| Election Name: | Indian general election in Bihar, 1999 |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Indian general election in Bihar, 1998 |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | Indian general election in Bihar, 2004 |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | 18,25 September and 3 October |
| Seats For Election: | 54 seats |
| Turnout: | 61.48% |
| Image1: | File:Nitish_Kumar.jpg |
| Leader1: | Nitish Kumar |
| Party1: | Janata Dal (United) |
| Alliance1: | NDA |
| Last Election1: | New party |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Seat Change1: | 18 |
| Popular Vote1: | 74,05,701 |
| Percentage1: | 20.77% |
| Swing1: | New |
| Leader2: | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Party2: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance2: | National Democratic Alliance |
| Last Election2: | 20 |
| Seats2: | 23 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 82,04,850 |
| Percentage2: | 23.01% |
| Swing2: | 1.02% |
| Image3: | File:Lalu_Prasad_Yadav.jpg |
| Leader3: | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| Party3: | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Alliance3: | Congress+ |
| Last Election3: | 17 |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Seat Change3: | 10 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,00,85,302 |
| Percentage3: | 28.29% |
| Swing3: | 1.71% |
| Leader4: | Sonia Gandhi |
| Party4: | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance4: | Congress+ |
| Last Election4: | 5 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 31,42,603 |
| Percentage4: | 8.81% |
| Swing4: | 1.54% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
The 1999 Indian general election in Bihar were held for 54 seats with the state going to polls in the last three phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Congress led alliance.[1] NDA, an alliance formed in last election, consisted of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) whereas the Congress led alliance was constituted of the Indian National Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), Communist Party of India and the Marxist Co-ordination Committee.
The results indicated the complete reversal of the last election, NDA secured landslide victory winning 41 out of 54 seats.[2] Bihar emerged as most successful state for NDA, winning most seats in any state, leading to their huge victory under Vajpayee in the election.
The results were huge setbacks for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) limiting their seats just to 7,even RJD Supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav lost his election from Madhepura constituency to Sharad Yadav of Janata Dal (United) in close fight by 30320 votes.[3]
The polling schedule for the 1999 General Elections was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner on 11 July 1999.
| Poll event | Phase | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| III | IV | V | |||||
| Notification Date | 21 August | 30 August | 07 September | ||||
| Last Date for filing nomination | 28 August | 06 September | 14 September | ||||
| Scrutiny of nomination | 30 August | 07 September | 15 September | ||||
| Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | 01 September | 09 September | 17 September | ||||
| Date of poll | 18 September | 25 September | 03 October | ||||
| Date of counting of votes/Result | 6 October 1999 | ||||||
| Alliance/Party | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
| NDA | 29 | 23 | 3 | 82,04,850 | 23.01 | 1.02 | |||
| Janata Dal (United) | 23 | 18 | New | 74,05,701 | 20.77 | New | |||
| UPA | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 36 | 7 | 10 | 1,00,85,302 | 28.29 | 1.71 | ||
| Indian National Congress | 16 | 4 | 1 | 31,42,603 | 8.81 | 1.54 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3,50,958 | 0.98 | 0.58 | |||
| Communist Party of India | 9 | 0 | 9,59,705 | 2.69 | 0.71 | ||||
| Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 1 | 0 | 3,51,839 | 0.99 | 0.28 | ||||
| - | - | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 23 | 0 | 8,79,081 | 2.47 | 0.35 | ||
| - | - | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 13 | 0 | 7,27,510 | 2.04 | 0.41 | ||
| - | - | Nationalist Congress Party | 19 | 0 | New | 4,76,004 | 1.34 | New | |
| - | - | Independents (politician) | 187 | 1 | 1 | 14,82,483 | 4.16 | 2.19 | |