2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Election in India November 2015 July 2020 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election India 1996 Legislative no yes 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election 2010 yes 2015 10 12 – yes 2015 11 5 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election 2020 All 243 seats of the Bihar Legislative Assembly 122 56.91% (4.18%) Tejaswi Yadav 2023.jpg 110 100 120 10 04 Tejashwi Yadav RJD MGB 2015 Raghopur 22 80 58 69,95,509 18.4% 0.44% Nitish Kumar (cropped).JPG 110 100 120 10 04 003366 Nitish Kumar JD(U) MGB 2005 MLC(didn't contested) 115 71 44 64,16,414 16.8% 5.81% The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped2).jpg 110 100 120 05 0 Sushil Kumar Modi BJP National Democratic Alliance (India) 2005 MLC 91 53 38 93,08,015 24.4% 7.94% 350px Partywise results by constituency 350px Alliance wise results by constituency 350px Partywise structure 350px Alliance wise structure Chief Minister Nitish Kumar JD(U) Nitish Kumar JD(U) Ashok Chaudhary.jpg 110 100 120 10 04 Ashok Chaudhary Indian National Congress MGB Bihar 4 27 23 2,539,638 6.7% 1.68% The Legislative Assembly election was held over five phases in the Indian state of Bihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Bihar Legislative Assembly on 29 November 2015.http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/01/amit-shah-sets-mission-185-for-bihar-bjp-in-2015-assembly-polls/ Amit Shah sets Mission 185+ for Bihar BJP in 2015 Assembly Polls 24 January 2015 Bihar Prabhahttp://www.india.com/news/india/bihar-assembly-elections-2015-jitan-ram-manjhi-has-become-announcement-minister-says-sushil-modi-267603/ Bihar Assembly Elections 2015: Jitan Ram Manjhi has become 'announcement minister', says Sushil Modi February 2015 1 February 2015 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))https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/6-parties-of-janata-parivar-announce-merger-mulayam-singh-yadav-to-be-chief-of-new-party-755202 6 Parties of Janata Parivar Announce Merger, Mulayam Singh Yadav to be Chief of New Party NDTV.comJha Srinand 16 April 2015 Six parties unite to form Janata Parivar; Mulayam is the new party chief http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/janata-parivar-merger-almost-formalised-to-face-first-acid-test-in-bihar-polls/article1-1337502.aspx dead 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 2015-04-15 hindustantimes.com announced their intention to fight the election, with Nitish Kumar as their Chief Ministerial candidate. The Janta Parivar was joined by the Muslim League and the Nationalist Congress Party.http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/analysis-janata-parivar-advantage-but-long-battle-ahead/article1-1356401.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20150609045545/http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/analysis-janata-parivar-advantage-but-long-battle-ahead/article1-1356401.aspx dead 9 June 2015 Analysis: Advantage Janata Parivar, but it's a long fight ahead 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bihar-assembly-polls/bihar-election-bjp-starts-campaign-wins-over-manjhi-to-its-camp/articleshow/47636279.cms Bihar election: BJP starts campaign, wins over Manjhi to its camp The Times of India 12 June 2015 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-elections-2015-bjp-needs-to-reach-out-to-mahadalits/articleshow/48490115.cms Bihar elections 2015: BJP needs to reach out to Mahadalits Ravish Tiwari The Economic Timeshttps://www.deccanherald.com/content/472622/rise-janata-parivar.html Rise of Janata parivar 19 April 2015 Deccan Herald Six left parties fought jointly, independently from both of the two main blocs.Catch News. Voters dissatisfied with Nitish & Lalu will choose us, not BJP, says CPI(ML) chiefhttps://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/bihar-polls/story/bihar-assembly-seats-left-parties-contest-communist-party-284515-2015-07-24 Left parties to contest all 243 Bihar Assembly seats India Today 24 July 2015 Indo-Asian News Service 25 July 2015 Patna This election saw the highest voter turnout in Bihar assembly polls since 2000, with a 56.8% voter turnout in this election.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/bihar-sees-highest-turnout-in-15-years/articleshow/49680562.cms Bihar sees highest turnout in 15 years The Times of India 6 November 2015 The Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) of RJD, JD(U), and INC won a decisive majority with 178 seats. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) emerged as the single largest party with 80 seats, followed by JD(U) with 71 seats, and Congress with 27 seats. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a total of 58 seats, of which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 53. In terms of vote share, the BJP secured the highest share with 24.4%, followed by the RJD with 18.4% and the JD(U) with 16.8%. The Congress obtained 6.7%.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/bihar-election-results-2015-bjp-fails-to-win-but-tops-vote-share/articleshow/49738949.cms In Bihar, BJP fails to win, but tops vote share The Times of India 10 November 2015 thumb|right|Bihar Background 2015 Bihar political crisis Electoral process changes thumb|70px|NOTA symbol 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.https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/bihar-assembly-polls-in-sept-oct-cec-29296.html Bihar Assembly polls possible in Sept-Oct: CEC Nasim Zaidi 17 May 2015 www.indiatvnews.comhttps://zeenews.india.com/news/india/bihar-assembly-polls-havent-received-official-proposal-regarding-janata-parivar-merger-says-cec_1598554.html Bihar Assembly polls: Haven't received official proposal regarding Janata Parivar merger, says CEC 20 May 2015 Zee News17 May 2015 Bihar assembly polls likely to be held in Sept-Oct: CEC http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-polls-likely-in-sept-oct-low-voter-turnouts-and-bribery-are-major-challenges-cec/article1-1348115.aspx dead 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 2015-06-11 hindustantimes.comhttps://www.ndtv.com/india-news/36-seats-in-bihar-to-have-electronic-voting-machines-with-paper-trail-facility-1204308 36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility NDTV.com5 August 2015 Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/poll-bound-bihar-to-get-36-evms-with-paper-trail-facility/ indianexpress.comhttp://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/ec-special-teams-to-visit-bihar-to-check-electoral-rolls-1002780.html News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18 News18 12 June 2015 13 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073641/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/ec-special-teams-to-visit-bihar-to-check-electoral-rolls-1002780.html dead ECIL manufactured VVPATs will be used in 10 assembly constituencies, while BEL manufactured VVPAT will be used in 26 assembly constituencies.22 September 2015 General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015 – Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System (VVPAT) http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025925/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf 2015-11-17 eci.nic.in The election information was webcast for the first time and voters can locate their polling booth on phones via an app.Chauhan Chetan 13 August 2015 Bihar polls from mid-October, maybe spread over 4–7 phases http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-assembly-elections-likely-from-mid-oct/article1-1379427.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150814070855/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-assembly-elections-likely-from-mid-oct/article1-1379427.aspx 2015-08-14 hindustantimes.com About 1.5 crore voters would be informed about the voting dates via SMS.Shandilya Manish 18 September 2015 बिहार चुनाव में पांच सबसे बड़ी चुनौतियां http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2015/09/150917_bihar_five_challenges_to_election_sr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150920175716/http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2015/09/150917_bihar_five_challenges_to_election_sr 2015-09-20 bbc.com hi Election Commission used three new software products – Suvidha, Samadhan and Sugam – to facilitate campaigning, public grievance redressal and vehicle management in Bihar.Verma Sanjeev Kumar 4 April 2016 Apps for India, from Patna Election Commission uses city firm's software http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160404/jsp/frontpage/story_78165.jsp#.V_lTYOV97IV dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160608103200/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160404/jsp/frontpage/story_78165.jsp#.V1f0IxFxeCg 2016-06-08 telegraphindia.com Electoral Roll Management Software helped in addition/deletion/upgradation of rolls.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/tech-savvy-ec-behind-smooth-election-in-bihar/articleshow/49694188.cms Tech-savvy Election Commission behind smooth election in Bihar The Times of India 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.Systematic Voters' Education And Electoral Participation - SVEEP http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/SVEEP_document.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140405044738/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/SVEEP_document.pdf 2014-04-05 eci.nic.inhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/vote-and-make-me-proud-muzaffarpur-to-citizens/articleshow/49315141.cms Vote and make me proud: Muzaffarpur to citizens The Times of India 11 October 2015 https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bihar-polls-record-57-in-first-phase-2134264 Bihar polls record 57% in first phase Manan Kumar 13 October 2015 DNA India Bihar would be the first state to have photo electoral rolls, with photographs of candidates on EVMs.https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/contesting-the-bihar-polls-dummy-candidates-are-no-more-a-worry Contesting the Bihar Polls? Dummy Candidates Beware Aviral Virk 10 September 2015 TheQuinthttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/now-photos-of-candidates-on-evms-to-weed-out-dummies/articleshow/46739479.cms Now, photos of candidates on EVMs to weed out 'dummies' The Times of India 30 March 2015 Assembly constituencies of Bihar having VVPAT facility with EVMshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ec-move-to-allay-fears-about-errors-in-evms/articleshow/49199345.cms EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs The Times of India 2 October 2015 Katihar Purnia Kishanganj Saharsa Samastipur Forbesganj Munger Jamui Madhubani Begusarai Khagaria Gopalganj Supaul MadhepuraSasaram Aurangabad BuxarJehanabadNawadaSitamarhiBhabhuaMotihari Bettiah HajipurGaya TownMuzaffarpur Darbhanga Ara Biharsarif Chhapra Siwan Kumhrar Bankipur Digha Bhagalpur Banka 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/dil-bihari-eleven-nris-enrol-as-voters-in-state/articleshow/49589052.cms Dil Bihari: Eleven NRIs enrol as voters in state The Times of India 2 November 2015 It was the first time that NRIs cast their votes semi-electronically from foreign countries.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bihar-assembly-polls/nris-may-cast-e-votes-in-bihar-election/articleshow/47670449.cms NRIs may cast e-votes in Bihar election The Times of India 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.http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/domestic-migrants-may-get-to-vote-during-polls-in-native-places/story-iO7krw1FC5nUSPHJHRqrdN.html Domestic migrants may get to vote during polls in native places Hindustan Times 20 September 2015https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27283487 Why India's migrants are unable to vote BBC News 8 May 2014http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NRIs-can-now-vote-in-Indian-elections-without-coming-here/articleshow/45862058.cms NRIs can now vote in Indian elections without coming here The Times of India 13 January 2015 But this facility is not available to migrant voters within India.Ghildiyal Subodh 9 October 2015 Can NaMo push Kamandal chariot into Mandal heartland? http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31809&articlexml=Can-NaMo-push-Kamandal-chariot-into-Mandal-heartland-09102015011028 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160205020843/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31809&articlexml=Can-NaMo-push-Kamandal-chariot-into-Mandal-heartland-09102015011028 2016-02-05 epaperbeta.timesofindia.comhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NRIs-can-vote-not-migrant-labourers-Centre-and-EC/articleshow/46914718.cms NRIs can vote, not migrant labourers: Centre and EC The Times of India 14 April 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Migrants-cant-vote-in-native-place-Election-Commission-tells-Supreme-Court/articleshow/46901395.cms Migrants can't vote in native place, Election Commission tells Supreme Court The Times of India 13 April 2015 A cross will be NOTA symbol to be used in this and subsequent elections.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cross-mark-is-now-NOTA-symbol/articleshow/49030054.cms Cross mark is now NOTA symbol The Times of India 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.Now, 'NOTA' has an electoral symbol too dna 18 September 2015 http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-nota-has-a-political-symbol-too-2126476 18 September 2015Jain Bharti 'None of the Above' option on EVMS to carry its own symbol from Bihar polls The Times of India 18 September 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/None-of-the-Above-option-on-EVMS-to-carry-its-own-symbol-from-Bihar-polls/articleshow/49017516.cms 18 September 2015 On 31 July, the ECI published the final voters' list for the election,https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/election-commission-publishes-final-voters-list-for-bihar-elections/articleshow/48301271.cms Election Commission publishes final voters list for Bihar elections The Economic Times which has an overall population of 10,38,04,637, in accordance with the 2011 Census of India.https://www.firstpost.com/politics/election-commission-publishes-final-voters-list-bihar-assembly-polls-2374612.html Election Commission publishes final voters list for Bihar Assembly polls 31 July 2015 Firstposthttp://www.thequint.com/bihar-elections/2015/09/30/infograph-caste-community-and-gender-bihars-voters-in-numbers Infograph: Caste, Community and Gender, Bihar's Voters in Numbers Sanjit Oberai The Quint October 2015 + 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.https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/paramilitary-forces-to-use-uavs-sniffer-dogs-in-bihar-polls/story-AgNhFApwE4ULnp24asFHvJ.html Bihar polls: UAVs, sniffer dogs in action for strict security 6 October 2015 Hindustan Timeshttp://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/drones-will-monitor-bihar-polls#.Vf56cEiD1Yw.twitter Drones will monitor Bihar polls www.sunday-guardian.com 20 September 2015 20 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220134932/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/drones-will-monitor-bihar-polls#.Vf56cEiD1Yw.twitter dead The Election Commission of India decided that Bihar Police personnel would not be deployed at any of the 62,779 polling stations.https://www.firstpost.com/india/on-the-eve-of-bihar-polls-maoist-belt-turns-into-war-zone-2464442.html On the eve of Bihar polls, Maoist belt turns into war zone 12 October 2015 Firstpost They would be manned by members of the Central Armed Police Forces.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/election-commissions-neutrality-will-zaidi-fit-in-seshans-shoes/articleshow/49203627.cms Election Commission's neutrality: Will Zaidi fit in Seshan's shoes? The Times of India 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/setback-to-nitish-lalu-as-grand-alliance-scores-10/articleshow/48025057.cms Bihar legislative polls: Setback to Nitish, Lalu as 'grand alliance' scores 10 The Times of India 11 July 2015 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/jdu-bjp-win-two-seats-each-in-legislative-council-poll-1018443.html BJP-led NDA wins 14 out of 24 seats in Bihar Legislative Council elections CNN-IBN 10 July 2015 12 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712184443/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/jdu-bjp-win-two-seats-each-in-legislative-council-poll-1018443.html dead JDU and RJD combine won 10 seats only, while 1 seat was won by an independent candidate.