ind | 54,005 | Neeraj Kumar | JD(U) | 35,657 | 18,348 | ||
| 179 | Barh | Gyanendra Kumar Singh | BJP | 63,989 | Manoj Kumar | JD(U) | 55,630 | 8,359 | ||
| 180 | Bakhtiarpur | Ranvijay Singh Yadav | BJP | 61,496 | Aniruddh Kumar Yadav | RJD | 53,594 | 7,902 | ||
| 181 | Digha | Sanjeev Chaurasiya | BJP | 92,671 | Rajeev Ranjan Prasad | JD(U) | 67,892 | 24,779 | ||
| 182 | Bankipur | Nitin Nabin | BJP | 86,759 | Kumar Ashish | INC | 46,992 | 39,767 | ||
| 183 | Kumhrar | Arun Kumar Sinha | BJP | 87,792 | Aquil Haider | INC | 50,517 | 37,275 | ||
| 184 | Patna Sahib | Nand Kishore Yadav | BJP | 88,108 | Santosh Mehta | RJD | 85,316 | 2,792 | ||
| 185 | Fatuha | Rama Nand Yadav | RJD | 77,210 | Satyendra Kumar Singh | LJP | 46,808 | 30,402 | ||
| 186 | Danapur | Asha Devi | BJP | 72,192 | Raj Kishor Yadav | RJD | 66,983 | 5,209 | ||
| 187 | Maner | Bhai Virendra | RJD | 89,773 | Srikant Nirala | BJP | 66,945 | 22,828 | ||
| 188 | Phulwari | Shyam Rajak | JD(U) | 94,094 | Rajeshwar Manjhi | HAM | 48,381 | 45,713 | ||
| 189 | Masaurhi | Rekha Devi | RJD | 89,657 | Nutan Paswan | HAM | 50,471 | 39,186 | ||
| 190 | Paliganj | Jai Vardhan Yadav | RJD | 65,932 | Ram Janm Sharma | BJP | 41,479 | 24,453 | ||
| 191 | Bikram | Siddharth | INC | 94,088 | Anil Kumar | BJP | 49,777 | 44,311 | ||
| Bhojpur District | ||||||||||
| 192 | Sandesh | Arun Yadav | RJD | 74,306 | Sanjay Singh Tiger | BJP | 48,879 | 25,427 | ||
| 193 | Barhara | Saroj Yadav | RJD | 65,001 | Asha Devi | BJP | 51,693 | 13,308 | ||
| 194 | Arrah | Mohammad Nawaz Alam | RJD | 70,004 | Amrendra Pratap Singh | BJP | 69,338 | 666 | ||
| 195 | Agiaon | Prabhunath Prasad | JD(U) | 52,276 | Shivesh Kumar | BJP | 37,572 | 14,704 | ||
| 196 | Tarari | Sudama Prasad | CPI(ML)L | 44,050 | Gita Pandey | LJP | 43,778 | 272 | ||
| 197 | Jagdishpur | Ram Vishun Singh | RJD | 49,020 | Rakesh Raushan | RLSP | 38,825 | 10,195 | ||
| 198 | Shahpur | Rahul Tiwari | RJD | 69,315 | Visheshwar Ojha | BJP | 54,745 | 14,570 | ||
| Buxar District | ||||||||||
| 199 | Brahampur | Shambhu Nath Yadav | RJD | 94,079 | Vivek Thakur | BJP | 63,303 | 30,776 | ||
| 200 | Buxar | Sanjay Kumar Tiwari | INC | 66,527 | Pradeep Dubey | BJP | 56,346 | 10,181 | ||
| 201 | Dumraon | Dadan Yadav | JD(U) | 81,081 | Ram Bihari Singh | RLSP | 50,742 | 30,339 | ||
| 202 | Rajpur | Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) | 84,184 | Bishawnath Ram | BJP | 51,396 | 32,788 | ||
| Kaimur District | ||||||||||
| 203 | Ramgarh | Ashok Kumar Singh | BJP | 57,501 | Ambika Singh Yadav | RJD | 49,490 | 8,011 | ||
| 204 | Mohania | Niranjan Ram | BJP | 60,911 | Sanjay Kumar | INC | 53,330 | 7,581 | ||
| 205 | Bhabua | Anand Bhushan Pandey | BJP | 50,768 | Pramod Kumar Singh | JD(U) | 43,024 | 7,744 | ||
| 206 | Chainpur | Brij Kishor Bind | BJP | 58,913 | Mohammad Zama Khan | BSP | 58,242 | 671 | ||
| Rohtas District | ||||||||||
| 207 | Chenari | Lalan Paswan | RLSP | 68,148 | Mangal Ram | INC | 58,367 | 9,781 | ||
| 208 | Sasaram | Ashok Kumar | RJD | 82,766 | Jawahar Prasad | BJP | 63,154 | 19,612 | ||
