2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
{{Short description|Election in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| flag_year = 1996
| type = Legislative
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2010
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|10|12}} – {{End date|df=yes|2015|11|5}}
| next_election = 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2020
| seats_for_election = All 243 seats of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
| majority_seats = 122
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 56.91% ({{increase}}4.18%)
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Lalu Prasad addressing the Media to announce a policy matter in New Delhi on September 12, 2004.jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=04}}
| leader1 = Lalu Prasad Yadav
| party1 = RJD
| alliance1 = MGB
| leader_since1 = 1997
| leaders_seat1 = Did not contest
| last_election1 = 22
| seats1 = 80
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 58
| popular_vote1 = 69,95,509
| percentage1 = 18.4%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 0.44%
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=The Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2007-08 of the State, in New Delhi on February 14, 2007 (Nitish Kumar) (cropped).jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=04}}
| colour2 = 003366
| leader2 = Nitish Kumar
| party2 = JD(U)
| alliance2 = MGB
| leader_since2 = 2005
| leaders_seat2 = MLC
| last_election2 = 115
| seats2 = 71
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 44
| popular_vote2 = 64,16,414
| percentage2 = 16.8%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 5.81%
| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped2).jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=05|oTop=0}}
| leader3 = Sushil Modi
| party3 = BJP
| alliance3 = National Democratic Alliance (India)
| leader_since3 = 2005
| leaders_seat3 = MLC
| last_election3 = 91
| seats3 = 53
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 38
| popular_vote3 = 93,08,015
| percentage3 = 24.4%
| swing3 = {{increase}} 7.94%
| map = {{Switcher|350px|Partywise results by constituency|350px|Alliance wise results by constituency}}
| map2 = {{Switcher|350px|Partywise structure|350px|Alliance wise structure}}
| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = Nitish Kumar
| before_party = JD(U)
| after_election = Nitish Kumar
| after_party = JD(U)
| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Ashok Chaudhary.jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=04}}
| leader4 = Ashok Chaudhary
| party4 = Indian National Congress
| alliance4 = MGB
| home_state4 = Bihar
| last_election4 = 4
| seats4 = 27
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 23
| popular_vote4 = 2,539,638
| percentage4 = 6.7%
| swing4 = {{decrease}} 1.68%
}}
The Legislative Assembly election was held over five phases in Bihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Legislative Assembly of Bihar on 29 November 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/01/amit-shah-sets-mission-185-for-bihar-bjp-in-2015-assembly-polls/|title=Amit Shah sets Mission 185+ for Bihar BJP in 2015 Assembly Polls|access-date=24 January 2015|publisher=Bihar Prabha}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/bihar-assembly-elections-2015-jitan-ram-manjhi-has-become-announcement-minister-says-sushil-modi-267603/|title=Bihar Assembly Elections 2015: Jitan Ram Manjhi has become 'announcement minister', says Sushil Modi|date=February 2015|access-date=1 February 2015|publisher=india.com}}
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 and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)){{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/6-parties-of-janata-parivar-announce-merger-mulayam-singh-yadav-to-be-chief-of-new-party-755202|title=6 Parties of Janata Parivar Announce Merger, Mulayam Singh Yadav to be Chief of New Party|website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Srinand|date=16 April 2015|title=Six parties unite to form Janata Parivar; Mulayam is the new party chief|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/janata-parivar-merger-almost-formalised-to-face-first-acid-test-in-bihar-polls/article1-1337502.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415193232/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/janata-parivar-merger-almost-formalised-to-face-first-acid-test-in-bihar-polls/article1-1337502.aspx|archive-date=2015-04-15|website=hindustantimes.com}} announced their intention to fight the election, with Nitish Kumar as their Chief Ministerial candidate. The Janta Parivar was joined by the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/analysis-janata-parivar-advantage-but-long-battle-ahead/article1-1356401.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609045545/http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/analysis-janata-parivar-advantage-but-long-battle-ahead/article1-1356401.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2015|title=Analysis: Advantage Janata Parivar, but it's a long fight ahead|work=Hindustan Times }} This coalition was restructured as Mahagatabandhan when the Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (Secular), Indian National Lok Dal and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) departed from the Janata Parivar Alliance.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA fought the election alongside the Lok Janshakti Party, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party and Hindustani Awam Morcha.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bihar-assembly-polls/bihar-election-bjp-starts-campaign-wins-over-manjhi-to-its-camp/articleshow/47636279.cms|title=Bihar election: BJP starts campaign, wins over Manjhi to its camp |website=The Times of India|date=12 June 2015 }}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-elections-2015-bjp-needs-to-reach-out-to-mahadalits/articleshow/48490115.cms|title=Bihar elections 2015: BJP needs to reach out to Mahadalits|first=Ravish|last=Tiwari|newspaper=The Economic Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/472622/rise-janata-parivar.html|title=Rise of Janata parivar|date=19 April 2015|website=Deccan Herald}}
Six left parties fought jointly, independently from both of the two main blocs.Catch News. [http://www.catchnews.com/politics-news/voters-dissatisfied-with-nitish-lalu-will-choose-us-not-bjp-says-cpi-ml-chief-1442682779.html Voters dissatisfied with Nitish & Lalu will choose us, not BJP, says CPI(ML) chief]{{cite news | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bihar-assembly-seats-left-parties-contest-communist-party/1/453916.html | title=Left parties to contest all 243 Bihar Assembly seats | work=India Today | date=24 July 2015 | agency=Indo-Asian News Service | access-date=25 July 2015 | location=Patna}}
This election saw the highest voter turnout in Bihar assembly polls since 2000, with a 56.8% voter turnout in this election.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/bihar-sees-highest-turnout-in-15-years/articleshow/49680562.cms|title=Bihar sees highest turnout in 15 years|website=The Times of India|date=6 November 2015 }} The RJD emerged as a single largest party with 80 seats, followed by JD (U) with 71 seats and BJP with 53 seats. In terms of vote share, BJP came first with 24.4%, followed by RJD with 18.4% and JD (U) with 16.8% and Congress got 6.7%.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/bihar-election-results-2015-bjp-fails-to-win-but-tops-vote-share/articleshow/49738949.cms|title=In Bihar, BJP fails to win, but tops vote share |website=The Times of India|date=10 November 2015 }}
Background
{{main|2015 Bihar political crisis}}
=Electoral process changes=
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Election Commission of India announced that around 1,000 Voter-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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/bihar-assembly-polls-in-sept-oct-cec-29296.html|title=Bihar Assembly polls possible in Sept-Oct: CEC Nasim Zaidi|date=17 May 2015|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/bihar-assembly-polls-havent-received-official-proposal-regarding-janata-parivar-merger-says-cec_1598554.html|title=Bihar Assembly polls: Haven't received official proposal regarding Janata Parivar merger, says CEC|date=20 May 2015|website=Zee News}}{{Cite web|date=17 May 2015|title=Bihar assembly polls likely to be held in Sept-Oct: CEC|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-polls-likely-in-sept-oct-low-voter-turnouts-and-bribery-are-major-challenges-cec/article1-1348115.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611184539/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-polls-likely-in-sept-oct-low-voter-turnouts-and-bribery-are-major-challenges-cec/article1-1348115.aspx|archive-date=2015-06-11|website=hindustantimes.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/36-seats-in-bihar-to-have-electronic-voting-machines-with-paper-trail-facility-1204308|title=36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility|website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite web|date=5 August 2015|title=Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/poll-bound-bihar-to-get-36-evms-with-paper-trail-facility/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/ec-special-teams-to-visit-bihar-to-check-electoral-rolls-1002780.html|title=News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18|website=News18}} ECIL manufactured VVPATs will be used in 10 assembly constituencies, while BEL manufactured VVPAT will be used in 26 assembly constituencies.{{Cite web|date=22 September 2015|title=General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015 – Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System (VVPAT)|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025925/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf|archive-date=2015-11-17|website=eci.nic.in}} The election information was webcast for the first time and voters can locate their polling booth on phones via an app.{{Cite web|last=Chauhan|first=Chetan|date=13 August 2015|title=Bihar polls from mid-October, maybe spread over 4–7 phases|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-assembly-elections-likely-from-mid-oct/article1-1379427.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814070855/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-assembly-elections-likely-from-mid-oct/article1-1379427.aspx|archive-date=2015-08-14|website=hindustantimes.com}} About 1.5 crore voters would be informed about the voting dates via SMS.{{cite web|last=Shandilya|first=Manish|date=18 September 2015|title=बिहार चुनाव में पांच सबसे बड़ी चुनौतियां|url=http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2015/09/150917_bihar_five_challenges_to_election_sr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920175716/http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2015/09/150917_bihar_five_challenges_to_election_sr|archive-date=2015-09-20|website=bbc.com|language=hi}}
Election Commission used three new software products – Suvidha, Samadhan and Sugam – to facilitate campaigning, public grievance redressal and vehicle management in Bihar.{{Cite web|last=Verma|first=Sanjeev Kumar|date=4 April 2016|title=Apps for India, from Patna Election Commission uses city firm's software|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160404/jsp/frontpage/story_78165.jsp#.V_lTYOV97IV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608103200/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160404/jsp/frontpage/story_78165.jsp#.V1f0IxFxeCg|archive-date=2016-06-08|website=telegraphindia.com}} Electoral Roll Management Software helped in addition/deletion/upgradation of rolls.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/tech-savvy-ec-behind-smooth-election-in-bihar/articleshow/49694188.cms|title=Tech-savvy Election Commission behind smooth election in Bihar |website=The Times of India|date=7 November 2015 }} 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.{{Cite web|title=Systematic Voters' Education And Electoral Participation - SVEEP|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/SVEEP_document.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405044738/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/SVEEP_document.pdf|archive-date=2014-04-05|website=eci.nic.in}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/vote-and-make-me-proud-muzaffarpur-to-citizens/articleshow/49315141.cms|title=Vote and make me proud: Muzaffarpur to citizens |website=The Times of India|date=11 October 2015 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bihar-polls-record-57-in-first-phase-2134264|title=Bihar polls record 57% in first phase|first=Manan|last=Kumar|date=13 October 2015|website=DNA India}} Bihar would be the first state to have photo electoral rolls, with photographs of candidates on EVMs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/contesting-the-bihar-polls-dummy-candidates-are-no-more-a-worry|title=Contesting the Bihar Polls? Dummy Candidates Beware|first=Aviral|last=Virk|date=10 September 2015|website=TheQuint}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/now-photos-of-candidates-on-evms-to-weed-out-dummies/articleshow/46739479.cms|title=Now, photos of candidates on EVMs to weed out 'dummies' |website=The Times of India|date=30 March 2015 }}
Eleven NRI voters registered in the electoral rolls for the first time in Bihar electoral history. They were contacted by election officials through their family members.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/dil-bihari-eleven-nris-enrol-as-voters-in-state/articleshow/49589052.cms|title=Dil Bihari: Eleven NRIs enrol as voters in state|website=The Times of India|date=2 November 2015 }} It was the first time that NRIs cast their votes semi-electronically from foreign countries.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bihar-assembly-polls/nris-may-cast-e-votes-in-bihar-election/articleshow/47670449.cms|title=NRIs may cast e-votes in Bihar election|website=The Times of India|date=15 June 2015 }} The e-postal ballot system and the existing proxy-voting facility is extended for NRI voters from their place of residence abroad.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/domestic-migrants-may-get-to-vote-during-polls-in-native-places/story-iO7krw1FC5nUSPHJHRqrdN.html|title=Domestic migrants may get to vote during polls in native places|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 September 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27283487|title=Why India's migrants are unable to vote|work=BBC News|date=8 May 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NRIs-can-now-vote-in-Indian-elections-without-coming-here/articleshow/45862058.cms|title=NRIs can now vote in Indian elections without coming here|work=The Times of India|date=13 January 2015 }} But this facility is not available to migrant voters within India.{{Cite web|last=Ghildiyal|first=Subodh|date=9 October 2015|title=Can NaMo push Kamandal chariot into Mandal heartland?|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31809&articlexml=Can-NaMo-push-Kamandal-chariot-into-Mandal-heartland-09102015011028|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205020843/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31809&articlexml=Can-NaMo-push-Kamandal-chariot-into-Mandal-heartland-09102015011028|archive-date=2016-02-05|website=epaperbeta.timesofindia.com}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NRIs-can-vote-not-migrant-labourers-Centre-and-EC/articleshow/46914718.cms|title=NRIs can vote, not migrant labourers: Centre and EC|work=The Times of India|date=14 April 2015 }}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Migrants-cant-vote-in-native-place-Election-Commission-tells-Supreme-Court/articleshow/46901395.cms|title=Migrants can't vote in native place, Election Commission tells Supreme Court|work=The Times of India|date=13 April 2015 }}