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 News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18 News18 10 July 2015 9 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151009063830/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 deadhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/BJP-wins-seven-of-nine-seats-of-Bihar-Legislative-Council/articleshow/48018209.cms BJP wins seven of nine seats of Bihar Legislative Council The Times of India 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/in-poll-bound-bihar-patna-20-districts-get-backward-status/articleshow/48549508.cms In poll-bound Bihar, Patna & 20 districts get backward status The Times of India 20 August 2015 On 25 August, the central government released the religious data of the 2011 census.Tikku Aloke 26 August 2015 Hindu proportion of India's population less than 80%: Census 2011 http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/muslim-population-grows-marginally-faster-census-2011-data-show/article1-1384095.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150826124650/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/muslim-population-grows-marginally-faster-census-2011-data-show/article1-1384095.aspx 2015-08-26 hindustantimes.comhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hindu-population-declined-Muslims-increased-Census-2011/articleshow/48671407.cms Muslim share of population up 0.8%, Hindus' down 0.7% between 2001 and 2011 The Times of India 26 August 2015 Hindus constituted 82.7% (8.6 crore people) in Bihar, while Muslims constituted 16.9% (1.7 crore peoples).https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Bihar-elections-among-factors-in-religious-data-of-Census-2011-release/article60293421.ece Bihar elections among factors in religious data of Census 2011 release Vijaita Singh The Hindu 25 August 2015 www.thehindu.com 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.https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-pappu-yadav-gets-y-category-security-2109312 Now, Pappu Yadav gets 'Y' category security 29 July 2015 DNA Indiahttps://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jitan-ram-manjhi-gets-zplus-security/article7444740.ece Jitan Ram Manjhi gets Z-plus security National Bureau The Hindu 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.http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-19/news/62368681_1_hiked-da-dearness-allowance-government-employees https://web.archive.org/web/20151017195835/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-05-19/news/62368681_1_hiked-da-dearness-allowance-government-employees dead 17 October 2015 Nitish Kumar government hikes Dearness Allowance for employees, pensioners 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.Singh Santosh 2 July 2015 Nitish kumar's poll bonanza for backward classes; 50% quota in Bihar govt contracts https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/nitish-kumars-poll-bonaza-for-backward-classes-50-quota-in-bihar-govt-contracts/ indianexpress.comhttps://www.firstpost.com/politics/bihar-bjp-jdu-set-for-a-war-of-sops-ahead-of-assembly-polls-2323246.html Bihar: BJP, JD(U) set for a war of sops ahead of Assembly polls 2 July 2015 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 1.5 l.Mishra Dipak 14 July 2015 Sops for upper-caste students http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150714/jsp/frontpage/story_31501.jsp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150714111509/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150714/jsp/frontpage/story_31501.jsp#.VaTvQhFxeCg 2015-07-14 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/cm-playing-football-with-nishads-bjp/articleshow/48848962.cms CM playing 'football' with Nishads: BJP The Times of India 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/with-eye-on-polls-grants-given-to-609-madrassas/articleshow/48875810.cms With eye on polls, grants given to 609 madrassas The Times of India 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).https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/tax-rebate-to-manjhi-biopic-raises-eyebrows/articleshow/48547507.cms Tax rebate to Manjhi biopic raises eyebrows The Times of India 20 August 2015 Opposition parties accused Nitish Kumar government of doing nothing for Manjhi's village Gehlaur.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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/high-court-nod-to-include-two-castes-on-ebc-list/articleshow/56976741.cms High Court nod to include two castes on extremely backward class list The Times of India 5 February 2017 13 March 2014 In Bihar caste rejig, the backward list grows longer https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/in-bihar-caste-rejig-the-backward-list-grows-longer/ indianexpress.com Caste and religion data The 2011 national census indicated that Scheduled Castes constituted 16% of Bihar's 10.4 crores population.http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LCNhWGd3SjS5P1eAV5nogP/Foreign-diplomats-line-up-for-Bihar-elections.html Foreign diplomats line up for Bihar elections Utpal Bhaskar livemint.com 27 August 2015http://www.huffingtonpost.in/nk-singh/how-bihar-elections-could_b_8195114.html How Bihar Elections Could Shape India's Future HuffPost The census identified 21 of 23 Dalit sub-castes as Mahadalits.Uttam Kumar 12 June 2015 Bihar polls: Jitan Ram Manjhi announces alliance with BJP 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 dead 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 2015-06-14 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).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 News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18 News18 16 September 2015 25 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125125707/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 dead Among Dalits in Bihar, Chamars are the largest 31.3%, followed by Paswans (Dusadh) 30.9% and Musahars 13.9%.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/with-paswans-in-mahadalit-category-no-more-dalits-left-in-state/articleshow/63871946.cms With Paswans in Mahadalit category, no more 'dalits' left in state The Times of India 23 April 2018 The Paswan caste was initially left out of the Mahadalit category,https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/paswans-too-come-under-category-of-mahadalit-in-bihar/articleshow/63764416.cms Paswans too come under category of 'Mahadalit' in Bihar The Times of India 14 April 2018 to the consternation of Ram Vilas Paswan.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Non-inclusion-of-Paswans-in-Maha-Dalit-list-angers-Paswan/article16893013.ece Non-inclusion of Paswans in Maha Dalit list angers Paswan Shoumojit Banerjee The Hindu 19 November 2009 www.thehindu.comhttps://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bihar-cm-includes-paswan-caste-in-mahadalit-category-115021500440_1.html Bihar CM includes Paswan caste in Mahadalit category Business Standard India 15 February 2015 Business Standard Chamars were included later in Mahadalit category. Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) constituted around 1.3% of the Bihari population.https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Does-Bihar-know-how-many-tribals-live-in-the-State/article16875233.ece Does Bihar know how many tribals live in the State? Shoumojit Banerjee The Hindu 16 August 2009 www.thehindu.comhttps://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/27-lakh-sc-st-families-to-benefit-from-food-law-in-bihar-114121000897_1.html 27 lakh SC & ST families to benefit from Food Law in Bihar Press Trust of India Business Standard India 10 December 2014 Business Standardhttp://www.tehelka.com/2015/09/bihar-assembly-elections-2015-experiments-in-the-caste-lab-of-bihar/ Bihar assembly elections 2015: Experiments in the caste lab of Bihar Tehelka 25 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926062446/http://www.tehelka.com/2015/09/bihar-assembly-elections-2015-experiments-in-the-caste-lab-of-bihar/ 26 September 2015 dead They include the Gond, Santhal and Tharu communities.https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Special-package-for-Tharu-tribals-in-Bihar/article16355743.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20200510004629/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Special-package-for-Tharu-tribals-in-Bihar/article16355743.ece live 10 May 2020 Special package for Tharu tribals in Bihar The Hindu 21 January 2009 subscription www.thehindu.comSinha R.N. 9 October 2014 Stage set for tribal all-woman battalion http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141009/jsp/bihar/story_18907903.jsp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141130082139/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141009/jsp/bihar/story_18907903.jsp 2014-11-30 telegraphindia.com There are about 130 Extremely Backward Castes (EBCs) in Bihar.Bihar state EBC list http://gad.bih.nic.in/Circulars/CN-01-10-09-2015.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151006155709/http://gad.bih.nic.in/Circulars/CN-01-10-09-2015.pdf 2015-10-06 gad.bih.nic.in Estimated population of castes of Bihar before the caste survey.https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-election-commission-in-a-spot-bihar-has-601-crore-adults-but-more-than-621-crore-voters-2087320 Election Commission in a spot: Bihar has 6.01 crore adults, but more than 6.21 crore voters Iftikhar Gilani 20 May 2015 DNA IndiaKumar Chinmaya Choudhary Abhishek 28 May 2014 How Bihar was won https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/how-bihar-was-won/ indianexpress.comhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/now-lalu-wants-to-do-a-maya-in-bihar/articleshow/4325637.cms Now Lalu wants to do a Maya in Bihar The Times of India 28 March 2009 9 April 2014 The caste factor while casting votes in Indian elections http://www.hindustantimes.com/the-big-story/is-the-die-caste-for-may-16-mandate/article1-1205899.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150214145056/http://www.hindustantimes.com/the-big-story/is-the-die-caste-for-may-16-mandate/article1-1205899.aspx 2015-02-14 hindustantimes.comhttp://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/politics/caste-determines-bihars-electoral-arithmetic/article5840498.ece Caste determines Bihar's electoral arithmetic AM Jigeesh Business Linehttps://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Nitish-gives-lsquoMaha-Dalit-benefits-to-Paswan-community/article16015059.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20180629034849/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/Nitish-gives-lsquoMaha-Dalit-benefits-to-Paswan-community/article16015059.ece live 29 June 2018 Nitish gives 'Maha Dalit' benefits to Paswan community The Hindu 5 April 2010 subscription www.thehindu.comhttps://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-why-did-narendra-modi-suddenly-turn-to-caste-1986079 Why did Narendra Modi suddenly turn to caste? Deepak Gidwani 8 May 2014 DNA Indiahttps://www.livemint.com/Politics/BPkGXB9vL664zVhYiLGpmL/Bihar-poised-to-return-to-politics-of-caste-religion.html Bihar poised to return to politics of caste, religion 5 August 2013 minthttps://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20121112-voters-in-bihar-want-to-change-chief-minister-nitish-kumar-760441-1999-11-30 Upper castes in Bihar unhappy with Nitish Kumar Amitabh Srivastava November 30, 1999 India Today Caste By Reserve Category Population (%) Notes OBC 63% ( BC-II - 27% BC-I - 36%)Yadav – 14.2% Koeri – 4.2% Kurmis – 2.8% Baniya – 2.3% Surjapuri Muslim – 1.8%Other – 1.7(EBCs – 36% Singh Santosh 8 September 2015 Nitish Kumar's gambit: temple fund, 2 EBCs added to SC/ST list https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/nitish-kumars-gambit-temple-fund-2-ebcs-added-to-scst-list/ indianexpress.comhttp://www.telegraphindia.com/1150814/jsp/bihar/story_37176.jsp https://web.archive.org/web/20150925164504/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150814/jsp/bihar/story_37176.jsp dead 25 September 2015 Voice of unity for EBC voters The Telegraphhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/bihar-elections-still-remain-about-slicing-and-dicing-caste-ebcs-are-the-wild-card/ Bihar elections still remain about slicing and dicing caste, EBCs are the wild card 12 September 2015 Times of India Bloghttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-commentary/frenemies-bjps-tie-up-with-jitan-ram-manjhi-could-give-it-edge-in-bihar-polls/ Frenemies: BJP's tie-up with Jitan Ram Manjhi could give it edge in Bihar polls 8 June 2015 Economic Times Bloghttps://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/bihar-voters-in-dilemma-110102800030_1.html Bihar voters in dilemma Saubhadra Chatterji Business Standard India 28 October 2010 Business Standard – includeshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-ties-up-with-obc-leader-upendra-kushwaha-in-bihar/articleshow/30534465.cms BJP ties up with OBC leader Upendra Kushwaha in Bihar The Times of India 17 February 2014 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jitan-Ram-Manjhi-emerges-critical-player-in-poll-bound-Bihar/articleshow/47437850.cms Jitan Ram Manjhi emerges critical player in poll-bound Bihar The Times of India 27 May 2015 http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/bjp-may-bring-in-kushwaha-as-obc-face BJP may bring in Kushwaha as OBC face www.sunday-guardian.com 12 June 2015 25 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125125707/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/bjp-may-bring-in-kushwaha-as-obc-face dead Julaha/Ansari–3.5%Teli – 3.2% ) SC 19%Kumar Devendra 14 July 2014 Can RJD-JD(U) stop BJP's rise in Bihar? http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/7SDAhDRv8Bm6eFl2R1cOHI/Can-RJDJDU-stop-BJPs-rise-in-Bihar.html livemint.comhttp://scroll.in/article/706300/bihars-mahadalits-pick-sides-in-nitish-manjhi-tussle Bihar's Mahadalits pick sides in Nitish-Manjhi tussle Dhirendra K. Jha Scroll.in 13 February 2015 includes Chamar – 5%, Dusadh – 5%, Musahar – 2.8%https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-rallying-behind-jitan-ram-manjhi-musahars-vow-to-unseat-nitish-kumar/articleshow/49283521.cms Bihar polls: Rallying behind Jitan Ram Manjhi, Musahars vow to unseat Nitish Kumar The Economic Times EWS 15% http://scroll.in/article/729395/is-nitish-kumar-working-on-a-new-bihar-poll-strategy-that-excludes-laloo-and-mulayam Is Nitish Kumar working on a new Bihar poll strategy that excludes Laloo and Mulayam? Dhirendra K. Jha Scroll.in 23 May 2015 Shaikh – 3.8% Brahmin – 3.6%Brahmins In India https://www.outlookindia.com/national/brahmins-in-india-news-234783 magazine.outlookindia.com Rajput – 3.4% Bhumihar – 2.8% Pathan – 0.7% Kayasth – 0.6%Syed – 0.2% ST 1.3% https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bihar-brings-all-scheduled-castes-scheduled-tribes-families-under-national-food-security-act-2042563 Bihar brings all Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes' families under National Food Security Act 9 December 2014 DNA Indiahttp://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/nitish-banks-on-caste-calculations-muslims Nitish banks on caste calculations, Muslims www.sunday-guardian.com 18 June 2015 25 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125125707/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/nitish-banks-on-caste-calculations-muslims dead Others 0.4%includes Christians, Sikhs, Jains Schedule On 9 September, the Election Commission of India announced the dates for Bihar Assembly elections.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Five-phase-Bihar-polls-to-begin-from-October-12/articleshow/48883346.cms? Five-phase Bihar polls to begin from Oct 12, counting on November 8: Election Commission The Times of India 9 September 2015 2015 Bihar State assembly polling dates.png 500px Voting phases Phase Date No. of constituencies Covering districts I 12 October 49 Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Banka, Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nawada, Jamui II 16 October 32 Kaimur, Rohtas, Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Gaya III 28 October 50 Saran, Vaishali, Nalanda, Patna, Bhojpur, Buxar IV 1 November 55 Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Siwan V 5 November 57 Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Madhepura, Saharsa, Darbhanga Counting 8 November 243 Source: Election Commission of India Parties and alliances Mahagathbandhan PartyFlagSymbolPhotoLeaderSeats contestedRashtriya Janata DalRashtriya Janata Dal50px50px50pxLalu Prasad Yadav101Janata Dal (United)Janata Dal (United)50px50px50pxNitish Kumar101Indian National CongressIndian National Congress50px50px50pxAshok Chaudhary41 On 7 June, Lalu Prasad Yadav announced the RJD was joining in an alliance with the JDU for the election.