Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2005
Bihar Assembly elections were held twice in year 2005. There was a fractured verdict in February 2005 Assembly Election. Since no government could be formed in Bihar, fresh elections were held in October-November the same year.
February Election
A total of 2135 candidates contested from the 243 constituencies in the Bihar Assembly elections of February 2005. There were 3193 candidates in February 2005 elections
Party |
No. of candidates |
No. of elected |
No. of votes |
% share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
103 |
37 |
2686290 |
10,97% |
Bahujan Samaj Party |
238 |
2 |
1080745 |
4,41% |
Communist Party of India |
17 |
3 |
386236 |
1,58% |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
12 |
1 |
156656 |
0,64% |
Indian National Congress |
84 |
10 |
1223835 |
5,00% |
Nationalist Congress Party |
31 |
3 |
240862 |
0,98% |
Janata Dal (United) |
138 |
55 |
3564930 |
14,55% |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
18 |
0 |
76671 |
0,31% |
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
210 |
75 |
6140223 |
25,07% |
All India Forward Bloc |
3 |
0 |
5555 |
0,03% |
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation |
109 |
7 |
610345 |
2,49% |
Janata Dal (Secular) |
4 |
0 |
22428 |
0,09% |
Indian Union Muslim League |
1 |
0 |
4225 |
0,02% |
Rashtriya Lok Dal |
23 |
0 |
25618 |
0,10% |
Shiv Sena |
26 |
0 |
25698 |
0,10% |
Samajwadi Party |
142 |
4 |
658791 |
2,69% |
Adarsh Political Party |
1 |
0 |
736 |
0,00% |
Akhil Bharatiya Ashok Sena |
1 |
0 |
858 |
0,00% |
Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha |
1 |
0 |
326 |
0,00% |
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |
5 |
0 |
4603 |
0,02% |
Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh |
19 |
0 |
10990 |
0,04% |
Apna Dal |
64 |
0 |
73109 |
0,30% |
All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist) |
1 |
0 |
27045 |
0,11% |
Akhand Jharkhand People's Front |
7 |
0 |
9800 |
0,04% |
Awami Party |
3 |
0 |
24400 |
0,10% |
Bajjikanchal Vikas Party |
4 |
0 |
4693 |
0,02% |
Bharatiya Momin Front |
3 |
0 |
2008 |
0,01% |
Bharat Mangalam Parishad |
1 |
0 |
397 |
0,00% |
Federal Congress of India |
2 |
0 |
1752 |
0,01% |
Gondvana Ganatantra Party |
1 |
0 |
1460 |
0,01% |
Indian Justice Party |
15 |
0 |
20227 |
0,08% |
Indian Union Muslim League |
1 |
0 |
758 |
0,00% |
Jai Hind Party |
1 |
0 |
1467 |
0,01% |
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Mazdoor Congress |
7 |
0 |
6695 |
0,03% |
Janata Party |
2 |
0 |
1071 |
0,00% |
Janhit Samaj Party |
4 |
0 |
4770 |
0,02% |
Jawan Kisan Morcha |
5 |
0 |
2705 |
0,01% |
Jharkhand Disom Party |
10 |
0 |
18717 |
0,08% |
Kamjor Varg Sangh, Bihar |
1 |
0 |
1529 |
0,01% |
Kosi Vikas Party |
1 |
0 |
19267 |
0,08% |
Krantikari Samyavadi Party |
8 |
0 |
10327 |
0,04% |
Lok Dal |
3 |
0 |
1496 |
0,01% |
Lok Janshakti Party |
178 |
29 |
3091173 |
12,62% |
Lok Sewa Dal |
3 |
0 |
1807 |
0,01% |
Lokpriya Samaj Party |
3 |
0 |
3438 |
0,01% |
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party |
1 |
0 |
1774 |
0,1% |
Marxist Communist Party of India |
3 |
0 |
3420 |
0,01% |
National Loktantrik Party |
5 |
0 |
4003 |
0,02% |
Navbharat Nirman Party |
1 |
0 |
2220 |
0,01% |
Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party |
1 |
0 |
1011 |
0,00% |
Proutist Sarva Samaj Party |
3 |
0 |
3075 |
0,01% |
Rashtravadi Janata Party |
9 |
0 |
11227 |
0,05% |
Rashtriya Garib Dal |
2 |
0 |
1802 |
0,01% |
Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party |
4 |
0 |
3908 |
0,02% |
Rashtriya Lok Seva Morcha |
15 |
0 |
21571 |
0,09% |
Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
3 |
0 |
2891 |
0,01% |
Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party |
10 |
0 |
23122 |
0,09% |
Samajwadi Jan Parishad |
5 |
0 |
5466 |
0,02% |
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) |
31 |
0 |
60528 |
0,25% |
Samata Party |
73 |
0 |
105438 |
0,43% |
Sanatan Samaj Party |
1 |
0 |
705 |
0,00% |
Sarvhara Dal |
1 |
0 |
1238 |
0,01% |
Shoshit Samaj Dal |
7 |
0 |
9303 |
0,04% |
Shoshit Samaj Party |
3 |
0 |
3729 |
0,02% |
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party |
3 |
0 |
13655 |
0,06% |
Independents |
1493 |
17 |
3957945 |
16,16% |
Total: |
3193 |
243 |
24494763 |
October Election
Bihar Assembly elections were held in four phases in October 2005. A total of 2135 candidates contested from the 243 constituencies in the Bihar Assembly elections of October 2005. Out of 2135 candidates in October 2005 elections, male and female candidates were 1999 (93%) and 136 (7%) respectively.
