1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Election in India
1995 Bihar Legislative assembly election
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All 324 seats of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
163 seats needed for a majority
Turnout61.79%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Lalu Prasad Yadav Yashwant Sinha Jagannath Mishra
Party JD BJP INC(I)
Leader since 1990 1995 1989
Leader's seat Raghopur, Danapur Ranchi Did not contest
Last election 122 39 71
Seats won 167 41 29
Seat change Increase 45 Increase 2 Decrease 42
Popular vote 9,669,589 4,480,363 5,622,952
Percentage 27.98% 12.96% 16.27%
Swing Increase 2.37% Increase 1.35% Decrease 8.51%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Indrajit Gupta
Party CPI
Leader since 1990
Leader's seat Did not contest
Last election 23
Seats won 26
Seat change Increase 3
Popular vote 1,645,765
Percentage 4.76%
Swing Decrease 1.83%
CM before election

Lalu Prasad
JD

Elected CM

Lalu Prasad
JD

The 11th Bihar Legislative Assembly elections were held in March 1995, to elect the 324 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Janata Dal got a decisive victory in the state; political manoeuvre ensured Lalu Prasad Yadav's victory in the chief ministership.[1] According to political scientist Sanjay Kumar, this election set a different trend in caste based politics of the state of Bihar, as in this election, there were two main political blocs in the state contesting for power. The either side of this power struggle was led by Backward Castes. It was the election in which the Forward Castes were pushed to margins in the politics of state.[2]

Results

Source: ECI[3]

Party Party Flag Candidates Seats Seats Change Vote Share
Janata Dal 264 167 (+) 45 28.0
Bharatiya Janata Party 315 41 (+) 2 13.0
Indian National Congress 320 29 (−) 42 16.3
Communist Party of India 61 26 (+) 3 4.8
Independent 5674 11 (−) 19 13.8
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 63 10 (−) 8 2.3
Samata Party 310 7 (+) 7 7.1
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) 89 6 (+) 6 2.4
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 31 2 (−) 4 1.4
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 22 6 (+) 6
JMM (Marandi) 58 3 (+) 3 1.0
Samajwadi Party 176 2 (+) 2 1.7
Marxist Co-ordination Committee 5 2 (+) 0 0.3
Bahujan Samaj Party 161 2 (+) 2 1.3
Jharkhand People's Party 33 2 (+) 2 0.3
Champaran Vikas Party 15 1 (+) 1 0.3
Jharkhand Party 29 1 (+) 1 0.2
Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party 259 1 (+) 1 3.0

