February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

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February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

← 2000 3, 15 and 23 February 2005 Oct 2005 →
243 Legislative Assembly seats
Turnout	46.50%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Rabri Devi Nitish Kumar Gopal Narayan Singh Party RJD JD(U) BJP Alliance UPA NDA NDA Leader since 1997 2005 2003 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 Percentage 25.07% 14.55% 10.97% Swing 3.27% 8.08% 3.67%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Ram Vilas Paswan Ramjatan Sinha Party LJP INC Alliance UPA Leader since 2000 2003 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%
District map of Bihar
Chief Minister before election Rabri Devi RJD Elected Chief Minister President's rule Nonpartisan

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.