The Janata Dal (United) was the largest party in the seat after the Oct- Nov 2005 election, and ruled alogn with the Bharatiya Janata Party as part oft he National Democratic Alliance. The incumbent chief minister was Nitish Kumar.
Party |
No. of candidates |
No. of elected |
No. of votes |
% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Janata Dal (United) |
139 |
88 |
4819759 |
20.46% |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
102 |
55 |
3686720 |
15.65% |
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
175 |
54 |
5525081 |
23.45% |
Lok Jan Shakti Party |
203 |
10 |
2615901 |
11.10% |
Indian National Congress |
51 |
9 |
1435449 |
6.09% |
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation |
85 |
5 |
559326 |
2.37% |
Bahujan Samaj Party |
212 |
4 |
981464 |
4.17% |
Communist Party of India |
35 |
3 |
491689 |
2.09% |
Samajwadi Party |
158 |
2 |
594266 |
2.52% |
Nationalist Congress Party |
8 |
1 |
186936 |
0.79% |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
10 |
1 |
159906 |
0.68% |
Akhil Jan Vikas Dal |
7 |
1 |
49869 |
0.21% |
Indian Justice Party |
36 |
0 |
51004 |
0.22% |
Shivsena |
15 |
0 |
44562 |
0.19% |
All India Forward Bloc |
3 |
0 |
42749 |
0.18% |
Samata Party |
20 |
0 |
28374 |
0.12% |
Kosi Vikas Party |
1 |
0 |
27071 |
0.11% |
Rashtriya Lok Dal |
13 |
0 |
21998 |
0.09% |
Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Mazdoor Congress |
8 |
0 |
19045 |
0.08% |
Ambedkar National Congress |
8 |
0 |
14396 |
0.06% |
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party |
2 |
0 |
11037 |
0.05% |
Samajwadi Janata Party(Rashtriya) |
8 |
0 |
12026 |
0.05% |
Apna Dal |
8 |
0 |
9179 |
0.04% |
Gondvana Gantantra Party |
7 |
0 |
8756 |
0.04% |
Janata Dal (Secular) |
6 |
0 |
7672 |
0.03% |
Revolutionary Socialist Party |
3 |
0 |
5920 |
0.03% |
Rashtravadi Janata Party |
3 |
0 |
7150 |
0.03% |
Shoshit Samaj Dal |
7 |
0 |
6421 |
0.03% |
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |
5 |
0 |
5135 |
0.02% |
Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh |
8 |
0 |
5790 |
0.02% |
Bharatiya Ekta Dal |
2 |
0 |
3815 |
0.02% |
Buddhiviveki Vikas Party |
3 |
0 |
4096 |
0.02% |
Jharkhand Disom Party |
2 |
0 |
4351 |
0.02% |
Proutist Sarva Samaj Party |
2 |
0 |
3938 |
0.02% |
Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
2 |
0 |
4056 |
0.02% |
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party |
2 |
0 |
1337 |
0.01% |
Muslim League Kerala State Committee |
2 |
0 |
1848 |
0.01% |
Akhil Bharatiya Ashok Sena |
1 |
0 |
1450 |
0.01% |
Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha |
2 |
0 |
2690 |
0.01% |
Amra Bangalee |
2 |
0 |
3104 |
0.01% |
Awami Party |
1 |
0 |
1833 |
0.01% |
Jai Hind Party |
1 |
0 |
1531 |
0.01% |
Jawan Kisan Morcha |
2 |
0 |
1864 |
0.01% |
Jai Prakash Janata Dal |
2 |
0 |
2710 |
0.01% |
Krantikari Samyavadi Party |
1 |
0 |
2721 |
0.01% |
Lok Dal |
2 |
0 |
2402 |
0.01% |
Lok Sewa Dal |
1 |
0 |
2557 |
0.01% |
National Loktantrik Party |
3 |
0 |
2632 |
0.01% |
Rashtriya Kamjor Varg Party |
1 |
0 |
1359 |
0.01% |
Republican Party of India |
1 |
0 |
2430 |
0.01% |
Bajjikanchal Vikas Party |
1 |
0 |
400 |
0.00% |
Bharatiya Momin Front |
1 |
0 |
445 |
0.00% |
Bharat Mangalam Parishad |
1 |
0 |
1069 |
0.00% |
Janata Party |
1 |
0 |
942 |
0.00% |
Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party |
1 |
0 |
407 |
0.00% |
Rashtriya Garib Dal |
1 |
0 |
1167 |
0.00% |
Republican Party of India(A) |
1 |
0 |
1089 |
0.00% |
Samajik Jantantrik Party |
1 |
0 |
553 |
0.00% |
Independent |
746 |
10 |
2065744 |
8.77% |
Total: |
2135 |
243 |
23559191 |
100% |