1989
1984198019771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 54
Bihar Lok Sabha Election 1989 covered all 54 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The JD received the highest statewide vote share at 38.24% and won 32 seats, while the INC received 28.50% of the vote and won 4 seats. The BJP won 8 seats with 11.90% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Bihar.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | 38 | 32 | 38.24% | 53.58% | 1,16,19,517 |
| 54 | 4 | 28.50% | 28.50% | 86,59,832 | |
| 24 | 8 | 11.90% | 27.44% | 36,17,091 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8.05% | 34.68% | 24,47,484 | |
| IND | 53 | 0 | 4.37% | 4.48% | 13,27,965 |
| 9 | 3 | 3.22% | 23.25% | 9,78,494 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Bagaha (Sc) | Mahendra Baitha | JD | 2,32,362 | Bholarai | INC | 1,44,330 | 88,032 | 22.79 |
| Bettiah | Dharmesh Prassad Verma | JD | 2,09,009 | Abdul Mogani Kaifi | CPI | 1,60,661 | 48,348 | 9.5 |
| Motihari | Radha Mohan Singh | BJP | 2,53,292 | Kamala Mishra Madhukar | CPI | 1,75,181 | 78,111 | 14.48 |
| Gopalganj | Rajmangal Mishra | JD | 4,29,563 | Kali Prasad Panday | INC | 2,35,642 | 1,93,921 | 28.49 |
| Siwan | Janardan Tiwari | BJP | 3,34,637 | Abdul Gaffur | INC | 1,75,686 | 1,58,951 | 28.74 |
| Maharajganj | Chanrasbekhar | JD | 3,82,488 | Krishna Pratap | INC | 1,65,170 | 2,17,318 | 38.78 |
| Chapra | Laloo Prassad | JD | 3,33,897 | Haira Lal Rai | INC | 1,17,327 | 2,16,570 | 47.28 |
| Hajipur (Sc) | Ram Vilas Paswan | JD | 6,15,129 | Mahabir Paswan | INC | 1,10,681 | 5,04,448 | 69.16 |
| Vaishali | Usha Singh | JD | 4,41,514 | Kishori Sinha | INC | 2,28,297 | 2,13,217 | 30.34 |
| Muzaffarpur | George Farnandes | JD | 4,92,615 | Laliteshwar Pd. Sahi | INC | 2,07,605 | 2,85,010 | 40.07 |
| Sitamarhi | Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav | JD | 3,35,796 | Nagendra Pd. Yadav | INC | 1,64,935 | 1,70,861 | 28.33 |
| Sheohar | Hari Kishor Singh | JD | 4,63,687 | Madhureendra Kumar Singh | INC | 1,49,212 | 3,14,475 | 50.38 |
| Madhubani | Bhogendra Jha | CPI | 2,75,858 | A. Hannan An. | INC | 1,34,492 | 1,41,366 | 25.7 |
| Jhanjharpur | Devandra Prassad Yadav | JD | 3,39,454 | Gauri Sankar Rajhans | INC | 1,80,118 | 1,59,336 | 30.21 |
| Darbhanga | Shakeeul Rahman | JD | 3,56,894 | Nagendra Jha (Baghant) | INC | 2,78,437 | 78,457 | 12.17 |
| Rosera (Sc) | Dashai Chaudhary | JD | 3,94,291 | Ram Bhagat Paswan | INC | 1,89,804 | 2,04,487 | 33.16 |
| Samastipur | Manjai Lal | JD | 4,51,477 | Ramdeo Rai | INC | 2,13,796 | 2,37,681 | 34.65 |
| Barh | Nitish Kumar | JD | 3,68,972 | Ramlakhan Singh Yadav | INC | 2,90,625 | 78,347 | 11.28 |
| Balia | Suryanarayan Singh | CPI | 3,24,353 | Chandra Bhatu Devi | INC | 1,62,904 | 1,61,449 | 32.04 |
| Saharsa | Surya Nr. Yadav | JD | 5,02,662 | Cjandra Kishore Pathak | INC | 2,25,581 | 2,77,081 | 36.45 |
| Madhepura | Ramesh Kumar Yadav Ravi | JD | 4,51,856 | Mahavir Prasad | INC | 1,58,908 | 2,92,948 | 44.12 |
| Araria (Sc) | Sukdeo Paswan | JD | 2,45,693 | Dumar Lal Bhitha | INC | 1,73,038 | 72,655 | 13.04 |
| Kishanganj | M.J.Akbar | INC | 1,78,556 | Asrarul Haque | IND | 1,52,565 | 25,991 | 5.27 |