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 Lalu, Nitish seal the deal: RJD, JD(U) form alliance for Bihar polls, seat sharing talks on cards Firstpost 8 June 2015https://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 Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav alliance may be a 90-seat worry for BJP 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,https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Lalu-leads-march-for-caste-census-data/article60192445.ece Lalu leads march for caste census data Amarnath Tewary The Hindu 14 July 2015 www.thehindu.comhttps://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2015/jul/14/lalus-ultimatum-to-modi-government-on-caste-census-data-783726.html Lalu's Ultimatum to Modi Government on Caste Census Data The New Indian Expresshttps://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/caste-census-data-demand-is-jehad-lalu/article7449349.ece Caste census data demand is 'jehad': Lalu The Hindu 22 July 2015 www.thehindu.com although Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan pitched for a comprehensive classification of caste data of SECC 2011 before its release,29 July 2015 'Ram Vilas Dalit face wherever you go, Jitan Ram Manjhi can be Mahadalit face' https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/ram-vilas-dalit-face-wherever-you-go-manjhi-can-be-mahadalit-face/ indianexpress.com and also said Lalu, Nitish will be worst impacted from the caste data even if its released.19 July 2015 Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar to be hit hardest if caste data released: Paswan https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/lalu-prasad-nitish-kumar-to-be-hit-hardest-if-caste-data-released-paswan/ indianexpress.comhttps://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 Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar to be hit hardest if caste data released: Ram Vilas Paswan 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.https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/caste-census-data-release-after-error-correction-sushil-115072100870_1.html Caste census data to be release after error correction: Sushil Modi Press Trust of India Business Standard India 21 July 2015 Business Standard On 3 August, incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared that he would not stand in the election.https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nitish-kumar-wont-contest-polls-will-devote-time-for-campaigning-rabri-devi-286192-2015-08-03 Won't contest Bihar polls, will devote time for campaigning, says Nitish Kumar August 3, 2015 India Today3 August 2015 Won't contest Bihar elections: Nitish Kumar http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/wont-contest-bihar-elections-nitish-kumar/articleshow/48329857.cms dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150806022358/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/wont-contest-bihar-elections-nitish-kumar/articleshow/48329857.cms 2015-08-06 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.https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/12/nitish-kumar-bihar-electi_n_7976138.html Nitish Kumar Announces Seat-Sharing Formula For Bihar Elections 12 August 2015 HuffPost NCP pulled out of this alliance later.13 August 2015 Bihar elections: NCP pulls out of anti-BJP alliance, may contest alone https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-polls-ncp-pulls-out-of-jdu-rjd-cong-alliance-may-contest-alone/ indianexpress.com On 23 September, Nitish Kumar announced the list of 242 candidates for the JDU–RJD–INC alliance.23 September 2015 Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar releases 'joint list' of 242 candidates, OBCs get lion's share https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/backward-class-candidates-get-lions-share-in-nitish-kumars-list/ indianexpress.comSingh Santosh 24 September 2015 Nitish Kumar yields, Lalu Prasad gets both his sons an Assembly ticket each https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/nitish-kumar-yields-lalu-prasad-gets-both-his-sons-an-assembly-ticket-each/ indianexpress.comhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nitish-led-alliance-releases-list-of-242-candidates-for-bihar-polls/articleshow/49071470.cms Nitish-led alliance releases list of 242 candidates for Bihar polls The Times of India 23 September 2015 OBCs were most favoured in the alliance ticket distribution plan.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/obcs-most-favoured-in-alliance-plan/articleshow/49081419.cms OBCs most favoured in alliance plan The Times of India 23 September 2015 Singh Santosh 7 October 2016 In Bihar elections, it is my social combination versus yours https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/in-bihar-elections-it-is-my-social-combination-versus-yours/ indianexpress.comhttp://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-polls-obcs-and-dalits-70-in-nitish-list-upper-castes-42-in-bjp/ Bihar elections: OBCs and Dalits 70% in Nitish list, upper castes 42% in BJP 24 September 2015 The Indian Express 10% of tickets were allotted to women candidate by the alliance.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Little-room-for-women-in-Grand-design/articleshow/49081383.cms Little room for women in Nitish's 'Grand' design The Times of India 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.Singh Anand 11 September 2015 Bihar http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/bihar/bihar-polls-rahul-s-close-aide-to-shortlist-candidates/87222.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160911072904/http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/bihar/bihar-polls-rahul-s-close-aide-to-shortlist-candidates/87222.html 2016-09-11 10 April 2016 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.Mishra Vandita 30 June 2015 Har Ghar Dastak: Nitish's Bihar strategy is old fashioned door-to-door campaigning https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/bihar-polls-zero-tech-knock-door-to-door-team-narendra-modis-nitish-strategy/ indianexpress.comhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nitish-sounds-poll-bugle-with-har-ghar-dastak/articleshow/47914995.cms Nitish sounds poll bugle with 'Har Ghar Dastak' The Times of India 3 July 2015 Sajjad Mohammad How Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav won Bihar http://www.rediff.com/news/column/how-nitish-kumar-and-lalu-yadav-won-bihar/20151108.htm 9 November 2015 Rediff.com 8 November 2015 Initially there were definite political overtures when both Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar shared stage together in a publicSrivastava Amitabh 13 August 2015 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 http://m.indiatoday.in/story/bihar-assembly-polls-nitish-kumar-lalu-prasad-narendra-modi/1/458341.html 10 April 2016 m.indiatoday.in event commemorating former chief minister Satyendra Narain Sinha's birth anniversary that witnessed veiled attacks on each other, the last timeSrivastava Amitabh 10 November 2015 Giant slayer http://m.indiatoday.in/story/giant-slayer/1/521136.html 10 April 2016 m.indiatoday.in they did it in public. Prashant Kishor was a key election strategist for the alliance.Singh Santosh 15 November 2015 Team 178: Faces behind Grand Alliance's victory in Bihar polls https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/team-178-faces-behind-grand-alliances-victory-in-bihar/ indianexpress.comhttps://www.firstpost.com/politics/amit-shah-vs-prashant-kishor-who-will-be-the-wizard-of-forthcoming-bihar-polls-2350380.html Amit Shah vs Prashant Kishor: Who will be wizard for forthcoming Bihar elections? 20 July 2015 Firstpost The Janata Dal-United started 400 audio-visual vans called Jan Bhagidari Manch rathsNovember 2015 for the campaign.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 News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18 News18 19 July 2015 13 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313074710/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 dead Kumar is launching 'Bihar Samman Sammelan' in various cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, to connect with the Bihari diaspora.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nitish-bjp-to-woo-bihari-diaspora/articleshow/48323126.cms Nitish, BJP to woo Bihari diaspora The Times of India 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 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election NDA Seat Sharing Map|thumb|right|300px PartyFlagSymbolPhotoLeaderSeats contestedBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party50px50px50pxSushil Modi157Lok Janshakti PartyLok Janshakti Party50px50px50pxRam Vilas Paswan42Rashtriya Lok Samta PartyRashtriya Lok Samta Party50px50pxUpendra Kushwaha23Hindustani Awam Morcha50px50px50pxJitan Ram Manjhi21 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used 243 GPS-monitored raths (modified Boleros) and video vans in the election.https://www.indiatoday.in/msn-mail-today/mm-states/story/bjp-rath-yatra-bihar-assembly-elections-2015-parivartan-rath-janata-dal-united-282453-2015-07-14 BJP to use 160 GPS-monitored raths ahead of Bihar polls India Todayhttps://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 BJP set to focus on ground zero to win in Bihar polls; chalks out campaign plan down to block, panchayat levels BHAVNA VIJ AURORA 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.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-2015-how-is-amit-shah-planning-to-meet-the-challenge/articleshow/48230362.cms Bihar polls 2015: How is Amit Shah planning to meet the challenge? Rohini Singh The Economic Timeshttps://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 Bihar polls: How Nitish Kumar is trying to ward off a high octane NDA that's taking the state by storm Shantanu Nandan Sharma 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.25 July 2015 Modi inaugurates IIT-Patna campus http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-inaugurates-IIT-Patna-campus/articleshow/48212544.cms dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150728043130/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-inaugurates-IIT-Patna-campus/articleshow/48212544.cms 2015-07-28 timesofindia.indiatimes.comKumar Roshan 14 July 2015 Modi sets IIT campus date http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150714/jsp/bihar/story_31384.jsp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150714111613/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150714/jsp/bihar/story_31384.jsp#.VaTvgRFxeCg 2015-07-14 telegraphindia.comhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/pm-to-inaugurate-bihta-iit-p-campus-on-july-25/articleshow/48060050.cms PM to inaugurate Bihta IIT-P campus on July 25 The Times of India 13 July 2015 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 BJP set to focus on ground zero to win in Bihar polls; chalks out campaign plan down to block, panchayat levels The Times of India 13 July 2015 The BJP election exercise also involved three lakh volunteers.November 2015https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-bjps-amit-shah-steps-us-technology-usage-to-micromanage-election-campaign/articleshow/48398548.cms Bihar polls: BJP's Amit Shah steps us technology usage to micromanage election campaign Bhavna Vij Aurora The Economic Times Modi held his second election rally in Gaya on 9 Augusthttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-gaya-rally-much-at-stake-for-manjhi/articleshow/48370800.cms PM Modi Gaya rally: Much at stake for Manjhi The Times of India 6 August 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/5000-security-men-for-PMs-Gaya-rally-today/articleshow/48408580.cms 5,000 security men for PM's Gaya rally today The Times of India 9 August 2015 and his third rally in Arrahhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/acche-din-for-bihar-pm-modi-announces-rs-1-25-lakh-crore-package/articleshow/48525600.cms 'Acche din' for Bihar: PM Modi announces Rs 1.25 lakh crore package The Times of India 19 August 2015 https://www.ndtv.com/cheat-sheet/pm-modi-visits-election-bound-bihar-launches-several-road-projects-10-developments-1208440 PM Narendra Modi Announces Rs 1.25 Lakh Crore Package for Bihar: 10 Developments NDTV.com and Saharsa on 18 August.http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/live-narendra-modi-reaches-patna-for-his-election-rally-in-saharsa-1046979.html News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18 News18 18 August 2015 19 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150819052109/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/live-narendra-modi-reaches-patna-for-his-election-rally-in-saharsa-1046979.html deadhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Admn-on-toes-for-PM-visit-to-Saharsa-Ara/articleshow/48505110.cms Admn on toes for PM visit to Saharsa, Ara The Times of India 16 August 2015 Modi announced a Rs 1.25 lakh crore packageNovember 2015 for Bihar.https://pib.gov.in/ErrorPage.html?aspxerrorpath=/newsite/mbErel.aspx Untitled Page pib.gov.inhttp://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126142 Prime Minister's Package for Bihar – 2015 August 18, 2015 18 August 2015 22 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150822011627/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126142 dead He addressed his fourth rally in Bhagalpur on 1 September.http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-narendra-modis-rally-no-4-in-bihar-as-war-of-words-peaks-1212996 Modiji, Stop The Chest Thumping, Tweets Nitish Kumar Surabhi Malik 1 September 2015 NDTV.com Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan also campaigned for the BJP.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ajay-devgns-second-rally-in-bihar-cancelled-due-to-an-unruly-crowd/articleshow/49347941.cms Ajay Devgn's second rally in Bihar cancelled due to an unruly crowd The Times of India 14 October 2015 https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ajay-devgn-requests-better-arrangements-for-events-like-bihar-rally/story-OkkjIJ0IAZezJ5ILuxLuAJ.html Ajay Devgn requests better arrangements for events like Bihar rally 15 October 2015 Hindustan Times Modi addressed several rallies after 25 October in several constituencies.https://www.firstpost.com/india/at-buxar-modi-gives-bjp-campaign-a-brazen-communal-spin-plays-on-the-fears-of-dalits-2483262.html At Buxar, PM Modi gives BJP campaign a brazen communal spin; plays on the fears of Dalits 26 October 2015 Firstpost In a rally in Buxar on 26 October, Modi vowed to defend reservation of Dalits, STs, OBCs.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 Grand alliance conspiring to introduce religious quota: PM Narendra Modi Sanjay Kumar Singh The Economic Timeshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-narendra-modi-seeking-communal-polarisation-through-quota-remark-congress/articleshow/49543624.cms PM Narendra Modi seeking "communal polarisation" through quota remark: Congress The Economic Timeshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/will-never-allow-quota-on-religious-lines-pm-narendra-modi-says/articleshow/49540681.cms Will never allow quota on religious lines, PM Narendra Modi says The Times of India 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%.https://www.ndtv.com/bihar/pm-alleges-conspiracy-of-sin-in-bihar-vows-to-protect-quota-1236423 PM Alleges 'Conspiracy of Sin' in Bihar, Vows to Protect Quota NDTV.comhttps://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar2015/Modi-alleges-plot-to-take-away-SC-ST-OBC-quotas/article60290091.ece Modi alleges plot to take away SC, ST, OBC quotas The Hindu 26 October 2015 www.thehindu.comSingh Santosh 27 October 2015 Nitish and Lalu conspiring to give Dalit, OBC quota to another community: PM Modi https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/nitish-and-lalu-conspiring-to-give-dalit-obc-quota-to-another-community-pm-modi/ indianexpress.comhttp://scroll.in/article/765095/mr-prime-minister-please-do-not-peddle-lies-to-pit-the-poor-against-the-poor Mr Prime Minister, please do not peddle lies to pit the poor against the poor Supriya Sharma Scroll.in 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.https://www.livemint.com/Politics/JZHIwZZSqAhCfy4BOpqp9M/Modi-again-alleges-Nitish-Lalu-conspiring-to-take-away-shar.html Modi again alleges Nitish, Lalu conspiring to take away share of dalits, backwards quota Gyan Varma 27 October 2015 minthttp://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/bihar-polls-pm-modi-attacks-grand-alliance-likens-it-to-3-idiots_1815207.html Bihar polls: PM Modi attacks 'grand alliance', likens it to '3 Idiots' Zee News 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.Singh Santosh 25 December 2015 Bihar polls: BJP puts 'quota conspiracy' theory out in print https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-polls-bjp-puts-quota-conspiracy-theory-out-in-print/ 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.