Elected members

Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Member Party
Dhanaha None Vishnu Pr. Kushwaha Samata Party
Bagha SC Puranmasi Ram Janata Dal
Ramnagar None Ram Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Shikarpur SC Bhola Ram Toofani Janata Dal
Sikta None Deelip Varma Champaran Vikas Party
Lauria None Ran Vijay Shahi Janata Dal
Chanpatia None Birbal Sharma Communist Party of India
Bettiah None Birval Yadav Janata Dal
Nautan None Satan Yadav Independent
Raxaul None Raj Nandan Rai Janata Dal
Sugauli None Chandra Shekhar Dwivedi Independent
Motihari None Triveni Tiwary Communist Party of India
Adapur None Brij Behari Prasad Janata Dal
Dhaka None Awnish Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Ghorasahan None Lal Babu Prasad Janata Dal
Madhubani None Sita Ram Singh Janata Dal
Pipra SC Sahdeo Paswan Janata Dal
Kesariya None Yamuna Yadav Communist Party of India
Harsidhi None Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha Janata Dal
Gobindganj None Devendra Nath Dubey Samata Party
Kateya None Sinheshwar Shahi Janata Dal
Bhore SC Indradeo Manjhi Janata Dal
Mirganj None Vishwanath Singh Communist Party of India
Gopalganj None Ramawtar Janata Dal
Barauli None M.nemtullah Janata Dal
Baikunthpur None Lalbabu Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Basantpur None Manikchand Rai Janata Dal
Goreakothi None Indra Dev Prasad Janata Dal
Siwan None Awadh Bihari Choudhary Janata Dal
Mairwa SC Satyadeo Ram Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Darauli None Amar Nath Yadav Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Ziradei None M. Sahabuddin Janata Dal
Maharajganj None Baidya Nath Pande Janata Dal
Raghunathpur None Bikram Kuwar Janata Dal
Manjhi None Budhan Prasad Yadav Indian National Congress
Baniapur None Ram Bahadur Rai Janata Dal
Masrakh None Ashok Singh Janata Dal
Taraiya None Ram Das Rai Janata Dal
Marhaura None Yaduvanshi Rai Janata Dal
Jalalpur None Abhay Raj Kishore Communist Party of India
Chapra None Udit Rai Janata Dal
Garkha SC Muneshwar Chaudhari Janata Dal
Parsa None Chandrika Roy Janata Dal
Sonepur None Raj Kumar Rai Janata Dal
Hajipur None Rajendra Rai Janata Dal
Raghopur None Lalu Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Mahnar None Munshi Lal Ray Janata Dal
Jandaha None Tulsidas Mehta Janata Dal
Patepur SC Mahendra Baitha Janata Dal
Mahua SC Munshi Lal Paswan Janata Dal
Lalganj None Yogendra Pd. Sahu Janata Dal
Vaishali None Raj Kishore Sinha Janata Dal
Paru None Mithilesh Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Sahebganj None Ram Vichar Ray Janata Dal
Baruraj None Shashi Kumar Rai Janata Dal
Kanti None Mufti Mohammad Quasim Janata Dal
Kurhani None Basawan Prasad Bhagat Janata Dal
Sakra SC Kamal Paswan Janata Dal
Muzaffarpur None Vijendra Chaudhary Janata Dal
Bochaha SC Ramai Ram Janata Dal
Gaighatti None Maheshwar Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Aurai None Ganesh Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Minapur None Hind Keshri Yadav Janata Dal
Runisaidpur None Bhola Ray Janata Dal
Belsand None Raghubansh Prasad Singh Janata Dal
Sheohar None Raghunath Jha Janata Dal
Sitamarhi None Hari Shankar Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party
Bathnaha None Suryadev Rai Janata Dal
Majorganj SC Surender Ram Janata Dal
Sonbarsa None Ramjiwan Prasad Janata Dal
Sursand None Nagendra Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Pupri None Sitaram Yadav Janata Dal
Benipatti None Shaligram Yadav Independent
Bisfi None Ramchandra Yadav Communist Party of India
Harlakhi None Ram Naresh Pande Communist Party of India
Khajauli SC Ram Lashan Ram "raman" Communist Party of India
Babubarhi None Deo Narayan Yadav Janata Dal
Madhubani None Raj Kumar Mahaseth Janata Dal
Pandaul None Naiyar Azam Janata Dal
Jhanjharpur None Ramawtar Chaudhary Janata Dal
Phulparas None Deo Nath Yadav Indian National Congress
Laukaha None Lal Bihari Yadav Communist Party of India
Madhepur None Rup Narayan Jha Janata Dal
Manigachhi None Lalit Kumar Yadav Janata Dal
Bahera None Abdul Bari Siddiqui Janata Dal
Ghanshyampur None Mahabir Prasad Janata Dal
Baheri None Ram Lakhan Yadav Janata Dal
Darbhanga Rural SC Mohan Ram Janata Dal
Darbhanga None Shiv Nath Verma Bharatiya Janata Party
Keoti None Gulam Sarvar Janata Dal
