# 1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 1985 was held in March 1985 to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and the popular vote and Bindeshwari Dubey became the new Chief Minister of Bihar.

## Result

Percentage :
| Indian National Congress | 323 | 196 | 9,558,562 | 39.30% |
| Lok Dal | 261 | 46 | 3,573,173 | 14.69% |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 234 | 16 | 1,833,275 | 7.54% |
| Janata Party | 229 | 13 | 1,754,705 | 7.21% |
| Communist Party of India | 167 | 12 | 2,154,066 | 8.86% |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 57 | 9 | 443,822 | 1.82% |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 44 | 1 | 392,375 | 1.61% |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) | 59 | 1 | 160,159 | 0.66% |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India | 1 | 1 | 17,890 | 0.07% |
| Independents | 2804 | 29 | 4,349,057 | 17.88% |
| Total | 4237 | 324 | 24,323,868 | |
Source:

## Elected members

| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party |
| Dhanaha | None | Nardeshwar Prasad Kushwaha | Lok Dal |
| Bagha | SC | Triloki Harijan | Indian National Congress |
| Ramnagar | None | Arjun Vikram Sah | Indian National Congress |
| Shikarpur | SC | Narsingh Baitha | Indian National Congress |
| Sikta | None | Dharmesh Prasad Verma | Janata Party |
| Lauria | None | Vishwa Mohan Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Chanpatia | None | Birbal Sharma | Communist Party of India |
| Bettiah | None | Gauri Shanker Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| Nautan | None | Kamla Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| Raxaul | None | Sagir Ahmad | Indian National Congress |
| Sugauli | None | Suresh Kumar Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Motihari | None | Triveni Tiwari | Communist Party of India |
| Adapur | None | Hari Shanker Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Dhaka | None | Motiur Rahman | Indian National Congress |
| Ghorasahan | None | Pramod Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Madhuban | None | Sitaram Singh | Janata Party |
| Pipra | SC | Nand Lal Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Kesariya | None | Rai Hari Shankar Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Harsidhi | None | Md. Hedaitullah Khan | Indian National Congress |
| Gobindganj | None | Yogendra Pandey | Independent |
| Kateya | None | Bachcha Choubey | Janata Party |
| Bhore | SC | Anil Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| Mirganj | None | Parbhudayal Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Gopalganj | None | Surendra Singh | Independent |
| Barauli | None | Adnan Khan | Indian National Congress |
| Baikunthpur | None | Braj Kishore Narain Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Basantpur | None | Manik Chandra Roy | Indian National Congress |
| Goreakothi | None | Indra Deo Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Siwan | None | Awadh Bihari Choudhary | Janata Party |
| Mairwa | SC | Gorakh Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Darauli | None | Shiv Shankar Yadav | Lok Dal |
| Ziradei | None | Tribhuan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Maharajganj | None | Uma Shanker Singh | Janata Party |
| Raghunathpur | None | Vijay Shanker Dubey | Indian National Congress |
| Manjhi | None | Budhan Prasad Yadav | Independent |
| Baniapur | None | Uma Pnadey | Indian National Congress |
| Masrakh | None | Prabhu Nath Singh | Independent |
| Taraiya | None | Ram Das Rai | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Marhaura | None | Bhishma Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Jalalpur | None | Sudhir Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Chapra | None | Janak Yadav | Independent |
| Garkha | SC | Raghunandan Manjhi | Indian National Congress |
| Parsa | None | Chandrika Roy | Indian National Congress |
| Sonepur | None | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Lok Dal |
| Hajipur | None | Moti Lal Sinha Kanan | Lok Dal |
| Raghopur | None | Uday Narayan Rai | Lok Dal |
| Mahnar | None | Munshi Lal Rai | Lok Dal |
| Jandaha | None | Tulsidas Mehta | Lok Dal |
| Patepur | SC | Baleshwar Singh Paswan | Indian National Congress |
| Mahua | SC | Dasai Chaudhary | Lok Dal |
| Lalganj | None | Bharat Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Vaishali | None | Brishin Patel | Lok Dal |
| Paru | None | Usha Singh | Lok Dal |
