Bihar Legislative Assembly election, February 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.
Schedule
Poll Event and Place |
Phase-I |
Phase-II |
Phase-III |
Announcement |
17.12.2004 (Friday) |
17.12.2004 (Friday) |
17.12.2004 (Friday) |
Issue of notification |
10.1.2005 (Monday) |
20.1.2005 (Thursday) |
29.1.2005 (Saturday) |
Last Date for making nominations |
17.1.2005 (Monday) |
27.1.2005 (Thursday) |
5.2.2005 (Saturday) |
Scrutiny of nominations |
18.1.2005 (Tuesday) |
28.1.2005 (Friday) |
7.2.2005 (Monday) |
Last Date for withdrawal of candidature |
20.1.2005 (Thursday) |
31.1.2005 (Monday) |
9.2.2005 (Wednesday) |
Counting of Votes |
27.2.2005 (Sunday) |
27.2.2005 (Sunday) |
27.2.2005 (Sunday) |
Status |
Done |
Done |
Done |
Total No. of Assembly Constituencies |
243 |
Assembly Constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes |
39 |
No. of Electors |
5.27 crores |
No. of Polling Booths |
Estimated 50,063 Polling Booths. |
Source: India Election |
Summary of Results
Detailed Result
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 |
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See also
References