Jale None Abdul Salam Communist Party of India
Hayaghat None Hari Nandan Yadav Janata Dal
Kalyanpur None Sita Sinha Janata Dal
Warisnagar SC Pitamber Paswan Janata Dal
Samastipur None Ashok Singh Janata Dal
Sarairanjan None Ram Ashray Sahni Janata Dal
Mohiuddin Nagar None Ram Chander Rai Janata Dal
Dalsinghsarai None Ram Lakhan Mahato Janata Dal
Bibhutpur None Ramdeo Verma Communist Party of India
Rosera SC Gajendra Prasad Singh Janata Dal
Singhia None Jagdish Paswan Janata Dal
Hasanpur None Sunil Kumar Pushpam Janata Dal
Balia None Srinarayan Yadav Janata Dal
Matihani None Rajendra Rajan Communist Party of India
Begusarai None Rajendra Pd. Singh Communist Party of India
Barauni None Rajendra Prasad Singh Communist Party of India
Bachwara None Abdhesh Kumar Roy Communist Party of India
Cheria Bariarpur None Ram Jeewan Singh Janata Dal
Bakhri SC Ram Binod Paswan Communist Party of India
Raghopur None Lakhan Thakur Janata Dal
Kishunpur None Vijay Kumar Gupta Indian National Congress
Supaul None Bijendra Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Tribeniganj None Vishwa Mohan Kumar Indian National Congress
Chhatapur SC Bishwa Mohan Bharti Janata Dal
Kumarkhand SC Upendra Nr. Hazra Janata Dal
Singheshwar None Bam Bhola Yadav Janata Dal
Saharsa None Shankar Prasad Tekriwal Janata Dal
Mahishi None Abdul Gafoor Janata Dal
Simri-bakhtiarpur None Choudhary Md. Mehboob Ali Kaiser Indian National Congress
Madhepura None Parmeshwari Pd. Nirala Janata Dal
Sonbarsa None Ashok Kumar Singh Janata Dal
Kishanganj None Rabindra Charan Yadav Janata Dal
Alamnagar None Narendra Narayan Yadav Janata Dal
Rupauli None Bal Kishor Mandal Communist Party of India
Dhamdaha None Dilip Kumar Yadav Janata Dal
Banmankhi SC Chunni Lal Rajbanshi Janata Dal
Raniganj SC Shanti Devi Janata Dal
Narpatganj None Daya Nand Yadav Janata Dal
Forbesganj None Mayanand Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party
Araria None Vijoy Kumar Mandal Bharatiya Pragatisheel Party
Sikti None Rameshwar Yadav Indian National Congress
Jokihat None Taslimuddin Samajwadi Party
Bahadurganj None Awadh Bihari Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Thakurganj None Sikander Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Kishanganj None Rafique Alam Indian National Congress
Amour None Muzaffar Hussain Samajwadi Party
Baisi None Syed Moinuddin Indian National Congress
Kasba None Pradip Ku. Das Bharatiya Janata Party
Purnea None Ajit Sarkar Communist Party of India
Korha SC Sitaram Das Janata Dal
Barari None Mansoor Alam Janata Dal
Katihar None Jagbandhu Adhikari Bharatiya Janata Party
Kadwa None Bhola Rai Bharatiya Janata Party
Barsoi None Dulal Chandra Goswami Bharatiya Janata Party
Pranpur None Mahendra Narayan Yadav Janata Dal
Manihari None Mubarak Hussain Indian National Congress
Rajmahal None Drub Bhagat Bharatiya Janata Party
Borio ST Lobin Hembrom Independent
Barhait ST Hemlal Murmu Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Litipara ST Sushila Hasda Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Pakaur None Beni Prasad Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
Maheshpur ST Jyotin Soren Communist Party of India
Sikaripara ST Nalin Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Nala None Bisheshwar Khan Communist Party of India
Jamtara None Furkan Ansari Indian National Congress
Sarath None Uday Shankar Singh Indian National Congress
Madhupur None Hussain Ansari Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Deoghar SC Suresh Paswan Janata Dal
Jarmundi None Devendra Kuwar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Dumka ST Stefan Marandi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jama ST Durga Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Poreyahat None Prashant Kumar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Godda None Rajnish Anand Indian National Congress
Mahagama None Awadh Bihari Singh Indian National Congress
Pirpainti None Ambika Prasad Communist Party of India
Colgong None Mahesh Prasad Mandal Janata Dal
Nathnagar None Lutfar Rahman Janata Dal
Bhagalpur None Ashwini Choube Bharatiya Janata Party
Gopalpur None Rabindra Kr. Rana Janata Dal
Bihpur None Barhmdeo Mandal Janata Dal
Sultanganj SC Fanindra Choudhary Janata Dal
Amarpur None Surendra Prasad Singh Kushwaha Janata Dal