| Sahebganj | None | Shiv Sharan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Baruraj | None | Shashi Kumar Rai | Lok Dal |
| Kanti | None | Nalini Ranjan Singh | Socialist Unity Centre of India |
| Kurhani | None | Sheonandan Rai | Indian National Congress |
| Sakra | SC | Shivnandan Paswan | Lok Dal |
| Muzaffarpur | None | Raghunath Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| Bochaha | SC | Ramai Ram | Lok Dal |
| Gaighatti | None | Virendra Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Aurai | None | Ganesh Prasad Yadav | Janata Party |
| Minapur | None | Hind Keshari Yadav | Lok Dal |
| Runisaidpur | None | Nawal Kishore Shahi | Janata Party |
| Belsand | None | Raghubansh Prasad Singh | Lok Dal |
| Sheohar | None | Raghunath Jha | Janata Party |
| Sitamarhi | None | Khalil Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| Bathnaha | None | Ram Niwas | Indian National Congress |
| Majorganj | SC | Ram Vriksh Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Sonbarsa | None | Karpoori Thakur | Lok Dal |
| Sursand | None | Ravindra Prasad Sahi | Independent |
| Pupri | None | Ram Briksh Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Benipatti | None | Yugeshwar Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Bisfi | None | Shakeel Ahmad | Indian National Congress |
| Harlakhi | None | Mithilesh Kumar Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| Khajauli | SC | Bilat Paswan Vihangam | Indian National Congress |
| Babubarhi | None | Guna Nand Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Madhubani | None | Padma Chaubey | Indian National Congress |
| Pandaul | None | Kumud Ranjan Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Jhanjharpur | None | Jagannath Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Phulparas | None | Hemlata Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Laukaha | None | Abdul Hai Payami | Indian National Congress |
| Madhepur | None | Harkhu Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Manigachhi | None | Madan Mohan Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Bahera | None | Mahendra Jha Azad | Independent |
| Ghanshyampur | None | Mahabir Prasad | Lok Dal |
| Baheri | None | Permanand Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| Darbhanga Rural | SC | Ramchandra Paswan | Indian National Congress |
| Darbhanga | None | Asfak Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| Keoti | None | Klim Ahmad | Indian National Congress |
| Jale | None | Lokesh Nath Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Hayaghat | None | Umadhar Prasad Singh | Independent |
| Kalyanpur | None | Basistha Narain Singh | Lok Dal |
| Warisnagar | SC | Ramsevak Hazari | Independent |
| Samastipur | None | Ashok Singh | Lok Dal |
| Sarairanjan | None | Ramashray Ishwar | Indian National Congress |
| Mohiuddin Nagar | None | Anugrah Narain Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Dalsinghsarai | None | Vijay Kumar Choudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Bibhutpur | None | Chandra Vali Thakur | Indian National Congress |
| Rosera | SC | Bhola Mandar | Lok Dal |
| Singhia | None | Ashok Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| Hasanpur | None | Rajendra Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Balia | None | Samsu Zeha | Indian National Congress |
| Matihani | None | Pramod Kumar Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Begusarai | None | Bhola Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Barauni | None | Shakuntala Sinha | Communist Party of India |
| Bachwara | None | Ayodhya Prasad Singh | Communist Party of India |
| Cheria Bariarpur | None | Harihar Mahto | Indian National Congress |
| Bakhri | SC | Ram Vinod Paswan | Communist Party of India |
| Raghopur | None | Amarendra Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Kishunpur | None | Vishwanath Gurmita | Indian National Congress |
| Supaul | None | Pramod Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Tribeniganj | None | Anup Lal Yadav | Lok Dal |
| Chhatapur | SC | Kumbh Nr. Sardar | Indian National Congress |
| Kumarkhand | SC | Nawal Kishore Bharti | Lok Dal |
| Singheshwar | None | Ramendra Kumar Yadav Ravi | Lok Dal |
| Saharsa | None | Satish Chandra Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Mahishi | None | Lahtan Choudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Simri-bakhtiarpur | None | Choudhary Mohammad Salahiddin | Indian National Congress |
| Madhepura | None | Bholi Prasad Mandal | Indian National Congress |