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 Bihar polls: Grand Alliance's idea of reservations on the basis of religion is fraught with danger, says FM Arun Jaitley Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi The Economic Timeshttps://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 All those who are involved in the traditional caste psyche will suffer a big setback: FM Arun Jaitley Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi 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.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 Nitish, Lalu had together sought religion-based quota in 2005, says PM Narendra Modi The Times of India November 2015 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dalit-muslims-dalit-christians-quota-what-is-it-all-about/articleshow/49651516.cms Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians & quota: What is it all about? timesofindia-economictimes Tiwari Ravish A video dating from 2005 which was leaked showed Lalu was asking for a quota for Muslims.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/on-video-what-lalu-prasad-nitish-kumar-said-about-quota-for-muslims/ On video, what Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar said about quota for Muslims 6 November 2015 The Indian Express On 3 July, BJP announced its seventh morcha, the BJP OBC Morcha, reportedly in regards to the election.https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjp-creates-obc-morcha-ahead-of-bihar-election-2101564 BJP creates OBC morcha ahead of Bihar election 4 July 2015 DNA India4 July 2015 With eye on Bihar polls, BJP to set up new OBC front http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/with-eye-on-bihar-polls-bjp-to-set-up-new-obc-front/article1-1365706.aspx dead 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 2015-07-05 hindustantimes.comBJP Questions JD(U)'s Source of Funds for Poll Campaign https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/bjp-questions-jdus-source-of-funds-for-poll-campaign/905192 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183125/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/bjp-questions-jdus-source-of-funds-for-poll-campaign/905192 dead 19 April 2018 www.outlookindia.com On 11 June, Jitan Ram Manjhi announced his party Hindustani Awam Morcha alliance with the NDA for the election.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 'Will get rid of unholy Nitish-Lalu combine': Ex-CM Manjhi ties up with BJP for Bihar polls 12 June 2015 FirstpostMishra Ashok 9 July 2015 Sons and daughters crowd Bihar poll space http://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/sons-and-daughters-crowd-bihar-poll-space/article1-1367450.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150712231707/http://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/sons-and-daughters-crowd-bihar-poll-space/article1-1367450.aspx 2015-07-12 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.https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar2015/Bihar-polls-NDA-seals-seat-sharing-deal/article60290591.ece NDA firms up Bihar action plan Nistula Hebbar The Hindu 14 September 2015 www.thehindu.com The NDA did not announce any chief ministerial candidate.http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31816&articlexml=Five-Vote-splitters-of-Bihar-20092015003005 Five vote-splitters of Bihar The Times of India 17 February 2022 6 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190406024141/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31816&articlexml=Five-Vote-splitters-of-Bihar-20092015003005 dead BJP announced the names of 154 candidates in three lists.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/winnability-caste-age-amit-shahs-3-point-formula-for-bihar-polls/ Winnability, caste, age: Amit Shah's 3-point formula for Bihar polls 22 September 2015 The Indian Expresshttp://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-polls-bjp-declares-11-candidates-in-third-list/ Bihar polls: BJP declares 11 candidates in third list 20 September 2015 The Indian Expresshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eye-on-lalus-vote-cache-bjp-fields-22-yadavs/articleshow/49038109.cms Eye on Lalu's vote cache, BJP fields 22 Yadavs The Times of India 21 September 2015 Caste played a major role in distributing tickets.Bhatt Sheela 3 October 2015 Bihar polls: Now the race is for getting the caste right for campaigners too https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-elections-now-the-race-is-for-getting-the-caste-right-for-campaigners-too/ indianexpress.comhttp://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-27/news/66929587_1_yadavs-lalu-district-court https://web.archive.org/web/20151004132913/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-27/news/66929587_1_yadavs-lalu-district-court dead 4 October 2015 Yadav vs Yadav: How BJP is attempting to break Lalu's traditional vote bank timesofindia-economictimes BJP also accommodated five candidates of the Hindustani Awam Morcha.Matthew Mammen Dubey Binod 19 September 2015 Bihar polls: BJP releases second list of 99 candidates http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-polls-bjp-releases-second-list-of-99-candidates/article1-1391743.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150920184931/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-polls-bjp-releases-second-list-of-99-candidates/article1-1391743.aspx 2015-09-20 hindustantimes.com Later, the BJP gave the Imamganj seat to HAM for Majhi is contesting and BJP reduced its seat tally to 159.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Paswan-Prasad-get-fresh-security-layer-for-Bihar-campaign/articleshow/49098257.cms Paswan, Prasad get fresh security layer for Bihar campaign The Times of India 25 September 2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/09/20/two-mahadalit-leaders-to-_n_8168154.html Two Mahadalit Heavyweights To Face Off in Maoist-hit Imamganj HuffPost 21 September 2015 On 1 October, the BJP released its manifesto.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bihar-polls-BJP-releases-vision-document-promises-much-awaited-development/articleshow/49180463.cms Bihar polls: BJP releases vision document, promises 'much-awaited' development The Times of India 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. 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 Samajwadi Party teams up with Pappu Yadav, NCP, 3 others to form third front timesofindia-economictimes On 15 October, NCP leader Tariq Anwar announced that his party had decided to leave the third front.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/mulayam-front-suffers-big-blow-ncp-to-go-it-alone/articleshow/49392765.cms Mulayam front suffers big blow, NCP to go it alone The Times of India 16 October 2015 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-ncp-quits-third-front-cites-mulayam-singhs-pro-bjp-statement/articleshow/49386359.cms Bihar polls: NCP quits Third Front, cites Mulayam Singh's 'pro-BJP statement' 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.Bihar 2015 https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/ Election Commission of India en CPI released its first list of 81 candidates on 16 September 2015.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/OBCs-EBCs-dalits-dominate-CPI-list-of-81-candidates/articleshow/48992150.cms OBCs, EBCs, Dalits dominate CPI list of 81 candidates The Times of India 16 September 2015 Others Muslim parties At least six Muslim parties contested the election.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/3-muslim-parties-enter-bihar-3-others-vow-to-thwart-them/ 3 Muslim parties enter Bihar, 3 others vow to thwart them 1 October 2015 The Indian Express AIMIM contested six seats.https://www.ndtv.com/bihar/mim-in-serious-fight-in-bihar-says-asaduddin-owaisi-1230826 MIM in Serious Fight in Bihar, Says Party Chief Asaduddin Owaisi NDTV.com All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi addressed a rally in Kishanganj on 16 August.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/aimim-need-to-work-to-remove-muslim-only-party-image-asaduddin-owaisi/articleshow/48487331.cms AIMIM need to work to remove Muslim only party image: Asaduddin Owaisi The Economic Timeshttp://scroll.in/article/750524/can-owaisi-break-new-ground-in-bihar-and-reverse-the-past-trend-of-the-hindi-belt Can Owaisi break new ground in Bihar and reverse the past trend of the Hindi belt? Dhirendra K. Jha Scroll.in 24 August 2015 Owaisi accused Nitish and Lalu of keeping the Seemanchal region (consisting of 24 seats) as a backward region.https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/asaduddin-owaisis-kishanganj-rally-makes-jdu-rjd-and-congress-nervous/ Asaduddin Owaisi's Kishanganj rally makes JD(U), RJD and Congress nervous 17 August 2015http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-elections-owaisi-wants-special-package-for-seemanchal/article1-1380838.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20150817020526/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bihar-elections-owaisi-wants-special-package-for-seemanchal/article1-1380838.aspx dead 17 August 2015 Bihar elections: Owaisi wants special package for Seemanchal 16 August 201516 August 2015 Nitish, Lalu responsible for 'backward' Seemanchal: Owaisi http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/08/16/article686536.ece/Nitish-Lalu-responsible-for-backward-Seemanchal-Owaisi dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150817142659/http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/08/16/article686536.ece/Nitish-Lalu-responsible-for-backward-Seemanchal-Owaisi 2015-08-17 abplive.in AIMIM is contesting on 6 assembly seats in Seemanchal region where Muslim voters play a major role.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/MIM-in-fray-to-win-in-Bihar/articleshow/49315827.cms MIM in fray to win in Bihar The Times of India 12 October 2015 http://www.dailyo.in/politics/bihar-polls-bjp-nitish-kumar-lalu-fodder-scam-manjhi-owaisi-seemanchal-muslim-dalit-vote-bank/story/1/6288.html Bihar polls ground report: Smiling Modi, grim Nitish dailyo.inhttp://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/national/mim-in-serious-fight-in-bihar-asaduddin-owaisi/198697.html MIM in serious fight in Bihar: Asaduddin Owaisi 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.4 October 2015 Akbaruddin Owaisi calls PM Modi 'Shaitan' and 'Zaalim'; blames him for 2002 Gujarat riots http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/10/04/article731247.ece/Akbaruddin-Owaisi-calls-PM-Modi-Shaitan-and-Zaalim-blames-him-for-2002-Gujarat-riots dead 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 2015-10-06 abplive.inhttp://hindi.news24online.com/akbaruddin-owaisi-use-offensive-language-against-the-pm-18/ अकबरुद्दीन ने किया पीएम मोदी के खिलाफ आपत्तिजनक भाषा का प्रयोग hi 4 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085919/http://hindi.news24online.com/akbaruddin-owaisi-use-offensive-language-against-the-pm-18/ 4 March 2016 deadhttps://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-a-tyrant-and-a-devil-says-akbaruddin-owaisi-266296-2015-10-04 Modi a tyrant and a devil says Akbaruddin Owaisi Indo-Asian News Service October 4, 2015 India Today He held further rallies at many places in Kishanganj and Purnia.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/as-asaduddin-owaisi-campaigns-across-seemanchal-muslims-ask-will-he-unite-or-divide-votes/ As Asaduddin Owaisi campaigns across Seemanchal, Muslims ask: Will he unite or divide votes? 28 October 2015 The Indian Expresshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/owaisi-ripples-in-6-border-seats/articleshow/49392004.cms Owaisi ripples in 6 border seats The Times of India 16 October 2015 On 5 October, AIMIM released its first list of its six candidates for the election.http://www.ndtv.com/bihar/aimim-names-6-candidates-for-bihar-elections-1226253 AIMIM Names 6 Candidates for Bihar Elections 5 October 2015 NDTV.com Bahujan Samaj Party In June 2015, the Bahujan Samaj Party said it would contest all 243 seats.Press Trust of India Will contest the Bihar assembly elections with full preparation and strength, says Mayawati The Hindu 16 June 2015 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Will-contest-the-Bihar-assembly-elections-with-full-preparation-and-strength-says-Mayawati/article60176921.ece 18 September 2015Thakur Meenal Bihar polls: After SP, BSP to contest all seats independently livemint.com/ 11 September 2015 http://www.livemint.com/Politics/9ZGuAVFr6RsPbl1q0t5V9J/Bihar-polls-After-SP-BSP-to-contest-all-seats-independentl.html 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.ANI BSP releases first candidates list for Bihar polls Business Standard India 13 July 2015 http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/bsp-releases-first-candidates-list-for-bihar-polls-115071300217_1.html 1 August 2015 National party leader Mayawati planned to campaign for its candidates.NewsWire BSP names 49 candidates for Bihar polls CanIndia News 12 July 2015 http://www.canindia.com/2015/07/bsp-names-49-candidates-for-bihar-polls/ 1 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200352/http://www.canindia.com/2015/07/bsp-names-49-candidates-for-bihar-polls/ 23 September 2015 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.Pankaj Shah Maya set to play dalit trump card in Bihar polls The Times of India 26 July 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Maya-set-to-play-dalit-trump-card-in-Bihar-polls/articleshow/48220428.cms 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).Press Trust of India Modi government being 'remote-controlled' by RSS, Mayawati says The Times of India 6 September 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-government-being-remote-controlled-by-RSS-Mayawati-says/articleshow/48845264.cms 18 September 2015Modi govt being 'remote-controlled' by RSS: Mayawati tribuneindia.com/news/nation/modi-govt-being-remote-controlled-by-rss-mayawati/129474.html 18 September 2015 https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/modi-govt-being-remote-controlled-by-rss-mayawati-129474/ 18 September 2015Modi government being remote-controlled by RSS: Mayawati : India, News India Today 6 September 2015 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modi-government-being-remote-controlled-by-rss-mayawati-261501-2015-09-06 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.TNN Team BSP marches to Bihar The Times of India 7 September 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Team-BSP-marches-to-Bihar/articleshow/48849497.cms 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.Ashish Tripathi Mayawati accuses Modi govt of releasing religion-based census to woo voters in Bihar The Times of India 9 September 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mayawati-accuses-Modi-govt-of-releasing-religion-based-census-to-woo-voters-in-Bihar/articleshow/48890614.cms 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.Press Trust of India Mayawati seeks more security for Bihar polls The Hindu 10 September 2015 https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar2015/mayawati-seeks-more-security-for-bihar-polls/article7634696.ece 18 September 2015BSP supremo Mayawati seeks more security forces for Bihar elections timesofindia-economic times 9 September 2015 http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-09/news/66363796_1_bihary-olls-bsp-chief-mayawati 18 September 2015October 2024 medicmedic Mayawati officially launched