Dhuraiya SC Naresh Das Communist Party of India
Banka None Javed Iqbal Ansari Janata Dal
Belhar None Ramdeo Yadav Janata Dal
Katoria None Giridhari Yadav Janata Dal
Chakai None Phalguni Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
Jhajha None Ravindra Yadav Indian National Congress
Tarapur None Shakuni Choudhary Samata Party
Kharagpur None Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav Janata Dal
Parbatta None Vidya Sagar Nishad Janata Dal
Chautham None Satya Narayan Singh Communist Party of India
Khagaria None Chandramukhi Devi Bharatiya Janata Party
Alauli SC Pashupati Kumar Paras Janata Dal
Monghyr None Monazir Hasan Janata Dal
Jamalpur None Upendra Pd. Verma Janata Dal
Surajgarha None Prahlad Yadav Independent
Jamui None Arjun Mandal Janata Dal
Sikandra SC Prayag Choudhary Communist Party of India
Lakhisarai None Yaduvansh Singh Janata Dal
Sheikhpura None Rajo Singh Indian National Congress
Barbigha SC Mahavir Chaudhary Indian National Congress
Asthawan None Satish Kumar Independent
Biharsharif None Deo Nath Prasad Janata Dal
Rajgir SC Satyadeo Narayan Arya Bharatiya Janata Party
Nalanda None Shrawon Kumar Samata Party
Islampur None Krishna Ballabh Prasad Communist Party of India
Hilsa None Vaiju Prasad Janata Dal
Chandi None Anil Singh Samata Party
Harnaut None Nitish Kumar Samata Party
Mokameh None Dilip Kumar Singh Janata Dal
Barh None Vijay Krishna Janata Dal
Bakhtiarpur None Brajnandan Yadav Janata Dal
Fatwa SC Punit Rai Janata Dal
Masaurhi None Ganesh Prasad Singh Janata Dal
Patna West None Navin Kishore Prasad Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party
Patna Central None Sushil Kumar Modi Bharatiya Janata Party
Patna East None Nand Kishore Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
Dinapur None Lalu Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Maner None Srikant Nirala Janata Dal
Phulwari SC Shyam Rajak Janata Dal
Bikram None Ram Nath Yadav Communist Party of India
Paliganj None Chandradeo Prasad Verma Janata Dal
Sandesh None Rameshwar Prasad Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Barhara None Raghwendra Pratap Singh Janata Dal
Arrah None Abdul Malik Janata Dal
Shahpur None Dharampal Singh Janata Dal
Brahmpur None Ajit Choudhary Janata Dal
Buxar None Manju Prakash Communist Party of India
Rajpur SC Arjoon Ram Communist Party of India
Dumraon None Basant Singh Janata Dal
Jagdishpur None Hari Narain Singh Janata Dal
Piro None Kanti Singh Janata Dal
Sahar SC Parasnath Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Karakat None Tulsi Singh Yadav Janata Dal
Bikramganj None Dr. Surya Deo Singh Janata Dal
Dinara None Ram Dhani Singh Janata Dal
Ramgarh None Jagda Nand Singh Janata Dal
Mohania SC Suresh Pasi Bahujan Samaj Party
Bhabhua None Ram Lal Singh Communist Party of India
Chainpur None Mahabali Singh Bahujan Samaj Party
Sasaram None Jawahar Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party
Chenari SC Jawahar Paswan Janata Dal
Nokha None Anand Mohan Singh Janata Dal
Dehri None Md. Ilyas Hussain Janata Dal
Nabinagar None Virendra Kumar Singh Janata Dal
Deo SC Suresh Paswan Janata Dal
Aurangabad None Ramadhar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Rafiganj None Ram Chandra Singh Communist Party of India
Obra None Raja Ram Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Goh None Ram Sharan Yadav Communist Party of India
Arwal None Ravindra Singh Janata Dal
Kurtha None Sahdev Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Makhdumpur None Bagi Kumar Verma Janata Dal
Jahanabad None Mudrika Singh Yadav Janata Dal
Ghosi None Jagdish Sharma Indian National Congress
Belaganj None Surendra Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Konch None Shiv Bachan Yadav Janata Dal
Gaya Mufassil None Vinod Kumar Yadvindu Janata Dal
Gaya Town None Prem Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
Imamganj SC Ramswaroop Paswan Samata Party
Gurua None Ramchandra Singh Independent
Bodh Gaya SC Malti Devi Independent
Barachatti SC Bhagwati Devi Janata Dal
Fatehpur SC Ram Naresh Prasad Janata Dal
Atri None Rajender Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Nawada None Raj Ballabh Yadav Independent
Rajauli SC Babu Lal Janata Dal
Gobindpur None K.b. Prasad Janata Dal
Warsaliganj None Ramashray Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