| Sonbarsa | None | Surya Narayan Yadav | Lok Dal |
| Kishanganj | None | Rajnandan Prasad | Lok Dal |
| Alamnagar | None | Birendra Ku. Singh | Lok Dal |
| Rupauli | None | Dinesh Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Dhamdaha | None | Amar Nath Tiwari | Indian National Congress |
| Banmankhi | SC | Rasik Lal Rishideo | Indian National Congress |
| Raniganj | SC | Yamuna Pd. Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Narpatganj | None | Indra Nand Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Forbesganj | None | Saryu Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Araria | None | Halimuddin Ahmed | Indian National Congress |
| Sikti | None | Rameshwar Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Jokihat | None | Taslimuddin | Janata Party |
| Bahadurganj | None | Najmudin | Indian National Congress |
| Thakurganj | None | Mohamad Husen Azad | Indian National Congress |
| Kishanganj | None | Md. Mustaque | Lok Dal |
| Amour | None | Jalil | Independent |
| Baisi | None | Abdus Subhan | Lok Dal |
| Kasba | None | Syed Gulam Hussain | Indian National Congress |
| Purnea | None | Ajit Sarkar | Communist Party of India |
| Korha | SC | Vishwa Nath Rishi | Indian National Congress |
| Barari | None | Mansoor Alam | Lok Dal |
| Katihar | None | Satya Narayan Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| Kadwa | None | Usman Ghani | Indian National Congress |
| Barsoi | None | Byula Doja | Indian National Congress |
| Pranpur | None | Mangan Insan | Indian National Congress |
| Manihari | None | Md. Mobarak Hussain | Indian National Congress |
| Rajmahal | None | Dhruva Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Borio | ST | Jon Hembrom | Indian National Congress |
| Barhait | ST | Thomas Hansda | Indian National Congress |
| Litipara | ST | Simon Marandi | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Pakaur | None | Hazi Muhammad Ainul Haque | Indian National Congress |
| Maheshpur | ST | Debidhan Basera | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Sikaripara | ST | David Murmu | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Nala | None | Bisheshwar Khan | Communist Party of India |
| Jamtara | None | Furkan Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| Sarath | None | Udai Shanker Singh | Independent |
| Madhupur | None | Krishna Nand Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Deoghar | SC | Baidyanath Das | Indian National Congress |
| Jarmundi | None | Abhay Kant Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Dumka | ST | Stephan Marandi | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Jama | ST | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Poreyahat | None | Suraj Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Godda | None | Sumrit Mandal | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Mahagama | None | Awadh Bihari Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Pirpainti | None | Dilip Kumar Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| Colgong | None | Sadanand Singh | Independent |
| Nathnagar | None | ChunChun Prasad Yadav | Lok Dal |
| Bhagalpur | None | Sheo Chandra Jha | Indian National Congress |
| Gopalpur | None | Madan Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Bihpur | None | Rajendra Prasad Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Sultanganj | SC | Umesh Chandras Das | Indian National Congress |
| Amarpur | None | Neel Mohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Dhuraiya | SC | Ramroop Harijan | Indian National Congress |
| Banka | None | Chandra Shekhar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Belhar | None | Siyaram Rai | Indian National Congress |
| Katoria | None | Suresh Prasad Yadav | Indian Congress |
| Chakai | None | Narendra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Jhajha | None | Sheonandan Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Tarapur | None | Shakuni Choudhary | Independent |
| Kharagpur | None | Rajendra Pd. Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Parbatta | None | Ram Chandra Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Chautham | None | Kamleshwari Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Khagaria | None | Satdeo Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Alauli | SC | Pashupati Kumar Paras | Lok Dal |
| Monghyr | None | Ramdeo Singh Yadav | Lok Dal |
| Jamalpur | None | Upendra Prasad Verma | Lok Dal |