the party's campaign on 9 October from Banka.Kumar Madhuri BSP likely to cut into dalit votes, spoil NDA show The Times of India 18 September 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/BSP-likely-to-cut-into-dalit-votes-spoil-NDA-show/articleshow/49018476.cms 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.Shah Pankaj Mayawati attacks SP, says Mulayam is supporting BJP The Times of India 13 October 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Mayawati-attacks-SP-says-Mulayam-is-supporting-BJP/articleshow/49339149.cms 20 October 2015Mohan Archis Mayawati, the unlikely ally of Bihar's 'Grand Alliance' Business Standard Opinion 20 October 2015 http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/mayawati-the-unlikely-ally-of-bihar-s-grand-alliance-business-standard-opinion-115102000342_1.html 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.BSP Chief Mayawati Promises Quota for Upper Caste Poor NDTV.com 13 October 2015 http://www.ndtv.com/bihar/bsp-chief-mayawati-promises-quota-for-upper-caste-poor-1231715 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/ncp-broke-ties-with-sp-in-bihar-because-of-bjp-says-mayawati/articleshow/49528951.cms NCP broke ties with SP in Bihar because of BJP, says Mayawati The Times of India 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.https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/purnea-mp-pappu-yadav-forms-new-jan-adhikar-party/articleshow/47607001.cms Purnea MP Pappu Yadav forms new Jan Adhikar Party The Economic Times 10 June 2015 17 May 2015 Expelled RJD MP Pappu Yadav floats new party http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Expelled-RJD-MP-Pappu-Yadav-floats-new-party/articleshow/47319368.cms dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150520040231/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Expelled-RJD-MP-Pappu-Yadav-floats-new-party/articleshow/47319368.cms 2015-05-20 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.http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-swaraj-abhiyan-may-support-parties-in-bihar-polls-yogendra-yadav-2091022 Swaraj Abhiyan may support parties in Bihar polls: Yogendra Yadav dna On 17 September, Shiv Sena announced that it will contest over 150 seats during the election.https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/shiv-sena-says-will-contest-over-150-seats-in-bihar-polls-115091700639_1.html Shiv Sena says will contest over 150 seats in Bihar polls 17 September 2015 Business Standardhttps://in.news.yahoo.com/shiv-sena-says-contest-over-150-seats-bihar-104546619.html Shiv Sena says will contest over 150 seats in Bihar polls 17 September 2015 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.https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sp-teams-up-with-pappu-ncp-3-others-to-form-third-front-115091900675_1.html SP teams up with Pappu, NCP, 3 others to form third front Press Trust of India 19 September 2015 Business Standard Former U.K. banker Akshay Verma's Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party contested about 90 seats in the election.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/from-corridors-of-uk-bank-to-colonies-of-fishermen/articleshow/49343184.cms From corridors of UK bank to colonies of fishermen The Times of India 13 October 2015 The Aam Aadmi Party and JVM-P decided that they will not contest the election, but will campaign against the NDA.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/JVM-P-to-support-Bihar-alliance-against-BJP/articleshow/47750471.cms JVM-P to support Bihar alliance against BJP The Times of India 21 June 2015 AAP not to contest Bihar assembly election http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/AAP-not-to-contest-Bihar-assembly-election/articleshow/47376330.cms The Times of India 21 May 2015 List of Candidates District ConstituencyMGBNDA # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate West Champaran 1 Valmiki Nagar Indian National Congress Irshad Hussain Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Surendra Prasad 2 Ramnagar (SC) Indian National Congress Purnmasi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party Bhagirathi Devi 3 Narkatiaganj Indian National Congress Vinay Varma Bharatiya Janata Party Renu Devi 4 Bagaha Janata Dal (United) Bhishm Sahani Bharatiya Janata Party Raghaw Pandey 5 Lauriya Rashtriya Janata Dal Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Vinay Bihari 6 Nautan Janata Dal (United) Baidyanath Mahto Bharatiya Janata Party Narayan Prasad 7 Chanpatia Janata Dal (United) N. N. Sahi Bharatiya Janata Party Prakash Rai 8 Bettiah Indian National Congress Madan Mohan Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party Renu Devi 9 Sikta Janata Dal (United) Firoj Ahmad Bharatiya Janata Party Dilip Varma East Champaran 10 Raxaul Rashtriya Janata Dal Suresh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Ajay Kumar Singh 11 Sugauli Rashtriya Janata Dal Om Prakash Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party Ramchandra Sahani 12 Narkatia Rashtriya Janata Dal Shamim Ahmad Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Sant Singh Kushwaha 13 Harsidhi (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Rajendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Krishnanandan Paswan 14 Govindganj Indian National Congress Brajesh Kumar Lok Janshakti Party Raju Tiwari 15 Kesaria Rashtriya Janata Dal Rajesh Kushwaha Bharatiya Janata Party Rajendra Prasad Gupta 16 Kalyanpur Janata Dal (United) Razia Khatoon Bharatiya Janata Party Sachindra Prasad Singh 17 Pipra Janata Dal (United) Krishan Chandra Bharatiya Janata Party Shyambabu Yadav 18 Madhuban Janata Dal (United) Shivajee Rai Bharatiya Janata Party Rana Randhir 19 Motihari Rashtriya Janata Dal Binod Kumar Shrivastava Bharatiya Janata Party Pramod Kumar 20 Chiraia Rashtriya Janata Dal Laxmi Narayan Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Lal Babu Gupta 21 Dhaka Rashtriya Janata Dal Faisal Rahman Bharatiya Janata Party Pawan Jaiswal Sheohar 22 Sheohar Janata Dal (United) Sharfuddin Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Labhali Anand Sitamarhi 23 Riga Indian National Congress Amit Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Moti Lal Prasad 24 Bathnaha (SC) Indian National Congress Surendra Ram Bharatiya Janata Party Dinkar Ram 25 Parihar Rashtriya Janata Dal Ram Chandra Purve Bharatiya Janata Party Gayatri Devi 26 Sursand Rashtriya Janata Dal Syed Abu Dojana Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Shahid Ali Khan 27 Bajpatti Janata Dal (United) Ranju Geeta Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Rekha Kumari 28 Sitamarhi Rashtriya Janata Dal Sunil Kushwaha Bharatiya Janata Party Sunil Pintu 29 Runnisaidpur Rashtriya Janata Dal Mangita Devi Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Pankaj Mishra 30 Belsand Janata Dal (United) Sunita Singh Chauhan Lok Janshakti Party Md. Nasir Ahamad Madhubani 31 Harlakhi Indian National Congress Md. Shabbir Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Basant Kushwaha 32 Benipatti Indian National Congress Bhawana Jha Bharatiya Janata Party Vinod Narain Jha 33 Khajauli Rashtriya Janata Dal Sitaram Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Arun Shankar Prasad 34 Babubarhi Janata Dal (United) Kapil Deo Kamat Lok Janshakti Party Binod Kumar Singh 35 Bisfi Rashtriya Janata Dal Faiyaz Ahmad Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Manoj Kumar Yadav 36 Madhubani Rashtriya Janata Dal Samir Kumar Mahaseth Bharatiya Janata Party Ramdeo Mahto 37 Rajnagar (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Ramawatar Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party Ram Prit Paswan 38 Jhanjharpur Rashtriya Janata Dal Gulab Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Nitish Mishra 39 Phulparas Janata Dal (United) Guljar Devi Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Ram Sundar Yadav 40 Laukaha Janata Dal (United) Lakshmeshwar Roy Bharatiya Janata Party Pramod K. Priyedarshi Supaul 41 Nirmali Janata Dal (United) Aniruddha Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Ram Kumar Roy 42 Pipra Rashtriya Janata Dal Yadubansh Kumar Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Vishwamohan Kumar 43 Supaul Janata Dal (United) Bijendra Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Kishor Kumar 44 Triveniganj (SC) Janata Dal (United) Veena Bharti Lok Janshakti Party Anant Kumar Bharti 45 Chhatapur Rashtriya Janata Dal Jahur Alam Bharatiya Janata Party Niraj Kumar Singh Araria 46 Narpatganj Rashtriya Janata Dal Anil Kumar Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Janardan Yadav 47 Raniganj (SC) Janata Dal (United) Achmit Rishidev Bharatiya Janata Party Ramji Das Rishidev 48 Forbesganj Rashtriya Janata Dal Krityanand Biswas Bharatiya Janata Party Vidya Sagar Keshri 49 Araria Indian National Congress Avidur Rahman Lok Janshakti Party Ajay Kumar Jha 50 Jokihat Janata Dal (United) Sarfraz Alam Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Bibi Zeba Khatun 51 Sikti Janata Dal (United) Shatrughan Suman Bharatiya Janata Party Vijay Kumar Mandal Kishanganj 52 Bahadurganj Indian National Congress Tauseef Alam Bharatiya Janata Party Awadh Bihari Singh 53 Thakurganj Janata Dal (United) Naushad Alam Lok Janshakti Party Gopal Kumar Agrawal 54 Kishanganj Indian National Congress Md. Jawed Bharatiya Janata Party Sweety Singh 55 Kochadhaman Janata Dal (United) Mujahid Alam Bharatiya Janata Party Abdur Rahman Purnia 56 Amour Indian National Congress Abdul Jalil Mastan Bharatiya Janata Party Saba Zafar 57 Baisi Rashtriya Janata Dal Abdus Subhan Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Azizur Rahman 58 Kasba Indian National Congress Md. Afaque Alam Bharatiya Janata Party Pradip Kumar Das 59 Banmankhi (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Sanjiv Kumar Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party Krishna Kumar Rishi 60 Rupauli Janata Dal (United) Bima Bharti Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Prakash Mandal 61 Dhamdaha Janata Dal (United) Leshi Singh Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Shiv Shankar Thakur 62 Purnia Indian National Congress Indu Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party Vijay Kumar Khemka Katihar 63 Katihar Janata Dal (United) Bijay Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Tarkishore Prasad 64 Kadwa Indian National Congress Shakeel Ahmad Khan Bharatiya Janata Party Chander Bhushan Thakur 65 Balrampur Janata Dal (United) Dulal Chandra Goswami Bharatiya Janata Party Barun Kumar Jha 66 Pranpur Indian National Congress Tauquir Alam Bharatiya Janata Party Binod Kumar Singh 67 Manihari (ST) Indian National Congress Manohar Prasad Singh Lok Janshakti Party Anil Kumar Oraon 68 Barari Rashtriya Janata Dal Neeraj Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Bibhash Choudhary 69 Korha (SC) Indian National Congress Punam Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party Mahesh Paswan Madhepura 70 Alamnagar Janata Dal (United) Narendra Narayan Yadav Lok Janshakti Party Chandan Singh 71 Bihariganj Janata Dal (United) Niranjan Kumar Mehta Bharatiya Janata Party Ravindra Charan Yadav 72 Singheshwar (SC) Janata Dal (United) Ramesh Rishidev Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Manju Devi 73 Madhepura Rashtriya Janata Dal Chandra Shekhar Bharatiya Janata Party Vijay Kumar Bimal Saharsa 74 Sonbarsha (SC) Janata Dal (United) Ratnesh Sada Lok Janshakti Party Sarita Devi 75 Saharsa Rashtriya Janata Dal Arun Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Alok Ranjan 76 Simri Bakhtiarpur Janata Dal (United) Dinesh Chandra Yadav Lok Janshakti Party Yusuf Salahuddin 77 Mahishi Rashtriya Janata Dal Abdul Ghafoor Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Chandan Kumar Sah Darbhanga 78 Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) Janata Dal (United) Shashi Bhushan Hazari Lok Janshakti Party Dhananjay Kumar 79 Gaura Bauram Janata Dal (United) Madan Sahni Lok Janshakti Party Vinod Sahni 80 Benipur Janata Dal (United) Sunil Choudhary Bharatiya Janata Party Gopal Jee Thakur 81 Alinagar Rashtriya Janata Dal Abdul Bari Siddiqui Bharatiya Janata Party Mishri Lal Yadav 82 Darbhanga Rural Rashtriya Janata Dal Lalit Kumar Yadav Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Naushad Ahmad 83 Darbhanga Rashtriya Janata Dal Om Prakash Kheria Bharatiya Janata Party Sanjay Saraogi 84 Hayaghat Janata Dal (United) Amarnath Gami Lok Janshakti Party Ramesh Choudhary 85 Bahadurpur Rashtriya Janata Dal Bhola Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Hari Sahni 86 Keoti Rashtriya Janata Dal Faraz Fatmi Bharatiya Janata Party Ashok Kumar Yadav 87 Jale Janata Dal (United) Rishi Mishra Bharatiya Janata Party Jibesh Kumar Muzaffarpur 88 Gaighat Rashtriya Janata Dal Maheshwar P. Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Veena Devi 89 Aurai Rashtriya Janata Dal Surendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Ram Surat Rai 90 Minapur Rashtriya Janata Dal Munna Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Ajay Kumar 91 Bochaha (SC) Janata Dal (United) Ramai Ram Lok Janshakti Party Anil Kumar 92 Sakra (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Lal Babu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party Arjun Ram 93 Kurhani Janata Dal (United) Manoj Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Kedar Prasad Gupta 94 Muzaffarpur Janata Dal (United) Bijendra Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party Suresh Kumar Sharma 95 Kanti Rashtriya Janata Dal Md. Parwez Alam Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Ajit Kumar 96 Baruraj Rashtriya Janata Dal Nand Kumar Rai Bharatiya Janata Party Arun Kumar Singh 97 Paroo Rashtriya Janata Dal Shankar Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party Ashok Kumar Singh 98 Sahebganj Rashtriya Janata Dal Ram Vichar Ray Bharatiya Janata Party Raju Kumar Singh Gopalganj 99 Baikunthpur Janata Dal (United) Manjeet Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Mithlesh Tiwari 100 Barauli Rashtriya Janata Dal Md. Nematullah Bharatiya Janata Party Rampravesh Rai 101 Gopalganj Rashtriya Janata Dal Reyazul Haque Raju Bharatiya Janata Party Subhash Singh 102 Kuchaikote Janata Dal (United) Amrendra Pandey Lok Janshakti Party Kali Prasad Pandey 103 Bhorey (SC) Indian National Congress Anil Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Indradev Manjhi 104 Hathua Janata Dal (United) Ramsewak Kushwaha Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Mahachandra Pd. Singh Siwan 105 Siwan Janata Dal (United) Bablu Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party Vyas Deo Prasad 106 Ziradei Janata Dal (United) Ramesh Singh Kushwaha Bharatiya Janata Party Asha Devi 107 Darauli (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Parmatma Ram Bharatiya Janata Party Ramayan Manjhi 108 Raghunathpur Rashtriya Janata Dal Hari Shankar Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Manoj Kumar Singh 109 Daraundha Janata Dal (United) Kavita Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Jitendra Swami 110 Barharia Janata Dal (United) Shyam Bahadur Singh Lok Janshakti Party Bachha Panday 111 Goriakothi Rashtriya Janata Dal Satyadeo Prasad Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Devesh Kant Singh 112 Maharajganj Janata Dal (United) Hemnarayan Sah Bharatiya Janata Party Kumar Deo Ranjan Singh Saran 113 Ekma Janata Dal (United) Manoranjan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Kameshwar Kumar Singh 114 Manjhi Indian National Congress Vijay Shanker Dubey Lok Janshakti Party Keshav Singh 115 Baniapur Rashtriya Janata Dal Kedar Nath Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Tarkeshwar Singh 116 Taraiya Rashtriya Janata Dal Mudrika Prasad Rai Bharatiya Janata Party Janak Singh 117 Marhaura Rashtriya Janata Dal Jitendra Kumar Rai Bharatiya Janata Party Lal Babu Ray 118 Chapra Rashtriya Janata Dal Randhir Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party C. N. Gupta 119 Garkha (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Muneshwar Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party Gyanchand Manjhi 120 Amnour Janata Dal (United) Krishna Kumar Mantoo Bharatiya Janata Party Shatrudhan Tiwari 121 Parsa Rashtriya Janata Dal Chandrika Roy Lok Janshakti Party Chhote Lal Ray 122 Sonepur Rashtriya Janata Dal Ramanuj Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party Vinay Kumar Singh Vaishali 123 Hajipur Indian National Congress Jagan Nath Rai Bharatiya Janata Party Awadhesh Singh 124 Lalganj Janata Dal (United) Vijay Kumar Shukla Lok Janshakti Party