Hisua None Aditya Singh Indian National Congress
Kodarma None Ramesh Prasad Yadav Janata Dal
Barhi None Manoj Yadav Indian National Congress
Chatra SC Janardan Paswan Janata Dal
Simaria SC Upendra Nath Das Bharatiya Janata Party
Barkagaon None Loknath Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party
Ramgarh None Shankar Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party
Mandu None Teklal Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Hazaribagh None Deo Dayal Bharatiya Janata Party
Barkatha None Khagendra Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party
Dhanwar None Guru Sahay Mahto Janata Dal
Bagodar None Mahendra Prasad Singh Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
Jamua SC Sukar Rabidas Bharatiya Janata Party
Gandey None Laxaman Swarnkar Bharatiya Janata Party
Giridih None Chandra Mohan Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party
Dumri None Shiva Mahto Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Gomia None Chhatru Ram Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party
Bermo None Rajendra Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
Bokaro None Aklu Ram Mahto Janata Dal
Tundi None Saba Ahmad Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Baghmara None Om Prakash Lal Indian National Congress
Sindri None Anand Mahto Marxist Co-ordination Committee
Nirsa None Gurudas Chatterji Marxist Co-ordination Committee
Dhanbad None Pasupatinath Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Jharia None Abo Devi Janata Dal
Chandankiyari SC Gaur Harijan Independent
Baharagora None Devipada Upadhayay Communist Party of India
Ghatsila ST Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Indian National Congress
Potka ST Hari Ram Sardar Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jugsalai SC Dulal Bhuiyan Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jamshedpur East None Raghubar Das Bharatiya Janata Party
Jamshedpur West None Mrigendra Pratap Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Ichagarh None Arvind Kumar Singh Independent
Seraikella ST Champai Soren Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Chaibasa ST Jawaharlal Banra Bharatiya Janata Party
Majhgaon ST Gobardhan Nayak Janata Dal
Jaganathpur ST Mangal Singh Bobonga Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party
Manoharpur ST Joba Majhi Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party
Chakradharpur ST Laxman Giluwa Bharatiya Janata Party
Kharasawan ST Arjun Munda Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Tamar ST Kali Charan Munda Indian National Congress
Torpa ST N.e. Horo All India Jharkhand Party
Khunti ST Sushila Kerketta Indian National Congress
Silli None Keshavmahto Kamlesh Indian National Congress
Khijri ST Duti Pahan Bharatiya Janata Party
Ranchi None Yashwant Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party
Hatia None Ramji Lal Sharda Bharatiya Janata Party
Kanke SC Ram Chandra Baitha Bharatiya Janata Party
Mandar ST Vishwanath Bhagat Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Sisai ST Bandi Oraon Indian National Congress
Kolebira ST Basant Kumar Longa Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Simdega ST Neil Tirkey Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Gumla ST Bernard Minj Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Bishnupur ST Bhukhla Bhagat Indian National Congress
Lohardaga ST Sadhnu Bhagat Bharatiya Janata Party
Latehar SC Baljit Ram Janata Dal
Manika ST Ram Chandra Singh (mongra) Janata Dal
Panki None Sankteshwar Singh Independent
Daltonganj None Inder Singh Namdhari Janata Dal
Garhwa None Girinath Singh Janata Dal
Bhawanathpur None Giriwar Pandey Janata Dal
Bishrampur None Ramchandra Chandravanshi Janata Dal
Chhatarpur SC Radha Krishna Kishore Indian National Congress
Hussainabad None Awadesh Kumar Singh Janata Dal

References

  1. ^ Bihar Legislative Assembly Election in 1995 Party Wise
  2. ^ Kumar, Sanjay (1999). ""New Phase in Backward Caste Politics in Bihar: Janata Dal on the Decline."". Economic and Political Weekly. 34 (34/35): 2472–80. JSTOR 4408343.
  3. ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1995". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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