| Purnea | Taslimudin | JD | 1,77,159 | Ajit Sarkar | CPM | 1,22,602 | 54,557 | 9.8 |
| Katihar | Yuvarj | JD | 3,38,782 | Tarique Anwar | INC | 2,35,604 | 1,03,178 | 16.66 |
| Rajmahal (St) | Simon Marandi | JMM | 2,65,332 | Jai Kumar Tudu | IND | 98,917 | 1,66,415 | 36.45 |
| Dumka (St) | Shibu Sohan | JMM | 2,47,502 | Prithwi Chandkishu | INC | 1,37,901 | 1,09,601 | 27 |
| Godda | Janardhan Yadav | BJP | 3,08,134 | Suraj Mandal | JMM | 1,26,701 | 1,81,433 | 32.09 |
| Banka | Pratap Singh | JD | 3,69,771 | Manorman Singh | INC | 1,53,156 | 2,16,615 | 40.99 |
| Bhagalpur | Chun Chun Prasad Yadav | JD | 5,47,723 | Bhagwad Jha Azad | INC | 1,12,325 | 4,35,398 | 64.81 |
| Khagaria | Ram Sharan Yadav | JD | 3,00,774 | Satish Pd. Singh | INC | 1,64,252 | 1,36,522 | 23.46 |
| Monghyr | Dhanraj Singh | JD | 2,79,533 | Devendra Prasad Yadav | INC | 2,24,347 | 55,186 | 7.95 |
| Begusarai | Lalit Vijay Singh | JD | 3,33,570 | Krishna Sahi | INC | 2,58,849 | 74,721 | 12.43 |
| Nalanda | Ram Saroop Prasad | INC | 2,56,349 | Vijoy Kumar Yadav | CPI | 2,45,137 | 11,212 | 1.61 |
| Patna | Shailendra Nath Srivastava | BJP | 1,87,666 | C.P.Thakur | INC | 1,66,073 | 21,593 | 3.48 |
| Arrah | Rameshwar Prasad | IPF | 1,78,211 | Tulsi Singh | JD | 1,61,771 | 16,440 | 3.07 |
| Buxar | Tej Narain Singh | CPI | 2,12,596 | Kamal Singh | BJP | 1,75,274 | 37,322 | 6.85 |
| Sasaram (Sc) | Chhedi Paswan | JD | 3,06,615 | Meera Kumar | INC | 1,92,959 | 1,13,656 | 21.48 |
| Bikramganj | Ram Parsad Singh | JD | 2,19,941 | Tapeshwar Singh | INC | 93,948 | 1,25,993 | 25.56 |
| Aurangabad | Ram Naresh Singh | JD | 2,69,493 | Shyama Singh | INC | 2,12,411 | 57,082 | 10.09 |
| Jahanabad | Ramashray Prasad Singh | CPI | 2,86,800 | Shyamnandan Mishra | INC | 2,13,899 | 72,901 | 10.57 |
| Nawada (Sc) | Prem Pardeep | CPM | 3,10,370 | Kamaswar Paswan | BJP | 1,60,768 | 1,49,602 | 23.04 |
| Gaya (Sc) | Inswar Chaudhary | JD | 3,90,200 | Janki Paswan | CPI | 1,37,277 | 2,52,923 | 38 |
| Chatra | Upender Nath Verma | JD | 2,24,839 | Yogehswar Parsad Yogesh | INC | 1,47,468 | 77,371 | 17.3 |
| Kodarma | Ritlal Prasad Verma | BJP | 2,43,805 | Tilakdhari Prasad Singh | INC | 1,41,511 | 1,02,294 | 19.08 |
| Giridih | Ram Das Singh | BJP | 1,64,573 | Binod Bihari Mahto | IND | 1,56,391 | 8,182 | 1.69 |
| Dhanbad | A.K.Roy | M-COR | 2,47,013 | Samresh Singh | BJP | 2,33,442 | 13,571 | 2.13 |
| Hazaribagh | Yadunath Pandey | BJP | 2,33,060 | Bhuneshwar Pd. Mehta | CPI | 1,89,641 | 43,419 | 8.23 |
| Ranchi | Subodh Kant Sahay | JD | 1,63,919 | Ram Tahal Choudhary | BJP | 1,48,933 | 14,986 | 3.25 |
| Jamshedpur | Shailendra Mahto | JMM | 1,40,006 | Chandan Bagchi | INC | 1,31,122 | 8,884 | 1.72 |
| Singhbhum (St) | Bagua Samburi | INC | 84,591 | Mangal Singh Lamaye | JD | 64,612 | 19,979 | 7.28 |
| Khunti (St) | Karia Munda | BJP | 1,10,580 | Miral Enem Horo | JKD | 1,06,795 | 3,785 | 1.13 |
| Lohardaga (St) | Sumati Oraon | INC | 1,48,320 | Lalit Oraon | BJP | 1,09,248 | 39,072 | 10.58 |
| Palamau (Sc) | Jaorwar Ram | JD | 1,42,573 | Ram Deo Ram | BJP | 1,09,177 | 33,396 | 8.92 |
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