| 209 | Kargahar | Bashisht Singh | JD(U) | 57,018 | Birendra Kumar Singh | RLSP | 44,111 | 12,907 | ||
| 210 | Dinara | Jai Kumar Singh | JD(U) | 64,699 | Rajendra Prasad Singh | BJP | 62,008 | 2,691 | ||
| 211 | Nokha | Anita Devi | RJD | 72,780 | Rameshwar Chaurasiya | BJP | 49,782 | 22,998 | ||
| 212 | Dehri | Mohammad Iliyas Hussain | RJD | 49,402 | Jitendra Kumar | RLSP | 45,504 | 3,898 | ||
| 213 | Karakat | Sanjay Kumar Singh | RJD | 59,720 | Rajeshwar Raj | BJP | 47,601 | 12,119 | ||
| Arwal District | ||||||||||
| 214 | Arwal | Ravindra Singh | RJD | 55,295 | Chitranjan Kumar | BJP | 37,485 | 17,810 | ||
| 215 | Kurtha | Satyadeo Singh | JD(U) | 43,676 | Ashok Kumar Verma | RLSP | 29,557 | 14,119 | ||
| Jehanabad District | ||||||||||
| 216 | Jehanabad | Mudrika Singh Yadav | RJD | 76,458 | Praveen Kumar | RLSP | 46,137 | 30,321 | ||
| 217 | Ghosi | Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma | JD(U) | 67,248 | Rahul Kumar | HAM | 45,623 | 21,625 | ||
| 218 | Makhdumpur | Subedar Das | RJD | 66,631 | Jitan Ram Manjhi | HAM | 39,854 | 26,777 | ||
| Aurangabad District | ||||||||||
| 219 | Goh | Manoj Kumar | BJP | 53,615 | Ranvijay Kumar | JD(U) | 45,943 | 7,672 | ||
| 220 | Obra | Birendra Kumar Sinha | RJD | 56,042 | Chandra Bhushan Verma | RLSP | 44,646 | 11,396 | ||
| 221 | Nabinagar | Virendra Kumar Singh | JD(U) | 42,035 | Gopal Narayan Singh | BJP | 36,774 | 5,261 | ||
| 222 | Kutumba | Rajesh Kumar | INC | 51,303 | Santosh Suman Manjhi | HAM | 41,205 | 10,098 | ||
| 223 | Aurangabad | Anand Shankar Singh | INC | 63,637 | Ramadhar Singh | BJP | 45,239 | 18,398 | ||
| 224 | Rafiganj | Ashok Kumar Singh | JD(U) | 62,897 | Pramod Kumar Singh | LJP | 53,372 | 9,525 | ||
| Gaya District | ||||||||||
| 225 | Gurua | Rajiv Nandan | BJP | 56,480 | Ramchandra Prasad Singh | JD(U) | 49,965 | 6,515 | ||
| 226 | Sherghati | Vinod Prasad Yadav | JD(U) | 44,579 | Mukesh Kumar Yadav | HAM | 39,745 | 4,834 | ||
| 227 | Imamganj | Jitan Ram Manjhi | HAM | 79,389 | Uday Narayan Choudhary | JD(U) | 49,981 | 29,408 | ||
| 228 | Barachatti | Samta Devi | RJD | 70,909 | Sudha Devi | LJP | 51,783 | 19,126 | ||
| 229 | Bodh Gaya | Kumar Sarvjeet | RJD | 82,656 | Shyamdeo Paswan | BJP | 52,183 | 30,473 | ||
| 230 | Gaya Town | Prem Kumar | BJP | 66,891 | Priya Ranjan | INC | 44,102 | 22,789 | ||
| 231 | Tikari | Abhay Kumar Sinha | JD(U) | 86,975 | Anil Kumar | HAM | 55,162 | 31,813 | ||
| 232 | Belaganj | Surendra Prasad Yadav | RJD | 71,067 | Sharim Ali | HAM | 40,726 | 30,341 | ||
| 233 | Atri | Kunti Devi | RJD | 60,687 | Arvind Kumar Singh | LJP | 46,870 | 13,817 | ||
| 234 | Wazirganj | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | INC | 80,107 | Birendra Singh | BJP | 67,348 | 12,759 | ||
| Nawada District | ||||||||||
| 235 | Rajauli | Prakash Veer | RJD | 70,549 | Arjun Ram | BJP | 65,934 | 4,615 | ||
| 236 | Hisua | Anil Singh | BJP | 82,493 | Kaushal Yadav | JD(U) | 70,254 | 12,239 | ||
| 237 | Nawada | Rajballabh Prasad | RJD | 88,235 | Indradeo Prasad | RLSP | 71,509 | 16,726 | ||
| 238 | Gobindpur | Purnima Yadav | INC | 43,016 | Fula Devi | BJP | 38,617 | 4,399 | ||