A cross will be NOTA symbol to be used in this and subsequent elections.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cross-mark-is-now-NOTA-symbol/articleshow/49030054.cms|title=Cross mark is now NOTA symbol|work=The Times of India|date=20 September 2015 }} 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 the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.{{cite web | title=Now, 'NOTA' has an electoral symbol too | website=dna | date=18 September 2015 | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-nota-has-a-political-symbol-too-2126476 | access-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web | last=Jain | first=Bharti | title='None of the Above' option on EVMS to carry its own symbol from Bihar polls | website=The Times of India | date=18 September 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/None-of-the-Above-option-on-EVMS-to-carry-its-own-symbol-from-Bihar-polls/articleshow/49017516.cms | access-date=18 September 2015}}
On 31 July, the ECI published the final voters' list for the election,{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-commission-publishes-final-voters-list-for-bihar-elections/articleshow/48301271.cms|title=Election Commission publishes final voters list for Bihar elections|newspaper=The Economic Times}} which has an overall population of 10,38,04,637, in accordance with the 2011 Census of India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/election-commission-publishes-final-voters-list-bihar-assembly-polls-2374612.html|title=Election Commission publishes final voters list for Bihar Assembly polls|date=31 July 2015|website=Firstpost}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thequint.com/bihar-elections/2015/09/30/infograph-caste-community-and-gender-bihars-voters-in-numbers|title=Infograph: Caste, Community and Gender, Bihar's Voters in Numbers|author=Sanjit Oberai|work=The Quint|date=October 2015}}
| class="wikitable" |
|+ Final voters list for Bihar Legislative Assembly election 2015 | ||
| 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 |
=Security=
The security used Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) drones, called Netras (eyes) for the election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/paramilitary-forces-to-use-uavs-sniffer-dogs-in-bihar-polls/story-AgNhFApwE4ULnp24asFHvJ.html|title=Bihar polls: UAVs, sniffer dogs in action for strict security|date=6 October 2015|website=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/drones-will-monitor-bihar-polls#.Vf56cEiD1Yw.twitter|title=Drones will monitor Bihar polls|website=www.sunday-guardian.com|access-date=20 September 2015|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220134932/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/drones-will-monitor-bihar-polls#.Vf56cEiD1Yw.twitter|url-status=dead}} The Election Commission of India decided that Bihar Police personnel would not be deployed at any of the 62,779 polling stations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/on-the-eve-of-bihar-polls-maoist-belt-turns-into-war-zone-2464442.html|title=On the eve of Bihar polls, Maoist belt turns into war zone|date=12 October 2015|website=Firstpost}} They would be manned by members of the Central Armed Police Forces.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/election-commissions-neutrality-will-zaidi-fit-in-seshans-shoes/articleshow/49203627.cms|title=Election Commission's neutrality: Will Zaidi fit in Seshan's shoes?|website=The Times of India|date=3 October 2015 }}
=Bihar Legislative Council election=
In July 2015, BJP-led NDA won 13 seats (including 1 independent backed by BJP) out of 24 seats of Bihar Legislative Council election.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/setback-to-nitish-lalu-as-grand-alliance-scores-10/articleshow/48025057.cms|title=Bihar legislative polls: Setback to Nitish, Lalu as 'grand alliance' scores 10 |website=The Times of India|date=11 July 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/jdu-bjp-win-two-seats-each-in-legislative-council-poll-1018443.html|title=BJP-led NDA wins 14 out of 24 seats in Bihar Legislative Council elections|publisher=CNN-IBN}} JDU and RJD combine won 10 seats only, while 1 seat was won by an independent candidate.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/bjp-led-nda-wins-14-out-of-24-seats-in-bihar-legislative-council-elections-deals-a-huge-blow-to-jdu-rjd-alliance-1018543.html|title=News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18|website=News18}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/BJP-wins-seven-of-nine-seats-of-Bihar-Legislative-Council/articleshow/48018209.cms|title=BJP wins seven of nine seats of Bihar Legislative Council|work=The Times of India|date=10 July 2015 }}
=Central government actions=
On 19 August, the central government notified 21 Bihar districts, including the capital Patna, as backward areas and unveiled tax rebates for them.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/in-poll-bound-bihar-patna-20-districts-get-backward-status/articleshow/48549508.cms|title=In poll-bound Bihar, Patna & 20 districts get backward status |website=The Times of India|date=20 August 2015 }} On 25 August, the central government released the religious data of the 2011 census.{{Cite web|last=Tikku|first=Aloke|date=26 August 2015|title=Hindu proportion of India's population less than 80%: Census 2011|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/muslim-population-grows-marginally-faster-census-2011-data-show/article1-1384095.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826124650/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/muslim-population-grows-marginally-faster-census-2011-data-show/article1-1384095.aspx|archive-date=2015-08-26|website=hindustantimes.com}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hindu-population-declined-Muslims-increased-Census-2011/articleshow/48671407.cms|title=Muslim share of population up 0.8%, Hindus' down 0.7% between 2001 and 2011|work=The Times of India|date=26 August 2015 }} Hindus constituted 82.7% (8.6 crore people) in Bihar, while Muslims constituted 16.9% (1.7 crore peoples).
In July 2015, Jitan Ram Manjhi was accorded "Z"-plus security cover by the Union Home Ministry, while Pappu Yadav was accorded "Y" category security by government of India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-pappu-yadav-gets-y-category-security-2109312|title=Now, Pappu Yadav gets 'Y' category security|date=29 July 2015|website=DNA India}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jitan-ram-manjhi-gets-zplus-security/article7444740.ece|title=Jitan Ram Manjhi gets Z-plus security|author=National Bureau|work=The Hindu|date=21 July 2015}}
=Other political developments=
In May 2015, the JDU government increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by six percent to 11 percent for provincial government employees and pensioners.{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-19/news/62368681_1_hiked-da-dearness-allowance-government-employees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017195835/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-19/news/62368681_1_hiked-da-dearness-allowance-government-employees|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2015|title=Nitish Kumar government hikes Dearness Allowance for employees, pensioners|work=timesofindia-economictimes}} In July, Nitish Kumar announced a 50 percent quota for OBC, EBC and SC/STs in all government contracts up to Rs 15 lakh.{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Santosh|date=2 July 2015|title=Nitish kumar's poll bonanza for backward classes; 50% quota in Bihar govt contracts|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/nitish-kumars-poll-bonaza-for-backward-classes-50-quota-in-bihar-govt-contracts/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/bihar-bjp-jdu-set-for-a-war-of-sops-ahead-of-assembly-polls-2323246.html|title=Bihar: BJP, JD(U) set for a war of sops ahead of Assembly polls|date=2 July 2015|website=Firstpost}} 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 {{INRConvert|1.5|l}}.{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Dipak|date=14 July 2015|title=Sops for upper-caste students|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150714/jsp/frontpage/story_31501.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714111509/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150714/jsp/frontpage/story_31501.jsp#.VaTvQhFxeCg|archive-date=2015-07-14|website=telegraphindia.com}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/cm-playing-football-with-nishads-bjp/articleshow/48848962.cms|title=CM playing 'football' with Nishads: BJP |website=The Times of India|date=8 September 2015 }} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/with-eye-on-polls-grants-given-to-609-madrassas/articleshow/48875810.cms|title=With eye on polls, grants given to 609 madrassas |website=The Times of India|date=9 September 2015 }} The Bihar government gave a tax-exempt status to Manjhi – The Mountain Man, a film based on Dashrath Manjhi, a Dalit who carved a path through a 360 ft long, 30 ft wide and 25 ft high hillock in 22 years (1960–1982).{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/tax-rebate-to-manjhi-biopic-raises-eyebrows/articleshow/48547507.cms|title=Tax rebate to Manjhi biopic raises eyebrows |website=The Times of India|date=20 August 2015 }} Opposition parties accused Nitish Kumar government of doing nothing for Manjhi's village Gehlaur.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
In April 2015, Nitish Kumar announced the JDU's decision to include few more castes, including the Teli, in list of Extremely Backward Class, which have 18% reservation in Bihar.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/high-court-nod-to-include-two-castes-on-ebc-list/articleshow/56976741.cms|title=High Court nod to include two castes on extremely backward class list |website=The Times of India|date=5 February 2017 }}{{Cite web|date=13 March 2014|title=In Bihar caste rejig, the backward list grows longer|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-bihar-caste-rejig-the-backward-list-grows-longer/|website=indianexpress.com}}
=Caste and religion data=
The 2011 national census indicated that Scheduled Castes constituted 16% of Bihar's 10.4 crores population.{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LCNhWGd3SjS5P1eAV5nogP/Foreign-diplomats-line-up-for-Bihar-elections.html|title=Foreign diplomats line up for Bihar elections|author=Utpal Bhaskar|work=livemint.com|date=27 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/nk-singh/how-bihar-elections-could_b_8195114.html|title=How Bihar Elections Could Shape India's Future|work=HuffPost}} The census identified 21 of 23 Dalit sub-castes as Mahadalits.{{Cite web|last=Uttam|first=Kumar|date=12 June 2015|title=Bihar polls: Jitan Ram Manjhi announces alliance with BJP|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-assembly-elections-jitan-ram-manjhi-announces-alliance-with-bjp-says-no-decision-yet-on-seats/article1-1357520.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614003723/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-assembly-elections-jitan-ram-manjhi-announces-alliance-with-bjp-says-no-decision-yet-on-seats/article1-1357520.aspx|archive-date=2015-06-14|website=hindustantimes.com}} The Mahadalit 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).{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/ram-vilas-paswan-jitan-ram-manjhi-battle-for-mahadalit-leadership-making-it-tough-for-bjp-in-bihar-1099046.html|title=News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18|website=News18}} Among Dalits in Bihar, Chamars are the largest 31.3%, followed by Paswans (Dusadh) 30.9% and Musahars 13.9%.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/with-paswans-in-mahadalit-category-no-more-dalits-left-in-state/articleshow/63871946.cms|title=With Paswans in Mahadalit category, no more 'dalits' left in state |website=The Times of India|date=23 April 2018 }} The Paswan caste was initially left out of the Mahadalit category,{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/paswans-too-come-under-category-of-mahadalit-in-bihar/articleshow/63764416.cms|title=Paswans too come under category of 'Mahadalit' in Bihar|website=The Times of India|date=14 April 2018 }} to the consternation of Ram Vilas Paswan.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Non-inclusion-of-Paswans-in-Maha-Dalit-list-angers-Paswan/article16893013.ece|title=Non-inclusion of Paswans in Maha Dalit list angers Paswan|first=Shoumojit|last=Banerjee|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 November 2009|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bihar-cm-includes-paswan-caste-in-mahadalit-category-115021500440_1.html|title=Bihar CM includes Paswan caste in Mahadalit category|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=15 February 2015|via=Business Standard}} Chamars were included later in Mahadalit category. Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) constituted around 1.3% of the Bihari population.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Does-Bihar-know-how-many-tribals-live-in-the-State/article16875233.ece|title=Does Bihar know how many tribals live in the State?|first=Shoumojit|last=Banerjee|newspaper=The Hindu|date=16 August 2009|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/27-lakh-sc-st-families-to-benefit-from-food-law-in-bihar-114121000897_1.html|title=27 lakh SC & ST families to benefit from Food Law in Bihar|agency=Press Trust of India|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=10 December 2014|via=Business Standard}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/2015/09/bihar-assembly-elections-2015-experiments-in-the-caste-lab-of-bihar/|title=Bihar assembly elections 2015: Experiments in the caste lab of Bihar|work=Tehelka|access-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926062446/http://www.tehelka.com/2015/09/bihar-assembly-elections-2015-experiments-in-the-caste-lab-of-bihar/|archive-date=26 September 2015|url-status=dead}} They include the Gond, Santhal and Tharu communities.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Special-package-for-Tharu-tribals-in-Bihar/article16355743.ece|title=Special package for Tharu tribals in Bihar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 January 2009|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{Cite web|last=Sinha|first=R.N.|date=9 October 2014|title=Stage set for tribal all-woman battalion|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141009/jsp/bihar/story_18907903.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130082139/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141009/jsp/bihar/story_18907903.jsp|archive-date=2014-11-30|website=telegraphindia.com}} There are about 130 Extremely Backward Castes (EBCs) in Bihar.{{cite web|title=Bihar state EBC list|url=http://gad.bih.nic.in/Circulars/CN-01-10-09-2015.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006155709/http://gad.bih.nic.in/Circulars/CN-01-10-09-2015.pdf|archive-date=2015-10-06|website=gad.bih.nic.in}}
