1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

1985 Bihar legislative assembly election

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324 seats to the Bihar Legislative Assembly 163 seats needed for a majority
Registered	43,880,751
Turnout	56.27%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Bindeshwari Dubey Lalu Yadav Party INC LKD Seats won 196 46 Popular vote 9,558,562 3,573,173 Percentage 39.30% 14.69%
CM before election Chandrashekhar Singh INC Elected CM Bindeshwari Dubey INC

Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 1985 was held in March 1985 to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and the popular vote and Bindeshwari Dubey became the new Chief Minister of Bihar.^[1]