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Bihar state assembly elections, 2010

Bihar legislative assembly election 2010
India
← October 2005 21 October 2010 (2010-10-21) - 20 November 2010 (2010-11-20) 2015 →

All 243 seats of the legislative assembly
Opinion polls
Turnout 53%(Until 2nd phase)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  Nitish Kumar 1.JPG Sushil Kumar Modi 1.JPG
Leader Nitish Kumar Sushil Kumar Modi Lalu Prasad Yadav
Party JD(U) BJP RJD
Alliance NDA NDA
Leader since 2005 1997 1997
Leader's seat Vidhan Parishad Vidhan Parishad none
Last election 88 55 54
Seats won 112 94 22
Seat change Increase 24 Increase 38 Decrease 32
Percentage 22.61% 16.46% 18.84%
Swing Increase 2.15% Increase 6.81% Decrease 4.61%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Ram Vilas Paswan
Party INC LJP
Leader since 2000
Last election 9 10
Seats won 4 3
Seat change Decrease 6 Decrease 7
Percentage 8.38% 6.75%
Swing Increase 2.29% Decrease 4.35%

Bihar close-up.PNG
District map of Bihar

Chief Ministers before election

Nitish Kumar
JD(U)

Elected Chief Ministers

Nitish Kumar
JD(U)


Nitish Kumar
JD(U)

Nitish Kumar
JD(U)

The Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010 was held in six phases over a period of one month starting from 21 October until 20 November in all 243 constituencies of Bihar, India. The election is conducted to elect the government in Bihar for a five-year term. The votes were scheduled to be counted on 24 November.

The Janata Dal (United) was the largest party in the Bihar legislative assembly after the 2005 election, and ruled along with the Bharatiya Janata Party as part of the National Democratic Alliance. The incumbent chief minister was Nitish Kumar.

This election also followed a surprise defeat by the once ruling Rashtriya Janata Dal in the Indian general election, 2009.

47 seats were voted for. The following constituencies would vote from 7:00 to 17:00:
Harlakhi, Benipatti, Khajauli, Babubarhi, Bisfi, Madhubani, Rajnagar (SC), Jhanjharpur, Phulparas, Laukaha, Nirmali, Pipra, Supaul, Triveniganj (SC), Chhatapur, Narpatganj, Raniganj (SC), Forbesganj, Araria, Jokihat, Sikti, Bahadurganj, Thakurganj, Kishanganj, Kochadhaman, Amour, Baisi, Kasba, Banmankhi (SC), Rupauli, Dhamdaha, Purnia, Katihar, Kadwa, Balrampur, Pranpur, Manihari (ST), Barari, Korha (SC), Alamnagar, Bihariganj, Singheshwar (SC), Madhepura, Sonbarsha (SC), Saharsa

The following constituencies would vote from 7:00 to 15:00:
Simri, Bakhtiarpur, Mahishi

45 seats were voted for. The following constituencies would vote from 7:00 to 17:00:
Sheohar, Riga, Bathnaha (SC), Parihar, Sursand, Bajpatti, Sitamarhi, Runnisaidpur, Belsand, Kusheshwar Asthan (SC), Gaura Bauram, Benipur, Alinagar, Darbhanga Rural, Darbhanga, Hayaghat, Bahadurpur, Keoti, Jale, Gaighat, Aurai, Bochaha (SC), sakra (SC), Kurhani, Muzaffarpur, Kanti, Baruraj, Kalyanpur (SC), Warisnagar, Samastipur, Ujiarpur, Morwa, Sarairanjan, Mohiuddinnagar, Bibhutipur, Rosera (SC), Hasanpur, Narkatia, Pipra, Madhuban, Chiraia, Dhaka


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