| Election Name: | February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | Legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | Oct 2005 |
| Election Date: | 3, 15 and 23 February 2005 |
| Seats For Election: | 243 Legislative Assembly seats |
| Turnout: | 46.50% |
| Image1: | Rabri Devi presenting a cheque for Rs. 10 crore on behalf of the State Government to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh for the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, in New Delhi on January 04, 2005 (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Rabri Devi |
| Leader Since1: | 1997 |
| Party1: | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Alliance1: | UPA |
| Leaders Seat1: | Raghopur |
| Last Election1: | 115 |
| Seats1: | 75 |
| Seat Change1: | 40 |
| Popular Vote1: | 6,140,223 |
| Percentage1: | 25.07% |
| Swing1: | 3.27% |
| Leader2: | Nitish Kumar |
| Leader Since2: | 2005 |
| Party2: | Janata Dal (United) |
| Alliance2: | National Democratic Alliance (India) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Did not contest |
| Last Election2: | 19 |
| Seats2: | 55 |
| Seat Change2: | 36 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,564,930 |
| Percentage2: | 14.55% |
| Swing2: | 8.08% |
| Image3: | File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg |
| Leader3: | Gopal Narayan Singh |
| Leader Since3: | 2003 |
| Party3: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance3: | National Democratic Alliance (India) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Did not contest |
| Last Election3: | 33 |
| Seats3: | 37 |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,686,290 |
| Percentage3: | 10.97% |
| Swing3: | 3.67% |
| Leader4: | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Image4: | File:Ram Vilas Paswan.jpg |
| Leader Since4: | 2000 |
| Party4: | Lok Janshakti Party |
| Leaders Seat4: | Did not contest |
| Last Election4: | New |
| Seats Needed4: | 122 |
| Seats4: | 29 |
| Seat Change4: | New |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,091,173 |
| Percentage4: | 12.62% |
| Swing4: | New |
| Image5: | File:Hand INC.svg |
| Leader5: | Ramjatan Sinha |
| Leader Since5: | 2003 |
| Party5: | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance5: | UPA |
| Leaders Seat5: | Did not contest |
| Last Election5: | 18 |
| Seats5: | 10 |
| Seat Change5: | 8 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,223,835 |
| Percentage5: | 5.00% |
| Swing5: | 6.06% |
| Map Size: | 250 px |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Election: | Rabri Devi |
| Before Party: | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| After Election: | President's rule |
| After Party: | Nonpartisan politician |
Bihar Assembly elections were held twice in the year 2005. There was a fractured verdict in February 2005 Assembly Election. Since no government could be formed in Bihar, fresh elections were held in October–November the same year.
| Poll Event and Place | Phase-I | Phase-II | Phase-III | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announcement | 17.12.2004 (Friday) | 17.12.2004 (Friday) | 17.12.2004 (Friday) | |
| Issue of notification | 10.1.2005 (Monday) | 20.1.2005 (Thursday) | 29.1.2005 (Saturday) | |
| Last Date for making nominations | 17.1.2005 (Monday) | 27.1.2005 (Thursday) | 5.2.2005 (Saturday) | |
| Scrutiny of nominations | 18.1.2005 (Tuesday) | 28.1.2005 (Friday) | 7.2.2005 (Monday) | |
| Last Date for withdrawal of candidature | 20.1.2005 (Thursday) | 31.1.2005 (Monday) | 9.2.2005 (Wednesday) | |
| Counting of Votes | 27.2.2005 (Sunday) | 27.2.2005 (Sunday) | 27.2.2005 (Sunday) | |
| Status | Done | Done | Done | |
| Total No. of Assembly Constituencies | 243 | |||
| Assembly Constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes | 39 | |||
| No. of Electors | 5.27 crores | |||
| No. of Polling Booths | Estimated 50,063 Polling Booths. | |||
| Source: India Election | ||||
Source: ECI[1]
| Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 37 | 2686290 | 10.97% | ||||||
| 238 | 2 | 1080745 | 4.41% | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | 386236 | 1.58% | ||||||
| 12 | 1 | 156656 | 0.64% | ||||||
| 84 | 10 | 1223835 | 5.00% | ||||||
| 31 | 3 | 240862 | 0.98% | ||||||
| 138 | 55 | 3564930 | 14.55% | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 76671 | 0.31% | ||||||
| 210 | 75 | 6140223 | 25.07% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 5555 | 0.03% | ||||||
| 109 | 7 | 610345 | 2.49% | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 22428 | 0.09% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 4225 | 0.02% | ||||||
| 23 | 0 | 25618 | 0.10% | ||||||
| 26 | 0 | 25698 | 0.10% | ||||||
| 142 | 4 | 658791 | 2.69% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 736 | 0.00% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 858 | 0.00% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 326 | 0.00% | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 4603 | 0.02% | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 10990 | 0.04% | ||||||
| 64 | 0 | 73109 | 0.30% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 27045 | 0.11% | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 9800 | 0.04% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 24400 | 0.10% | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 4693 | 0.02% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 2008 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 397 | 0.00% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1752 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1460 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 15 | 0 | 20227 | 0.08% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 758 | 0.00% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1467 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 6695 | 0.03% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1071 | 0.00% | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 4770 | 0.02% | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 2705 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 18717 | 0.08% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1529 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 19267 | 0.08% | ||||||
| 8 | 0 | 10327 | 0.04% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1496 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 178 | 29 | 3091173 | 12.62% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1807 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3438 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1774 | 0.1% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3420 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 4003 | 0.02% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 2220 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1011 | 0.00% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3075 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 11227 | 0.05% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1802 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 3908 | 0.02% | ||||||
| 15 | 0 | 21571 | 009% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 2891 | 0,01% | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 23122 | 0.09% | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 5466 | 0.02% | ||||||
| 31 | 0 | 60528 | 0.25% | ||||||
| 73 | 0 | 105438 | 0.43% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 705 | 0.00% | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1238 | 0.01% | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 9303 | 0.04% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 3729 | 0.02% | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 13655 | 0.06% | ||||||
| 1493 | 17 | 3957945 | 16.16% | ||||||
| Total | 3193 | 243 | |||||||