Schedule
On 9 September, the Election Commission of India announced the dates for Bihar Assembly elections.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Five-phase-Bihar-polls-to-begin-from-October-12/articleshow/48883346.cms?|title=Five-phase Bihar polls to begin from Oct 12, counting on November 8: Election Commission|work=The Times of India|date=9 September 2015 }}
{{wide image|2015 Bihar State assembly polling dates.png|500px|Voting phases}}
| class="wikitable" style="width: 90%;font-size: 90%;" |
| Phase
! Date ! No. of constituencies ! Covering districts |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"
| I | 12 October | 49 | Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Banka, Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nawada, Jamui |
| style="text-align:center"
| II | 16 October | 32 | Kaimur, Rohtas, Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Gaya |
| style="text-align:center"
| III | 28 October | 50 | Saran, Vaishali, Nalanda, Patna, Bhojpur, Buxar |
| style="text-align:center"
| IV | 1 November | 55 | Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Siwan |
| style="text-align:center"
| V | 5 November | 57 | Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Madhepura, Saharsa, Darbhanga |
| style="text-align:center"
| Counting | 8 November | 243 | |
| style="text-align:center"
|colspan="5"| Source: [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN53_09092015.pdf Election Commission of India] |
Parties and alliances
=[[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|Mahagathbandhan]]=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
! colspan="2" | Party !Flag !Symbol !Photo !Leader !Seats contested |
| {{party color cell|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|50px |50px |50px |101 |
| {{party color cell|Janata Dal (United)}}
|50px |50px |50px |101 |
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|50px |50px |50px |42 |
On 7 June, Lalu Prasad Yadav announced the RJD was joining in an alliance with the JDU for the election.{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/lalu-nitish-seal-the-deal-rjd-jdu-join-hands-for-bihar-polls-seat-sharing-talks-on-the-cards-2283878.html|title=Lalu, Nitish seal the deal: RJD, JD(U) form alliance for Bihar polls, seat sharing talks on cards|work=Firstpost|date=8 June 2015}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nitish-kumar-and-lalu-prasad-yadav-alliance-may-be-a-90-seat-worry-for-bjp/articleshow/47637013.cms|title=Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav alliance may be a 90-seat worry for BJP|newspaper=The Economic Times}} On 13 July, he led a march demanding that the central government release its findings of the Socio Economic Caste Census 2011 (SECC) on caste,{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lalu-leads-march-for-caste-census-data/article7418607.ece|title=Lalu leads march for caste census data|first=Amarnath|last=Tewary|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 July 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2015/jul/14/lalus-ultimatum-to-modi-government-on-caste-census-data-783726.html|title=Lalu's Ultimatum to Modi Government on Caste Census Data|website=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/caste-census-data-demand-is-jehad-lalu/article7449349.ece|title=Caste census data demand is 'jehad': Lalu|newspaper=The Hindu|date=22 July 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}} although Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan pitched for a comprehensive classification of caste data of SECC 2011 before its release,{{Cite web|date=29 July 2015|title='Ram Vilas Dalit face wherever you go, Jitan Ram Manjhi can be Mahadalit face'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/ram-vilas-dalit-face-wherever-you-go-manjhi-can-be-mahadalit-face/|website=indianexpress.com}} and also said Lalu, Nitish will be worst impacted from the caste data even if its released.{{Cite web|date=19 July 2015|title=Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar to be hit hardest if caste data released: Paswan|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/lalu-prasad-nitish-kumar-to-be-hit-hardest-if-caste-data-released-paswan/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lalu-prasad-yadav-nitish-kumar-to-be-hit-hardest-if-caste-data-released-ram-vilas-paswan/articleshow/48134227.cms|title=Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar to be hit hardest if caste data released: Ram Vilas Paswan|newspaper=The Economic Times}} BJP Leader Sushil 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/caste-census-data-release-after-error-correction-sushil-115072100870_1.html|title=Caste census data to be release after error correction: Sushil Modi|agency=Press Trust of India|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=21 July 2015|via=Business Standard}}
On 3 August, incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared that he would not stand in the election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nitish-kumar-wont-contest-polls-will-devote-time-for-campaigning-rabri-devi-286192-2015-08-03|title=Won't contest Bihar polls, will devote time for campaigning, says Nitish Kumar|date=August 3, 2015|website=India Today}}{{Cite web|date=3 August 2015|title=Won't contest Bihar elections: Nitish Kumar|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/wont-contest-bihar-elections-nitish-kumar/articleshow/48329857.cms|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806022358/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/wont-contest-bihar-elections-nitish-kumar/articleshow/48329857.cms|archive-date=2015-08-06|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/12/nitish-kumar-bihar-electi_n_7976138.html|title=Nitish Kumar Announces Seat-Sharing Formula For Bihar Elections|date=12 August 2015|website=HuffPost}} NCP pulled out of this alliance later.{{Cite web|date=13 August 2015|title=Bihar elections: NCP pulls out of anti-BJP alliance, may contest alone|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-polls-ncp-pulls-out-of-jdu-rjd-cong-alliance-may-contest-alone/|website=indianexpress.com}} On 23 September, Nitish Kumar announced the list of 242 candidates for the JDU–RJD–INC alliance.{{Cite web|date=23 September 2015|title=Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar releases 'joint list' of 242 candidates, OBCs get lion's share|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/backward-class-candidates-get-lions-share-in-nitish-kumars-list/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Santosh|date=24 September 2015|title=Nitish Kumar yields, Lalu Prasad gets both his sons an Assembly ticket each|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/nitish-kumar-yields-lalu-prasad-gets-both-his-sons-an-assembly-ticket-each/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nitish-led-alliance-releases-list-of-242-candidates-for-bihar-polls/articleshow/49071470.cms|title=Nitish-led alliance releases list of 242 candidates for Bihar polls|website=The Times of India|date=23 September 2015 }} OBCs were most favoured in the alliance ticket distribution plan.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/obcs-most-favoured-in-alliance-plan/articleshow/49081419.cms|title=OBCs most favoured in alliance plan|website=The Times of India|date=23 September 2015 }}{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Santosh|date=7 October 2016|title=In Bihar elections, it is my social combination versus yours|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/in-bihar-elections-it-is-my-social-combination-versus-yours/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-polls-obcs-and-dalits-70-in-nitish-list-upper-castes-42-in-bjp/|title=Bihar elections: OBCs and Dalits 70% in Nitish list, upper castes 42% in BJP|date=24 September 2015|work=The Indian Express}} 10% of tickets were allotted to women candidate by the alliance.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Little-room-for-women-in-Grand-design/articleshow/49081383.cms|title=Little room for women in Nitish's 'Grand' design|work=The Times of India|date=24 September 2015 }} The Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi assigned the task to shortlist Congress candidates for each of the 40 assembly constituencies to former Governor of Kerala and Nagaland Nikhil Kumar.{{cite web|last=Singh|first=Anand|date=11 September 2015|title=Bihar|url=http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/bihar/bihar-polls-rahul-s-close-aide-to-shortlist-candidates/87222.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911072904/http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/bihar/bihar-polls-rahul-s-close-aide-to-shortlist-candidates/87222.html|archive-date=2016-09-11|access-date=10 April 2016|website=thestatesman.com}}
Nitish Kumar was the declared chief ministerial candidate for the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance). Kumar started his Har Ghar Dastak (door-to-door) campaign on 2 July.{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Vandita|date=30 June 2015|title=Har Ghar Dastak: Nitish's Bihar strategy is old fashioned door-to-door campaigning|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/bihar-polls-zero-tech-knock-door-to-door-team-narendra-modis-nitish-strategy/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nitish-sounds-poll-bugle-with-har-ghar-dastak/articleshow/47914995.cms|title=Nitish sounds poll bugle with 'Har Ghar Dastak' |website=The Times of India|date=3 July 2015 }}{{cite news|last1=Sajjad|first1=Mohammad|title=How Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav won Bihar|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/column/how-nitish-kumar-and-lalu-yadav-won-bihar/20151108.htm|access-date=9 November 2015|work=Rediff.com|date=8 November 2015}} Initially there were definite political overtures when both Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar shared stage together in a public {{cite web|last=Srivastava|first=Amitabh|date=13 August 2015|title=They may have 'amicably' come to a seat-sharing agreement, but 15 months of tumultuous relationship later, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav still remain frenemies|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/bihar-assembly-polls-nitish-kumar-lalu-prasad-narendra-modi/1/458341.html|access-date=10 April 2016|website=m.indiatoday.in}} event commemorating former chief minister Satyendra Narain Sinha's birth anniversary that witnessed veiled attacks on each other, the last time {{cite web|last=Srivastava|first=Amitabh|date=10 November 2015|title=Giant slayer|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/giant-slayer/1/521136.html|access-date=10 April 2016|website=m.indiatoday.in}} they did it in public.
Prashant Kishor was a key election strategist for the alliance.{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Santosh|date=15 November 2015|title=Team 178: Faces behind Grand Alliance's victory in Bihar polls|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/team-178-faces-behind-grand-alliances-victory-in-bihar/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/amit-shah-vs-prashant-kishor-who-will-be-the-wizard-of-forthcoming-bihar-polls-2350380.html|title=Amit Shah vs Prashant Kishor: Who will be wizard for forthcoming Bihar elections?|date=20 July 2015|website=Firstpost}} The Janata Dal-United started 400 audio-visual vans called Jan Bhagidari Manch raths{{Clarify|date=November 2015}} for the campaign.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/bjps-hi-tech-chariots-and-jdus-jan-bhagidari-rath-setting-mood-for-a-high-voltage-battle-in-bihar-1022385.html|title=News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18|website=News18}} Kumar is launching 'Bihar Samman Sammelan' in various cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, to connect with the Bihari diaspora.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nitish-bjp-to-woo-bihari-diaspora/articleshow/48323126.cms|title=Nitish, BJP to woo Bihari diaspora |website=The Times of India|date=3 August 2015 }}
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.
=[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]=
File:2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election NDA Seat Sharing.svg
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
! colspan="2" | Party !Flag !Symbol !Photo !Leader !Seats contested |
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|50px |50px |50px |157 |
| {{party color cell|Lok Janshakti Party}}
|50px |50px |50px |42 |
| {{party color cell|Rashtriya Lok Samta Party}}
| |50px |50px |23 |
