Election in India
February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|
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Turnout | 46.50% |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Third party
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|
|
|
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Leader
|
Rabri Devi
|
Nitish Kumar
|
Gopal Narayan Singh
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Party
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RJD
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JD(U)
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BJP
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Alliance
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UPA
|
NDA
|
NDA
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Leader since
|
1997
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2005
|
2003
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Leader's seat
|
Raghopur
|
Did not contest
|
Did not contest
|
Last election
|
115
|
19
|
33
|
Seats won
|
75
|
55
|
37
|
Seat change
|
40
|
36
|
4
|
Popular vote
|
6,140,223
|
3,564,930
|
2,686,290
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Percentage
|
25.07%
|
14.55%
|
10.97%
|
Swing
|
3.27%
|
8.08%
|
3.67%
|
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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|
|
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Leader
|
Ram Vilas Paswan
|
Ramjatan Sinha
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Party
|
LJP
|
INC
|
Alliance
|
|
UPA
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Leader since
|
2000
|
2003
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Leader's seat
|
Did not contest
|
Did not contest
|
Last election
|
New
|
18
|
Seats won
|
29
|
10
|
Seat change
|
New
|
8
|
Popular vote
|
3,091,173
|
1,223,835
|
Percentage
|
12.62%
|
5.00%
|
Swing
|
New
|
6.06%
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District map of Bihar |
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Bihar Assembly elections were held twice in the year 2005. There was a fractured verdict in February 2005 Assembly Election. Since no government could be formed in Bihar, fresh elections were held in October–November the same year.