| Surajgarha | None | Alakh Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Jamui | None | Sushil Kr Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Sikandra | SC | Rameshwar Paswan | Indian National Congress |
| Lakhisarai | None | Krishna Chandra Prasad Singh | Janata Party |
| Sheikhpura | None | Rajo Singh | Independent |
| Barbigha | SC | Mahavir Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| Asthawan | None | Raghunath Prasad | Independent |
| Bihar | None | Shakil Uzzama | Indian National Congress |
| Rajgir | SC | Satyadeo Narain Arya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Nalanda | None | Shyam Sunder Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Islampur | None | Ram Swaroop Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| Hilsa | None | Surendra Prasad Tarun | Indian National Congress |
| Chandi | None | Anil Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| Harnaut | None | Nitish Kumar | Lok Dal |
| Mokameh | None | Shyam Sunder Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Barh | None | Bhuneshwar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Bakhtiarpur | None | Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Fatwa | SC | Punit Roy | Lok Dal |
| Masaurhi | None | Punam Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Patna West | None | Rama Nand Yadav | Independent |
| Patna Central | None | Akeel Haider | Indian National Congress |
| Patna East | None | Sharat Kumar Jain | Indian National Congress |
| Dinapur | None | Bijendra Rai | Independent |
| Maner | None | Rajmati Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Phulwari | SC | Sanjaeev Prasad Ton Tony | Indian National Congress |
| Bikram | None | Ram Nath Yadav | Communist Party of India |
| Paliganj | None | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| Sandesh | None | Sonadhari | Lok Dal |
| Barhara | None | Raghvendra Pratap Singh | Janata Party |
| Arrah | None | S. M. Isha | Indian National Congress |
| Shahpur | None | Vindeshwari Dubey | Indian National Congress |
| Brahmpur | None | Rishikesh Tiwary | Indian National Congress |
| Buxar | None | Sri Kant Pathak | Indian National Congress |
| Rajpur | SC | Ram Narain Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Dumraon | None | Basant Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Jagdishpur | None | Hari Narayan Singh | Lok Dal |
| Piro | None | Raghupati Gop | Lok Dal |
| Sahar | SC | Jyoti | Indian National Congress |
| Karakat | None | Shashi Rani Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Bikramganj | None | Meghraj Madhavi | Lok Dal |
| Dinara | None | Lakshuman Rai | Indian National Congress |
| Ramgarh | None | Jagdanand Singh | Lok Dal |
| Mohania | SC | Mahabir Paswan | Indian National Congress |
| Bhabhua | None | Ram Lal Singh | Communist Party of India |
| Chainpur | None | Parvej Ahsan Khan | Indian National Congress |
| Sasaram | None | Ram Sewak Singh | Lok Dal |
| Chenari | SC | Chhedi Paswan | Lok Dal |
| Nokha | None | Sumitra Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Dehri | None | Khalid Anwar Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| Nabinagar | None | Raghubansh Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Deo | SC | Dilkeshwar Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Aurangabad | None | Brij Mohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Rafiganj | None | Vijay Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Obra | None | Ram Vilas Singh | Lok Dal |
| Goh | None | Deo Kumar Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Arwal | None | Krishna Nandan Prasad Singh | Independent |
| Kurtha | None | Nagmani | Independent |
| Makhdumpur | None | Ram Jatan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| Jahanabad | None | Syed Asghar Hussain | Indian National Congress |
| Ghosi | None | Jagdish Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Belaganj | None | Abhi Ram Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Konch | None | Janki Yadav | Lok Dal |
| Gaya Mufassil | None | Awades Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Gaya Town | None | Jai Kumar Palit | Indian National Congress |
| Imamganj | SC | Sri Chand Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Gurua | None | Md. Khan Ali | Indian National Congress |
| Bodh Gaya | SC | Rajesh Kumar | Lok Dal |
| Barachatti | SC | G.s.ramchander Das | Indian National Congress |
| Fatehpur | SC | Jitan Ram Manjhi | Indian National Congress |
| Atri | None | Ranjeet Signh | Indian National Congress |
| Nawada | None | Narendra Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| Rajauli | SC | Banwari Ram | Independent |