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used 243 GPS-monitored raths (modified Boleros) and video vans in the election.{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bjp-rath-yatra-bihar-assembly-elections-2015-parivartan-rath-janata-dal-united/1/451396.html|title=BJP to use 160 GPS-monitored raths ahead of Bihar polls|work=India Today}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-set-to-focus-on-ground-zero-to-win-in-bihar-polls-chalks-out-campaign-plan-down-to-block-panchayat-levels/articleshow/48046440.cms|title=BJP set to focus on ground zero to win in Bihar polls; chalks out campaign plan down to block, panchayat levels|first=BHAVNA VIJ|last=AURORA|newspaper=The Economic Times}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-2015-how-is-amit-shah-planning-to-meet-the-challenge/articleshow/48230362.cms|title=Bihar polls 2015: How is Amit Shah planning to meet the challenge?|first=Rohini|last=Singh|newspaper=The Economic Times}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-how-nitish-kumar-is-trying-to-ward-off-a-high-octane-nda-thats-taking-the-state-by-storm/articleshow/49210617.cms|title=Bihar polls: How Nitish Kumar is trying to ward off a high octane NDA that's taking the state by storm|first=Shantanu Nandan|last=Sharma|newspaper=The Economic Times}} The campaign was kick-started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Muzaffarpur on 25 July, where he also inaugurated the permanent campus of IIT Patna in Bihta.{{Cite web|date=25 July 2015|title=Modi inaugurates IIT-Patna campus|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-inaugurates-IIT-Patna-campus/articleshow/48212544.cms|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728043130/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-inaugurates-IIT-Patna-campus/articleshow/48212544.cms|archive-date=2015-07-28|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Roshan|date=14 July 2015|title=Modi sets IIT campus date|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150714/jsp/bihar/story_31384.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714111613/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150714/jsp/bihar/story_31384.jsp#.VaTvgRFxeCg|archive-date=2015-07-14|website=telegraphindia.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/pm-to-inaugurate-bihta-iit-p-campus-on-july-25/articleshow/48060050.cms|title=PM to inaugurate Bihta IIT-P campus on July 25 |website=The Times of India|date=13 July 2015 }}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bjp-set-to-focus-on-ground-zero-to-win-in-bihar-polls-chalks-out-campaign-plan-down-to-block-panchayat-levels/articleshow/48050684.cms|title=BJP set to focus on ground zero to win in Bihar polls; chalks out campaign plan down to block, panchayat levels|website=The Times of India|date=13 July 2015 }} The BJP election exercise also involved three lakh volunteers.{{clarify|date=November 2015}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-bjps-amit-shah-steps-us-technology-usage-to-micromanage-election-campaign/articleshow/48398548.cms|title=Bihar polls: BJP's Amit Shah steps us technology usage to micromanage election campaign|first=Bhavna Vij|last=Aurora|newspaper=The Economic Times}} Modi held his second election rally in Gaya on 9 August{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-gaya-rally-much-at-stake-for-manjhi/articleshow/48370800.cms|title=PM Modi Gaya rally: Much at stake for Manjhi|website=The Times of India|date=6 August 2015 }}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/5000-security-men-for-PMs-Gaya-rally-today/articleshow/48408580.cms|title=5,000 security men for PM's Gaya rally today|work=The Times of India|date=9 August 2015 }} and his third rally in Arrah{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/acche-din-for-bihar-pm-modi-announces-rs-1-25-lakh-crore-package/articleshow/48525600.cms|title='Acche din' for Bihar: PM Modi announces Rs 1.25 lakh crore package|website=The Times of India|date=19 August 2015 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/pm-modi-visits-election-bound-bihar-launches-several-road-projects-10-developments-1208440|title=PM Narendra Modi Announces Rs 1.25 Lakh Crore Package for Bihar: 10 Developments|website=NDTV.com}} and Saharsa on 18 August.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/live-narendra-modi-reaches-patna-for-his-election-rally-in-saharsa-1046979.html|title=News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18|website=News18}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Admn-on-toes-for-PM-visit-to-Saharsa-Ara/articleshow/48505110.cms|title=Admn on toes for PM visit to Saharsa, Ara|work=The Times of India|date=16 August 2015 }} Modi announced a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package{{clarify|date=November 2015}} for Bihar.{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/ErrorPage.html?aspxerrorpath=/newsite/mbErel.aspx|title=Untitled Page|website=pib.gov.in}}{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126142|title=Prime Minister's Package for Bihar – 2015 August 18, 2015|access-date=18 August 2015|archive-date=22 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822011627/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126142|url-status=dead}} He addressed his fourth rally in Bhagalpur on 1 September.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modis-rally-no-4-in-bihar-as-war-of-words-peaks-1212996|title=Modiji, Stop The Chest Thumping, Tweets Nitish Kumar|author=Surabhi Malik|date=1 September 2015|work=NDTV.com}} Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan also campaigned for the BJP.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ajay-devgns-second-rally-in-bihar-cancelled-due-to-an-unruly-crowd/articleshow/49347941.cms|title=Ajay Devgn's second rally in Bihar cancelled due to an unruly crowd |website=The Times of India|date=14 October 2015 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ajay-devgn-requests-better-arrangements-for-events-like-bihar-rally/story-OkkjIJ0IAZezJ5ILuxLuAJ.html|title=Ajay Devgn requests better arrangements for events like Bihar rally|date=15 October 2015|website=Hindustan Times}} Modi addressed several rallies after 25 October in several constituencies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/at-buxar-modi-gives-bjp-campaign-a-brazen-communal-spin-plays-on-the-fears-of-dalits-2483262.html|title=At Buxar, PM Modi gives BJP campaign a brazen communal spin; plays on the fears of Dalits|date=26 October 2015|website=Firstpost}}
In a rally in Buxar on 26 October, Modi vowed to defend reservation of Dalits, STs, OBCs.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-narendra-modi-alleges-grand-alliance-plot-to-take-away-5-sc-st-obc-quotas/articleshow/49537272.cms|title=Grand alliance conspiring to introduce religious quota: PM Narendra Modi|first=Sanjay Kumar|last=Singh|newspaper=The Economic Times}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-narendra-modi-seeking-communal-polarisation-through-quota-remark-congress/articleshow/49543624.cms|title=PM Narendra Modi seeking "communal polarisation" through quota remark: Congress|newspaper=The Economic Times}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/will-never-allow-quota-on-religious-lines-pm-narendra-modi-says/articleshow/49540681.cms|title=Will never allow quota on religious lines, PM Narendra Modi says |website=The Times of India|date=26 October 2015 }} He said of the Mahagathbandhan that it was trying to hatch a conspiracy to carve out a sub-quota on the basis of religion as the Supreme Court of India has said reservation cannot be more than 50%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/bihar/pm-alleges-conspiracy-of-sin-in-bihar-vows-to-protect-quota-1236423|title=PM Alleges 'Conspiracy of Sin' in Bihar, Vows to Protect Quota|website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar2015/modi-alleges-plot-to-take-away-sc-st-obc-quotas/article7805773.ece|title=Modi alleges plot to take away SC, ST, OBC quotas|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 October 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Santosh|date=27 October 2015|title=Nitish and Lalu conspiring to give Dalit, OBC quota to another community: PM Modi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/nitish-and-lalu-conspiring-to-give-dalit-obc-quota-to-another-community-pm-modi/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/765095/mr-prime-minister-please-do-not-peddle-lies-to-pit-the-poor-against-the-poor|title=Mr Prime Minister, please do not peddle lies to pit the poor against the poor|author=Supriya Sharma|work=Scroll.in|date=27 October 2015 }} On 27 October, in Bettiah, he again accused Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav of diluting the share of SC, ST and OBC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/JZHIwZZSqAhCfy4BOpqp9M/Modi-again-alleges-Nitish-Lalu-conspiring-to-take-away-shar.html|title=Modi again alleges Nitish, Lalu conspiring to take away share of dalits, backwards quota|first=Gyan|last=Varma|date=27 October 2015|website=mint}}{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/bihar-polls-pm-modi-attacks-grand-alliance-likens-it-to-3-idiots_1815207.html|title=Bihar polls: PM Modi attacks 'grand alliance', likens it to '3 Idiots'|work=Zee News|date=27 October 2015}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Santosh|date=25 December 2015|title=Bihar polls: BJP puts 'quota conspiracy' theory out in print|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-polls-bjp-puts-quota-conspiracy-theory-out-in-print/|website=indianexpress.com}} Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also agreed with Modi's assertions that the idea of reservations on the basis of religion is fraught with danger.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-grand-alliances-idea-of-reservations-on-the-basis-of-religion-is-fraught-with-danger-says-fm-arun-jaitley/articleshow/49588622.cms|title=Bihar polls: Grand Alliance's idea of reservations on the basis of religion is fraught with danger, says FM Arun Jaitley|first=Rakesh Mohan|last=Chaturvedi|newspaper=The Economic Times}}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/all-those-who-are-involved-in-the-traditional-caste-psyche-will-suffer-a-big-setback-fm-arun-jaitley/articleshow/49590053.cms|title=All those who are involved in the traditional caste psyche will suffer a big setback: FM Arun Jaitley|first=Rakesh Mohan|last=Chaturvedi|newspaper=The Economic Times}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/nitish-lalu-had-together-sought-religion-based-quota-in-2005-says-pm-narendra-modi/articleshow/49618742.cms|title=Nitish, Lalu had together sought religion-based quota in 2005, says PM Narendra Modi |website=The Times of India|date=November 2015 }}{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dalit-muslims-dalit-christians-quota-what-is-it-all-about/articleshow/49651516.cms|title=Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians & quota: What is it all about?|work=timesofindia-economictimes|last1=Tiwari|first1=Ravish}} A video dating from 2005 which was leaked showed Lalu was asking for a quota for Muslims.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/on-video-what-lalu-prasad-nitish-kumar-said-about-quota-for-muslims/|title=On video, what Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar said about quota for Muslims|date=6 November 2015|work=The Indian Express}} On 3 July, BJP announced its seventh morcha, the BJP OBC Morcha, reportedly in regards to the election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjp-creates-obc-morcha-ahead-of-bihar-election-2101564|title=BJP creates OBC morcha ahead of Bihar election|date=4 July 2015|website=DNA India}}{{Cite web|date=4 July 2015|title=With eye on Bihar polls, BJP to set up new OBC front|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/with-eye-on-bihar-polls-bjp-to-set-up-new-obc-front/article1-1365706.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705125052/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/with-eye-on-bihar-polls-bjp-to-set-up-new-obc-front/article1-1365706.aspx|archive-date=2015-07-05|website=hindustantimes.com}}{{Cite web|title=BJP Questions JD(U)'s Source of Funds for Poll Campaign|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/bjp-questions-jdus-source-of-funds-for-poll-campaign/905192|website=www.outlookindia.com}}
On 11 June, Jitan Ram Manjhi announced his party Hindustani Awam Morcha alliance with the NDA for the election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/will-get-rid-of-unholy-nitish-lalu-combine-ex-cm-manjhi-ties-up-with-bjp-for-bihar-polls-2291622.html|title='Will get rid of unholy Nitish-Lalu combine': Ex-CM Manjhi ties up with BJP for Bihar polls|date=12 June 2015|website=Firstpost}}{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Ashok|date=9 July 2015|title=Sons and daughters crowd Bihar poll space|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/sons-and-daughters-crowd-bihar-poll-space/article1-1367450.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712231707/http://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/sons-and-daughters-crowd-bihar-poll-space/article1-1367450.aspx|archive-date=2015-07-12|website=hindustantimes.com}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar2015/bihar-polls-nda-seals-seatsharing-deal/article7651509.ece|title=NDA firms up Bihar action plan|first=Nistula|last=Hebbar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 September 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}} The NDA did not announce any chief ministerial candidate.{{Cite web|url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31816&articlexml=Five-Vote-splitters-of-Bihar-20092015003005|title=Five vote-splitters of Bihar|website=The Times of India|access-date=17 February 2022|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406024141/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31816&articlexml=Five-Vote-splitters-of-Bihar-20092015003005|url-status=dead}} BJP announced the names of 154 candidates in three lists.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/winnability-caste-age-amit-shahs-3-point-formula-for-bihar-polls/|title=Winnability, caste, age: Amit Shah's 3-point formula for Bihar polls|date=22 September 2015|work=The Indian Express}}{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-polls-bjp-declares-11-candidates-in-third-list/|title=Bihar polls: BJP declares 11 candidates in third list|date=20 September 2015|work=The Indian Express}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eye-on-lalus-vote-cache-bjp-fields-22-yadavs/articleshow/49038109.cms|title=Eye on Lalu's vote cache, BJP fields 22 Yadavs |website=The Times of India|date=21 September 2015 }} Caste played a major role in distributing tickets.{{Cite web|last=Bhatt|first=Sheela|date=3 October 2015|title=Bihar polls: Now the race is for getting the caste right for campaigners too|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-elections-now-the-race-is-for-getting-the-caste-right-for-campaigners-too/|website=indianexpress.com}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-27/news/66929587_1_yadavs-lalu-district-court|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004132913/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-27/news/66929587_1_yadavs-lalu-district-court|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 October 2015|title=Yadav vs Yadav: How BJP is attempting to break Lalu's traditional vote bank|work=timesofindia-economictimes}} BJP also accommodated five candidates of the Hindustani Awam Morcha.{{Cite web|last1=Matthew|first1=Mammen|last2=Dubey|first2=Binod|date=19 September 2015|title=Bihar polls: BJP releases second list of 99 candidates|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-polls-bjp-releases-second-list-of-99-candidates/article1-1391743.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920184931/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-polls-bjp-releases-second-list-of-99-candidates/article1-1391743.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-20|website=hindustantimes.com}} Later, the BJP gave the Imamganj seat to HAM for Majhi is contesting and BJP reduced its seat tally to 159.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Paswan-Prasad-get-fresh-security-layer-for-Bihar-campaign/articleshow/49098257.cms|title=Paswan, Prasad get fresh security layer for Bihar campaign|work=The Times of India|date=25 September 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/09/20/two-mahadalit-leaders-to-_n_8168154.html|title=Two Mahadalit Heavyweights To Face Off In Maoist-hit Imamganj|work=HuffPost|date=21 September 2015 }} On 1 October, the BJP released its manifesto.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bihar-polls-BJP-releases-vision-document-promises-much-awaited-development/articleshow/49180463.cms|title=Bihar polls: BJP releases vision document, promises 'much-awaited' development|work=The Times of India|date=October 2015 }}
=Socialist Secular Morcha=
On 19 September, the leaders of six parties – Samajwadi Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Jan Adhikar Party, Samras Samaj Party, National People's Party and Samajwadi 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.