Rajkumar Sah 125 Vaishali Janata Dal (United) Raj Kishore Singh Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Brishin Patel 126 Mahua Rashtriya Janata Dal Tej Pratap Yadav Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Ravindra Ray 127 Raja Pakar (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Shiv Chandra Ram Lok Janshakti Party Ram Nath Raman 128 Raghopur Rashtriya Janata Dal Tejashwi Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Satish Kumar 129 Mahnar Janata Dal (United) Umesh Kushwaha Bharatiya Janata Party Achyutanand Singh 130 Patepur (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Prema Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party Mahendra Baitha Samastipur 131 Kalyanpur (SC) Janata Dal (United) Maheshwar Hazari Lok Janshakti Party Prince Raj 132 Warisnagar Janata Dal (United) Ashok Kumar Lok Janshakti Party Chandrashekhar Rai 133 Samastipur Rashtriya Janata Dal Akhtarul Islam Shahin Bharatiya Janata Party Renu Kushawaha 134 Ujiarpur Rashtriya Janata Dal Alok Kumar Mehta Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Kumar Anant 135 Morwa Janata Dal (United) Vidya Sagar Nishad Bharatiya Janata Party Suresh Ray 136 Sarairanjan Janata Dal (United) Vijay Kumar Chaudhary Bharatiya Janata Party Ranjeet Nirguni 137 Mohiuddinnagar Rashtriya Janata Dal Ejya Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Satyendra Narayan Singh 138 Bibhutipur Janata Dal (United) Ram Balak Singh Lok Janshakti Party Ramesh Kumar Roy 139 Rosera (SC) Indian National Congress Ashok Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Manju Hazari 140 Hasanpur Janata Dal (United) Raj Kumar Ray Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Vinod Choudhary Begusarai 141 Cheria Bariarpur Janata Dal (United) Manju Verma Lok Janshakti Party Anil Kumar Chaudhary 142 Bachhwara Indian National Congress Ramdeo Rai Lok Janshakti Party Arvind Kumar Singh 143 Teghra Rashtriya Janata Dal Birendra Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Ram Lakhan Singh 144 Matihani Janata Dal (United) Narendra Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Sarvesh Kumar 145 Sahebpur Kamal Rashtriya Janata Dal Shreenarayan Yadav Lok Janshakti Party M. D. Aslam 146 Begusarai Indian National Congress Amita Bhushan Bharatiya Janata Party Surendra Mehta 147 Bakhri (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Upendra Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party Ramanand Ram Khagaria 148 Alauli (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Chandan Kumar Lok Janshakti Party Pashupati Kumar Paras 149 Khagaria Janata Dal (United) Poonam Devi Yadav Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Rajesh Kumar 150 Beldaur Janata Dal (United) Panna Lal Singh Lok Janshakti Party Mithilesh Kumar Nishad 151 Parbatta Janata Dal (United) Ramanand Prasad Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Ramanuj Choudhary Bhagalpur 152 Bihpur Rashtriya Janata Dal Varsha Rani Bharatiya Janata Party Kumar Shailendra 153 Gopalpur Janata Dal (United) Gopal Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party Anil Kumar Yadav 154 Pirpainti (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Ram Vilash Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party Lalan Kumar 155 Kahalgaon Indian National Congress Sadanand Singh Lok Janshakti Party Niraj Kumar Mandal 156 Bhagalpur Indian National Congress Ajit Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party Arjit Shashwat Choubey 157 Sultanganj Janata Dal (United) Subodh Roy Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Himanshu Prasad 158 Nathnagar Janata Dal (United) Ajay Kumar Mandal Lok Janshakti Party Amar Nath Prasad Banka 159 Amarpur Janata Dal (United) Janardan Manjhi Bharatiya Janata Party Mrinal Shekhar 160 Dhauraiya (SC) Janata Dal (United) Manish Kumar Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Bhudeo Choudhary 161 Banka Rashtriya Janata Dal Zafrul Hoda Bharatiya Janata Party Ramnarayan Mandal 162 Katoria (ST) Rashtriya Janata Dal Sweety Sima Hembram Bharatiya Janata Party Nikki Hembrom 163 Belhar Janata Dal (United) Giridhari Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Manoj Yadav Munger 164 Tarapur Janata Dal (United) Mewalal Chaudhary Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Shakuni Choudhary 165 Munger Rashtriya Janata Dal Vijay Kumar Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Pranav Kumar 166 Jamalpur Janata Dal (United) Shailesh Kumar Lok Janshakti Party Himanshu Kunvar Lakhisarai 167 Suryagarha Rashtriya Janata Dal Prahlad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Ranjan Patel 168 Lakhisarai Janata Dal (United) Ramanand Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party Vijay Kumar Sinha Sheikhpura 169 Sheikhpura Janata Dal (United) Randhir Kumar Soni Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Naresh Saw 170 Barbigha Indian National Congress Sudarshan Kumar Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Sheo Kumar Nalanda 171 Asthawan Janata Dal (United) Jitendra Kumar Lok Janshakti Party Chhote Lal Yadav 172 Biharsharif Janata Dal (United) Md. Asghar Shamim Bharatiya Janata Party Sunil Kumar 173 Rajgir (SC) Janata Dal (United) Ravi Jyoti Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Satyadev Narayan Arya 174 Islampur Janata Dal (United) Chandrasen Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party Birendra Gope 175 Hilsa Rashtriya Janata Dal Shakti Singh Yadav Lok Janshakti Party Deepika Kumari 176 Nalanda Janata Dal (United) Shrawan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Kaushlendra Kumar 177 Harnaut Janata Dal (United) Hari Narayan Singh Lok Janshakti Party Arun Kumar Patna 178 Mokama Janata Dal (United) Neeraj Kumar Lok Janshakti Party Kanhaiya Kumar Singh 179 Barh Janata Dal (United) Manoj Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Gyanendra Kumar Singh 180 Bakhtiarpur Rashtriya Janata Dal Aniruddh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Ranvijay Singh 181 Digha Janata Dal (United) Rajeev Ranjan Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party Sanjiv Chaurasiya 182 Bankipur Indian National Congress Ashish Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Nitin Nabin 183 Kumhrar Indian National Congress Aquil Haider Bharatiya Janata Party Arun Kumar Sinha 184 Patna Sahib Rashtriya Janata Dal Santosh Mehta Bharatiya Janata Party Nand Kishore Yadav 185 Fatuha Rashtriya Janata Dal Rama Nand Yadav Lok Janshakti Party Satyendra Kumar Singh 186 Danapur Rashtriya Janata Dal Raj Kishor Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Asha Devi Sinha 187 Maner Rashtriya Janata Dal Virendra Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Srikant Nirala 188 Phulwari (SC) Janata Dal (United) Shyam Rajak Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Rajeshwar Manjhi 189 Masaurhi (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Rekha Devi Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Nutan Paswan 190 Paliganj Rashtriya Janata Dal Jai Vardhan Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Ram Janm Sharma 191 Bikram Indian National Congress Siddharth Saurav Bharatiya Janata Party Anil Kumar Bhojpur 192 Sandesh Rashtriya Janata Dal Arun Kumar Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Sanjay Singh Tiger 193 Barhara Rashtriya Janata Dal Saroj Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Aasha Devi 194 Arrah Rashtriya Janata Dal Md. Nawaz Alam Bharatiya Janata Party Amrendra Pratap Singh 195 Agiaon (SC) Janata Dal (United) Prabhunath Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party Shivesh Kumar 196 Tarari Indian National Congress Akhilesh Prasad Singh Lok Janshakti Party Gita Pandey 197 Jagdishpur Rashtriya Janata Dal Ram Vishun Singh Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Rakesh Raushan 198 Shahpur Rashtriya Janata Dal Rahul Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party Visheshwar Ojha Buxar 199 Brahampur Rashtriya Janata Dal Shambhu Nath Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Vivek Thakur 200 Buxar Indian National Congress Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party Pradeep Dubey 201 Dumraon Janata Dal (United) Dadan Pahalwan Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Ram Bihari Singh 202 Rajpur (SC) Janata Dal (United) Santosh Kumar Nirala Bharatiya Janata Party Bishawnath Ram Kaimur 203 Ramgarh Rashtriya Janata Dal Ambika Singh Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Ashok Kumar Singh 204 Mohania (SC) Indian National Congress Sanjay Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Niranjan Ram 205 Bhabua Janata Dal (United) Pramod Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Anand Bhushan Pandey 206 Chainpur Janata Dal (United) Mahabali Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Brij Kishor Bind Rohtas 207 Chenari (SC) Indian National Congress Mangal Ram Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Lalan Paswan 208 Sasaram Rashtriya Janata Dal Ashok Kushwaha Bharatiya Janata Party Jawahar Prasad 209 Kargahar Janata Dal (United) Bashisth Singh Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Birendra Kumar Singh 210 Dinara Janata Dal (United) Jai Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Rajendra Prasad Singh 211 Nokha Rashtriya Janata Dal Anita Devi Bharatiya Janata Party Rameshwar Prasad 212 Dehri Rashtriya Janata Dal Md. Iliyas Hussain Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Jitendra Kumar 213 Karakat Rashtriya Janata Dal Sanjay Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Rajeshwar Raj Arwal 214 Arwal Rashtriya Janata Dal Ravindra Kushwaha Bharatiya Janata Party Chitranjan Kumar 215 Kurtha Janata Dal (United) Satyadeo Singh Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Ashok Kumar Verma Jehanabad 216 Jahanabad Rashtriya Janata Dal Mudrika Singh Yadav Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Praveen Kumar 217 Ghosi Janata Dal (United) Krishna Nandan Verma Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Rahul Kumar 218 Makhadumapur (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Subedar Das Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Jitan Ram Manjhi Aurangabad 219 Goh Janata Dal (United) Ranvijay Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Manoj Kumar 220 Obra Rashtriya Janata Dal Birendra Yadav Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Chandra Bhushan Verma 221 Nabinagar Janata Dal (United) Virendra Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Gopal Narayan Singh 222 Kutumba (SC) Indian National Congress Rajesh Kumar Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Santosh Kumar Suman 223 Aurangabad Indian National Congress Anand Shankar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Ramadhar Singh 224 Rafiganj Janata Dal (United) Ashok Kumar Singh Lok Janshakti Party Pramod Kumar Singh Gaya 225 Gurua Janata Dal (United) Ramchandra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Rajiv Nandan 226 Sherghati Janata Dal (United) Vinod Prasad Yadav Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Mukesh Kumar Yadav 227 Imamganj (SC) Janata Dal (United) Uday Choudhary Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Jitan Ram Manjhi 228 Barachatti (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Samta Devi Lok Janshakti Party Sudha Devi 229 Bodh Gaya (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Kumar Sarvjeet Bharatiya Janata Party Shyamdeo Paswan 230 Gaya Town Indian National Congress Priya Ranjan Bharatiya Janata Party Prem Kumar 231 Tikari Janata Dal (United) Abhay Kushwaha Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Anil Kumar 232 Belaganj Rashtriya Janata Dal Surendra Prasad Yadav Hindustani Awam Morcha HAM red Sharim Ali 233 Atri Rashtriya Janata Dal Kunti Devi Lok Janshakti Party Arvind Kumar Singh 234 Wazirganj Indian National Congress Awadhesh Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Birendra Singh Nawada 235 Rajauli (SC) Rashtriya Janata Dal Prakash Veer Bharatiya Janata Party Arjun Ram 236 Hisua Janata Dal (United) Kaushal Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Anil Singh 237 Nawada Rashtriya Janata Dal Raj Ballabh Yadav Rashtriya Lok Samta Party Indradeo Prasad 238 Gobindpur Indian National Congress Purnima Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party Fula Devi 239 Warsaliganj Janata Dal (United) Pradip Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party Aruna Devi Jamui 240 Sikandra (SC) Indian National Congress Sudhir Kumar Lok Janshakti Party Subhash Chandra Bosh 241 Jamui Rashtriya Janata Dal Vijay Prakash Bharatiya Janata Party Ajoy Pratap 242 Jhajha Janata Dal (United) Damodar Rawat Bharatiya Janata Party Ravindra Yadav 243 Chakai Rashtriya Janata Dal Savitri Devi Lok Janshakti Party Vijay Kumar Singh Opinion polls When conducted Ref Polling organisation/agency Sample size MGB NDA Other Apr–May 2015 http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/05/22/article595577.ece/ABP-News-Opinion-Poll-The-mood-in-Bihar ABP News Opinion Poll: The mood in Bihar 22 May 2015 ABP News Bureau 25 July 2015 ABP Newshttp://www.abplive.in/india/2015/07/24/article661473.ece/ABP-News-Nielsen-opinion-poll-Nitish-Kumar%E2%80%99s-wave-gaining-momentum-in-Bihar ABP News–Nielsen opinion poll: Nitish Kumar's wave gaining momentum in Bihar ABP Live NA 127 111 5 Jun–Jul 2015 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 ABP News–Nielsen opinion poll: JD(U)–RJD–Congress alliance to badhat, Nitish Kumar's wave gaining down in Bihar 24 July 2015 ABP News Bureau 25 July 2015 ABP News – Nielsen NA 121 118 4 August–September 2015 http://www.deccanherald.com/content/500280/bjp-allies-get-majority-bihar.html BJP allies get majority 10 September 2015 Deccan Herald 10 September 2015 India Today – Cicero 5,968 106 125 12 August–September 2015 https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/india-tv-c-voter-bihar-opinion-poll-32268.html Lalu-Nitish alliance ahead of BJP-led combine in India TV-CVoter poll in Bihar 9 September 2015 www.indiatvnews.com India TV–CVoter poll 10,638 120–128 94–106 17–21 3–7 September 2015 Chandrasekhar Dheeraj 15 September 2015 ABP News – Nielsen Opinion Poll: JD(U) neck and neck with NDA in Bihar, to win 122 seats http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/09/15/article715081.ece/ABP-News--Nielsen-Opinion-Poll-JDU-neck-and-neck-with-NDA-in-Bihar-to-win-122-seats dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150917004321/http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/09/15/article715081.ece/ABP-News--Nielsen-Opinion-Poll-JDU-neck-and-neck-with-NDA-in-Bihar-to-win-122-seats 2015-09-17 abplive.in ABP News – Nielsen 4,493 122 118 3 12–13 September 2015 https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-modi-led-nda-to-get-massive-mandate-in-bihar-says-zee-news-survey-2126403 Modi-led NDA to get massive mandate in Bihar, says Zee News survey 19 September 2015 DNA India Zee News Survey 31,906 70–103 140–173 0 23 September 2015 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-and-nitish-lalu-alliance-neck-and-neck-in-bihar-times-now-cvoter-survey/articleshow/49094598.cms BJP and Nitish-Lalu alliance neck and neck in Bihar: Times Now-CVoter survey The Times of India 24 September 2015 Times Now – CVoter 7,786 112 117 14 October 2015 https://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/bihar-news/5393-bihar-assembly-election-opinion-poll Assembly Election Results Dates Candidate List Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News, Political Consulting Survey Election Campaign Management Company India infoelections.com Leadtech – infoelections.com 11,566 73 168 8 October 2015 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/cnn-ibn-axis-bihar-pre-poll-survey-nitish-back-with-129-145-seats-for-jdu-rjd-congress-alliance-bjp-led-nda-87-103-1149260.html News, Breaking News, Latest News, News Headlines, Live News, Today News CNN-News18 News18 9 October 2015 14 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314083027/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/cnn-ibn-axis-bihar-pre-poll-survey-nitish-back-with-129-145-seats-for-jdu-rjd-congress-alliance-bjp-led-nda-87-103-1149260.html dead CNN-IBN–Axis Poll 27500 137 95 11 7 October 2015 7 October 2015 ABP News-Nielsen Final Opinion poll: Modi's magic continues, NDA likely to get majority in Bihar http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/10/07/article734139.ece/ABP-News-Nielsen-Final-Opinion-poll-Modis-magic-continues-NDA-likely-to-get-majority-in-Bihar dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151011033226/http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/10/07/article734139.ece/ABP-News-Nielsen-Final-Opinion-poll-Modis-magic-continues-NDA-likely-to-get-majority-in-Bihar 2015-10-11 abplive.in ABP News NA 112 128 3 October 2015 https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/bihar-polls/story/bihar-election-itg-cicero-poll-predicts-a-tight-fight-267156-2015-10-08 Bihar Election: India Today-Cicero poll predicted a tight fight October 8, 2015 India Today India Today – Cicero poll NA 122 111 10 October 2015 9 October 2015 NN's Opinion Poll: NDA likely to get majority in Bihar; Nitish most favoured for CM newsnation.in http://www.newsnation.in/article/93152-nns-opinion-poll-nda-majority-bihar.