| 239 | Warisaliganj | Aruna Devi | BJP | 85,912 | Pradip Kumar | JD(U) | 66,385 | 19,527 | ||
| Jamui District | ||||||||||
| 240 | Sikandra | Sudhir Kumar | INC | 59,092 | Subhash Chandra Bosh | LJP | 51,102 | 7,990 | ||
| 241 | Jamui | Vijay Prakash Yadav | RJD | 66,577 | Ajoy Pratap | BJP | 58,328 | 8,249 | ||
| 242 | Jhajha | Rabindra Yadav | BJP | 65,537 | Damodar Rawat | JD(U) | 43,451 | 22,086 | ||
| 243 | Chakai | Savitri Devi | RJD | 47,064 | Sumit Kumar Singh | Ind | 34,951 | 12,113 | ||
| - | # |
|---|---|
| SC | 38 |
| ST | 2 |
| Yadav | 61 |
| Muslim | 24 |
| Rajput | 19 |
| Koeri | 19 |
| Bhumihar | 17 |
| Kurmi | 16 |
| Vaishya | 16 |
| Brahmin | 10 |
| Kayastha | 3 |
| Total | 243 |
Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar was sworn in as chief minister for the fifth time on 20 November 2015 after the Mahagathbandhan alliance won a sweeping victory, taking 178 seats.[275] The two sons of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Tejaswi and Tej Pratap were also sworn in as ministers. Tejaswi Yadav became Deputy Chief Minister. Apart from Nitish Kumar, 12 members each from the Janata Dal (United) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal and four from the Congress were administered the oath of office as ministers.[276]
On 26 July 2017, the Grand Alliance broke and a new coalition government between JD(U) and the BJP was formed.[277]
A phase-wise analysis of the polling percentages puts the fifth and final phase on the top with a 60% turnout. The polling in this round beats the 58.5% turnout recorded in the fourth phase, as also 53.7% voting in the third phase, 55.5% in the second, and 55.8% in the first phase.
| S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 13 February 2016 | Harlakhi | Basant Kushwaha | Rashtriya Lok Samata Party | Sudhanshu Shekhar | Rashtriya Lok Samata Party | ||
| 205 | 11 March 2018 | Bhabua | Anand Bhushan Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | Rinki Rani Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 216 | Jehanabad | Mudrika Singh Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Suday Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
| 50 | 28 May 2018 | Jokihat | Sarfaraz Alam | Janata Dal (United) | Shahnawaz Alam | |||
| 237 | 11 April 2019 | Nawada | Rajballabh Prasad | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Kaushal Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 212 | 19 May 2019 | Dehri | Mohd. Iliyas Hussain | Satyanarayan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 76 | 21 October 2019 | Simri Bakhtiarpur | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | Zafar Alam | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 163 | Belhar | Giridhari Yadav | Ramdeo Yadav | |||||
| 109 | Daraunda | Kavita Singh | Karnjeet Singh | Independent politician | ||||
| 158 | Nathnagar | Ajay Kumar Mandal | Lakshmikant Mandal | Janata Dal (United) | ||||
| 54 | Kishanganj | Mohammad Jawed | Indian National Congress | Qamrul Hoda | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |||