{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/samajwadi-party-teams-up-with-pappu-yadav-ncp-3-others-to-form-third-front/articleshow/49028112.cms|title=Samajwadi Party teams up with Pappu Yadav, NCP, 3 others to form third front|work=timesofindia-economictimes}} On 15 October, NCP leader Tariq Anwar announced that his party had decided to leave the third front.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/mulayam-front-suffers-big-blow-ncp-to-go-it-alone/articleshow/49392765.cms|title=Mulayam front suffers big blow, NCP to go it alone|website=The Times of India|date=16 October 2015 }}{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-ncp-quits-third-front-cites-mulayam-singhs-pro-bjp-statement/articleshow/49386359.cms|title=Bihar polls: NCP quits Third Front, cites Mulayam Singh's 'pro-BJP statement'|newspaper=The Economic Times}}
=Left Front=
On 24 July, the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, the All India Forward Bloc, the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) and the Revolutionary Socialist Party decided to run in all constituencies on a join ticket citing its call for an alternative platform. 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.{{cite web|title=Bihar 2015|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/|website=Election Commission of India|language=en}} CPI released its first list of 81 candidates on 16 September 2015.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/OBCs-EBCs-dalits-dominate-CPI-list-of-81-candidates/articleshow/48992150.cms|title=OBCs, EBCs, Dalits dominate CPI list of 81 candidates|work=The Times of India|date=16 September 2015 }}
=Others=
==Muslim parties==
At least six Muslim parties contested the election.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/3-muslim-parties-enter-bihar-3-others-vow-to-thwart-them/|title=3 Muslim parties enter Bihar, 3 others vow to thwart them|date=1 October 2015|work=The Indian Express}} AIMIM contested six seats.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/bihar/mim-in-serious-fight-in-bihar-says-asaduddin-owaisi-1230826|title=MIM in Serious Fight in Bihar, Says Party Chief Asaduddin Owaisi|website=NDTV.com}}
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi addressed a rally in Kishanganj on 16 August.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aimim-need-to-work-to-remove-muslim-only-party-image-asaduddin-owaisi/articleshow/48487331.cms|title=AIMIM need to work to remove Muslim only party image: Asaduddin Owaisi|newspaper=The Economic Times}}{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/750524/can-owaisi-break-new-ground-in-bihar-and-reverse-the-past-trend-of-the-hindi-belt|title=Can Owaisi break new ground in Bihar and reverse the past trend of the Hindi belt?|first=Dhirendra K.|last=Jha|website=Scroll.in|date=24 August 2015 }} Owaisi accused Nitish and Lalu of keeping the Seemanchal region (consisting of 24 seats) as a backward region.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/asaduddin-owaisis-kishanganj-rally-makes-jdu-rjd-and-congress-nervous/|title=Asaduddin Owaisi's Kishanganj rally makes JD(U), RJD and Congress nervous|date=17 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-elections-owaisi-wants-special-package-for-seemanchal/article1-1380838.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817020526/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-elections-owaisi-wants-special-package-for-seemanchal/article1-1380838.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 August 2015|title=Bihar elections: Owaisi wants special package for Seemanchal|date=16 August 2015}}{{Cite web|date=16 August 2015|title=Nitish, Lalu responsible for 'backward' Seemanchal: Owaisi|url=http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/08/16/article686536.ece/Nitish-Lalu-responsible-for-backward-Seemanchal-Owaisi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817142659/http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/08/16/article686536.ece/Nitish-Lalu-responsible-for-backward-Seemanchal-Owaisi|archive-date=2015-08-17|website=abplive.in}} AIMIM is contesting on 6 assembly seats in Seemanchal region where Muslim voters play a major role.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/MIM-in-fray-to-win-in-Bihar/articleshow/49315827.cms|title=MIM in fray to win in Bihar|work=The Times of India|date=12 October 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyo.in/politics/bihar-polls-bjp-nitish-kumar-lalu-fodder-scam-manjhi-owaisi-seemanchal-muslim-dalit-vote-bank/story/1/6288.html|title=Bihar polls ground report: Smiling Modi, grim Nitish|work=dailyo.in}}{{cite web|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/national/mim-in-serious-fight-in-bihar-asaduddin-owaisi/198697.html|title=MIM in serious fight in Bihar: Asaduddin Owaisi|date=12 October 2015}} He addressed a public rally in Kishanganj on 4 October in the Sontha village, which is part of the Kochadhaman Assembly constituency.{{Cite web|date=4 October 2015|title=Akbaruddin Owaisi calls PM Modi 'Shaitan' and 'Zaalim'; blames him for 2002 Gujarat riots|url=http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/10/04/article731247.ece/Akbaruddin-Owaisi-calls-PM-Modi-Shaitan-and-Zaalim-blames-him-for-2002-Gujarat-riots|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006000217/http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/10/04/article731247.ece/Akbaruddin-Owaisi-calls-PM-Modi-Shaitan-and-Zaalim-blames-him-for-2002-Gujarat-riots|archive-date=2015-10-06|website=abplive.in}}{{cite web|url=http://hindi.news24online.com/akbaruddin-owaisi-use-offensive-language-against-the-pm-18/|title=अकबरुद्दीन ने किया पीएम मोदी के खिलाफ आपत्तिजनक भाषा का प्रयोग|language=hi|access-date=4 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085919/http://hindi.news24online.com/akbaruddin-owaisi-use-offensive-language-against-the-pm-18/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-a-tyrant-and-a-devil-says-akbaruddin-owaisi-266296-2015-10-04|title=Modi a tyrant and a devil says Akbaruddin Owaisi|last1=Indo-Asian News Service|date=October 4, 2015|website=India Today}} He held further rallies at many places in Kishanganj and Purnia.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/as-asaduddin-owaisi-campaigns-across-seemanchal-muslims-ask-will-he-unite-or-divide-votes/|title=As Asaduddin Owaisi campaigns across Seemanchal, Muslims ask: Will he unite or divide votes?|date=28 October 2015|work=The Indian Express}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/owaisi-ripples-in-6-border-seats/articleshow/49392004.cms|title=Owaisi ripples in 6 border seats |website=The Times of India|date=16 October 2015 }}
On 5 October, AIMIM released its first list of its six candidates for the election.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/bihar/aimim-names-6-candidates-for-bihar-elections-1226253|title=AIMIM Names 6 Candidates for Bihar Elections|date=5 October 2015|work=NDTV.com}}
==Bahujan Samaj Party==
In June 2015, the Bahujan Samaj Party said it would contest all 243 seats.{{cite news | agency=Press Trust of India | title=Will contest the Bihar assembly elections with full preparation and strength, says Mayawati | newspaper=The Hindu | date=16 June 2015 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/will-contest-the-bihar-assembly-elections-with-full-preparation-and-strength-says-mayawati/article7322120.ece | access-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web | last=Thakur | first=Meenal | title=Bihar polls: After SP, BSP to contest all seats independently | website=livemint.com/ | date=11 September 2015 | url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/9ZGuAVFr6RsPbl1q0t5V9J/Bihar-polls-After-SP-BSP-to-contest-all-seats-independentl.html | access-date=18 September 2015}} 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.{{cite news | author=ANI | title=BSP releases first candidates list for Bihar polls | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=13 July 2015 | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/bsp-releases-first-candidates-list-for-bihar-polls-115071300217_1.html | access-date=1 August 2015}} National party leader Mayawati planned to campaign for its candidates.{{cite web | author=NewsWire | title=BSP names 49 candidates for Bihar polls | website=CanIndia News | date=12 July 2015 | url=http://www.canindia.com/2015/07/bsp-names-49-candidates-for-bihar-polls/ | access-date=1 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200352/http://www.canindia.com/2015/07/bsp-names-49-candidates-for-bihar-polls/ | archive-date=23 September 2015 | url-status=dead }} BSP's first list has 11 Other Backward Class (OBCs) and 11 Muslims, while they also field Dalits and OBCs from non-reserved seats.{{cite web | first=Pankaj |last=Shah | title=Maya set to play dalit trump card in Bihar polls | website=The Times of India | date=26 July 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Maya-set-to-play-dalit-trump-card-in-Bihar-polls/articleshow/48220428.cms | access-date=10 August 2015}} On 6 September, Mayawati said of the central government that it was being "remote-controlled" by the "communal and fascist" organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).{{cite web | agency=Press Trust of India | title=Modi government being 'remote-controlled' by RSS, Mayawati says | website=The Times of India | date=6 September 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-government-being-remote-controlled-by-RSS-Mayawati-says/articleshow/48845264.cms | access-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web | title=Modi govt being 'remote-controlled' by RSS: Mayawati | website=tribuneindia.com/news/nation/modi-govt-being-remote-controlled-by-rss-mayawati/129474.html | date=18 September 2015 | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/modi-govt-being-remote-controlled-by-rss-mayawati/129474.html | access-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web | title=Modi government being remote-controlled by RSS: Mayawati : India, News | website=India Today | date=6 September 2015 | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/modi-government-being-remote-controlled-by-rss-mayawati/1/466851.html | access-date=18 September 2015}}
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.{{cite web | author=TNN | title=Team BSP marches to Bihar | website=The Times of India | date=7 September 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Team-BSP-marches-to-Bihar/articleshow/48849497.cms | access-date=18 September 2015}} 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 affiliated Sangh 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.{{cite web | first=Ashish |last=Tripathi | title=Mayawati accuses Modi govt of releasing religion-based census to woo voters in Bihar | website=The Times of India | date=9 September 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mayawati-accuses-Modi-govt-of-releasing-religion-based-census-to-woo-voters-in-Bihar/articleshow/48890614.cms | access-date=18 September 2015}} 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.{{cite news | agency=Press Trust of India | title=Mayawati seeks more security for Bihar polls | website=The Hindu | date=10 September 2015 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar2015/mayawati-seeks-more-security-for-bihar-polls/article7634696.ece | access-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web | title=BSP supremo Mayawati seeks more security forces for Bihar elections | website=timesofindia-economic times | date=9 September 2015 | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-09/news/66363796_1_bihary-olls-bsp-chief-mayawati | access-date=18 September 2015}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Mayawati officially launched the party's campaign on 9 October from Banka.{{cite web | last=Kumar | first=Madhuri | title=BSP likely to cut into dalit votes, spoil NDA show | website=The Times of India | date=18 September 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/BSP-likely-to-cut-into-dalit-votes-spoil-NDA-show/articleshow/49018476.cms | access-date=18 September 2015}} On 13 October, addressing a rally in Rohtas and Kaimur districts, she claimed that the SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and the party leadership had surrendered to the BJP. She claimed that it has fielded candidates after consulting with the BJP.{{cite web | last=Shah | first=Pankaj | title=Mayawati attacks SP, says Mulayam is supporting BJP | website=The Times of India | date=13 October 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Mayawati-attacks-SP-says-Mulayam-is-supporting-BJP/articleshow/49339149.cms | access-date=20 October 2015}}{{cite web | last=Mohan | first=Archis | title=Mayawati, the unlikely ally of Bihar's 'Grand Alliance' | website=Business Standard Opinion | date=20 October 2015 | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/mayawati-the-unlikely-ally-of-bihar-s-grand-alliance-business-standard-opinion-115102000342_1.html | access-date=20 October 2015}} She further called on the NDA to not allow the reservation policy for OBCs and SC/STs to fall under the RSS' influence.{{cite web | title=BSP Chief Mayawati Promises Quota for Upper Caste Poor | website=NDTV.com | date=13 October 2015 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/bihar/bsp-chief-mayawati-promises-quota-for-upper-caste-poor-1231715 | access-date=20 October 2015}}
On 25 October, Mayawati while addressing a rally in Buxar district of Bihar said that Samajwadi Party played in the hands of BJP due to which Nationalist 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.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/ncp-broke-ties-with-sp-in-bihar-because-of-bjp-says-mayawati/articleshow/49528951.cms|title=NCP broke ties with SP in Bihar because of BJP, says Mayawati |website=The Times of India|date=25 October 2015 }}
==Minor==
Expelled RJD MP Pappu Yadav created the Jan Adhikar Party before the election and announced to fight against the Lalu-Nitish alliance.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/purnea-mp-pappu-yadav-forms-new-jan-adhikar-party/articleshow/47607001.cms|title=Purnea MP Pappu Yadav forms new Jan Adhikar Party|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=10 June 2015 }}{{Cite web|date=17 May 2015|title=Expelled RJD MP Pappu Yadav floats new party|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Expelled-RJD-MP-Pappu-Yadav-floats-new-party/articleshow/47319368.cms|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520040231/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Expelled-RJD-MP-Pappu-Yadav-floats-new-party/articleshow/47319368.cms|archive-date=2015-05-20|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}} Yogendra Yadav has announced that Swaraj Abhiyan may extend its support to certain political parties, however it was not clear which one.{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-swaraj-abhiyan-may-support-parties-in-bihar-polls-yogendra-yadav-2091022|title=Swaraj Abhiyan may support parties in Bihar polls: Yogendra Yadav|work=dna}}
On 17 September, Shiv Sena announced that it will contest over 150 seats during the election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/shiv-sena-says-will-contest-over-150-seats-in-bihar-polls-115091700639_1.html|title=Shiv Sena says will contest over 150 seats in Bihar polls|date=17 September 2015|via=Business Standard}}{{cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/shiv-sena-says-contest-over-150-seats-bihar-104546619.html|title=Shiv Sena says will contest over 150 seats in Bihar polls|date=17 September 2015|work=Yahoo News India}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sp-teams-up-with-pappu-ncp-3-others-to-form-third-front-115091900675_1.html|title=SP teams up with Pappu, NCP, 3 others to form third front|agency=Press Trust of India|date=19 September 2015|via=Business Standard}} Former U.K. banker Akshay Verma's Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party contested about 90 seats in the election.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/from-corridors-of-uk-bank-to-colonies-of-fishermen/articleshow/49343184.cms|title=From corridors of UK bank to colonies of fishermen |website=The Times of India|date=13 October 2015 }}