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151011183018/http://www.newsnation.in/article/93152-nns-opinion-poll-nda-majority-bihar.html 2015-10-11 News Nation 7,000 115–119 120–124 2–4 October 2015 https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/nda-grand-alliance-bihar-opinion-poll-32936.html NDA slightly ahead of grand alliance in Bihar photofinish, says India TV-CVoter pre-poll survey 8 October 2015 www.indiatvnews.com India TV– Cvoter 9,916 108–124 111–127 4–12 Election The electoral process cost about 300 c to the Bihar government exchequer.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Bihar-polls-cost-state-exchequer-Rs-300-crore/articleshow/49694866.cms Bihar polls cost state exchequer Rs 300 crore The Times of India 7 November 2015 http://tribune.com.pk/story/987033/indias-greatest-feat/ India's greatest feat 7 November 2015 The Express Tribunehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Bihar-elections-Countdown-ends-counting-all-set-to-begin/articleshow/49704924.cms Bihar elections: Countdown ends, counting all set to begin 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.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-no-electrification-no-vote-at-sarans-chandila-village/articleshow/49566945.cms Bihar polls: 'No electrification, no vote' at Saran's Chandila village The Economic Times 28 October 2015 https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/bihar-polls/story/bihar-elections-villagers-boycott-polls-want-bijli-first-in-chandila-270303-2015-10-28 Bihar election: Villagers boycott polls, want bijli first in Chandila India Today Exit polls The Axis APM polls was not finally aired by its commissioning news channel, CNN–IBN.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/bihar-elections-tv-channel-drops-exit-poll-that-predicted-alliance-sweep Bihar polls: TV channel drops exit poll that predicted Alliance sweep 5 November 2015 The Indian Express Polling organisation/agency Ref Sample size MGB NDA Other ABP News – Nielsen http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/bihar-news/6800-abp-news-nielsen-live-bihar-exit-poll-2015.html ABP News-Nielsen Bihar Exit Poll 2015 infoelections.comSeptember 2026 InternetArchiveBot 130 108 5 CNN–IBN – Axis 176 64 3 India Today – Cicero http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/bihar-news/6804-india-today-cicero-live-bihar-exit-poll-2015.html India Today – Cicero Bihar Exit Poll 2015 infoelections.comSeptember 2026 InternetArchiveBot 111–123 113–127 4–8 NDTV – Hansa http://www.ndtv.com/bihar/bjp-gets-125-of-bihars-243-seats-ndtvs-exit-poll-1240964?pfrom=home-lateststories BJP Gets 125 of Bihar's 243 Seats: NDTV's Exit Poll 6 November 2015 infoelections 76,000 110 125 8 India TV–Times Now–CVoter http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/bihar-assembly-elections-2015-india-tv-exit-poll-results-33580.html India TV–CVoter exit poll projects clear win for Nitish-led grand alliance in Bihar India TV News 5 November 2015 35,000+ 112–132 101–121 6–14 News 24 – Today's Chanakya http://www.todayschanakya.com/exit-poll-bihar-elections-2015.html Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 – Exit Poll 5 November 2015 Today's Chanakya dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151114064604/http://www.todayschanakya.com/exit-poll-bihar-elections-2015.html 14 November 2015 83 155 5 Results The result was announced on 8 November.http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/election-results/bihar-election-resuls/6699-bihar-assembly-election-result-2015-live.html Bihar Bihar Election Results 2015 infoelections.com 31 October 2015 8 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151108021426/http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/election-results/bihar-election-resuls/6699-bihar-assembly-election-result-2015-live.html dead The counting of EVMs of 14 assembly constituencies of Patna district was done in AN College Patna.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/state-admin-gears-up-for-counting/articleshow/49649215.cms Bihar administration gears up for counting The Times of India 4 November 2015 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/EVMs-in-strongrooms-CISF-jawans-on-guard/articleshow/49586792.cms EVMs in strongrooms, CISF jawans on guard The Times of India 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.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 Nota polled highest in Bihar till date The Times of India 9 November 2015 https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/four-parties-that-did-worse-than-nota-this-bihar-election/story-aqw0UtThwPTFLlNZ0WB7cL.html Four parties that did worse than Nota this Bihar election 8 November 2015 Hindustan Times The number of Yadav MLAs increased to 61 in the Bihar assembly.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Bihar-election-results-2015-1-in-every-4-new-members-a-Yadav/articleshow/49730275.cms Bihar election results 2015: 1 in every 4 new members in Assembly is a Yadav The Times of India 10 November 2015 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.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/bihar-election-bjps-campaign-found-no-resonance-in-villages/articleshow/49742959.cms Bihar election: BJP's campaign found no resonance in villages The Times of India 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.Bihar verdict: How RJD, Congress, JDU turned vote share to seats http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bihar-verdict-how-rjd-congress-jdu-turned-vote-share-to-seats/story-dEYmNkluVvWP3M3vEFeliL.html 16 November 2015 Summary + ↓ 178 58 7 #008000 Mahagathbandhan Bharatiya Janata Party NDA black Others 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result Map.svg 600px Map displaying constituencies won by parties Summary of results of the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly electionhttp://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm Partywise Result eciresults.nic.in 24 November 2015 15 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065208/http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm deadStatistical Report on General Lection, [sic] 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2015/Stat_Bihar_AE2015.pdf eci.nic.in Election Commission of India https://web.archive.org/web/20160319181926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2015/Stat_Bihar_AE2015.pdf 2016-03-19 dead yes |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;" ! Colspan=2|Alliance ! Colspan=2|Political party ! Votes ! Vote % ! Changein vote % ! Vote % inseats contested ! Seats contested ! Won ! Net changein seats ! % of seats |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=#008000| |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; |Mahagathbandhan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | style="text-align:left;" |Rashtriya Janata Dal | 69,95,509 | 18.4 | 0.44 | 44.35 | 101 | 80 | 58 | 32.92 |- | Janata Dal (United) | style="text-align:left;" |Janata Dal (United) | 64,16,414 | 16.8 | 5.81 | 40.65 | 101 | 71 | 44 | 29.21 |- | Indian National Congress | style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress | 25,39,638 | 6.7 | 1.68 | 39.49 | 41 | 27 | 23 | 11.11 |-style="background:blue; color: white; |- |rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;background: orange; color: white;"| |align=center rowspan=4|NDA | Bharatiya Janata Party | style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Janata Party | 93,08,015 | 24.4 | 7.94 | 37.48 | 157 | 53 | 38 | 21.81 |- | Lok Janshakti Party | style="text-align:left;" |Lok Janshakti Party | 18,40,834 | 4.8 | 1.95 | 28.79 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0.82 |- | Rashtriya Lok Samata Party | style="text-align:left;" |Rashtriya Lok Samata Party | 9,76,787 | 2.6 | - | 0.64 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0.82 |- | Hindustani Awam Morcha | style="text-align:left;" |Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | 8,64,856 | 2.3 | - | 26.90 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0.41 |-style="background:orange; color: white; |- |rowspan=6 bgcolor=#FF0000| |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;|Left Front | Left Front | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India | 5,16,699 | 1.36 | 0.29 | 3.43 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 |- | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) | style="text-align:left;" |CPI(ML) Liberation | 5,87,701 | 1.54 | 0.29 | 3.82 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 1.23 |- | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2,32,149 | 0.61 | 0.21 | 3.32 | 43 | 0 | | 0 |- | Socialist Unity Centre of India | style="text-align:left;" |Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 11,621 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.74 | 10 | 0 | | 0 |- | All India Forward Bloc | style="text-align:left;" |All India Forward Bloc | 6,936 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 9 | 0 | | 0 |- | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | style="text-align:left;" |Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3,045 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.64 | 3 | 0 | | 0 |- |rowspan=6| |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Socialist Secular Morcha | Samajwadi Party | style="text-align:left;" |Samajwadi Party | 3,85,511 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.83 | 85 | 0 | | 0 |- | Samajwadi Party | style="text-align:left;" | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 5,14,748 | 1.4 | | | 64 | 0 | | 0 |- |- | Nationalist Congress Party | style="text-align:left;" |Nationalist Congress Party | 1,85,437 | 0.5 | 1.32 | 2.82 | 40 | 0 | | 0 |- | Samajwadi Party | style="text-align:left;" | Samras Samaj Party | | | | | 28 | 0 | | 0 |- |bgcolor=#008000| | style="text-align:left;" | Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic | | | | | 23 | 0 | | 0 |- |bgcolor=#DB7093| | style="text-align:left;" |National People's Party | | | | | 3 | 0 | | 0 |- |rowspan=7| |rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| Others | Bahujan Samaj Party | style="text-align:left;" |Bahujan Samaj Party | 7,88,024 | 2.1 | 1.11 | 2.21 | 243 | 0 | | 0 |- | Shiv Sena | style="text-align:left;" |Shiv Sena | 2,11,131 | 0.6 | 0.21 | 1.84 | 150 | 0 | | 0 |- | Samajwadi Party | style="text-align:left;" |Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | 1,08,851 | 0.3 | | 0.91 | 90 | 0 | | 0 |- | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | style="text-align:left;" |Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1,03,940 | 0.3 | 0.31 | 2.02 | | 0 | | 0 |- | Independent | style="text-align:left;" |Garib Janata Dal (Secular) | 92,279 | 0.2 | | 0.66 | | 0 | | 0 |- | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | style="text-align:left;" |All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 80,248 | 0.2 | | 8.04 | 6 | 0 | | 0 |- | Independent (politician) | style="text-align:left;" |Independents | 35,80,953 | 9.4 | 3.82 | 9.57 | 1150 | 4 | 2 | 1.64 |- |Colspan=1| | | None of the Above | style="text-align:left;colspan = 4|NOTA | 9,47,276 | 2.5 | | 2.49 | 243 | | | |- |- 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 +DistrictSeatsMGBNDAOTHAraria6420Arwal2200Aurangabad6510Banka5410Begusarai7700Bhagalpur7700Bhojpur7601Buxar4400Darbhanga10820East Champaran12480Gaya10730Gopalganj6420Jamui4310Jehanabad3300Kaimur4040Katihar7421Khagaria4400Kishanganj4400Lakhisarai2110Madhepura4400Madhubani10820Munger3300Muzaffarpur11632Nalanda7610Nawada5320Patna14671Purnia7520Rohtas7610Saharsa4400Samastipur101000Saran10820Sheikhpura2200Sheohar1100Sitamarhi8620Siwan8611Supaul5410Vaishali8620West Champaran9351Total243178587 Note: "Others" include 4 Independent candidates and 3 CPI(ML)(L) candidates who won their respective seats. Results by constituency + ResultsAssembly constituencyWinner9 November 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 Results: Full list of 243 candidates, constituencies and parties https://www.oneindia.com/india/bihar-assembly-elections-2015-results-full-list-of-243-winners-constituencies-parties-1923138.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230826123353/https://www.oneindia.com/india/bihar-assembly-elections-2015-results-full-list-of-243-winners-constituencies-parties-1923138.html 26 August 2023 26 August 2023Runner upMargin # Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes West Champaran District 1Valmiki NagarDhirendra Pratap SinghInd66,860Irshad HussainINC33,28033,5802RamnagarBhagirathi DeviBJP82,166Purnmasi RamINC64,17817,9883NarkatiaganjVinay VermaINC57,212Renu DeviBJP41,15116,0614BagahaRaghaw Sharan PandeyBJP74,476Bhishm SahaniJD(U)66,2938,1835LauriyaVinay BihariBJP57,351Ran Kaushal Pratap SinghRJD39,77817,5736NautanNarayan PrasadBJP66,697Baidyanath Prasad MahtoJD(U)52,36214,3357ChanpatiaPrakash RaiBJP61,304N. N. SahiJD(U)60,8404648BettiahMadan Mohan TiwariINC66,786Renu DeviBJP64,4662,3209SiktaKhurshid (Feroz Ahmad)JD(U)69,870Dilip VarmaBJP67,0352,835 East Champaran District10RaxaulAjay Kumar SinghBJP64,731Suresh KumarRJD61,5623,16911SugauliRamchandra SahaniBJP62,384Om Prakash ChoudharyRJD54,6287,75612NarkatiyaShamim AhmadRJD75,118Sant Singh KushwahaRLSP55,13619,98213HarsidhiRajendra KumarRJD75,203Krishnanandan PaswanBJP64,93610,26714GovindganjRaju TiwariLJP74,685Brajesh KumarINC46,76527,92015KesariaRajesh KumarRJD62,902Rajendra Prasad GuptaBJP46,95515,94716KalyanpurSachindra Prasad SinghBJP50,060Razia KhatoonJD(U)38,57211,48817PipraShyambabu Prasad YadavBJP65,552Krishan ChandraJD(U)61,6223,93018MadhubanRana Randhir SinghBJP61,054Shivajee RaiJD(U)44,83216,22219MotihariPramod KumarBJP79,947Binod Kumar ShrivastavaRJD61,43018,51720ChiraiaLal Babu Prasad GuptaBJP62,831Laxmi Narayan Prasad YadavRJD58,4574,37421DhakaFaisal RahmanRJD87,458Pawan Kumar JaiswalBJP68,26119,197 Sheohar District22SheoharSharfuddinJD(U)44,576Lovely AnandHAM44,115461 Sitamarhi District23RigaAmit Kumar TunaINC79,217Moti Lal PrasadBJP56,36122,85624BathnahaDinkar RamBJP74,763Surendra RamINC54,59720,16625PariharGayatri DeviBJP66,388Ram Chandra PurveRJD62,3714,01726SursandSyed Abu DojanaRJD52,857Amit KumarInd29,62323,23427BajpattiRanju GeetaJD(U)67,194Rekha KumariRLSP50,24816,94628SitamarhiSunil KumarRJD81,557Sunil Kumar PintuBJP66,83514,72229RunnisaidpurMangita DeviRJD55,699Pankaj Kumar MishraRLSP41,58914,11030BelsandSunita Singh ChauhanJD(U)33,785Md. Nasir AhamadLJP28,2105,575 Madhubani District31HarlakhiBasant KumarRLSP40,468Mohammad ShabbirINC36,5763,89232BenipattiBhawana JhaINC55,978Vinod Narayan JhaBJP51,2444,73433KhajauliSitaram YadavRJD71,534Arun Shankar PrasadBJP60,83110,70334BabubarhiKapil Deo KamatJD(U)61,486Binod Kumar SinghLJP41,21920,26735BisfiFaiyaz AhmadRJD70,975Manoj Kumar YadavRLSP35,65035,32536MadhubaniSamir Kumar MahasethRJD76,823Ramdeo MahtoBJP69,5167,30737RajnagarRam Prit PaswanBJP71,614Ramawatar PaswanRJD65,3726,24238JhanjharpurGulab YadavRJD64,320Nitish MishraBJP63,48683439PhulparasGuljar Devi YadavJD(U)64,368Ram Sundar YadavBJP50,95313,41540LaukahaLakshmeshwar RoyJD(U)79,971Pramod Kumar PriyedarshiBJP56,13823,833 Supaul District41NirmaliAniruddha Prasad YadavJD(U)79,600Ram Kumar RoyBJP55,64923,95142PipraYaduvansh Kumar YadavRJD85,944Vishwa Mohan KumarBJP49,57536,36943SupaulBijendra Prasad YadavJD(U)82,295Kishor KumarBJP44,89837,39744TriveniganjVeena BhartiJD(U)89,869Anant Kumar BhartiLJP37,46952,40045ChhatapurNeeraj Kumar SinghBJP75,697Jahur AlamRJD66,4059,292 Araria District46NarpatganjAnil Kumar YadavRJD90,250Janardan YadavBJP64,29925,95147RaniganjAchmit RishidevJD(U)77,717Ramjidas RishidevBJP62,78714,93048ForbesganjVidya Sagar KeshriBJP85,929Krityanand BiswasRJD60,69125,23849ArariaAvidur RahmanINC92,667Ajay Kumar JhaLJP52,62340,04450JokihatSarfaraz AlamJD(U)92,890Ranjeet YadavInd38,91053,98051SiktiVijay Kumar MandalBJP76,995Shatrughan Prasad SumanJD(U)68,8898,106 