1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

1995 Bihar legislative assembly election

25 and 28 March 1995
All 324 seats of the Bihar Legislative Assembly 163 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	61.79%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Lalu Prasad Yadav Yashwant Sinha Party JD BJP Leader since 1990 1995 Seats before 122 39 Seats after 167 41 Seat change 45 2   Third party Fourth party   File:Indrajit Gupta.jpg Leader Jagannath Mishra Indrajit Gupta Party INC(I) CPI Leader since 1989 1990 Seats before 71 23 Seats after 29 26 Seat change 42 3
CM before election Lalu Prasad JD Elected CM Lalu Prasad JD

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. 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.

Results

Source: ECI

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	Purnamashi 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 Dwiwedi		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
Madhuban	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	Laloo 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 Kaisher		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	Raghuwar 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	Yaswant 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	Ramchander Chandervanshi		Janata Dal
Chhatarpur	SC	Radha Krishna Kishore		Indian National Congress
Hussainabad	None	Awadesh Kr. Singh		Janata Dal