The Aam Aadmi Party and JVM-P decided that they will not contest the election, but will campaign against the NDA.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/JVM-P-to-support-Bihar-alliance-against-BJP/articleshow/47750471.cms|title=JVM-P to support Bihar alliance against BJP|work=The Times of India|date=21 June 2015 }}{{cite web|title=AAP not to contest Bihar assembly election|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/AAP-not-to-contest-Bihar-assembly-election/articleshow/47376330.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=21 May 2015}}
Opinion polls
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! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" width="10px"| Ref ! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" width="180px"| Polling organisation/agency ! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" width="100px"| Sample size | bgcolor={{party color|United Progressive Alliance}} | | bgcolor={{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}} | | style="background:violet;"| |
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| class="wikitable" width="90px"| MGB
! class="wikitable" width="90px"| NDA ! class="wikitable" width="70px"| Other |
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! Apr–May 2015 ! ABP News{{cite web|url=http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/07/24/article661473.ece/ABP-News-Nielsen-opinion-poll-Nitish-Kumar%E2%80%99s-wave-gaining-momentum-in-Bihar|title=ABP News–Nielsen opinion poll: Nitish Kumar's wave gaining momentum in Bihar|work=ABP Live}} | NA | 127 | 111 | 5 |
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! Jun–Jul 2015 ! ABP News – Nielsen | NA | 121 | 118 | 4 |
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! August–September 2015 ! India Today – Cicero | 5,968 | 106 | 125 | 12 |
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! August–September 2015 ! India TV–CVoter poll | 10,638 | 120–128 | 94–106 | 17–21 |
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! 3–7 September 2015 ! ABP News – Nielsen | 4,493 | 122 | 118 | 3 |
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! 12–13 September 2015 ! Zee News Survey | 31,906 | 70–103 | 140–173 | 0 |
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! 23 September 2015 ! Times Now – CVoter | 7,786 | 112 | 117 | 14 |
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! October 2015 ! Leadtech – infoelections.com | 11,566 | 73 | 168 | |
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! 8 October 2015 ! CNN-IBN–Axis Poll | 27500 | 137 | 95 | 11 |
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! 7 October 2015 ! ABP News | NA | 112 | 128 | 3 |
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! October 2015 ! India Today – Cicero poll | NA | 122 | 111 | 10 |
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! October 2015 | 7,000 | 115–119 | 120–124 | 2–4 |
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! October 2015 ! India TV– Cvoter | 9,916 | 108–124 | 111–127 | 4–12 |
Election
The electoral process cost about {{INRConvert|300|c}} to the Bihar government exchequer.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Bihar-polls-cost-state-exchequer-Rs-300-crore/articleshow/49694866.cms|title=Bihar polls cost state exchequer Rs 300 crore|work=The Times of India|date=7 November 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/987033/indias-greatest-feat/|title=India's greatest feat|date=7 November 2015|work=The Express Tribune}}{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Bihar-elections-Countdown-ends-counting-all-set-to-begin/articleshow/49704924.cms|title=Bihar elections: Countdown ends, counting all set to begin|work=The Times of India}}
The electorate in Chandila village of Maker block in Saran district's Amnour Assembly constituency boycotted the election and no votes were cast in protest against the government's failure to bring electricity to their village.{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-no-electrification-no-vote-at-sarans-chandila-village/articleshow/49566945.cms|title=Bihar polls: 'No electrification, no vote' at Saran's Chandila village|work=The Economic Times|date=28 October 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bihar-elections-villagers-boycott-polls-want-bijli-first-in-chandila/1/509871.html|title=Bihar election: Villagers boycott polls, want bijli first in Chandila|work=India Today}}
Exit polls
The Axis APM polls was not finally aired by its commissioning news channel, CNN–IBN.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-elections-tv-channel-drops-exit-poll-that-predicted-alliance-sweep|title=Bihar polls: TV channel drops exit poll that predicted Alliance sweep|date=5 November 2015|work=The Indian Express}}
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| class="wikitable" rowspan="2" width="180px"| Polling organisation/agency
! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" width="5px"| Ref ! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" width="100px"| Sample size | bgcolor={{party color|United Progressive Alliance}} | | bgcolor={{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}} | | style="background:violet;"| |
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| class="wikitable" width="90px"| MGB
! class="wikitable" width="90px"| NDA ! class="wikitable" width="70px"| Other |
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| ABP News – Nielsen | {{n/a}} | 130 | 108 | 5 |
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| CNN–IBN – Axis | {{n/a}} | 176 | 64 | 3 |
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| India Today – Cicero | {{n/a}} | 111–123 | 113–127 | 4–8 |
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| NDTV – Hansa | 76,000 | 110 | 125 | 8 |
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| 35,000+ | 112–132 | 101–121 | 6–14 |
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| News 24 – Today's Chanakya | {{n/a}} | 83 | 155 | 5 |
Results
The result was announced on 8 November.{{cite web|url=http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/election-results/bihar-election-resuls/6699-bihar-assembly-election-result-2015-live.html|title=Bihar Bihar Election Results 2015|work=infoelections.com}} The counting of EVMs of 14 assembly constituencies of Patna district was done in AN College Patna.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/state-admin-gears-up-for-counting/articleshow/49649215.cms|title=Bihar administration gears up for counting |website=The Times of India|date=4 November 2015 }}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/EVMs-in-strongrooms-CISF-jawans-on-guard/articleshow/49586792.cms|title=EVMs in strongrooms, CISF jawans on guard|work=The Times of India|date=29 October 2015 }} The NOTA option had nine lakhs, or 2.5%, of popular votes and was the highest it had achieved in Bihar elections.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/bihar-elections-bihar-election-2015-bihar-election-results-bihar-election-results-2015-bjp-nda/articleshow/49717555.cms|title=Nota polled highest in Bihar till date|website=The Times of India|date=9 November 2015 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/four-parties-that-did-worse-than-nota-this-bihar-election/story-aqw0UtThwPTFLlNZ0WB7cL.html|title=Four parties that did worse than Nota this Bihar election|date=8 November 2015|website=Hindustan Times}} The number of Yadav MLAs increased to 61 in the Bihar assembly.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Bihar-election-results-2015-1-in-every-4-new-members-a-Yadav/articleshow/49730275.cms|title=Bihar election results 2015: 1 in every 4 new members in Assembly is a Yadav|work=The Times of India|date=10 November 2015 |access-date=10 April 2016}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/bihar-election-bjps-campaign-found-no-resonance-in-villages/articleshow/49742959.cms|title=Bihar election: BJP's campaign found no resonance in villages |website=The Times of India|date=11 November 2015 }}
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.{{cite news|title=Bihar verdict: How RJD, Congress, JDU turned vote share to seats|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bihar-verdict-how-rjd-congress-jdu-turned-vote-share-to-seats/story-dEYmNkluVvWP3M3vEFeliL.html|access-date=16 November 2015}}
=Summary=
| style="width:88%; text-align:center;"
|+ ↓ |
| style="color:white;"
| style="background: #008000;color:white;73.2%;" | 178 | style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}; width:23.8%;" | 58 | style="background:gray; color:white; width:0.02%;" | 7 |
| {{color|#008000|Mahagathbandhan}}
| {{color|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|NDA}} | {{color|black|Others}} |
{{Wide image|2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result Map.svg|600px|Map displaying constituencies won by parties}}
{{election table|title=Summary of results of the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm|title=Partywise Result|work=eciresults.nic.in|access-date=24 November 2015|archive-date=15 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065208/http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Statistical Report on General Lection, [sic] 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2015/Stat_Bihar_AE2015.pdf |website=eci.nic.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319181926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2015/Stat_Bihar_AE2015.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-19 |url-status=dead}} |sortable=yes}}
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
! Colspan=2|Alliance
! Colspan=2|Political party
! Votes
! Vote %
! Change
in vote %
! Vote % in
seats contested
! Seats
contested
! Won
! Net change
in seats
! % of
seats
|-
|rowspan=3 bgcolor=#008000|
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; |Mahagathbandhan
| {{party color cell|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Rashtriya Janata Dal
| 69,95,509
| 18.4
| {{decrease}}0.44
| {{increase}}44.35
| 101
| 80
| {{increase}}58
| 32.92
|-
| {{party color cell|Janata Dal (United)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Janata Dal (United)
| 64,16,414
| 16.8
| {{decrease}}5.81
| {{increase}}40.65
| 101
| 71
| {{decrease}}44
| 29.21
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress
| 25,39,638
| 6.7
| {{decrease}}1.68
| {{increase}}39.49
| 41
| 27
| {{increase}}23
| 11.11
|-style="background:blue; color: white;
|-
|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;background: orange; color: white;"|
|align=center rowspan=4|NDA
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Janata Party
| 93,08,015
| 24.4
| {{increase}}7.94
| {{decrease}}37.48
| 157
| 53
| {{decrease}}38
| 21.81
|-
| {{party color cell|Lok Janshakti Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Lok Janshakti Party
| 18,40,834
| 4.8
| {{decrease}}1.95
| {{increase}}28.79
| 42
| 2
| {{decrease}}1
| 0.82
|-
| {{party color cell|Rashtriya Lok Samata Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
| 9,76,787
| 2.6
| -
| 0.64
| 23
| 2
| {{increase}}2
| 0.82
|-
|bgcolor=#FF0000|
| style="text-align:left;" |Hindustani Awam Morcha
| 8,64,856
| 2.3
| -
| 26.90
| 21
| 1
| {{increase}}1
| 0.41
|-style="background:orange; color: white;
|-
|rowspan=6 bgcolor=#FF0000|
|rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;|Left Front
| {{party color cell|Left Front}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India
| 5,16,699
| 1.36
| {{decrease}}0.29
| {{decrease}}3.43
| 98
| 0
| {{decrease}}1
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |CPI(ML) Liberation
| 5,87,701
| 1.54
| {{decrease}}0.29
| {{decrease}}3.82
| 98
| 3
| {{increase}}3
| 1.23
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| 2,32,149
| 0.61
| {{decrease}}0.21
| {{decrease}}3.32
| 43
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Socialist Unity Centre of India}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
| 11,621
| 0.03
| {{decrease}}0.02
| {{decrease}}0.74
| 10
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|All India Forward Bloc}}
| style="text-align:left;" |All India Forward Bloc
| 6,936
| 0.02
| {{steady}}0.00
| {{decrease}}0.21
| 9
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Revolutionary Socialist Party
| 3,045
| 0.01
| {{steady}}0.00
| {{decrease}}0.64
| 3
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
|rowspan=6|
|rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Socialist
Secular
Morcha
| {{party color cell|Samajwadi Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Samajwadi Party
| 3,85,511
| 1.0
| {{increase}}0.45
| {{increase}}1.83
| 85
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Samajwadi Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)
| 5,14,748
| 1.4
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| 64
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
|-
| {{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Nationalist Congress Party
| 1,85,437
| 0.5
| {{decrease}}1.32
| {{increase}}2.82
| 40
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Samajwadi Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Samras Samaj Party
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| 28
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
|bgcolor=#008000|
| style="text-align:left;" | Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| 23
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
|bgcolor=#DB7093|
| style="text-align:left;" |National People's Party
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| 3
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
|rowspan=7|
|rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| Others
| {{party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Bahujan Samaj Party
| 7,88,024
| 2.1
| {{decrease}}1.11
| {{decrease}}2.21
| 243
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Shiv Sena}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Shiv Sena
| 2,11,131
| 0.6
| {{increase}}0.21
| {{decrease}}1.84
| 150
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Samajwadi Party}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party
| 1,08,851
| 0.3
| {{n/a}}
| 0.91
| 90
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
| 1,03,940
| 0.3
| {{decrease}}0.31
| {{decrease}}2.02
| {{n/a}}
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Garib Janata Dal (Secular)
| 92,279
| 0.2
| {{n/a}}
| 0.66
| {{n/a}}
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
| style="text-align:left;" |All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
| 80,248
| 0.2
| {{n/a}}
| 8.04
| 6
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| style="text-align:left;" |Independents
| 35,80,953
| 9.4
| {{increase}}3.82
| {{decrease}}9.57
| 1150
| 4
| {{decrease}}2
| 1.64
|-
|Colspan=1|
|
| {{party color cell|None of the Above}}
| style="text-align:left;colspan = 4|NOTA
| 9,47,276
| 2.5
| {{n/a}}
| 2.49
| 243
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|- class="unsortable" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan = 3|Total
! 3,76,73,594
! style="text-align:center;" |100.00
! colspan = 1|
!
! style="text-align:center;" |243
!
!
!