Kishanganj District52BahadurganjMd. Tauseef AlamINC53,533Awadh Bihari SinghBJP39,59113,94253ThakurganjNaushad AlamJD(U)74,239Gopal Kumar AgrawalLJP66,1528,08754KishanganjMohammad JawedINC66,522Sweety SinghBJP57,9138,60955KochadhamanMujahid AlamJD(U)55,929Akhtarul Iman AIMIM37,08618,843 Purnia District56AmourAbdul Zalil MastanINC100,135Saba ZafarBJP48,13851,99757BaisiAbdus SubhanRJD67,022Vinod KumarInd28,28238,74058KasbaMd Afaque AlamINC81,633Pradip Kumar DasBJP79,8391,79459BanmankhiKrishna Kumar RishiBJP59,053Sanjiv Kumar PaswanRJD58,34570860RupauliBima BhartiJD(U)50,945Prem Prakash MandalBJP41,2739,67261DhamdahaLeshi SinghJD(U)75,400Shiv Shankar ThakurRLSP45,58329,81762PurniaVijay Kumar KhemkaBJP92,020Indu SinhaINC59,20532,815 Katihar District63KatiharTarkishore PrasadBJP66,048Bijay SinghJD(U)51,15414,89464KadwaShakeel Ahmad KhanINC56,141Chander Bhushan ThakurBJP50,3425,79965BalrampurMahbub Alam CPI(ML)L62,513Barun Kumar JhaBJP42,09420,41966PranpurBinod Kumar SinghBJP47,924Israt ParweenNCP39,8238,10167ManihariManohar Prasad SinghINC61,704Anil Kumar OraonLJP48,02413,68068BarariNeeraj KumarRJD71,175Bibhash Chandra ChoudharyBJP56,83914,33669KorhaPunam PaswanINC78,409Mahesh PaswanBJP72,9835,426 Madhepura District70AlamnagarNarendra Narayan YadavJD(U)87,962Chandan SinghLJP44,08643,87671BihariganjNiranjan Kumar MehtaJD(U)78,361Ravindra Charan YadavBJP49,10829,25372SingheshwarRamesh RishidevJD(U)83,073Manju DeviHAM32,87350,20073MadhepuraChandra ShekharRJD90,974Vijay Kumar BimalBJP53,33237,642 Saharsa District74SonbarshaRatnesh SadaJD(U)88,789Sarita DeviLJP35,02653,76375SaharsaArun KumarRJD102,850Alok Ranjan JhaBJP63,64439,20676Simri BakhtiarpurDinesh Chandra YadavJD(U)78,514Yusuf SalahuddinLJP40,70837,80677MahishiAbdul GhafoorRJD56,436Chandan Kumar SahRLSP30,30126,135 Darbhanga District78Kusheshwar AsthanShashi Bhushan HazariJD(U)50,062Dhananjay Kumar PaswanLJP30,21219,85079Gaura BauramMadan SahniJD(U)51,403Vinod SahniLJP37,34114,06280BenipurSunil ChoudharyJD(U)69,511Gopal Jee ThakurBJP43,06826,44381AlinagarAbdul Bari SiddiquiRJD67,461Mishri Lal YadavBJP54,00113,46082Darbhanga RuralLalit Kumar YadavRJD70,557Naushad AhmadHAM36,06634,49183DarbhangaSanjay SaraogiBJP77,776Om Prakash KheriaRJD70,3167,46084HayaghatAmarnath GamiJD(U)65,677Ramesh ChoudharyLJP32,44633,23185BahadurpurBhola YadavRJD71,547Hari SahniBJP54,55816,98986KeotiFaraz FatmiRJD68,601Ashok Kumar YadavBJP60,7717,83087JaleJibesh KumarBJP62,059Rishi MishraJD(U)57,4394,620 Muzaffarpur District88GaighatMaheshwar Prasad YadavRJD67,313Veena DeviBJP63,8123,50189AuraiSurendra KumarRJD66,958Ram Surat KumarBJP56,13310,82590MinapurMunna YadavRJD80,790Ajay KumarBJP56,85023,94091BochahanBaby KumariInd67,720Ramai RamJD(U)43,59024,13092SakraLal Babu RamRJD75,010Arjun RamBJP61,99813,01293KurhaniKedar Prasad GuptaBJP73,227Manoj Kumar SinghJD(U)61,65711,57094MuzaffarpurSuresh Kumar SharmaBJP95,594Bijendra ChaudharyJD(U)65,85529,73995KantiAshok Kumar ChoudharyInd58,111Ajit KumarHAM48,8369,27596BarurajNand Kumar RaiRJD68,011Arun Kumar SinghBJP63,1024,90997ParooAshok Kumar SinghBJP80,445Shankar PrasadRJD66,90613,53998SahebganjRam Vichar RayRJD70,583Raju Kumar SinghBJP59,92310,660 Gopalganj District99BaikunthpurMithlesh TiwariBJP56,162Manjeet Kumar SinghJD(U)42,04714,115100BarauliMd. NematullahRJD61,690Rampravesh RaiBJP61,186504101GopalganjSubhash SinghBJP78,491Reyazul Haque RajuRJD73,4175,074102KuchaikoteAmrendra Kumar PandeyJD(U)72,224Kali Prasad PandeyLJP68,6623,562103BhoreAnil KumarINC74,365Indradev ManjhiBJP59,49414,871104HathuaRamsewak SinghJD(U)57,917Mahachandra Prasad SinghHAM34,93322,984 Siwan District105SiwanVyas Deo PrasadBJP55,156Bablu PrasadJD(U)51,6223,534106ZiradeiRamesh Singh KushwahaJD(U)40,760Asha DeviBJP34,6696,091107DarauliSatyadeo Ram CPI(ML)L49,576Ramayan ManjhiBJP39,9929,584108RaghunathpurHari Shankar YadavRJD61,042Manoj Kumar SinghBJP50,42010,622109DaraundaKavita SinghJD(U)66,255Jitendra SwamiBJP53,03313,222110BarhariaShyam Bahadur SinghJD(U)65,168Bachha PandayLJP50,58514,583111GoriakothiSatyadeo Prasad SinghRJD70,965Devesh Kant SinghBJP63,3147,651112MaharajganjHem Narayan SahJD(U)68,459Kumar Deo Ranjan SinghBJP48,16720,292 Saran District113EkmaManoranjan SinghJD(U)49,508Kameshwar Kumar SinghBJP41,3828,126114ManjhiVijay Shanker DubeyINC29,558Keshav SinghLJP20,6928,866115BaniapurKedar Nath SinghRJD69,851Tarkeshwar SinghBJP53,90015,951116TaraiyaMudrika Prasad RaiRJD69,012Janak SinghBJP48,57220,440117MarhauraJitendra Kumar RayRJD66,714Lal Babu RaiBJP49,99616,718118ChapraC. N. GuptaBJP71,646Randhir Kumar SinghRJD60,26711,379119GarkhaMuneshwar ChaudharyRJD89,249Gyanchand ManjhiBJP49,36639,883120AmnourShatrudhan TiwariBJP39,134Krishna Kumar MantooJD(U)33,8835,251121ParsaChandrika RaiRJD77,211Chhotelal RaiLJP34,87642,335122SonpurRamanuj Prasad YadavRJD86,082Vinay Kumar SinghBJP49,68636,396 Vaishali District123HajipurAwadhesh SinghBJP86,773Jagannath Prasad RaiINC74,57812,195124LalganjRaj Kumar SahLJP80,842Vijay Kumar ShuklaJD(U)60,54920,293125VaishaliRaj Kishore SinghJD(U)79,286Brishin PatelHAM48,22531,061126MahuaTej Pratap YadavRJD66,927Ravindra RayHAM38,77228,155127Raja PakarShivchandra RamRJD61,251Ram Nath RamanLJP46,09615,155128RaghopurTejashwi YadavRJD91,236Satish KumarBJP68,50322,733129MahnarUmesh Singh KushwahaJD(U)69,825Achuta NandBJP43,37026,455130PatepurPrema ChaudharyRJD67,548Mahendra BaithaBJP55,08712,461 Samastipur District131KalyanpurMaheshwar HazariJD(U)84,904Prince RajLJP47,21837,686132WarisnagarAshok KumarJD(U)92,687Chandrashekhar RaiLJP34,11458,573133SamastipurAkhtarul Islam SahinRJD82,508Renu KushawahaBJP51,42831,080134UjiarpurAlok Kumar MehtaRJD85,466Kumar AnantRLSP38,00647,460135MorwaVidya Sagar Singh NishadJD(U)59,206Suresh RayBJP40,39018,816136SarairanjanVijay Kumar ChaudharyJD(U)81,055Ranjeet NirguniBJP47,01134,044137MohiuddinnagarEjya YadavRJD47,137Rajesh Kumar SinghInd23,70623,431138BibhutipurRam Balak SinghJD(U)57,882Ramdeo Verma CPI(M)40,64717,235139RoseraAshok KumarINC85,506Manju HazariBJP51,14534,361140HasanpurRaj Kumar RayJD(U)63,094Vinod ChoudharyRLSP33,49429,600 Begusarai District141Cheria-BariarpurManju VermaJD(U)69,795Anil Kumar ChaudharyLJP40,05929,736142BachhwaraRamdeo RaiINC73,983Arvind Kumar SinghLJP37,05236,931143TeghraBirendra KumarRJD68,975Ram Lakhan SinghBJP53,36415,611144MatihaniNarendra Kumar SinghJD(U)89,297Sarvesh KumarBJP66,60922,688145Sahebpur KamalShreenarayan YadavRJD78,225M.d. AslamLJP32,75145,474146BegusaraiAmita BhushanINC83,521Surendra MehataBJP66,99016,531147BakhriUpendra PaswanRJD72,632Ramanand RamBJP32,37640,256 Khagaria District148AlauliChandan KumarRJD70,519Pashupati Kumar ParasLJP46,04924,470149KhagariaPoonam Devi YadavJD(U)64,767Rajesh KumarHAM39,20225,565150BeldaurPanna Lal Singh PatelJD(U)63,216Mithilesh Kumar NishadLJP49,69113,525151ParbattaRamanand Prasad SinghJD(U)76,248Ramanuj ChoudharyBJP47,32428,924 Bhagalpur District152BihpurVarsha RaniRJD68,963Kumar ShailendraBJP56,24712,716153GopalpurNarendra Kumar NirajJD(U)57,403Anil Kumar YadavBJP52,2345,169154PirpaintiRam Vilash PaswanRJD80,058Lalan KumarBJP74,9145,144155KahalgaonSadanand SinghINC64,981Niraj Kumar MandalLJP43,75221,229156BhagalpurAjeet SharmaINC70,514Arjit Shashwat ChoubeyBJP59,85610,658157SultanganjSubodh RoyJD(U)63,345Himanshu PrasadRLSP49,31214,033158NathnagarAjay Kumar MandalJD(U)66,485Amar Nath PrasadLJP58,6607,825 Banka District159AmarpurJanardan ManjhiJD(U)73,707Mrinal ShekharBJP61,93411,773160DhoraiyaManish KumarJD(U)68,858Bhudeo ChoudharyRLSP44,70424,154161BankaRamnarayan MandalBJP52,379Zafrul HodaRJD48,6493,730162KatoriaSweety Sima HembramRJD54,760Nikki HembramBJP44,42310,337163BelharGiridhari YadavJD(U)70,348Manoj YadavBJP54,15716,191 Munger District164TarapurMewalal ChaudharyJD(U)66,411Shakuni ChoudhuryHAM54,46411,947165MungerVijay Kumar 'Vijay'RJD77,216Pranav KumarBJP72,8514,365166JamalpurShailesh KumarJD(U)67,273Himanshu KunvarLJP51,79715,476 Lakhisarai District167SuryagarhaPrahlad YadavRJD82,490Prem Ranjan PatelBJP52,46030,030168LakhisaraiVijay Kumar SinhaBJP75,901Ramanand MandalJD(U)69,3456,556 Sheikhpura District169SheikhpuraRandhir Kumar SoniJD(U)41,755Naresh SawHAM28,65413,101170BarbighaSudarshan KumarINC46,406Sheo KumarRLSP30,68915,717 Nalanda District171AsthawanJitendra KumarJD(U)58,908Chhote Lal YadavLJP48,46410,444172BiharsharifSunil KumarBJP76,201Mohammad Asghar ShamimJD(U)73,8612,340173RajgirRavi Jyoti KumarJD(U)62,009Satyadev Narayan AryaBJP56,6195,390174IslampurChandrasen PrasadJD(U)66,587Birendra GopeBJP66,58722,602175HilsaShakti Singh YadavRJD72,347Deepika KumariLJP46,27126,076176NalandaShrawan KumarJD(U)72,596Kaushlendra KumarBJP69,6002,996177HarnautHari Narayan SinghJD(U)71,933Arun KumarLJP57,63814,295 Patna District178MokamaAnant Kumar SinghInd54,005Neeraj KumarJD(U)35,65718,348179BarhGyanendra Kumar SinghBJP63,989Manoj KumarJD(U)55,6308,359180BakhtiarpurRanvijay Singh YadavBJP61,496Aniruddh Kumar YadavRJD53,5947,902181DighaSanjeev ChaurasiyaBJP92,671Rajeev Ranjan PrasadJD(U)67,89224,779182BankipurNitin NabinBJP86,759Kumar AshishINC46,99239,767183KumhrarArun Kumar SinhaBJP87,792Aquil HaiderINC50,51737,275184Patna SahibNand Kishore YadavBJP88,108Santosh MehtaRJD85,3162,792185FatuhaRama Nand YadavRJD77,210Satyendra Kumar SinghLJP46,80830,402186DanapurAsha DeviBJP72,192Raj Kishor YadavRJD66,9835,209187ManerBhai VirendraRJD89,773Srikant NiralaBJP66,94522,828188PhulwariShyam RajakJD(U)94,094Rajeshwar ManjhiHAM48,38145,713189MasaurhiRekha DeviRJD89,657Nutan PaswanHAM50,47139,186190PaliganjJai Vardhan YadavRJD65,932Ram Janm SharmaBJP41,47924,453191BikramSiddharthINC94,088Anil KumarBJP49,77744,311 Bhojpur District192SandeshArun YadavRJD74,306Sanjay Singh TigerBJP48,87925,427193BarharaSaroj YadavRJD65,001Asha DeviBJP51,69313,308194ArrahMohammad Nawaz AlamRJD70,004Amrendra Pratap SinghBJP69,338666195AgiaonPrabhunath PrasadJD(U)52,276Shivesh KumarBJP37,57214,704196TarariSudama Prasad CPI(ML)L44,050Gita PandeyLJP43,778272197JagdishpurRam Vishun SinghRJD49,020Rakesh RaushanRLSP38,82510,195198ShahpurRahul TiwariRJD69,315Visheshwar OjhaBJP54,74514,570 Buxar District199BrahampurShambhu Nath YadavRJD94,079Vivek ThakurBJP63,30330,776200BuxarSanjay Kumar TiwariINC66,527Pradeep DubeyBJP56,34610,181201DumraonDadan YadavJD(U)81,081Ram Bihari SinghRLSP50,74230,339202RajpurSantosh Kumar NiralaJD(U)84,184Bishawnath RamBJP51,39632,788 Kaimur District203RamgarhAshok Kumar SinghBJP57,501Ambika Singh YadavRJD49,4908,011204MohaniaNiranjan RamBJP60,911Sanjay KumarINC53,3307,581 205 BhabuaAnand Bhushan PandeyBJP50,768Pramod Kumar SinghJD(U)43,0247,744206ChainpurBrij Kishor BindBJP58,913Mohammad Zama KhanBSP58,242671 Rohtas District207ChenariLalan PaswanRLSP68,148Mangal RamINC58,3679,781208SasaramAshok KumarRJD82,766Jawahar PrasadBJP63,15419,612209KargaharBashisht SinghJD(U)57,018Birendra Kumar SinghRLSP44,11112,907210DinaraJai Kumar SinghJD(U)64,699Rajendra Prasad SinghBJP62,0082,691211NokhaAnita DeviRJD72,780Rameshwar ChaurasiyaBJP49,78222,998212DehriMohammad Iliyas HussainRJD49,402Jitendra KumarRLSP45,5043,898213KarakatSanjay Kumar SinghRJD59,720Rajeshwar RajBJP47,60112,119 Arwal District214ArwalRavindra SinghRJD55,295Chitranjan KumarBJP37,48517,810215KurthaSatyadeo SinghJD(U)43,676Ashok Kumar VermaRLSP29,55714,119 Jehanabad District216JehanabadMudrika Singh YadavRJD76,458Praveen KumarRLSP46,13730,321217GhosiKrishna Nandan Prasad VermaJD(U)67,248Rahul KumarHAM45,62321,625218MakhdumpurSubedar DasRJD66,631Jitan Ram ManjhiHAM39,85426,777 Aurangabad District219GohManoj KumarBJP53,615Ranvijay KumarJD(U)45,9437,672220ObraBirendra Kumar SinhaRJD56,042Chandra Bhushan VermaRLSP44,64611,396221NabinagarVirendra Kumar SinghJD(U)42,035Gopal Narayan SinghBJP36,7745,261222KutumbaRajesh KumarINC51,303Santosh Suman ManjhiHAM41,20510,098223AurangabadAnand Shankar SinghINC63,637Ramadhar SinghBJP45,23918,398224RafiganjAshok Kumar SinghJD(U)62,897Pramod Kumar SinghLJP53,3729,525 Gaya District225GuruaRajiv NandanBJP56,480Ramchandra Prasad SinghJD(U)49,9656,515226SherghatiVinod Prasad YadavJD(U)44,579Mukesh Kumar YadavHAM39,7454,834227ImamganjJitan Ram ManjhiHAM79,389Uday Narayan ChoudharyJD(U)49,98129,408228BarachattiSamta DeviRJD70,909Sudha DeviLJP51,78319,126229Bodh GayaKumar SarvjeetRJD82,656Shyamdeo PaswanBJP52,18330,473230Gaya TownPrem KumarBJP66,891Priya RanjanINC44,10222,789231TikariAbhay Kumar SinhaJD(U)86,975Anil KumarHAM55,16231,813232BelaganjSurendra Prasad YadavRJD71,067Sharim AliHAM40,72630,341233AtriKunti DeviRJD60,687Arvind Kumar SinghLJP46,87013,817234WazirganjAwadhesh Kumar SinghINC80,107Birendra SinghBJP67,34812,759 Nawada District235RajauliPrakash VeerRJD70,549Arjun RamBJP65,9344,615236HisuaAnil SinghBJP82,493Kaushal YadavJD(U)70,25412,239237NawadaRajballabh PrasadRJD88,235Indradeo PrasadRLSP71,50916,726238GobindpurPurnima YadavINC43,016Fula DeviBJP38,6174,399239WarisaliganjAruna DeviBJP85,912Pradip KumarJD(U)66,38519,527 Jamui District240SikandraSudhir KumarINC59,092Subhash Chandra BoshLJP51,1027,990241JamuiVijay Prakash YadavRJD66,577Ajoy PratapBJP58,3288,249242JhajhaRabindra YadavBJP65,537Damodar RawatJD(U)43,45122,086243ChakaiSavitri DeviRJD47,064Sumit Kumar SinghInd34,95112,113 MLA statistics -#SC38ST2Yadav61Muslim24Rajput19Koeri19Bhumihar17Kurmi16Vaishya16Brahmin10Kayastha3 Total243 1 in every 4 new members in Bihar Assembly is a Yadavhttps://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/bihar-verdict-more-muslim-mlas-fewer-women/ Bihar verdict: More Muslim MLAs, fewer women 11 November 2015 Elected MLAs caste-wise-2015https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/bihar-election-results-2015-1-in-every-4-new-members-a-yadav/articleshow/49730275.cms Bihar election results 2015: 1 in every 4 new members in Assembly is a Yadav The Times of India 10 November 2015 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News The Economic Timeshttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/bihar-election-results-2015-more-muslim-legislators-this-time-in-assembly/articleshow/49730446.cms Bihar election results 2015: More Muslim legislators this time in assembly The Times of India 10 November 2015 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.http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/nitish-kumar-sworn-in-as-bihar-chief-minister-for-fifth-time-115112000458_1.html Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for fifth time ANI 20 November 2015 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.https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar2015/Bihar-Assembly-polls-2015-Nitish-Kumar-takes-over-as-Bihar-Chief-Minister/article60297484.ece Bihar Assembly polls 2015: Nitish Kumar takes over as Bihar Chief Minister for the third time Amarnath Tewary The Hindu 20 November 2015 10 April 2016 On 26 July 2017, the Grand Alliance broke and a new coalition government between JD(U) and the BJP was formed.26 July 2017 BJP Offers Support To Nitish Kumar, To Join Government https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/bjp-offers-support-to-nitish-kumar-to-join-government/ar-AAoS0q8?li=AAggbRN dead 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 2017-09-04 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. 2015 – 56.9%; 2010 – 52.7%; 2005 – 45.9%; 2000 – 62.6% (Assembly Polls were held twice in 2005 due to a fractured verdict.) Bypolls (2015-2020) S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election3113 February 2016HarlakhiBasant KushwahaRashtriya Lok Samata PartySudhanshu ShekharRashtriya Lok Samata Party20511 March 2018BhabuaAnand Bhushan PandeyBharatiya Janata PartyRinki Rani PandeyBharatiya Janata Party216JehanabadMudrika Singh YadavRashtriya Janata DalSuday YadavRashtriya Janata Dal 25028 May 2018JokihatSarfaraz AlamJanata Dal (United) yesShahnawaz Alam23711 April 2019NawadaRajballabh PrasadRashtriya Janata Dal 2Kaushal YadavJanata Dal (United) yes21219 May 2019DehriMohd. Iliyas HussainSatyanarayan SinghBharatiya Janata Party7621 October 2019Simri BakhtiarpurDinesh Chandra YadavJanata Dal (United) yes 4Zafar AlamRashtriya Janata Dal 2163BelharGiridhari YadavRamdeo Yadav109DaraundaKavita SinghKarnjeet SinghIndependent158NathnagarAjay Kumar MandalLakshmikant MandalJanata Dal (United) yes54KishanganjMohammad JawedIndian National CongressQamrul HodaAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen See also 2015 elections in India List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar Chief Ministers of Bihar 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry References External links Bihar Lok Sabha election 2019 results website Election Commission of India – Bihar 2015 Detailed results – Election Commission of India, State Elections, 2015 Legislative Assembly of Bihar 2015 2015 Bihar