| Gobindpur | None | Gayatree Devi | Indian National Congress |
| Warsaliganj | None | Bandi Shankar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Hisua | None | Aditya Singh | Independent |
| Kodarma | None | Rajendra Nath Dawan | Indian National Congress |
| Barhi | None | Niranjan Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Chatra | SC | Mahendra Prasad Singh Bhogta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Simaria | SC | Ishwari Ram Paswan | Indian National Congress |
| Barkagaon | None | Ramendra Kumar | Communist Party of India |
| Ramgarh | None | Jamuna Prasad Sharma | Indian National Congress |
| Mandu | None | Tek Lal Mahto | Independent |
| Hazaribagh | None | H.h.rahman | Indian National Congress |
| Barkatha | None | Lambodar Pathak | Indian National Congress |
| Dhanwar | None | Harihar Narayan Prabhakar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bagodar | None | Gautam Sagar Rana | Lok Dal |
| Jamua | SC | Baldeo Hazra | Communist Party of India |
| Gandey | None | Salkhan Soren | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Giridih | None | Om Lal Azad | Communist Party of India |
| Dumri | None | Shiva Mahto | Independent |
| Gomia | None | Madhava Lal Singh | Independent |
| Bermo | None | Rajendra Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Bokaro | None | Samaresh Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Tundi | None | Satya Narayan Dudani | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Baghmara | None | Om Prakash Lal | Indian National Congress |
| Sindri | None | Vinod Vihari Mahato | Independent |
| Nirsa | None | Kripa Shanker Chatterjee | Indian National Congress |
| Dhanbad | None | Surendra Prasad Roy | Indian National Congress |
| Jharia | None | Suryadeo Singh | Janata Party |
| Chandankiyari | SC | Lata Devi (mali) | Indian National Congress |
| Baharagora | None | Devi Pada Upadhyay | Communist Party of India |
| Ghatsila | ST | Karan Chandra Mardi | Indian National Congress |
| Potka | ST | Sonatan Sardar | Indian National Congress |
| Jugsalai | SC | Trilochan Kalindi | Indian National Congress |
| Jamshedpur East | None | Darayus Nariman | Indian National Congress |
| Jamshedpur West | None | Mrigendra Pratap Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ichagarh | None | Prabhat K. A. Deo | Indian National Congress |
| Seraikella | ST | Krishna Madri | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Chaibasa | ST | Radhey Munda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Majhgaon | ST | Devendra Nath Champia | Indian National Congress |
| Jaganathpur | ST | Ankura Ho Doreiburu | Indian National Congress |
| Manoharpur | ST | Devendra Manjhi | Independent |
| Chakradharpur | ST | Jagarnath Bakira | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Kharasawan | ST | Vijay Singh Soy | Independent |
| Tamar | ST | Tirumuchi Rai Munda | Indian National Congress |
| Torpa | ST | Niral Enem Horo | Independent |
| Khunti | ST | Sushila Kerketta | Indian National Congress |
| Silli | None | Keshav Mahto Kamlesh | Indian National Congress |
| Khijri | ST | Gomeshri Manki | Indian National Congress |
| Ranchi | None | Jai Prakash Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| Hatia | None | Subodh Kant Sahay | Janata Party |
| Kanke | SC | Hari Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Mandar | ST | Ganga Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| Sisai | ST | Bandi Oraon | Indian National Congress |
| Kolebira | ST | Birsing Munda | Independent |
| Simdega | ST | Nirmal Kumar Besra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Gumla | ST | Bairagi Oraon | Indian National Congress |
| Bishnupur | ST | Bhukhala Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| Lohardaga | ST | Indra Nath Bhagat | Indian National Congress |
| Latehar | SC | Haridarshan Ram | Indian National Congress |
| Manika | ST | Yamuna Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Panki | None | Sankteshwar Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Daltonganj | None | Ishwar Chandra Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| Garhwa | None | Gopi Nath Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhawanathpur | None | Raj Rajendra Pratap Deo | Indian National Congress |
| Bishrampur | None | Chandrashekhar Dubey | Indian National Congress |
| Chhatarpur | SC | Radha Krishna Kishor | Indian National Congress |
| Hussainabad | None | Harihar Singh | Indian National Congress |