!
|-
! colspan="12" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="3" |Valid votes
| 3,76,73,594
| 99.94
| colspan="7" rowspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|-
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="3" |Invalid votes
|23,384
|0.06
|-
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="3" |Votes cast / turnout
|3,76,73,594
|56.91
|-
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="3" |Abstentions
| 2,85,46,215
|43.09
|-
| style="text-align:right;" colspan="3" |Registered voters
| 6,62,43,193
|colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
|}
=Results by district=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:.6em;text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2"|District ! rowspan="2"|Total ! style="background:#008000;"| ! style="background:#FF9933;"| ! style="background:#939393;"| |
| 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 |
= Results by constituency =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Results ! colspan="2" |Assembly constituency ! colspan="4" |Runner up ! rowspan="2" |Margin |
| #
! Name ! Candidate ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! Candidate ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes |
|---|
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| West Champaran District |
| 1
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD| |Ind |66,860 |Irshad Hussain |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |33,280 |33,580 |
| 2
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |82,166 |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |64,178 |17,988 |
| 3
|Vinay Verma |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |57,212 |Renu Devi |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |41,151 |16,061 |
| 4
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |74,476 |Bhishm Sahani | bgcolor=#003366| |66,293 |8,183 |
| 5
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |57,351 |Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |39,778 |17,573 |
| 6
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |66,697 | bgcolor=#003366| |52,362 |14,335 |
| 7
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |61,304 |N. N. Sahi | bgcolor=#003366| |60,840 |464 |
| 8
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |66,786 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |64,466 |2,320 |
| 9
| bgcolor=#003366| |69,870 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |67,035 |2,835 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| East Champaran District |
| 10
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |64,731 |Suresh Kumar | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |61,562 |3,169 |
| 11
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |62,384 |Om Prakash Choudhary | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |54,628 |7,756 |
| 12
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |75,118 |Sant Singh Kushwaha |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |55,136 |19,982 |
| 13
|Rajendra Kumar | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |75,203 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |64,936 |10,267 |
| 14
|Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |74,685 |Brajesh Kumar |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |46,765 |27,920 |
| 15
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |62,902 |Rajendra Prasad Gupta |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |46,955 |15,947 |
| 16
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |50,060 |Razia Khatoon | bgcolor=#003366| |38,572 |11,488 |
| 17
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |65,552 |Krishan Chandra | bgcolor=#003366| |61,622 |3,930 |
| 18
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |61,054 |Shivajee Rai | bgcolor=#003366| |44,832 |16,222 |
| 19
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |79,947 |Binod Kumar Shrivastava | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |61,430 |18,517 |
| 20
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |62,831 |Laxmi Narayan Prasad Yadav | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |58,457 |4,374 |
| 21
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |87,458 |Pawan Kumar Jaiswal |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |68,261 |19,197 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Sheohar District |
| 22
| bgcolor=#003366| |44,576 |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |44,115 |461 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Sitamarhi District |
| 23
|Riga |Amit Kumar Tuna |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |79,217 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,361 |22,856 |
| 24
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |74,763 |Surendra Ram |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |54,597 |20,166 |
| 25
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |66,388 | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |62,371 |4,017 |
| 26
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |52,857 |Amit Kumar |bgcolor=#DDDDDD| |Ind |29,623 |23,234 |
| 27
| bgcolor=#003366| |67,194 |Rekha Kumari |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |50,248 |16,946 |
| 28
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |81,557 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |66,835 |14,722 |
| 29
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |55,699 |Pankaj Kumar Mishra |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |41,589 |14,110 |
| 30
| bgcolor=#003366| |33,785 |Md. Nasir Ahamad |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |28,210 |5,575 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Madhubani District |
| 31
|bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |40,468 |Mohammad Shabbir |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |36,576 |3,892 |
| 32
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |55,978 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |51,244 |4,734 |
| 33
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |71,534 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |60,831 |10,703 |
| 34
| bgcolor=#003366| |61,486 |Binod Kumar Singh |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |41,219 |20,267 |
| 35
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |70,975 |Manoj Kumar Yadav |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |35,650 |35,325 |
| 36
|Samir Kumar Mahaseth | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |76,823 |Ramdeo Mahto |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |69,516 |7,307 |
| 37
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |71,614 |Ramawatar Paswan | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |65,372 |6,242 |
| 38
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |64,320 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |63,486 |834 |
| 39
| bgcolor=#003366| |64,368 |Ram Sundar Yadav |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |50,953 |13,415 |
| 40
|Lakshmeshwar Roy | bgcolor=#003366| |79,971 |Pramod Kumar Priyedarshi |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,138 |23,833 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Supaul District |
| 41
| bgcolor=#003366| |79,600 |Ram Kumar Roy |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |55,649 |23,951 |
| 42
|Yaduvansh Kumar Yadav | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |85,944 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |49,575 |36,369 |
| 43
| bgcolor=#003366| |82,295 |Kishor Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |44,898 |37,397 |
| 44
| bgcolor=#003366| |89,869 |Anant Kumar Bharti |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |37,469 |52,400 |
| 45
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |75,697 |Jahur Alam | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |66,405 |9,292 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Araria District |
| 46
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |90,250 |Janardan Yadav |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |64,299 |25,951 |
| 47
| bgcolor=#003366| |77,717 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |62,787 |14,930 |
| 48
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |85,929 |Krityanand Biswas | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |60,691 |25,238 |
| 49
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |92,667 |Ajay Kumar Jha |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |52,623 |40,044 |
| 50
| bgcolor=#003366| |92,890 |Ranjeet Yadav |bgcolor=#DDDDDD| |Ind |38,910 |53,980 |
| 51
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |76,995 |Shatrughan Prasad Suman | bgcolor=#003366| |68,889 |8,106 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Kishanganj District |
| 52
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |53,533 |Awadh Bihari Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |39,591 |13,942 |
| 53
| bgcolor=#003366| |74,239 |Gopal Kumar Agrawal |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |66,152 |8,087 |
| 54
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |66,522 |Sweety Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |57,913 |8,609 |
| 55
| bgcolor=#003366| |55,929 | bgcolor=#009F3C| | AIMIM |37,086 |18,843 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Purnia District |
| 56
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |100,135 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |48,138 |51,997 |
| 57
|Abdus Subhan | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |67,022 |Vinod Kumar |bgcolor=#DDDDDD| |Ind |28,282 |38,740 |
| 58
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |81,633 |Pradip Kumar Das |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |79,839 |1,794 |
| 59
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |59,053 |Sanjiv Kumar Paswan | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |58,345 |708 |
| 60
| bgcolor=#003366| |50,945 |Prem Prakash Mandal |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |41,273 |9,672 |
| 61
| bgcolor=#003366| |75,400 |Shiv Shankar Thakur |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |45,583 |29,817 |
| 62
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |92,020 |Indu Sinha |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |59,205 |32,815 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Katihar District |
| 63
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |66,048 |Bijay Singh | bgcolor=#003366| |51,154 |14,894 |
| 64
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |56,141 |Chander Bhushan Thakur |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |50,342 |5,799 |
| 65
| bgcolor=#FF0000| | CPI(ML)L |62,513 |Barun Kumar Jha |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |42,094 |20,419 |
| 66
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |47,924 |Israt Parween |Bgcolor=#00B2B2| |NCP |39,823 |8,101 |
| 67
|Manohar Prasad Singh |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |61,704 |Anil Kumar Oraon |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |48,024 |13,680 |
| 68
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |71,175 |Bibhash Chandra Choudhary |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,839 |14,336 |
| 69
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |78,409 |Mahesh Paswan |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |72,983 |5,426 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Madhepura District |
| 70
| bgcolor=#003366| |87,962 |Chandan Singh |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |44,086 |43,876 |
| 71
| bgcolor=#003366| |78,361 |Ravindra Charan Yadav |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |49,108 |29,253 |
| 72
| bgcolor=#003366| |83,073 |Manju Devi |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |32,873 |50,200 |
| 73
|Chandra Shekhar | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |90,974 |Vijay Kumar Bimal |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |53,332 |37,642 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Saharsa District |
| 74
| bgcolor=#003366| |88,789 |Sarita Devi |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |35,026 |53,763 |
| 75
|Arun Kumar | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |102,850 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |63,644 |39,206 |
| 76
| bgcolor=#003366| |78,514 |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |40,708 |37,806 |
| 77
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |56,436 |Chandan Kumar Sah |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |30,301 |26,135 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Darbhanga District |
| 78
| bgcolor=#003366| |50,062 |Dhananjay Kumar Paswan |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |30,212 |19,850 |
| 79
| bgcolor=#003366| |51,403 |Vinod Sahni |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |37,341 |14,062 |
| 80
|Sunil Choudhary | bgcolor=#003366| |69,511 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |43,068 |26,443 |
| 81
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |67,461 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |54,001 |13,460 |
| 82
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |70,557 |Naushad Ahmad |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |36,066 |34,491 |
| 83
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |77,776 |Om Prakash Kheria | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |70,316 |7,460 |
| 84
| bgcolor=#003366| |65,677 |Ramesh Choudhary |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |32,446 |33,231 |
| 85
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |71,547 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |54,558 |16,989 |
| 86
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |68,601 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |60,771 |7,830 |
| 87
|Jale |Jibesh Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |62,059 |Rishi Mishra |bgcolor=#003366| |57,439 |4,620 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Muzaffarpur District |
| 88
|Maheshwar Prasad Yadav | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |67,313 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |63,812 |3,501 |
| 89
|Surendra Kumar | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |66,958 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,133 |10,825 |
| 90
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |80,790 |Ajay Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,850 |23,940 |
| 91
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD| |Ind |67,720 |bgcolor=#003366| |43,590 |24,130 |
| 92
|Lal Babu Ram | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |75,010 |Arjun Ram |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |61,998 |13,012 |
| 93
|Kedar Prasad Gupta |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |73,227 |Manoj Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#003366| |61,657 |11,570 |
| 94
|Suresh Kumar Sharma |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |95,594 |Bijendra Chaudhary |bgcolor=#003366| |65,855 |29,739 |
| 95
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD| |Ind |58,111 |Ajit Kumar |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |48,836 |9,275 |
| 96
|Nand Kumar Rai | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |68,011 |Arun Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |63,102 |4,909 |
| 97
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |80,445 |Shankar Prasad | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |66,906 |13,539 |
| 98
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |70,583 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |59,923 |10,660 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Gopalganj District |
| 99
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,162 |bgcolor=#003366| |42,047 |14,115 |
| 100
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |61,690 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |61,186 |504 |
| 101
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |78,491 | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |73,417 |5,074 |
| 102
|bgcolor=#003366| |72,224 |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |68,662 |3,562 |
| 103
|Anil Kumar |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |74,365 |Indradev Manjhi |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |59,494 |14,871 |
| 104
|bgcolor=#003366| |57,917 |Mahachandra Prasad Singh |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |34,933 |22,984 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Siwan District |
| 105
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |55,156 |Bablu Prasad |bgcolor=#003366| |51,622 |3,534 |
| 106
|bgcolor=#003366| |40,760 |Asha Devi |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |34,669 |6,091 |
| 107
| bgcolor=#FF0000| | CPI(ML)L |49,576 |Ramayan Manjhi |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |39,992 |9,584 |
| 108
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |61,042 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |50,420 |10,622 |
| 109
|bgcolor=#003366| |66,255 |Jitendra Swami |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |53,033 |13,222 |
| 110
|bgcolor=#003366| |65,168 |Bachha Panday |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |50,585 |14,583 |
| 111
|Satyadeo Prasad Singh | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |70,965 |Devesh Kant Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |63,314 |7,651 |
| 112
|Hem Narayan Sah |bgcolor=#003366| |68,459 |Kumar Deo Ranjan Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |48,167 |20,292 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Saran District |
| 113
|Ekma |Manoranjan Singh |bgcolor=#003366| |49,508 |Kameshwar Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |41,382 |8,126 |
| 114
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |29,558 |Keshav Singh |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |20,692 |8,866 |
| 115
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |69,851 |Tarkeshwar Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |53,900 |15,951 |
| 116
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |69,012 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |48,572 |20,440 |
| 117
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |66,714 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |49,996 |16,718 |
| 118
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |71,646 |Randhir Kumar Singh | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |60,267 |11,379 |
| 119
|Muneshwar Chaudhary | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |89,249 |Gyanchand Manjhi |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |49,366 |39,883 |
| 120
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |39,134 |bgcolor=#003366| |33,883 |5,251 |
| 121
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |77,211 |Chhotelal Rai |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |34,876 |42,335 |
| 122
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |86,082 |Vinay Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |49,686 |36,396 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Vaishali District |
| 123
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |86,773 |Jagannath Prasad Rai |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |74,578 |12,195 |
| 124
|Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |80,842 |bgcolor=#003366| |60,549 |20,293 |
| 125
|Raj Kishore Singh |bgcolor=#003366| |79,286 |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |48,225 |31,061 |
| 126
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |66,927 |Ravindra Ray |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |38,772 |28,155 |
| 127
|Shivchandra Ram | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |61,251 |Ram Nath Raman |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |46,096 |15,155 |
| 128
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |91,236 |Satish Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |68,503 |22,733 |
| 129
|bgcolor=#003366| |69,825 |Achuta Nand |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |43,370 |26,455 |
| 130
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |67,548 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |55,087 |12,461 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Samastipur District |
| 131
|bgcolor=#003366| |84,904 |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |47,218 |37,686 |
| 132
|bgcolor=#003366| |92,687 |Chandrashekhar Rai |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |34,114 |58,573 |
| 133
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |82,508 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |51,428 |31,080 |
| 134
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |85,466 |Kumar Anant |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |38,006 |47,460 |
| 135
|Vidya Sagar Singh Nishad |bgcolor=#003366| |59,206 |Suresh Ray |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |40,390 |18,816 |
| 136
|bgcolor=#003366| |81,055 |Ranjeet Nirguni |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |47,011 |34,044 |
| 137
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |47,137 |Rajesh Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#DDDDDD| |Ind |23,706 |23,431 |
| 138
|bgcolor=#003366| |57,882 |bgcolor=#FF0000| | CPI(M) |40,647 |17,235 |
| 139
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |85,506 |Manju Hazari |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |51,145 |34,361 |
| 140
|bgcolor=#003366| |63,094 |Vinod Choudhary |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |33,494 |29,600 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Begusarai District |
| 141
|bgcolor=#003366| |69,795 |Anil Kumar Chaudhary |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |40,059 |29,736 |
| 142
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |73,983 |Arvind Kumar Singh |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |37,052 |36,931 |
| 143
|Birendra Kumar | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |68,975 |Ram Lakhan Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |53,364 |15,611 |
| 144
|Narendra Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#003366| |89,297 |Sarvesh Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |66,609 |22,688 |
| 145
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |78,225 |M.d. Aslam |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |32,751 |45,474 |
| 146
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |83,521 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |66,990 |16,531 |
| 147
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |72,632 |Ramanand Ram |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |32,376 |40,256 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Khagaria District |
| 148
|Chandan Kumar | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |70,519 |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |46,049 |24,470 |
| 149
|bgcolor=#003366| |64,767 |Rajesh Kumar |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |39,202 |25,565 |
| 150
|Panna Lal Singh Patel |bgcolor=#003366| |63,216 |Mithilesh Kumar Nishad |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |49,691 |13,525 |
| 151
|bgcolor=#003366| |76,248 |Ramanuj Choudhary |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |47,324 |28,924 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Bhagalpur District |
| 152
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |68,963 |Kumar Shailendra |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,247 |12,716 |
| 153
|bgcolor=#003366| |57,403 |Anil Kumar Yadav |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |52,234 |5,169 |
| 154
|Ram Vilash Paswan | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |80,058 |Lalan Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |74,914 |5,144 |
| 155
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |64,981 |Niraj Kumar Mandal |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |43,752 |21,229 |
| 156
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |70,514 |Arjit Shashwat Choubey |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |59,856 |10,658 |
| 157
|Subodh Roy |bgcolor=#003366| |63,345 |Himanshu Prasad |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |49,312 |14,033 |
| 158
|bgcolor=#003366| |66,485 |Amar Nath Prasad |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |58,660 |7,825 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Banka District |
| 159
|bgcolor=#003366| |73,707 |Mrinal Shekhar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |61,934 |11,773 |
| 160
|bgcolor=#003366| |68,858 |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |44,704 |24,154 |
| 161
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |52,379 |Zafrul Hoda | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |48,649 |3,730 |
| 162
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |54,760 |Nikki Hembram |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |44,423 |10,337 |
| 163
|bgcolor=#003366| |70,348 |Manoj Yadav |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |54,157 |16,191 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Munger District |
| 164
|bgcolor=#003366| |66,411 |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |54,464 |11,947 |
| 165
|Vijay Kumar 'Vijay' | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |77,216 |Pranav Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |72,851 |4,365 |
| 166
|bgcolor=#003366| |67,273 |Himanshu Kunvar |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |51,797 |15,476 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Lakhisarai District |
| 167
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |82,490 |Prem Ranjan Patel |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |52,460 |30,030 |
| 168
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |75,901 |Ramanand Mandal |bgcolor=#003366| |69,345 |6,556 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Sheikhpura District |
| 169
|Randhir Kumar Soni |bgcolor=#003366| |41,755 |Naresh Saw |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |28,654 |13,101 |
| 170
|Sudarshan Kumar |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |46,406 |Sheo Kumar |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |30,689 |15,717 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Nalanda District |
| 171
|bgcolor=#003366| |58,908 |Chhote Lal Yadav |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |48,464 |10,444 |
| 172
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |76,201 |Mohammad Asghar Shamim |bgcolor=#003366| |73,861 |2,340 |
| 173
|Ravi Jyoti Kumar |bgcolor=#003366| |62,009 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,619 |5,390 |
| 174
|Chandrasen Prasad |bgcolor=#003366| |66,587 |Birendra Gope |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |66,587 |22,602 |
| 175
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |72,347 |Deepika Kumari |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |46,271 |26,076 |
| 176
|bgcolor=#003366| |72,596 |Kaushlendra Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |69,600 |2,996 |
| 177
|Hari Narayan Singh |bgcolor=#003366| |71,933 |Arun Kumar |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |57,638 |14,295 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Patna District |
| 178
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD| |Ind |54,005 |Neeraj Kumar |bgcolor=#003366| |35,657 |18,348 |
| 179
|Barh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |63,989 |Manoj Kumar |bgcolor=#003366| |55,630 |8,359 |
| 180
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |61,496 | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |53,594 |7,902 |
| 181
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |92,671 |Rajeev Ranjan Prasad |bgcolor=#003366| |67,892 |24,779 |
| 182
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |86,759 |Kumar Ashish |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |46,992 |39,767 |
| 183
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |87,792 |Aquil Haider |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |50,517 |37,275 |
| 184
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |88,108 |Santosh Mehta | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |85,316 |2,792 |
| 185
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |77,210 |Satyendra Kumar Singh |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |46,808 |30,402 |
| 186
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |72,192 |Raj Kishor Yadav | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |66,983 |5,209 |
| 187
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |89,773 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |66,945 |22,828 |
| 188
|bgcolor=#003366| |94,094 |Rajeshwar Manjhi |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |48,381 |45,713 |
| 189
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |89,657 |Nutan Paswan |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |50,471 |39,186 |
| 190
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |65,932 |Ram Janm Sharma |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |41,479 |24,453 |
| 191
|Siddharth |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |94,088 |Anil Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |49,777 |44,311 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Bhojpur District |
| 192
|Arun Kumar | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |74,306 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |48,879 |25,427 |
| 193
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |65,001 |Asha Devi |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |51,693 |13,308 |
| 194
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |70,004 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |69,338 |666 |
| 195
|Prabhunath Prasad |bgcolor=#003366| |52,276 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |37,572 |14,704 |
| 196
|bgcolor=#FF0000| | CPI(ML)L |44,050 |Gita Pandey |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |43,778 |272 |
| 197
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |49,020 |Rakesh Raushan |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |38,825 |10,195 |
| 198
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |69,315 |Visheshwar Ojha |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |54,745 |14,570 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Buxar District |
| 199
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |94,079 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |63,303 |30,776 |
| 200
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |66,527 |Pradeep Dubey |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,346 |10,181 |
| 201
|bgcolor=#003366| |81,081 |Ram Bihari Singh |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |50,742 |30,339 |
| 202
|bgcolor=#003366| |84,184 |Bishawnath Ram |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |51,396 |32,788 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Kaimur District |
| 203
|Ashok Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |57,501 | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |49,490 |8,011 |
| 204
|Niranjan Ram |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |60,911 |Sanjay Kumar |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |53,330 |7,581 |
| 205
| Bhabua |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |50,768 |Pramod Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#003366| |43,024 |7,744 |
| 206
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |58,913 |Mohammad Zama Khan |bgcolor=#22409A| |BSP |58,242 |671 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Rohtas District |
| 207
|bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |68,148 |Mangal Ram |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |58,367 |9,781 |
| 208
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |82,766 |Jawahar Prasad |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |63,154 |19,612 |
| 209
|Bashisht Singh |bgcolor=#003366| |57,018 |Birendra Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |44,111 |12,907 |
| 210
|bgcolor=#003366| |64,699 |Rajendra Prasad Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |62,008 |2,691 |
| 211
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |72,780 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |49,782 |22,998 |
| 212
|Mohammad Iliyas Hussain | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |49,402 |Jitendra Kumar |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |45,504 |3,898 |
| 213
|Sanjay Kumar Singh | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |59,720 |Rajeshwar Raj |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |47,601 |12,119 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Arwal District |
| 214
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |55,295 |Chitranjan Kumar |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |37,485 |17,810 |
| 215
|bgcolor=#003366| |43,676 |Ashok Kumar Verma |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |29,557 |14,119 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Jehanabad District |
| 216
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |76,458 |Praveen Kumar |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |46,137 |30,321 |
| 217
|bgcolor=#003366| |67,248 |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |45,623 |21,625 |
| 218
|Subedar Das | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |66,631 |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |39,854 |26,777 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Aurangabad District |
| 219
|Goh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |53,615 |Ranvijay Kumar |bgcolor=#003366| |45,943 |7,672 |
| 220
|Obra | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |56,042 |Chandra Bhushan Verma |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |44,646 |11,396 |
| 221
|bgcolor=#003366| |42,035 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |36,774 |5,261 |
| 222
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |51,303 |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |41,205 |10,098 |
| 223
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |63,637 |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |45,239 |18,398 |
| 224
|Ashok Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#003366| |62,897 |Pramod Kumar Singh |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |53,372 |9,525 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Gaya District |
| 225
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |56,480 |Ramchandra Prasad Singh |bgcolor=#003366| |49,965 |6,515 |
| 226
|bgcolor=#003366| |44,579 |Mukesh Kumar Yadav |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |39,745 |4,834 |
| 227
|bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |79,389 |bgcolor=#003366| |49,981 |29,408 |
| 228
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |70,909 |Sudha Devi |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |51,783 |19,126 |
| 229
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |82,656 |Shyamdeo Paswan |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |52,183 |30,473 |
| 230
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |66,891 |Priya Ranjan |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |44,102 |22,789 |
| 231
|bgcolor=#003366| |86,975 |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |55,162 |31,813 |
| 232
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |71,067 |Sharim Ali |bgcolor=#FF0000| |HAM |40,726 |30,341 |
| 233
|Atri | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |60,687 |Arvind Kumar Singh |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |46,870 |13,817 |
| 234
|Awadhesh Kumar Singh |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |80,107 |Birendra Singh |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |67,348 |12,759 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Nawada District |
| 235
|Prakash Veer | bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |70,549 |Arjun Ram |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |65,934 |4,615 |
| 236
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |82,493 |bgcolor=#003366| |70,254 |12,239 |
| 237
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |88,235 |Indradeo Prasad |bgcolor=#999966| |RLSP |71,509 |16,726 |
| 238
|bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |43,016 |Fula Devi |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |38,617 |4,399 |
| 239
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |85,912 |Pradip Kumar |bgcolor=#003366| |66,385 |19,527 |
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| Jamui District |
| 240
|Sudhir Kumar |bgcolor=#00BFFF| |INC |59,092 |Subhash Chandra Bosh |Bgcolor=#0,093DD| |LJP |51,102 |7,990 |
| 241
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |66,577 |Ajoy Pratap |bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |58,328 |8,249 |
| 242
|bgcolor=#FF9933| |BJP |65,537 |bgcolor=#003366| |43,451 |22,086 |
| 243
| bgcolor=#008000| |RJD |47,064 |bgcolor=#DDDDDD| |Ind |34,951 |12,113 |
=MLA statistics=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| -
!# |
|---|
| SC
|38 |
| ST
|2 |
| Yadav
|61 |
| Muslim
|24 |
| Rajput
|19 |
| Koeri
|19 |
| Bhumihar
|17 |
| Kurmi
|16 |
| Vaishya
|16 |
| Brahmin
|10 |
| Kayasta
|3 |
| | |
| Total
|243 |
- 1 in every 4 new members in Bihar Assembly is a Yadav{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/bihar-verdict-more-muslim-mlas-fewer-women/|title=Bihar verdict: More Muslim MLAs, fewer women|date=11 November 2015}}
- Elected MLAs caste-wise-2015{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/bihar-election-results-2015-1-in-every-4-new-members-a-yadav/articleshow/49730275.cms|title=Bihar election results 2015: 1 in every 4 new members in Assembly is a Yadav |website=The Times of India|date=10 November 2015 }}{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/|title=Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News|website=The Economic Times}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/bihar-election-results-2015-more-muslim-legislators-this-time-in-assembly/articleshow/49730446.cms|title=Bihar election results 2015: More Muslim legislators this time in assembly |website=The Times of India|date=10 November 2015 }}
- [http://www.prajavani.net/article/ಬಿಹಾರದ-ಶಾಸಕರಲ್ಲಿ-ಯಾದವರು-ಶೇ-25ರಷುı ಬಿಹಾರದ ಶಾಸಕರಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾದವರು ಶೇ 25ರಷುı!]
Government formation
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/nitish-kumar-sworn-in-as-bihar-chief-minister-for-fifth-time-115112000458_1.html|title=Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for fifth time|author=ANI|date=20 November 2015|access-date=10 April 2016}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar2015/bihar-assembly-polls-2015-nitish-kumar-takes-over-as-bihar-chief-minister/article7899627.ece|title=Bihar Assembly polls 2015: Nitish Kumar takes over as Bihar Chief Minister for the third time|author=Amarnath Tewary|work=The Hindu|date=20 November 2015 |access-date=10 April 2016}}
On 26 July 2017, the Grand Alliance broke and a new coalition government between JD(U) and the BJP was formed.{{Cite web|date=26 July 2017|title=BJP Offers Support To Nitish Kumar, To Join Government|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/bjp-offers-support-to-nitish-kumar-to-join-government/ar-AAoS0q8?li=AAggbRN|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904153116/https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/bjp-offers-support-to-nitish-kumar-to-join-government/ar-AAoS0q8?li=AAggbRN|archive-date=2017-09-04|access-date=|website=msn.com}}
Voting analysis
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.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.loksabhaelections.in/bihar Bihar Lok Sabha election 2019 results website]
- [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/AE2015/bihar.html Election Commission of India – Bihar 2015]
- [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2015/Stat_Bihar_AE2015.pdf Detailed results – Election Commission of India, State Elections, 2015 Legislative Assembly of Bihar]
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